[Plplot-cvs] SF.net SVN: plplot:[9011] trunk/README.release

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Revision: 9011
          http://plplot.svn.sourceforge.net/plplot/?rev=9011&view=rev
Author:   smekal
Date:     2008-11-20 16:02:46 +0000 (Thu, 20 Nov 2008)

Log Message:
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Added additional remarks for the random number generator and wxWidgets driver and added a section about the dynamic drivers in Windows.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/README.release

Modified: trunk/README.release
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--- trunk/README.release	2008-11-20 15:03:28 UTC (rev 9010)
+++ trunk/README.release	2008-11-20 16:02:46 UTC (rev 9011)
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 1.10 Rename test subdirectory to plplot_test
 1.11 Website support files updated
 1.12 Internal changes to function visibility
+1.13 Dynamic driver support in Windows
 
 2. Changes relative to PLplot 5.8.0 (the previous stable release)
 2.1 All autotools-related files have now been removed
@@ -88,9 +89,10 @@
 demonstrate this new functionality. 
 
 To ensure consistent results in example 21 between different platforms and 
-language bindings PLplot now includes a small random number generator within
-the library. plrandd will return a PLFLT random number in the range 0.0-1.0. 
-plseed will allow the random number generator to be seeded.
+language bindings PLplot now includes a small random number generator (based
+on the original Mersenne Twister 1997 code) within the library. plrandd will
+return a PLFLT random number in the range 0.0-1.0. plseed will allow the
+random number generator to be seeded.
 
 1.2 Improvements to the cairo driver family.
 
@@ -119,6 +121,9 @@
 The option "text" changed its meaning, since it enabled the FreeType library
 support, while now the option enables the driver's own text routines.
 
+In addition the wxWidgets driver now correctly clears the background
+(or parts of it) and transparency support was added.
+
 1.4 pdf driver improvements
 
 The pdf driver (which is based on the haru library http://www.libharu.org)
@@ -224,6 +229,15 @@
 to the user where possible. This extends the existing support for this
 on windows.
 
+1.13 Dynamic driver support in Windows
+
+An interface based on the ltdl library function calls was established
+which allows to open and close dynamic link libraries (DLL) during
+run-time and call functions from these libraries. As a consequence
+drivers can now be compiled into single DLLs separate from the core
+plplot DLL also in Windows. The cmake option ENABLE_DYNDRIVERS is now
+ON by default for Windows if a shared plplot library is built.
+
 2. Changes relative to PLplot 5.8.0 (the previous stable release)
 
 2.1 All autotools-related files have now been removed


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