Re: [wxPython-dev] ANN: wxPython 4.1.1

Robin, thanks for this and all your continued diligent work on wxPython!

On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 2:02 PM Robin Dunn <[email protected]> wrote:

> Announcing wxPython 4.1.1
> =========================
>
> PyPI:   https://pypi.org/project/wxPython/4.1.1
> Extras: https://extras.wxPython.org/wxPython4/extras/
> Pip:    ``pip install wxPython==4.1.1``
>
> New and improved in this release:
>
> * This should have been mentioned in the notes for the last release,
>    but alas, it wandered away and got lost. wxWidgets is now validating
>    the flags passed when adding items to a sizer, to ensure that they
>    are the correct flags for the type of the sizer. If the given flags
>    do not make sense, for example using horizontal alignment flags in a
>    horizontal box sizer, then a wxAssertionError error is raised.
>
> * Fixed missing binder for wxEVT_STC_AUTOCOMP_SELECTION_CHANGE. (#1613)
>
> * DataViewModel.HasValue can be overridden and will inform the
>    DataViewCtrl whether or not an item and column has data. If HasValue
>    returns False, then GetValue for that item/col will not be called.
>    This allows a distinction between a truly empty cell, and one that
>    has a value even if it is an empty string. (#1600)
>
> * Added flag that allows blocking of item dragging in the
>    UltimateListControl class. (PR#1620)
>
> * Add the column index to notification events in UltimateListControl
>    (PR#1630)
>
> * Added orientation parameter to UltimateListControl.GetScrollPos.
>    (PR#1632)
>
> * wx.lib.agw.aui.AuiNotebook RemovePage() now hides the removed page,
>    so it needs to be shown again if it is reused in another place.
>    (PR#1668)
>
> * Fixed issue that could modify `bytes` objects under Python. (PR#1680)
>
> * Added wx.lib.agw.aui.EVT_AUI_PANE_CLOSE event which is sent when a
>    AUI (the agw version) Pane has been closed (after it has been
>    closed, not when it is about to be closed, which is when
>    EVT_AUI_PANE_CLOSE is sent.) (PR#1628)
>
> * Exposed the wx.DC methods GetGraphicsContext and SetGraphicsContext.
>    Depending on the platform and the type of the DC, there may be a
>    wx.GraphicsContext used for the implementation of the DC. If so, the
>    GetGraphicsContext method enables access to it. Be sure to check
>    that the return value is not None before trying to use it.
>
> * Simplified the implementation of the wx.App.InitLocale method. See the
>    MigrationGuide for more information.
>
> * Added wx.lib.agw.aui.AUI_DOCKART_HINT_WINDOW_BORDER_COLOUR constant
>    so the hint window border color can be themed as well.
>
> * The wx.lib.mixins.listCtrl.CheckListCtrlMixin is now obsolete
>    because wx.ListCtrl has new functionality which does pretty much the
>    same thing. In fact there is some overlap in method names which may
>    trip up some use cases. It is advised to drop the use of
>    CheckListCtrlMixin and just use the wx.ListBox functionality. You
>    will need to call EnableCheckBoxes to turn it on, and you may need
>    to change some event handlers or overloaded methods.
>
> * wx.html2.WebView is now able to use Microsoft's Edge browser
>    component as its backend renderer. This should improve the
>    capabilities of the WebView widget on Windows, and be more
>    consistent with the WebViews on the other platforms, compared to the
>    original IE 11 backend. Using this backed requires that a new-ish
>    version of the Edge browser is installed on the end user's computer.
>
> * Added the wx.Image.ConvertToRegion method. This lets you create a
>    wx.Region from an image and a specified color or the mask if the
>    image has one. This was done to workaround a bug in wxMac, but it
>    seems worthwhile enough to keep it around even after the bug was
>    fixed.
>
> * Added the missing context manager methods for wx.LogNull. (#1842)
>
> * Refactored ScrolledThumbnail out of agw.ThumbnailCtrl so as to be
>    usable outside of ThumbnailCtrl.
>
>
>
>
> What is wxPython?
> -----------------
>
> wxPython is a cross-platform GUI toolkit for the Python programming
> language.  It allows Python programmers to create programs with a
> robust, highly functional graphical user interface, simply and
> easily. It is implemented as a set of Python extension modules that
> wrap the GUI components of the popular wxWidgets cross platform
> library, which is written in C++. Supported platforms are Microsoft
> Windows, Mac OS X and macOS, and Linux or other unix-like systems with
> GTK2 or GTK3 libraries. In most cases the native widgets are used on
> each platform to provide a 100% native look and feel for the
> application.
>
>
> What is wxPython Phoenix?
> -------------------------
>
> wxPython's Project Phoenix is a new from-the-ground-up implementation
> of wxPython, created with the intent of making wxPython “better,
> stronger, faster than he was before.” In other words, this new
> implementation is focused on improving speed, maintainability and
> extensibility of wxPython, as well as removing most of the cruft that
> had accumulated over the long life of Classic wxPython.
>
> The project has been in development off and on, mostly behind the
> scenes, for many years. For the past few years automated snapshot
> builds have been available for those adventurous enough to try it, and
> many people eventually started using the snapshots in their projects,
> even for production releases.  While there are still some things on
> the periphery that need to be completed, the core of the new wxPython
> extension modules which wrap the wxWidgets code has been stable for a
> long time now.
>
> Due to some things being cleaned up, reorganized, simplified and
> dehackified wxPython Phoenix is not completely backwards compatible
> with wxPython Classic.  This is intended. In general, however, the API
> differences tend to be minor and some applications can use Phoenix
> with slight, or even with no modifications.  In some other cases the
> correct way to do things was also available in Classic and it's only
> the wrong way that has been removed from Phoenix.  For more
> information there is a Migration Guide document available at:
> https://docs.wxpython.org/MigrationGuide.html
>
> The new wxPython API reference documentation, including all
> Python-specific additions and customizations, and docs for the wx.lib
> package, is located at: https://docs.wxpython.org/
>
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