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wxWindows Roadmap
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<a href="#schedule">Schedule</a> | <a href="#todo">To-Do List</a>
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This page represents current thinking about where wxWindows is going in the near,
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medium and long-term. It also serves as a schedule for new releases so
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that both developers and users can know what to expect when, at least approximately.<P>
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1999-10-31 12:48:23 +00:00
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We are adopting the Linux kernel style of numbering system where odd minor version numbers are development
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versions, and even numbers are stable versions. For example, 2.1.x are development releases,
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and the next 'stable' or final release of it would be 2.2.<P>
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Bug-fix patches to the stable release (if made) then become point
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releases of 2.2 (2.2.x) while development continues with wild abandon
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on 2.3.x until the end of the next development cycle when it is
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released as 2.4.<P>
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Development versions that end up on the FTP site or CD-ROM, as opposed to remaining
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in the CVS archive, are semi-stable -- i.e. they are checked for compilation and
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run-time problems, but not as thoroughly as the stable versions.<P>
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Note that since the wxWindows effort is voluntary, these are not hard-and-fast deadlines:
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but we will endeavour to follow them as closely as possible.<P>
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1999-10-31 12:48:23 +00:00
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Note also that the releases described are for wxGTK, wxMSW and wxMotif ports. wxMac currently follows
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its own development path but is due to merge with the main code base in November/December.
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Also, minor snapshot releases for specific platforms may be
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available at dates convenient to the developers.<P>
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<CENTER>
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<HR> <FONT SIZE=+2><I><B><a name="schedule">Schedule</a></B></I></FONT> <HR>
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2000-02-04 19:27:18 +00:00
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<H4>Release 2.1.14</H4>
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2000-02-04 19:27:18 +00:00
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Release date: February 13 or 20, 2000<P>
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This will be the final beta release before the final 2.2 release. It will be
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synchronized for as many platforms as possible (at least Windows and GTK,
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probably Motif and hopefully Mac).
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Changes since the last synchronized release (2.1.11):
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<li>first beta release of wxBase
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<li>new or significantly improved base classes: wxDateTime, wxLongLong,
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wxCmdLineParser, wxDir, wxStopWatch
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<li>much better i18n support, encoding conversion on the fly, wxFontMapper
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<li>new wxGrid class
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<li>new wxCalendarCtrl class
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<li>dynamic toolbar/menubar management
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<li>better image formats support: TIFF (new), PCX (improved)
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<li>attributes (custom colours/font) support in wxTreeCtrl, wxListCtrl
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<li>impressive number of fixed bugs in wxMSW and wxGTK including various
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incompatibilities between the two
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<H4>Release 2.2 (stable)</H4>
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Release date: March 5, 2000.<P>
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This is the next stable version of wxWindows. No new features since
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2.1.14 beta.
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<li>bugs found during 2.1.14 will be fixed.
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<li>translations of text strings used in wxWindows
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<li>documentation updated to include all new classes
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<H4>Release 2.3</H4>
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Release date: ?
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<li>Context sensitive help.
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<li>More i18n issues: dates, times, ...
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<li>POSIX-like regular expressions support for all platforms.
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<li>Encryption support (interface to OpenSSL).
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<li>UDP support in wxSocket
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<li>wxPlot
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<li>XML for resource files.
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<H4>Release 2.4 (stable)</H4>
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Release date: ?
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Stable version of 2.3.
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<li>wxMac release.
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<li>wxBeOS port.
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Developers: please feel free to add to these, and delete them when they are done.
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<B><I>General</I></B><P>
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<li>wxHTML printing. When finished, this will allow an application to generate
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printed reports with very little effort.
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<li>wxSocket.
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<li>Split library into several, for base (classes and functions usable by console and GUI
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applications), console (classes and functions usable by console application only)
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and GUI (classes and functions usable by GUI application only).
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<li>Extend and unify drag and drop handling (e.g. we need to specify multiple drop targets
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that can handle multiple formats).
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<li>Expand the number of controls that can be specified in a WXR file;
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add constraint specification to WXR syntax and Dialog Editor; add multilanguage support to WXR.
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May be we'd better change the format completely and replace WXR with XML
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(providing conversion utility for old files)?
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<li>Context sensitive help: we need to have wxHelpEvent which would be
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generated when the help for a given control is requested and a standard
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handler for it in wxWindow which would invoke the default help system with the
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correct help id.
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<li>Rewrite Dialog Editor.
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<li>Modem-oriented classes: wxDialUpManager for dialing up the ISP and
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determining if there is a connection to Internet on the machine and
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wxPhoneDialer for dialing arbitrary phone numbers and otherwise communicating
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with the modem.
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<li>wxImage handlers in separate .h and .cpp files.
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<li>PCX writing code.
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<li>GIF animation code.
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<li>Tidying of timer code, addition of wxChrono class.
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<li>Debug wxPostScriptDC further.
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<li>wxDateTime class.
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<li>Regular expressions support.
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<li>Expansion of wxHTML to support further tags, and frames.
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<li>MGL port (see Backroom/Future Ports page).
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<li>Rotated text support.
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<li>FreeType support.
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<li>Support for 'skins', perhaps using a set of alternative control and window classes
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written generically in wxWindows.
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<li>Serial and parallel port support.
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<li>Modem and telephony support.
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<li>Book, tutorial.
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<li>More examples.
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<li>Bug tracking system.
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<B><I>wxMSW</I></B><P>
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<li>Windows CE port.
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<li>Cure bug whereby in a panel within another panel, all buttons become
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default buttons (heavy black border).
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<li>Write a RC->WXR converter.
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</ul>
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<B><I>wxGTK</I></B><P>
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<li>GNOME/KDE integration libraries.
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<B><I>wxMotif</I></B><P>
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<li>Fix menu accelerators
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<li>Fix refresh problems
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<li>Allow wxSystemSettings to be configurable, perhaps via a control
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panel application.
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