v1.3 (21.12.2004)
-----------------

- background_wnd is now split to two distinct classes: background_wnd which gives you access to the
  painters with an index and background_wnd_by_key which is derived from background_wnd but maps a key
  to an index. So background_wnd_by_key is the original background_wnd ;-). Thanx to John Torjo for his
  suggestions!
- Added virtual function clone() to painter_base so that a virtual copy is possible. background_wnd::add_painter
  is now also a non-template member function which takes a painter by reference and copies it before adding  
- New class: painter_holder. Just derive your painters from painter_holder if you want painters which
  aggregate other painters to change their drawing behaviour.  
- Fitting to these changes there are new painters: transparent_painter and stretch_painter which both
  derive from painter_holder. The former draws another painter but with one color transparent while 
  the latter draws the painter stretched.
- Another new painter is layout_painter. It holds not only one painter but an unlimited number. They are
  drawn in a table. The dimensions, row and column width etc. can easily be changed. With this painter 
  it is incredibly easy to create an Excel-like application. Of course the main purpose is to have an 
  easy way to alter the layout but you can exhaust this simple task to it's limits: 
  What about nested layout_painters, transparent cells, merged cells, margins, ... (all possible 
  with the current implementation). Neat, huh? ;-)
- Other new painters: gradient_painter and text_painter (fits a text vertically in the drawing rect)
- Some improvements in the existing painters
- Changed the code organisation
- Better namespace organisation: background_wnd and painters in win32::gui, the additional classes in 
  win32::gui::bg_wnd
- This file is new
- Created a documentation with doxygen
- A lot of bugfixes


v1.2.2 (6.12.2004)
------------------

- Fixed a critical bug in redraw_painter(): when a painter doesn't draw on the full area of the 
  drawing rect and transparency isn't 255 (opaque) you would see a colored glow
- Now the drawing-rect is a real clipping rect. Before the painter was able to draw outside 
  his drawing-rect
- Changed the interface of painter_base. The functions have now less parameters - the obsolete 
  ones have gone ;-). Due to this changes I had to update the painters


v1.2.1 (5.12.2004)
------------------

- Some minor changes


v1.2 (4.12.2004)
----------------

- Now you can set the transparency of a painter
- Option for disabling redrawing when something changes (for example a painter is added). 
  Useful to avoid flickering: do all the changes you want to and then re-enable the redrawing.
- The drawing is now a lot more efficient: if a painter is completely overlapped by other painters 
  and they aren't transparent or invisible the painter underneath them won't be painted. Because
  an implementation of a painter can leave out some areas of the drawing-rect from being painted 
  I added a new virtual function to painter_base: is_opaque(). By default this function returns
  false so painters underneath it will always be painted even if their drawing-rect is overlapped
  by this painter! To create efficient painters take this function into consideration ;-)
- add_painter() and load_painter() now support up to two parameters: param0 and param1 typedefs
  can be provided in derived classes
- Dismissed boost's typetraits for the Key-type
  
  
v1.1 (23.11.2004)
-----------------

- Number of Painters isn't limited anymore. The painter isn't passed as a template parameter 
  to background_wnd anymore: you can add painters through a member function
- Access to painters is arranged through a key. When adding a painter you specify a unique key
- Exceptions are thrown when you access a painter through an invalid key or when you want to 
  add a painter with a key that exists yet
- The Z-Order of the painters can be rearranged ;-)
- The painters can be hidden and shown
- Fixed some bugs and eliminated unnecessary redraw()
- Comments now in English


v1.0 (20.11.2004)
-----------------

- Drawing of the background is possible. You pass the painter as a template parameter to the window
- Drawing is flickerfree because of a memory DC