-Generic wxWindows 2.0 Change Log
---------------------------------
+wxWindows 2 Change Log
+----------------------
-Note: for platform-specific changes, see wx/docs/XXX/changes.txt
-where XXX is one of msw, motif, xt, gtk, mac.
+next release (2.1.12 or 2.2?)
+-----------------------------
+
+wxBase:
+
+- wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
+ available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
+
+- wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
+
+- it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
+ and BeOS (without thread support yet)
+
+- wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
+ added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
+ only so far)
+- wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
+- wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
+- wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
+ results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
+- wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
+- buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
+ is available)
+- wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprectaed wxArray::Remove(index)
+
+all (GUI):
+
+- new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
+
+- wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
+- wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
+ dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
+- vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
+
+- wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
+- "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
+ John Norris)
+- wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
+ MIME types if available (Unix only)
+- wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
+
+- TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
+- PCX files can now be written (24 bit only so far)
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- implemented setting colours for push buttons
+- wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
+- tooltips work with wxRadioBox
+- loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
+- returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
+- wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
+- UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- wxMenu::Enable) works
+
+NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
+change log.
+
+Major improvements are listed in readme.txt.
+
+2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
+-----------------------
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- JPEG support added.
+- Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
+ SetTabSize added.
+- JPEG support added.
+- Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
+- Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
+- Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+
+General:
+
+- Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
+
+
+2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
+-------------------------------
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- wxGLCanvas fixes.
+- Slider/spinbutton fixes.
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
+- Fixed window cursor setting.
+- Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
+- Some makefile fixes.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- None.
+
+General:
+
+- Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
+- More topic overviews.
+- Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
+ prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
+ (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
+
+
+Beta 5, February 18th 1999
+--------------------------
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- wxExecute improved.
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
+ expected).
+- Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
+ debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
+ with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
+- Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
+- Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
+- Fixed focus-related crash.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
+- Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
+
+General:
+
+- wxLocale documented.
+- Added include filenames to class reference.
+- wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
+ DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
+ (though doesn't display help yet).
+
+Beta 4, February 12th 1999
+--------------------------
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- Miscellaneous fixes.
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
+ rationalised.
+- Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
+- Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
+- Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
+- Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
+ syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
+- Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
+ crashes for some reason).
+- Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
+ of malloc, which causes memory problems).
+
+General:
+
+- Further doc improvements.
+- wxGenericValidator added.
+- Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
+ automatically.
+
+Beta 3, January 31st 1999
+-------------------------
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
+- wxToolTip class added.
+- Miscellaneous fixes.
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
+- Makefiles for more compilers.
+- TWIN32 support added.
+- Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
+ factored out program/library settings.
+- Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- A few more colour fixes.
+- wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
+- Some compiler warnings fixed.
+- wxChoice crash fix.
+- Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
+
+General:
+
+- wxBusyCursor class added.
+- Added samples/dde.
+- More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
+
+Beta 2, January 1999
+--------------------
+
+wxGTK:
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
+ the right place.
+- Cured some widget table clashes.
+- Added thread support (Robert).
+- wxPoem sample now works.
+
+General:
+
+- Rearranged documentation a bit.
+- Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
+ the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
+ or below).
+- Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
+- Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
+ sample.
+- Added bombs and fractal samples.
+
+Beta 1, December 24th 1998
+--------------------------
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- Various
+
+wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
+
+
+Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
+----------------------------
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
+- Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
+ wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
+ a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
+ Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
+ on a tab.
+- Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
+- Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
+ of Stefan Csomor.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
+ without (permanently) resizing the window.
+- Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
+ that disabled scrollbar paging.
+- Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
+ colours correctly.
+- Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
+ when any button was pressed.
+- Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
+ have a white background.
+- Fixed dialog colour setting.
+- Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
+ they have sensible colours by default.
+- Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
+- Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
+- Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
+- Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
+- Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
+
+Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
+----------------------------
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- More documentation updates, especially for
+ wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
+- Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
+ of wxTrace.
+- Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
+ However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
+ VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
+ position.
+- Numerous miscellaneous changes.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
+ were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
+ child frames).
+- Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
+- wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
+ to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
+- Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
+ by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
+ the debugging implementation.
+- Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
+ global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
+ WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
+- Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
+- Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
+- Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
+ It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
+
+It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
+
+- wxFrame, wxDialog done.
+- wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
+- wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
+- Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
+- Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
+- wxNotebook almost done.
+- wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
+ to vertical toolbars).
+
+More recently:
+
+- Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
+ to scrollbars).
+- Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
+ tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
+- wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
+
+Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
+----------------------------
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
+ sample.
+- Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
+- A few more makefiles added.
+- GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
+- Further doc updates.
+- wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- First start at Motif port.
+- Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
+- First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
+ wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
+ wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
+
+Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
+--------------------------
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- wxBitmap debugged.
+- wxDC::GetDepth added.
+- Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
+ converted to DC depth if they don't match.
+- wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
+- Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
+- wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
+ so event can travel up the window hierachy.
+
+Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
+------------------------
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
+ wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
+ area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
+ wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
+- Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
+- New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
+- Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
+ changes, wxNotebook.
+- Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
+
+Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
+-----------------------
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
+ altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
+ Windows functions, for efficiency.
+- Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
+- #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
+ don't support it.
+- Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
+- Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
+
+Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
+-----------------------
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
+ have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
-----------------------
+wxMSW:
+
+- Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
+- Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
+ wxMenuBar.
+- Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
+ SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
+ wxMenuItem accessors.
+- Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
+ wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
+- Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
+- ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
+- Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
+- Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
+- Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
+ then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
+ the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
+ to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
+ being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
+ first, then doing the assignment.
+- Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
+- Various other bug fixes and additions.
+
+Generic:
+
- Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
- Expanded documentation a bit more.
+Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
+----------------------
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
+ and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
+ icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
+- wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
+- Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
+ require application-supplied positioning code though.
+- Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
+ for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
+ change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
+
Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
------------------------
+wxMSW:
+
+- Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
+ fields were used.
+- Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
+ compilation and pragmas.
+- Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
+ commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
+
+Generic:
+
- Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
- Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
compilation and pragmas.
Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
------------------------
+wxMSW:
+
+- Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
+- Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
+ some reason :-(
+- Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
+- Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
+- Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
+ of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
+ startup/exit.
+- Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
+ makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
+- Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
+VADIM'S CHANGES:
+- Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
+ compatibility functions.
+- Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
+- file.h: new wxTempFile class.
+- defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
+- statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
+- registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
+- listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
+- wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
+
+Generic:
+
- Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
- Added samples/png.
- IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
------------------------
+wxMSW:
+
+- Added tab classes, tab sample.
+- Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
+ cleaned up properly before exit.
+- Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
+ automatically.
+- Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
+- Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
+ memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
+ unresolved issues.
+- Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
+ to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
+ tray area.
+- Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
+ application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
+- Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
+- Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
+
+Generic:
+
- Added tab classes, tab sample.
- Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
------------------------
+wxMSW:
+
+- Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
+- Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
+- Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
+ check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
+ exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
+ m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
+ don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
+- Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
+- Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
+ added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
+ wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
+ Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
+ IUnknown.
+ Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
+- Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
+ Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
+- Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
+- Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
+ Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
+- Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
+ can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
+ internal implementation.
+- Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
+ in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
+ binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
+
+Generic:
+
- Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
- Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
- Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
--------------------------
+wxMSW:
+
+- GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
+ DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
+ the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
+ changes.
+- Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
+ resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
+ advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
+- Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
+ again.
+- Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
+- Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
+ e.g. wxDC.
+
+Generic:
+
- GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
--------------------------
+All:
+
- Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
- const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
Alpha 3, September 1997
-----------------------
+All:
+
- wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
- Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
- PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
------------------------
+All:
+
- EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
with MetroWerks compiler.
- Added ids to .wxr file format.
Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
-----------------------
+Generic:
+
At this point, the following has been achieved:
- A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
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