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--------------------------------------------------------------------
-wxWidgets 2.5 Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual
--------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+wxWidgets Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+2.6.0
+-----
+
+All:
+
+- wxPathExists deprecated, use wxDirExists instead.
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- Fixed ~wxStatusBar and ~wxToolBar which tried to check
+  non-existent wxFrameBase RTTI, causing a crash if not in a frame.
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Fixed static box border when the label is empty.
+- Fixed SetBackgroundColour() to change only label background, not entire box.
+- wxHelpController is now aliased to wxBestHelpController.
+
+wxWinCE:
+
+- Fixed device origin setting and clipping region setting.
+
+wxGTK:
+- New configure syntax for specifying the GTK+ version.
+    --with-gtk             Use GTK 2.x, no fallback
+    --with-gtk=1           Use GTK 1.2, no fallback
+    --with-gtk=2           Use GTK 2.x, no fallback
+    --with-gtk=any         Use any available GTK
+
+wxMac:
+- Implemented most of the wxFileType and wxMimeTypesManager functions
+
+2.5.5
+-----
+
+All:
+
+- wxURI::GetUser() only returns the user name now, use GetUserInfo() to get
+  user and password as in 2.5.4; wxURI::GetPassword() added.
+- Added wxDebugReport class.
+- Added wxTempFileOutputStream by Stas Sergeev.
+- Fixed wxDateTime::SetToWeekDayInSameWeek(Sun, Monday_First).
+- Added WXK_SPECIAL keycodes for special hardware buttons.
+- Fixed bug with wxFile::Seek(-1, wxFromCurrent).
+- Added wxString/C array constructors to wxArrayString.
+- Added wxMemoryInputStream(wxMemoryOutputStream&) constructor (Stas Sergeev)
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- Added GetIcon, GetBitmap to wxImageList. wxGenericImageList's original
+  GetBitmap is renamed GetBitmapPtr.
+- Added XPM data constructor to wxImage.
+- Added style parameter to wxBufferedDC to allow buffering just the client, or
+  the whole virtual area.
+- Restored ability to set a custom splitter sash size with SetSashSize.
+- Fixed wxScrolledWindow sizer behaviour so that the virtual size
+  isn't used to set the window size.
+- Added wxTE_BESTWRAP (based on patch by Mart Raudsepp).
+- wxEVT_COMMAND_SPLITTER_SASH_POS_CHANGED is now only sent once at the end of
+  splitter dragging and not after each CHANGING event (Jacobo Vilella Vilahur).
+- Added wxImage::IsTransparent().
+
+Unix:
+
+- Fixed build on Linux/AMD64.
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Added "orient" parameter to wxMDIParentFrame::Tile().
+- wxTextCtrl with wxTE_RICH2 style now uses RichEdit 4.1 if available.
+- fix handling Alt-key events in wxComboBox (reported by Joakim Roubert).
+- wxWindow::Refresh() refreshes the window children as well.
+- Improved static box and radio box refresh and background colour
+  handling (Jamie Gadd).
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- Improved wxSystemSettings::GetMetric() to work better with X11 (Mart Raudsepp).
+- Corrected wxListBox selection handling.
+- Corrected default button size handling for different themes.
+- Corrected splitter sash size and look for different themes.
+- Fixed keyboard input for dead-keys.
+- Added support for more wrapping styles (Mart Raudsepp).
+- GTK2.4+ wxFileDialog reimplemented to support non-modal usage better,
+  and fix all known bugs (Mart Raudsepp).
+
+wxMac:
+
+- Added wxFRAME_EX_METAL, wxDIALOG_EX_METAL for metallic-look windows.
+
+wxPalmOS:
+
+- Native wxRadioBox implementation.
+
+wxWinCE:
+
+- Added wxNB_FLAT for flat-look notebooks on Windows CE.
+- Titlebar OK button on PocketPC now sends command set by SetAffirmativeId.
+  You can also override wxDialog::DoOK if you need more flexibility.
+- Dialog size now takes into account SIP or menubar.
+- Panels more naturally white on PocketPC.
+- wxDIALOG_EX_CONTEXTHELP ignored on WinCE since it interferes
+  with correct titlebar style.
+- Frames have Ctrl+Q accelerator set automatically, as per the
+  PocketPC guidelines
+- Documented issues in manual under wxWinCE topic.
+- Made (Un)RegisterHotKey WinCE-aware.
+- Sends wxEVT_HIBERNATE event.
+- Now fakes wxEVT_ACTIVATE_APP to be symmetrical with wxEVT_HIBERNATE.
+- Added wxTE_CAPITALIZE for CAPEDIT controls.
+- wxDialog::GetToolBar can be used if you need to add buttons
+  to the dialog's toolbar.

 
 2.5.4
 -----
 
 All:
 
 
 2.5.4
 -----
 
 All:
 

+- wxEvent and derived classes don't have public members any more, you must
+  use accessors methods now (Mart Raudsepp)

 - new classes for reading and writing ZIP files (M.J.Wetherell)
 - new classes for reading and writing ZIP files (M.J.Wetherell)

+- large files support for wxFFile (M.J.Wetherell)

 - classes in the manual are now cross-referenced (Zbigniew Zagórski)
 - Norwegian (Bokmål) translation added (Hans F. Nordhaug)
 - wxDynamicLibrary::HasSymbol() added
 - classes in the manual are now cross-referenced (Zbigniew Zagórski)
 - Norwegian (Bokmål) translation added (Hans F. Nordhaug)
 - wxDynamicLibrary::HasSymbol() added

+- added wxEXEC_NODISABLE flag to be used with wxExecute(wxEXEC_SYNC)

 - added wxTextInputStream::operator>>(wchar_t) for compilers which support this
 - added wxURI, a class for dealing with Uniform Resource Identifiers
 - changed wxURL to inherit from wxURI and provide assignment and comparison
 - implemented wxConvUTF7 (modified patch from Fredrik Roubert)
 - added wxTextInputStream::operator>>(wchar_t) for compilers which support this
 - added wxURI, a class for dealing with Uniform Resource Identifiers
 - changed wxURL to inherit from wxURI and provide assignment and comparison
 - implemented wxConvUTF7 (modified patch from Fredrik Roubert)

-- added versions of MB2WC and WC2MB for wxMBConv that for embedded null chars
+- added versions of MB2WC and WC2MB for wxMBConv that works for embedded null chars

 - Unicode support in wxODBC is now fully implemented
 - A new data type specific to wxWidgets called SQL_C_WXCHAR has been introduced.
 - Unicode support in wxODBC is now fully implemented
 - A new data type specific to wxWidgets called SQL_C_WXCHAR has been introduced.

-  SQL_C_WXCHAR should be used rather than SQL_C_CHAR to ensure transparent 
+  SQL_C_WXCHAR should be used rather than SQL_C_CHAR to ensure transparent

   behavior between Unicode and non-unicode builds
   behavior between Unicode and non-unicode builds

-- BLOB example added to samples/db (thanks to Casey ODonnell)
+- BLOB example added to samples/db (thanks to Casey O'Donnell)

 - use wxStream::GetLength() instead of deprecated GetSize()
 - wxGetOsDescription() is now more precise (Olly Betts)
 - XRC supports system fonts and colours (Ray Gilbert)
 - use wxStream::GetLength() instead of deprecated GetSize()
 - wxGetOsDescription() is now more precise (Olly Betts)
 - XRC supports system fonts and colours (Ray Gilbert)


@@ -28,9 +145,35 @@ All:
 - Added wxPrintFactory classes so that it is possible to add a new
   print system backend at run-time. This was required by the new GNOME
   printing stuff in the GTK port.
 - Added wxPrintFactory classes so that it is possible to add a new
   print system backend at run-time. This was required by the new GNOME
   printing stuff in the GTK port.

+- Deprecated print setup dialog.
+- Added support to the wxODBC classes for Firebird 1.5 database
+- The samples/db sample program now includes an optional example of using a BLOB
+  datatype (if BLOB support is enabled and supported by the database)
+- added wxDynamicLibrary::ListLoaded()
+- wxGetPowerType() and wxGetBatteryState() addition
+- wxSystemSettings::GetSystem*() members deprecated and replaced with
+  wxSystemSettings::Get*()
+- wxWindowBase::DoGetBestSize now includes the difference (if any) between
+  the client size and total size of the window.  Code that sets the
+  client size using the best size, or that added extra space to sizers
+  to compensate for this bug may need to be changed.
+- Changed calculation of scrolling area to not clip away some bits
+  due to a rounding error.
+- Changed GetVirtualSize() to return client size by default until
+  SetVirtualSize() gets called. From then on it will only return that.
+- Various changes to how wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl react to right
+  mouse clicks and left mouse click for starting a drag operation.
+- "Alt" key (VK_MENU) now results in WXK_ALT keyboard event, not WXK_MENU
+- wxFFile::ReadAll() now takes an optional wxMBConv parameter
+- wxCommandProcessor::MarkAsSaved() and IsDirty() added (Angela Wrobel)
+- added wxStackWalker and related classes (Win32 and some Unix versions only)
+

 
 All (GUI):
 
 
 All (GUI):
 

+- added wxMediaCtrl
+- added wxDatePickerCtrl
+- wxHtmlWindow now supports background images given in <body> tag

 - wxSplitterWindow now supports gravity parameter (Zbigniew Zagórski)
 - recursive wxSizer::GetItem returns item of given window, sizer or nth index
 - wxLayoutConstraints now use best size, not current size, for AsIs() condition
 - wxSplitterWindow now supports gravity parameter (Zbigniew Zagórski)
 - recursive wxSizer::GetItem returns item of given window, sizer or nth index
 - wxLayoutConstraints now use best size, not current size, for AsIs() condition


@@ -40,6 +183,12 @@ All (GUI):
   book control (for now wxChoicebook for MSSmartphone, wxNotebook for others).
   Necessary event macros, types and styles mapped accordingly.
 - new wxBrush::IsHatch() checking for brush type replaces IS_HATCH macro
   book control (for now wxChoicebook for MSSmartphone, wxNotebook for others).
   Necessary event macros, types and styles mapped accordingly.
 - new wxBrush::IsHatch() checking for brush type replaces IS_HATCH macro

+- wxProgressDialog accepts smooth gauge again (wxPD_SMOOTH style)
+- wxProgressDialog new style: wxPD_CAN_SKIP which provides skipping some parts
+  of the progress (with new "Skip" button in dialog)
+- wxGenericListCtrl::SetItemState(-1) now changes the state of all items as
+  in wxMSW version (Gunnar Roth)
+- added wxImage::InitAlpha()

 
 Unix:
 
 
 Unix:
 


@@ -61,21 +210,31 @@ wxGTK:
   runtime, which library version is installed so that these functions
   are only called with GTK+ 2.4.x installed and should yield linker
   errors otherwise.
   runtime, which library version is installed so that these functions
   are only called with GTK+ 2.4.x installed and should yield linker
   errors otherwise.

+- wxTextCtrl text insertion efficiency fixed. (Mart Raudsepp)
+- Added wxRawBitmap support
+- Corrected Input method handler code (for Chinese etc.) and its
+  interaction with wxWidgets' events.
+- wxTE_AUTO_URL implemention for wxGTK2 multiline wxTextCtrls (Mart Raudsepp)

 
 wxMac:
 
 
 wxMac:
 

+- Vertical sliders oriented consistent with MSW/GTK (0 at top) (Kevin Hock)

 - wxDynamicLibrary::GetDllExt() now returns ".bundle", not ".dylib"
 - wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbol() now prepends underscore to the symbol name
 - wxDynamicLibrary::GetDllExt() now returns ".bundle", not ".dylib"
 - wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbol() now prepends underscore to the symbol name

+- wxJoystick now works on OSX

 
 wxMSW:
 
 - fixed enhanced metafiles loading from files (Andreas Goebel)
 - wxRadioButtons no longer have to be consecutive in a group
 - fixed spurious selection of combobox text during resize
 
 wxMSW:
 
 - fixed enhanced metafiles loading from files (Andreas Goebel)
 - wxRadioButtons no longer have to be consecutive in a group
 - fixed spurious selection of combobox text during resize

+- pass correct tool id (and not always -1) to EVT_TOOL_RCLICKED() handler
+- added wxRegKey::Export(file)

 
 wxWinCE:
 - Added support for MS Handheld PC 2000. This was done before 2.5.4,
   but not mentioned anywhere.
 
 wxWinCE:
 - Added support for MS Handheld PC 2000. This was done before 2.5.4,
   but not mentioned anywhere.

+- Added (preliminary) support for sockets

 
 wxUniv:
 
 
 wxUniv:
 


@@ -84,13 +243,32 @@ wxUniv:
 - 3rd state support for checkboxes
 - wxLB_SORT and wxCB_SORT now cause case-insensitive sorting
 
 - 3rd state support for checkboxes
 - wxLB_SORT and wxCB_SORT now cause case-insensitive sorting
 

+wxPalmOS:
+
+- William Osborne has won and new port was born
+  (see: "wxPalmOS porting challenge")
+- polishing of the port (unnecessary 2.4 API compatibility, removed
+  all wxMSW specific code which was base for the new port)
+- enumeration of available volumes
+- native wxPrefConfig around Preferences database
+- native wxProgressDialog implementation
+- native wxColourDialog implementation
+- native wxSystemSettings colours
+- native wxButton implementation
+- native wxCheckBox implementation
+- native wxSlider implementation
+- native wxToggleButton implementation
+- native wxRadioButton implementation
+- native wxStaticText implementation
+- native wxDatePickerCtrl implementation
+

 
 2.5.3
 -----
 
 All:
 
 
 2.5.3
 -----
 
 All:
 

-- support for huge (>2 Gb) files (Tim Kosse)
+- support for large (>2 Gb) files in wxFile (Tim Kosse)

 - number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten)
 - fixed memory leak in wxURL when using a proxy (Steven Van Ingelgem)
 - fixed bug in wxDateTime::Set(jdn) when DST was in effect
 - number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten)
 - fixed memory leak in wxURL when using a proxy (Steven Van Ingelgem)
 - fixed bug in wxDateTime::Set(jdn) when DST was in effect


@@ -135,6 +313,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - added wxTopLevelWindow::IsActive()
 - wxSystemSettings::GetMetric now returns -1 for metrics that are not
   supported, instead of zero.
 - added wxTopLevelWindow::IsActive()
 - wxSystemSettings::GetMetric now returns -1 for metrics that are not
   supported, instead of zero.

+- IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2 macro compilation fixed (Serge Bakkal)

 
 Unix:
 
 
 Unix:
 


@@ -147,16 +326,16 @@ Unix:
 wxCocoa:
 
 - added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
 wxCocoa:
 
 - added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2

-- fixed so that wxCocoa runs in OSX 10.2 
+- fixed so that wxCocoa runs in OSX 10.2

 - Tooltips now supported
 - wxSound now supported
 - Tooltips now supported
 - wxSound now supported

-- wxDisplay now supported 
-- Some stock cursors now supported 
+- wxDisplay now supported
+- Some stock cursors now supported

 
 wxMac:
 
 
 wxMac:
 

-- fixed MLTE text control GetLineText and GetLineLength on OSX 
-- added OSX wxTaskBarIcon implementation for the OSX Dock 
+- fixed MLTE text control GetLineText and GetLineLength on OSX
+- added OSX wxTaskBarIcon implementation for the OSX Dock

 - added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
 - wxGetKeyState now works with nearly all wx key codes
 
 - added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
 - wxGetKeyState now works with nearly all wx key codes