Revision history for Perl module Glade::PerlGenerate development branch.

Wed Jun 20 14:48:25 BST 2001 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.59
  - All modules now have empty DESTROY() sub as perl 5.6 demands.
    PerlRun->AUTOLOAD() also caters for (ignores) AUTOLOADED DESTROY() call.
    PerlRun perldoc corrected to lose warnings in pod2man.
    Thanks to Jim Edwards for the super-fast reports and patches.
  - PerlRun->lookup_widget() is a new method that accesses a window or a
    form's widget by name. It prints an error if the widget does not exist.
    e.g. my $widget = $window->lookup_widget('clist1');
      OR my $form = $window->FORM; # or use $form in signal handlers
         my $widget = $form->lookup_widget('clist1');
  - Glade-Perl will now create skeleton documentation files if they
    do not already exist. These default to files in directory 'Documentation'
    called COPYING, Changelog, FAQ, INSTALL, NEWS, README, ROADMAP and TODO
    If you don't want to generate the doc files add a line to site or project 
    options file:
      <doc><write>0</write></doc>
  - Glade-Perl will now create skeleton distribution files if they
    do not already exist. These default to files - Makefile.PL, MANIFEST.SKIP, 
    Project.spec and test.pl - so you should be able to call:
    'perl Makefile.PL; make manifest; make dist;' and then either
    'rpm -ta Project-0.01.tar.gz' to build a RPM or the normal perl methods
    of 'make test' and 'make install'. This is all at a very early stage and 
    will probably fail in many cases but you should, at least, have some 
    files to edit :)
    If you don't want to generate the dist files add a line to site or project
    options file:
      <dist><write>0</write></dist>
    
Fri Apr 13 01:01:22 BST 2001 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.58
  - Mimimum requirements increased to Gtk-Perl-0.7000 and gnome-libs-1.2.0
    These have been around for a year or more now and fix many problems.
  - All packages - Extensive tidying of options handling with a new data
    structure. Old format options files will be read as before but project 
    options will be saved in the new hierarchically nested structure.
  - The options handling and diagnostics utilities have been moved to
    Glade::PerlRun so that you can use them in your own apps.
  - PerlUI - some variables updated for Gtk-Perl-0.7004 and later.
  - Some changes to generated comments and source code.
  - glade2perl - removed redundant 'use English' call
    New, more meaningful 'set_by' value and 
    New (2nd) arg to specify verbosity in glade2perl call 
    eg. 'glade2perl Project.glade 2'
    Simplified usage so that a separate Glade::PerlGenerate->options() call
    is not needed and the options can be specified to Form_from_File()
    Also, undefined glade_filename causes most recently used file stored
    in your user options file to run.
  - PerlRun->reload_any_altered_modules() is a new sub for app testing to 
    reload any modules that have been edited. This idea is from Stas Bekman
    and gives you the ability to edit and reload any signal handlers and 
    support modules without closing down the app and restarting it. 
    This is not possible if you regenerate the UI module and reload it.
    Your app will crash in flames if you try this.
    Simply call '__PACKAGE__->reload_any_altered_modules;' in a handler 
    for any widget/signal you like (I usually use a Refresh button).
  - PerlGenerate->Form_from_Glade_File() amended to call two new subs
    parse_form() and build_form() to allow use in future Glade::Helper app.
  - PerlGenerate->about_Form() fixed to use proper pixmap option
  - PerlGenerate->Form_from_Proto() now only generates subclass for simple
    AUTOLOAD style runs.
  - PerlRun->load_translations() amended to look for .mo files in several
    possible places if a catalog path is not specified.
  - An extra form element is now returned from generated UI constructor so
    that you can call $form->{'TOPLEVEL'} in any signal handler to get a
    toplevel form widget - ie. use $form->{'TOPLEVEL'}->get_filename() to
    get the file name entered in a fileselection dialog from the
    'on_ok_button_clicked' signal handler.
  - PerlUI->my_gtk_perl_can_do() now also checks for particular versions
    that are known to be flawed in certain ways.
  - FAQ split into 3 files - all old FAQs are available on the website.
      FAQ       - Frequently asked questions (general)
      FAQ.i18n  - FAQs relating to internationalisation (I18N) issues.
      FAQ.old   - FAQs relating to old/flawed software versions
  - PerlSource->perl_about() generates `gnome-config --version` call in
    Gnome about_Form() sub in App/SubApp. If the gnome-libs-devel RPM 
    is not installed the gnome-libs version number will not be reported.
  - PerlSource now generates lines in app_run to load translations.
  - Glade-Perl.spec file based on one from George, the mp3 organiser. 
    This one works I think and allows RPM builds from the tarball by 
    calling eg. 'rpm -ta Glade-Perl-0.58.tar.gz'.
  - PerlUI->new_accelerator() - accelerator key now defaults to ''.
    PerlUIExtra->new_GtkPixmapMenuItem() also defaults key to ''
    PerlProject->use_Glade_Project() now escapes double quotes in author.
    Thanks for bug reports for the above reports to Joe "Markus" Clark.
    
Fri Oct 20 01:19:45 BST 2000 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.57
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkPixmap() fixed to use project logo as default rather
    than crash in flames if no pixmap is specified.
  - PerlUIExtra->new_GnomePixmap() now also uses project logo as default
  - PerlUI->Widget_from_Proto() fixed to report missing constructors 
    and properties correctly rather than die()ing.
  - $PerlUI::perl_gtk_depends updated to ignore gnome-db widgets until
    Gtk::Perl can handle them.
  - PerlRun->full_Path() fixed to remove any /../ parts in the filename
    so that the returned full path is exact and unique if possible.
  - PerlGenerate pod corrected and improved.
  - COPYING file changed to invite commercial users to make a donation to 
    perl.org (donors at perlmongers.org) rather than me ;-> I borrowed the 
    COPYING file from a CPAN module and was embarrassed to reread it when
    Scott Barninger of Piedmont Airlines accepted the invitation!
  - PerlUI->internal_pack_widget() fixed to pack Gtk::PixmapMenuItem
    submenus correctly.
  - Glade-Perl.spec file borrowed from Gtk-Perl dist to allow RPM builds.
    This doesn't work yet - but if you can help ...
  - PerlSource amended to also write a method app_run() to ProjectSIGS.pm
    and Project.pm (first time) for any user UI initialisation code.
  - PerlGUIGtk->new_GtkButton() now caters for 'relief' (in Glade-0.5.10)
  - PerlGUIGtk->new_GtkToggleButton() now caters for 'relief' (as above)
  - Null source_directory now generates source in project directory (and
    not in ./src) to match the actions of Glade 0.5.11.
  - New error message if there are minus signs/spaces/dots in signal handler 
    names - they are substituted by _MINUS_/_SPACE_/_DOT_. This is really 
    to deal with the new (Glade 0.5.10) default widget names for combo_box
    entry widgets (eg combo-entry1 and handler on_combo-entry1_activate)
  - Changelog - this file reduced to versions >= 0.50. (Older on website)
  - If the user option <style> includes 'split' the app and signal handler
    modules will be generated with each class in its own file. See the
    test example to see how this works.
  - test.pl extended to test both the split base classes and the subclass.
  
Wed Apr 19 02:28:58 BST 2000 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.56 - embarassment release
  - Makefile.PL unchanged so that it will install all the modules correctly.
  
Wed Apr 19 02:28:58 BST 2000 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.55
  - New FAQ about building Unicode::String for perl 5.6
  - PerlXML->Proto_from_XML_Parser_Tree() changed to cancel the use of 
    encodings if Unicode::String is not available. You should not need to
    install Unicode::String now unless you use european characters.
  - Documentation/Gtk-Perl-Docs.html tidied and Stephen Wilhelm's Gtk-Perl
    tutorial http://personal.riverusers.com/~swilhelm/perlgtk/tutorial/
    now pushed as the best starting point for learning Gtk-Perl.
  
Sun Apr 16 00:07:26 BST 2000 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.54
  - PerlUI->new_from_child_name() fixed to use gnome_app_docked_item() and
    not construct our own widgets and containers (Damon's ideas)
    Also now better handles notebooks as children of Gnome Dialogs
  - PerlGenerate->unused_elements() name now check_for_unused_elements()
  - PerlUI->new_signal() changed 'Missing signal handler' message to 
    verbose level 4 so that verbose => 2 gives more compact diagnostics. 
    Skeleton signal handlers are still generated in ProjectSIGS.pm for you 
    to copy somewhere and edit as before.
  - Makefile.PL fixed to use the correct module name (Glade-Perl)
  - PerlSource->write_LIBGLADE() fixed to produce working signal handlers.
  - PerlUIExtra->new_GtkPixmapMenuItem() changed to use the new bindings in
    Gtk-Perl (CVS 20000410) that actually construct a PixmapMenuItem 
    instead of just a Gtk::MenuItem. Earlier versions of Gtk-Perl will now
    construct Gtk::MenuItem explicitly.
  - Documentation - all email addresses in online documentation are now 
    mangled to reduce spam for those kind enough to send bug reports/patches.
    
Tue Apr 11 15:45:29 BST 2000 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.53
  - New FAQ about character encodings.
  - PerlProject two new user options to handle character encodings.
    <glade_encoding> to specify the Glade file character encoding.
    <glade2perl_encoding> to specify the glade2perl.xml project options 
    file character encoding (defaults to glade_encoding).
  - PerlXML->QuoteXMLChars() characters x80-xff not now encoded so project
    options are saved without re-encoding eg european characters.
  - PerlXML->save_options() extra declaration line with character encoding
    eg <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> written to head of file.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkAccelLabel() underlines now parsed correctly.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkLabel() underlines now parsed correctly.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkButton() underlines now parsed correctly.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkCheckButton() underlines now parsed correctly.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkRadioButton() underlines now parsed correctly.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkToggleButton() underlines now parsed correctly.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkCheckMenuItem() underlines now parsed correctly.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkMenuItem() underlines now parsed correctly.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkRadioMenuItem() underlines now parsed correctly.
  - PerlUIExtra->new_GtkPixmapMenuItem() much simplified and underlines 
    now parsed correctly.
  - Perl* all packages now have an empty DESTROY method to keep perl 5.006
    happy when it is running cleanup with warnings enabled.
  - PerlSource->perl_AUTOLOAD_top, perl_SUBCLASS_top, perl_LIBGLADE_top
    amended to write empty DESTROY() subs to generated classes (see above)
  - PerlGenerate documentation - perldoc (and manpage) corrected and 
    improved to include all user options.
  
Fri Mar 31 16:44:38 BST 2000 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.52
  - PerlSource->check_gettext_strings() and write_gettext_strings() are
    two new subs to help you spot missing translations and write a .pot file
  - PerlRun->D_(), S_() moved to to PerlSource to remove run-time pollution.
  - PerlSource->_() overrides PerlRun->_()  for gettext string checking.
  - PerlSource added some commented lines to the generated sources to do the 
    gettext string checking for the user.
  - PerlSource->perl_LIBGLADE_top() added a file check and better 
    explanation if the Glade file is missing in the generated run() sub.
  - ppo/Glade-Perl.pot I have found some more strings to be translated :(
  - PerlSource all subs now have '} # End of sub %name' as last line
  - PerlUI->set_widget_properites() finally implemented set_events() and
    set_extension_events() generation.
  - PerlGenerate->Form_from_Glade_file() and Form_from_XML() amended to 
    create proto to allow multiple accelerators for a widget.
  - Perl* all subs that use Glade-Perl user options improved. The defaults 
    are now more correctly determined and fewer options should be saved in 
    the project_options file 
  - PerlGenerate->Form_from_XML() fixed to do what it should again.
  - PerlUIGtk->new_GtkVPaned() fixed to supply a default position. This 
    seems to be caused because Glade-0.5.7 doesn't save all default values.
    Most other defaults also now supplied in case of further changes.
    Thanks to Ned Konz <ned at bike-nomad.com> for the report
  - Popup menus with keyboard accelerators and tooltips generated correctly
    Thanks to Skywolf Lu <skywolf at ms21.hinet.net> for the report
  - PerlGenerate->unused_widgets() now only warns (verbose >= 4) when C++
    specific widget properties are encountered (they are currently ignored).
    Thanks to Robert Schwebel <robert at schwebel.de> for the report.
    
Thu Mar  2 04:30:08 GMT 2000 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.51
  - PerlUI testing source comments removed from generated code
  - PerlRun->create_image() pixmaps made relative to usual global.
  - PerlUIExtra->new_GnomeAbout() pixmaps made relative to usual global.
  - PerlUIExtra->new_GnomePixmap() pixmaps made relative to usual global.
    so now there should be no hard-coded paths in the generated code :)
  - PerlUI->internal_pack_widget() fixed to add() Gtk::Text objects to a
    Gtk::ScrolledWindow correctly (like Gtk::CTree or Gtk::CList).
    Thanks to Frank de Lange for an excellent report and suggestions.
  - PerlUI->new_from_child_name() amended to deal with Gnome::Dialogs
  - PerlUIExtra->frig_Gnome_Dialog_buttons() to add Gnome::Dialog buttons
    and accelerators in a better way (unstandard in Glade-Perl though :( )
    This works for all Gnome Dialogs (MessageBox, PropertyBox, Dialog)
    but only with gnome-perl CVS after 20000301.
  - PerlRun->load_translations() and mo_format_value() _(), S_() and D_() 
    new subs to implement gettext support for apps, source and diagnostics. 
  - PerlUI* generate gettext code for all text fields in widgets.
  - PerlSource->perl_AUTOLOAD_top() now generates load_translation() call 
  - All modules diagnostics messages converted to sprintf-like format so
    that diag_print can translate them.
  - PerlProject->diag_print() became diag_ref_print() and new diag_print()
    written for i18n of Glade-Perl. You can now specify the language for
    diagnostics, the language for the source (comments) and the generated 
    apps can use their own languages! 
    All defaults are $ENV{'LANG'} but diagnostics and source languages can 
    be overridden in the site, user or Project.glade2perl.xml options files
    
Thu Feb 24 22:57:47 GMT 2000 Dermot Musgrove <dermot.musgrove at virgin.net>
  - Version 0.50 embarassment release
  - PerlUiExtra->new_GtkPixMeneuItem() fixes to string quoting