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Step 1 in modernizing the GTK3 module. Removed all the thread arrays, switching to using pthread_setspecific() to use TLS. Also simplified the clipboard functions. The dw_clipboard_get() function returns a malloc()ed buffer which needs to be dw_free()ed.
author bsmith@81767d24-ef19-dc11-ae90-00e081727c95
date Thu, 05 May 2011 22:05:06 +0000
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This is an beta release of dynamic windows version 1.0.0.

The current Dynamic Windows source base is relatively stable on
OS/2, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris.  When the beta
feature set is stable I will release a final.

Known problems:

Boxes don't adhere to ratios on Unix.

Known limitations:

It is not safe on all platforms to operate on widgets before they
are packed.  For portablity pack widgets before operating on them.

On Windows a slider control will only work properly if it is the
only slider in a box.  If there is more than one slider control 
in a box then signals may get misdirected to the wrong control.

On OS/2 and Windows MLE controls scrolled position may get 
corrupted when resizing.

On Unix the window manager border is not a constant value so
environment variables DW_BORDER_WIDTH and DW_BORDER_HEIGHT
are used for proper positioning.

Future features:

Implementing a full set of controls. Most controls common to OS/2, Windows and
GTK have been implemented.  Although not all the functionality of the native 
controls have been integrated into Dynamic Windows.

Documentation, I have all the functions relatively well documented in the 
source code but a developer's manual and online API reference will need to
be written.

If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to email me at
dbsoft@technologist.com

Thanks!

Brian Smith