suppress VC7.1 64 bit correctness warnings

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

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@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
   At this time, the only situation known not to work the same as
   before is the following:
 
   At this time, the only situation known not to work the same as
   before is the following:
 

-        win = new SomeWidget(parent);
-        win->SetSize(SomeNonDefaultSize);
-        sizer->Add(win);
+    win = new SomeWidget(parent);
+    win->SetSize(SomeNonDefaultSize);
+    sizer->Add(win);

 
   In this case the old code would have used the new size as the
   minimum, but now the sizer will use the default size as the minimum
 
   In this case the old code would have used the new size as the
   minimum, but now the sizer will use the default size as the minimum


@@ -147,10 +147,13 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
 - Identical functionality of wxFileDialog::ParseWildcard,
   wxGenericDirCtrl::ParseFilter, Motif and MSW parsing native dialogs
   is now accessible in ::wxParseCommonDialogsFilter
 - Identical functionality of wxFileDialog::ParseWildcard,
   wxGenericDirCtrl::ParseFilter, Motif and MSW parsing native dialogs
   is now accessible in ::wxParseCommonDialogsFilter

-- wxNotebookSizer and wxBookCtrlSizer are now deprecated -- the are no longer
+- wxNotebookSizer and wxBookCtrlSizer are now deprecated -- they are no longer

   needed, you can treat wxNotebook as any other control and put it directly
   into the sizer that was wxNotebookSizer's parent sizer in old code.
   needed, you can treat wxNotebook as any other control and put it directly
   into the sizer that was wxNotebookSizer's parent sizer in old code.

-
+- wxFile methods now return wxFileOffset which may be a 64 bit integer type,
+  even on 32 bit platforms, instead of off_t and so the return value of
+  wxFile::Length(), for example, shouldn't be assigned to off_t variable any
+  more (the compiler might warn you about this).

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


@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ versions, please update your code to not use them.
 - The wxHIDE_READONLY flag for wxFileDialog was not implemented
   and has now been removed
 - wxTaskBarIcon::OnXXX() virtual methods: use events instead
 - The wxHIDE_READONLY flag for wxFileDialog was not implemented
   and has now been removed
 - wxTaskBarIcon::OnXXX() virtual methods: use events instead

+- obsolete and not used wxUSE_GENERIC_DIALOGS_IN_MSW has been removed

 
 
 OTHER CHANGES
 
 
 OTHER CHANGES


@@ -197,6 +201,7 @@ OTHER CHANGES
 
 All:
 
 
 All:
 

+- support for huge (>2 Gb) files (Tim Kosse)

 - number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten)
 - fixed memory leak in wxURL when using a proxy (Steven Van Ingelgem)
 - fixed bug in wxDateTime::Set(jdn) when DST was in effect
 - number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten)
 - fixed memory leak in wxURL when using a proxy (Steven Van Ingelgem)
 - fixed bug in wxDateTime::Set(jdn) when DST was in effect


@@ -204,25 +209,54 @@ All:
 - support msgids in charsets other than C and languages other than English
   (based on patch by Stefan Kowski)
 - added wxMicroSleep() and wxMilliSleep() replacing deprecated wxUsleep()
 - support msgids in charsets other than C and languages other than English
   (based on patch by Stefan Kowski)
 - added wxMicroSleep() and wxMilliSleep() replacing deprecated wxUsleep()

+- basic UDP sockets support (Lenny Maiorani)
+- fixed wxDateTime::GetWeekDayName() for some dates (Daniel Kaps)
+- deprecated wxDateTime::SetToTheWeek() in favour of SetToWeekOfYear()
+- active mode support in wxFTP (Randall Fox)
+- sped up wxHTTP and wxFTP
+- added wxStringInput/OutputStreams

 
 All (GUI):
 
 - added wxWindow::MoveBefore/AfterInTabOrder() to change tab navigation order
 
 All (GUI):
 
 - added wxWindow::MoveBefore/AfterInTabOrder() to change tab navigation order

-- added wxTaskBarIcon::CreatePopupMenu which is now recommended way
-  of showing popup menu; calling wxTaskBarIcon::PopupMenu directly
+- added wxTaskBarIcon::CreatePopupMenu which is now the recommended way
+  of showing a popup menu; calling wxTaskBarIcon::PopupMenu directly

   is discouraged
 - added ..._CMD_...(id) variants for wxGrid event table entry macros
   is discouraged
 - added ..._CMD_...(id) variants for wxGrid event table entry macros

-- added wxWindow::Navigate for programmatic navigation to the next control.
+- added wxWindow::Navigate for programmatic navigation to the next control

 - wxTextCtrl::OnChar now inserts a tab character if wxTE_PROCESS_TAB is set
 - added wxKeyEvent::GetUnicodeKey()
 - added wxKeyEvent::CmdDown() and wxMouseEvent::CmdDown()
 - wxTextCtrl::OnChar now inserts a tab character if wxTE_PROCESS_TAB is set
 - added wxKeyEvent::GetUnicodeKey()
 - added wxKeyEvent::CmdDown() and wxMouseEvent::CmdDown()

+- implemented wxListCtrl::FindItem() for non-MSW (Robin Stoll)
+- added status bar fields styles support (Tim Kosse)
+- added convenience functions wxSizer::AddSpacer() and
+  wxSizer::AddStretchSpacer() (as well as Prepend and Insert variants)
+- added samples/splash
+- added support for stock buttons
+- added wxTopLevelWindow::RequestUserAttention()
+- support for comma in contrib gizmo wxLEDNumberCtrl (Grant Likely)
+- recursive wxSizer::Show for subsizer and return value if element was found
+- added wxChoicebook control
+- smoother time estimation updates in wxProgressDialog (Christian Sturmlechner)
+- the XRC contrib library was moved to the core
+- wx(Choice/List/Note)book controls send CHANG(ED/ING) events in SetSelection
+- it is now possible to create a wxFont with given size in pixels (d2walter)
+- added wxTopLevelWindow::IsActive()

 
 Unix:
 
 - wxTaskBarIcon now supports freedesktop.org System Tray protocol
 - security fixes to wxSingleInstanceChecker
 - wx-config script was modified to allow choosing from multiple installed
 
 Unix:
 
 - wxTaskBarIcon now supports freedesktop.org System Tray protocol
 - security fixes to wxSingleInstanceChecker
 - wx-config script was modified to allow choosing from multiple installed

-  builds of wxWidgets
+  builds of wxWidgets and to return flags/libs for selected libraries only
+- wx-config has new --version-full option
+
+wxMAC:
+
+- Fixed MLTE text control GetLineText and GetLineLength on OSX (RN)
+- Added OSX wxTaskBarIcon implementation for the OSX Dock (RN)
+- Added wxDrawerWindow class for drawer windows for OSX >= 10.2 (RN - from Jason Bagley)
+- Native font dialog on OSX 10.2 and greater (RN)

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -231,6 +265,7 @@ wxGTK:
 - fixed many rendering artifacts and wrong colours with lots of GTK+ themes
 - implemented wxColourDialog as native dialog
 - implemented wxTextCtrl::HitTest() (GTK+ >= 2)
 - fixed many rendering artifacts and wrong colours with lots of GTK+ themes
 - implemented wxColourDialog as native dialog
 - implemented wxTextCtrl::HitTest() (GTK+ >= 2)

+- implemented wxTextCtrl::ScrollLines() and ScrollPages for GTK+ 2.x

 - wxTreeCtrl::GetCount() counts root as well now (compatible with MSW)
 - added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (GTK2 only)
 - implemented text underlining under GTK2
 - wxTreeCtrl::GetCount() counts root as well now (compatible with MSW)
 - added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (GTK2 only)
 - implemented text underlining under GTK2


@@ -239,6 +274,11 @@ wxGTK:
   in wxSystemSettings::GetMetric (Mart Raudsepp)
 - implemented wxTopLevel::IsMaximized() for GTK+2 and WMs that implement
   freedesktop.org's wm-spec (Mart Raudsepp)
   in wxSystemSettings::GetMetric (Mart Raudsepp)
 - implemented wxTopLevel::IsMaximized() for GTK+2 and WMs that implement
   freedesktop.org's wm-spec (Mart Raudsepp)

+- wxEVT_CONTEXT_MENU is now generated for right mouse press, not release
+- implemented alpha channel support in wxBitmap
+- added native GTK+2 wxArtProvider implementation with ability to load
+  icons from icon theme in addition to recognized stock art
+- fixed crash on 64 bit platforms (Paul Cornett)

 
 wxMotif:
 
 
 wxMotif:
 


@@ -248,10 +288,28 @@ wxMSW:
 
 - fixed UNC paths handling in wxFileSystem (Daniel Nash)
 - set wxKeyEvent::m_uniChar in Unicode build
 
 - fixed UNC paths handling in wxFileSystem (Daniel Nash)
 - set wxKeyEvent::m_uniChar in Unicode build

+- support for alpha channel in toolbar bitmaps (Jurgen Doornik)
+- wxFileDialog can now be moved and centered (Randall Fox)
+- restored (and improved) possibility to use wx with MFC broken in 2.5.2
+- fixed wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength for rich edit controls
+- fixed flat style for toolbars under XP, Windows Classic style
+- fixed truncation of transferred data in wxConnection under unicode build
+- wxChoice and wxComboBox dropdown background can be set now too (Adrian Lupei)
+- fixed wxMaximizeEvent generation in wxFrame
+- don't send duplicate EVT_COMBOBOX events whenever selection changes any more
+- implemented support for selecting printer bin (Steven Van Ingelgem)
+- fixed wxListCtrl::SetSingleStyle() which was broken since a few releases
+
+wxUniv/X11:
+
+- fixed fatal crash when opening a menu

 
 wxWinCE:
 
 
 wxWinCE:
 

-- added automatized but customizable handling of native SmartPhone menus
+- added native WinCE driven smartphone wxTextCtrl implementation using spinners
+- added native WinCE driven smartphone wxChoice implementation using spinners
+- added automatized but customizable handling of native WinCE driven smartphone menus
+- fixed wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox

 
 wxHTML:
 
 
 wxHTML:
 


@@ -371,7 +429,6 @@ All:
 
 All (GUI):
 
 
 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 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()


@@ -512,7 +569,7 @@ wxBase:
 All GUI ports:
 
 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
 All GUI ports:
 
 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes

-- added wxListbook
+- added wxListbook control

 - 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 alpha channel support to wxImage
 - added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames