X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/432efcb004c8a7f4997acab1aa044c78226c36bb..1ae30333bc929731802800694f85e6275986cd0a:/docs/changes.txt?ds=inline diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt index e18d24de6e..7e54a29355 100644 --- a/docs/changes.txt +++ b/docs/changes.txt @@ -5,11 +5,38 @@ wxWidgets Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x ================================ +Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors, please read this! +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +- 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. +- wxArray::Alloc() now works as reserve() and does not clear the array any more +- Windows calling CaptureMouse() are now required to handle the + wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event and not call ReleaseMouse() in this case. +- wxInputStream::GetC() now returns an int in the range 0 - 255 on success + instead of a char the range -128 - 127. +- A sequence returned by wxFileSystem::FindFirst()/FindNext() may now be + be scoped to a single instance of wxFileSystem. +- Streams returned by wxFileSystem::OpenFile are not necessarily seekable by + default. Open with flags wxFS_READ | wxFS_SEEKABLE if seeking is required. + + +Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors +----------------------------------------------------------- + +- Some classes (notably wxBitmap and wxImage) don't define operator==() as it + used to work in somewhat unexpected way as it compared only internal pointers + and not the object data. The code using it will have to be updated: + * If the object was compared with wxNullXXX, use IsOk() method instead + * If valid object need to be compared, use IsSameAs() to reproduce the old + behaviour or change the code to avoid comparing bitmaps &c. - wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour. - wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't even compile). -- For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made - to read _past_ the end of file. - wxCHECK family of macros now must be followed by a semicolon. - wxMBConv::cMB2WC() and cWC2MB() take size of the input buffer and return length of the converted string in all cases now. @@ -26,41 +53,96 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x override it. - wxFontEnumerator::GetFacenames() and GetEncodings() now return arrays and not pointers to arrays. -- wxStaticBoxSizer now deletes the associated wxStaticBox when it is deleted. -- Windows calling CaptureMouse() are now required to handle - the wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event. - SetDefaultItem() method was moved from wxPanel to wxTopLevelWindow - 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. -- wxDialog::CreateButtonSizer() may return NULL now, please see the manual -- wxBufferedDC doesn't inherit from wxMemoryDC any more (but directly from wxDC) + 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. +- wxWindowBase::GetBestFittingSize --> wxWindowBase::GetEffectiveMinSize. +- wxWindowBase::SetBestFittingSize --> wxWindowBase::SetInitialSize. -Major changes in 2.7 release ----------------------------- +Major new features in 2.8 release +--------------------------------- + +- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more. +- New rich text control library implementing a generic wxRichTextCtrl, + using only the wxWidgets API. Also includes formatting dialogs, conversion + to HTML, and printing classes. +- New wxComboCtrl class giving the ability to create custom, graphical + comboboxes. Associated classes include wxOwnerDrawnComboBox, wxComboPopup + and wxBitmapComboBox. +- Further functionality including wxAnimationCtrl (moved from contrib/src/anim + and enhanced), wxSimpleHtmlListBox, wxHyperlinkCtrl, wxColourPickerCtrl, + wxDirPickerCtrl, wxFilePickerCtrl, wxFontPickerCtrl, wxCollapsiblePane, + wxAboutBox, wxTreebook, tar streams. + -- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more +2.8.0 +----- + +All: + +- wxArrayString::Alloc() now works as reserve() and doesn't clear array contents +- Fixed long standing bug in wxFileConfig groups renaming (Antti Koivisto). + +wxMSW: +- Fixed version script problems when using configure with cygwin/mingw32. +- Use system default paper size for printing instead of A4 +- Fix colours when converting wxBitmap with alpha to wxImage (nusi) 2.7.2 ----- +All: + +- Added wxFFile overload to wxFileName::CreateTemporaryFileName(). +- Added GetTempDir() to wxFileName and wxStandardPaths. +- Added wxTar streams. +- Added wxFilterFSHandler and wxArchiveFSHandler. +- Added wxString::ToLongLong() and ToULongLong(). + All (GUI): - wxMemoryDC constructor now optionally accepts a wxBitmap parameter, 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). +- Printing framework fixes by Robert J. Lang. Bugs fixed, + wxPrinterDC::GetPaperRect() and other functions added to allow + easier printing implementation, and the documentation updated. +- Many enhancements to wxRichTextCtrl including URL support, + formatting and symbol dialogs, print/preview, and better list + formatting. +- Support for loading TGA files added (Seth Jackson). +- Added wxTB_RIGHT style for right-aligned toolbars (Igor Korot). +- wxHtmlWindow now generates events on link clicks (Francesco Montorsi). +- wxHtmlWindow now also generates wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY event. + +Unix Ports: + +- Added autopackage for wxGTK and an example of using autopackage for a wx + 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. +- wxCaret redraw problem during scrolling fixed. 2.7.1 @@ -71,35 +153,35 @@ All: - Added wxDir::FindFirst() (Francesco Montorsi). - Added wxPlatformInfo class (Francesco Montorsi). - Added wxLocale::IsAvailable() (Creighton). -- Added Malay translations (Mahrazi Mohd Kamal) -- Added reference counting for wxVariant +- 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: @@ -108,7 +190,7 @@ 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: @@ -119,13 +201,13 @@ wxGTK: - 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