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1 This is a preview release of Dynamic Windows version 2.2.0. |
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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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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 This has been rectified in the GTK3 version via GtkGrid. |
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11 MDI does not work on GTK3 and is not implemented the same on Mac. |
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12 At this time we cannot recommend using MDI in new code, |
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13 but it will be supported for existing code on OS/2, Win and GTK2. |
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14 If support for MDI improves on GTK3/Mac this status may change. |
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15 GTK3 due to changes in the core architecture does not support |
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16 widgets that are smaller than what is contained within them |
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17 unless they use scrolled windows. GTK2 and other platforms do. |
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18 GTK 3.0 is not fully supported due to missing GtkGrid functions and |
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19 severe layout bugs that can't be worked around. Use 3.1 or higher. |
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20 Mac version built on Lion with Xcode 4.1 in 64bit mode will encounter |
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21 a compiler optimization problem with the default gcc compiler. |
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22 The workaround is to disable optimization or use clang instead. |
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27 are packed. For portability pack widgets before operating on them. |
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29 On Windows a slider control will only work properly if it is the |
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30 only slider in a box. If there is more than one slider control |
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31 in a box then signals may get misdirected to the wrong control. |
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33 On Unix (GTK) the window manager border is not a constant value |
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34 so environment variables DW_BORDER_WIDTH and DW_BORDER_HEIGHT |
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37 On Mac if performing Dynamic Windows operations on secondary |
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38 threads which do not terminate, it may be required to call |
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39 a Mac specific DW function _dw_pool_drain() at the end of the |
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44 OS/2 is currently missing the Calendar and HTML widgets because |
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45 the system does not support them by default. Looking into writing |
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46 custom ones or importing functionality from available libraries. |
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48 Changes from version 2.1: |
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49 Added printing support via dw_print_new, dw_print_run and dw_print_cancel. |
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50 Added pixmap font override support. In prior versions when drawing |
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51 text to pixmaps the font set on the associated window handle is used. |
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52 dw_pixmap_set_font() can now override that font setting, and now |
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53 pixmaps without associated windows are supported and used in printing. |
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57 Improved container optimization on Mac, header width now taken into account. |
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58 Fixes for incorrect return codes from the dw_event_* functions on Windows. |
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59 Fixes for incorrect behavior on key_press callbacks on Mac and Windows. |
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60 Fixes for lots of GTK3 layout and window positioning issues... |
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61 although minimum size issues are still present. |
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63 Dynamic Windows Documentation is available at: |
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67 If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to email me at: |
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69 brian@dbsoft.org |
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| 71 Thanks! | |
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| 73 Brian Smith |