X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/cd7e925abb316e7f15632d486e4e51d46f893c66..bae2dc62af49b5a870bbabd9473a92921736a6f0:/docs/changes.txt?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt index 13f25fa595..744b1f350c 100644 --- a/docs/changes.txt +++ b/docs/changes.txt @@ -5,11 +5,25 @@ 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. +- Windows calling CaptureMouse() are now required to handle the + wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event and not call ReleaseMouse() in this case. + + +Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors +----------------------------------------------------------- + - 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. @@ -26,14 +40,122 @@ 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. +- 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. 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. + + +Major new features in 2.7 release +--------------------------------- + +- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more. + + +2.7.2 +----- + +All: + +- Added wxFFile overload to wxFileName::CreateTemporaryFileName(). +- Added wxBackingFile and wxBackedInputStream. +- Added GetTempDir() to wxFileName and wxStandardPaths. + +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). + +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. + + +2.7.1 +----- + +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 +- 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). +- 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. + +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. +- Added wxID_PAGE_SETUP standard id. +- Added wxSize::IncBy() and DecBy() methods. +- 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). + +wxMSW: + +- Implemented wxComboBox::SetEditable(). +- wxSemaphore::Post() returns wxSEMA_OVERFLOW as documented (Christian Walther) +- 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). + +wxMac: + +- Add parameter to the --enable-universal_binary configure option for the path + to the SDK. + +wxGTK: + +- Automatically use stock items for menu items with standard ids. +- Setting cursor now works for all controls. +- 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). + +wxUniv: + +- Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault(). 2.7.0 @@ -84,11 +206,14 @@ All: Previously, only the buffer would be returned, even if more data was requested. - Added wxPowerEvent (currently MSW-only). - Make wx-config compatible with Bourne shells. -- Fixed wxDb::Open(wxDbConnectInf) when using connection string (Hellwolf Misty) -- Fixed crash in wxDb::Open() in Unicode build (Massimiliano Marretta) +- Fixed wxDb::Open(wxDbConnectInf) when using connection string (Hellwolf Misty). +- Fixed crash in wxDb::Open() in Unicode build (Massimiliano Marretta). +- Fixed wxTimeSpan::Format() for negative time spans. +- Optionally count repeating wxLog messages instead of logging all (Lauri Nurmi). All (GUI): +- New AUI (Advanced User Interface) library for docking windows and much more. - Added wxComboCtrl and wxOwnerDrawnComboBox (Jaakko Salli). - Added wxTreebook (uses a wxTreeCtrl to control pages). - Added wxColour/Dir/File/Font/PickerCtrls (Francesco Montorsi). @@ -161,8 +286,12 @@ All (GUI): - Fixed problem with zoom setting in print preview. - Moved wxRichTextCtrl from the advanced library to its own. - wxNB_HITTEST_* flags renamed to wxBK_HITTEST_* to serve all book controls. -- Added wxTopLevelWindow::SetTranslucency and CanSetTranslucency, with +- Added wxTopLevelWindow::SetTransparent and CanSetTransparent, with implementations (so far) for wxMSW and wxMac. +- Allow customizing individual grid lines appearance (Søren Lassen). +- Fixed middle click events generation in generic wxTreeCtrl (Olly Betts). +- Added wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event that must be handled by all windows + that CaptureMouse() is called on. wxMSW: @@ -171,7 +300,7 @@ wxMSW: - Switching page of a hidden notebook doesn't lose focus (Jamie Gadd). - Removed wxImageList *GetImageList(int) const. - Fixed MDI context menu problem. -- Removed __WIN95__ define +- Removed __WIN95__ define. - Create msw/rcdefs.h in setup.h's directory, which can be included by resource files. It containts platform/compiler specific defines (such as target cpu) which can be used in #ifs in .rc files. @@ -242,6 +371,8 @@ wxGTK: - Support underlined fonts in wxTextCtrl. - Support all border styles; wxListBox honours the borders now. - wxWindow and wxScrolledWindow now generate line, page and thumb-release scroll events. +- Added file preview support in file dialogs. +- Implemented SetLineSize and GetLineSize for wxSlider. wxMac: