X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/ad9edf45f116c0281b5efcfa0dd7b2fc2073908f..186005466d585f5553e6acc7d963cd5b62c3ea9f:/docs/gtk/changes.txt diff --git a/docs/gtk/changes.txt b/docs/gtk/changes.txt index 089549410f..9252a4f586 100644 --- a/docs/gtk/changes.txt +++ b/docs/gtk/changes.txt @@ -2,12 +2,65 @@ 28th August '99: Ninth wxGTK 2.1 snapshot released As the old makefile system didn't work, I trashed it and wrote -a new one. It does work on Linux and Solaris but anything else -is untested. +a new one - mo more GNU. This, of course, caused a lot of people +to start sing their song of complaints - any change is a good +opportunity to complain, but the effect of the change is that +we now have shared library support on Linux and Solaris (and +probably others as well) and that the Linux shared library no +longer depends on libstdc++, so that we can finally create an +RPM that works on different Linux distributions. Also, the +Unix make system is now much simpler and directly mirrors its +Windows counterparts, making it easier to understand and maintain. +As it is independent of the various GNU tools, the requirements +for using CVS versions are also much less (any make, any compiler, +no other tools). + +Split RPMs into two, one for run-time requirements and one +for developement (mostly headers). Addition of new layout classes that work like Java's, GTK's or Qt`s - basically, you pack item in a box and let it tell -you how much space it needs. +you how much space it needs. These class are called wxSizer +and I consider them a great addition as they make true cross- +platform dialogs a child's play and are very quick to write +and easy to read. Do consider using them. + +Rewritten all dialogs to make use of the new sizers. Also +added a new wxFileDialog like Win95 and replaced the generic +wxFontDialog with GTK's native font selection dialog - this +probably isn't perfect though. + +A few more fixes to wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl, implemented +more options and modes like the wxMSW version. + +New handler for PNM files. Added CanRead() function to image +handlers, updates to GIF handler for preparing the new wxAnimation +class. We'll also get a PCX and hopefully a TIFF handler so +that we support all common general-purpose file formats I know +about. PhotoShop and PhotoPaint images are not general purpose. +I also tried to correct a wxImage bug in connection with big-endian +vs. little-endian problems, but I have no Sparc to actually test +this. + +Inclusion of wxMultiMedia. Can play most sound formats on GTK +and MSW and (using xanim on Unix and Win95's MM functions) +display a video in a wxWindow. This will probably be moved to +the core library. + +Small updates to socket code. The MSW version is still missing. + +Implemented wxBitmapDataObject class. + +Added wxFFileStream using FILE* instead if file desrcriptor. +Useful for creating a "cerr" like class as in normal C++. +Also added "endl" for use with wxTextStream and fixed a few +minor problems with buffered streams etc. + +Corrected Tabbing code in wxPanel and made it work with wxNotebook. + +Small cursor fixes in connection with text control. + +Added experimental wxWizard class. Work in progress. A few more minor fixes.