INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
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-- wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour
+- wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour.
- wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't
- even compile)
+ 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
+- 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.
- wxHtmlWindow::OnCellClicked() now returns bool.
wxHtmlCell::GetMouseCursor(); old code overriding GetCursor() will
continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to
use GetMouseCursor().
+- wxHtmlCell::AdjustPagebreak() signature has changed, update your code if you
+ 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
Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements
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-- wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd()
-- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, just don't use them
+- wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd().
+- 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)
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- Added wxID_PAGE_SETUP standard id
+
+wxMac:
+
+- Add parameter to the --enable-universal_binary configure option for the path
+ to the SDK.
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- Automatically use stock items for the menu items with standard ids
+- Setting cursor now works for all controls
2.7.0
All:
-- wx(F)File, wxTextFile and wxInputStreams recognize Unicode BOM now
-- Many fixes for UTF-16/32 handling in Unicode builds
+- Added positional parameters support to wxVsnprintf() (Francesco Montorsi).
+- wx(F)File, wxTextFile and wxInputStreams recognize Unicode BOM now.
+- Many fixes for UTF-16/32 handling in Unicode builds.
- wxLaunchDefaultBrowser() now supports wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW flag.
- Added wxStandardPaths::GetResourcesDir() and GetLocalizedResourcesDir()
+- Added wxStandardPaths::GetDocumentsDir() (Ken Thomases).
- Added wxStringTokenizer::GetLastDelimiter(); improved documentation.
-- Fixed wxTextFile in Unicode build
+- Fixed wxTextFile in Unicode build.
+- Added possibility to specify dependencies for a wxModule.
- Speed improvements to wxRegEx when matching is done in a loop such as
during a search and replace.
- Fix regerror and regfree name conficts when built-in regex and system regex
- Added support for wxLongLong in wx stream classes (Mark Junker).
- wxSOCKET_REUSEADDR can be used with wxSocketClient.
- Overloaded Connect() and SetLocal() methods for binding to local address/port.
-- Albanian translation added (Besnik Bleta)
-- Assert messages now show the function in which assert failed
-- wxApp::OnAssertFailure() should now be used instead the old wxApp::OnAssert()
-- Fixed several bugs in wxDateTime::ParseDate()
+- Albanian translation added (Besnik Bleta).
+- Assert messages now show the function in which assert failed.
+- wxApp::OnAssertFailure() should now be used instead the old wxApp::OnAssert().
+- Fixed several bugs in wxDateTime::ParseDate().
- The WXK*PRIOR and WXK*NEXT constants are now aliases for WXK*PAGEUP
and WXK*PAGEDOWN. If you have switch statements that use both
constants from a set then you need to remove the PRIOR/NEXT
versions in order to eliminate compiler errors.
- Fixed bug where wxDateTime::Now() would sometimes return an incorrect value
the first time it was called.
-- Added wxString::rbegin() and rend()
-
+- Added wxString::rbegin() and rend().
+- Added wxString::EndsWith().
+- wxSocket::_Read continues reading from socket after exhausting pushback buffer.
+ 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)
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 wxDC::GradientFillLinear/Concentric()
-- Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers()
+- 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).
+- Allow to reorder wxGrid columns by drag-and-drop (Santiago Palacios).
+- Added wxRadioBox::SetItemToolTip().
+- Added support for CMYK JPEG images loading (Robert Wruck).
+- Added wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect() and subitem hit testing (Agron Selimaj).
+- Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers().
- Added wxDialog::SetEscapeId().
- wxItemContainerImmutable::FindString unified (affects wxRadioBox, wxListBox,
wxComboBox and wxChoice).
- Access to titles through Get/SetTitle is available now only for top level
windows (wxDialog, wxFrame).
- Fixed memory leak of pending events in wxEvtHandler.
-- Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown()
+- Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown().
- Added space after list item number in wxHTML.
- Implemented <sub> and <sup> handling in wxHTML (based on patch
by Sandro Sigala).
- wxCalendarCtrl positioning and hit-testing fixes for dimensions other than
best size.
- wxCalendarCtrl colour schema changed and adjusted to system settings.
-- wxImage::Mirror() and GetSubBitmap() now support alpha (Mickey Rose)
+- wxImage::Mirror() and GetSubBitmap() now support alpha (Mickey Rose).
- More checking of image validity before loading into wxImage.
- Added wxImage::ConvertToGreyscale.
- Added ability to use templates with static event tables
- Indices and counts in wxControlWithItems derived API are unsigned.
- Added support for links to wxHtmlListBox; use code has to override
wxHtmlListBox::OnLinkClicked() to take advantage of it.
-- Added an easier to use wxMenu::AppendSubMenu()
+- Added an easier to use wxMenu::AppendSubMenu().
+- wxString <-> wxColour conversions in wxColour class (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Fixed bug with ignoring blank lines in multiline wxGrid cell labels.
+- Added wxTextAttr::Merge() (Marcin Simonides).
+- Added wxTB_NO_TOOLTIPS style (Igor Korot).
+- Added wxGenericDirCtrl::CollapsePath() (Christian Buhtz).
+- Added wxTreeCtrl::ExpandAllChildren() (Christian Buhtz)
+- Fixed 64-bit issue in wxNotebook causing segfaults on Tru64 Unix.
+- Made it possible to associate context help to a region of a window.
+- Added support for tabs in wxRichTextCtrl (Ashish More).
+- Fixed problem with zoom setting in print preview.
+- Moved wxRichTextCtrl from the advanced library to its own.
+- 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)
+- Added wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event that must be handled by all windows
+ that CaptureMouse() is called on.
wxMSW:
- Fixed wxChoice/wxComboBox slow appending and infinite recursion
if its size is set within a paint handler (for example when embedded in a
wxHtmlWindow). [Now reverted due to problems in W2K and below.]
-- wxDC::GetTextExtent() width calculation is more precise for italics fonts now
+- wxDC::GetTextExtent() width calculation is more precise for italics fonts now.
+- Warning fixes for VC++ 5.0 (Igor Korot).
wxGTK:
- Fixed problems with CJK input method.
- Implemented ScrollLines/Pages() for all windows (Paul Cornett).
- Support underlined fonts in wxTextCtrl.
-- Support all border styles; wxListBox honours the borders now
+- Support all border styles; wxListBox honours the borders now.
+- wxWindow and wxScrolledWindow now generate line, page and thumb-release scroll events.
+- Added file preview support in file dialogs.
+- Implemented SetLineSize and GetLineSize for wxSlider.
wxMac:
- Fixed wxNotebook off-by-one bug in HitTest.
- Fixed joystick GetXMin/Max bug.
- Fixed Unix domain socket problem in wxIPC.
+- Fixed non-detection of process termination on Intel Macs by
+ polling for process termination in a separate thread.
wxCocoa:
and added platform-specific wxWindow::EnableContextMenu.
- Fixed wxGenericFileDialog to work with WinCE.
- Fixed compilation and menubar disappearance on Windows Mobile 5.
+- Fixed wxDatePickerCtrl usage.
wxUniv:
- Send wxEVT_SCROLL_XXX events from wxSlider (Danny Raynor).
+- Implemented wxToggleButton (David Bjorkevik).
+- Label in Toolbar tools implemented (Danny Raynor).
wxX11:
- Invisible text problem fixed.
- Bitmap clipping with masks and scaling improved.
- Fixed a crash bug in the generic timer.
+- Implemented child process termination notifications (David Björkevik)
Unix:
- NO_GCC_PRAGMA is not used any more, remove checks for it if you used it.
+wxMGL:
+
+- Fixed NUM_LOCK having no effect.
+- Fixed wxFileExists (affecting wxImage::LoadFile).
+
2.6.2
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