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--- a/wxPython/docs/CHANGES.txt
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@@ -20,15 +20,25 @@ The following deprecated items have been removed:
 
     * wx.FontMapper SetConfig method
 
 
     * wx.FontMapper SetConfig method
 

+    * wx.html.HtmlSearchStatus.GetContentsItem method
+
+    * wx.html.HtmlHelpData.GetContents, GetContentsCnt, GetIndex, and
+      GetIndexCnt methods
+
+

 wx.EventLoop is now implemented for wxMac.
 
 Added wxPython wrappers for the new wx.Treebook and wx.Toolbook
 classes. 
 
 wx.EventLoop is now implemented for wxMac.
 
 Added wxPython wrappers for the new wx.Treebook and wx.Toolbook
 classes. 
 

+wx.DC.BeginDrawing and EndDrawing have been deprecated in the C++
+code, so since they never really did anything before they are now just
+empty stubs in wxPython.
+

 Solved a problem that has been around for a very long time in how C++
 methods are virtualized for overriding in derived Python classes.
 Solved a problem that has been around for a very long time in how C++
 methods are virtualized for overriding in derived Python classes.

-Previously we couldn't do it for methods that needed to exist in the
-base class wrappers such that they could be called normally.  (The
+Previously we couldn't do it for methods that needed to also exist in
+the base class wrappers such that they could be called normally.  (The

 reasons are long and complex, but suffice it to say that it was due to
 mixing C++'s dynamic dispatch, and Python's runtime lookup of the
 method attributes resulting in endless recursion of function calls.)
 reasons are long and complex, but suffice it to say that it was due to
 mixing C++'s dynamic dispatch, and Python's runtime lookup of the
 method attributes resulting in endless recursion of function calls.)


@@ -38,21 +48,28 @@ example wx.Printout.base_OnBeginDocument.  Now that the problem has
 finally been solved I have replaced all the base_Whatever() methods
 with the real Whatever() method as well as a simple wrapper named
 base_Whatever that is marked as deprecated.  So now instead of writing
 finally been solved I have replaced all the base_Whatever() methods
 with the real Whatever() method as well as a simple wrapper named
 base_Whatever that is marked as deprecated.  So now instead of writing

-your overridden methods like this:
+your overridden methods like this::

 
     def OnBeginDocument(self, start, end):
        # do something here
        return self.base_OnBeginDocument(start, end)
 
 
     def OnBeginDocument(self, start, end):
        # do something here
        return self.base_OnBeginDocument(start, end)
 

-You can do it the *right way* like this:
+You can now call the base class method the normal way, like this::
+
+    def OnBeginDocument(self, start, end):
+       # do something here
+       return Printout.OnBeginDocument(self, start, end)
+
+Or like this with super()::

 
     def OnBeginDocument(self, start, end):
        # do something here
        return super(MyPrintout, self).OnBeginDocument(start, end)
 
 
     def OnBeginDocument(self, start, end):
        # do something here
        return super(MyPrintout, self).OnBeginDocument(start, end)
 

-Note that the old way still works, but you will get a
-DeprecationWarning from calling base_OnBeginDocument.  The classes
-affected by this are:
+
+Note that the old way with the "base_" function still works, but you
+will get a DeprecationWarning from calling base_OnBeginDocument.  The
+classes affected by this are:

 
     * wx.DropSource
     * wx.DropTarget
 
     * wx.DropSource
     * wx.DropTarget


@@ -78,11 +95,127 @@ affected by this are:
     * wx.wizard.PyWizardPage
 
 
     * wx.wizard.PyWizardPage
 
 

+Added the wx.DC.GradientFillConcentric and wx.DC.GradientFillLinear
+methods.
+
+wxGTK: wx.ListBox and wx.CheckListBox are now using native GTK2
+widgets.
+
+Added wx.ListBox.HitTest() from patch 1446207
+
+Bumped up to SWIG 1.3.29.  This provides some more runtime performance
+boosts, gets rid of the dreaded Ptr classes, and some other nice new
+things. 
+
+Added wx.Window.GetScreenPosition and GetScreenRect which returns the
+position of the window in screen coordinates, even if the window is
+not a top-level window.
+
+Added GetResourcesDir and GetLocalizedResourcesDir to
+wx.StandardPaths. 
+
+Added a GetReceivedFormat method to wx.DataObjectComposite.  You can
+use this to find out what format of data object was recieved from the
+source of the clipboard or DnD operation, and then you'll know which
+of the component data objects to use to access the data.
+
+Changed how the stock objects (wx.RED, wx.RED_PEN, wx.RED_BRUSH, etc.)
+are initialized.  They are now created as uninitialized instances
+using __new__.  Then after the wx.App has been created, but before
+OnInit is called, the .this attribute of each obhect is initialized.
+This was needed because of some delayed initialization functionality
+that was implemented in wxWidgets, but the end result is cleaner for
+wxPython as well, and allowed me to remove some ugly code previously
+hidden under the covers.
+
+Added wx.StandardPaths.GetDocumentsDir.
+
+Added wx.RendererNative.DrawCheckButton.
+
+wx.ProgressDialog.Update now returns a tuple of two values.  The first
+is a continue flag (what was returned before) and the second is a skip
+flag.  If the dialog has the wx.PD_CAN_SKIP flag and if the Skip
+button is clicked, then the skip flag is set to True the next time
+Update is called.
+
+A DeprecationWarning is now issued when the old wxPython package is
+imported.  If you are still using the old namespace please convert
+your code to use the new wx package instead.
+
+Added wrappers for Julian's new wxRichTextCtrl class, visible in
+wxPython as wx.richtext.RichTextCtrl window.  It still needs some more
+work, but it is a great start.
+
+wx.lib.mixins.listctrl.TextEditMixin: Fixed the double END_LABEL_EDIT
+event problem in TextEditMixin by checking if the editor was already
+hidden before continuing with the CloseEditor method.  Also added code
+to OpenEditor to send the BEGIN_LABEL_EDIT event and to not allow the
+opening of the editor to continue if the event handler doesn't allow
+it.
+
+wx.StaticBoxSizer now keeps better track of the wx.StaticBox, and it
+will destroy it if the sizer is destroyed before the parent window is.
+
+Added wx.HyperlinkCtrl.
+
+Added battery and power related functions and events (wxMSW only so
+far.)  See wx.PowerEvent, wx.GetPowerType and wx.GetBatteryState.
+
+Added wx.ListCtrl.HitTestSubItem which returns the sub-item that was
+hit (if any) in addition to the item and flags.
+
+Added wrappers for wx.ColourPickerCtrl, wx.DirPickerCtrl,
+wx.FilePickerCtrl, and wx.FontPickerCtrl.
+
+
+
+
+
+2.6.3.2
+-------
+* 3-April-2006
+
+Fixed reference leak in wx.gizmos.TreeListCtrl.GetSelections.
+
+wxMSW: Fixed sizing issue with wx.Choice and wx.ComboBox.  This change
+was implemented by reverting a prior fix for a different problem
+(contiuous painting/resizing when a combobox is used as a widget in a
+wx.html.HtmlWindow) so a method to fix both problems is still being
+investigated.
+
+wxGTK: Fixed potential buffer overrun when pasting from the
+clipboard. 
+
+Fixed problem in wx.lib.splitter when used on 64-bit platforms.  Used
+the current length of the list for specifying an append instead of
+sys.maxint.
+
+wxMSW: Support added for XP themed owner drawn buttons and bitmap
+buttons.  For example, if you change the foreground color of a button
+it will now be drawn with the XP themed style rather than an ugly
+generic button style.
+
+XRCed: Fix for Copy/Paste objects with international characters.
+
+Fixed the equality and inequality operators for some of the basic
+data types (wx.Point, wx.Size, wx.Colour, etc.) to no longer raise a
+TypeError if the compared object is not compatible, but to just return
+a boolean as expected.  For example::
+
+         wx.Colour(64,0,64) == 123      ==> False
+
+wxMSW: Fixed (again) sizing/positioning issues of calling Realize on
+a wx.ToolBar that is not manaaged directly by a frame and that is
+already shown.
+
+wxMSW: Fixed wx.Choice/wx.ComboBox so they send events when a new item
+is selected only with the keyboard.

 
 
 
 2.6.3.0
 -------
 
 
 
 2.6.3.0
 -------

+* 27-March-2006

 
 Change the wx.ListCtrl InsertStringItem wrapper to use the form that
 takes an imageIndex, and set the default to -1.  This ensures that on
 
 Change the wx.ListCtrl InsertStringItem wrapper to use the form that
 takes an imageIndex, and set the default to -1.  This ensures that on


@@ -97,6 +230,76 @@ derived class.  It is passed the item number and the column number as
 parameters, and the default version simply calls OnGetItemImage for
 column zero, or returns -1 for other columns.
 
 parameters, and the default version simply calls OnGetItemImage for
 column zero, or returns -1 for other columns.
 

+Switched to using SWIG 1.3.27 for generating the wrapper code.  There
+are some small changes needed to SWIG to work around some bugs that
+wxPython exposes, and to be able to generate code that matches that
+which wxPython is using.  If you are building wxPython yourself and
+need to modify any of the \*.i files or to add your own, then you will
+want to be sure to use a matching SWIG.  See wxPython/SWIG/README.txt
+in the source tarball for details.
+
+wx.Image.Copy, Mirror, and GetSubImage now also do the right thing
+with  the alpha channel.
+
+wxMSW: Fixed problem in wx.TextCtrl where using SetValue and
+wx.TE_RICH2 would cause the control to be shown if it was hidden. 
+
+wxMSW: Numpad special keys are now distinguished from normal keys in
+key events.
+
+wxMSW: Multiline notebook tab label change now resizes the control
+correctly if an extra row is removed or added.
+
+wxMSW: On XP fall back to unthemed wxNotebook if specified orientation
+not available in the themed version.
+
+Added wx.Toolbar.GetToolsCount.
+
+Added wx.GridSizer.CalcRowsCols.
+
+Added wx.OutputStream.LastWrite.
+
+wxGTK: EVT_SET_CURSOR is now sent.
+
+wxGTK: Fix RequestMore for idle events.
+
+wxGTK: Implement user dashes for PS and GNOME printing.
+
+wxGTK: Correct update region code. Don't always invalidate the whole
+window upon resize. Reenable support for thewx.NO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE 
+flag.  Also disable refreshing custom controls when focusing in and out.
+
+wx.lib.pubsub: Publisher is now able to parse a dotted notation string
+into a topic tuple.  For example: subscribing to "timer.clock.seconds"
+is the same as subscribing to ("timer", "clock", "seconds").
+
+Applied patch #1441370: lib.plot - allow passing in wx.Colour()
+
+Added wx.CommandEvent.GetClientData.
+
+Updated wxStyledTextCtrl to use version 1.67 of Scintilla.  
+NOTE: The STC_LEX_ASP and STC_LEX_PHP lexers have been deprecated,
+you should use STC_LEX_HTML instead.
+
+wxSTC: Implemented Fix for SF Bug #1436503.  Delay the start of the
+DnD operation in case the user just intended to click, not drag.
+
+Updated the analogclock.py module to the new analogclock package from
+E. A. Tacao.
+
+Added the wx.lib.mixins.listctrl.CheckListCtrlMixin class from Bruce
+Who, which makes it easy to put checkboxes on list control items.
+
+Applied a patch from Christian Kristukat to wx.lib.plot that adds
+scrollbars when the plot is zoomed in, and also the ability to grab a
+zoomed plot and move it around with a mouse drag.
+
+XRCed updated to allow wxMenuBar to be created inside a wxFrame.
+
+Added wx.StandardPaths.GetDocumentsDir() (patch 1214360)
+
+
+

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -126,7 +329,7 @@ wx.SplitterWindow class, except it allows more than one split, so it
 can manage more than two child windows.
 
 Docview and IDE patch from Morgan Hua with fix for bug #1217890
 can manage more than two child windows.
 
 Docview and IDE patch from Morgan Hua with fix for bug #1217890

-"Closing view crashes Python" plus some new features::
+"Closing view crashes Python" plus some new features:

 
     New feature added to the IDE is 'Extensions'.  Under
     Tools|Options|Extensions, you can add calls to external programs.
 
     New feature added to the IDE is 'Extensions'.  Under
     Tools|Options|Extensions, you can add calls to external programs.