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[wxWidgets.git] / docs / readme.txt

diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt
index 3b3dd3e94cbc560e90f54f7e1dfddb370646fcb8..dc010aca34eaa21e6cf33562c343c979b900263a 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/readme.txt
+++ b/docs/readme.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-               wxWidgets 2.9.4 Release Notes
+               wxWidgets 3.0.0 Release Notes

                =============================
 
 Welcome to the latest release of wxWidgets, a free cross-platform C++
                =============================
 
 Welcome to the latest release of wxWidgets, a free cross-platform C++


@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ thread handling, and so on. You can learn more about wxWidgets at
 
 wxWidgets sources are available for download from
 
 
 wxWidgets sources are available for download from
 

-        https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/2.9.4/
+        https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/3.0.0/

 
 or
 
 
 or
 

-        ftp://ftp.wxwidgets.org/pub/2.9.4/
+        ftp://ftp.wxwidgets.org/pub/3.0.0/

 
 Please see the "Files" section below for the description of various
 files available at these locations.
 
 Please see the "Files" section below for the description of various
 files available at these locations.


@@ -29,14 +29,7 @@ files available at these locations.
 A detailed reference manual including in-depth overviews for various
 topics is supplied in various formats and can be accessed online at
 
 A detailed reference manual including in-depth overviews for various
 topics is supplied in various formats and can be accessed online at
 

-        http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.4/
-
-
-Note about naming: while 2.9.4 is called a "development" release,
-this only means that API is not guaranteed to remain unchanged in the
-subsequent 2.9.x releases (although it is still likely that it will),
-unlike in the stable 2.8.x branch. We believe the current version is
-stable and suitable for use in production environment.
+        http://docs.wxwidgets.org/3.0.0/

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -47,18 +40,22 @@ This release contains several years worth of improvements compared
 to 2.8 version. Notably, Unicode support has been completely
 overhauled and made much easier to use. Debugging support, including
 when using a release build of the library, was much improved making
 to 2.8 version. Notably, Unicode support has been completely
 overhauled and made much easier to use. Debugging support, including
 when using a release build of the library, was much improved making

-it less likely that you use the library incorrectly. Many new GUI
-and base classes have been added or improved.
+it less likely that you use the library incorrectly. Dynamic event
+handling was made much more comfortable. Many new GUI and base classes
+have been added or improved and all ports, and especially wxOSX/Cocoa
+and wxGTK3, were enhanced.
+
+Compared to the previous 2.9 development releases the most important
+change is that this release is part of the new 3.0 stable series,
+guarantying backwards API and ABI compatibility with the next 3.0.x
+releases.

 
 Please see the file docs/changes.txt for more details and make sure
 to read the section "Incompatible changes since 2.8" if you upgrade
 from a previous wxWidgets release.
 
 This release introduces many important changes and we are looking
 
 Please see the file docs/changes.txt for more details and make sure
 to read the section "Incompatible changes since 2.8" if you upgrade
 from a previous wxWidgets release.
 
 This release introduces many important changes and we are looking

-forward to your feedback about them. In particular please let us
-know about any regressions compared to the previous versions (see
-the section "Bug reporting" below) so that we could fix them before
-3.0 release.
+forward to your feedback about them!

 
 
 Platforms supported
 
 
 Platforms supported


@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ wxWidgets currently supports the following primary platforms:
 
 - Windows 95/98/ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
 - Most Unix variants using the GTK+ toolkit (version 2.6 or newer)
 
 - Windows 95/98/ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
 - Most Unix variants using the GTK+ toolkit (version 2.6 or newer)

-- Mac OS X (10.4 or newer) using either Carbon or Cocoa
+- Mac OS X (10.5 or newer) using either Carbon or Cocoa

 
 There is some support for the following platforms:
 
 
 There is some support for the following platforms:
 


@@ -102,6 +99,11 @@ In addition to the sources, documentation in HTML, CHM and HTB
 for Microsoft Windows. Notice that you will still need to compile
 wxWidgets even when using the installer.
 
 for Microsoft Windows. Notice that you will still need to compile
 wxWidgets even when using the installer.
 

+Experimentally, we also supply binaries of wxMSW libraries built
+with several versions of Microsoft Visual C++ compiler for this
+release. They are available in the "binaries" subdirectory, see
+the description of the files in the README file there.
+

 
 Installation
 ------------
 
 Installation
 ------------


@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ For licensing information, please see the files:
   docs/licendoc.txt
   docs/gpl.txt
   docs/lgpl.txt
   docs/licendoc.txt
   docs/gpl.txt
   docs/lgpl.txt

+  docs/xserver.txt

 
 Although this may seem complex, it is there to allow authors of
 proprietary/commercial applications to use wxWidgets in addition
 
 Although this may seem complex, it is there to allow authors of
 proprietary/commercial applications to use wxWidgets in addition


@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ Documentation
 -------------
 
 wxWidgets documentation is available online at
 -------------
 
 wxWidgets documentation is available online at

-http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.4/ and can also be downloaded in HTML
+http://docs.wxwidgets.org/3.0.0/ and can also be downloaded in HTML

 format. To generate documentation in other formats (PDF, CHM, ...)
 please use the scripts in docs/doxygen directory.
 
 format. To generate documentation in other formats (PDF, CHM, ...)
 please use the scripts in docs/doxygen directory.
 


@@ -201,4 +204,4 @@ web site.
 
 Have fun!
 
 
 Have fun!
 

-The wxWidgets Team, July 2012
+The wxWidgets Team, July 2013