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Added code and comment to the test program demonstrating trapping application quit on Mac. Also update readme, and other distribution files in preparation for 2.5 release. Added a dedication to my late father.
author bsmith@81767d24-ef19-dc11-ae90-00e081727c95
date Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:51:09 +0000
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1 This is a stable release of Dynamic Windows version 2.5.
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3 The current Dynamic Windows source base is considered stable on:
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4 OS/2, Mac, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris.
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6 Known problems:
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8 Boxes with no expandable items will have their contents centered on
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9 GTK2 instead of top or left justified on the other platforms.
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10 GTK3 due to changes in the core architecture does not support
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11 widgets that are smaller than what is contained within them
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12 unless they use scrolled windows. GTK2 and other platforms do.
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13 In Unicode mode on OS/2 there are some bugs in the input controls,
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14 minor bugs in entryfield based controls and major bugs in the MLE.
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15 The text displays properly but the cursor and selection jumps
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16 around oddly when passing over multibyte characters.
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18 Known limitations:
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20 It is not safe on all platforms to operate on widgets before they
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21 are packed. For portability pack widgets before operating on them.
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23 Future features:
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25 OS/2 is currently missing the HTML widget because the system does
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26 not support it by default. Looking into importing functionality
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27 from available libraries (Firefox, Webkit, Qt, etc).
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29 Changes from version 2.4:
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30 Added dw_window_set_focus() to focus a widget after the window is shown.
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31 Added DW_FCF_TEXTURED flag on Mac, which enables textured backgrounds
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32 which had been the default on Mac prior to 2.5.
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33 Added keyboard support for non-entryfield controls on Mac.
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34 Added tab support for notebook controls on Windows and OS/2 and in
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35 the process rewrote and optimized the existing tab code.
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36 Added bitmap button support for dw_window_set_bitmap().
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37 Added full alpha channel support for bitmaps from file on GTK2.
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38 Added support for handling Mac application menu Quit and dock Quit.
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39 Use DW_DESKTOP as window handle to dw_signal_connect().
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40 Improved transparency support for pixmaps/bitmaps from file on OS/2.
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41 Fixed tab support for bitmap buttons which broke in 2.4 on Windows.
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42 Fixed a notebook crash early in creation on Mac.
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43 Fixed unusable scrollbars on Ubuntu Linux when overlay scrollbars
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44 are enabled. We now disable overlay scrollbars when creating.
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45 Fixed dw_window_function() not working on non-toplevel windows on
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46 Windows and OS/2.
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47 Fixed building 64bit with Visual C 2012 and MINGW gcc on Windows.
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49 Dynamic Windows Documentation is available at:
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53 I would like to dedicate this release to my father, James Smith.
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54 He passed away this summer and was the most amazing individual I
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55 have ever had in my life. Without him this software would not be
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56 able to exist in so many different ways. Love you Dad.
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58 If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to email me at:
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62 Thanks!
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