wxPython 2.1b2

[Robin Dunn]

wxPython 2.1b2

wxPython is an extension module for Python that wraps the wxWindows cross
platform GUI library, and is quickly becoming a very popular alternative to
Tkinter and PythonWin. This extension module attempts to mirror the class
hierarchy of wxWindows as closely as possible and is very versatile. It can
be used to create standalone GUI applications, or can be used in in
situations where Python is embedded in a wxWindows C++ application as an
internal scripting or macro language. Currently supported GUIs are Win32 and
GTK/X-Windows.

Changes in this version:

Added the missing wxWindow.GetUpdateRegion() method.

Made a new change in SWIG that provides a fix for global shadow objects that
get an exception in their __del__ when their extension module has already
been deleted. It was only a 1 line change in .../SWIG/Modules/pycpp.cxx at
about line 496 if you want to do it by hand.

It is now possible to run through MainLoop more than once in any one
process.  The cleanup that used to happen as MainLoop completed (and
prevented it from running again) has been delayed until the wxc module
is being unloaded by Python.

I fixed a bunch of stuff in the C++ version of wxGrid so it wouldn't
make wxPython look bad.

wxWindow.PopupMenu() now takes a wxPoint instead of  x,y.  Added
wxWindow.PopupMenuXY to be consistent with some other methods.

Added wxGrid.SetEditInPlace and wxGrid.GetEditInPlace.

You can now provide your own app.MainLoop method.  See
wxPython/demo/demoMainLoop.py for an example and some explaination.

Got the in-place-edit for the wxTreeCtrl fixed and added some demo
code to show how to use it.

Put the wxIcon constructor back in for GTK as it now has one that
matches MSW's.

Added wxGrid.GetCells

Added wxSystemSettings static methods as functions with names like
wxSystemSettings_GetSystemColour.

Removed wxPyMenu since using menu callbacks have been depreciated in
wxWindows.  Use wxMenu and events instead.

Added alternate wxBitmap constructor (for MSW only) as
      wxBitmapFromData(data, type, width, height, depth = 1)

Added a helper function named wxPyTypeCast that can convert shadow
objects of one type into shadow objects of another type.  (Like doing
a down-cast.)  See the implementation in wx.py for some docs.

Fixed wxImage GetData and SetData to properly use String objects for
data transfer.

Added access methods to wxGridEvent.

New Makefile/Setup files supporting multiple dynamic extension modules
for unix systems.

Fixes for the wxGLCanvas demo to work around a strange bug in gtk.

SWIG support routines now compiled separately instead of being bundled
in wx.cpp.

== 
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
robin@AllDunn.com
http://AllDunn.com/robin/
http://AllDunn.com/wxPython/  Check it out!

[Moderator's note: cf. related wxWindows/GTK 2.1 beta announcement below.]

>  wxWindows/GTK 2.1 beta 8
>  Robert Roebling - August 07th 1999, 04:12 EST
>
>  wxWindows/Gtk is the GTK+ port of the C++ cross-platform wxWindows GUI
>  library, offering classes for all common GUI controls as well as a
>  comprehensive set of helper classes for most common application tasks,
>  ranging from networking to Unicode.
>
>  Changes: First synchronized release of the 2.1 series for Windows and
>  GTK. Many improvements all over, addition of wxHTML code running on
>  GTK, Win32 and Mac, new polished documentation, updated wxPython,
>  rewrite of stream and networking classes. Removed many
>  incompatibilities between existing ports. Additionally, wxMac is nearly
>  finished, and the OS/2, BeOS and MGL ports are starting to develop.
>
>      Download:ftp://ftp.freiburg.linux.de/pub/linux/wxxt/source/
>      Homepage:http://wesley.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~wxxt/
>
>                  Author: Robert Roebling
>                 License: BSD type
>                Category: Development/Libraries
>
>  Freshmeat (c) 1999 scoop@freshmeat.net

<P><A HREF="http://alldunn.com/wxPython/">wxPython 2.1b2</A> - interface
to the wxWindows v2.1 free cross-platform GUI library.  (09-Aug-99)

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