X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/ec376c8fd9ff813392030426acd2317c6fa6527e..48dcb86d0bf4c3a9e48b27b82400ede6f2b318a7:/docs/changes.txt diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt index 4853c73dd9..21bd9fd96d 100644 --- a/docs/changes.txt +++ b/docs/changes.txt @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ wxWidgets Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x ================================ -- wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour +- wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour. - wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't - even compile) + 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 +- 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. - wxHtmlWindow::OnCellClicked() now returns bool. @@ -23,17 +23,74 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to use GetMouseCursor(). - wxHtmlCell::AdjustPagebreak() signature has changed, update your code if you - override it + override it. - wxFontEnumerator::GetFacenames() and GetEncodings() now return arrays and - not pointers to arrays -- wxStaticBoxSizer now deletes the associated wxStaticBox when it is deleted + 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. + 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 +- wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd(). +- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, just don't use them. + + +Major changes in 2.7 release +---------------------------- + +- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more + + +2.7.1 +----- + +All: + +- Added wxDir::FindFirst() (Francesco Montorsi). +- Added wxPlatformInfo class (Francesco Montorsi). +- Added wxLocale::IsAvailable() (Creighton). + +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). +- Added wxID_PAGE_SETUP standard id. +- Added wxSize::IncBy() and DecBy() methods. +- 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. + +wxMSW: + +- Implemented wxComboBox::SetEditable(). +- 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). + +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. + +wxUniv: + +- Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault() 2.7.0 @@ -41,14 +98,15 @@ Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements All: -- Added positional parameters support to wxVsnprintf() (Francesco Montorsi) -- wx(F)File, wxTextFile and wxInputStreams recognize Unicode BOM now -- Many fixes for UTF-16/32 handling in Unicode builds +- Added positional parameters support to wxVsnprintf() (Francesco Montorsi). +- wx(F)File, wxTextFile and wxInputStreams recognize Unicode BOM now. +- Many fixes for UTF-16/32 handling in Unicode builds. - wxLaunchDefaultBrowser() now supports wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW flag. - Added wxStandardPaths::GetResourcesDir() and GetLocalizedResourcesDir() -- Added wxStandardPaths::GetDocumentsDir() (Ken Thomases) +- Added wxStandardPaths::GetDocumentsDir() (Ken Thomases). - Added wxStringTokenizer::GetLastDelimiter(); improved documentation. -- Fixed wxTextFile in Unicode build +- Fixed wxTextFile in Unicode build. +- Added possibility to specify dependencies for a wxModule. - Speed improvements to wxRegEx when matching is done in a loop such as during a search and replace. - Fix regerror and regfree name conficts when built-in regex and system regex @@ -67,34 +125,41 @@ All: - Added support for wxLongLong in wx stream classes (Mark Junker). - wxSOCKET_REUSEADDR can be used with wxSocketClient. - Overloaded Connect() and SetLocal() methods for binding to local address/port. -- Albanian translation added (Besnik Bleta) -- Assert messages now show the function in which assert failed -- wxApp::OnAssertFailure() should now be used instead the old wxApp::OnAssert() -- Fixed several bugs in wxDateTime::ParseDate() +- Albanian translation added (Besnik Bleta). +- Assert messages now show the function in which assert failed. +- wxApp::OnAssertFailure() should now be used instead the old wxApp::OnAssert(). +- Fixed several bugs in wxDateTime::ParseDate(). - The WXK*PRIOR and WXK*NEXT constants are now aliases for WXK*PAGEUP and WXK*PAGEDOWN. If you have switch statements that use both constants from a set then you need to remove the PRIOR/NEXT versions in order to eliminate compiler errors. - Fixed bug where wxDateTime::Now() would sometimes return an incorrect value the first time it was called. -- Added wxString::rbegin() and rend() -- Added wxString::EndsWith() +- Added wxString::rbegin() and rend(). +- Added wxString::EndsWith(). - wxSocket::_Read continues reading from socket after exhausting pushback buffer. Previously, only the buffer would be returned, even if more data was requested. -- Added wxPowerEvent (currently MSW-only) +- 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 wxTimeSpan::Format() for negative time spans. +- Optionally count repeating wxLog messages instead of logging all (Lauri Nurmi). All (GUI): -- Added wxComboCtrl and wxOwnerDrawnComboBox (Jaakko Salli) +- 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) -- Added wxDC::GradientFillLinear/Concentric() -- Added wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi) -- Added clipboard events (wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY/CUT/PASTE) -- Added wxRadioBox::SetItemToolTip() -- Added support for CMYK JPEG images loading (Robert Wruck) -- Added wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect() and subitem hit testing (Agron Selimaj) -- Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers() +- Added wxColour/Dir/File/Font/PickerCtrls (Francesco Montorsi). +- Added wxDC::GradientFillLinear/Concentric(). +- Added wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi). +- Added clipboard events (wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY/CUT/PASTE). +- Allow to reorder wxGrid columns by drag-and-drop (Santiago Palacios). +- Added wxRadioBox::SetItemToolTip(). +- Added support for CMYK JPEG images loading (Robert Wruck). +- Added wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect() and subitem hit testing (Agron Selimaj). +- Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers(). - Added wxDialog::SetEscapeId(). - wxItemContainerImmutable::FindString unified (affects wxRadioBox, wxListBox, wxComboBox and wxChoice). @@ -112,7 +177,7 @@ All (GUI): - Access to titles through Get/SetTitle is available now only for top level windows (wxDialog, wxFrame). - Fixed memory leak of pending events in wxEvtHandler. -- Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown() +- Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown(). - Added space after list item number in wxHTML. - Implemented and handling in wxHTML (based on patch by Sandro Sigala). @@ -123,7 +188,7 @@ All (GUI): - wxCalendarCtrl positioning and hit-testing fixes for dimensions other than best size. - wxCalendarCtrl colour schema changed and adjusted to system settings. -- wxImage::Mirror() and GetSubBitmap() now support alpha (Mickey Rose) +- wxImage::Mirror() and GetSubBitmap() now support alpha (Mickey Rose). - More checking of image validity before loading into wxImage. - Added wxImage::ConvertToGreyscale. - Added ability to use templates with static event tables @@ -143,13 +208,25 @@ All (GUI): - Indices and counts in wxControlWithItems derived API are unsigned. - Added support for links to wxHtmlListBox; use code has to override wxHtmlListBox::OnLinkClicked() to take advantage of it. -- Added an easier to use wxMenu::AppendSubMenu() +- Added an easier to use wxMenu::AppendSubMenu(). - wxString <-> wxColour conversions in wxColour class (Francesco Montorsi). -- Fixed bug with ignoring blank lines in multiline wxGrid cell labels -- Added wxTextAttr::Merge() (Marcin Simonides) -- Added wxTB_NO_TOOLTIPS style (Igor Korot) -- Added wxGenericDirCtrl::CollapsePath() (Christian Buhtz) +- Fixed bug with ignoring blank lines in multiline wxGrid cell labels. +- Added wxTextAttr::Merge() (Marcin Simonides). +- Added wxTB_NO_TOOLTIPS style (Igor Korot). +- Added wxGenericDirCtrl::CollapsePath() (Christian Buhtz). +- Added wxTreeCtrl::ExpandAllChildren() (Christian Buhtz) - Fixed 64-bit issue in wxNotebook causing segfaults on Tru64 Unix. +- Made it possible to associate context help to a region of a window. +- Added support for tabs in wxRichTextCtrl (Ashish More). +- 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::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: @@ -158,7 +235,7 @@ 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. @@ -200,8 +277,8 @@ wxMSW: - Fixed wxChoice/wxComboBox slow appending and infinite recursion if its size is set within a paint handler (for example when embedded in a wxHtmlWindow). [Now reverted due to problems in W2K and below.] -- wxDC::GetTextExtent() width calculation is more precise for italics fonts now -- Warning fixes for VC++ 5.0 (Igor Korot) +- wxDC::GetTextExtent() width calculation is more precise for italics fonts now. +- Warning fixes for VC++ 5.0 (Igor Korot). wxGTK: @@ -227,8 +304,10 @@ wxGTK: - Fixed problems with CJK input method. - Implemented ScrollLines/Pages() for all windows (Paul Cornett). - Support underlined fonts in wxTextCtrl. -- Support all border styles; wxListBox honours the borders now +- 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: @@ -266,6 +345,8 @@ wxMac: - Fixed wxNotebook off-by-one bug in HitTest. - Fixed joystick GetXMin/Max bug. - Fixed Unix domain socket problem in wxIPC. +- Fixed non-detection of process termination on Intel Macs by + polling for process termination in a separate thread. wxCocoa: