X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/106f039552385de4d8b7c2e530a00057e9b78208..6cbe6d08213d4fa5f9404bd249d93bf0b586e0f5:/docs/readme.txt?ds=inline diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt index 35b57e4e97..f531a11606 100644 --- a/docs/readme.txt +++ b/docs/readme.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -wxWindows 2.1.11 +wxWindows 2.1.13 ---------------- Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++ @@ -21,34 +21,7 @@ important documents and samples. Changes in this release ----------------------- -These are some of the major improvements: - -wxWindows 2.1.11 -================ - -- Numerous bug fixes and consistency improvements. -- Further samples. -- Factoring out of some code into base classes, for easier - maintenance. -- Ability to compile library in console (non-GUI) mode. -- Integration of wxHTML widget and help controller into - wxWindows. wxHTML allows HTML viewing and printing. -- New classes wxChrono, wxDialUpManager, wxFontEnumerator, - wxWizard, wxStaticLine, etc. -- wxShowTip for showing 'startup tips' to the user. -- wxSocket and wxThread classes rewritten. -- New, consistent drag and drop API (not wxMotif). -- Better-looking dialogs in wxGTK. -- wxSizers reimplemented and used to specify window layout - for some generic dialogs. -- New, more sophisticated wxGrid class (in beta). The old grid - class can still be used. -- Text alignment options in wxStaticText. -- wxImage class extended to read PCX and GIF files. -- Documentation improvements. -- Revised configure system for wxGTK and wxMotif; tmake-based - system for generating wxMSW makefiles. -- Installer for Windows as alternative to zip archives. +Please see changes.txt for details. Platforms supported ------------------- @@ -61,8 +34,8 @@ wxWindows 2 currently supports the following platforms: - Mac (not covered here: please see the wxWindows web site for details) -Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the release notes -(available via docs/html/index.htm) for details. +Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the install.txt +file for each platform (available via docs/html/index.htm) for details. Files ----- @@ -95,6 +68,7 @@ wx2_x_y_vc.zip MS VC++ 5/6 project files wx2_x_y_bc.zip Borland C++ 5 project files wx2_x_y_cw.zip Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4.1 project files jpeg.zip Optional JPEG library +tiff.zip Optional TIFF library ogl3.zip Optional Object Graphics Library glcanvas.zip Optional wxGLCanvas class (Motif, GTK, MSW) tex2rtf2.zip Tex2RTF documentation tool @@ -114,7 +88,6 @@ wxMotif-2.x.y.tgz wxMotif source distribution. You will -- OR -- from the zip set (above). wx2_x_y_gen.zip -wx2_x_y_msw.zip wx2_x_y_mot.zip jpeg.zip @@ -159,17 +132,42 @@ For licensing information, please see the files: Although this may seem complex, it is there to allow authors of proprietary/commercial applications to use wxWindows in addition to those writing GPL'ed applications. In summary, -the licence is L-GPL plus a clause allowing unrestricted +the licence is LGPL plus a clause allowing unrestricted distribution of application binaries. To answer a FAQ, you don't have to distribute any source if you wish to write -commercial applications using wxWindows. +commercial applications using wxWindows. + +However, if you distribute wxGTK or wxMotif (with Lesstif) version +of your application, don't forget that it is linked against +GTK+ (or Lesstif) which is covered by LGPL *without* exception +notice. Under Linux systems your app is probably linked +against LGPL glibc as well. Please read carefuly LGPL, section 6. +which describes conditions for distribution of closed source applications +linked against LGPL library. Basically you should link dynamicaly and +include source code of LGPL libraries with your product (unless it is +already present in user's system - like glibc usually is). +If compiled with --enable-odbc (Unix only), wxWindows library will +contain iODBC library which is covered by LGPL. + +If you use TIFF image handler, please see src/tiff/COPYRIGHT +for libtiff license details. + +If you use JPEG image handler, documentation for your program should +contain following sentence: "This software is based in part on the work of +the Independent JPEG Group". See src/jpeg/README for details. + Documentation ------------- -See docs/changes.txt for a detailed history of changes to wxWindows 2. +See docs/bugs.txt for a bug list: this file is new and will initially + be edited by hand, later generated from a web-based bug database. + See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents. +See docs/changes.txt for a detailed history of changes to wxWindows 2 + (not up-to-date). + The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp. The PDF help files are located in docs/pdf. @@ -196,5 +194,5 @@ web site) or contact Julian Smart . Good luck! -The wxWindows Team, November 1999 +The wxWindows Team, February 2000