WTL Changelog

What's new in WTL 8.1 Build 12085

Oct 12, 2013

Support for VC++ 11 Beta:
DLL version functions are again undefined as they are removed from ATL11
AppWizard setup scripts for VC++ 11 and VC++ 11 Express
AppWizard: Added code to default.js to add trailing backslashes to output and intermediate
directories for VS2010 and later
Work for #3485171 - Consolidate _ATL_MIN_CRT specific code in WTL
Implemented common _ATL_MIN_CRT code in MinCrtHelper napespace in atlapp.h
moved declaration of WM_MOUSEHWHEEL from atlscrl.h to atlapp.h
atlddx.h: Removed DDX_INDEX for VC6 - it just cannot deal with specialized template functions
atlribbon.h: Fix for x64 warning
Fix for #3424418 - MSG_WM_SYSCOMMAND handler prototype doesn't match.

New in WTL 8.1 Build 1324 (Nov 21, 2011)

Changes: Added RunTimeHelper::IsThemeAvailable that detects if themes can be used in the app Added CDC::GradientFillRect method Added SPLIT_GRADIENTBAR and SPLIT_FIXEDBARSIZE extended styles to support gradient-styled and fixed size splitter bar Extended CListViewCtrl::SelectItem() to multi-selection list view ctrls Updates to AppWizCE for VS2008 - used different CLSID for Platforms object Bug #2809994 - CFolderDialogImpl::SetOKText should use lParam for string Fix for #2811339 - VS2008 uses _SECURE_ATL code only Fix for bug #2810965: MobileAppWiz resource creation fails Fix for bug #2813142 AppWizCE VS2008 project won't deploy to device. Is atlxx.dll required when no DCOM? Fix for bug #2814420 Missing CRichInkCtrlT::SetSel(), added void CRichInkCtrlT::Undo(), checks for text mode in selection functions. Added DDX support for Tab, Combo, ListBox and ListView selection index Fix for #2909257 - CSplitterImpl::DrawGhostBar() uses wrong coordinates Fix bug #2911255: DDX for Combo Preliminary works for RFE# 2799285 Ribbon UI - Added ID_VIEW_RIBBON Id Fix bug #2918583: DDX for Combo #2 Preliminary works for RFE #2799285 Ribbon UI Moved all resource AtlLoadxxx() from atlmisc.h to atluser.h Added 'using ATL::AtlLoadString;' for _ATL_VER > 0x700 Defined _AtlToolBarData in atluser.h and removed the internal definition in CFrameWindowImplBase Preliminary works for RFE# 2799285 Ribbon UI - Added IsWin7() and IsRibbonUIAvailable() to RunTimeHelper Works for RFE# 2799285 Ribbon UI - Added class CAutoUpdateUI RFE# 2799285 Ribbon UI implementation classes RFE# 2799285 Ribbon UI MTPad7 sample Removed unnecessary 'using ATL::AtlLoadString' and changed SetPropertyVar template specializations to inline members. AppWizard Ribbon UI support AppWizard VS2010 support Fix bug #2951489: AtlLoadString Fixed resizing bug for Win7 not Aero atlribbon.h: Added SetRedraw calls to CRibbonFrameWindowImplBase::ShowRibbonUI to remove the flicker when switching UI Fix for #2971608 - CLogFont uses ::GetDeviceCaps with wrong default hDC = NULL Fix for #2915599 - ReleaseDC missed Changes for #2971617 - Improve font handling Improved CHyperLink, CPaneContainer, CTabView to properly handle fonts. Also, added auto-create link font, and single-line mode for CHyperlink. Changes for #2971617 - Improve font handling Changed dialog templates in App Wizards to use "MS Shell Dlg" instead of "MS Sans Serif" Changes in sample projects to properly handle fonts, changes to dialog templates to use "MS Shell Dlg" Also, MTPad7 sample changed to use "Segoe UI" font for Vista or highr, or "Tahoma" otherwise Fix for #2815200 - Rebar does not draw correctly under Vista aero + some code formatting changes Work for #2902223 - CTabViewImpl items dragging disable Fixed Vista Basic sizing issue, better handling of UI switching, changed default UI_OWNERSHIP to UI_OWNERSHIP_COPY in RibbonUI::GetImage(), Work for #2985314 - Add CRegKeyEx class to add type-specific methods to CRegKey AppWizard: Added setup for VC++ 2010 Express UpdateUI: Added support for radio menu items - for popup menus, require sequental item IDs AppWizard & AppWizard CE: Replaced LoadImage with AtlLoadIconImage, since it is now in atluser.h AppWizard/AppWizard CE/AppWizMobile/Samples: Removed ellipsis from About menu items and buttons atlfind.h, atlgdi.h, atlribbon.h - code formatting changes, better BOOL code, added secure memcpy to DIB functions atlwince.h - SecureHelper use fixes More changes for #2971617 - Improve font handling (part 2) Added AtlCreateControlFont(), changed WTL code and App Wizard to use it instead of AtlGetDefaultGuiFont(). atlctrlx.h - Added code to draw title text for vertical pane container Fix for #3117964 - atlcrack.h sample function bugs with menu functions Fix for #2970641 - Bug in DDX for Combo #3 Update for #2970641 - Bug in DDX for Combo #3 Code formatting and some #include dependency stuff + use new CListViewCtrl::SelectItem

New in WTL 8.0 (Oct 31, 2011)

New and improved:
RunTimeHelper functions for correct struct sizes on different versions of Windows
ModuleHelper functions for uniform support of ATL3 and ATL7 module classes
SecureHelper functions for support of secure and non-secure run-time functions
Support for new Vista features:
Support for new messages for common controls, dialogs, etc.
Support for TaskDialog
New Shell file dialogs (IFileOpenDialog and IFileSaveDialog)
New Aero Wizard support classes
New classes for Buffered Paint and Buffered Animation
New TabView classes
New dialog class that uses in-memory dialog templates
New CMultiFileDialogImpl and CMultiFileDialog classes that support multi-select file dialogs
Added message cracker handler prototypes for all handlers
Replaced use of _alloca with CTempBuffer everywhere (and added CTempBuffer version for ATL3)
New classes for find/replace support for Edit or RichEdit
New class CFileDialogEx that supports GetOpenFileNameEx for Windows Mobile 5
New features for the App Wizard:
New default version values
Unicode build option
Support for TabView applications
Support for Explorer applications
Updates for the desktop App Wizard:
Added calls to set font for views based on controls that use font
Added scroll window as another view type
Support for VC2005 Express:
Setup for VS2005x
Changes in default.js to take into account that VC2005x does not have a resource editor
Generated code allows use of ATL3 from the Platform SDK
New AppWizard for Mobile 2003 and 2005 platforms
New samples:
Aero - demonstrates the Vista Glass UI
MiniPie - Windows Mobile 2005 PPC and Smartphone sample
TabBrowser - a web browser using TabView class
MTPad sample updated to show usage of CRichEditFindReplaceImpl and CEditCommands/CRichEditComma
Fixes and enhancements:
Command Bar:
Added support for menu items with bitmaps on Vista
Fix: Keyboard cues shown even if the window is disabled
CFolderDialog:
Added support for PIDLs in addition to the file path
Replaced use of SHGetMalloc with CoTaskMemFree
Scroll Windows:
Fix: CZoomScrollImpl - some methods should be overridable
Added support for WM_MOUSEHWHEEL in CScrollImpl
App Wizard:
Fix: AppWizard fails to add files if C:\Temp does not exist
Fix: App Wizard generates security warning when loaded
Fix: App Wizard generates level 4 warning for modal dlg project
Fix: App Wizard setupXX.js scripts silently fail on Vista
Fix: Added code to unregister message filer and idle processing
Fix: Added WS_CLIPSIBLINGS to dialog forms to avoid rebar drawing problems
App Wizard CE:
Fix: App Wizard CE should not have rich edit as a view option
Fix: App Wizard CE generates level 4 warnings for single instance apps
Added support for Windows Mobile 6 SDKs
Cracked Handlers:
Fix: Corrected MSG_WM_TIMER and handler prototype, removed unused argument (breaking change)
Fix: atlcrack.h does not support WTL namespace
CDialogResize:
Added SetIcon(NULL, FALSE) for CDialogResize to remove the generic icon for resizable dialogs
Fix: Enabled size/move for both X and Y
Added center flags for controls
CFrameWindowImpl:
Fix: Const issue with title argument of AddSimpleReBarBand
Fix: DECLARE_FRAME_WND_CLASS definition missing WTL namespace
Windows CE:
Fix: Some symbols not defined for CE 4.0
Fix: Incorrect WinCE exclusions
Fix: Pocket PC - assert after navigating a CHyperLink
Fix: Property sheet with listview on WM5.0 causes stack overflow
Fix: CFindFile::GetFilePath() fails on diskless root requests
Fix: VS 2005 dialog editor bug - DS_FIXEDSYS used but not defined
Fix: Windows Mobile 2005 compatibility issues
Fix: CFullScreenFrame on Smartphone 20003
Fix: SmartPhone back key handling in CAppWindow
Added orientation aware support to CAppStdDialogImpl
Added CAxDialogImpl base for CStdDialogImpl, CStdDialogResizeImpl and CStdOrientedDialogImpl
Added various CStdDialogxxx enhancements
Fix: CStdDialogBase does not scale dialog title on VGA
Fix: DIBINFO16 triggers code analysis warning
Added LPCTSTR AtlLoadString(UINT uID) - CE only overload
Added imaging draw support to CZoomScrollImpl
Added CBottomTabViewImpl and CBottomTabView classes for PPC
CFindFile:
Fix: CFindFile class uses CRT functions
Fix: FindFile() uses lstrcpy without checking length
General:
Fix: Adding ReBar bands fails with new Windows SDK
Added support for relative include paths
Fix: Using std::min and std::max
Fix: Problems using WTL with MFC
Improved support for Secure CRT
Changed implementation of CSize, CPoint, CRect, and CString to be inside class definitions
atltheme.h: Corrected method signatures for differences in uxtheme.h versions
Replaced malloc/free with new/delete where appropriate
Misc:
Fix: CString::FormatV can cause GPF with Unicode strings
CHyperLink: Added handler for WM_SIZE
Fix: CTheme needs constructor from HTHEME handle
Added Add* methods to several control classes in atlctrls.h to augment Insert* methods
Fix: Incorrect casting in CRichEditCtrl::GetLine()
Fix: CTreeViewCtrl::GetItemState changed to return only state-bits as specified by mask
Fix: CBitmapButton::DoPaint - wrong button image
Added another variant of CDCT::Drawtext with LPTSTR argument that allows text change
Fix: CRecentDocumentListBase::AddToList() uses lstrcpy
Fix: AtlLoadString(uID, lpBuffer, nBufferMax) has unnecessary code
Fix: CCursor::LoadOEMCursor asserts on IDC_HAND
Fix: Memory leak when using CRT functions while printing
Fix: Undefined CString namespace
CPaneContainer: Added border styles
CSplitterImpl: Added SetSplitterPosPct, and changed App Wizard code to use it

New in WTL 7.5 (Oct 31, 2011)

New and improved:
VS2005 Compatibility: Added support for Visual Studio 2005 - both desktop and Windows CE
Classes for icons, cursors, accelerator tables
CSortListViewImpl, CSortListViewCtrlImpl, and CSortListViewCtrl classes
Impl classes for Wizard 97 style wizards: CWizard97Sheet, CWizard97Page, CWizard97ExteriorPage, CWizard97InteriorPage
CMemoryDC and CDoubleBufferWindowImpl classes
Windows CE specific classes in new header, atlwince.h
CScrollContainer class
CZoomScrollImpl and CZoomScrollWindowImpl classes
CZoomPrintPreviewWindowImpl and CZoomPrintPreviewWindow classes
Global functions: AtlGetBitmapResourceInfo, AtlGetBitmapResourceBitsPerPixel
New REFLECT_* macros to enable selective reflection of messages
App Wizard: Added App Wizard for VS2005
App Wizard: Added App Wizard for Windows CE for VS2005
New samples: WTLExplorer, ImageView, SPControls
Fixes and enhancements:
Command Bar:
DrawBitmapDisabled() doesn't work correctly on Longhorn
Submenu size not correct if command bar is off-screen
Added handler for WM_SETTINGCHANGE to improve theme color changes
Better support for 8/16/24-bit images
Command Bar with 2 Levels of submenus remains active
Hook procedure fails to call next hook
OnDestroy() should not decrement hook use if AttachToWindow() is used
MDI Command Bar:
Grows bigger if you switch between two maximized MDI child window types
Move all hook messages processing to a separate function and use pT
MDI icon & buttons should have themed background
Should make MDI buttons gray when inactive
CString:
Helper functions not overloaded properly
Some return types are 'const CString&' and could be just 'CString&'
FormatV() passes size in characters to _alloca, should be in bytes
Fixed stack corruption in FormatV()
Improved boundaries checking for integer overflows/underflows
CScrollImpl:
Scroll bars problem when changing range
SetScrollOffset() doesn't move child windows
Range and thumb drawing problems
Possible overflow in OnMouseWheel()
Support for SIF_DISABLENOSCROLL
Added ScrollToView methods
CMapScrollImpl:
SetScrollSize() incorrectly inverts xMin and xMax
SetScrollSize() uses bRedraw = NULL
CTheme:
GetThemeFont() bad parameter ordering
Uses LOGFONT and TEXTMETRIC incorrectly (SDK header problem)
CFrameWindowImpl:
Improved sizing for Windows CE
CreateSimpleToolBarCtrl() should handle 24-bit bitmaps
Changed WinCE CCECommandBarCtrl typedef and added a PPC CMenuBarCtrl
UpdatesBarPosition() doesn't take Windows CE command bar into account
CDialogResize:
Enabled use for Windows CE
Add WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME to prevent empty icon
CReBarCtrl:
Background not painted when resized
Fixed typo in LockBands()
MaximizeBand needs BOOL fIdeal argument
CRichEdit:
GetSelText() should support UNICODE strings
GetSelText() uses lpstr instead of lpstrText
CHyperLink:
Added _xttoi() helper to avoid CRT in _ATL_MIN_CRT
Fixed resource leak by destroying tooltip window
CPropertySheetImpl:
Improved support for Windows CE
Sheet without title generates a memory fault on Windows CE
CFolderDialog:
Add a way to set an initial folder
Uses BFFM_IUNKNOWN which is not always defined
Update UI:
Add support to dynamically add UpdateUI elements
UIUpdateMenuBarElement() should use EnableMenu() instead of SetMenuItemInfo() for Windows CE
CDC:
FillSolidRect() should restore background color
GetClipRgn() method missing
Printing:
CPrinter::CreatePrinterDC() and CreatePrinterIC() members should be const
CDevMode::CopyToHDEVMODE() is missing a call to GlobalUnlock()
AppWizard:
Use WTL subfolder to create WTL category for VC7.x and VC8
Rename files from WTLApp7x to WTLAppWiz, and add VS2005 setup file
Fixed setup for x64
General:
Redefinition of _MAX_FNAME with Dinkumware Standard C++ Library on Windows CE
Added ATLVERIFY macro for ATL3
Support warning level 4
Missing methods CToolBarCtrl::SetButtonInfo, InsertButton, CTabCtrl::SetItem, CComboBoxEx::InsertItem, SetItem
Missing support for WM_PRINTCLIENT
Removed usage of IsBad* functions
Fixed various compiler warnings
TCHAR bugs in various files
Improved Windows CE support and changes for Visual Studio 2005
Misc:
CMDIChildWindowImpl: HMENU should be destroyed in OnDestroy()
CStatic: Should use STM_SETIMAGE instead of STM_SETICON for SetIcon() on Windows CE
CButton: GetButtonStyle() uses wrong mask
CImageList: Made Duplicate() method const
CListViewCtrl: Made SubItemHitTest() method const
CTreeViewCtrl: GetItem() and SetItem() incorrectly restricted to _WIN32_IE >= 0x0500
CMonthCalendarCtrl: GetMonthRange() should be GetMaxTodayWidth()
CDateTimePickerCtrl: SetFormat() should have const argument
CBitmapButtonImpl: Fixed resource leak by destroying tooltip window
CMultiPaneStatusBarCtrlImpl: Cannot handle wide panes without resource strings
CCheckListViewCtrlImpl: Call CheckSelectedItems() through pT
CPaneContainerImpl: SetPaneContainerExtendedStyle() should use pT to call CalcSize()
CFindFile: Enabled for Windows CE
CPropertyPageImpl: Added handlers for callback messages
atlcrack.h: Added return value for MSG_WM_APPCOMMAND
CMenu: New method variants: AppendMenu, InsterMenu, ModifyMenu
CFont: Added arguments for bold and italic to CreatePointFont()
CSize: Added scalar operators for WTL::CSize and ATL::CSize
CRecentDocumentList: Allow changing the "DocumentCount" and "Document%i" registry values strings
CSplitterWindowImpl: Enabled use for Windows CE

New in WTL 7.1 (Oct 31, 2011)

New and improved:
VC7 Compatibility: Support for ATL7 Module classes and critical sections and AppWizard setup for VC++ 7.1
Windows CE Support: Full compatibility with Windows CE platforms and AppWizard for eMbedded Visual C++
Namespace Support: Automatic "using ATL" (ATL7 only) or "using WTL" can now be turned off
CHyperLink New Features: not underlined, underlined when hover, command button, link tags
CCustomWaitCursor class supports custom and animated wait cursors
AtlCreateBoldFont() for creating bold version of an existing font
Fixes and enhancements:
CFrameWindowImpl:
CreateSimpleToolBarCtrl() - remove dead code, improve error checking, add a global function that uses it
Fix - PrepareChevronMenu() fails to get toolbar strings for Unicode
CFrameWindowImplBase::Create() - improve ASSERT not to use m_hWnd if creation fails
Fix - CFrameWndClassInfo::Register - should use %p formatting only for _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0500 or for _WIN64
Fix - Chevron menus not positioned correctly with RTL
Fix - CMDIChildWindowImpl: Problems creating maximized child windows and handling focus
Fix - CMDIChildWindowImpl: Should activate on WM_MOUSEACTIVATE
UpdateUI:
Fix - Incorrectly clears default item from the system menu in MDI apps
Added UISetCheck with bool instead of int for the check state
DDX:
Fix - Doesn't provide a way to change floating point precision
Added DDX_CONTROL_HANDLE for non-CWindowImpl objects
Added DDX_Check variant with bool instead of int for the check state
Command Bar:
Fix - OnDrawItem() and OnMeasureItem() don't do a good check for owner-draw menu items
Fix - Disabled 32-bit images not painted correctly in 3D menu mode
Fix - Popup menus not positioned correctly with RTL
Fix - Uses GCL_HICONSM instead of GCLP_HICONSM with GetClassLongPtr()
MDI Command Bar:
Fix - Doesn't refresh icon if MDI children are different
OnAllHookMessages() - improve code to handle MDI child window class icon
Fix - OnNcLButtonDown() uses TPM_VERPOSANIMATION without checking Windows version
Fix - Maximized MDI buttons in wrong place for RTL
Should adjust cxIdeal for rebar bands for IE4
Add support for different top-level menu widths by handling ideal size for rebar bands
AppWizard:
Fix - Doesn't support MSDI application as a COM Server
Fix - MDI with Form View - stack overflow closing maximized MDI child windows
Fix - Generates VERSION resource name 'test1' regardless of the project name
Fix - Dialog project with control hosting doesn't derive a dialog from CAxDialogImpl
Fix - COM Server doesn't register type library
Fix - COM Server doesn't register AppID properly
CTreeViewCtrl:
Fix - GetItemData() needs better return value
Fix - GetItemState() should use TVM_GETITEMSTATE instead of TVM_GETITEM for IE5
GetItem() and SetItem() - added new variants that use TVITEMEX
Fix - SortChildren() should add recurse flag argument
Fix - CTreeItem doesn't support CTreeViewCtrlExT that has different TBase than CWindow
CThemeImpl:
Fix - Uses scalar delete instead of the vector one
Fix - EnableThemeDialogTexture() argument is BOOL instead of DWORD
CFolderDialog:
Fix - EnableOK() passes wrong arguments to BFFM_ENABLEOK
Fix - Always clears m_hWnd, which causes problem for nested messages
CDialogResize:
Fix - DlgResize_Init() forces dialog to be visible by using SetRedraw()
Forcing WS_THICKFRAME is not enough to make dialog resizable
Min track size should be used for child dialogs as well
Fix - DlgResize_PositionControl() incorrectly checks return value from MapWindowPoints()
CAppModule:
Fix - CAppModule methods not thread-safe
Fix - AddSettingChangeNotify() unusable in multithreaded apps because of delayed initialization
CString:
Fix - Delete() doesn't allow deleting more than the length of the string
Fix - Append() can cause buffer overrun
Fix - MakeReverse() can cause an infinite loop
Fix - _cstrstr() unnecessarily inefficient
Fix - FindOneOf() is not DBCS-aware
Fix - Format() does not recognize %E
Fix - TrimLeft() and TrimRight() are only half-way DBCS-aware
Fix - May cause assertions or undefined behavior with SBCS
CRecentDocumentList:
Fix - SetMaxEntries() has an incorrect ASSERT
Add CString variant of the GetFromList() method
Add a way to replace command IDs used for the MRU list
Add a way to replace registry key name
Misc:
CMessageLoop::Run() - improve the loop by checking bDoIdle before calling PeekMessage()
CServerAppModule: Clean-up unused code
Fix - CServerAppModule::MonitorProc() - no need to call _endthreadex()
Fix - CListBox::GetText() and CComboBox::GetLBText() (CString variants) don't check for LBERR/CB_ERR
Fix - CAxPropertyPageImpl doesn't create ActiveX controls with ATL7
Fix - CDC::GetTextExtentExPoint() missing
CDC::SetWindowExt() should have default value NULL for the lpSizeRet argument
Fix - CPropertySheetWindow missing methods for PSM_INSERTPAGE, PSM_SETHEADERTITLE, and PSM_SETHEADERSUBTITLE; AddPage should return BOOL
Fix - CMapScrollImpl::SetScrollSize() uses wrong variable
Fix - CHyperLink: WM_UPDATEUISTATE causes repaint without WM_PAINT
Fix - CUpDownCtrl::GetPos() returns incorrect value
Fix - CUpDownCtrl::GetPos32() doesn't have default arg value
Fix - CMultiPaneStatusBarCtrl: Always uses size grip for positioning panes
Fix - CTabCtrl::InsertItem() should return int, not BOOL
CReBarCtrl: Added LockBands() method
Fix - CFont: uninitialized variable passed to DPtoLP
Fix - CPrintDialogImpl: Crash when displaying Print Setup dialog
Fix - CPageSetupDialogImpl::PaintHookProc() - should use T* and return UINT_PTR instead of UINT
Fix - CPrintJob doesn't support printing to a file
Fix - CSplitterImpl: Doesn't handle WM_CAPTURECHANGED - can get in an invalid state
CRichEditCtrl: Add method for EM_SETTABSTOPS
Fix - CFindFile::GetFilePath() checks for a trailing slash, but doesn't use that info
General:
Fix - Problems compiling with /Zc:forScope ('for' loop scope conformance)
Use named constants instead of values for pixel sizes, buffer lengths, etc.
Support building with Managed C++ (/CLR)
CMenuItemInfo - add run-time support for different versions of Windows
CommCtrl.h change - additional fields in IMAGELISTDRAWPARAMS now depend on _WIN32_IE instead of _WIN32_WINNT
Fix - Incorrect usage of CRegKey::QueryStringValue()
Fix - Operator = for GDI and USER wrappers leaks handle if it's managed variant
Fix - GDI and USER wrappers break under self-assignments
Fix - Chaining messages with cracked handlers broken with ATL7
Initialize all variables and structures prior to use
Use new common control struct names

New in WTL 7.0 (Oct 31, 2011)

New classes and features:
Support for new Common Controls v6 messages
Support for Visual Studio .NET and ATL 7.0
WTLApp70 - new AppWizard for Visual Studio .NET
CThemeImpl - implements support for Windows XP themes
CMDICommandBarCtrl - implements Command Bar for MDI applications
Fixes and enhancements:
Command Bar:
Bogus assert in OnDestroy
Check marks can be truncated in large font settings
Use pT to access GetSystemSettings, DrawMenuText, DrawBitmapDisabled, Draw3DCheckmark, DoPopupMenu, DoTrackPopupMenu, TakeFocus, GiveFocusBack, so they can be overridden
No hot-tracking if main window is not active
Top level items not painted inactive if app looses activation while drop down menu is displayed
Added Windows XP flat menus support
Drop-down menu doesn't close if clicked again (Windows XP only)
Menu item text and accelerator text too close with some settings
Keyboard can still access clipped menu items
Added support for hiding keyboard navigation indicators until Alt key is pressed (system setting)
Added AddIcon and ReplaceIcon variants for icon resources
Image size calculated differently in different places
Add support for 32-bit (alpha channel) bitmaps for Windows XP
Fixed width calculation for default menu items
CFrameWindowImpl:
AddSimpleReBarBandCtrl sets toolbar extended styles without preserving old ones
PrepareChevronMenu should not create menu items for buttons with TBSTATE_HIDDEN
TPM_VERPOSANIMATION will not be defined in atlframe.h if atlctrlw.h is included first
CreateSimpleToolBarCtrl - height might be too small if large font is used
PrepareChevronMenu uses TB_GETBUTTONTEXT, better use TB_GETBUTTONINFO
Chevron menu doesn't close if clicked again (Windows XP only)
Should check local classes for superclassing
Add support for 32-bit (alpha channel) bitmaps for Windows XP
Update UI:
UISetText can clear other menu item flags
CUpdateUI::UIUpdateState assigns value with |= instead of =
Added UISetDefault() and fix default state to work with menus
CString:
GetBuffer() and GetBufferSetLength() should return NULL in out-of-memory condition
Added missing methods: separate c-tors for LPCSTR and LPCWSTR, CollateNoCase, TrimRight and TrimLeft variants, Find variants, moved FormatV to public
Fix _IsValidString usage
FormatV incorrectly calculates buffer size (too big)
Usage of _ttoi causes problems with _ATL_MIN_CRT in VC7
CDC:
GetTabbedTextExtent() should return DWORD instead of BOOL
Add FillRect() that accept color index instead of a brush handle
DrawDragRect() leaks regions and a brush
Improved DitherBlt() - added brushes as arguments for used colors
Added DrawShadowText() (uses LoadLibrary/GetProcAddress to run on older Windows)
CListViewCtrl:
SetItemState should use LVM_SETITEMSTATE
SetItemCount should return a BOOL
CRichEditCtrl:
Added SetCharFormat() variant that accepts flags (for SCF_ALL)
CharFromPos() should pass a pointer to POINTL in lParam
GetTextRange() - should add Unicode variant for rich edit version >= 2
Added another FormatRange() that can accept a pointer to FORMATRANGE (needed for passing NULL to clear cache)
CHyperLink:
Allow overriding of Navigate and CalcLabelRect
Doesn't handle right or center alignment
CColorDialog:
Has static variables that were not initialized with _ATL_MIN_CRT
Fixed HookProc for ColorOK message - the message is not sent, but the hook proc is called directly
atlcrack.h:
MSG_WM_TIMER crack macro should cast to TIMERPROC instead of TIMERPROC*
Add cracked handlers for all new messages in Common Controls 6
atlapp.h:
Fixed problems with atlTraceUI with ATL7
ifdefs for ATL7 were in the wrong place
atlctrls.h:
Add support in control classes for all new messages in Common Controls 6
CRecentDocumentList:
AtlCompactPath corrupts memory if filename is longer than requested compact size
ReadFromRegistry incorrectly checks for error when reading from registry
CSplitterWindow:
Incorrect calculation of middle position
D border now drawn only if WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE is set
Printing:
Uses DWORD instead of an int for a job ID
CPrintJob::CancelPrintJob shouldn't have a return value
Misc:
CRegKey::QueryValue and SetValue are deprecated in ATL7
Added direct support for ATL7
Replace ScreenToClient and ClientToScreen with MapWindowPoints to support RTL layout
CFindFile::GetFilePath(LPTSTR...) returns path without the file name
MDI: Updating client edge in WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING causes minimize/maximize/restore animation problems, use WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED
Custom Draw: Added CCustomDraw::OnSubItemPrePaint() overrideable method
CFolderDialogImpl uses 'this' for BROWSEINFO.lParam instead of T*
CImageList::Destroy shouldn't use Detach()
ATL7 has its own AtlLoadString
CPropertySheet doesn't close when you press X button
Fixed problems for _U_STRINGorID and others that moved from atlbase.h to atlwin.h in ATL7
Add AtlMessageBox() that accepts either in-memory or resource strings
CScrollImpl: fixed bug with scrolling child windows
CPropertyPageImpl: Add new notification handlers to enable direct return values (use #ifdef _WTL_NEW_PAGE_NOTIFY_HANDLERS to use them)
Add AtlInitCommonControls() to simplify use
DDX: Fixed usage of the size of char arrays for DDX
CPageSetupDialog: changed usage of CWndProcThunk because of changes in ATL7
Fix confusing precedence in expressions
Removed forward declarations because default values for template arguments shouldn't be specified in two places (we don't need them anyway)
Win64: Fix /Wp64 warnings from 32-bit VC7 compiler caused by SDK headers
Fix direct usage of English strings (they can be #defined to something else now)
AtlGetCommCtrlVersion not defined if _ATL_DLL is in ATL 3.0 (and CmdBar is using it)
AppWizard:
Added manifest for Common Controls 6
Loading Rich Edit DLL should use HMODULE
Should not use atlimpl.cpp for ATL7
Added message handler prototypes to generated files
VERSION resource always has VALUE "OLESelfRegister" (now only for COM servers)
Added option for putting implementation in CPP files
d-tor for the thread manager class in MSDI project executed after the heap is destroyed
Wrong settings when changing to a dialog project and back (AppWizard 6.0 only)
Remove cut/copy/paste accelerators for form view and dialogs projects
Fix toolbar bitmaps so they are not transparent (problem with Windows XP flat menus only)
Used CMDICommandBarCtrl for MDI apps
Add symbols required for VC7 Class Wizard to recognize an ATL project
Changed default styles for the rebar, so it does look OK without CmdBar and with manifest
Added setup programs for both AppWizards
Remove ignored resource attributes: MOVEABLE, PURE, etc. (AppWizard 7.0 only)
Add call to DefWindowProc to WinMain to resolve possible problems if MSLU is used
Samples:
Updated toolbar bitmaps, added #ifdefs for ATL7, added manifest file for CommCtrl6, qualified _U_RECT with WTL namespace, updated use of deprecated CRegKey functions, added VC7 projects
Added Alpha sample

New in WTL 3.1 (Oct 31, 2011)

New classes:
CPaneContainer - implements a window that provides a title bar and a close button (like Explorer)
CDialogResize - an MI class that allows resizing of dialogs (or any windows with child windows/controls)
CAxPropertyPageImpl - implements a property page that can host ActiveX controls
Fixes and enhancements:
CServerAppModule now clears m_hEventShutdown to avoid calling CloseHandle twice
CString:
operator += now leaves original string intact if it's out of memory
Fixed bad DWORD_PTR usage in TrimRight, TrimLeft, Replace, Remove
Removed dependencies on CRT for projects that don't use it
Insert - fixed string corruption in release builds
Added optional floating point formatting (for projects that use CRT)
CEdit and CRichEditCtrl: SetSelAll and SetSelNone had reversed implementation
atlres.h: Changed IDs so that they are compatible with MFC's afxres.h
Command Bar:
Added LoadMappedImages()
Changed handling of left and right arrow keys so that they don't close context menus
Add code to handle left/right arrow keys correctly on mirrored (RTL) systems
Removed handler that eats parent window's WM_SETTINGCHANGE
Fixed bitmap resource leak in Draw3DCheckmark
Fixed incorrect usage of CharLower in OnMenuChar
Fixed wrong color for the disabled items in hi-contrast mode
Added code to gray menu items if main window is inactive
Fixed keyboard mnemonic handling for IE 4
Fixed hook problems with multiple cmdbars in the same thread
Added support for radio menu items
Added support for disabled top-level menu items (also added in CFrameWindowImpl::PrepareChevronMenu)
Added keyboard shortcut (Alt+/) to invoke chevron menu
Added support to override menu item length in a derived class
CBitmapButton:
Bypassed BUTTON DefWindowProc for hover style so that the button doesn't take focus
Added BMPBTN_AUTOFIRE extended style
CDC:
Added _WTL_FORWARD_DECLARE_CSTRING define to allow usage of methods that accept CString
Fixed errors in GetTextFace and GetMenuItemString
Added GetCharWidth32
Added DrawIconEx method
CMenu:
Implement following missing methods:
GetMenuDefaultItem
GetMenuInfo
GetMenuItemRect
HiliteMenuItem
IsMenu
MenuItemFromPoint
SetMenuDefaultItem
SetMenuInfo
GetMenuString - fixed to include space for terminating NULL character in returning string
GDI and USER classes should destroy the GDI/USER objects in Attach if GDI/USER resource is managed
CFrameWindowImpl:
OnToolTipText shouldn't save tool tip text if it's not for a menu
AddSimpleReBarBandCtrl now adds chevron style only for toolbars with buttons
AddSimpleReBarBand(Ctrl) - calc band ID if not specified
CRecentDocumentList:
Fix - UpdateMenu deletes wrong menu item when the list is empty
Added code to allow restricting the number of characters displayed by MRU menu items
Update UI:
Added support for blocking accelerators for disabled items
Improved search code assuming there are no duplicate entries (and added checks for duplicates)
CSplitterWindow:
CSplitterWindowImpl should derive from CSplitterImpl to allow overriding of methods
Added single pane mode and SetSinglePaneMode/GetSinglePaneMode
Added right/bottom aligned resize mode using extended styles SPLIT_RIGHTALIGNED/SPLIT_BOTTOMALIGNED
atlcrack.h: Added handlers for following new messages:
WM_APPCOMMAND
WM_NCXBUTTONDOWN
WM_NCXBUTTONUP
WM_NCXBUTTONDBLCLK
WM_XBUTTONDOWN
WM_XBUTTONUP
WM_XBUTTONDBLCLK
Win64:
Dialog return value should use DWLP_MSGRESULT and SetWindowLongPtr
CMenu::InsertMenu, AppendMenu, ModifyMenu should have UINT_PTR for the menu ID
Added appropriate type casts
CFrameWindowImpl::m_szAutoName - changed the size to fit the pointer value size
CListViewCtrl::SortItems should use LPARAM for user data instead of DWORD
Misc:
Added optional mask argument to all methods for setting extended styles
CMDIWindow::MDIRestore - fixed to send WM_MDIRESTORE instead of WM_MDIICONARRANGE
CListViewCtrl: Added SortItemsEx method
CToolBarCtrl::GetButtonInfo - fixed to return int instead of BOOL
Added CToolBarCtrl::SetButtonSize and SetBitmapSize that accept cx and cy instead of SIZE
Printing: Changed how GetNewDevModeForPage works (comments in code)
CFileDialogImpl::_OnTypeChange incorrectly calls pT->OnSelChange instead of pT->OnTypeChange
CMultiPaneStatusBarCtrl::GetPaneTipText - fixed to use index instead of and ID internally
CWinDataExchange: Added references to arguments of DoDataExchange, so there are no level 4 warning even if the map is empty
CPropertySheetWindow: Added new, IE 5.0 specific methods
CPropertyPageImpl: Added new, IE 5.0 specific methods
AppWizard:
added calls to RemoveMessageFilter and RemoveIdleHandler in CMainFrame::OnDestroy for COM server projects
added scroll bars for HTML view
CAppServerModule now handles -embedding as well as -automation
corrected code in CMainFrame::OnShowToolBar to correctly identify the toolbar in a rebar
dialog based app code now derives from CUpdateUI as public