wxWindows 2 Change Log
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-next release (2.1.12 or 2.2?)
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+2.1.14
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wxBase:
- wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
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- wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
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- wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
long options, switches and parameters of different types)
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- it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
and BeOS (without thread support yet)
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- wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
only so far)
- wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
- buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
is available)
-- wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprectaed wxArray::Remove(index)
+- wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
all (GUI):
+- Added wxImage::Rotate.
- new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
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- wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
- wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
- vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
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- wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
- "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
John Norris)
- wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
MIME types if available (Unix only)
- wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
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- TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
- PCX files can now be written (24 bit only so far)
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- validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
- wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
- wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
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- added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
for dealing with convertions between different encodings,
charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
wxMSW:
+- wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
- support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
(WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
- implemented setting colours for push buttons
NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
change log.
-Major improvements are listed in readme.txt.
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2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
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