lastChar was defined as a char when it should have been an int

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index ea72d3a3f27e2f898cf8d62587157e28e3c6eda8..ef6a97d7dcd8ca261e574504a9d97d03d7c6bbb6 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ----------------------------
 ----------------------------

-wxWindows 2.5/2.6 Change Log
+wxWidgets 2.5/2.6 Change Log

 ----------------------------
 
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
 ----------------------------
 
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x


@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
   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*.
   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
 
 wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
   won't exit even though there are no top level windows


@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
 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()


@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ 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


@@ -95,10 +99,14 @@ OTHER CHANGES
 
 All:
 
 
 All:
 

-- Hindi translations added (Dhananjaya Sharma)
+- 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
 - 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):
 
 
 All (GUI):
 


@@ -129,6 +137,9 @@ wxMSW:
 - 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
 - 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)

 
 wxMotif:
 
 
 wxMotif:
 


@@ -148,6 +159,11 @@ wxHTML:
 
 Unix:
 - fixed priorities of mailcap entries (David Hart)
 
 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


@@ -214,7 +230,7 @@ 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


@@ -286,7 +302,7 @@ 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)


@@ -450,7 +466,7 @@ 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


@@ -501,7 +517,7 @@ 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.
 
 


@@ -718,10 +734,10 @@ 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


@@ -733,7 +749,7 @@ 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


@@ -774,11 +790,11 @@ 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


@@ -967,7 +983,7 @@ 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


@@ -1237,7 +1253,7 @@ 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


@@ -1335,7 +1351,7 @@ 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:
 


@@ -1663,7 +1679,7 @@ 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).


@@ -1705,7 +1721,7 @@ 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.