Change wxFSFile::DetachStream to NULL the m_Stream member. Add SetStream().

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

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@@ -5,11 +5,25 @@ wxWidgets Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
 ================================
 
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
 ================================
 

+Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors, please read this!
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made
+  to read _past_ the end of file.
+- wxFileName::DirExists() checks if the path of the file is a directory, not
+  if the whole name is a directory.
+- wxDialog::CreateButtonSizer() may return NULL now, please see the manual.
+- wxStaticBoxSizer now deletes the associated wxStaticBox when it is deleted.
+- Windows calling CaptureMouse() are now required to handle the
+  wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event and not call ReleaseMouse() in this case.
+
+
+Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+

 - wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour.
 - wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't
   even compile).
 - wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour.
 - wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't
   even compile).

-- For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made
-  to read _past_ the end of file.

 - wxCHECK family of macros now must be followed by a semicolon.
 - wxMBConv::cMB2WC() and cWC2MB() take size of the input buffer and return
   length of the converted string in all cases now.
 - wxCHECK family of macros now must be followed by a semicolon.
 - wxMBConv::cMB2WC() and cWC2MB() take size of the input buffer and return
   length of the converted string in all cases now.


@@ -26,29 +40,57 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
   override it.
 - wxFontEnumerator::GetFacenames() and GetEncodings() now return arrays and
   not pointers to arrays.
   override it.
 - wxFontEnumerator::GetFacenames() and GetEncodings() now return arrays and
   not pointers to arrays.

-- 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.
 - 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.
-
+  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
 -----------------------------------------------------
 
 - wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd().
 
 
 Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements
 -----------------------------------------------------
 
 - wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd().

-- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, just don't use them.
+- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, don't use them.

 
 
 
 

-Major changes in 2.7 release
-----------------------------
+Major new features in 2.7 release
+---------------------------------
+
+- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more.
+
+
+2.7.2
+-----
+
+All:
+
+- Added wxFFile overload to wxFileName::CreateTemporaryFileName().
+- Added wxBackingFile and wxBackedInputStream.
+- Added GetTempDir() to wxFileName and wxStandardPaths.
+
+All (GUI): 
+
+- wxMemoryDC constructor now optionally accepts a wxBitmap parameter,
+  calling SelectObject itself if a valid bitmap is passed.
+- Reverted wxBuffered[Paint]DC to pre 2.7.1 state, added
+  wxAutoBufferedPaintDC and wxAutoBufferedPaintDCFactory.
+- Renamed wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() to just Pulse().
+- Added wxCollapsiblePane (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxSimpleHtmlListBox (Francesco Montorsi).
+
+Unix Ports:
+
+- Added autopackage for wxGTK and an example of using autopackage for a wx
+  program (Francesco Montorsi).
+
+wxGTK:

 
 

-- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more
+- More RTL work.
+- Support wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB.
+- Speed up MIME types loading. Only the GNOME database should be loaded under
+  GNOME etc. For this, the code queries the X11 session protocol.

 
 
 2.7.1
 
 
 2.7.1


@@ -60,24 +102,43 @@ All:
 - Added wxPlatformInfo class (Francesco Montorsi).
 - Added wxLocale::IsAvailable() (Creighton).
 - Added Malay translations (Mahrazi Mohd Kamal)
 - Added wxPlatformInfo class (Francesco Montorsi).
 - Added wxLocale::IsAvailable() (Creighton).
 - Added Malay translations (Mahrazi Mohd Kamal)

+- Added reference counting for wxVariant
+- For consistency, all classes having Ok() method now also have IsOk() one, use
+  of the latter form is preferred although the former hasn't been deprecated yet.
+- Added wxFileName::Is(Dir|File)(Writ|Read|Execut)able() (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxFileName::GetSize() and GetHumanReadableSize() (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxSizer::Replace (Francesco Montorsi).
+- wxXmlDocument can now optionally preserve whitespace (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxBookCtrl::ChangeSelection() and wxTextCtrl::ChangeValue() to provide
+  event-free alternatives to SetSelection() and SetValue() functions; see the
+  "Events generated by the user vs programmatically generated events" paragraph
+  in the "Event handling overview" topic for more info.

 
 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).
 
 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).

+- wxAnimationCtrl added (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxAboutBox() function for displaying the standard about dialog.

 - Added wxID_PAGE_SETUP standard id.
 - Added wxSize::IncBy() and DecBy() methods.
 - Added wxID_PAGE_SETUP standard id.
 - Added wxSize::IncBy() and DecBy() methods.

+- Added wxTextCtrl::IsEmpty().

 - 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.
 - 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.

+- Added wxWindow::IsDoubleBuffered().
+- Added wxHL_ALIGN_* flags to wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxGauge::Pulse() and wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() (Francesco Montorsi).

 
 wxMSW:
 
 - Implemented wxComboBox::SetEditable().
 
 wxMSW:
 
 - Implemented wxComboBox::SetEditable().

+- wxSemaphore::Post() returns wxSEMA_OVERFLOW as documented (Christian Walther)

 - 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).
 - 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).

+- Respect wxBU_EXACTFIT style in wxToggleButton (Alexander Borovsky).

 
 wxMac:
 
 
 wxMac:
 


@@ -88,10 +149,13 @@ wxGTK:
 
 - Automatically use stock items for menu items with standard ids.
 - Setting cursor now works for all controls.
 
 - Automatically use stock items for menu items with standard ids.
 - Setting cursor now works for all controls.

+- Implemented right-to-left support.
+- Implemented left indentation and tab stops support in wxTextCtrl (Tim Kosse).
+- Fixed wxHTML rendering of underlined text of multiple words (Mart Raudsepp).

 
 wxUniv:
 
 
 wxUniv:
 

-- Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault()
+- Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault().

 
 
 2.7.0
 
 
 2.7.0