X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/4bd1f746633dfe52545e3d969761e2a3e6ccefd6..0de6678dd2e76dcffd6122a7afbb8539e773684a:/docs/changes.txt diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt index e856a8a6e0..7473446f25 100644 --- a/docs/changes.txt +++ b/docs/changes.txt @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x size to be used by the sizers. * The best size of a window is cached so it doesn't need to - recaculated on every layout. wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize was + recalculated on every layout. wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize was added and should be called (usually just internally in control methods) whenever something is done that would make the best size change. @@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x At this time, the only situation known not to work the same as before is the following: - win = new SomeWidget(parent); - win->SetSize(SomeNonDefaultSize); - sizer->Add(win); + win = new SomeWidget(parent); + win->SetSize(SomeNonDefaultSize); + sizer->Add(win); In this case the old code would have used the new size as the minimum, but now the sizer will use the default size as the minimum @@ -103,8 +103,17 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x control is sized to a blending of the min size and best size. This can be done by calling SetBestFittingSize. +! wxURL has undergone some radical changes. + * Many accessors of wxURL - GetHostName, GetProtocolName, and GetPath, + have been replaced by its parent's (wxURI) counterparts - GetServer, + GetScheme, and GetPath, respectively. + + * ConvertToValidURI has been replaced by wxURI. Do not use + ConvertToValidURI for future applications. + * ConvertFromURI has been replaced by wxURI::Unescape. + - 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() @@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x Previously, the application terminated if there were no top level windows; now it terminates if there are no top level windows or taskbar icons left. - wxZlibInputStream is not by default compatible with the output of the - 2.4.x version of wxZlibOutputStream. However, there is a compatibilty mode, + 2.4.x version of wxZlibOutputStream. However, there is a compatibility mode, switched on by passing wxZLIB_24COMPATIBLE to the constructor. - when WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 == 0 wxHashTable uses a new implementation not using wxList keyed interface (the same used when wxUSE_STL == 1), @@ -147,10 +156,17 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x - Identical functionality of wxFileDialog::ParseWildcard, wxGenericDirCtrl::ParseFilter, Motif and MSW parsing native dialogs is now accessible in ::wxParseCommonDialogsFilter -- wxNotebookSizer and wxBookCtrlSizer are now deprecated -- the are no longer +- wxNotebookSizer and wxBookCtrlSizer are now deprecated -- they are no longer needed, you can treat wxNotebook as any other control and put it directly into the sizer that was wxNotebookSizer's parent sizer in old code. - +- wxFile methods now return either wxFileOffset or wxFileSize_t which may be a + 64 bit integer type, even on 32 bit platforms, instead of off_t and so the + return value of wxFile::Length(), for example, shouldn't be assigned to off_t + variable any more (the compiler might warn you about this) +- wxListItem::m_data is now of type wxUIntPtr, not long, for compatibility + with 64 bit systems +- wxSizer::Add/Insert returns pointer to wxSizerItem just added so conditions + writeen with if(Add(..)==true) will not work. Use if(Add(..)) instead. DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x @@ -159,6 +175,8 @@ DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x Deprecated methods may still be used but will disappear in future wxWidgets versions, please update your code to not use them. +- wxURL::GetInputStream() and similar functionality has been depreciated in + favor of other ways of connecting, such as though sockets or wxFileSystem. - wxDocManager::GetNoHistoryFiles() renamed to GetHistoryFilesCount() - wxSizer::Remove(wxWindow *), use Detach() instead [it is more clear] - wxSizer::Set/GetOption(): use Set/GetProportion() instead @@ -187,16 +205,72 @@ versions, please update your code to not use them. - The wxHIDE_READONLY flag for wxFileDialog was not implemented and has now been removed - wxTaskBarIcon::OnXXX() virtual methods: use events instead +- obsolete and not used wxUSE_GENERIC_DIALOGS_IN_MSW has been removed +- wxDbTable::wxDbTable with wxChar* deprecated, same with wxString& instead OTHER CHANGES ============= +2.5.4 +----- + +All: + +- new classes for reading and writing ZIP files (M.J.Wetherell) +- Norwegian (Bokmål) translation added (Hans F. Nordhaug) +- wxDynamicLibrary::HasSymbol() added +- added wxTextInputStream::operator>>(wchar_t) for compilers which support this +- added wxURI, a class for dealing with Uniform Resource Identifiers +- changed wxURL to inherit from wxURI and provide assignment and comparison +- implemented wxConvUTF7 (modified patch from Fredrik Roubert) +- added versions of MB2WC and WC2MB for wxMBConv that for embedded null chars +- Unicode support in wxODBC is now fully implemented +- A new data type specific to wxWidgets called SQL_C_WXCHAR has been introduced. + SQL_C_WXCHAR should be used rather than SQL_C_CHAR to ensure transparent + behavior between Unicode and non-unicode builds +- BLOB example added to samples/db (thanks to Casey ODonnell) +- use wxStream::GetLength() instead of deprecated GetSize() +- wxGetOsDescription() is now more precise (Olly Betts) +- XRC supports system fonts and colours (Ray Gilbert) + +All (GUI): + +- recursive wxSizer::GetItem returns item of given window, sizer or nth index +- wxLayoutConstraints now use best size, not current size, for AsIs() condition +- wxSizer::Add/Insert etc. now returns pointer to wxSizerItem just added and this + item remembers its wxRect area (Brian A. Vanderburg II) + +Unix: + +- wxPuts() now correctly outputs trailing new line in Unicode build + +wxGTK: + +- fixed wxFileDialog::SetWildcard() + +wxMac: + +- wxDynamicLibrary::GetDllExt() now returns ".bundle", not ".dylib" +- wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbol() now prepends underscore to the symbol name + +wxMSW: + +- fixed enhanced metafiles loading from files (Andreas Goebel) +- wxRadioButtons no longer have to be consecutive in a group + +wxUniv: + +- wxBU_... button align flags support +- vertical notebook orientation support + + 2.5.3 ----- All: +- support for huge (>2 Gb) files (Tim Kosse) - number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten) - fixed memory leak in wxURL when using a proxy (Steven Van Ingelgem) - fixed bug in wxDateTime::Set(jdn) when DST was in effect @@ -206,27 +280,65 @@ All: - added wxMicroSleep() and wxMilliSleep() replacing deprecated wxUsleep() - basic UDP sockets support (Lenny Maiorani) - fixed wxDateTime::GetWeekDayName() for some dates (Daniel Kaps) +- deprecated wxDateTime::SetToTheWeek() in favour of SetToWeekOfYear() +- active mode support in wxFTP (Randall Fox) +- sped up wxHTTP and wxFTP +- added wxStringInput/OutputStreams +- added wxFileConfig::Save(wxOutputStream) +- fixed wxString's behavior with inserted null characters All (GUI): - added wxWindow::MoveBefore/AfterInTabOrder() to change tab navigation order -- added wxTaskBarIcon::CreatePopupMenu which is now recommended way - of showing popup menu; calling wxTaskBarIcon::PopupMenu directly +- added wxTaskBarIcon::CreatePopupMenu which is now the recommended way + of showing a popup menu; calling wxTaskBarIcon::PopupMenu directly is discouraged - added ..._CMD_...(id) variants for wxGrid event table entry macros -- added wxWindow::Navigate for programmatic navigation to the next control. +- added wxWindow::Navigate for programmatic navigation to the next control - wxTextCtrl::OnChar now inserts a tab character if wxTE_PROCESS_TAB is set - added wxKeyEvent::GetUnicodeKey() - added wxKeyEvent::CmdDown() and wxMouseEvent::CmdDown() - implemented wxListCtrl::FindItem() for non-MSW (Robin Stoll) - added status bar fields styles support (Tim Kosse) +- added convenience functions wxSizer::AddSpacer() and + wxSizer::AddStretchSpacer() (as well as Prepend and Insert variants) +- added samples/splash +- added support for stock buttons +- added wxTopLevelWindow::RequestUserAttention() +- support for comma in contrib gizmo wxLEDNumberCtrl (Grant Likely) +- recursive wxSizer::Show for subsizer and return value if element was found +- added wxChoicebook control +- smoother time estimation updates in wxProgressDialog (Christian Sturmlechner) +- the XRC contrib library was moved to the core +- wx(Choice/List/Note)book controls send CHANG(ED/ING) events in SetSelection +- it is now possible to create a wxFont with given size in pixels (d2walter) +- added wxTopLevelWindow::IsActive() +- wxSystemSettings::GetMetric now returns -1 for metrics that are not + supported, instead of zero. Unix: - wxTaskBarIcon now supports freedesktop.org System Tray protocol - security fixes to wxSingleInstanceChecker - wx-config script was modified to allow choosing from multiple installed - builds of wxWidgets + builds of wxWidgets and to return flags/libs for selected libraries only +- wx-config has new --version-full option + +wxCocoa: + +- added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2 +- fixed so that wxCocoa runs in OSX 10.2 +- Tooltips now supported +- wxSound now supported +- wxDisplay now supported +- Some stock cursors now supported + +wxMac: + +- fixed MLTE text control GetLineText and GetLineLength on OSX +- added OSX wxTaskBarIcon implementation for the OSX Dock +- added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2 +- wxGetKeyState now works with nearly all wx key codes wxGTK: @@ -245,6 +357,10 @@ wxGTK: - implemented wxTopLevel::IsMaximized() for GTK+2 and WMs that implement freedesktop.org's wm-spec (Mart Raudsepp) - wxEVT_CONTEXT_MENU is now generated for right mouse press, not release +- implemented alpha channel support in wxBitmap +- added native GTK+2 wxArtProvider implementation with ability to load + icons from icon theme in addition to recognized stock art +- fixed crash on 64 bit platforms (Paul Cornett) wxMotif: @@ -259,6 +375,13 @@ wxMSW: - restored (and improved) possibility to use wx with MFC broken in 2.5.2 - fixed wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength for rich edit controls - fixed flat style for toolbars under XP, Windows Classic style +- fixed truncation of transferred data in wxConnection under unicode build +- wxChoice and wxComboBox dropdown background can be set now too (Adrian Lupei) +- fixed wxMaximizeEvent generation in wxFrame +- don't send duplicate EVT_COMBOBOX events whenever selection changes any more +- implemented support for selecting printer bin (Steven Van Ingelgem) +- fixed wxListCtrl::SetSingleStyle() which was broken since a few releases +- fixed print setup problem (always uses default printer) in Unicode build wxUniv/X11: @@ -266,7 +389,9 @@ wxUniv/X11: wxWinCE: -- added automatized but customizable handling of native SmartPhone menus +- added native WinCE driven smartphone wxTextCtrl implementation using spinners +- added native WinCE driven smartphone wxChoice implementation using spinners +- added automated but customizable handling of native WinCE driven smartphone menus - fixed wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox wxHTML: @@ -320,7 +445,7 @@ wxMSW: - wxFileName::GetModificationTime() works with opened files too now - wxDC::GetClippingBox() now works even for clipping regions created by Windows - fixed wxFileDataObject in Unicode build (Alex D) -- subdindented paragraphs support (Tim Kosse) +- subindented paragraphs support (Tim Kosse) wxGTK: @@ -387,7 +512,6 @@ All: All (GUI): -- added wxListBook control - added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth) - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!) - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect() @@ -464,7 +588,7 @@ wxMac: - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units - implemented handling of mouse wheel - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs -- use unix sockets for Mach-o builds +- use Unix sockets for Mach-o builds wxMotif: @@ -528,7 +652,7 @@ wxBase: All GUI ports: - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes -- added wxListbook +- added wxListbook control - 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 @@ -548,7 +672,7 @@ All GUI ports: - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth) - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far) -- FL: rmoved const from EnableTool parameters +- FL: removed const from EnableTool parameters - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s) @@ -622,7 +746,7 @@ wxGTK: - 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 +- don't consume 100% CPU when showing a popup menu wxMac: @@ -646,7 +770,7 @@ wxMSW: - 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 +- Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer necessary 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 @@ -846,7 +970,7 @@ wxThread and related classes: ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour - (i.e. absense of race conditions) using the old API. + (i.e. absence of race conditions) using the old API. - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class @@ -996,7 +1120,7 @@ wxMSW: - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL -- Multiline labels in buttons are now supoprted (simply use "\n" in the label) +- Multiline labels in buttons are now supported (simply use "\n" in the label) - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it has the capture before release it. - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox @@ -2141,7 +2265,7 @@ At this point, the following has been achieved: - Toolbar class hierarchy revised: wxToolBarBase wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar) - wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95 + wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95) wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32) - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly). - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now