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@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ Major new features in this release
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was added.
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2.9.5: (released ????-??-??)
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2.9.5: (released 2013-07-15)
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----------------------------
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INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.9.4:
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@author Julian Smart, Robert Roebling, Vadim Zeitlin, Robin Dunn,
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Stefan Csomor, Francesco Montorsi, Bryan Petty, et al
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@date November, 2012
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@date July, 2013
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@image html main_wxlogo.png
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@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
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July 9, 2012 -- The wxWidgets team is pleased to announce the
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latest 2.9.4 release of wxWidgets library.
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July 15, 2013 -- The wxWidgets team is pleased to announce the
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latest 2.9.5 release of wxWidgets library.
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wxWidgets 2.9.4 is available at
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wxWidgets 2.9.5 is available at
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https://sourceforge.net/downloads/wxwindows/2.9.4/
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https://sourceforge.net/downloads/wxwindows/2.9.5/
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and soon will also appear at our FTP mirror at
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ftp://ftp.wxwidgets.org/pub/2.9.4/
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ftp://ftp.wxwidgets.org/pub/2.9.5/
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Please choose the archive format suitable for your platform, i.e. 7z
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or ZIP for Windows platforms and tar.bz2 for the Unix systems
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@ -18,28 +18,28 @@ the Windows installer (.exe file) you still need to build wxWidgets
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as only sources, not binaries, are installed.
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However, for the first time ever, we also experimentally provide the
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pre-built versions of wxMSW libraries built with several version of
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pre-built versions of wxMSW libraries built with several versions of
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Microsoft Visual C++ compiler. You can download them from
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https://sourceforge.net/downloads/wxwindows/2.9.4/binaries/
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https://sourceforge.net/downloads/wxwindows/2.9.5/binaries/
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Please see the README file there for the descriptions of the
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individual files.
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This release mostly focuses on bug fixes in preparation for 3.0
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release, in particular there are a lot of improvements in wxOSX/Cocoa
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port. The most important new feature in this release is experimental
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support for building wxGTK with GTK+ 3 version of the toolkit. Other
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noteworthy additions are:
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release, in particular there were a lot of improvements in wxOSX/Cocoa
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port. Some of other noteworthy changes were:
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- Introduction of short event names (e.g. wxEVT_BUTTON instead of
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wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_SELECTED) to make the code using Bind() for
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dynamic event handling easier to both write and read.
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- Support for hooking any modal dialogs shown by wxWidgets, which is
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especially used for non-interactive testing.
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- New wxSimplebook class.
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- Many enhancements in wxWebView and related classes.
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- Addition of special files support to wxFileName under Unix.
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- Transparent background is now support for wxGTK windows.
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- New style directory selection dialog is now used in wxMSW.
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- Native wxDatePickerCtrl and wxTimePickerCtrl for wxOSX.
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- wxFSInputStream stream class for reading data from wxFileSystem.
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- wxGrid::Render() method allows to print or save wxGrid contents.
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- Strike-through fonts are now supported.
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- Horizontal mouse wheel events are now generated.
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The list of of changes since the 2.8 series is much too long to be
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@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ listed here but the most important ones are:
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- Completely overhauled Unicode support which is much easier to use.
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- New Cocoa-based wxOSX port for Mac OS X for both 32 and 64 bits.
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- New wxGTK3 port, including support for Broadway (HTML5) backend.
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- New property grid and ribbon libraries are now included in wxWidgets.
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- Better interoperability with standard library classes.
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- Totally revised and more readable manual.
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@ -54,12 +55,14 @@ listed here but the most important ones are:
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Please see the changes.txt file in the "docs" subdirectory of
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wxWidgets distribution or also available online at
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https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/2.9.4/changes.txt/docs/changes.txt
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for more details and http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.4/overview_changes_since28.html
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if you are upgrading from wxWidgets 2.8.
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https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/2.9.5/changes.txt
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for more details and please read the "INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES" section
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in its beginning for a brief description of changes if you are
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upgrading from wxWidgets 2.8. For more details, please see
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http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.5/overview_changes_since28.html
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Note about naming: while 2.9.4 is called a "development" release,
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Note about naming: while 2.9.5 is called a "development" release,
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this only means that API is not guaranteed to remain unchanged in
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the subsequent 2.9.x releases (although it is very unlikely to change
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in incompatible ways at this stage), unlike in the stable 2.8.x branch
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@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ when using a release build of the library, was much improved making
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it less likely that you use the library incorrectly. Many new GUI
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and base classes have been added or improved.
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Compared to the previous 2.9.3 release the most important change is
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the addition of new, still experimental, GTK+ 3 support in wxGTK.
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But the main focus of this release is on incremental improvements
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and fixing defects in preparation for 3.0 release. In particular,
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wxOSX/Cocoa port has been significantly improved.
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Compared to the previous 2.9.4 release the most important change at
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the API level is the introduction of new, shorter constants for the
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event types making code using Bind() for dynamic event handling easier
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to both write and read. But the main focus of this release is on
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incremental improvements and fixing defects in preparation for 3.0
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release. In particular, wxOSX/Cocoa port has been significantly
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improved. And there were fixes to the still exprimental wxGTK3 port
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which now also support GTK+ Broadway (HTML5-based) backend.
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Please see the file docs/changes.txt for more details and make sure
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to read the section "Incompatible changes since 2.8" if you upgrade
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@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ wxWidgets currently supports the following primary platforms:
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- Windows 95/98/ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
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- Most Unix variants using the GTK+ toolkit (version 2.6 or newer)
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- Mac OS X (10.4 or newer) using either Carbon or Cocoa
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- Mac OS X (10.5 or newer) using either Carbon or Cocoa
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There is some support for the following platforms:
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@ -213,4 +216,4 @@ web site.
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Have fun!
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The wxWidgets Team, July 2012
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The wxWidgets Team, July 2013
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