fixed off by 1 in new GetRange() for wxTE_RICH2 controls

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

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@@ -5,10 +5,29 @@ wxWindows 2.5/2.6 Change Log
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
 ================================
 
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
 ================================
 

+    Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
+    paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
+    with '!' in the first column.
+
+    Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
+    is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.4
+    series.
+
+! windows are no longer fully repainted when resized, use new style
+  wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE to force this (wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE stll
+  exists but doesn't do anything any more, this behaviour is default now)
+
+

 - no initialization/cleanup can be done in wxApp/~wxApp because they are
   now called much earlier/later than before; please move any exiting code
   from there to wxApp::OnInit()/OnExit()
 - no initialization/cleanup can be done in wxApp/~wxApp because they are
   now called much earlier/later than before; please move any exiting code
   from there to wxApp::OnInit()/OnExit()

+- also, OnExit() is not called if OnInit() fails
+- wxTheApp can't be assigned to any longer, use wxApp::SetInstance() instead

 - wxFileType::GetIcon() returns wxIconLocation, not wxIcon
 - wxFileType::GetIcon() returns wxIconLocation, not wxIcon

+- wxColourDatabase doesn't derive from wxList anymore: use AddColour to add
+  new colours
+- wxWindow::Clear() is now called ClearBackground()
+- pointer returned by wxFont::GetNativeFontInfo() must not be deleted now

 
 
 DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
 
 
 DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x


@@ -29,18 +48,63 @@ versions, please update your code to not use them.
 - wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
 - wxArrayString::GetStringArray: no replacement
 - wxArrayString::Remove(index, count): use RemoveAt instead
 - wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
 - wxArrayString::GetStringArray: no replacement
 - wxArrayString::Remove(index, count): use RemoveAt instead

+- wxTreeItemId conversion to long is deprecated and shouldn't be used

 - [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
              SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles
 - [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
              SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles

-
+- wxList keyed interface: use wxHashMap instead

 
 OTHER CHANGES
 =============
 
 
 OTHER CHANGES
 =============
 

+2.5.1
+-----
+
+All:
+
+- added wxGzipInput/OutputStream, bug fixes in wxZlibStreams (M.J.Wetherell)
+- wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
+- wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)
+- added conversions to/from UTF 16/32 LE/BE (Andreas Pflug)
+- wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ALL) doesn't lower filename case any more
+- added wxTextInputStream::ReadChar() (M.J.Wetherell)
+- added translation to Afrikaans (Petri Jooste)
+- Spanish translations updated (Javier San Jose)
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- added wxListBook control
+- added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
+- 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)
+- bug in wxRect ctor from two [out of order] wxPoints fixed (Steve Cornett)
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- fixed wxTE_*WRAP styles handling
+- wxTextCtrl::GetValue() works with text in non default encoding
+- changed wxCrashReport to generate minidumps instead of text files
+- wxRadioButtons are now checked when they get focus (standard behaviour)
+- several fixes to owner drawn menu items (Christian Sturmlechner)
+- wxGauge now supports full 32 bit range (Miroslav Rajcic)
+- make it possible to give focus to the notebook tabs (Hajo Kirchhoff)
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- fixes to wxTextCtrl scrolling under GTK2 (Nerijus Baliunas)
+- fix for crash when using user-dashed lines (Chris Borgolte)
+- fixed wxChoice::Delete() in presence of client data
+
+

 2.5.0
 -----
 
 All:
 
 2.5.0
 -----
 
 All:
 

+- It is now possible to build several smaller libraries instead of single
+  huge wxWindows library; wxBase is now dependency of GUI ports rather then
+  separately compiled library

 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - use true/false throughout the library instead of TRUE/FALSE
 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - use true/false throughout the library instead of TRUE/FALSE


@@ -60,7 +124,15 @@ All:
 - added support for POST method and alt ports to wxHTTP (Roger Chickering)
 - added wxSocket::IPAddress() (Chris Mellon)
 - wxDataStreams can read/write many elements at once (Mickael Gilabert)
 - added support for POST method and alt ports to wxHTTP (Roger Chickering)
 - added wxSocket::IPAddress() (Chris Mellon)
 - wxDataStreams can read/write many elements at once (Mickael Gilabert)

+- added wxRecursionGuard class

 - added wxThreadHelper class (Daniel Howard)
 - added wxThreadHelper class (Daniel Howard)

+- Added STL support (--enable-stl for configure, wxUSE_STL in setup.h).
+  When enabled, wxString will derive from std::string, wxArray from,
+  std::vector, wxList from std::list. In addition wxHashTable will be
+  implemented in terms of wxHashMap.
+- Added wxList::compatibility_iterator. Can be used like wxNode* (except
+  it can't be delete()d). It permits writing code which will work
+  both with wxUSE_STL==1 and wxUSE_STL==0.

 
 wxBase:
 
 
 wxBase:
 


@@ -70,9 +142,12 @@ wxBase:
 All GUI ports:
 
 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
 All GUI ports:
 
 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes

+- added wxListbook

 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
 - added alpha channel support to wxImage

+- added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls

 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
 - added wxSplitterWindow and wxWizard handlers to XRC
 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
 - added wxSplitterWindow and wxWizard handlers to XRC

+- wxWizard is now sizer-friendly and may be made resizeable (Robert Vazan)

 - added proportion to wxFlexGridSizer::AddGrowableRow/Col (Maxim Babitski)
 - added wxFlexGridSizer::SetFlexibleDirection() (Szczepan Holyszewski)
 - implemented GetEditControl for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Peter Stieber)
 - added proportion to wxFlexGridSizer::AddGrowableRow/Col (Maxim Babitski)
 - added wxFlexGridSizer::SetFlexibleDirection() (Szczepan Holyszewski)
 - implemented GetEditControl for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Peter Stieber)


@@ -121,9 +196,16 @@ All GUI ports:
   determine whether a window should receive idle events.
 - Added wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE, wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES window
   styles for use with conservative idle and update event modes.
   determine whether a window should receive idle events.
 - Added wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE, wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES window
   styles for use with conservative idle and update event modes.

-- wxMSW and wxGTK now send menu update events only when a menu is
-  about to be used.
+- send menu update events only when a menu is about to be used (MSW/GTK)

 - improved event processing performance (Hans Van Leemputten)
 - improved event processing performance (Hans Van Leemputten)

+- added wxMirrorDC class
+- printing improvements: GetPageInfo() gets called after the DC has
+  been set and after OnPreparePrinting() has been called so it can
+  report the number of pages accurately; doesn't try to set
+  number of pages in print dialog, in common with other Windows apps;
+  wxHTML easy printing's preview shows number of pages
+  correctly; preview scrollbars are set correctly; keyboard navigation
+  improved

 
 Unix:
 
 
 Unix:
 


@@ -137,6 +219,8 @@ Generic controls:
 
 - implemented wxListCtrl::Refresh() (Norbert Berzen)
 - support adding/removing columns dynamically (Donald C. Taylor)
 
 - implemented wxListCtrl::Refresh() (Norbert Berzen)
 - support adding/removing columns dynamically (Donald C. Taylor)

+- wxToolBarSimple, property list classes, wxTreeLayout moved
+  to contrib/src/deprecated

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK: