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author | Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> | 1997-05-28 12:01:14 (GMT) |
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committer | Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> | 1997-05-28 12:01:14 (GMT) |
commit | 7701fd9af2e310cd0879a918dcd30507b1fef542 (patch) | |
tree | e74320e70bf91bc3f301646e33f17089790f1388 /Mac/Relnotes-1.3.3 | |
parent | 001aa86d34228020db2dc168e22712b83bb8d8f5 (diff) | |
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Changed release note structure:
- Relnotes contains current release notes
- HISTORY contains all old release notes
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diff --git a/Mac/Relnotes-1.3.3 b/Mac/Relnotes-1.3.3 deleted file mode 100644 index 896dc57..0000000 --- a/Mac/Relnotes-1.3.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,125 +0,0 @@ - Changes between 1.3.3 and 1.3.2 - -------------------------------- - -A major change since 1.3.2 is in the organization of the files: The -Mac folder has mac-specific demo programs, attempts at documentation and -more. Browse the HTML files in Mac:Demo for more info. - -Also, Toolbox:bgen is not needed anymore for normal use: the relevant -python modules have been moved to Mac:Lib:toolbox. - -Other changes: -- Uses final Tk 4.1 and Tcl 7.5 distributions. -- Override preferences (stored in the interpreter/applet application) - allow overriding of system-wide preferences. Explained in - "using.html". -- New functionality in FrameWork.py: - - ScrolledWindow class - - enable(), settext(), setitem(), setmark(), seticon(), - checkmenu() and delete() methods for menu entries. - - event parameter added to idle() method - - windowbounds() function helps programmer with staggering windows. - - Erase only visRgn on an update event. -- TextEdit interface module added -- Waste interface module added -- Demos for waste, including skeleton for html editor -- Scrap manager interface added -- Ctl.FindControl() could return reference to deleted object. Fixed. -- GrafPorts have an _id attribute (address of grafport) allowing them - to be compared (since a new python object is created each time). -- Standard File folder no longer changed on chdir() (this was - introduced in 1.3.2). -- sys.argv can now be set if you option-drag or option-click a python - source. -- Various dialogs now have sensible defaults. -- binhextree is now a bit more intelligent about when to binhex. -- gensuitemodule fixed to hand '****' type arguments. - - Changes between 1.3.2 and 1.3.1 - ------------------------------- - -The main reason for the 1.3.2 distribution is the availability of Tk -for the mac. The Tk port and its integration in Python is definitely -not bug-free, hence this distribution should be treated as beta -software at best. - -Another major change in this release is that the Python I/O system is -now based on the GUSI library. This is an I/O library that attempts to -mimic a Posix I/O system. Hence, modules like socket and select are -now available in MacPython. If you build dynamically loaded modules -and you use any unix-like feature such as stat() calls you should -compile using the GUSI include files. - -A third major change is that the MacOS creator code has been changed -from 'PYTH' to 'Pyth', due to a conflict. This means that you will -have to change the creator of all your old python programs. The -distribution contains a script "FixCreator.py" that does this -recursively for a whole folder. - -Here are all the changes since 1.3.1, in no particular order: -- complex number support added -- cmath module added -- startup options ("option-drag" dialog) can be retrieved from the - preferences file. EditPythonPrefs hasn't been updated yet, though. -- Creator changed from PYTH to Pyth -- {mac,os}.unlink is now also called {mac,os}.remove -- {mac,os}.mkdir second arg optional -- dup and fdopen calls added -- select module added -- socket module added -- open(file, '*r') for opening resource forks has been removed. It is - replaced by MacOS.openrf(file, 'r'), which returns a simple - file-like object to read (or write) resource forks. -- Added AppleEvent URL suite -- Added AppleEvent netscape suite -- QuickDraw globals are now all accessible, as Qd.qd.xxxx - - - Mac-specific changes between 1.3 and 1.3.1 - -------------------------------------- - -Aside from the changes mentioned here there have also been some -changes in the core python, but these are not documented here. -However, these changes are mainly bugfixes, so there shouldn't be any -incompatabilities. - -- imgsgi and imgpbm modules added -- Various hooks installed to allow integration with MacTk (currently - disabled) -- Added support for MacOS Fixed type in toolbox arguments (represented - as floats in python) -- Added option to keep output window open on normal termination -- Decreased minimum heapsize to run interpreter -- Added progress-bar to EasyDialogs -- Fixed socket.getportname() -- Renamed MACTCP.py to MACTCPconst.py - -- Many fixes to FrameWork.py: - - Added window.SetPort() method - - Added optional bounds and resid parameters to Window.open() - - Fixed apple-menu DA handling - - Fixed activate-event handling - - Added default Application.makeusermenus() (File:Quit only) - - Fixed bug with keyboard input handling - - added idle() method, called from event loop if there are no events - pending - -Toolbox modules: -- component manager module added -- quicktime module added -- font manager module added -- Added color window support -- Added support to obtain pixmap from a window -- Added BitMap type -- Added GrafPort type -- Added support for PenState, Patterns, FontInfo, RGB colors, -- Fixed GetPen and SetPt arguments -- Added read access to members of {C}GrafPort objects -- Added support for cursors -- Provide access to some QuickDraw globals -- Fixed InsetRect, OffsetRect, MapRect -- Added support for various handles such as PatHandle, CursHandle -- Added functions to access members of Window objects - - - |