Re-add support for multiple text validator styles but

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index f08a7c08c3ae56cba3ba4f55638a0acf367634de..24dcd3449816a29a9630bc7c172068b9140cd4a9 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
   need to review them as wxDC doesn't have any virtual methods any longer and
   uses delegation instead of inheritance to present different behaviours.
 
   need to review them as wxDC doesn't have any virtual methods any longer and
   uses delegation instead of inheritance to present different behaviours.
 

+- wxWindow::ProcessEvent() has been made protected to prevent wrongly using it
+  instead of correct GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(). New ProcessWindowEvent()
+  was added for convenience.
+

 - Return type of wxString::operator[] and wxString::iterator::operator* is no
   longer wxChar (i.e. char or wchar_t), but wxUniChar. This is not a problem
   in vast majority of cases because of conversion operators, but it can break
 - Return type of wxString::operator[] and wxString::iterator::operator* is no
   longer wxChar (i.e. char or wchar_t), but wxUniChar. This is not a problem
   in vast majority of cases because of conversion operators, but it can break


@@ -232,6 +236,8 @@ Deprecated methods and their replacements
   respectively a wxBrushStyle and a wxPenStyle value instead of a plain "int style";
   use the new wxBrush/wxPen style names (wxBRUSHSTYLE_XXX and wxPENSTYLE_XXX) instead
   of the old deprecated wxXXX styles (which however are still available).
   respectively a wxBrushStyle and a wxPenStyle value instead of a plain "int style";
   use the new wxBrush/wxPen style names (wxBRUSHSTYLE_XXX and wxPENSTYLE_XXX) instead
   of the old deprecated wxXXX styles (which however are still available).

+- EVT_GRID_CELL_CHANGE was deprecated, use EVT_GRID_CELL_CHANGED instead if you
+  don't veto the event in its handler and EVT_GRID_CELL_CHANGING if you do.

 - EVT_CALENDAR_DAY event has been deprecated, use EVT_CALENDAR_SEL_CHANGED.
 - EVT_CALENDAR_MONTH and EVT_CALENDAR_YEAR events are deprecated,
   use EVT_CALENDAR_PAGE_CHANGED which replaces both of them.
 - EVT_CALENDAR_DAY event has been deprecated, use EVT_CALENDAR_SEL_CHANGED.
 - EVT_CALENDAR_MONTH and EVT_CALENDAR_YEAR events are deprecated,
   use EVT_CALENDAR_PAGE_CHANGED which replaces both of them.


@@ -258,11 +264,15 @@ Major new features in this release
 - wxWidgets may now use either wchar_t (UTF-16/32) or UTF-8 internally,
   depending on what is optimal for the target platform.
 
 - wxWidgets may now use either wchar_t (UTF-16/32) or UTF-8 internally,
   depending on what is optimal for the target platform.
 

-- New propgrid library containing wxPropertyGrid and related classes, many
-  enhancements to wxDataViewCtrl.
+- New propgrid library containing wxPropertyGrid and related classes.
+
+- Many enhancements to wxDataViewCtrl.

 
 - Event loops, timers and sockets can now be used in wxBase, without GUI.
 
 
 - Event loops, timers and sockets can now be used in wxBase, without GUI.
 

+- Events can now be connected to any functor, not necessarily a method of
+  wxEvtHandler-derived class. The compile-time safety was also improved.
+

 - Documentation for wxWidgets has been converted from LaTex to C++ headers
   with Doxygen comments and significantly improved in the process (screenshots
   of various controls were added, more identifiers are now linked to their
 - Documentation for wxWidgets has been converted from LaTex to C++ headers
   with Doxygen comments and significantly improved in the process (screenshots
   of various controls were added, more identifiers are now linked to their


@@ -270,6 +280,9 @@ Major new features in this release
   welcome (and due to using the simple Doxygen syntax it is now easier than
   ever to submit patches correcting them! :-)
 
   welcome (and due to using the simple Doxygen syntax it is now easier than
   ever to submit patches correcting them! :-)
 

+- Support for persistent objects automatically saving and restoring their state
+  was added.
+

 
 2.9.0
 -----
 
 2.9.0
 -----


@@ -291,6 +304,7 @@ All:
 - Added wxMemoryInputStream(wxInputStream&) ctor (Stas Sergeev).
 - Implemented wxMemoryInputStream::CanRead().
 - Implemented wxMemoryFSHandler::FindFirst/Next().
 - Added wxMemoryInputStream(wxInputStream&) ctor (Stas Sergeev).
 - Implemented wxMemoryInputStream::CanRead().
 - Implemented wxMemoryFSHandler::FindFirst/Next().

+- Added wxEventLoop::DispatchTimeout().

 - Added wxEXEC_BLOCK flag (Hank Schultz).
 - Add support for wxStream-derived classes to wxRTTI (Stas Sergeev).
 - Added wxStreamBuffer::Truncate() (Stas Sergeev).
 - Added wxEXEC_BLOCK flag (Hank Schultz).
 - Add support for wxStream-derived classes to wxRTTI (Stas Sergeev).
 - Added wxStreamBuffer::Truncate() (Stas Sergeev).


@@ -306,7 +320,9 @@ All:
   Linnakangas).
 - wxVariant::Unshare allows exclusive allocation of data that must be shared,
   if the wxVariantData::Clone function is implemented.
   Linnakangas).
 - wxVariant::Unshare allows exclusive allocation of data that must be shared,
   if the wxVariantData::Clone function is implemented.

-- Added wxWeakRef<T>, wxScopedPtr<T>, wxSharedPtr<T> class templates
+- Added wxWeakRef<T>, wxScopedPtr<T>, wxScopedArray<T>, wxSharedPtr<T> templates
+  and renamed old wx/ptr_{scpd,shrd}.h headers to wx/scoped{ptr,array}.h and
+  wx/sharedptr.h (but old headers are still provided for compatibility).

 - Added wxVector<T> class templates
 - Added wxON_BLOCK_EXIT_SET() and wxON_BLOCK_EXIT_NULL() to wx/scopeguard.h.
 - Added wxEvtHandler::QueueEvent() replacing AddPendingEvent() and
 - Added wxVector<T> class templates
 - Added wxON_BLOCK_EXIT_SET() and wxON_BLOCK_EXIT_NULL() to wx/scopeguard.h.
 - Added wxEvtHandler::QueueEvent() replacing AddPendingEvent() and


@@ -320,9 +336,10 @@ All:
 - Added wxString::Capitalize() and MakeCapitalized().
 - Added wxArray::swap().
 - Added wxSHUTDOWN_LOGOFF and wxSHUTDOWN_FORCE wxShutdown() flags (troelsk).
 - Added wxString::Capitalize() and MakeCapitalized().
 - Added wxArray::swap().
 - Added wxSHUTDOWN_LOGOFF and wxSHUTDOWN_FORCE wxShutdown() flags (troelsk).

-- Added wxArtProvider::GetNativeSizeHint(); GetSizeHint() as well as
-  GetNativeSizeHint() now return more sensible values in wxMSW and wxMac and
-  no longer return bogus values.
+- Added wxSocket::ShutdownOutput().
+- Handle exceptions thrown from overridden wxView::OnCreate() gracefully.
+- Added wxPATH_RMDIR_FULL/RECURSIVE wxFileName::Rmdir() flags (Marcin Malich).
+- Added wxStandardPaths::GetAppDocumentsDir().

 
 All (Unix):
 
 
 All (Unix):
 


@@ -347,6 +364,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Also added wxCANCEL_DEFAULT to wxMessageDialog.
 - Allow copying text in the log dialogs.
 - Added multisample (anti-aliasing) support to wxGLCanvas (Olivier Playez).
 - Also added wxCANCEL_DEFAULT to wxMessageDialog.
 - Allow copying text in the log dialogs.
 - Added multisample (anti-aliasing) support to wxGLCanvas (Olivier Playez).

+- Added wxCAL_SHOW_WEEK_NUMBERS wxCalendarCtrl style (Sören Meyer-Eppler).

 - Initialize wx{Client,Paint,Window}DC with fonts/colours of its window.
 - Added wxNativeContainerWindow to allow embedding wx into native windows.
 - Added custom controls support to wxFileDialog (Diaa Sami and Marcin Wojdyr).
 - Initialize wx{Client,Paint,Window}DC with fonts/colours of its window.
 - Added wxNativeContainerWindow to allow embedding wx into native windows.
 - Added custom controls support to wxFileDialog (Diaa Sami and Marcin Wojdyr).


@@ -425,8 +443,13 @@ All (GUI):
   marked for destruction but also if any of its parent windows are.
 - Improved drawing of the hint during column move in wxGrid (Santo Pfingsten).
 - Add wxGridSelectRowsOrColumns selection mode to wxGrid.
   marked for destruction but also if any of its parent windows are.
 - Improved drawing of the hint during column move in wxGrid (Santo Pfingsten).
 - Add wxGridSelectRowsOrColumns selection mode to wxGrid.

+- Add wxEVT_GRID_CELL_CHANGING event matching wxEVT_GRID_CELL_CHANGED.

 - Get/HasModifiers() of wxKeyEvent are now also available in wxMouseEvent.
 - Provide new/old cell value in wxEVT_GRID_CELL_CHANGING/CHANGED events.
 - Get/HasModifiers() of wxKeyEvent are now also available in wxMouseEvent.
 - Provide new/old cell value in wxEVT_GRID_CELL_CHANGING/CHANGED events.

+- Added wxArtProvider::GetNativeSizeHint(); GetSizeHint() as well as
+  GetNativeSizeHint() now return more sensible values in wxMSW and wxMac and
+  no longer return bogus values.
+- Added wxControl::SetLabelText() and EscapeMnemonics().

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -473,6 +496,10 @@ wxMSW:
   accurately represents what will be printed. This fixes wxHtmlEasyPrinting
   preview inaccuracies on Windows; on other platforms, native preview
   should be used.
   accurately represents what will be printed. This fixes wxHtmlEasyPrinting
   preview inaccuracies on Windows; on other platforms, native preview
   should be used.

+- Implement wxFileName::SetTimes() for directories (Steve Lamerton).
+- Added wxToolTip::SetMaxWidth() and improved default wrapping (Joachim Hönig).
+- Changed default toolbar bitmaps size from obsolete 16x15 to 24x24 used
+  by modern apps.

 
 wxX11:
 
 
 wxX11: