============================
What's new in version 0.5.11
============================
as of date: feb 11 1999
-----------------------
This version is now publicly released, now lined up
with gtk+ 1.1.13 The purpose is to make migrating
from VDK 0.4.2 to 0.6 painless.


	All updating (setting/changing font/back/for colors included)
	operations are now denied if text widget isn't realized
	(Before this modifications text widget realizing was forced, unsafe)
	To update text widget after creation use "realize_signal".
	(see example at ./testvdk/textwindow.cc)

	VDKTabPage public member TabLabel changed from
	VDKObject* to VDKLabel*

	Minor changes and bug fixes

===========================
What's new in version 0.5.1
===========================
as of date: jan 22 1999
-----------------------
This version is now publicly released, now lined up
with gtk+ 1.1.13 The purpose is to make migrating
from VDK 0.4.2 to 0.6 painless.

BUG FIXED
---------
VDKText::SaveToFile()	Fixed a bug that wrote a garbaged
			char at file end.

CODE BREAKS
----------
Caption()		Now is a property so a call
			object->Caption("string") ;
			results in a void operation.
			Correct call is:
			object->Caption = "string";
			
CHANGES
-------
VDKPaned		added Pack() method

VDKObject		added WrappedWidget() that returns 
			underlying wrapped widget in those
			cases that is a composite object.

VDKForm			added Iconized property
			added OnIconize() and OnRestore()
			methods.

NEW WIDGETS
-----------
VDKToggleButton		by R.Salmaso
VDKLabelToggleButton	by R.Salmaso
VDKPixmapToggleButton	by R.Salmaso
VDKInput		by J.Hudson
VDKThread		(requires lpthread lib and link
			with -lpthread) by R.Salmaso
VDKShapedButton		by I.Borcoman (not complete)

DEPRECATED USE
--------------
object->Caption()

===========================
What's new in version 0.5.0
===========================
as of date: jan 1 1999
-----------------------
This version is not publicly released, now lined up
with gtk+ 1.1.11 The purpose is to make migrating
from VDK 0.4.2 to 0.6 painless.

NEW FILE ORGANISATION
---------------------
Added a ./example dir that contains:
./example/hello		hello & hello 2
./example/template	ttest, a test example fo VDKBtree

Normal installation does not compile examples.
To have examples compiled user should explicitely go to vdk root and:
cd ./example/hello
make
cd ../example/template
make

BUG FIXED
---------
VDKCheckButton::Caption()
VDKScrolledForm::Add()
VDKObjectContainer::RemoveObject()
VDKObject::Destroy()
VDKPixmap::~VDKPixmap()
VDKObject::ShowWidget()
VDKHeap
VDKContainer

CODE BREAKS
-----------
Property Spread() method not more supported.
Application -rc switch does not work anymore

CHANGES
-------
VDKProgressBar			rewrote to be compatible with gtk+ 1.1.7.
				New properties:
				- BlockCount
				- BarStyle
				- BarOrientation
				- ActivityMode
				see gtk/gtkprogressbar.h for explanation

VDKCustomList
VDKCustomSortedList 		rewrote to be compatible
				with gtk+ 1.1.7. No code break, 
				now they are subclasses of VDKCustom

VDKToolbar 			rewrote for new cool features
				operator[] added to access to n-th button
				BorderLess property added

VDKForm				OnMove(), OnResize() event handlers added
				Position property added

VDKApplication			ScreenSize() added (not yet ready)
				Added an arg that points to rc file
				SetResourceFile() added

VDKColor			Added a new constructor VDKColor(char*)
				that points to a color string (X color names)

VDKRgb				Added a new constructor VDKRgb(char*)
				same as above.

VDKObjectContainer		added RemoveObjects()

VDKScrolledForm			added AddWithViewPort

VDKCustom			added CustomWidget() to access underlying
				custom widget since Widget() points to
				the box where custom widget is packed in

VDKFont				Constructor now emits a warning if
				font was not properly loaded.

VDKTable			AddToCell() and AddExt() added

NEW WIDGETS
-----------

VDKScrolled			wraps gtkscrolled
				

VDKFixed			wraps gtkfixed

VDKCustomTree			wraps gtkctree

NEW FEATURES
--------------
VDKBtree			balanced btrees template class
				

DEPRECATED USE
--------------
VDKScrolledForm			Add(), obsolete, use AddWithViewPort()

VDKCoolbar			is obsolete, VDKToolbar now is better


===========================
What's new in version 0.4.2
===========================
Some minor bug fixes:
---------------------
VDKObjectContainer::Destroy() 		that seg faults under some circunstances
VDKpaned::Add()				that prevented an exact signal/event dispatching
VDKNotebook ActivePage property 	fixed a bug
VDKObject::SetEnabled()			fixed a pointer bug checking if 
					GTK_IS_WIDGET()
VDKString::VDLString(char* p)		fixed a bug that seg faults when p 
					is NULL
VDKString::VDKString(VDKString&)	Fixed a bug
VDKString::operator=(VDKString&)	Fixed a bug
Signal dispatching dynamics tables	Fixed minor bugs, now dynamic 
					dispatching works fine and much fast.
							
Added fatures:
-------------
VDKNotebook				PreviousActivePage property (read only)
VDKMenu::Popup()
============================
VDKcompo library version 0.2
============================
NEW COMPONENTS:

VDKChart
--------
New component that plots 2D data in various formats: lines, scattered, bars.
Subclassing new formats is easy.

VDKGrid
-------

===========================
What's new in version 0.4.1
===========================

1. 	Macros SIGNAL_DETACH and EVENT_DETACH are substituted with
   	class members:
		SignalDetach(VDKObject* obj, int signal) 
		EventDetach(VDKObject* obj, VDKEvent event)
2. 	VDKForm::AddChild() new class member.
   	VDKForm::Add(VDKObject* obj) no longer exist, inherited from VDKObject
3. 	VDKForm::Box() new member, returns form inner box
4. 	VDKObject::Destroy() and VDKForm::Destroy() new class members that 
	allow to explicitely destroy a VDKObject.
5. 	New class VDKContainer implemented.
6. 	VDKCustomList new properties:
		VPolicy, HPolicy, BorderShadow.
7. 	VDKForm::SetIcon(), VDKForm::SetIconName() new class members.
8.	VDKStatusbar new Gtk+ widget wrapped.
9.	VDKObject new properties:
		InsensitiveBackground, ActiveBackground,SelectedBackground.
10.	VDKLabel new property:
		Justify.
11.	VDKFrame::VDKFrame() changed to let the user choose between a vert
	or hor frame.
12.	VDKPanelbar new widget.
13.	VDKCombo new Gtk+ wrapped widget (thanks to E.T. Wienke)
14.	Now VDK consists of two separated libraries:
	- VDK itself (now version 0.4.1)
	- VDK components library (now version 0.1)
	VDK core contains strictly Gtk+ wrapped widgets.
	VDK components contains totally new widgets that do not have
	correspondence in Gtk+ or are not yet stable contributions.
	This is made in the aim to maintain consistency with Gtk+ and
	let components library to grow more freely.
15.	Contributions from VDK users:
	- swat (Borland-like swat game) thanks to 
	  Veros Kaplan <xkaplan@informatics.muni.cz>

=========================
What's new in version 0.4
=========================
Even though many changes was made to VDK, version 0.4 is full
compatible with previous 0.3. Minimal changes and in rare case
should be necessary to recompile user programs with  new version.

NEW FEATURES:
------------

- Besides static signal/events tables now VDK can use dynamic signal/event 
tables. This allow user to manage signal/event connecting also at run-time.
A new run-time connecting/disconnecting method family is now added to
VDKObject class.

- New VDKObjects properties:
  VDKForm::Title
  VDKFileDialog::Filter
  VDKEntry::Hidden
  VDKNotebook:Scrollable
  VDKNotebook:PopUp

- new wdigets:
  VDKOtpionMenu wraps GtkOptionMenu

- contributions:
  VDKFileSaveAsDialog

CHANGES:
--------

- Garbage collection
  Since interleaved garbage collection seems to consume too much 
  cpu power now gc is timed.
  Revised method:
    VDKApplication::SetGarbageCollection(unsigned int timing = 1000)
  New method:
    VDKApplication::RemoveGarbageCollection()

- VDKCoolbar
  Now when the cursor goes over a cool button it changes
  his shape to a left pointed hand, when it leaves resume left-hand
  pointer shape.

- VDKRawObject
  Besides to participate to gc now VDKRawObjects can be
  also explicitely destroyed by user.
  New method: 
  VDKRawObject::Destroy()
	
- VDK source tree
  VDK source tree has been reorganized:
  VDK-0.4			VDK dir
  	VDK-0.4/include/vdk	library include files
	VDK-0.4/src		library source files
	VDK-0.4/test		test program files
	VDK-0.4/test/pixmaps	test pixmaps files
	VDK-0.4/hello		hello prg files
	VDK-0.4/lib		library files
	VDK-0.4/contrib		contribution files
  
  With this organization user can compile his own programs using :
  `gtk-config --cflags` only
  and link with:
  `gtk-config --libs` -lvdk
  All references into library headers are changed from:
  #include <somefile.h>  to #include <vdk/somefile.h>
  and consequently
  #include <vdk.h> to #include<vdk/vdk.h>
  Users should change their ref accordlying.

FIXED BUG:
---------
- Fixed a bug that prevented container child to be showed/hidden
  with parent container.
- many minor bugs fixed that prevented flawless compilation on
  gcc version egcs-2.91.57 19980901 (egcs-1.1 release)
Some minor problems still remain with compiler version < 2.8 mainly due
to unsupported ANSI C++ features in templates.

=========================
What's new in version 0.3
=========================
- no more id's on objects, signal tables with object reference
- completely new designed signal/event dispatching system
  fast, multi-level recursive-visiting pattern
- supports user defined properties
- more widget added:
  	cool buttons and coolbar
 	toolbar
 	scrolled widget
 	frames
	sliders (scale widget)
	spin buttons
	handle box
- many widgets reviewed
- deals with Gtk+ rc files
- user can install/uninstall an interleaved garbage collection
- goodies:
  File dialog that uses dirtree widget, dirtree is a part of Gtk See
  distribution, original author: Hotaru Lee  hotaru@163.net






