[DirectPython] DirectPython 0.5 report

[Heikki S. <ho...@gm...>]

After some quiet time, a new version is almost ready for release. There are
not many changes or additions, but nothing should break either (well, except
for d3dx.GameController and Mouse, but it will be explained in the readme).
Some bugs were fixed too.

The most significant new feature is a (very) basic GUI library. It's no
match for wxPython and the like, but it should be pretty easy to use and
works in fullscreen mode. 

Screenshot: http://directpython.sourceforge.net/screenshots/gui.jpg

Misc:

If the ctypes-library makes it's experimental COM-support more stable, you
can expect some very interesting news. But don't hold your breath as it is
mostly up to the ctypes folks to work it out, though I will keep an eye out
for any improvements.

Any suggestions for features or fixes are still accepted (as always) and if
you are fast they might still make into the new release. The first release
will be for Python 2.4 but the 2.5 build should be availabe later.

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Heikki Salo