Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Dynamic Windows News Archive

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May 14, 2021, 8:22:58 PM (3 years ago)

Author:

bsmith

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Dynamic Windows News Archive

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 * Changed to using GTK3 by default instead of GTK2.  --with-gtk2 is now available.
 * Changed to using winsock2 on Windows ending support for Win95 and NT 3.5.
-* Changed to using Rich Edit for MLE controls on Windows. This can be disabled with:
-    dw_feature_set(DW_FEATURE_MLE_RICH_EDIT, DW_FEATURE_DISABLED);
+* Changed to using Rich Edit for MLE controls on Windows. This can be disabled with: dw_feature_set(DW_FEATURE_MLE_RICH_EDIT, DW_FEATURE_DISABLED);
 * Added support for domain sockets on Windows 10 in the dwcompat sockpipe() macro.
     If compiled with Visual Studio 2017 or later, otherwise the old method is used.
-* Added dw_feature_set/get() to test if certain features are available on the current
-    library and operating system combination at runtime or enabled/disable features.
-* Added support for GResource embedded images on GTK2/3 with GLib 2.32. The old 
-    resouce system is still available via configure --with-deprecated if needed.
+* Added dw_feature_set/get() to test if certain features are available on the current library and operating system combination at runtime or enabled/disable features.
+* Added support for GResource embedded images on GTK2/3 with GLib 2.32. The old resouce system is still available via configure --with-deprecated if needed.
 * Added support for NSView based Tree, Container and Listbox widgets on Mac 10.7+.
 * Removed DW_FCF_COMPOSITED support from Windows 8 and higher. 
     This flag will still function to create a glass effect on Windows Vista and 7.
-    The transparent key feature used to create it causes issues on 8 and 10, plus
-    the glass effect, the main reason for the flag was removed in Windows 8.
+    The transparent key feature used to create it causes issues on 8 and 10, plus the glass effect, the main reason for the flag was removed in Windows 8.
 * Removed the incomplete Photon port.
 
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 * Changed DW_CLR_DEFAULT behavior to improve consistency.
 * Added dw_signal_connect_data() which features a callback on signal disconnection.
-* Improvements for building on 64bit Windows with MinGW.
-   Window styles, HTML and Toolbar widgets are now supported.
-* Added dw_shutdown() for use when shutting down Dynamic Windows but not quite ready
-   to exit immediately. (Functions like dw_exit() without the exit())
+* Improvements for building on 64bit Windows with MinGW. Window styles, HTML and Toolbar widgets are now supported.
+* Added dw_shutdown() for use when shutting down Dynamic Windows but not quite ready to exit immediately. (Functions like dw_exit() without the exit())
 * Separated the container "title" (string) and "data" (pointer) into separate spaces.
-   The "classic" functions which take (char *) parameters now maintain their
-   own string memory backing so you no longer need to keep the data available.
+   The "classic" functions which take (char *) parameters now maintain their own string memory backing so you no longer need to keep the data available.
 * Removed dw_container_set_row_data() and dw_container_change_row_data() macros.
 * Added dw_container_set_row_data() and dw_container_change_row_data() functions.
-* Removed the "_dw_textcomp" container data flag, dw_container_cursor() and
-   dw_container_delete_row() which take (char *) now function in text compare mode.
-* Added dw_container_cursor_by_data() and dw_container_delete_row_by_data() 
-   functions which do the same things except in pointer comparison mode.
-* Added DW_CR_RETDATA flag to dw_container_query_*() functions to return the
-   data pointer instead of the string pointer, this may change in the future.
-* Added exported internal functions _dw_init_thread() and _dw_deinit_thread()
-    for language bindings to setup/cleanup threads created for DW use.
+* Removed the "_dw_textcomp" container data flag, dw_container_cursor() and dw_container_delete_row() which take (char *) now function in text compare mode.
+* Added dw_container_cursor_by_data() and dw_container_delete_row_by_data() functions which do the same things except in pointer comparison mode.
+* Added DW_CR_RETDATA flag to dw_container_query_*() functions to return the data pointer instead of the string pointer, this may change in the future.
+* Added exported internal functions _dw_init_thread() and _dw_deinit_thread() for language bindings to setup/cleanup threads created for DW use.
 * Fixed some memory leaks.
-* WARNING: Changed how tree and container titles are returned, they are now duplicated 
-   and need to be freed with dw_free().  This affects the following functions:
+* WARNING: Changed how tree and container titles are returned, they are now duplicated and need to be freed with dw_free().  This affects the following functions:
    dw_tree_get_title(), dw_container_query_start() and dw_container_query_next()
    You should audit any code using these functions for leaks if using verison 3.
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 Changes from version 2.4:
 * Added dw_window_set_focus() to focus a widget after the window is shown
-* Added DW_FCF_TEXTURED flag on Mac, which enables textured backgrounds
-   which had been the default on Mac prior to 2.5.
+* Added DW_FCF_TEXTURED flag on Mac, which enables textured backgrounds which had been the default on Mac prior to 2.5.
 * Added keyboard support for non-entryfield controls on Mac.
-* Added tab support for notebook controls on Windows and OS/2 and in 
-   the process rewrote and optimized the existing tab code.
+* Added tab support for notebook controls on Windows and OS/2 and in the process rewrote and optimized the existing tab code.
 * Added bitmap button support for dw_window_set_bitmap().
 * Added full alpha channel support for bitmaps from file on GTK2.
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 * Fixed tab support for bitmap buttons which broke in 2.4 on Windows.
 * Fixed a notebook crash early in creation on Mac.
-* Fixed unusable scrollbars on Ubuntu Linux when overlay scrollbars
-   are enabled.  We now disable overlay scrollbars when creating.
-* Fixed dw_window_function() not working on non-toplevel windows on
-   Windows and OS/2.
+* Fixed unusable scrollbars on Ubuntu Linux when overlay scrollbars are enabled.  We now disable overlay scrollbars when creating.
+* Fixed dw_window_function() not working on non-toplevel windows on Windows and OS/2.
 * Fixed building 64bit with Visual C 2012 and MINGW gcc on Windows.
 
@@ -102 +86 @@
    ANSI builds are supported by removing -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE and -DAEROGLASS
 * Added support for antialiased drawing on Windows via GDI+.
-* Added UNICODE build mode on OS/2 using codepage 1208 (UTF-8) as the
-   active codepage; Non-Unicode mode will use the default codepage.
+* Added UNICODE build mode on OS/2 using codepage 1208 (UTF-8) as the active codepage; Non-Unicode mode will use the default codepage.
 * Added support for Control-Click on Mac for button press events.
 * Added DW_POINTER() macro for casting parameters to (void *).
-* Added dw_box_unpack() and dw_box_unpack_at_index() for removing items
-   from boxes without destroying them. Also allows removal of padding.
-* Added GBM (Generalized Bitmap Module) support for OS/2 and eCS for loading
-   Non-OS/2 native file formats. GBM comes with eCS 1.2 and later.
+* Added dw_box_unpack() and dw_box_unpack_at_index() for removing items from boxes without destroying them. Also allows removal of padding.
+* Added GBM (Generalized Bitmap Module) support for OS/2 and eCS for loading Non-OS/2 native file formats. GBM comes with eCS 1.2 and later.
    It is also available at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu
-* Added resizing HICNs to 24x24 max size on platforms which do not
-   do it automatically (Mac and GTK). OS/2 and Windows limit the size.
+* Added resizing HICNs to 24x24 max size on platforms which do not do it automatically (Mac and GTK). OS/2 and Windows limit the size.
 * Added toolbar control support to replace existing bitmap buttons on Windows.
 * Added dw_filesystem_set_column_title() to fill a hole in localization.  
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 * Fixed an issue with dw_window_destroy() on Mac.
 * Fixed issues rendering to printer pixmaps on Windows with GDI+ enabled.
-* Fixed dw_window_set_bitmap_from_data() prefering the resource ID
-   over the data passed in on most platforms.
+* Fixed dw_window_set_bitmap_from_data() prefering the resource ID over the data passed in on most platforms.
 * Fixed dw_container_delete_row() failing and/or crashing on Mac.
 * Fixed memory and resource leaks on Windows and Mac.
 * Fixed incorrect display of status text fields on Mac 10.5 and 10.8.
-* Fixed compiler warnings on Mac 10.5 and 10.8 by checking selectors directly
-    and removing use of now deprecated APIs.
+* Fixed compiler warnings on Mac 10.5 and 10.8 by checking selectors directly and removing use of now deprecated APIs.
 * Fixed incorrect display of textured background non-resizable windows on Mac.
 * Updated the test program removing deprecated flags and using new ones.