fix typos and update MSW code to use new wxPENSTYLE_* enum values

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

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+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -39,13 +39,22 @@ changes:
   bit text, the new wxIPC_UTF8TEXT format is used for transferring wxStrings.
 
 
   bit text, the new wxIPC_UTF8TEXT format is used for transferring wxStrings.
 
 

-wxODBC library removal
-----------------------
+wxODBC and contrib libraries removal
+------------------------------------

 
 wxODBC library was unmaintained since several years and we couldn't continue
 supporting it any longer so it was removed. Please use any of the other open
 source ODBC libraries in the future projects.
 
 
 wxODBC library was unmaintained since several years and we couldn't continue
 supporting it any longer so it was removed. Please use any of the other open
 source ODBC libraries in the future projects.
 

+Also the "applet", "deprecated", "fl", "mmedia" and "plot" contrib libraries
+were removed as they were unmaintained and broken since several years.
+The "gizmos", "ogl", "net" and "foldbar" contribs have been moved to
+wxCode (see http://wxcode.sourceforge.net/complist.php); they are now
+open for futher development by volunteers.
+
+The "stc" and "svg" contribs instead have been moved respectively into a new
+"official" library stc and in the core lib.
+

 
 Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors, please read this!
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors, please read this!
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -68,6 +77,10 @@ Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors, please read this!
   sizes of the sizer items to be in the same proportion as the items
   proportions to return to the old behaviour.
 
   sizes of the sizer items to be in the same proportion as the items
   proportions to return to the old behaviour.
 

+- wxWindow::Freeze/Thaw() are not virtual any more, if you overrode them in
+  your code you need to override DoFreeze/Thaw() instead now.
+
+

 Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 


@@ -128,7 +141,7 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
 
 - Removed global GetLine() function from wx/protocol/protocol.h, use
   wxProtocol::ReadLine() instead.
 
 - Removed global GetLine() function from wx/protocol/protocol.h, use
   wxProtocol::ReadLine() instead.

-  
+

 - wxVariant no longer derives from wxObject. wxVariantData also no longer
   derives from wxObject; instead of using wxDynamicCast with wxVariantData you
   can use the macro wxDynamicCastVariantData with the same arguments.
 - wxVariant no longer derives from wxObject. wxVariantData also no longer
   derives from wxObject; instead of using wxDynamicCast with wxVariantData you
   can use the macro wxDynamicCastVariantData with the same arguments.


@@ -139,6 +152,7 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
   next/previous control sibling instead.
 
 
   next/previous control sibling instead.
 
 

+

 Deprecated methods and their replacements
 -----------------------------------------
 
 Deprecated methods and their replacements
 -----------------------------------------
 


@@ -153,7 +167,16 @@ Deprecated methods and their replacements
 - wxXmlProperty class was renamed to wxXmlAttribute in order to use standard
   terminology. Corresponding wxXmlNode methods were renamed to use
   "Attribute" instead of "Property" or "Prop" in their names.
 - wxXmlProperty class was renamed to wxXmlAttribute in order to use standard
   terminology. Corresponding wxXmlNode methods were renamed to use
   "Attribute" instead of "Property" or "Prop" in their names.

-
+- wxConnection::OnExecute() is not formally deprecated yet but new code should
+  use simpler OnExec() version which is called with wxString argument
+- wxMenuItem::GetLabel has been deprecated in favour of wxMenuItem::GetItemLabelText
+- wxMenuItem::GetText has been deprecated in favour of wxMenuItem::GetItemLabel
+- wxMenuItem::GetLabelFromText has been deprecated in favour of wxMenuItem::GetLabelText
+- wxMenuItem::SetText has been deprecated in favour of wxMenuItem::SetItemLabel
+- wxBrush's, wxPen's SetStyle() and GetStyle() as well as the wxBrush/wxPen ctor now take
+  respectively a wxBrushStyle and a wxPenStyle value instead of a plain "int style";
+  use the new wxBrush/wxPen style names (wxBRUSHSTYLE_XXX and wxPENSTYLE_XXX) instead
+  of the old deprecated wxXXX styles (which however are still available).

 
 Major new features in this release
 ----------------------------------
 
 Major new features in this release
 ----------------------------------


@@ -174,11 +197,15 @@ Major new features in this release
 All:
 
 - Added (experimental) IPv6 support to wxSocket (Arcen)
 All:
 
 - Added (experimental) IPv6 support to wxSocket (Arcen)

+- Add support for wxExecute(wxEXEC_ASYNC) in wxBase (Lukasz Michalski)
+- Added wxXLocale class and xlocale-like functions using it

 - Allow loading message catalogs from wxFileSystem (Axel Gembe)
 - Added wxMessageQueue class for inter-thread communications
 - Use UTF-8 for Unicode data in wxIPC classes (Anders Larsen)
 - Added support for user-defined types to wxConfig (Marcin Wojdyr).
 - Allow loading message catalogs from wxFileSystem (Axel Gembe)
 - Added wxMessageQueue class for inter-thread communications
 - Use UTF-8 for Unicode data in wxIPC classes (Anders Larsen)
 - Added support for user-defined types to wxConfig (Marcin Wojdyr).

+- Added numeric options support to wxCmdLineParser (crjjrc)

 - Added wxJoin() and wxSplit() functions (Francesco Montorsi).
 - Added wxJoin() and wxSplit() functions (Francesco Montorsi).

+- Added wxDateTime::FormatISOCombined() and ParseISODate/Time/Combined()

 - Added wxMutex::LockTimeout() (Aleksandr Napylov).
 - Added wxMemoryInputStream(wxInputStream&) ctor (Stas Sergeev).
 - Implemented wxMemoryInputStream::CanRead().
 - Added wxMutex::LockTimeout() (Aleksandr Napylov).
 - Added wxMemoryInputStream(wxInputStream&) ctor (Stas Sergeev).
 - Implemented wxMemoryInputStream::CanRead().


@@ -197,6 +224,8 @@ All:
   Linnakangas).
 - wxVariant::Unshare allows exclusive allocation of data that must be shared,
   if the wxVariantData::Clone function is implemented.
   Linnakangas).
 - wxVariant::Unshare allows exclusive allocation of data that must be shared,
   if the wxVariantData::Clone function is implemented.

+- Added wxWeakRef<T>, wxScopedPtr<T>, wxSharedPtr<T> class templates
+- Added wxVector<T> class templates

 
 All (Unix):
 
 
 All (Unix):
 


@@ -204,10 +233,14 @@ All (Unix):
 
 All (GUI):
 
 
 All (GUI):
 

+- Added wxDataViewCtrl class and helper classes

 - Added {wxTextCtrl,wxComboBox}::AutoComplete() and AutoCompleteFileNames()
 - Added wxH[V]ScrolledWindow (Brad Anderson, Bryan Petty).
 - Added wxNotificationMessage class for non-intrusive notifications
 - Added wxWindow::Show/HideWithEffect()
 - Added {wxTextCtrl,wxComboBox}::AutoComplete() and AutoCompleteFileNames()
 - Added wxH[V]ScrolledWindow (Brad Anderson, Bryan Petty).
 - Added wxNotificationMessage class for non-intrusive notifications
 - Added wxWindow::Show/HideWithEffect()

+- Added wxWrapSizer (Arne Steinarson)
+- Added wxNativeContainerWindow to allow embedding wx into native windows
+- Added custom controls support to wxFileDialog (Diaa Sami and Marcin Wojdyr)

 - Added wxDC::StretchBlit() for wxMac and wxMSW (Vince Harron).
 - Added support for drop down toolbar buttons (Tim Kosse).
 - Added support for labels for toolbar controls (Vince Harron).
 - Added wxDC::StretchBlit() for wxMac and wxMSW (Vince Harron).
 - Added support for drop down toolbar buttons (Tim Kosse).
 - Added support for labels for toolbar controls (Vince Harron).


@@ -255,6 +288,12 @@ All (GUI):
 - Added support for resizing wxWizard bitmaps to the current page height,
   via SetBitmapPlacement, SetBitmapBackgroundColour and SetMinimumBitmapWidth.
   Also made it easier to derive from wxWizard and override behaviour.
 - Added support for resizing wxWizard bitmaps to the current page height,
   via SetBitmapPlacement, SetBitmapBackgroundColour and SetMinimumBitmapWidth.
   Also made it easier to derive from wxWizard and override behaviour.

+- Made wxSizer::Fit() set the client size of the target window
+- Add support for wxDatePickerCtrl in wxGenericValidator (Herry Ayen Yang)
+- Added wxWindow::HasFocus().
+- Added wxGLCanvas::IsDisplaySupported().
+- Added wxApp::SetNativeTheme() (Stefan H.).
+- Made wxSpinCtrl::Reparent() in MSW and generic versions (Angelo Mottola)

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -270,6 +309,7 @@ wxGTK:
 - Added support for colour cursors (Pascal Monasse).
 - Pass current control text to EVT_TEXT handler for wxSpinCtrl (John Ratliff).
 - Added gtk.tlw.can-set-transparency system option.
 - Added support for colour cursors (Pascal Monasse).
 - Pass current control text to EVT_TEXT handler for wxSpinCtrl (John Ratliff).
 - Added gtk.tlw.can-set-transparency system option.

+- Added support for GTK+ print backend

 
 wxMac:
 
 
 wxMac:
 


@@ -279,6 +319,7 @@ wxMac:
 - Allow accelerators to be used with buttons too (Ryan Wilcox).
 - Support resource forks in wxCopyFile() (Hank Schultz).
 - Implement wxLocale::GetInfo() using CFLocale
 - Allow accelerators to be used with buttons too (Ryan Wilcox).
 - Support resource forks in wxCopyFile() (Hank Schultz).
 - Implement wxLocale::GetInfo() using CFLocale

+- Added native wxCollapsiblePane

 
 wxMSW:
 
 
 wxMSW:
 


@@ -288,6 +329,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Allow tooltips longer than 64 (up to 128) characters in wxTaskBarIcon
 - Fix centering wxFileDialog and allow positioning it
 - Allow centering wxMessageDialog on its parent window (troelsk)
 - Allow tooltips longer than 64 (up to 128) characters in wxTaskBarIcon
 - Fix centering wxFileDialog and allow positioning it
 - Allow centering wxMessageDialog on its parent window (troelsk)

+- Implement support for display enumeration under WinCE (Vince Harron)

 
 wxX11:
 
 
 wxX11:
 


@@ -308,10 +350,21 @@ All (GUI):
 - Added wxWindow::GetNextSibling() and GetPrevSibling()
 - Improve wximage::ResampleBox() (Mihai Ciocarlie)
 - Implemented ScrollList() in generic wxListCtrl (Tim Kosse)
 - Added wxWindow::GetNextSibling() and GetPrevSibling()
 - Improve wximage::ResampleBox() (Mihai Ciocarlie)
 - Implemented ScrollList() in generic wxListCtrl (Tim Kosse)

+- Fixed wxXmlResource::GetText() to convert data to current locale's
+  charset in ANSI build.

 
 wxMSW:
 
 - Fix rare bug with messages delivered to wrong wxSocket (Tim Kosse)
 
 wxMSW:
 
 - Fix rare bug with messages delivered to wrong wxSocket (Tim Kosse)

+- Fix setting icons when they have non-default (16*16 and 32*32) sizes
+- Fixed wxLocale::GetInfo to use the C locale.
+- Don't enable disabled windows when showing them (Harry McKame).
+- Fix assert when using owner-drawn menu items with the newest (Vista) SDK
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- Return false from wxEventLoop::Dispatch() if gtk_main_quit() was called and
+  so the loop should exit (Rodolfo Schulz de Lima)

 
 
 2.8.7
 
 
 2.8.7


@@ -790,7 +843,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - wxNB_HITTEST_* flags renamed to wxBK_HITTEST_* to serve all book controls.
 - Added wxTopLevelWindow::SetTransparent and CanSetTransparent, with
   implementations (so far) for wxMSW and wxMac.
 - wxNB_HITTEST_* flags renamed to wxBK_HITTEST_* to serve all book controls.
 - Added wxTopLevelWindow::SetTransparent and CanSetTransparent, with
   implementations (so far) for wxMSW and wxMac.

-- Allow customizing individual grid lines appearance (Søren Lassen).
+- Allow customizing individual grid lines appearance (S�ren Lassen).

 - Fixed middle click events generation in generic wxTreeCtrl (Olly Betts).
 - Added wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event that must be handled by all windows
   that CaptureMouse() is called on.
 - Fixed middle click events generation in generic wxTreeCtrl (Olly Betts).
 - Added wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event that must be handled by all windows
   that CaptureMouse() is called on.


@@ -953,7 +1006,7 @@ wxX11:
 - Invisible text problem fixed.
 - Bitmap clipping with masks and scaling improved.
 - Fixed a crash bug in the generic timer.
 - Invisible text problem fixed.
 - Bitmap clipping with masks and scaling improved.
 - Fixed a crash bug in the generic timer.

-- Implemented child process termination notifications (David Björkevik)
+- Implemented child process termination notifications (David Bj�rkevik)

 
 Unix:
 
 
 Unix:
 


@@ -991,7 +1044,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Added wxXmlResource::Unload().
 - Possibility of modeless wxWizard dialog (with presentation in sample).
 - Fixed a rare crash due to malformed HTML in wxHTML (Xavier Nodet).
 - Added wxXmlResource::Unload().
 - Possibility of modeless wxWizard dialog (with presentation in sample).
 - Fixed a rare crash due to malformed HTML in wxHTML (Xavier Nodet).

-- Ctrl+mouse wheel changes zoom factor in print preview (Zbigniew Zagórski).
+- Ctrl+mouse wheel changes zoom factor in print preview (Zbigniew Zag�rski).

 - Cross-compile now supported for wxGTK, wxX11 and wxMotif.
 - Cygwin compilation of wxX11, wxGTK and wxMotif now supported.
 - Now reads "help" parameter for all windows (context help text).
 - Cross-compile now supported for wxGTK, wxX11 and wxMotif.
 - Cygwin compilation of wxX11, wxGTK and wxMotif now supported.
 - Now reads "help" parameter for all windows (context help text).


@@ -1006,7 +1059,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Fixed wxSlider::GetSelEnd() (Atilim Cetin).
 - Fixed accelerators of menu items added to already attached submenus.
 - Position of wxEVT_MOUSEWHEEL events is now in client, not screen, coordinates.
 - Fixed wxSlider::GetSelEnd() (Atilim Cetin).
 - Fixed accelerators of menu items added to already attached submenus.
 - Position of wxEVT_MOUSEWHEEL events is now in client, not screen, coordinates.

-- Handle absence of wxListCtrl column image better (Zbigniew Zagórski).
+- Handle absence of wxListCtrl column image better (Zbigniew Zag�rski).

 - Fixed asynchronous playback of large sound files in wxSound.
 - Added wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbolAorW().
 - Fixed default size of wxStaticText controls with border being too small.
 - Fixed asynchronous playback of large sound files in wxSound.
 - Added wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbolAorW().
 - Fixed default size of wxStaticText controls with border being too small.


@@ -1289,8 +1342,8 @@ All:
   use accessors methods now (Mart Raudsepp)
 - new classes for reading and writing ZIP files (M.J.Wetherell)
 - large files support for wxFFile (M.J.Wetherell)
   use accessors methods now (Mart Raudsepp)
 - 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)
+- classes in the manual are now cross-referenced (Zbigniew Zag�rski)
+- Norwegian (Bokm�l) 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
 - wxDynamicLibrary::HasSymbol() added
 - added wxEXEC_NODISABLE flag to be used with wxExecute(wxEXEC_SYNC)
 - added wxTextInputStream::operator>>(wchar_t) for compilers which support this


@@ -1339,7 +1392,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - added wxMediaCtrl
 - added wxDatePickerCtrl
 - wxHtmlWindow now supports background images given in <body> tag
 - added wxMediaCtrl
 - added wxDatePickerCtrl
 - wxHtmlWindow now supports background images given in <body> tag

-- wxSplitterWindow now supports gravity parameter (Zbigniew Zagórski)
+- wxSplitterWindow now supports gravity parameter (Zbigniew Zag�rski)

 - recursive wxSizer::GetItem returns item of given window, sizer or nth index
 - wxLayoutConstraints now use best size, not current size, for AsIs() condition
 - wxSizer::Add/Insert etc. now returns pointer to wxSizerItem just added and this
 - recursive wxSizer::GetItem returns item of given window, sizer or nth index
 - wxLayoutConstraints now use best size, not current size, for AsIs() condition
 - wxSizer::Add/Insert etc. now returns pointer to wxSizerItem just added and this


@@ -1647,7 +1700,7 @@ wxODBC:
 
 All:
 
 
 All:
 

-- event table macros now do some minimal type safety checks (Michael Sögtrop)
+- event table macros now do some minimal type safety checks (Michael S�gtrop)

 - added wxGzipInput/OutputStream, bug fixes in wxZlibStreams (M.J.Wetherell)
 - wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
 - wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)
 - added wxGzipInput/OutputStream, bug fixes in wxZlibStreams (M.J.Wetherell)
 - wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
 - wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)


@@ -1680,7 +1733,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
 - added wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()
 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
 - added wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()

-- wxToolBar::ToggleTool() now works for radio buttons (Dag Ågren)
+- wxToolBar::ToggleTool() now works for radio buttons (Dag �gren)

 - wxListCtrl now sends an END_LABEL event if editing was cancelled, too
 - bug in wxRect ctor from two [out of order] wxPoints fixed (Steve Cornett)
 - status text is now restored after wxMenu help is shown in it
 - wxListCtrl now sends an END_LABEL event if editing was cancelled, too
 - bug in wxRect ctor from two [out of order] wxPoints fixed (Steve Cornett)
 - status text is now restored after wxMenu help is shown in it


@@ -1811,7 +1864,7 @@ All:
 wxBase:
 
 - added Watcom makefiles
 wxBase:
 
 - added Watcom makefiles

-- fixed bug with searching in sorted arrays (Jürgen Palm)
+- fixed bug with searching in sorted arrays (J�rgen Palm)

 
 All GUI ports:
 
 
 All GUI ports:
 


@@ -2372,7 +2425,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output
 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output

-- new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (Søren Erland Vestø)
+- new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (S�ren Erland Vest�)

 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)
 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)


@@ -2480,7 +2533,7 @@ wxBase:
 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)

-- wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
+- wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (S�ren Erland Vest�)

 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and
 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and