changeset 1083:78d425edec46

Updates to the readme for version 2.1 (in progress).
author bsmith@81767d24-ef19-dc11-ae90-00e081727c95
date Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:41:10 +0000
parents 7821a35e1e11
children fa219e997fb8
files readme
diffstat 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/readme	Tue Jun 28 06:55:45 2011 +0000
+++ b/readme	Tue Jun 28 07:41:10 2011 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-This is a stable release of Dynamic Windows version 2.0.0.
+This is a pre-release of Dynamic Windows version 2.1.0.
 
 The current Dynamic Windows source base is stable on
-OS/2, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris.  The Mac (Cocoa)
-version appears stable but has not undergone harsh testing.
+OS/2, Mac, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris.
 
 Known problems:
 
@@ -12,6 +11,9 @@
     At this time we cannot recommend using MDI in new code,
     but it will be supported for existing code on OS/2, Win and GTK2.
     If support for MDI improves on GTK3/Mac this status may change.
+GTK3 due to changes in the core architecture does not support
+    widgets that are smaller than what is contained within them
+    unless they use scrolled windows. GTK2 and other platforms do.
 
 Known limitations:
 
@@ -37,24 +39,13 @@
 the system does not support them by default. Looking into writing
 custom ones or importing functionality from available libraries.
 
-Changes from version 1.1:
-Added support for MacOS 10.5 and higher Intel and PPC via Cocoa.
-Added initial (unstable) support for GTK version 3.
-Added support for Windows themes on XP and higher.
-Added scrollbox widgets, which function like boxes but...
-    scrollbars allow you to pack more into them than the visible area.
-Added dw_window_get_font() for checking the font used on a widget.
-Added dw_container_change_row_title() for changing a row pointer after insert.
-Added clipboard support on OS/2.
-Added HICN data type for icon handles and changed icon functions to use it.
-Added DW_RESOURCE() macro for casting to HICN when using resource IDs.
-Added support for borderless buttons except on Windows (DW_BS_NOBORDER).
-Changed the return codes of dw_container_setup, dw_filesystem_setup and
-    dw_event_wait().  Please check any code that use these functions.
-Changed GTK2+ now supports font name styles like the other platforms.
-Enhanced transparent bitblt on OS/2 and Windows.  OS/2 now supports
-	transparent color and Windows now supports 32bit alpha bitblt.
-Removed thread limits on Windows and GTK using thread local storage.
+Changes from version 2.0:
+Added support for MacOS 10.7 Lion, version 2.0 had some issues.
+Fixed issues with the tree widget on Mac.
+Added dw_font_set_default() to set the default text widget font.
+Added dw_font_choose() to display a dialog to pick a font.
+Added dw_box_pack_at_index() like the other dw_box_pack_*() 
+   functions except packing at arbitrary locations is possible.
 
 Dynamic Windows Documentation is available at: