handle negative time spans correctly in Format()

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

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@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ wxWidgets Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
 ================================
 
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
 ================================
 

-- wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour
+- wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour.

 - wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't
 - wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't

-  even compile)
+  even compile).

 - For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made
   to read _past_ the end of file.
 - For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made
   to read _past_ the end of file.

-- wxCHECK family of macros now must be followed by a semicolon
+- wxCHECK family of macros now must be followed by a semicolon.

 - wxMBConv::cMB2WC() and cWC2MB() take size of the input buffer and return
   length of the converted string in all cases now.
 - wxHtmlWindow::OnCellClicked() now returns bool.
 - wxMBConv::cMB2WC() and cWC2MB() take size of the input buffer and return
   length of the converted string in all cases now.
 - wxHtmlWindow::OnCellClicked() now returns bool.


@@ -22,13 +22,18 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
   wxHtmlCell::GetMouseCursor(); old code overriding GetCursor() will
   continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to
   use GetMouseCursor().
   wxHtmlCell::GetMouseCursor(); old code overriding GetCursor() will
   continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to
   use GetMouseCursor().

+- wxHtmlCell::AdjustPagebreak() signature has changed, update your code if you
+  override it.
+- wxFontEnumerator::GetFacenames() and GetEncodings() now return arrays and
+  not pointers to arrays.
+- wxStaticBoxSizer now deletes the associated wxStaticBox when it is deleted.

 
 
 Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements
 -----------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements
 -----------------------------------------------------
 

-- wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd()
-- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, just don't use them
+- wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd().
+- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, just don't use them.

 
 
 2.7.0
 
 
 2.7.0


@@ -36,12 +41,15 @@ Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements
 
 All:
 
 
 All:
 

-- wx(F)File, wxTextFile and wxInputStreams recognize Unicode BOM now
-- Many fixes for UTF-16/32 handling in Unicode builds
+- Added positional parameters support to wxVsnprintf() (Francesco Montorsi).
+- wx(F)File, wxTextFile and wxInputStreams recognize Unicode BOM now.
+- Many fixes for UTF-16/32 handling in Unicode builds.

 - wxLaunchDefaultBrowser() now supports wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW flag.
 - Added wxStandardPaths::GetResourcesDir() and GetLocalizedResourcesDir()
 - wxLaunchDefaultBrowser() now supports wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW flag.
 - Added wxStandardPaths::GetResourcesDir() and GetLocalizedResourcesDir()

+- Added wxStandardPaths::GetDocumentsDir() (Ken Thomases).

 - Added wxStringTokenizer::GetLastDelimiter(); improved documentation.
 - Added wxStringTokenizer::GetLastDelimiter(); improved documentation.

-- Fixed wxTextFile in Unicode build
+- Fixed wxTextFile in Unicode build.
+- Added possibility to specify dependencies for a wxModule.

 - Speed improvements to wxRegEx when matching is done in a loop such as
   during a search and replace.
 - Fix regerror and regfree name conficts when built-in regex and system regex
 - Speed improvements to wxRegEx when matching is done in a loop such as
   during a search and replace.
 - Fix regerror and regfree name conficts when built-in regex and system regex


@@ -60,23 +68,39 @@ All:
 - Added support for wxLongLong in wx stream classes (Mark Junker).
 - wxSOCKET_REUSEADDR can be used with wxSocketClient.
 - Overloaded Connect() and SetLocal() methods for binding to local address/port.
 - Added support for wxLongLong in wx stream classes (Mark Junker).
 - wxSOCKET_REUSEADDR can be used with wxSocketClient.
 - Overloaded Connect() and SetLocal() methods for binding to local address/port.

-- Albanian translation added (Besnik Bleta)
-- Assert messages now show the function in which assert failed
-- wxApp::OnAssertFailure() should now be used instead the old wxApp::OnAssert()
-- Fixed several bugs in wxDateTime::ParseDate()
-- The WXK*PRIOR and WXK*NEXT constants are now aliases for WXK*PAGEUP 
+- Albanian translation added (Besnik Bleta).
+- Assert messages now show the function in which assert failed.
+- wxApp::OnAssertFailure() should now be used instead the old wxApp::OnAssert().
+- Fixed several bugs in wxDateTime::ParseDate().
+- The WXK*PRIOR and WXK*NEXT constants are now aliases for WXK*PAGEUP

   and WXK*PAGEDOWN.  If you have switch statements that use both
   and WXK*PAGEDOWN.  If you have switch statements that use both

-  constants from a set then you need to remove the PRIOR/NEXT 
+  constants from a set then you need to remove the PRIOR/NEXT

   versions in order to eliminate compiler errors.
 - Fixed bug where wxDateTime::Now() would sometimes return an incorrect value
   the first time it was called.
   versions in order to eliminate compiler errors.
 - Fixed bug where wxDateTime::Now() would sometimes return an incorrect value
   the first time it was called.

-
+- Added wxString::rbegin() and rend().
+- Added wxString::EndsWith().
+- wxSocket::_Read continues reading from socket after exhausting pushback buffer.
+  Previously, only the buffer would be returned, even if more data was requested.
+- Added wxPowerEvent (currently MSW-only).
+- Make wx-config compatible with Bourne shells.
+- Fixed wxDb::Open(wxDbConnectInf) when using connection string (Hellwolf Misty)
+- Fixed crash in wxDb::Open() in Unicode build (Massimiliano Marretta)
+- Fixed wxTimeSpan::Format() for negative time spans

 
 All (GUI):
 
 
 All (GUI):
 

+- Added wxComboCtrl and wxOwnerDrawnComboBox (Jaakko Salli).

 - Added wxTreebook (uses a wxTreeCtrl to control pages).
 - Added wxTreebook (uses a wxTreeCtrl to control pages).

-- Added wxDC::GradientFillLinear/Concentric()
-- Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers()
+- Added wxColour/Dir/File/Font/PickerCtrls (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxDC::GradientFillLinear/Concentric().
+- Added wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added clipboard events (wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY/CUT/PASTE).
+- Allow to reorder wxGrid columns by drag-and-drop (Santiago Palacios).
+- Added wxRadioBox::SetItemToolTip().
+- Added support for CMYK JPEG images loading (Robert Wruck).
+- Added wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect() and subitem hit testing (Agron Selimaj).
+- Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers().

 - Added wxDialog::SetEscapeId().
 - wxItemContainerImmutable::FindString unified (affects wxRadioBox, wxListBox,
   wxComboBox and wxChoice).
 - Added wxDialog::SetEscapeId().
 - wxItemContainerImmutable::FindString unified (affects wxRadioBox, wxListBox,
   wxComboBox and wxChoice).


@@ -94,7 +118,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Access to titles through Get/SetTitle is available now only for top level
   windows (wxDialog, wxFrame).
 - Fixed memory leak of pending events in wxEvtHandler.
 - Access to titles through Get/SetTitle is available now only for top level
   windows (wxDialog, wxFrame).
 - Fixed memory leak of pending events in wxEvtHandler.

-- Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown()
+- Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown().

 - Added space after list item number in wxHTML.
 - Implemented <sub> and <sup> handling in wxHTML (based on patch
   by Sandro Sigala).
 - Added space after list item number in wxHTML.
 - Implemented <sub> and <sup> handling in wxHTML (based on patch
   by Sandro Sigala).


@@ -105,6 +129,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - wxCalendarCtrl positioning and hit-testing fixes for dimensions other than
   best size.
 - wxCalendarCtrl colour schema changed and adjusted to system settings.
 - wxCalendarCtrl positioning and hit-testing fixes for dimensions other than
   best size.
 - wxCalendarCtrl colour schema changed and adjusted to system settings.

+- wxImage::Mirror() and GetSubBitmap() now support alpha (Mickey Rose).

 - More checking of image validity before loading into wxImage.
 - Added wxImage::ConvertToGreyscale.
 - Added ability to use templates with static event tables
 - More checking of image validity before loading into wxImage.
 - Added wxImage::ConvertToGreyscale.
 - Added ability to use templates with static event tables


@@ -124,6 +149,21 @@ All (GUI):
 - Indices and counts in wxControlWithItems derived API are unsigned.
 - Added support for links to wxHtmlListBox; use code has to override
   wxHtmlListBox::OnLinkClicked() to take advantage of it.
 - Indices and counts in wxControlWithItems derived API are unsigned.
 - Added support for links to wxHtmlListBox; use code has to override
   wxHtmlListBox::OnLinkClicked() to take advantage of it.

+- Added an easier to use wxMenu::AppendSubMenu().
+- wxString <-> wxColour conversions in wxColour class (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Fixed bug with ignoring blank lines in multiline wxGrid cell labels.
+- Added wxTextAttr::Merge() (Marcin Simonides).
+- Added wxTB_NO_TOOLTIPS style (Igor Korot).
+- Added wxGenericDirCtrl::CollapsePath() (Christian Buhtz).
+- Added wxTreeCtrl::ExpandAllChildren() (Christian Buhtz)
+- Fixed 64-bit issue in wxNotebook causing segfaults on Tru64 Unix.
+- Made it possible to associate context help to a region of a window.
+- Added support for tabs in wxRichTextCtrl (Ashish More).
+- Fixed problem with zoom setting in print preview.
+- Moved wxRichTextCtrl from the advanced library to its own.
+- wxNB_HITTEST_* flags renamed to wxBK_HITTEST_* to serve all book controls.
+- Added wxTopLevelWindow::SetTransparent and CanSetTransparent, with
+  implementations (so far) for wxMSW and wxMac.

 
 wxMSW:
 
 
 wxMSW:
 


@@ -174,6 +214,8 @@ wxMSW:
 - Fixed wxChoice/wxComboBox slow appending and infinite recursion
   if its size is set within a paint handler (for example when embedded in a
   wxHtmlWindow). [Now reverted due to problems in W2K and below.]
 - Fixed wxChoice/wxComboBox slow appending and infinite recursion
   if its size is set within a paint handler (for example when embedded in a
   wxHtmlWindow). [Now reverted due to problems in W2K and below.]

+- wxDC::GetTextExtent() width calculation is more precise for italics fonts now.
+- Warning fixes for VC++ 5.0 (Igor Korot).

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -190,7 +232,7 @@ wxGTK:
 - Fixed focusing with mnemonic accelerator keys on wxStaticText which
   is now able to focus on wxComboBox and possibly other controls
   previously unable to be focused before.
 - Fixed focusing with mnemonic accelerator keys on wxStaticText which
   is now able to focus on wxComboBox and possibly other controls
   previously unable to be focused before.

-- Enabled mnemonics and the corresponding accelerator keys for 
+- Enabled mnemonics and the corresponding accelerator keys for

   wxStaticBox and wxRadioBox.
 - Fixed problem trying to print from a preview, whereby wrong printer
   class was used.
   wxStaticBox and wxRadioBox.
 - Fixed problem trying to print from a preview, whereby wrong printer
   class was used.


@@ -199,6 +241,8 @@ wxGTK:
 - Fixed problems with CJK input method.
 - Implemented ScrollLines/Pages() for all windows (Paul Cornett).
 - Support underlined fonts in wxTextCtrl.
 - Fixed problems with CJK input method.
 - Implemented ScrollLines/Pages() for all windows (Paul Cornett).
 - Support underlined fonts in wxTextCtrl.

+- Support all border styles; wxListBox honours the borders now.
+- wxWindow and wxScrolledWindow now generate line, page and thumb-release scroll events.

 
 wxMac:
 
 
 wxMac:
 


@@ -236,6 +280,8 @@ wxMac:
 - Fixed wxNotebook off-by-one bug in HitTest.
 - Fixed joystick GetXMin/Max bug.
 - Fixed Unix domain socket problem in wxIPC.
 - Fixed wxNotebook off-by-one bug in HitTest.
 - Fixed joystick GetXMin/Max bug.
 - Fixed Unix domain socket problem in wxIPC.

+- Fixed non-detection of process termination on Intel Macs by
+  polling for process termination in a separate thread.

 
 wxCocoa:
 
 
 wxCocoa:
 


@@ -262,21 +308,30 @@ wxWinCE:
   and added platform-specific wxWindow::EnableContextMenu.
 - Fixed wxGenericFileDialog to work with WinCE.
 - Fixed compilation and menubar disappearance on Windows Mobile 5.
   and added platform-specific wxWindow::EnableContextMenu.
 - Fixed wxGenericFileDialog to work with WinCE.
 - Fixed compilation and menubar disappearance on Windows Mobile 5.

+- Fixed wxDatePickerCtrl usage.

 
 wxUniv:
 
 - Send wxEVT_SCROLL_XXX events from wxSlider (Danny Raynor).
 
 wxUniv:
 
 - Send wxEVT_SCROLL_XXX events from wxSlider (Danny Raynor).

+- Implemented wxToggleButton (David Bjorkevik).
+- Label in Toolbar tools implemented (Danny Raynor).

 
 wxX11:
 
 - Invisible text problem fixed.
 - Bitmap clipping with masks and scaling improved.
 - Fixed a crash bug in the generic timer.
 
 wxX11:
 
 - Invisible text problem fixed.
 - Bitmap clipping with masks and scaling improved.
 - Fixed a crash bug in the generic timer.

+- Implemented child process termination notifications (David Björkevik)

 
 Unix:
 
 - NO_GCC_PRAGMA is not used any more, remove checks for it if you used it.
 
 
 Unix:
 
 - NO_GCC_PRAGMA is not used any more, remove checks for it if you used it.
 

+wxMGL:
+
+- Fixed NUM_LOCK having no effect.
+- Fixed wxFileExists (affecting wxImage::LoadFile).
+

 
 2.6.2
 -----
 
 2.6.2
 -----