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Added dw_window_get_preferred_size() which attempts to determine the size the system wants for the widget. This is useful when creating nice looking layouts.
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1 This is a preview release of Dynamic Windows version 2.3. |
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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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189 | 16 It is not safe on all platforms to operate on widgets before they |
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17 are packed. For portability pack widgets before operating on them. |
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19 On Unix (GTK) the window manager border is not a constant value |
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20 so environment variables DW_BORDER_WIDTH and DW_BORDER_HEIGHT |
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23 On Mac if performing Dynamic Windows operations on secondary |
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24 threads which do not terminate, it may be required to call |
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25 a Mac specific DW function _dw_pool_drain() at the end of the |
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26 thread's loop to prevent memory leaks. |
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30 OS/2 is currently missing the HTML widget because the system does |
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31 not support it by default. Looking into importing functionality |
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32 from available libraries (Firefox, Webkit, Qt, etc). |
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34 Changes from version 2.2: |
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35 Added dw_menu_delete_item() for removing menu items. |
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36 Now you can use dw_window_destroy() on menu items handles also. |
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37 Added dw_app_dir() which attempts to locate private application data |
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38 for the current platform. |
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Added dw_window_set_tooltip() for adding bubble help to most controls.
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39 Added dw_window_set_tooltip() for adding tooltips to most widgets. |
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Added dw_window_get_preferred_size() which attempts to determine the size the system wants for the widget. This is useful when creating nice looking layouts.
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40 Added dw_window_get_preferred_size() for getting the size the system |
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41 thinks the widget should be, to aid in creating layouts. |
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42 Added support for -1 size parameter to the dw_box_pack*() functions to |
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43 automatically figure out a suggested size for many controls. |
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44 Added automatic window redraw support for OS/2, Windows and Mac. |
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45 Added Open Watcom compiler support for OS/2. |
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46 Added pseudo transparent background widget support on Windows. |
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47 If you set the background color of a widget to DW_RGB_TRANSPARENT... |
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48 it will attempt to use the background color of the parent. |
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49 Several types of widgets have this set by default now. |
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50 Fixed bubble help not being displayed on Windows. |
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51 Fixed menu bar items remaining highlighted on Mac. |
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53 Dynamic Windows Documentation is available at: |
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55 http://dbsoft.org/dw_help.php |
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57 If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to email me at: |
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59 brian@dbsoft.org |
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61 Thanks! | |
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63 Brian Smith |