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| author | Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> | 1997-10-08 15:35:17 (GMT) |
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| committer | Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> | 1997-10-08 15:35:17 (GMT) |
| commit | 9b2681b3556a9fd47c6c836b6f6381f815bbb5d2 (patch) | |
| tree | a1ce3b7725d563b504e1684df798b984c3992a84 | |
| parent | 0b7269589ca067a34d15bb5d05043c3c005434fa (diff) | |
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1.5a3 relnotes (1.5a4 to follow later)
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diff --git a/Mac/Relnotes b/Mac/Relnotes index 3295312..6eda671 100644 --- a/Mac/Relnotes +++ b/Mac/Relnotes @@ -1,10 +1,29 @@ - Release notes for MacPython 1.5a2, 28-May-97 - -------------------------------------------- + Release notes for MacPython 1.5a3 + --------------------------------- Here are the mac-specific changes since MacPython 1.4, with end-user-visible changes near the top and API changes and other things that are developer-only -more to the bottom: +more to the bottom. Changes marked with a [*] are new changes, since +1.5a2. And, of course, all Guido's 1.5a3 changes are incorporated. +- Installation is now through an installer [*] +- mkapplet and MkPluginAliases have been renamed to BuildApplet and + ConfigurePython [*] +- Applescript classes and properties are now exported by suites. Very + sketchy documentation added to applescript.html [*] +- Tkinter now uses tcl/tk 8.0 [*] +- imports should be faster due to caching path information [*] +- Generated suites now live in Mac:Lib:scripting [*] +- Added zlib module [*] +- Tkinter setfilehandler() did not work for sockets, fixed [*] +- "Delay console window" option didn't work, fixed. Also check out the + quietconsole.py module [*] +- Menu bar is restored (if needed) when keeping console open after + exit [*] +- Influencing command-. and event processing (formerly MacOS.SetYield + and MacOS.SetScheduleTimes) has been changed, see the manual [*] +- FrameWork (or your own windowing code) can use asynchronous + callbacks to keep user interface responsive during long computations [*] - Module to interface to Internet Config added - Module calldll added that allows calling of arbitrary C routines from MacOS toolboxes @@ -38,7 +57,8 @@ more to the bottom: - img: better error handling for truncated images and such - img: imgop.unpack() can unpack formats with multiple pixels per byte - +- We now use CW Pro 1, with multitarget projects and such goodies [*] +- fixed xx plugin project for cfm68k [*] - All files updated to new Py_ naming convention - Toolbox modules regenerated from new Universal Headers - nfullpath() merged into PyMac_GetFullPath() |