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-------------------------
-wxWidgets 2.5 Change Log
-------------------------
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+wxWidgets 2.5 Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual
+-------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 

-INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
-================================
+2.5.4
+-----

 
 

-    Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
-    paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
-    with '!' in the first column.
+All:

 
 

-    Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
-    is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.4
-    series.
-
-! windows are no longer fully repainted when resized, use new style
-  wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE to force this (wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE still
-  exists but doesn't do anything any more, this behaviour is default now)
-
-
-- no initialization/cleanup can be done in wxApp/~wxApp because they are
-  now called much earlier/later than before; please move any exiting code
-  from there to wxApp::OnInit()/OnExit()
-- also, OnExit() is not called if OnInit() fails
-- finally the program exit code is OnRun() return value, not OnExit() one
-- wxTheApp can't be assigned to any longer, use wxApp::SetInstance() instead
-- wxFileType::GetIcon() returns wxIconLocation, not wxIcon
-- wxColourDatabase is not a wxList any more, use AddColour to add new colours
-- wxWindow::Clear() is now called ClearBackground()
-- pointer returned by wxFont::GetNativeFontInfo() must not be deleted now
-- wxMouseEvent::Moving() doesn't return true if mouse is being dragged any more
-- (most) controls now inherit parents colours by default, override
-  ShouldInheritColours() to return false if you don't want this to happen
-- wxApp::SendIdleEvent() now takes 2 arguments
-- wxTabView::GetLayers() changed return type from wxList& to wxTabLayerList&
-  (when WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 == 0)
-- wxID_SEPARATOR (id used for the menu separators) value changed from -1 to -2
-- wxGetNumberFromUser() is now in separate wx/numdlg.h, not wx/textdlg.h
-- wxChoice and wxCombobox now handle their size in the same way as in all the
-  other ports under MSW, new code is actually correct but different from weird
-  stuff they were doing before so the behaviour of your programs might change
-- wxTaskBarIcon objects must now be destroyed before the application can exit.
-  Previously, the application terminated if there were no top level windows;
-  now it terminates if there are no top level windows or taskbar icons left.
-- wxZlibInputStream is not by default compatible with the output of the
-  2.4.x version of wxZlibOutputStream. However, there is a compatibilty mode,
-  switched on by passing wxZLIB_24COMPATIBLE to the constructor.
-- when WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 == 0 wxHashTable uses a new implementation
-  not using wxList keyed interface (the same used when wxUSE_STL == 1),
-  the only incompatibility being that Next() returns a wxHashTable::Node*
-  instead of a wxNode*.
-- non-const wxDC methods GetBackground(), GetBrush(), GetFont() and GetPen()
-  don't exist any more, please fix your code -- it never worked correctly
-  anyhow if you modified the objects returned by these methods so you should
-  simply switch to using const methods.
-
-wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
-  won't exit even though there are no top level windows
+- new classes for reading and writing ZIP files (M.J.Wetherell)
+- Norwegian (Bokmål) translation added (Hans F. Nordhaug)
+- wxDynamicLibrary::HasSymbol() added
+- added wxTextInputStream::operator>>(wchar_t) for compilers which support this
+- added wxURI, a class for dealing with Uniform Resource Identifiers
+- changed wxURL to inherit from wxURI and provide assignment and comparison
+- implemented wxConvUTF7 (modified patch from Fredrik Roubert)
+- added versions of MB2WC and WC2MB for wxMBConv that for embedded null chars
+- Unicode support in wxODBC is now fully implemented
+- A new data type specific to wxWidgets called SQL_C_WXCHAR has been introduced.
+  SQL_C_WXCHAR should be used rather than SQL_C_CHAR to ensure transparent 
+  behavior between Unicode and non-unicode builds
+- BLOB example added to samples/db (thanks to Casey ODonnell)
+- use wxStream::GetLength() instead of deprecated GetSize()
+- wxGetOsDescription() is now more precise (Olly Betts)
+- XRC supports system fonts and colours (Ray Gilbert)

 
 

+All (GUI):

 
 

-DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
-==============================
-
-Deprecated methods may still be used but will disappear in future wxWidgets
-versions, please update your code to not use them.
-
-- wxDocManager::GetNoHistoryFiles() renamed to GetHistoryFilesCount()
-- wxSizer::Remove(wxWindow *), use Detach() instead [it is more clear]
-- wxSizer::Set/GetOption(): use Set/GetProportion() instead
-- wxKeyEvent::KeyCode(): use GetKeyCode instead
-- wxList::Number, First, Last, Nth: use GetCount, GetFirst/Last, Item instead
-- wxNode::Next, Previous, Data: use GetNext, GetPrevious, GetData instead
-- wxListBase::operator wxList&(): use typesafe lists instead
-- wxTheFontMapper: use wxFontMapper::Get() instead
-- wxStringHashTable: use wxHashMap instead
-- wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
-- wxArrayString::GetStringArray: use wxCArrayString or alternative wxWidgets
-                                 methods taking wxArrayString
-- wxArrayString::Remove(index, count): use RemoveAt instead
-- wxTreeItemId conversion to long is deprecated and shouldn't be used
-- wxTreeCtrl::GetFirst/NextChild() 2nd argument now has type wxTreeItemIdValue
-  and not long, please change declarations of "cookie"s in your code
-  accordingly -- otherwise your code won't work on 64 bit platforms
-- [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
-             SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles
-- wxList keyed interface: use wxHashMap instead
-- wxColourDatabase::FindColour(): use Find() instead (NB: different ret type)
-- wxHashTable::Next: use wxHashTable::Node* or
-                     wxHashTable::compatibility_iterator to store the return
-                     value
-- wxWave class; use wxSound instead
-- The wxHIDE_READONLY flag for wxFileDialog was not implemented
-  and has now been removed
+- recursive wxSizer::GetItem returns item of given window, sizer or nth index
+- wxLayoutConstraints now use best size, not current size, for AsIs() condition
+- wxSizer::Add/Insert etc. now returns pointer to wxSizerItem just added and this
+  item remembers its wxRect area (Brian A. Vanderburg II)

 
 

+Unix:
+
+- wxPuts() now correctly outputs trailing new line in Unicode build
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- fixed wxFileDialog::SetWildcard()
+- native file dialog is now used if available (Zbigniew Zagorski)
+
+wxMac:
+
+- wxDynamicLibrary::GetDllExt() now returns ".bundle", not ".dylib"
+- wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbol() now prepends underscore to the symbol name
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- fixed enhanced metafiles loading from files (Andreas Goebel)
+- wxRadioButtons no longer have to be consecutive in a group
+
+wxUniv:
+
+- wxBU_... button align flags support
+- vertical notebook orientation support
+- 3rd state support for checkboxes
+- wxLB_SORT and wxCB_SORT now cause case-insensitive sorting

 
 

-OTHER CHANGES
-=============

 
 2.5.3
 -----
 
 
 2.5.3
 -----
 

+All:
+
+- support for huge (>2 Gb) files (Tim Kosse)
+- number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten)
+- fixed memory leak in wxURL when using a proxy (Steven Van Ingelgem)
+- fixed bug in wxDateTime::Set(jdn) when DST was in effect
+- fixed fatal bug in wxString when wxUSE_STL==1 (Kurt Granroth)
+- support msgids in charsets other than C and languages other than English
+  (based on patch by Stefan Kowski)
+- added wxMicroSleep() and wxMilliSleep() replacing deprecated wxUsleep()
+- basic UDP sockets support (Lenny Maiorani)
+- fixed wxDateTime::GetWeekDayName() for some dates (Daniel Kaps)
+- deprecated wxDateTime::SetToTheWeek() in favour of SetToWeekOfYear()
+- active mode support in wxFTP (Randall Fox)
+- sped up wxHTTP and wxFTP
+- added wxStringInput/OutputStreams
+- added wxFileConfig::Save(wxOutputStream)
+- fixed wxString's behavior with inserted null characters
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- added wxWindow::MoveBefore/AfterInTabOrder() to change tab navigation order
+- added wxTaskBarIcon::CreatePopupMenu which is now the recommended way
+  of showing a popup menu; calling wxTaskBarIcon::PopupMenu directly
+  is discouraged
+- added ..._CMD_...(id) variants for wxGrid event table entry macros
+- added wxWindow::Navigate for programmatic navigation to the next control
+- wxTextCtrl::OnChar now inserts a tab character if wxTE_PROCESS_TAB is set
+- added wxKeyEvent::GetUnicodeKey()
+- added wxKeyEvent::CmdDown() and wxMouseEvent::CmdDown()
+- implemented wxListCtrl::FindItem() for non-MSW (Robin Stoll)
+- added status bar fields styles support (Tim Kosse)
+- added convenience functions wxSizer::AddSpacer() and
+  wxSizer::AddStretchSpacer() (as well as Prepend and Insert variants)
+- added samples/splash
+- added support for stock buttons
+- added wxTopLevelWindow::RequestUserAttention()
+- support for comma in contrib gizmo wxLEDNumberCtrl (Grant Likely)
+- recursive wxSizer::Show for subsizer and return value if element was found
+- added wxChoicebook control
+- smoother time estimation updates in wxProgressDialog (Christian Sturmlechner)
+- the XRC contrib library was moved to the core
+- wx(Choice/List/Note)book controls send CHANG(ED/ING) events in SetSelection
+- it is now possible to create a wxFont with given size in pixels (d2walter)
+- added wxTopLevelWindow::IsActive()
+- wxSystemSettings::GetMetric now returns -1 for metrics that are not
+  supported, instead of zero.
+

 Unix:
 
 - wxTaskBarIcon now supports freedesktop.org System Tray protocol
 - security fixes to wxSingleInstanceChecker
 Unix:
 
 - wxTaskBarIcon now supports freedesktop.org System Tray protocol
 - security fixes to wxSingleInstanceChecker

+- wx-config script was modified to allow choosing from multiple installed
+  builds of wxWidgets and to return flags/libs for selected libraries only
+- wx-config has new --version-full option
+
+wxCocoa:
+
+- added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
+- fixed so that wxCocoa runs in OSX 10.2 
+- Tooltips now supported
+- wxSound now supported
+- wxDisplay now supported 
+- Some stock cursors now supported 
+
+wxMac:
+
+- fixed MLTE text control GetLineText and GetLineLength on OSX 
+- added OSX wxTaskBarIcon implementation for the OSX Dock 
+- added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
+- wxGetKeyState now works with nearly all wx key codes
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- wxGTK uses GTK+ 2.x by default now, you have to pass --disable-gtk2 to
+  configure if you want to use GTK+ 1.2
+- fixed many rendering artifacts and wrong colours with lots of GTK+ themes
+- implemented wxColourDialog as native dialog
+- implemented wxTextCtrl::HitTest() (GTK+ >= 2)
+- implemented wxTextCtrl::ScrollLines() and ScrollPages for GTK+ 2.x
+- wxTreeCtrl::GetCount() counts root as well now (compatible with MSW)
+- added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (GTK2 only)
+- implemented text underlining under GTK2
+- implemented wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR style (GTK >= 2.2)
+- implemented support for wxSYS_DCLICK_?, wxSYS_DRAG_? and wxSYS_CURSOR_?
+  in wxSystemSettings::GetMetric (Mart Raudsepp)
+- implemented wxTopLevel::IsMaximized() for GTK+2 and WMs that implement
+  freedesktop.org's wm-spec (Mart Raudsepp)
+- wxEVT_CONTEXT_MENU is now generated for right mouse press, not release
+- implemented alpha channel support in wxBitmap
+- added native GTK+2 wxArtProvider implementation with ability to load
+  icons from icon theme in addition to recognized stock art
+- fixed crash on 64 bit platforms (Paul Cornett)
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (3 state checkbox)
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- fixed UNC paths handling in wxFileSystem (Daniel Nash)
+- set wxKeyEvent::m_uniChar in Unicode build
+- support for alpha channel in toolbar bitmaps (Jurgen Doornik)
+- wxFileDialog can now be moved and centered (Randall Fox)
+- restored (and improved) possibility to use wx with MFC broken in 2.5.2
+- fixed wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength for rich edit controls
+- fixed flat style for toolbars under XP, Windows Classic style
+- fixed truncation of transferred data in wxConnection under unicode build
+- wxChoice and wxComboBox dropdown background can be set now too (Adrian Lupei)
+- fixed wxMaximizeEvent generation in wxFrame
+- don't send duplicate EVT_COMBOBOX events whenever selection changes any more
+- implemented support for selecting printer bin (Steven Van Ingelgem)
+- fixed wxListCtrl::SetSingleStyle() which was broken since a few releases
+- fixed print setup problem (always uses default printer) in Unicode build
+
+wxUniv/X11:
+
+- fixed fatal crash when opening a menu
+
+wxWinCE:
+
+- added native WinCE driven smartphone wxTextCtrl implementation using spinners
+- added native WinCE driven smartphone wxChoice implementation using spinners
+- added automated but customizable handling of native WinCE driven smartphone menus
+- fixed wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox
+
+wxHTML:
+
+- added support for nested index entries and index entries pointing to more
+  than one page to wxHtmlHelpController

 
 
 2.5.2
 
 
 2.5.2


@@ -150,7 +238,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - wxFileName::GetModificationTime() works with opened files too now
 - wxDC::GetClippingBox() now works even for clipping regions created by Windows
 - fixed wxFileDataObject in Unicode build (Alex D)
 - wxFileName::GetModificationTime() works with opened files too now
 - wxDC::GetClippingBox() now works even for clipping regions created by Windows
 - fixed wxFileDataObject in Unicode build (Alex D)

-- subdindented paragraphs support (Tim Kosse)
+- subindented paragraphs support (Tim Kosse)

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -217,7 +305,6 @@ All:
 
 All (GUI):
 
 
 All (GUI):
 

-- added wxListBook control

 - added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
 - added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()


@@ -294,7 +381,7 @@ wxMac:
 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
 - implemented handling of mouse wheel
 - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs
 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
 - implemented handling of mouse wheel
 - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs

-- use unix sockets for Mach-o builds
+- use Unix sockets for Mach-o builds

 
 wxMotif:
 
 
 wxMotif:
 


@@ -358,7 +445,7 @@ wxBase:
 All GUI ports:
 
 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
 All GUI ports:
 
 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes

-- added wxListbook
+- added wxListbook control

 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
 - added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
 - added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames


@@ -378,7 +465,7 @@ All GUI ports:
 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
   by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)
 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
   by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)

-- FL: rmoved const from EnableTool parameters
+- FL: removed const from EnableTool parameters

 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
   wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)
 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
   wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)


@@ -452,7 +539,7 @@ wxGTK:
 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)
 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)

-- don't consume 100% CPU when showing a poup menu
+- don't consume 100% CPU when showing a popup menu

 
 wxMac:
 
 
 wxMac:
 


@@ -476,7 +563,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents
 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents

-- Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer neccessary
+- Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer necessary

   to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
   or if user's default locale is Unicode-only
   to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
   or if user's default locale is Unicode-only


@@ -676,7 +763,7 @@ wxThread and related classes:
 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
   documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
   unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour
 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
   documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
   unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour

-  (i.e. absense of race conditions) using the old API.
+  (i.e. absence of race conditions) using the old API.

 
 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
   recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class
 
 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
   recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class


@@ -826,7 +913,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL
 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL

-- Multiline labels in buttons are now supoprted (simply use "\n" in the label)
+- Multiline labels in buttons are now supported (simply use "\n" in the label)

 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
   has the capture before release it.
 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox
 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
   has the capture before release it.
 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox


@@ -1971,7 +2058,7 @@ At this point, the following has been achieved:
 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
   wxToolBarBase
   wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
   wxToolBarBase
   wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)

-  wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
+  wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95)

   wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
   wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now