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[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

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@@ -1,13 +1,153 @@
 wxWindows 2 Change Log
 ----------------------
 
 wxWindows 2 Change Log
 ----------------------
 

-next release (2.1.12 or 2.2?)
------------------------------
+2.3.0
+-----

 
 wxBase:
 
 
 wxBase:
 

-- it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
+- fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
+- wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
+- wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too
+- wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
+- wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
+- wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
+- wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
+- wxCalendarCtrl now highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
+- wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
+- FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
+- fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
+
+2.2.0
+-----
+
+wxBase:
+
+- Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
+- wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
+- Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
+- Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
+- Completed Czech translations
+- Some stream corrections
+- added missing consts to wxPoint operators
+- wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
+- wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
+- small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
+  flicker-free dragging is now possible
+- Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
+- Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
+- Paper names now translated
+- wxGrid fixes
+- Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
+  wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
+- Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
+  error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
+  File dialog.
+- Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
+- wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
+  writing code
+- wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
+- Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
+- wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
+  wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
+  This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
+  backward compatibility, please set
+  wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
+- wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
+- wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
+- wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
+- BC++ DLL compilation fixed
+- Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
+- Fixed submenu accelerator bug
+- Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
+  the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
+- Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
+- fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
+- wxFrame restores focus better
+- Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
+  frames anddialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
+  (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
+- wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
+- Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
+- wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
+  sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
+- wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
+- fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
+- fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- Small compilation fixes
+
+Documentation:
+
+- wxCaret documented
+
+2.1.16
+------
+
+wxBase:

 
 

+All (GUI):
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- Various bug fixes
+- Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
+  files. This works under VC++ only
+- Modal dialog handling improved
+- Printer dialog now modal
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- Various bug fixes
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- Various bug fixes
+
+2.1.15
+------
+
+Documentation:
+
+- Added docs/tech for technical notes
+
+File hierarchy:
+
+- Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
+  the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
+
+wxBase:
+
+- wxSocket support
+- wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
+  available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
+- wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
+- wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
+  long options, switches and parameters of different types)
+- it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
+  and BeOS (without thread support yet)

 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
   added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
   only so far)
 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
   added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
   only so far)


@@ -18,9 +158,12 @@ wxBase:
 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
   is available)
 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
   is available)

-- wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprectaed wxArray::Remove(index)
+- wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)

 
 all (GUI):
 
 all (GUI):

+
+- Added wxImage::Rotate.
+- new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively

 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
   dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
   dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)


@@ -31,16 +174,35 @@ all (GUI):
 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
   MIME types if available (Unix only)
 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
   MIME types if available (Unix only)
 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)

-

 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)

-- PCX files can now be written (24 bit only so far)
+- PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
+- validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
+- wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
+- wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
+- added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
+  for dealing with convertions between different encodings,
+  charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
+- wxDragImage class added
+- samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
+  controllers, as well as native help
+- moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib

 
 wxMSW:
 
 
 wxMSW:
 

+- wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
+- support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
+  (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.

 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
 - implemented setting colours for push buttons

+- wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
+   positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom

 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)

+- loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works

 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox

+- wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
+  Unix ports

 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing

+- VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
+- wxSetCursorEvent added

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -50,13 +212,31 @@ wxGTK:
 
 wxMotif:
 
 
 wxMotif:
 

-- wxMenu::Enable) works
+- wxMenu::Enable works
+- wxToolBar bugs fixed
+- OGL samples made to work again
+
+wxHTML:
+
+- almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
+  including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
+  and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster 
+  loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
+  splitted into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
+- added support for charsets and <meta> tag
+- added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
+  taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
+- added dynamic pushing/poping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
+- improved HTML printing
+- added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions (&nbsp; etc.)
+- fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
+- added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
+  fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
+

 
 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
 change log.
 
 
 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
 change log.
 

-Major improvements are listed in readme.txt.
-

 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
 -----------------------
 
 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
 -----------------------