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@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ wxWindows 2.5/2.6 Change Log
 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
 ================================
 
+- no initialization/cleanup can be done in wxApp/~wxApp because they are
+  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
+- wxTheApp can't be assigned to any longer, use wxApp::SetInstance() instead
 - wxFileType::GetIcon() returns wxIconLocation, not wxIcon
+- wxWindow::Clear() is now called ClearBackground()
 
 
-DEPRECATED METHOD SINCE 2.4.x
-=============================
+DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
+==============================
 
 Deprecated methods may still be used but will disappear in future wxWindows
 versions, please update your code to not use them.
@@ -26,6 +32,9 @@ versions, please update your code to not use them.
 - wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
 - wxArrayString::GetStringArray: no replacement
 - wxArrayString::Remove(index, count): use RemoveAt instead
+- wxTreeItemId conversion to long is deprecated and shouldn't be used
+- [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
+             SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles
 
 
 OTHER CHANGES
@@ -36,7 +45,11 @@ OTHER CHANGES
 
 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
+  separately compiled library
 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
+- added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - use true/false throughout the library instead of TRUE/FALSE
 - wxStopWatch::Start() resumes the stop watch if paused, as per the docs
 - added wxDirTraverser::OnOpenError() to customize the error handling
@@ -50,7 +63,12 @@ All:
 - fixed bug with deleting entries at root level in wxFileConfig
 - chkconf.h now includes platform-specific versions (for MSW
   and Mac) which contain some tests that were in setup.h
-- Added event sink argument to wxEvtHandler::Connect()
+- added event sink argument to wxEvtHandler::Connect()
+- added support for POST method and alt ports to wxHTTP (Roger Chickering)
+- added wxSocket::IPAddress() (Chris Mellon)
+- wxDataStreams can read/write many elements at once (Mickael Gilabert)
+- added wxRecursionGuard class
+- added wxThreadHelper class (Daniel Howard)
 
 wxBase:
 
@@ -61,8 +79,10 @@ All GUI ports:
 
 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
+- added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
 - added wxSplitterWindow and wxWizard handlers to XRC
+- wxWizard is now sizer-friendly and may be made resizeable (Robert Vazan)
 - added proportion to wxFlexGridSizer::AddGrowableRow/Col (Maxim Babitski)
 - added wxFlexGridSizer::SetFlexibleDirection() (Szczepan Holyszewski)
 - implemented GetEditControl for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Peter Stieber)
@@ -71,6 +91,7 @@ All GUI ports:
 - implemented alignment for wxGrid bool editor and renderer
 - support wxListCtrl columns alignment for all platforms and not just MSW
 - added wxToolBar Add/InsertTool(tool) (Janusz Piwowarski)
+- added wxTB_HORZ_TEXT style for MSW and GTK (Axel Schlueter)
 - fixed user dash handling for MSW and GTK (Ken Edwards)
 - WXR resources can now be used in Unicode builds
 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
@@ -86,9 +107,9 @@ All GUI ports:
   a new document), and more intelligent addition of filenames to
   the file history, including not adding filenames if not using the
   default extension for the template
-- Speeded up wxImage::Scale using fixed point arithmetic (Wade Brainerd)
+- sped up wxImage::Scale using fixed point arithmetic (Wade Brainerd)
 - Added BLOB support to wxDB (John Skiff)
-- Wizard now validates when pressing Back or Next
+- wxWizard now validates when pressing Back or Next
 - Implemented wxNotebook::DoGetBestSize so Fit now works
 - Added FindItemByPosition to wxMenu
 - wxTimer now derives from wxEvtHandler and is its own owner object by default
@@ -98,6 +119,28 @@ All GUI ports:
 - Added m_ prefix to wxColourData and wxFontData members
 - Added wxHtmlPrintout::AddFilter so HTML printing can be subject to
   custom filters as well as HTML viewing.
+- Moved wxApp::SendIdleEvents and wxApp::ProcessIdle into common code.
+- wxWindow::OnInternalIdle is now used in all ports, and ensures that
+  user OnIdle events do not interfere with crucial internal processing.
+- wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI is now a documented function that
+  sends wxUpdateUIEvents, and can be overridden. It has a helper function
+  DoUpdateWindowUI for taking appropriate wxUpdateUIEvent action.
+- Added functions to wxUpdateUIEvent: Set/GetMode, Set/GetUpdateInterval,
+  CanUpdate, to assist with optimising update event frequency.
+- Added functions to wxIdleEvent: Set/GetMode, CanSend, to
+  determine whether a window should receive idle events.
+- Added wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE, wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES window
+  styles for use with conservative idle and update event modes.
+- send menu update events only when a menu is about to be used (MSW/GTK)
+- improved event processing performance (Hans Van Leemputten)
+- added wxMirrorDC class
+- printing improvements: GetPageInfo() gets called after the DC has
+  been set and after OnPreparePrinting() has been called so it can
+  report the number of pages accurately; doesn't try to set
+  number of pages in print dialog, in common with other Windows apps;
+  wxHTML easy printing's preview shows number of pages
+  correctly; preview scrollbars are set correctly; keyboard navigation
+  improved
 
 Unix:
 
@@ -107,6 +150,13 @@ Unix:
 - added support for GNU/Hurd in configure
 - wxLocale::Init now tries to set .utf8 locale in Unicode mode (Andreas Pflug)
 
+Generic controls:
+
+- implemented wxListCtrl::Refresh() (Norbert Berzen)
+- support adding/removing columns dynamically (Donald C. Taylor)
+- wxToolBarSimple, property list classes, wxTreeLayout moved
+  to contrib/src/deprecated
+
 wxGTK:
 
 - added support for label mnemonics to GTK+2 build (Michael Moss)
@@ -120,44 +170,43 @@ wxGTK:
   be appended to filenames with no extension
 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
+- fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)
 - don't consume 100% CPU when showing a poup menu
 
 wxMac:
 
 - generate wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE and wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE events
+- generate wxEVT_MENU_OPEN and wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE events
 
 wxMSW:
 
 - possibility to use DIBs for wxBitmap implementation (Derry Bryson)
+- added wxCrashReport
 - wxStaticBitmap doesn't stretch its bitmap any longer (like other ports)
 - support for accelerator keys in the owner drawn menus (Derry Bryson)
 - wxCaret::SetSize() doesn't hide the caret any longer as it used to
 - wxCheckListBox::Check() doesn't send CHECKLISTBOX_TOGGLE event any more
+- fixed bugs in wxThread::Wait() and IsAlive()
 - fixed bug with wxTR_EDIT_LABELS not working with wxTR_MULTIPLE
-- fixes for compilation with OpenWatcom compiler
+- fixes for compilation with OpenWatcom and DigitalMars compilers
 - fixed wxStaticText best size calculation (was wrong by '&' width)
 - fixed calling wxFrame::Maximize(FALSE) before the window is shown
-= added wxNotebook::HitTest() (Otto Wyss)
-- all libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix
-  (for MinGW and Cygwin)
-- When using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported - added WXEXPORTDLL
-- A wxEvtHandler object was not removed from wxPendingEvents on deletion.
-  wxPendingEventsLocker was being deleted in App before all wxEvtHandler
-  objects have been destroyed resulting in stale handler/lock
-  ptrs; fixed
+- added wxNotebook::HitTest() (Otto Wyss)
+- libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
+- when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
+- fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents
 - Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer neccessary
   to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
   or if user's default locale is Unicode-only
-- Improved border handling so it no longer shows a thin and
-  sunken border under XP
+- 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.
-  Proper XP theme support is planned for 2.6
-- disable wxNB_RIGHT, wxNB_LEFT, wxNB_BOTTOM notebook styles
-  if the version of CommCtl doesn't support it (XP)
+- 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
+- you don't need to add opengl32.lib when using VC++ now (David Falkinder)
 
 wxMotif:
 
@@ -407,7 +456,7 @@ wxBase:
 - fixes to the command line parsing error and usage messages
 - modified wxFileName::CreateTempFileName() to open the file atomically
   (if possible) and, especially, not to leak the file descriptors under Unix
-- memory leak in wxHTTP fixed (Dimitri)
+- memory leak in wxHTTP fixed (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - fixes to AM_PATH_WXCONFIG autoconf macro
 - added wxHashMap class that replaces type-unsafe wxHashTable and is modelled
   after (non standard) STL hash_map