1. more warnings fixes in gtk/region.cpp and common/tbarsmpl.cpp

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / readme.txt

diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt
index a8b5870f967ac598973eaa0ae7bb9e76a8512d4c..296b19d2a8f1f2cdbc09c85ddf0f29917863c963 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/readme.txt
+++ b/docs/readme.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-wxWindows 2.1.10
+wxWindows 2.1.12

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


@@ -21,21 +21,46 @@ important documents and samples.
 Changes in this release
 -----------------------
 
 Changes in this release
 -----------------------
 

-These are the major improvements:
+These are some of the major improvements:

 
 

-wxWindows 2.1.10
+wxWindows 2.1.12
+================
+
+- New wxDateTime class to replace millenium-uncompliant wxTime
+  and wxDate classes.
+- New wxCalendarCtrl class and sample.
+- New wxCmdLineParser class.
+- Further bug fixes.
+- TIFF support added to wxImage.
+
+wxWindows 2.1.11

 ================
 
 - Numerous bug fixes and consistency improvements.
 - Further samples.
 - Factoring out of some code into base classes, for easier
   maintenance.
 ================
 
 - 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
 - Integration of wxHTML widget and help controller into

-  wxWindows. wxHTML allows HTML viewing and printing.
+  wxWindows. wxHTML allows HTML viewing and printing (wxGTK
+  and wxMSW, partial support in wxMotif).

 - New classes wxChrono, wxDialUpManager, wxFontEnumerator,
 - New classes wxChrono, wxDialUpManager, wxFontEnumerator,

-  wxWizard, etc.
+  wxWizard, wxStaticLine, etc.
+- wxShowTip for showing 'startup tips' to the user.

 - wxSocket and wxThread classes rewritten.
 - 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.
 - Documentation improvements.

+- Revised configure system for wxGTK and wxMotif; tmake-based
+  system for generating wxMSW makefiles.
+- Installer for Windows as alternative to zip archives.

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


@@ -82,6 +107,7 @@ 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
 glcanvas.zip               Optional wxGLCanvas class (Motif, GTK, MSW)
 tex2rtf2.zip               Tex2RTF documentation tool
 ogl3.zip                   Optional Object Graphics Library
 glcanvas.zip               Optional wxGLCanvas class (Motif, GTK, MSW)
 tex2rtf2.zip               Tex2RTF documentation tool


@@ -101,7 +127,6 @@ 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
 


@@ -154,9 +179,16 @@ commercial applications using wxWindows.
 Documentation
 -------------
 
 Documentation
 -------------
 

-See docs/changes.txt for a detailed history of changes to wxWindows 2.
+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/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).
+

 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.
 


@@ -183,5 +215,5 @@ web site) or contact Julian Smart <julian.smart@ukonline.co.uk>.
 
 Good luck!
 
 
 Good luck!
 

-The wxWindows Team, November 1999
+The wxWindows Team, Janurary 2000