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1 This is an alpha release of dynamic windows version 0.5.0.
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3 The current Dynamic Windows source base is relatively stable on
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4 OS/2, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris. Although not all functionality
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5 has been thoroughly tested. When a feature set has been decided on for
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6 the 1.0 I will freeze the API and move into beta stage. When the beta
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7 feature set is stable I will release a final.
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9 Known problems:
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11 Splitbars don't always calculate properly on OS/2.
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12 Splitbars are not implemented on Unix and only partially implemented
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13 on Windows.
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14 Boxes don't adhere to ratios on Unix.
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16 Known limitations:
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18 It is not safe all all platforms to operate on widgets before they
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19 are packed. For portablity pack widgets before operating on them.
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21 On Windows a slider control will only work properly if it is the
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22 only slider in a box. If there is more than one slider control
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23 in a box then signals may get misdirected to the wrong control.
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25 On OS/2 slider controls will be misplaced if their postition is
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26 set before showing the window. The resizing that occurs when
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27 showing the window invalidates the position.
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29 On OS/2 and Windows MLE controls scrolled position may get
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30 corrupted when resizing.
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32 On Unix the window manager border is not a constant value so
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33 environment variables DW_BORDER_WIDTH and DW_BORDER_HEIGHT
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34 are ysed for proper positioning.
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36 Future features:
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38 Implementing a full set of controls. Most controls common to OS/2, Windows and
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39 GTK have been implemented. Although not all the functionality of the native
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40 controls have been integrated into Dynamic Windows.
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42 Documentation, I have all the functions relatively well documented in the
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43 source code but a developers manual and online API reference will need to
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44 be written.
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46 If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to email me at
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47 dbsoft@technologist.com
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49 Thanks!
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51 Brian Smith