X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/f4aa7ec32b0e9181888f1bc9b291bb21d0e16561..8e509c4b0c60bc066958574e4122a3db8ffcf491:/docs/changes.txt diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt index 5afdfed18b..ac1a417acd 100644 --- a/docs/changes.txt +++ b/docs/changes.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ---------------------------------------------------------------- -wxWidgets Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual ---------------------------------------------------------------- +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + wxWidgets Change Log +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x ================================ @@ -11,16 +11,25 @@ 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 + 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. +- wxArray::Alloc() now works as reserve() and does not clear the array any more - Windows calling CaptureMouse() are now required to handle the - wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event and not call ReleaseMouse() in this case + wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event and not call ReleaseMouse() in this case. +- wxInputStream::GetC() now returns an int in the range 0 - 255 on success + instead of a char the range -128 - 127. Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors ----------------------------------------------------------- +- Some classes (notably wxBitmap and wxImage) don't define operator==() as it + used to work in somewhat unexpected way as it compared only internal pointers + and not the object data. The code using it will have to be updated: + * If the object was compared with wxNullXXX, use IsOk() method instead + * If valid object need to be compared, use IsSameAs() to reproduce the old + behaviour or change the code to avoid comparing bitmaps &c. - wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour. - wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't even compile). @@ -44,39 +53,132 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors - 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. + 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. +- wxWindowBase::GetBestFittingSize --> wxWindowBase::GetEffectiveMinSize. +- wxWindowBase::SetBestFittingSize --> wxWindowBase::SetInitialSize. +- Seeking on a zip stream returned from wxFileSystem without using the new + wxFS_SEEKABLE flags is deprecated. You can still seek, but use the flag. +- Constructor wxZipInputStream(const wxString& archive, const wxString& file) + deprecated in favour of wxFileSystem (other zip ctors are not deprecated). -Major new features in 2.7 release + +Major new features in 2.8 release --------------------------------- -- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more +- New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more. +- New rich text control library implementing a generic wxRichTextCtrl, + using only the wxWidgets API. Also includes formatting dialogs, conversion + to HTML, and printing classes. +- New wxComboCtrl class giving the ability to create custom, graphical + comboboxes. Associated classes include wxOwnerDrawnComboBox, wxComboPopup + and wxBitmapComboBox. +- Further functionality including wxAnimationCtrl (moved from contrib/src/anim + and enhanced), wxSimpleHtmlListBox, wxHyperlinkCtrl, wxColourPickerCtrl, + wxDirPickerCtrl, wxFilePickerCtrl, wxFontPickerCtrl, wxCollapsiblePane, + wxSearchCtrl, wxAboutBox, wxTreebook, tar streams. + + +2.8.1 +----- + +All: + +- Fix compilation with wxUSE_STL=1 +- wxGrid::GetBestSize() returns same size the grid would have after AutoSize() + +wxMSW: + +- Fixed compilation with Borland C++ in Unicode mode but without MSLU + +wxGTK: + +- Don't crash if command line is not valid UTF-8 (Unicode build only) + +wxUniv: + +- It is now possible to set background colour of wxStaticText + + +2.8.0 +----- + +All: + +- Added wxSearchCtrl (Vince Harron) +- wxCSConv("UTF-16/32") now behaves correctly, i.e. same as wxMBConvUTF16/32 +- wxArrayString::Alloc() now works as reserve() and doesn't clear array contents +- Fixed long standing bug in wxFileConfig groups renaming (Antti Koivisto). +- New option wxFS_READ | wxFS_SEEKABLE for wxFileSystem::OpenFile() to return + a stream that is seekable. +- Fixed bug in wxCalendarCtrl::HitTest() when clicking on month change arrows +- Added wxWindow::GetWindowBorderSize() and corrected wxTreeCtrl::GetBestSize() + for a control with borders (Tim Kosse) + +wxMSW: + +- Fixed version script problems when using configure with cygwin/mingw32. +- Use system default paper size for printing instead of A4. +- Fix (harmless) assert in virtual list control under Vista +- Fix colours when converting wxBitmap with alpha to wxImage (nusi). + +wxGTK: + +- Allow dynamically changing most of text control styles +- Enable use of libgnomeprintui by default in configure 2.7.2 ----- -All (GUI): +All: + +- Added wxFFile overload to wxFileName::CreateTemporaryFileName(). +- Added GetTempDir() to wxFileName and wxStandardPaths. +- Added wxTar streams. +- Added wxFilterFSHandler and wxArchiveFSHandler. +- Added wxString::ToLongLong() and ToULongLong(). + +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() +- Renamed wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() to just Pulse(). +- Added wxCollapsiblePane (Francesco Montorsi). +- Added wxSimpleHtmlListBox (Francesco Montorsi). +- Printing framework fixes by Robert J. Lang. Bugs fixed, + wxPrinterDC::GetPaperRect() and other functions added to allow + easier printing implementation, and the documentation updated. +- Many enhancements to wxRichTextCtrl including URL support, + formatting and symbol dialogs, print/preview, and better list + formatting. +- Support for loading TGA files added (Seth Jackson). +- Added wxTB_RIGHT style for right-aligned toolbars (Igor Korot). +- wxHtmlWindow now generates events on link clicks (Francesco Montorsi). +- wxHtmlWindow now also generates wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY event. Unix Ports: - Added autopackage for wxGTK and an example of using autopackage for a wx - program (Francesco Montorsi) + 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. +- wxCaret redraw problem during scrolling fixed. 2.7.1 @@ -87,35 +189,35 @@ 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 +- 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) + 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 + 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 +- 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 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) +- Added wxWindow::IsDoubleBuffered(). +- Added wxHL_ALIGN_* flags to wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi). +- Added wxGauge::Pulse() and wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() (Francesco Montorsi). wxMSW: @@ -124,7 +226,7 @@ wxMSW: - 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) +- Respect wxBU_EXACTFIT style in wxToggleButton (Alexander Borovsky). wxMac: @@ -135,13 +237,13 @@ wxGTK: - Automatically use stock items for menu items with standard ids. - Setting cursor now works for all controls. -- Implemented right-to-left support +- 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) +- Fixed wxHTML rendering of underlined text of multiple words (Mart Raudsepp). wxUniv: -- Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault() +- Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault(). 2.7.0