Fixed wxStudio module.

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / readme.txt

diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt
index cb0634e350b5c7fd0641bb3012f77e00d8ddb885..c3f7ac1b6c80c95ca9c696d520120f7e247a96a7 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/readme.txt
+++ b/docs/readme.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-wxWindows 2.1.11
+wxWindows 2.1.14

 ----------------
 
 Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++
 ----------------
 
 Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++


@@ -21,36 +21,17 @@ important documents and samples.
 Changes in this release
 -----------------------
 
 Changes in this release
 -----------------------
 

-These are some of the major improvements:
-
-wxWindows 2.1.11
-================
-
-- Numerous bug fixes and consistency improvements.
-- Further samples.
-- Factoring out of some code into base classes, for easier
-  maintenance.
-- Ability to compile library in console (non-GUI) mode.
-- Integration of wxHTML widget and help controller into
-  wxWindows. wxHTML allows HTML viewing and printing (wxGTK
-  and wxMSW, partial support in wxMotif).
-- New classes wxChrono, wxDialUpManager, wxFontEnumerator,
-  wxWizard, wxStaticLine, etc.
-- wxShowTip for showing 'startup tips' to the user.
-- wxSocket and wxThread classes rewritten.
-- New, consistent drag and drop API (not wxMotif).
-- Better-looking dialogs in wxGTK; native message box used
-  in wxMotif.
-- wxSizers reimplemented and used to specify window layout
-  for some generic dialogs.
-- New, more sophisticated wxGrid class (in beta). The old grid
-  class can still be used.
-- Text alignment options in wxStaticText.
-- wxImage class extended to read PCX and GIF files.
-- Documentation improvements.
-- Revised configure system for wxGTK and wxMotif; tmake-based
-  system for generating wxMSW makefiles.
-- Installer for Windows as alternative to zip archives.
+Please see changes.txt for details.
+
+Note that there is a new contrib hierarchy for contributions,
+which mirrors the regular wxWindows hierarchy. The Object
+Graphics Library and MMedia library have been moved under
+contrib, so you may need to change your makefiles or project
+files, together with your source files. E.g. change #include "ogl.h"
+to #include <wx/ogl/ogl>.
+
+Also VC++ project files and makefiles have been made more
+consistent, so some paths and library names have changed.

 
 Platforms supported
 -------------------
 
 Platforms supported
 -------------------


@@ -63,8 +44,8 @@ wxWindows 2 currently supports the following platforms:
 - Mac (not covered here: please see the wxWindows web site
   for details)
 
 - Mac (not covered here: please see the wxWindows web site
   for details)
 

-Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the release notes
-(available via docs/html/index.htm) for details.
+Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the install.txt
+file for each platform (available via docs/html/index.htm) for details.

 
 Files
 -----
 
 Files
 -----


@@ -97,8 +78,10 @@ wx2_x_y_vc.zip             MS VC++ 5/6 project files
 wx2_x_y_bc.zip             Borland C++ 5 project files
 wx2_x_y_cw.zip             Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4.1 project files
 jpeg.zip                   Optional JPEG library
 wx2_x_y_bc.zip             Borland C++ 5 project files
 wx2_x_y_cw.zip             Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4.1 project files
 jpeg.zip                   Optional JPEG library

+tiff.zip                   Optional TIFF library

 ogl3.zip                   Optional Object Graphics Library
 ogl3.zip                   Optional Object Graphics Library

-glcanvas.zip               Optional wxGLCanvas class (Motif, GTK, MSW)
+mmedia.zip                 Optional MMedia class library (Motif, GTK, MSW)
+stc.zip                    Optional wxStyledTextCtrl library (Motif, GTK, MSW)

 tex2rtf2.zip               Tex2RTF documentation tool
 
 wxWindows for GTK distribution
 tex2rtf2.zip               Tex2RTF documentation tool
 
 wxWindows for GTK distribution


@@ -116,9 +99,9 @@ wxMotif-2.x.y.tgz          wxMotif source distribution. You will
    -- OR --                from the zip set (above).
 
 wx2_x_y_gen.zip
    -- OR --                from the zip set (above).
 
 wx2_x_y_gen.zip

-wx2_x_y_msw.zip

 wx2_x_y_mot.zip
 jpeg.zip
 wx2_x_y_mot.zip
 jpeg.zip

+tiff.zip

 
 wxWindows for Windows distribution
 ----------------------------------
 
 wxWindows for Windows distribution
 ----------------------------------


@@ -161,23 +144,42 @@ For licensing information, please see the files:
 Although this may seem complex, it is there to allow authors of
 proprietary/commercial applications to use wxWindows in
 addition to those writing GPL'ed applications. In summary,
 Although this may seem complex, it is there to allow authors of
 proprietary/commercial applications to use wxWindows in
 addition to those writing GPL'ed applications. In summary,

-the licence is L-GPL plus a clause allowing unrestricted
+the licence is LGPL plus a clause allowing unrestricted

 distribution of application binaries. To answer a FAQ, you
 don't have to distribute any source if you wish to write
 distribution of application binaries. To answer a FAQ, you
 don't have to distribute any source if you wish to write

-commercial applications using wxWindows.
+commercial applications using wxWindows. 
+
+However, if you distribute wxGTK or wxMotif (with Lesstif) version
+of your application, don't forget that it is linked against
+GTK+ (or Lesstif) which is covered by LGPL *without* exception
+notice. Under Linux systems your app is probably linked
+against LGPL glibc as well. Please read carefuly LGPL, section 6.
+which describes conditions for distribution of closed source applications
+linked against LGPL library. Basically you should link dynamicaly and
+include source code of LGPL libraries with your product (unless it is
+already present in user's system - like glibc usually is).
+If compiled with --enable-odbc (Unix only), wxWindows library will 
+contain iODBC library which is covered by LGPL.
+
+If you use TIFF image handler, please see src/tiff/COPYRIGHT
+for libtiff license details.
+
+If you use JPEG image handler, documentation for your program should
+contain following sentence: "This software is based in part on the work of
+the Independent JPEG Group". See src/jpeg/README for details.
+

 
 Documentation
 -------------
 
 
 Documentation
 -------------
 

-See docs/release.txt for some notes about the current release.
-

 See docs/bugs.txt for a bug list: this file is new and will initially
   be edited by hand, later generated from a web-based bug database.
 
 See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents.
 
 See docs/bugs.txt for a bug list: this file is new and will initially
   be edited by hand, later generated from a web-based bug database.
 
 See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents.
 

-See docs/changes.txt for a detailed history of changes to wxWindows 2
-  (not up-to-date).
+See docs/changes.txt for a summary of changes to wxWindows 2.
+
+See docs/tech for an archive of technical notes.

 
 The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp.
 The PDF help files are located in docs/pdf.
 
 The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp.
 The PDF help files are located in docs/pdf.


@@ -205,5 +207,5 @@ web site) or contact Julian Smart <julian.smart@ukonline.co.uk>.
 
 Good luck!
 
 
 Good luck!
 

-The wxWindows Team, November 1999
+The wxWindows Team, 19 March, 2000