X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/ccebc98a675824686374cf0fcf06677e6dc130d0..e8773bdf80482ce0bd38e8d9c8919b4362386658:/docs/readme.txt diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt index 296b19d2a8..f531a11606 100644 --- a/docs/readme.txt +++ b/docs/readme.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -wxWindows 2.1.12 +wxWindows 2.1.13 ---------------- Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++ @@ -21,46 +21,7 @@ important documents and samples. Changes in this release ----------------------- -These are some of the major improvements: - -wxWindows 2.1.12 -================ - -- New wxDateTime class to replace millenium-uncompliant wxTime - and wxDate classes. -- New wxCalendarCtrl class and sample. -- New wxCmdLineParser class. -- Further bug fixes. -- TIFF support added to wxImage. - -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 (wxGTK - and wxMSW, partial support in wxMotif). -- 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; native message box used - in wxMotif. -- 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 ------------------- @@ -73,8 +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 ----- @@ -171,16 +132,34 @@ 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/release.txt for some notes about the current release. - 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. @@ -215,5 +194,5 @@ web site) or contact Julian Smart . Good luck! -The wxWindows Team, Janurary 2000 +The wxWindows Team, February 2000