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-NxWidgets-1.0
-=============
-
-The initial version of NxWidgets was released on March 22, 2012. This
-package has been used in several projects prior to its release to open
-source and is considered stable its initial release (although not all
-features have been fully verified).
-
-
+NxWidgets-1.0
+=============
+
+The initial version of NxWidgets was released on March 22, 2012. This
+package has been used in several projects prior to its release to open
+source and is considered stable its initial release (although not all
+features have been fully verified).
+
+NxWidgets-1.1
+=============
+
+The 2nd release of the NxWidgets package as made on May 19, 2012. The
+headline new feature in this release is:
+
+* NxWM, the tiny window manager based on NX and NxWidgets. NxWM is true
+ multiple window manager but only one window is displayed at a time.
+ This simplification helps performance on LCD based products (in the
+ same way that a tiled window manager helps) and also makes the best
+ use of small displays. It is awkward from a human factors point-of-view
+ trying to manage multiple windows on a small display.
+
+ The window manager consists of a task bar with icons representing the
+ running tasks. If you touch the task's icon, it comes to the top. Each
+ window has a toolbar with (1) a title, (2) a minimize button, and (3) a
+ stop application button using the standard icons for these things. User
+ input via a touchscreen or mouse and keyboard is supported.
+
+ There is always a start window that is available in the task bar. When
+ you touch the start window icon, it brings up the start window containing
+ icons representing all of the available applications. If you touch an
+ icon in the start window, it will be started and added to the task bar.
+
+ There is a base class that defines an add-on application and an
+ interface that supports incorporation of new application. The only
+ application that is provided is NxConsole. This is an NSH session
+ running in a window. You should be able to select the NX icon in the start
+ menu and create as many NSH sessions in windows as you want. (keybard input
+ still comes through serial).
+
+ This initial realease of NxWM should be considered an alpha release.
+ All know issues are listed in the top-level TODO list.
+
+Other important new features include:
+
+* NxWidgets::IBitmap and NxWidgets::CRlePalettBitmap: Extended to
+ support different color look-up-tables (LUTs). This allows images
+ to be highlighted when touched, for example.
+* NxWidgets::CImage: Extended to support button-like behavior. CImage
+ widgets now work well as touchable icons.
+* NxWidgets::CWidgetControl: Add a semaphore to force clients to wait if the
+ size or position of the window is not yet known (multi-user mode only).
+ Enabled and verified creation of framed windows.
+* NxWidgets::CWindowEventHandler and NxWidgets::CWindowEventHandler: Add
+ support for getting callbacks for window events.
+* DOxygen documentation support. Contributed by Jose Pablo Carballo.
+
+An effort is underway to simplify NxWidgets and reduce its memory footprint:
+
+* NxWidgets::CNxWidget: Removed support for "shelving" widgets, reference
+ constants, and close types. Remove all support for widgets in a "vertical"
+ hierarchy. Now widgets exist in a flat, two-dimensional space and should
+ not overlap. Removed built-in modal loops.
+
+Bug fixes include changes to the following (see the ChangeLog for details):
+
+* NxWidgets::CRlePalettBitmap, NxWidgets::CRlePalettBitmap,
+ NxWidgets::CGraphicsPort, NxWidgets::CWidgetControl
+
+