Applied [ 1059554 ] patch for [1028659] fixes a couple of bugs with menus

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

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@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ wxWidgets 2.5 Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual
 
 All:
 
+- wxEvent and its derivatives have their variable members nonpublic now.
+  Use the Get/Set accessors (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)
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ All:
 - added versions of MB2WC and WC2MB for wxMBConv that 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.
-  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
 - BLOB example added to samples/db (thanks to Casey ODonnell)
 - use wxStream::GetLength() instead of deprecated GetSize()
@@ -33,9 +35,19 @@ All:
 - 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.
+
 
 All (GUI):
 
+- added wxDatePickerCtrl
 - 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
@@ -45,6 +57,9 @@ 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
+- 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)
 
 Unix:
 
@@ -66,9 +81,11 @@ 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.
+- wxTextCtrl text insertion efficiency fixed. (Mart Raudsepp)
 
 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
 
@@ -77,6 +94,8 @@ 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,
@@ -97,6 +116,15 @@ wxPalmOS:
   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
 
 
 2.5.3
@@ -149,6 +177,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - 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:
 
@@ -161,16 +190,16 @@ Unix:
 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
-- wxDisplay now supported 
-- Some stock cursors now supported 
+- wxDisplay now supported
+- Some stock cursors now supported
 
 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