Fix vertical offset for wxGTK wxStaticBox without label.

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
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@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors, please read this!
   or equivalent function should now be done into wxApp::OnEventLoopEnter().
   See wxApp::OnEventLoopEnter() and wxApp::OnEventLoopExit() docs for more info.
 
   or equivalent function should now be done into wxApp::OnEventLoopEnter().
   See wxApp::OnEventLoopEnter() and wxApp::OnEventLoopExit() docs for more info.
 

+- wxDialogs get wxEVT_SIZE events immediately after creation in wxMSW, as with
+  wxFrames. This means that this event handler may be called earlier than in
+  2.8, check that all the controls are initialized before using them in it.
+

 - wxLoadFileSelector() now allows the user to select existing files only.
 
 - Erase background events are now not generated at all when background style is
 - wxLoadFileSelector() now allows the user to select existing files only.
 
 - Erase background events are now not generated at all when background style is


@@ -218,6 +222,21 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
 - WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 doesn't exist any more, please update your code if
   you still relied on features deprecated since version 2.4
 
 - WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 doesn't exist any more, please update your code if
   you still relied on features deprecated since version 2.4
 

+- WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6 still exists but is 0 by default in this release and
+  will be removed in 3.2. You can set it to 1 and rebuild wxWidgets to access
+  the old and deprecated symbols but please consider updating your code
+  instead. Here are replacements for some of the obsolete symbols:
+   + wxSAVE and wxOPEN -> wxFD_SAVE and wxFD_OPEN
+   + WXK_PRIOR and WXK_NEXT -> WXK_PAGEUP and WXK_PAGEDOWN
+   + wxRESIZE_BOX -> wxMAXIMIZE_BOX
+   + wxTHICK_FRAME -> wxRESIZE_BORDER
+   + wxPROCESS_ENTER and wxPASSWORD -> wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER and wxTE_PASSWORD
+   + EVT_SCROLL_ENDSCROLL -> EVT_SCROLL_CHANGED
+   + NewControlId -> wxWindow::NewControlId()
+   + wxFileHistory::GetNoHistoryFiles() -> wxFileHistory::GetCount()
+   + wxSizerItem::SetOption() -> wxSizerItem::SetProportion()
+   + wxSizer::Remove(wxWindow*) -> wxSizer::Detach()
+

 - wxDC classes hierarchy has changed, if you derived any classes from wxDC you
   need to review them as wxDC doesn't have any virtual methods any longer and
   uses delegation instead of inheritance to present different behaviours.
 - wxDC classes hierarchy has changed, if you derived any classes from wxDC you
   need to review them as wxDC doesn't have any virtual methods any longer and
   uses delegation instead of inheritance to present different behaviours.


@@ -266,6 +285,12 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
     error instead. This can be worked around by explicitly casting to const
     wxChar*: wxLogError(_("error: %s"), !err.empty() ? (const wxChar*)err.c_str() : "")
 
     error instead. This can be worked around by explicitly casting to const
     wxChar*: wxLogError(_("error: %s"), !err.empty() ? (const wxChar*)err.c_str() : "")
 

+- wxDateTime::ParseXXX() overloads don't return anything when called with
+  wxCStrData argument. If you need to test the parsing success, use a newer
+  overload taking wxString::const_iterator and returning bool or explicitly
+  select a narrow or wide char version to use by casting c_str() to either
+  "char*" or "wchar_t*". Or create a temporary wxString and parse it instead.
+

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


@@ -353,6 +378,12 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
   result in compilation errors due to an ambiguity between them if you pass
   NULL as client data. To fix this, cast NULL explicitly to "void**".
 
   result in compilation errors due to an ambiguity between them if you pass
   NULL as client data. To fix this, cast NULL explicitly to "void**".
 

+- wxChoicebookEvent, wxListbookEvent, wxNotebookEvent, wxToolbookEvent and
+  wxTreebookEvent are now all synonyms for wxBookCtrlEvent. The existing code
+  using the old names continues to work but they can't be forward-declared
+  any more. Use wxBookCtrlEvent in your code if you need to forward-declare
+  it or just include the appropriate header instead of forward declaration.
+

 
 Deprecated methods and their replacements
 -----------------------------------------
 
 Deprecated methods and their replacements
 -----------------------------------------


@@ -431,6 +462,14 @@ Deprecated methods and their replacements
   possible or wxWindowDisabler otherwise.
 
 
   possible or wxWindowDisabler otherwise.
 
 

+Changes in behaviour visible to end users
+-----------------------------------------
+
+- In wxMSW wxSpinCtrl used to prevent the user from entering more digits than
+  could fit in its visible area. This was inconsistent with the other ports and
+  now the control scrolls if too much text is added.
+
+

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


@@ -466,9 +505,15 @@ Major new features in this release
 2.9.4:
 ------
 
 2.9.4:
 ------
 

+INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.9.3
+
+- wxDataViewListCtrl doesn't delete its client data any more for compatibility
+  with wxListCtrl, use full wxDataViewCtrl if you don't need compatibility.
+

 All:
 
 - Added wxLogFormatter to allow customizing wxLog output (Sébastien Gallou).
 All:
 
 - Added wxLogFormatter to allow customizing wxLog output (Sébastien Gallou).

+- Added wxFSInputStream for reading data from wxFileSystem (Armel Asselin).

 - Added "%z" support to wxDateTime::Format() and Parse() (Armel Asselin).
 - Add wxHTTP::SetPostBuffer(wxMemoryBuffer) and SetPostText() (Eran Ifrah).
 - Fix wrong time zone used in wxDateTime::UNow().
 - Added "%z" support to wxDateTime::Format() and Parse() (Armel Asselin).
 - Add wxHTTP::SetPostBuffer(wxMemoryBuffer) and SetPostText() (Eran Ifrah).
 - Fix wrong time zone used in wxDateTime::UNow().


@@ -476,9 +521,13 @@ All:
 - Added wxFileName::Exists().
 - Implement wxThread::SetConcurrency() for POSIX systems (Igor Korot).
 - Fix deadlock due to too many events in Unix console apps (Lukasz Michalski).
 - Added wxFileName::Exists().
 - Implement wxThread::SetConcurrency() for POSIX systems (Igor Korot).
 - Fix deadlock due to too many events in Unix console apps (Lukasz Michalski).

+- Added wxDir::GetNameWithSep().
+- Allow unloading wxPluginLibrary objects in any order (manyleaves).
+- Fix passing strings with embedded NULs in wxThreadEvents (sodev).

 
 All (GUI):
 
 
 All (GUI):
 

+- Add wxGrid::Render() for printing wxGrid (John Roberts).

 - Added strike-through support to wxFont (Igor Korot).
 - Add support for horizontal mouse wheel events to MSW and GTK (Lauri Nurmi).
 - Fix infinite loop in wxHtmlEasyPrinting when trying to page break images
 - Added strike-through support to wxFont (Igor Korot).
 - Add support for horizontal mouse wheel events to MSW and GTK (Lauri Nurmi).
 - Fix infinite loop in wxHtmlEasyPrinting when trying to page break images


@@ -493,18 +542,28 @@ All (GUI):
 - Send wxEVT_UPDATE_UI for wxRibbonButtonBar and wxRibbonToolBar (Emilien Kia).
 - Add InsertXXXButton() to wxRibbonButtonBar and wxRibbonToolBar (Emilien Kia).
 - Allow enabling/disabling and toggling tools in wxRibbonToolBar (Emilien Kia).
 - Send wxEVT_UPDATE_UI for wxRibbonButtonBar and wxRibbonToolBar (Emilien Kia).
 - Add InsertXXXButton() to wxRibbonButtonBar and wxRibbonToolBar (Emilien Kia).
 - Allow enabling/disabling and toggling tools in wxRibbonToolBar (Emilien Kia).

+- Implement support for extension button to wxRibbonPanel (Emilien Kia).

 - Fix multiple item selection in generic wxTreeCtrl (Igor Korot).
 - Implement wxMenuBar::IsEnabledTop() for all major ports (Igor Korot).
 - Implement best size calculation for report mode wxListCtrl.
 - Fix setting of the frame icon when using non-standard icon sizes (vid).
 - Implement wxDV_ROW_LINES in generic wxDataViewCtrl (RedCAT).
 - Added EVT_AUI_PANE_ACTIVATED event (Ronny Krüger).
 - Fix multiple item selection in generic wxTreeCtrl (Igor Korot).
 - Implement wxMenuBar::IsEnabledTop() for all major ports (Igor Korot).
 - Implement best size calculation for report mode wxListCtrl.
 - Fix setting of the frame icon when using non-standard icon sizes (vid).
 - Implement wxDV_ROW_LINES in generic wxDataViewCtrl (RedCAT).
 - Added EVT_AUI_PANE_ACTIVATED event (Ronny Krüger).

+- Added support for page tooltips to wxAuiNotebook (Armel Asselin).

 - Added wxSplitterWindow::SetSashInvisible() (Armel Asselin).
 - Enable/disable "Window" menu items in AUI MDI correctly (wsu).
 - Added wxTimePickerCtrl::Get/SetTime().
 - Fix WXK_MENU handling in wxStyledTextCtrl under wxGTK (cantabile).
 - Added wxAcceleratorEntry::ToRawString() (Armel Asselin).
 - Added wxSplitterWindow::SetSashInvisible() (Armel Asselin).
 - Enable/disable "Window" menu items in AUI MDI correctly (wsu).
 - Added wxTimePickerCtrl::Get/SetTime().
 - Fix WXK_MENU handling in wxStyledTextCtrl under wxGTK (cantabile).
 - Added wxAcceleratorEntry::ToRawString() (Armel Asselin).

-
+- Added wxDataViewEvent::SetDragFlags() and GetDropEffect() (Friedrich).
+- Added support for fields and virtual attributes to wxRichTextCtrl.
+- Added custom text and dimension scaling to wxRichTextCtrl.
+- Added pixel font size capability to wxTextAttr and wxRichTextCtrl.
+- Fully implement wxStyledTextCtrl::PositionToXY() (troelsk).
+- Added wxDataViewListCtrl::{Set,Get}ItemData().
+- Added wxDataViewListCtrl::GetItemCount() (Kry).
+- Added support for Korean Johab and Vietnamese encodings (jank9201).
+- Fix off by 1 bug with setting font size in points in wxHTML (gevorg).

 
 GTK:
 
 
 GTK:
 


@@ -513,6 +572,7 @@ GTK:
 - Implement wxDirDialog::Create() and wxFileDialog::Create() (vinayakgarg).
 - Fix const methods display in assert dialog (vinayakgarg).
 - Implement native tab art for wxAUI (Jens Lody and Teodor Petrov).
 - Implement wxDirDialog::Create() and wxFileDialog::Create() (vinayakgarg).
 - Fix const methods display in assert dialog (vinayakgarg).
 - Implement native tab art for wxAUI (Jens Lody and Teodor Petrov).

+- Fix pasting large amounts of text (Bradley Hawkins).

 
 MSW:
 
 
 MSW:
 


@@ -529,16 +589,26 @@ MSW:
 - Fix coordinate handling in wxDC::Blit() when source DC is a DIB.
 - Fix handling of composite windows in wxToolTip (Armel Asselin).
 - Add VT_I8 support to wxAutomationObject (PB).
 - Fix coordinate handling in wxDC::Blit() when source DC is a DIB.
 - Fix handling of composite windows in wxToolTip (Armel Asselin).
 - Add VT_I8 support to wxAutomationObject (PB).

+- Fix wxListbook size calculations to avoid spurious scrollbars.
+- Fix code compilation with wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8 (Kolya Kosenko).
+- Fix crash in wxTreeCtrl when calling GetSelection() from selection changed
+  event handler under Vista and later (sbrowne).
+- Fix text extent computation in wxGraphicsContext (juria90).

 
 OSX:
 
 - Provide native implementations of wxDatePickerCtrl and wxTimePickerCtrl.
 - Fix handling of positional parameters in wxPrintf() &c (David Connet).
 
 OSX:
 
 - Provide native implementations of wxDatePickerCtrl and wxTimePickerCtrl.
 - Fix handling of positional parameters in wxPrintf() &c (David Connet).

+- Implement wxStackWalker.

 
 Univ:
 
 - Fix regression with read-only wxComboBox appearance (Jason Erb).
 
 
 Univ:
 
 - Fix regression with read-only wxComboBox appearance (Jason Erb).
 

+Unix:
+
+- Fix bug with wxDir("/").GetName() returning empty string.
+

 
 
 2.9.3: (released 2011-12-14)
 
 
 2.9.3: (released 2011-12-14)