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[wxWidgets.git] / docs / readme.txt

diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt
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--- a/docs/readme.txt
+++ b/docs/readme.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-wxWindows 2.1
--------------
+wxWindows 2.1.11
+----------------

 
 Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++
 framework for writing advanced GUI applications using (where
 
 Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++
 framework for writing advanced GUI applications using (where


@@ -18,6 +18,40 @@ Windows Help form: see the docs hierarchy.
 For a quick start, point your Web browser at docs/html/index.htm for a list of
 important documents and samples.
 
 For a quick start, point your Web browser at docs/html/index.htm for a list of
 important documents and samples.
 

+Changes in this release
+-----------------------
+
+These are some of the major improvements:
+
+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.
+

 Platforms supported
 -------------------
 
 Platforms supported
 -------------------
 


@@ -26,6 +60,8 @@ wxWindows 2 currently supports the following platforms:
 - Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT
 - Most Unix variants with Motif/Lesstif
 - Most Unix variants with GTK+
 - Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT
 - Most Unix variants with Motif/Lesstif
 - Most Unix variants with GTK+

+- 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 release notes
 (available via docs/html/index.htm) for details.


@@ -45,39 +81,56 @@ Zip set
 Depending on what you downloaded, you may have one or more of
 these ports. You may unarchive any or all of the ports into
 the same directory hierarchy. The zip archive set comprises the
 Depending on what you downloaded, you may have one or more of
 these ports. You may unarchive any or all of the ports into
 the same directory hierarchy. The zip archive set comprises the

-following:
-
-wx200gen.zip            Generic source code and samples (required)
-wx200msw.zip            Windows-specific source code
-wx200mot.zip            Motif-specific source code
-wx200gtk.zip            GTK-specific source code
-wx200stubs.zip          Stubs ('empty port') source. Needs
-                        wx200gen.zip/tgz.
-wx200doc.zip            Documentation source code (not required)
-wx200hlp.zip            WinHelp documentation
-wx200pdf.zip            Acrobat PDF documentation
-wx200htm.zip            HTML documentation
-wx200vc.zip             MS VC++ 5/6 project files
-wx200bc.zip             Borland C++ 5 project files
-wx200cw.zip             Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4.1 project files
-jpeg.zip                Optional JPEG library
-ogl3.zip                Optional Object Graphics Library
-glcanvas.zip            Optional wxGLCanvas class (Motif, GTK, MSW)
-tex2rtf2.zip            Tex2RTF documentation tool
+following, where x is the minor version and y the release number:
+
+wx2_x_y_gen.zip            Generic source code and samples (required)
+wx2_x_y_msw.zip            Windows-specific source code
+wx2_x_y_mot.zip            Motif-specific source code
+wx2_x_y_gtk.zip            GTK-specific source code
+wx2_x_y_stubs.zip          Stubs ('empty port') source. Needs
+                           wx2_x_y_gen.zip/tgz.
+wx2_x_y_doc.zip            Documentation source code (not required)
+wx2_x_y_hlp.zip            WinHelp documentation
+wx2_x_y_pdf.zip            Acrobat PDF documentation
+wx2_x_y_htm.zip            HTML documentation
+wx2_x_y_vc.zip             MS VC++ 5/6 project files
+wx2_x_y_bc.zip             Borland C++ 5 project files
+wx2_x_y_cw.zip             Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4.1 project files
+jpeg.zip                   Optional JPEG library
+ogl3.zip                   Optional Object Graphics Library
+glcanvas.zip               Optional wxGLCanvas class (Motif, GTK, MSW)
+tex2rtf2.zip               Tex2RTF documentation tool

 
 wxWindows for GTK distribution
 ------------------------------
 
 
 wxWindows for GTK distribution
 ------------------------------
 

-TODO
+wxGTK-2.x.y.tgz            wxGTK source distribution. You will
+                           need the HTML and/or PDF documentation
+                           from the zip set (above).

 
 wxWindows for Motif distribution
 --------------------------------
 
 
 wxWindows for Motif distribution
 --------------------------------
 

-TODO
+wxMotif-2.x.y.tgz          wxMotif source distribution. You will
+                           need the HTML and/or PDF documentation
+   -- OR --                from the zip set (above).
+
+wx2_x_y_gen.zip
+wx2_x_y_mot.zip
+jpeg.zip

 
 wxWindows for Windows distribution
 ----------------------------------
 
 
 wxWindows for Windows distribution
 ----------------------------------
 

+As well as the core source, the Windows setup contains:
+
+- Windows Help versions of the documentation (docs/winhelp);
+- wxGLCanvas (OpenGL integration, in utils/glcanvas);
+- OGL 3 (Object Graphics Library, in utils/ogl);
+- wxTreeLayout (for tree drawing, in utils/wxtree);
+- a Dialog Editor binary;
+- the JPEG library.
+

 setup.exe               Setup file (Windows 95/98, NT)
 setup.*                 Other setup files
 
 setup.exe               Setup file (Windows 95/98, NT)
 setup.*                 Other setup files
 


@@ -115,9 +168,16 @@ commercial applications using wxWindows.
 Documentation
 -------------
 
 Documentation
 -------------
 

-See docs/changes.txt for a history of changes to wxWindows 2.
+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.
+

 See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents.
 
 See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents.
 

+See docs/changes.txt for a detailed history of changes to wxWindows 2
+  (not up-to-date).
+

 The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp.
 The PDF help files are located in docs/pdf.
 
 The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp.
 The PDF help files are located in docs/pdf.