News Archive
October 2009
Small 7.1 fix
If you prefer to use wxDevC++ IDE deactivating the wxdsgn RAD we'll recommend you to use this updated version, since we fixed a crash that occurred when switching the bottom tabs on the first run. Though, a weird behavior couldn't be addressed at this time (these tabs don't show their captions on the first run if the designer is not enabled), but after the second run it's OK.
We also fixed the wxWidgets projects paths if you enable the designer after using the IDE without it. So, nothing big, but recommended anyway.
As always, grab it at the downloads section.
—Esteban (Sunday, 11 October 2009, 10:45 am)
September 2009
Version 7.0 stable release
Last week we decided to finally publish the 7.0 version as stable release, since the big issues that we took as goals for this version appeared to be fixed. We hope that you enjoy this new release that has many improvements over the last 6.10 series, and also, injects some life into the aging DevC++ IDE. Look at the downloads section for the installers.
Some changes from the last RC6 version include:
-Prevent crash on first run if no designer is present.
-Don't include templates in wxWidgets_common devpak. Instead include them with wxdsgn plugin devpak.
-Updates to templates.
-Updated helpfiles.
-Several updates to the installer.
-Created a devpak for the wxdsgn designer plugin.
-Fix for single line comments.
-Make auto-generated enum IDs activated by default.
-autocorrection of erroneously large ID values for wx components.
-Small fix for toolbutton.
-Added column editor for wxListCtrl
-Removed restriction on adding sizers to controls (e.g. wxBoxSizer within a wxScrolledWindow should now be possible).
-Fix for bug tracker request (#1741090).
-Corrected reading of entry file (AfterFirst = not AfterLast).
-Corrected some wxAUI stuff.
-URL spawning multiple windows. widgets bug with wxLaunchDefaultBrowser?
-Update AUI packman2extended.
-Updated makefile generation code. Linker line now uses $(BIN) rather than executable Name.
-Moved WXLIBVERSION to top of makefile so that LIBS can now use it
-Changed LIBOBJ generation to include double quotes so that make now handles spaces in RM and LINK commands. This should allow projects to have spaces in the object and output paths.
-Removed annoying window about presence of mingw32-make.exe.
—Esteban (Monday, 07 September 2009, 7:05 pm)
July 2009
Release Candidate 6
Bugs, they just keep popping up! Actually, with each release we've seen less and less bugs, but each RC so far has been followed by at least one showstopper bug that we cannot let pass. The good news is that the extra time has been handy for adding late minute features, fixing old annoyances or simply improving some details. Our latest version can be downloaded here.
Rc6 change log from RC5:
-.wxform corruption bug fixed.
- Removed unused progressbar from status bar.
- Cursor chage to visually reflect that a component is selected for designer "dropping".
- Enable ClassBrowser by default properly.
- Prevent Open/Save dialogs in Vista/Win7 from reverting to old Win3.1 under certain conditions.
- Prevent event editor field from being written when designer tab is not active.
- Improved support for Windows 7 MRU jumplists.
- Removed loop when property error found in Form migration tool.
- Fixed a crash when attempting to add a dialog/frame to a project into a non existent folder.
- Added an option to "Designer Options" which allows the user to either have individual enum values created, or simply force an incrementation of enum values.
- Better support for UAC in Package Manager.
- Tweaked "New Project" dialog with better size to fit all default templates, plus made it re-sizable.
- Improved open folder dialog for forms location; now users can create new folders inside it.
- Redirected default folder for new forms if not inside Projects, to user documents folder.
- Added option to auto-close compiler progress dialog from the dialog itself.
- Fixed error saving new file when created outside a project.
- Improved titlebar caption for editors of non-project files.
- Support for selected index for extensions in Vista/Win7 Open/Save dialogs.
- Removed readonly property from folder path when creating new wx forms or dialogs.
- Support for customization of "Delete Line" action, plus menu entry.
- Fixed problem with Compiler log window border out of bounds.
- Reverted Redo change introduced in revision 1215, due to wrong assumption of how Ctr+Y should work in wxDevCpp.
- Updated help file for packman.
- WXLIBVER corrected to WXLIBVERSION to fix libraries linking.
- Updated devpak maker to look for Visual Studio directory and run vcvarsall.bat directly to handle VS environmental variables and paths. Removed wxWidgets version number from devpak filenames so that WebUpdate would detect new versions correctly.
Thanks to the people who contributed with testing, translations and donations, and to Guru Kathiresan that showed up to help us fix the form corruption bug.
—Esteban (Saturday, 25 July 2009, 5:25 pm)
March 2009
Release Candidate 5
Some important issues were found in our last release, so here we are again, hoping that we can deliver a very stable 7.0 version when we release it. Again, you can download the latest release candidate from the downloads section.
Important changes from the RC4 version:
-Improved support for wxAUI components.
-More work on Find/Replace dialog problems.
-Fixed errors when opening/creating non wxWidgets projects.
-Improved wxRichTextCtrl component
-Fixed crashes when editing components events.
-Updates to some languages, courtesy of our contributors (thanks for the help!).
-Updated SynEdit component, plus some fixes makes for a more stable undo/redo system.
-Red color for the matching brackets feature
-Fixed issues with the project layout not saving properly.
-Fixed issues with filters in open dialogs.
-Support for files in different folders in a single project.
—Esteban (Monday, 16 March 2009, 8:15 pm)
January 2009
Release Candidate 4
Well, RC3 was not enough, since important bugs were found afterwards, and some late minute features got their way into the 7th release of wxDevC++. As before, you can download the latest release candidate from the downloads section.
Some important changes we'd like you to test:
-Full screen and maximize in multi-monitor setups (the window was not filling the whole space before RC4).
-Non project files compilation
-Opening the IDE from .dev or other registered wxDevC++ files.
-Compilation with parameters
-wxAui component support
-"Replace All" function
-Custom menues support for limited user accounts.
This release includes several other fixes, like some crashes when opening .wxform files, re-enabled file modification outside the editor, invocation of help menu with F1 key, Ctrl key issues, and many more.
—Esteban (Tuesday, 12 January 2009, 7:09 pm)
November 2008
Release Candidate 3
The "hopefully" final release candidate for wxDev-C++ 7.0 has been released. You can grab it from the downloads section.
Some of the important scenarios we'd like you to test:
-Open Save dialogs behaviours, specially in Vista.
-Taskbar switching, specially in Vista and when there are modal dialogs.
-Fullscreen mode (there is a known problem with labels on the bottom panels)
-Floating designer
-VS2008 support; in XP, Vista and Vistax64
-Code completion
—Esteban (Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 7:32 pm)
September 2008
Version 7.0 release client
We've put wxDev-C++ release client 1 on the WebUpdate site (Tools->Check for Updates/Packages). Please give it a try and let us know what you think.
June 2008
Project progress and site update
While this project may have looked as abandoned during this 1 year, the team had been working on improving wx-DevC++ all along. You can check pre-releases at the downloads page.
We have made some changes to wxdsgn.sourceforge.net, to make it easier for us to maintain this site. Also, we have some side benefits with this change, like a search feature, and more extensibility for the near future. We are also in the process of updating the content.
So, expect more news and updates soon.
March 2007
wxDev-C++ 6.10-2
wxDev-C++ 6.10-2 was released on the 22nd of this month. 6.10.2 is mainly a bug fix release plus the upgrade of wxWidgets to 2.8.2. It can be downloaded from here
November 2006
Designers and Translators needed!
wxDev-C++ needs some graphic designers and translators! We need graphic designers who can help design icons to fill in gaps in our current icon set (if you wish to contribute one complete set, feel free). We also need translators to help update our language files. The multi-language support of wxDev-C++ has been slipping and we would like to get our languages files updaed as soon as possible.
October 2006
wxDev-C++ 6.10
wxDev-C++ 6.10 was released today. The new features can be found in the Changelog and can be downloaded from SourceForge
June 2006
Site goes live!
The old wxDev-C++ site is being taken down, and the site you are seeing now is actually a redirect to my temporary server (check the URL ;)). The entire site will be uploaded once the project files are cleared up (which will hopefully be done very soon)
May 2006
Site nears completion
The wxDev-C++ Site is near completion! Check back soon for the latest additions.