-wxWindows 2.1.12
+wxWindows 2.1.13
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Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++
Changes in this release
-----------------------
-These are some of the major improvements:
-
-wxWindows 2.1.12
-================
-
-- New wxDateTime class to replace millenium-uncompliant wxTime
- and wxDate classes.
-- New wxCalendarCtrl class and sample.
-- New wxCmdLineParser class.
-- Further bug fixes.
-- TIFF support added to wxImage.
-
-wxWindows 2.1.11
-================
-
-- Numerous bug fixes and consistency improvements.
-- Further samples.
-- Factoring out of some code into base classes, for easier
- maintenance.
-- Ability to compile library in console (non-GUI) mode.
-- Integration of wxHTML widget and help controller into
- wxWindows. wxHTML allows HTML viewing and printing (wxGTK
- and wxMSW, partial support in wxMotif).
-- New classes wxChrono, wxDialUpManager, wxFontEnumerator,
- wxWizard, wxStaticLine, etc.
-- wxShowTip for showing 'startup tips' to the user.
-- wxSocket and wxThread classes rewritten.
-- New, consistent drag and drop API (not wxMotif).
-- Better-looking dialogs in wxGTK; native message box used
- in wxMotif.
-- wxSizers reimplemented and used to specify window layout
- for some generic dialogs.
-- New, more sophisticated wxGrid class (in beta). The old grid
- class can still be used.
-- Text alignment options in wxStaticText.
-- wxImage class extended to read PCX and GIF files.
-- Documentation improvements.
-- Revised configure system for wxGTK and wxMotif; tmake-based
- system for generating wxMSW makefiles.
-- Installer for Windows as alternative to zip archives.
+Please see changes.txt for details.
Platforms supported
-------------------
- Mac (not covered here: please see the wxWindows web site
for details)
-Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the release notes
-(available via docs/html/index.htm) for details.
+Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the install.txt
+file for each platform (available via docs/html/index.htm) for details.
Files
-----
If compiled with --enable-odbc (Unix only), wxWindows library will
contain iODBC library which is covered by LGPL.
-
Documentation
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-See docs/release.txt for some notes about the current release.
-
See docs/bugs.txt for a bug list: this file is new and will initially
be edited by hand, later generated from a web-based bug database.
Good luck!
-The wxWindows Team, Janurary 2000
+The wxWindows Team, February 2000