- wxStaticBoxSizer now deletes the associated wxStaticBox when it is deleted.
- Windows calling CaptureMouse() are now required to handle
the wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event.
+- SetDefaultItem() method was moved from wxPanel to wxTopLevelWindow
+- wxDialog::OnOK/OnCancel() don't exist any more, use SetAffirmative/EscapeId()
+- wxPathList doesn't derive from (deprecated) wxStringList any more
+- wxGLContext class has no 1:1 coupling to a wxGLCanvas class any more.
+ As a consequence, the class interface changed largely.
+ Code updates, if any are required at all, are easy to accomplish though.
+
Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements
- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, just don't use them.
+Major changes in 2.7 release
+----------------------------
+
+- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more
+
+
+2.7.1
+-----
+
+All:
+
+- Added wxDir::FindFirst() (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxPlatformInfo class (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxLocale::IsAvailable() (Creighton).
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- Support for right-to-left text layout (started by Diaa Sami during Google Summer of
+ Code, with a lot of help from Tim Kosse and others).
+- Added wxID_PAGE_SETUP standard id.
+- Added wxSize::IncBy() and DecBy() methods.
+- Added file type parameter to wxTextCtrl::LoadFile, wxTextCtrl::SaveFile for
+ consistency with wxRichTextCtrl.
+- wxRichTextCtrl: fixed range out-by-one bug to be consistent with wxTextCtrl API,
+ fixed some attribute bugs and added wxRichTextStyleComboCtrl.
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Implemented wxComboBox::SetEditable().
+- Fixed a bug whereby static controls didn't use the correct text colour if the
+ parent's background colour had been set (most noticeable when switching to a
+ high-contrast theme).
+
+wxMac:
+
+- Add parameter to the --enable-universal_binary configure option for the path
+ to the SDK.
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- Automatically use stock items for menu items with standard ids.
+- Setting cursor now works for all controls.
+
+wxUniv:
+
+- Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault()
+
+
2.7.0
-----
Previously, only the buffer would be returned, even if more data was requested.
- Added wxPowerEvent (currently MSW-only).
- Make wx-config compatible with Bourne shells.
-- Fixed wxDb::Open(wxDbConnectInf) when using connection string (Hellwolf Misty)
-- Fixed crash in wxDb::Open() in Unicode build (Massimiliano Marretta)
-- Fixed wxTimeSpan::Format() for negative time spans
-- Optionally count repeating wxLog messages instead of logging all (Lauri Nurmi)
+- Fixed wxDb::Open(wxDbConnectInf) when using connection string (Hellwolf Misty).
+- Fixed crash in wxDb::Open() in Unicode build (Massimiliano Marretta).
+- Fixed wxTimeSpan::Format() for negative time spans.
+- Optionally count repeating wxLog messages instead of logging all (Lauri Nurmi).
All (GUI):
+- New AUI (Advanced User Interface) library for docking windows and much more.
- Added wxComboCtrl and wxOwnerDrawnComboBox (Jaakko Salli).
- Added wxTreebook (uses a wxTreeCtrl to control pages).
- Added wxColour/Dir/File/Font/PickerCtrls (Francesco Montorsi).
- Added wxDC::GradientFillLinear/Concentric().
- Added wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi).
- Added clipboard events (wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY/CUT/PASTE).
-- Added wxTE_FILENAME and wxCB_FILENAME (MSW-only for now)
- Allow to reorder wxGrid columns by drag-and-drop (Santiago Palacios).
- Added wxRadioBox::SetItemToolTip().
- Added support for CMYK JPEG images loading (Robert Wruck).
- 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)
-- Fixed middle click events generation in generic wxTreeCtrl (Olly Betts)
+- Allow customizing individual grid lines appearance (Søren 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.
- Switching page of a hidden notebook doesn't lose focus (Jamie Gadd).
- Removed wxImageList *GetImageList(int) const.
- Fixed MDI context menu problem.
-- Removed __WIN95__ define
+- Removed __WIN95__ define.
- Create msw/rcdefs.h in setup.h's directory, which can be included by
resource files. It containts platform/compiler specific defines (such as
target cpu) which can be used in #ifs in .rc files.