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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-----------------------------
-wxWindows 2.5/2.6 Change Log
-----------------------------
+------------------------
+wxWidgets 2.5 Change Log
+------------------------

 
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
 ================================
 
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
 ================================


@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
     series.
 
 ! windows are no longer fully repainted when resized, use new style
     series.
 
 ! windows are no longer fully repainted when resized, use new style

-  wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE to force this (wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE stll
+  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)
 
 
   exists but doesn't do anything any more, this behaviour is default now)
 
 


@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
   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
   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
 - 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


@@ -38,12 +39,29 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
 - 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
 - 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.
+- EVT_XXX macros are now type-safe; code that uses wrong type for event
+  handler's argument will no longer compile.
+

 
 
 DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
 ==============================
 
 
 
 DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
 ==============================
 

-Deprecated methods may still be used but will disappear in future wxWindows
+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()
 versions, please update your code to not use them.
 
 - wxDocManager::GetNoHistoryFiles() renamed to GetHistoryFilesCount()


@@ -56,10 +74,13 @@ versions, please update your code to not use them.
 - wxTheFontMapper: use wxFontMapper::Get() instead
 - wxStringHashTable: use wxHashMap instead
 - wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
 - wxTheFontMapper: use wxFontMapper::Get() instead
 - wxStringHashTable: use wxHashMap instead
 - wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead

-- wxArrayString::GetStringArray: use wxCArrayString or alternative wxWindows
+- 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
                                  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
 - [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
              SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles
 - wxList keyed interface: use wxHashMap instead


@@ -68,11 +89,121 @@ versions, please update your code to not use them.
                      wxHashTable::compatibility_iterator to store the return
                      value
 - wxWave class; use wxSound instead
                      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
+- wxTaskBarIcon::OnXXX() virtual methods: use events instead

 
 
 OTHER CHANGES
 =============
 
 
 
 OTHER CHANGES
 =============
 

+2.5.3
+-----
+
+All:
+
+- number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten)
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- added wxTaskBarIcon::CreatePopupMenu which is now recommended way
+  of showing popup menu; calling wxTaskBarIcon::PopupMenu directly
+  is discouraged
+
+Unix:
+
+- wxTaskBarIcon now supports freedesktop.org System Tray protocol
+- security fixes to wxSingleInstanceChecker
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- fixed wrong colour of tooltips under some themes
+- implemented wxColourDialog as native dialog
+- wxTreeCtrl::GetCount() counts root as well now (compatible with MSW)
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- added 3 state checkbox
+
+
+2.5.2
+-----
+
+All:
+
+- Hindi translation added (Dhananjaya Sharma)
+- Brazilian Portuguese translation added (E. A. Tacao)
+- wxDynamicCast() now uses static_cast<wxObject *> internally and so using it
+  with anything not deriving from wxObject will fail at compile time (instead
+  of run-time) now
+- when wxUSE_STL == 1 and STL provides quasi-standard hash_map/hash_set,
+  wxHashMap/wxHashSet are just typedefs for them. This makes impossible
+  to forward declare these classes.
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- wxHtmlWindow now delays image scaling until rendering,
+  resulting in much better display of scaled images
+- Added UpdateSize to wxSplitterWindow to allow layout while hidden
+- implemented Freeze/Thaw() for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Kevin Hock)
+- support for KOI8-U encoding added (Yuriy Tkachenko)
+- The old wxADJUST_MINSIZE behaviour is now the default behaviour for
+  sizer items that are windows.  This means that GetAdjustedBestSize
+  will now be called by default to determine the minimum size that a
+  window in a sizer should have.  If you want to still use the initial
+  size (and not the BestSize) then use the wxFIXED_MINSIZE flag.  When
+  windows are added to a sizer their initial size is made the window's
+  min size using SetSizeHints, and calls to wxSizer::SetItemMinSize
+  are also forwarded to SetSizeHints for window items.
+- added wxRegEx::GetMatchCount()
+- it is now possible to display images in wxHtmlListBox
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- wxWindow::Freeze()/Thaw() can now be nested
+- Added wxSP_NO_XP_THEME style to wxSplitterWindow to switch off
+  XP theming (some applications look bad without 3D borders)
+- wxMenuBar::GetLabelTop() doesn't include '&'s in the label any more
+- wxRegConf couldn't read global settings without admin privileges and didn't
+  even try to do it by default -- now it does
+- wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
+  won't exit even though there are no top level windows
+- 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)
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- added support for wxTE_RIGHT and wxTE_CENTRE styles under GTK2 (Mart Raudsepp)
+
+wxMotif:
+
+- removed wxMenuItem::DeleteSubMenu()
+- wxButtons use Motif default size, which is smaller than it used to be
+  and closer to wxMSW/wxGTK look. This can be disabled by setting
+  motif.largebuttons system option to 1 (see wxSystemOptions).
+
+wxUniv/X11:
+
+- implemented DrawRoundedRectangle() (clawghoul)
+
+wxHTML:
+
+- improved tables and lists layout algorithms (Tim Kosse)
+- <div> handling fix (Xavier Nodet)
+
+Unix:
+
+- fixed priorities of mailcap entries (David Hart)
+- added "wx-config --libs=std,<extra>" syntax (i.e. support for "std")
+
+wxODBC:
+
+- Full Unicode support is now available
+- BLOB support is working
+
+

 2.5.1
 -----
 
 2.5.1
 -----
 


@@ -94,7 +225,8 @@ All:
   (as in 2.5.0).
 - added some extra convenience functions to wxRect such as
   GetBottomRight (Hajo Kirchhoff)
   (as in 2.5.0).
 - added some extra convenience functions to wxRect such as
   GetBottomRight (Hajo Kirchhoff)

-- Changed built-in regex library to a unicode-compatible one (Ryan Norton)
+- changed built-in regex library to a Unicode-compatible version based
+  on TCL sources (Ryan Norton, M. J. Wetherell)

 - added extra convenience functions to wxPoint for adding a
   wxSize (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
 - intermediate wxIPaddress class added to prepare for
 - added extra convenience functions to wxPoint for adding a
   wxSize (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
 - intermediate wxIPaddress class added to prepare for


@@ -136,7 +268,7 @@ All (GUI):
 
 wxMSW:
 
 
 wxMSW:
 

-- wxWindows now builds under Win64
+- wxWidgets now builds under Win64

 - fixed DDE memory leaks
 - fixed wxTE_*WRAP styles handling
 - wxTextCtrl::GetValue() works with text in non default encoding
 - fixed DDE memory leaks
 - fixed wxTE_*WRAP styles handling
 - wxTextCtrl::GetValue() works with text in non default encoding


@@ -164,6 +296,7 @@ wxMSW:
   aren't mangled if you set it to 0. The default is 1
 - Toolbar buttons are now centred if the bitmap size is smaller
   than the specified default size
   aren't mangled if you set it to 0. The default is 1
 - Toolbar buttons are now centred if the bitmap size is smaller
   than the specified default size

+- Fixed a bug in wxSpinCtrl::DoGetBestSize that would make wxSpinCtrl too tall

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -207,7 +340,7 @@ Unix:
 All:
 
 - It is now possible to build several smaller libraries instead of single
 All:
 
 - It is now possible to build several smaller libraries instead of single

-  huge wxWindows library; wxBase is now dependency of GUI ports rather then
+  huge wxWidgets library; wxBase is now dependency of GUI ports rather then

   separately compiled library
 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
   separately compiled library
 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)


@@ -371,7 +504,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - improved border handling under Windows XP
 - partial fix for wxNotebook pages looking bad under XP: wxUSE_UXTHEME
   enables XP theme engine code, and wxUSE_UXTHEME_AUTO tells
 - improved border handling under Windows XP
 - partial fix for wxNotebook pages looking bad under XP: wxUSE_UXTHEME
   enables XP theme engine code, and wxUSE_UXTHEME_AUTO tells

-  wxWindows to use the theme tab colour for control backgrounds.
+  wxWidgets to use the theme tab colour for control backgrounds.

 - disable wxNB_RIGHT, wxNB_LEFT, wxNB_BOTTOM notebook styles under Windows XP
 - fixed release mode build with VC 7.x (Martin Ecker)
 - added support for wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB style
 - disable wxNB_RIGHT, wxNB_LEFT, wxNB_BOTTOM notebook styles under Windows XP
 - fixed release mode build with VC 7.x (Martin Ecker)
 - added support for wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB style


@@ -422,7 +555,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.2.x
     2.6 release.
 
     NB: if you want to build your program with different major versions
     2.6 release.
 
     NB: if you want to build your program with different major versions

-        of wxWindows you will probably find the wxCHECK_VERSION() macro
+        of wxWidgets you will probably find the wxCHECK_VERSION() macro

         (see the documentation) useful.
 
 
         (see the documentation) useful.
 
 


@@ -639,10 +772,10 @@ wxBase:
 
 Unix (Base/GUI):
 
 
 Unix (Base/GUI):
 

-- wxWindows may be built using BSD and Solaris (and possibly other) make
+- wxWidgets may be built using BSD and Solaris (and possibly other) make

   programs and not only GNU make
 - wxTCP-based IPC classes now support communicating over Unix domain sockets
   programs and not only GNU make
 - wxTCP-based IPC classes now support communicating over Unix domain sockets

-- wxWindows may be built as a dynamic shared library under Darwin / Mac OS X
+- wxWidgets may be built as a dynamic shared library under Darwin / Mac OS X

   lazy linking issues have been solved by linking a single module (.o) into
   the shared library (two step link using distrib/mac/shared-ld-sh)
 - fixed thread priority setting under Linux
   lazy linking issues have been solved by linking a single module (.o) into
   the shared library (two step link using distrib/mac/shared-ld-sh)
 - fixed thread priority setting under Linux


@@ -654,7 +787,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - implemented radio menu items and radio toolbar buttons
 - added possibility to show text in the toolbar buttons
 - added wxArtProvider class that can be used to customize the look of standard
 - implemented radio menu items and radio toolbar buttons
 - added possibility to show text in the toolbar buttons
 - added wxArtProvider class that can be used to customize the look of standard

-  wxWindows dialogs
+  wxWidgets dialogs

 - significantly improved native font support
 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram() now uses wxImageHistogram instead of type-unsafe
   wxHashTable
 - significantly improved native font support
 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram() now uses wxImageHistogram instead of type-unsafe
   wxHashTable


@@ -695,11 +828,11 @@ wxMSW:
 - fixed multiple bugs in wxExecute() with IO redirection
 - refresh the buttons properly when the window is resized (Hans Van Leemputten)
 - huge (40*) speed up in wxMask::Create()
 - fixed multiple bugs in wxExecute() with IO redirection
 - refresh the buttons properly when the window is resized (Hans Van Leemputten)
 - huge (40*) speed up in wxMask::Create()

-- changing wxWindows styles also changes the underlying Windows window style
+- changing wxWidgets styles also changes the underlying Windows window style

 - wxTreeCtrl supports wxTR_HIDE_ROOT style (George Policello)
 - fixed flicker in wxTreeCtrl::SetItemXXX()
 - fixed redraw problems in dynamically resized wxStaticText
 - wxTreeCtrl supports wxTR_HIDE_ROOT style (George Policello)
 - fixed flicker in wxTreeCtrl::SetItemXXX()
 - fixed redraw problems in dynamically resized wxStaticText

-- improvements to wxWindows applications behaviour when the system colours
+- improvements to wxWidgets applications behaviour when the system colours

   are changed
 - choose implicit parent for the dialog boxes better
 - fixed wxProgressDialog for ranges > 65535
   are changed
 - choose implicit parent for the dialog boxes better
 - fixed wxProgressDialog for ranges > 65535


@@ -888,7 +1021,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
 - Added mousewheel processing
 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure
 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
 - Added mousewheel processing
 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure

-  wxWindows at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option
+  wxWidgets at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option

   in wxDC
 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
   child frame styles are honoured
   in wxDC
 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
   child frame styles are honoured


@@ -1158,7 +1291,7 @@ wxHTML:
   fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
 
 
   fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
 
 

-NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
+NOTE: for changes after wxWidgets 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS

 change log.
 
 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
 change log.
 
 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999


@@ -1256,7 +1389,7 @@ wxMSW:
 
 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
   rationalised.
 
 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
   rationalised.

-- Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
+- Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWidgets as DLL.

 
 wxMotif:
 
 
 wxMotif:
 


@@ -1584,7 +1717,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition

-  of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
+  of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWidgets

   startup/exit.
 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
   makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
   startup/exit.
 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
   makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).


@@ -1626,7 +1759,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
   to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
   tray area.
 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
   to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
   tray area.

-- Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
+- Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWidgets in the same

   application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
   application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.