Provide a wxDirSelectorPromptStr

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@@ -10,6 +10,30 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
   even compile)
 - For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made
   to read _past_ the end of file.
   even compile)
 - For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made
   to read _past_ the end of file.

+- wxCHECK family of macros now must be followed by a semicolon
+- wxMBConv::cMB2WC() and cWC2MB() take size of the input buffer and return
+  length of the converted string in all cases now.
+- wxHtmlWindow::OnCellClicked() now returns bool.
+- wxHtmlCell::OnMouseClick() was deprecated and replaced with
+  wxHtmlCell::ProcessMouseClick(); old code overriding OnMouseClick() will
+  continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to
+  use ProcessMouseClick().
+- wxHtmlCell::GetCursor() was deprecated and replaced with
+  wxHtmlCell::GetMouseCursor(); old code overriding GetCursor() will
+  continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to
+  use GetMouseCursor().
+- wxHtmlCell::AdjustPagebreak() signature has changed, update your code if you
+  override it
+- wxFontEnumerator::GetFacenames() and GetEncodings() now return arrays and
+  not pointers to arrays
+- wxStaticBoxSizer now deletes the associated wxStaticBox when it is deleted
+
+
+Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+- wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd()
+- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, just don't use them

 
 
 2.7.0
 
 
 2.7.0


@@ -17,17 +41,58 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
 
 All:
 
 
 All:
 

-- wxLaunchDefaultBrowser() now supports wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW flag
-- Added wxStringTokenizer::GetLastDelimiter(); improved documentation
-- wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated. Use wxGetCwd() instead.
+- Added positional parameters support to wxVsnprintf() (Francesco Montorsi)
+- wx(F)File, wxTextFile and wxInputStreams recognize Unicode BOM now
+- Many fixes for UTF-16/32 handling in Unicode builds
+- wxLaunchDefaultBrowser() now supports wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW flag.
+- Added wxStandardPaths::GetResourcesDir() and GetLocalizedResourcesDir()
+- Added wxStandardPaths::GetDocumentsDir() (Ken Thomases)
+- Added wxStringTokenizer::GetLastDelimiter(); improved documentation.
+- Fixed wxTextFile in Unicode build

 - Speed improvements to wxRegEx when matching is done in a loop such as
   during a search and replace.
 - Fix regerror and regfree name conficts when built-in regex and system regex
   are both used in the same program.
 - Speed improvements to wxRegEx when matching is done in a loop such as
   during a search and replace.
 - Fix regerror and regfree name conficts when built-in regex and system regex
   are both used in the same program.

+- Basic authentication supported added to wxHTTP.
+- wxCondition::WaitTimeout() now returns correct value when timeout occurs.
+- Fixed occasional wxThread cleanup crash.
+- Bug in wxLogStream::DoLogString in Unicode builds fixed.
+- Added support for memo fields to wxODBC.
+- Fixed Unicode builds using SunPro compiler by defining__WCHAR_TYPE__.
+- wxFileName now also looks for TMPDIR on Unix.
+- Fixed build error in list.h with VC++ 2005.
+- Fixed wxODBC buffer overflow problem in Unicode builds.
+- Fixed wxSocketBase::InterruptWait on wxBase.
+- Important code cleanup (Paul Cornett).
+- Added support for wxLongLong in wx stream classes (Mark Junker).
+- wxSOCKET_REUSEADDR can be used with wxSocketClient.
+- Overloaded Connect() and SetLocal() methods for binding to local address/port.
+- Albanian translation added (Besnik Bleta)
+- Assert messages now show the function in which assert failed
+- wxApp::OnAssertFailure() should now be used instead the old wxApp::OnAssert()
+- Fixed several bugs in wxDateTime::ParseDate()
+- The WXK*PRIOR and WXK*NEXT constants are now aliases for WXK*PAGEUP
+  and WXK*PAGEDOWN.  If you have switch statements that use both
+  constants from a set then you need to remove the PRIOR/NEXT
+  versions in order to eliminate compiler errors.
+- Fixed bug where wxDateTime::Now() would sometimes return an incorrect value
+  the first time it was called.
+- Added wxString::rbegin() and rend()
+- Added wxString::EndsWith()
+- wxSocket::_Read continues reading from socket after exhausting pushback buffer.
+  Previously, only the buffer would be returned, even if more data was requested.
+- Added wxPowerEvent (currently MSW-only)

 
 All (GUI):
 
 
 All (GUI):
 

-- Added wxTreeBook.
+- Added wxComboCtrl and wxOwnerDrawnComboBox (Jaakko Salli)
+- Added wxTreebook (uses a wxTreeCtrl to control pages).
+- Added wxDC::GradientFillLinear/Concentric()
+- Added wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi)
+- Added clipboard events (wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY/CUT/PASTE)
+- Added wxRadioBox::SetItemToolTip()
+- Added support for CMYK JPEG images loading (Robert Wruck)
+- Added wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect() and subitem hit testing (Agron Selimaj)

 - Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers()
 - Added wxDialog::SetEscapeId().
 - wxItemContainerImmutable::FindString unified (affects wxRadioBox, wxListBox,
 - Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers()
 - Added wxDialog::SetEscapeId().
 - wxItemContainerImmutable::FindString unified (affects wxRadioBox, wxListBox,


@@ -42,19 +107,52 @@ All (GUI):
 - Added parent window parameter to wxHelpController constructor
   and added SetParentWindow/GetParentWindow.
 - wxMultiChoiceDialog uses now wxCheckListBox if possible, wxListBox if not.
 - Added parent window parameter to wxHelpController constructor
   and added SetParentWindow/GetParentWindow.
 - wxMultiChoiceDialog uses now wxCheckListBox if possible, wxListBox if not.

-- Added wxBitmapButton::SetHoverBitmap()
+- Added wxBitmapButton::SetHoverBitmap().

 - Access to titles through Get/SetTitle is available now only for top level
   windows (wxDialog, wxFrame).
 - Access to titles through Get/SetTitle is available now only for top level
   windows (wxDialog, wxFrame).

-- Fixed memory leak of pending events in wxEvtHandler
+- Fixed memory leak of pending events in wxEvtHandler.

 - Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown()
 - Added space after list item number in wxHTML.
 - Implemented <sub> and <sup> handling in wxHTML (based on patch
 - Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown()
 - Added space after list item number in wxHTML.
 - Implemented <sub> and <sup> handling in wxHTML (based on patch

-  by Sandro Sigala)
+  by Sandro Sigala).

 - Added caption parameter to wxGetFontFromUser and wxGetColourFromUser.
 - Added wxGetMouseState function.
 - Added caption parameter to wxGetFontFromUser and wxGetColourFromUser.
 - Added wxGetMouseState function.

+- Added wxHtmlHelpWindow, wxHtmlHelpDialog and wxHtmlModalHelp classes,
+  allowing HTML help to be embedded in an application.
+- wxCalendarCtrl positioning and hit-testing fixes for dimensions other than
+  best size.
+- wxCalendarCtrl colour schema changed and adjusted to system settings.
+- wxImage::Mirror() and GetSubBitmap() now support alpha (Mickey Rose)
+- More checking of image validity before loading into wxImage.
+- Added wxImage::ConvertToGreyscale.
+- Added ability to use templates with static event tables
+  with BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE_TEMPLATEn() macros.
+- Added play, pause, and state change events to wxMediaCtrl.
+- Added double-buffering to wxVListBox and fixed a scrolling issue.
+- Added wxToolbook (uses a wxToolBar to control pages).
+- Added SetSheetStyle to wxPropertySheetDialog and allowed it to
+  behave like a Mac OS X settings dialog.
+- Added <disabled> XRC tag for wxToolBar elements and <bg> for wxToolBar itself.
+- Fixed centering of top level windows on secondary displays.
+- Implemented wxDisplay::GetFromWindow() for platforms other than MSW.
+- UpdateUI handler can now show/hide the window too (Ronald Weiss).
+- More than one filter allowed in in wxDocTemplate filter.
+- Added wxListBox::HitTest().
+- Added wxDisplay::GetClientArea().
+- Indices and counts in wxControlWithItems derived API are unsigned.
+- Added support for links to wxHtmlListBox; use code has to override
+  wxHtmlListBox::OnLinkClicked() to take advantage of it.
+- Added an easier to use wxMenu::AppendSubMenu()
+- wxString <-> wxColour conversions in wxColour class (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Fixed bug with ignoring blank lines in multiline wxGrid cell labels
+- Added wxTextAttr::Merge() (Marcin Simonides)
+- Added wxTB_NO_TOOLTIPS style (Igor Korot)
+- Added wxGenericDirCtrl::CollapsePath() (Christian Buhtz)
+- Fixed 64-bit issue in wxNotebook causing segfaults on Tru64 Unix.

 
 wxMSW:
 
 
 wxMSW:
 

+- Fixed crash with ownerdrawn menu items accelerators (Perry Miller).

 - wxFileDialog respects absence of wxCHANGE_DIR flag under NT (Brad Anderson).
 - Switching page of a hidden notebook doesn't lose focus (Jamie Gadd).
 - Removed wxImageList *GetImageList(int) const.
 - wxFileDialog respects absence of wxCHANGE_DIR flag under NT (Brad Anderson).
 - Switching page of a hidden notebook doesn't lose focus (Jamie Gadd).
 - Removed wxImageList *GetImageList(int) const.


@@ -69,17 +167,67 @@ wxMSW:
   puts 64-bit builds in their own directory and adds /machine:amd64 or ia64
   to the link command.
 - wxStatusBar::GetFieldRect now returns correct values under XP.
   puts 64-bit builds in their own directory and adds /machine:amd64 or ia64
   to the link command.
 - wxStatusBar::GetFieldRect now returns correct values under XP.

+- wxStatusBar no longer corrupts surrounding windows on resize.
+- Enable wxListCtrl in report mode to be able to use images in other
+  columns, if ComCtl32 >= 470.
+- Fixed problem where using SetValue and wxTE_RICH2 would cause control to
+  show.
+- Numpad special keys are now distinguished from normal keys.
+- Fixed GDI leak in wxStaticBitmap when setting images after
+  initial construction.
+- Menu codes now stripped before measuring control labels.
+- MFC sample now compiles in Unicode mode.
+- Fixed SetScrollbar thumb size setting bug (set orientation before triggering
+  events).
+- Fixed icon to cursor conversion problem for bitmaps with masks.
+- Fixed wxToolBar background colour problem for some video cards.
+- wxGenericDirCtrl now shows volume name.
+- Added XP theme support for DrawHeaderButton, DrawTreeItemButton.
+- Made the wxActiveXContainer class public and documentated.
+- Added a Windows Media Player 9/10 backend for wxMediaCtrl.
+- Multiline notebook tab label change now resizes the control
+  correctly if an extra row is removed or added.
+- Fixed a crash when dismissing wxPrintDialog under VC++ 7.1.
+- Fixed out by one error in wxTextCtrl::GetStyle.
+- Fixed problem with getting input in universal/unicode build of wxMSW.
+- Link oleacc.lib conditionally.
+- Drag and drop now works inside static boxes.
+- Fall back to unthemed wxNotebook if specified orientation not available.
+- wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl now resize their standard font if the user
+  changes the system font.
+- wxDisplay doesn't require multimon.h now and is enabled by default (Olly Betts).
+- Fixed wxChoice/wxComboBox slow appending and infinite recursion
+  if its size is set within a paint handler (for example when embedded in a
+  wxHtmlWindow). [Now reverted due to problems in W2K and below.]
+- wxDC::GetTextExtent() width calculation is more precise for italics fonts now
+- Warning fixes for VC++ 5.0 (Igor Korot)

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 

-- wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE and wxEVT_MENU_OPENED for popup menus are now generated
-- Implemented wxCURSOR_BLANK support
-- wxSlider generates all scroll events now and not only wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK
+- Fixed handling of font encoding in non-Unicode build
+- wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE and wxEVT_MENU_OPENED for popup menus are now generated.
+- Implemented wxCURSOR_BLANK support.
+- wxSlider generates all scroll events now and not only wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK.
+- Fixed a host of bugs in wxMediaCtrl as well as added a GStreamer 0.10
+  implementation.
+- Improved configure checks for GStreamer. You may also now specify
+  --enable-gstreamer8 to force configure to check for GStreamer 0.8.

 - Fixed problem with choice editor in wxGrid whereby the editor
   lost focus when the combobox menu was shown.
 - Fixed problem with choice editor in wxGrid whereby the editor
   lost focus when the combobox menu was shown.

+- Fixed focusing with mnemonic accelerator keys on wxStaticText which
+  is now able to focus on wxComboBox and possibly other controls
+  previously unable to be focused before.
+- Enabled mnemonics and the corresponding accelerator keys for
+  wxStaticBox and wxRadioBox.

 - Fixed problem trying to print from a preview, whereby wrong printer
   class was used.
 - Worked around pango crashes in strncmp on Solaris 10.
 - Fixed problem trying to print from a preview, whereby wrong printer
   class was used.
 - Worked around pango crashes in strncmp on Solaris 10.

+- Polygon and line drawing speeded up if there is no scaling.
+- Fixed problems with CJK input method.
+- Implemented ScrollLines/Pages() for all windows (Paul Cornett).
+- Support underlined fonts in wxTextCtrl.
+- Support all border styles; wxListBox honours the borders now
+- wxWindow and wxScrolledWindow now generate line, page and thumb-release scroll events.

 
 wxMac:
 
 
 wxMac:
 


@@ -110,6 +258,17 @@ wxMac:
 - Mouse event ids set correctly (fixing problems with Connect in particular).
 - Fixed wxZipInputStream read error on wxSocketInputStream which signals the
   end of file with an error.
 - Mouse event ids set correctly (fixing problems with Connect in particular).
 - Fixed wxZipInputStream read error on wxSocketInputStream which signals the
   end of file with an error.

+- Xcode wxWidgets and minimal sample project files updated to create Universal
+  binaries.
+- Fix for setting wxMenuBar more than once.
+- wxListBox minimum size bug fixed.
+- Fixed wxNotebook off-by-one bug in HitTest.
+- Fixed joystick GetXMin/Max bug.
+- Fixed Unix domain socket problem in wxIPC.
+
+wxCocoa:
+
+- wxDirDialog is now native (Hiroyuki Nakamura).

 
 wxWinCE:
 
 
 wxWinCE:
 


@@ -119,11 +278,42 @@ wxWinCE:
 - ::wxGetUserName() implemented.
 - wxDisplay enumeration support.
 - Fixed wxFileDialog breakage on WinCE due to incorrect structure size.
 - ::wxGetUserName() implemented.
 - wxDisplay enumeration support.
 - Fixed wxFileDialog breakage on WinCE due to incorrect structure size.

+- New wxSystemOption "wince.dialog.real-ok-cancel" to switch between WinCE
+  guidelines with Ok-only dialogs and dialogs using wxButtons.
+- Checkable items in wxToolMenuBarTool supported.
+- Fixed date formatting and mktime.
+- Fixed getting standard folder paths on WinCE.
+- Support for backspace key on Smartphone.
+- Made both windows wxMediaCtrl Windows backends compilable with wxWinCE - it
+  is recommended that you use wxMEDIABACKEND_WMP10 on this platform
+  directly, however.
+- Added support for the context menu event (wxContextMenuEvent)
+  and added platform-specific wxWindow::EnableContextMenu.
+- Fixed wxGenericFileDialog to work with WinCE.
+- Fixed compilation and menubar disappearance on Windows Mobile 5.
+- Fixed wxDatePickerCtrl usage.
+
+wxUniv:
+
+- Send wxEVT_SCROLL_XXX events from wxSlider (Danny Raynor).
+- Implemented wxToggleButton (David Bjorkevik).
+
+wxX11:
+
+- Invisible text problem fixed.
+- Bitmap clipping with masks and scaling improved.
+- Fixed a crash bug in the generic timer.
+- Implemented child process termination notifications (David Björkevik)

 
 Unix:
 
 - NO_GCC_PRAGMA is not used any more, remove checks for it if you used it.
 
 
 Unix:
 
 - NO_GCC_PRAGMA is not used any more, remove checks for it if you used it.
 

+wxMGL:
+
+- Fixed NUM_LOCK having no effect.
+- Fixed wxFileExists (affecting wxImage::LoadFile).
+

 
 2.6.2
 -----
 
 2.6.2
 -----