- For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made
to read _past_ the end of file.
- wxFileName::DirExists() checks if the path of the file is a directory, not
- if the whole name is a directory
-- wxDialog::CreateButtonSizer() may return NULL now, please see the manual
-- wxStaticBoxSizer now deletes the associated wxStaticBox when it is deleted
+ if the whole name is a directory.
+- wxDialog::CreateButtonSizer() may return NULL now, please see the manual.
+- wxStaticBoxSizer now deletes the associated wxStaticBox when it is deleted.
- Windows calling CaptureMouse() are now required to handle the
- wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event and not call ReleaseMouse() in this case
+ wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event and not call ReleaseMouse() in this case.
Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
- wxDialog::OnOK/OnCancel() don't exist any more, use SetAffirmative/EscapeId()
- wxPathList doesn't derive from (deprecated) wxStringList any more
- wxGLContext class has no 1:1 coupling to a wxGLCanvas class any more.
- As a consequence, the class interface changed largely.
- Code updates, if any are required at all, are easy to accomplish though.
+ As a consequence, the class interface changed largely. Code updates, if
+ any are required at all, are easy to accomplish though.
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.
+- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, don't use them.
Major new features in 2.7 release
---------------------------------
-- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more
+- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more.
2.7.2
All:
- Added wxFFile overload to wxFileName::CreateTemporaryFileName().
-- Added wxBackingFile and wxBackedInputStream
+- Added wxBackingFile and wxBackedInputStream.
+- Added GetTempDir() to wxFileName and wxStandardPaths.
All (GUI):
calling SelectObject itself if a valid bitmap is passed.
- Reverted wxBuffered[Paint]DC to pre 2.7.1 state, added
wxAutoBufferedPaintDC and wxAutoBufferedPaintDCFactory.
-- Renamed wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() to just Pulse()
-- Added wxCollapsiblePane (Francesco Montorsi)
-- Added wxSimpleHtmlListBox (Francesco Montorsi)
+- Renamed wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() to just Pulse().
+- Added wxCollapsiblePane (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxSimpleHtmlListBox (Francesco Montorsi).
Unix Ports:
- Added autopackage for wxGTK and an example of using autopackage for a wx
- program (Francesco Montorsi)
+ program (Francesco Montorsi).
+wxGTK:
+
+- More RTL work.
+- Support wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB.
+- Speed up MIME types loading. Only the GNOME database should be loaded under
+ GNOME etc. For this, the code queries the X11 session protocol.
2.7.1
- Added Malay translations (Mahrazi Mohd Kamal)
- Added reference counting for wxVariant
- For consistency, all classes having Ok() method now also have IsOk() one, use
- of the latter form is preferred although the former hasn't been deprecated yet
-- Added wxFileName::Is(Dir|File)(Writ|Read|Execut)able() (Francesco Montorsi)
-- Added wxFileName::GetSize() and GetHumanReadableSize() (Francesco Montorsi)
-- Added wxSizer::Replace (Francesco Montorsi)
-- wxXmlDocument can now optionally preserve whitespace (Francesco Montorsi)
+ of the latter form is preferred although the former hasn't been deprecated yet.
+- Added wxFileName::Is(Dir|File)(Writ|Read|Execut)able() (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxFileName::GetSize() and GetHumanReadableSize() (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxSizer::Replace (Francesco Montorsi).
+- wxXmlDocument can now optionally preserve whitespace (Francesco Montorsi).
- Added wxBookCtrl::ChangeSelection() and wxTextCtrl::ChangeValue() to provide
event-free alternatives to SetSelection() and SetValue() functions; see the
"Events generated by the user vs programmatically generated events" paragraph
- in the "Event handling overview" topic for more info
+ in the "Event handling overview" topic for more info.
All (GUI):
- Support for right-to-left text layout (started by Diaa Sami during Google Summer of
Code, with a lot of help from Tim Kosse and others).
-- wxAnimationCtrl added (Francesco Montorsi)
-- Added wxAboutBox() function for displaying the standard about dialog
+- wxAnimationCtrl added (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxAboutBox() function for displaying the standard about dialog.
- Added wxID_PAGE_SETUP standard id.
- Added wxSize::IncBy() and DecBy() methods.
-- Added wxTextCtrl::IsEmpty()
+- Added wxTextCtrl::IsEmpty().
- Added file type parameter to wxTextCtrl::LoadFile, wxTextCtrl::SaveFile for
consistency with wxRichTextCtrl.
- wxRichTextCtrl: fixed range out-by-one bug to be consistent with wxTextCtrl API,
fixed some attribute bugs and added wxRichTextStyleComboCtrl.
-- Added wxWindow::IsDoubleBuffered()
-- Added wxHL_ALIGN_* flags to wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi)
-- Added wxGauge::Pulse() and wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() (Francesco Montorsi)
+- Added wxWindow::IsDoubleBuffered().
+- Added wxHL_ALIGN_* flags to wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi).
+- Added wxGauge::Pulse() and wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() (Francesco Montorsi).
wxMSW:
- Fixed a bug whereby static controls didn't use the correct text colour if the
parent's background colour had been set (most noticeable when switching to a
high-contrast theme).
-- Respect wxBU_EXACTFIT style in wxToggleButton (Alexander Borovsky)
+- Respect wxBU_EXACTFIT style in wxToggleButton (Alexander Borovsky).
wxMac:
- Automatically use stock items for menu items with standard ids.
- Setting cursor now works for all controls.
-- Implemented right-to-left support
+- Implemented right-to-left support.
- Implemented left indentation and tab stops support in wxTextCtrl (Tim Kosse).
-- Fixed wxHTML rendering of underlined text of multiple words (Mart Raudsepp)
+- Fixed wxHTML rendering of underlined text of multiple words (Mart Raudsepp).
wxUniv:
-- Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault()
+- Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault().
2.7.0
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