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1 This is a pre-release of Dynamic Windows version 2.4. |
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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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189 | 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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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 2.3: |
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30 Added fullscreen support on Mac for resizable windows on Lion. |
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31 Added UNICODE build mode on Windows allowing UTF-8 encoded text. |
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32 ANSI builds are supported by removing -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE and -DAEROGLASS |
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33 Added support for antialiased drawing on Windows via GDI+. |
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34 Added UNICODE build mode on OS/2 using codepage 1208 (UTF-8) as the |
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35 active codepage; Non-Unicode mode will use the default codepage. |
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36 Added support for Control-Click on Mac for button press events. |
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37 Added DW_POINTER() macro for casting parameters to (void *). |
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38 Added dw_box_remove() and dw_box_remove_at_index() for removing items |
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39 from boxes without destroying them. Also allows removal of padding. |
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40 Added GBM (Generalized Bitmap Module) support for OS/2 and eCS for loading |
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41 Non-OS/2 native file formats. GBM comes with eCS 1.2 and later. |
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42 It is also available at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu |
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43 Added resizing HICNs to 24x24 max size on platforms which do not |
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44 do it automatically (Mac and GTK). OS/2 and Windows limit the size. |
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45 Added toolbar control support to replace existing bitmap buttons on Windows. |
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46 Added dw_filesystem_set_column_title() to fill a hole in localization. |
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47 Added new optional UTF-8 parameter to the key press callback. |
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51 Fixed value changed events not working for spinbuttons on OS/2 and Windows. |
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59 Fixed issues rendering to printer pixmaps on Windows with GDI+ enabled. |
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64 Updated the test program removing deprecated flags and using new ones. |
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66 Dynamic Windows Documentation is available at: |
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70 If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to email me at: |
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72 brian@dbsoft.org |
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74 Thanks! | |
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76 Brian Smith |