be able to change tabs with arrow keys

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
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+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
   to const wxChar*:
      wxLogError(_("error: %s"), !err.empty() ? (const wxChar*)err.c_str() : "")
 
   to const wxChar*:
      wxLogError(_("error: %s"), !err.empty() ? (const wxChar*)err.c_str() : "")
 

+- wxCtime() and wxAsctime() return char*; this is incompatible with Unicode
+  build in wxWidgets 2.8 that returned wchar_t*.
+

 - DigitalMars compiler has a bug that prevents it from using
   wxUniChar::operator bool in conditions and it erroneously reports type
   conversion ambiguity in expressions such as this:
 - DigitalMars compiler has a bug that prevents it from using
   wxUniChar::operator bool in conditions and it erroneously reports type
   conversion ambiguity in expressions such as this:


@@ -66,12 +69,24 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
   This can be worked around by explicitly casting to bool:
      for ( wxString::const_iterator p = s.begin(); (bool)*p; ++p )
 
   This can be worked around by explicitly casting to bool:
      for ( wxString::const_iterator p = s.begin(); (bool)*p; ++p )
 

+- virtual wxHtmlParser::AddText() takes wxString, not wxChar*, argument now.
+
+- Funtions that took wxChar* arguments that could by NULL in wxWidgets 2.8.
+  are deprecated and passing NULL to them won't compile anymore, wxEmptyString
+  must be used instead.
+

 Deprecated methods and their replacements
 -----------------------------------------
 
 - wxCreateGreyedImage() deprecated, use wxImage::ConvertToGreyscale() instead.
 - wxString::GetWriteBuf() and UngetWriteBuf() deprecated, using wxStringBuffer
   or wxStringBufferLength instead.
 Deprecated methods and their replacements
 -----------------------------------------
 
 - wxCreateGreyedImage() deprecated, use wxImage::ConvertToGreyscale() instead.
 - wxString::GetWriteBuf() and UngetWriteBuf() deprecated, using wxStringBuffer
   or wxStringBufferLength instead.

+- wxDIRCTRL_SHOW_FILTERS style is deprecated, filters are alwsys shown if
+  specified so this style should simply be removed
+- wxDocManager::MakeDefaultName() replaced by MakeNewDocumentName() and
+  wxDocument::GetPrintableName() with GetUserReadableName() which are simpler
+  to use
+

 
 Major new features in this release
 ----------------------------------
 
 Major new features in this release
 ----------------------------------


@@ -89,12 +104,18 @@ All:
 - Added wxEXEC_BLOCK flag (Hank Schultz)
 - Add support for wxStream-derived classes to wxRTTI (Stas Sergeev)
 - Added wxStreamBuffer::Truncate() (Stas Sergeev)
 - Added wxEXEC_BLOCK flag (Hank Schultz)
 - Add support for wxStream-derived classes to wxRTTI (Stas Sergeev)
 - Added wxStreamBuffer::Truncate() (Stas Sergeev)

+- Allow using  wxEventLoop in console applications (Lukasz Michalski)
+- Added functions for Base64 en/decoding (Charles Reimers)
+- wxLogInterposer has been added to replace wxLogPassThrough and new
+  wxLogInterposerTemp was added

 
 All (GUI):
 
 - Added wxH[V]ScrolledWindow (Brad Anderson, Bryan Petty)
 - Added wxDC::StretchBlit() for wxMac and wxMSW (Vince Harron)
 
 All (GUI):
 
 - Added wxH[V]ScrolledWindow (Brad Anderson, Bryan Petty)
 - Added wxDC::StretchBlit() for wxMac and wxMSW (Vince Harron)

+- Added support for drop down toolbar buttons (Tim Kosse)

 - Added support for labels for toolbar controls (Vince Harron)
 - Added support for labels for toolbar controls (Vince Harron)

+- Added wxMessageDialog::SetMessage() and SetExtendedMessage()

 - Added wxEventBlocker class (Francesco Montorsi).
 - Added wxFile/DirPickerCtrl::Get/SetFile/DirName() (Francesco Montorsi).
 - Added wxSizerFlags::Top() and Bottom().
 - Added wxEventBlocker class (Francesco Montorsi).
 - Added wxFile/DirPickerCtrl::Get/SetFile/DirName() (Francesco Montorsi).
 - Added wxSizerFlags::Top() and Bottom().


@@ -110,6 +131,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Add support for <data> tags to wxrc
 - Support wxAPPLY and wxCLOSE in CreateStdDialogButtonSizer() (Marcin Wojdyr)
 - Show standard options in wxCmdLineParser usage message (Francesco Montorsi)
 - Add support for <data> tags to wxrc
 - Support wxAPPLY and wxCLOSE in CreateStdDialogButtonSizer() (Marcin Wojdyr)
 - Show standard options in wxCmdLineParser usage message (Francesco Montorsi)

+- Added wxRect::operator+ (union) and * (intersection) (bdonner)

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -122,13 +144,13 @@ wxGTK:
 - wxTopLevelWindow::GetSize() returns the size including the WM decorations.
 - wxTopLevelWindow::GetClientSize() returns 0x0 when the window is minimized.
 - Added support for colour cursors (Pascal Monasse).
 - wxTopLevelWindow::GetSize() returns the size including the WM decorations.
 - wxTopLevelWindow::GetClientSize() returns 0x0 when the window is minimized.
 - Added support for colour cursors (Pascal Monasse).

-- Setting foreground colour of single line wxTextCtrl now works

 - Pass current control text to EVT_TEXT handler for wxSpinCtrl (John Ratliff)
 - Added gtk.tlw.can-set-transparency system option
 
 wxMac:
 
 - Better IconRef support (Alan Shouls)
 - Pass current control text to EVT_TEXT handler for wxSpinCtrl (John Ratliff)
 - Added gtk.tlw.can-set-transparency system option
 
 wxMac:
 
 - Better IconRef support (Alan Shouls)

+- Added support for changing button labels in wxMessageDialog (Gareth Simpson)

 - Fix duplicate (empty) help menu in non-English programs (Andreas Jacobs)
 - Allow accelerators to be used with buttons too (Ryan Wilcox)
 - Support resource forks in wxCopyFile() (Hank Schultz)
 - Fix duplicate (empty) help menu in non-English programs (Andreas Jacobs)
 - Allow accelerators to be used with buttons too (Ryan Wilcox)
 - Support resource forks in wxCopyFile() (Hank Schultz)


@@ -145,12 +167,47 @@ wxX11:
 - Make Enter key activate the default button (David Hart)
 
 
 - Make Enter key activate the default button (David Hart)
 
 

+2.8.5
+-----
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- Added colour normalization to PNM image handler (Ray Johnston)
+- Fixed selecting part of word from right to left in wxHTML (Michael Hieke)
+- Selecting text in wxHTML with character precision was made easier, it's
+  enough to select half of a character (Michael Hieke)
+- Significantly improved startup times of XRC-based applications using
+  embedded resources on Unix (requires resources recompilation)
+- Fixed freeing of "static" alpha data in wxImage (Axel Gembe)
+- Don't invalidate the font in SetNativeFontInfo[Desc]() if the string is
+  invalid, to conform to the documented behaviour (Langhammer)
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Correct problem with page setup dialog when using landscape mode
+- Added msw.font.no-proof-quality system option, see manual for description
+- Fix appearance of notebook with non-top tabs under Windows Vista
+- Fixed bug with symbol resolving in wxStackWalker (Axel Gembe)
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- Setting foreground colour of single line wxTextCtrl now works
+- More work on setting defaults in GNOME print dialogs.
+- Also made landscape printing work as per wxMSW.
+- Add support for clipping in GNOME print backend.
+- Speed up wxBitmap::Rescale()
+- Add right button event for wxToolbar's tools (Tim Kosse)
+- Don't unconditionally add wxCAPTION style to wxMiniFrame
+
+

 2.8.4
 -----
 
 All:
 
 - Fix bug in wxFileConfig when recreating a group (Steven Van Ingelgem)
 2.8.4
 -----
 
 All:
 
 - Fix bug in wxFileConfig when recreating a group (Steven Van Ingelgem)

+- Fix wxStringOutputStream::Write() in Unicode build when the argument
+  overlaps UTF-8 characters boundary

 - Account for lines without newline at the end in wxExecute()
 
 All (Unix):
 - Account for lines without newline at the end in wxExecute()
 
 All (Unix):


@@ -161,6 +218,8 @@ All (GUI):
 
 - Allow status bar children in XRC (Edmunt Pienkowski)
 - Fix memory leak in wxWizard when not using sizers for the page layout
 
 - Allow status bar children in XRC (Edmunt Pienkowski)
 - Fix memory leak in wxWizard when not using sizers for the page layout

+- Added wxListCtrl::SetItemPtrData()
+- wxHTML: Apply table background colour between the cells too (Michael Hieke)

 
 wxMSW:
 
 
 wxMSW:
 


@@ -172,6 +231,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Fixed bug in wxThread::Wait() in console applications introduced in 2.8.3
 - Support right-aligned/centered owner drawn items in wxListCtrl (troelsk)
 - Compilation fixed with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6==0
 - Fixed bug in wxThread::Wait() in console applications introduced in 2.8.3
 - Support right-aligned/centered owner drawn items in wxListCtrl (troelsk)
 - Compilation fixed with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6==0

+- Fix wxComboCtrl colours under Windows Vista (Kolya Kosenko)

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK: