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# 1 wxErlang Release Notes

This document describes the changes made to the wxErlang application.

### 1.1 Wx 0.98.4

#### Improvements and New Features

- Added wx_object improvements from Mazen.

  Fixed pid issues, reported by Mazen.

  Added wxLogNull class, reported by Amit Murthy.

  Various configure fixes.

  Own Id: OTP-8243 Aux Id: seq11418

- The documentation is now built with open source tools (xsltproc and fop) that exists on most platforms. One visible change is that the frames are removed.

  Own Id: OTP-8250

- wx now builds with wxWidgets 2.8.4 or a later 2.8 release, thanks Nico Kruber.

  Own Id: OTP-8292

### 1.2 Wx 0.98.3

#### Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions

- Added wxListCtrl sorting and build fixes supplied by Paul Hampson. Thanks.

  Own Id: OTP-8126

#### Improvements and New Features

- wxHtmlWindow class implemented.

  All exceptions from callbacks are now catched and written to the log.

  Some defines where wrong in 'wx.hrl'.

  wx:batch/1 and friends could hang forever if for instance a breakpoint was set inside the fun. That caused all wx applications to hang.

  Added missing wxAuiPaneInfo constructor and destructor.

  Added wxAuiNotebookEvent and wxAuiManagerEvent.

  Calling non supported wxWidgets functions hanged instead of crashed.

  Update OpenGL to version 3.1 and added some of the missing glu functions.

  Fixed wxRadioBox which inherited the wrong class, thanks Atilla Erdodi.

  Own Id: OTP-8083

- Removed some of the automatic garbage collecting after application exit, user will get a warning instead so he can correct the code.

  Own Id: OTP-8138

### 1.3 Wx 0.98.2

#### Improvements and New Features

- Olle Mattson have made a large demo, see examples/demo/, that triggered the following bugs and new features:

  New book controls.

  Added wxToolbar:addTool/6.

  Empty binaries will be used to indicate NULL where applicable.

  Own Id: OTP-7943

- Applied patch from Nico Kruber, which fixes building on some wxwidgets installations.

  Open source

### 1.4 Wx 0.98.1

#### Improvements and New Features

- Added xrcctrl/3 to wxXmlResource and added a resource example.

  Added several event types and events records and fixed a couple of event related bugs.

  Event callbacks can now use wxEvtHandler:connect/2.

  Error handling and debugging aid have been improved.

  Added wxSplitterWindow and wxGauge:pulse and a couple of missing macros in wx.hrl.

  Thanks to Steve Davis for feedback and bug reports.

  Own Id: OTP-7875

### 1.5 Wx 0.98

#### Improvements and New Features

- A first beta release of wxErlang.

  Own Id: OTP-7859