Known Bugs and Feature Requests in FLTK 1.3.4

This is a list of open STR's (Software Trouble Reports) and RFE's (Requests for Enhancement) at the time of the release of FLTK 1.3.4 (Nov. 2016). The current list can be viewed online at FLTK's Development Roadmap. FLTK 1.3.4 is expected to be the last release in the 1.3.x series. Only very serious bugs may be addressed in a future 1.3.5 release. All open STR's and RFE's of FLTK 1.3.x will be considered for FLTK 1.4.0, if possible.

Click on a bug report to see its current state or to add comments and/or patches online.

FLTK 1.3 (85 Open Features, 67 Open Bugs)

FLTK 1.3 is the CURRENT STABLE DEVELOPMENT BRANCH based on FLTK 1.1.10. It adds internationalization, UTF-8 (Unicode), printing support, Doxygen based documentation, and several new widgets including Fl_Native_File_Chooser, Fl_Table, and Fl_Tree.

	STR #	Summary	Subsystem	Status	Priority
	2682	Vertical scrollbar of Fl_Text_Editor have a strange behavior. Or is bug?	Core Library	New	MOD
	2862	Fl_Table keyboard nav issue: can't use tab to navigate off the widget	Core Library	Pending	MOD
	2895	Fl_Tree: SINGLE mode selection issues	Core Library	Active	MOD
	2944	Mac OS X Fl_Gl_Window bugs - all FLTK versions	Core Library	Pending	MOD
	2961	1.3 very slow on X11 with Unicode locale		New	MOD
	3001	Flickering while resizing		New	MOD
	3018	Selects unclicked cells/rows/cols in the Fl_Table.	Core Library	Pending	MOD
	3030	resize behavior of widgets in an Fl_Tree	Core Library	Pending	MOD
	3048	Fl_Help_Dialog is clipping arrows on vertical scrollbar		New	MOD
	3170	Fl_Table_Row callback not called	Core Library	New	MOD
	3188	Callback added using Fl::add_timeout is not called (X11)	Core Library	Active	MOD
	3205	Fl_Native_File_Chooser highlighting doesn't follow file type choice		New	MOD
	3227	Fl_Help_View incorrectly displays "Table Heading" and "Horizontal Line"	Core Library	New	MOD
	3232	fl_dnd_win32 compilation error		New	MOD
	3244	Fl_Window 's Label can't be aligned in MS Windows 10		New	MOD
	3252	Fl_Native_File_Chooser and Fl_Gl_Window on MacOS X		New	MOD
	3259	Incompatibilty with tmux on OSX		New	MOD
	3310	Please move code to github	None	New	MOD
	3321	[X11/Xft] Overlapping lines (font rendering problems)		New	MOD
	3337	Fl_Text_Display: sometimes selection doesn't work		New	MOD
	3346	FreeBSD/NetBSD: cannot build with make without running configure before	Build Files	New	MOD
	2714	FLTK headers have shadow lint	Core Library	Pending	LOW
	2788	Annoying Fl_Text_Editor mouse cursor behavior	Core Library	New	LOW
	2791	Minmum size for tiles in an Fl_Tile	Core Library	New	LOW
	2797	X errors occur when XDBE disabled + Fl_Double_Windows resized to zero on W or H	Core Library	New	LOW
	2798	X11 coordinate clipping - label	X11	New	LOW
	2823	Fl_Preferences unecessary setting of dirty attribute	Core Library	New	LOW
	2828	Fl_Tree RFE's	Core Library	New	LOW
	2844	Fl_Text_Display: needs keyboard nav for caret motion and keyboard selection	Core Library	New	LOW
	2880	menu popup() positioning		New	LOW
	2883	submenu positioning		New	LOW
	2892	Fl_Text_Display::position_to_line(): Consistency check ptvl failed		New	LOW
	2901	Fl_Browser format codes		New	LOW
	2908	Menu_::find_index(const char*) doesn't handle escape sequence correctly	Core Library	Pending	LOW
	2909	Fl_Tile does not pass FL_RELEASE event to children		New	LOW
	2940	Docs for label() '@' symbols need some improvement	Core Library	New	LOW
	2978	FL_DND_LEAVE not passed to handle() function	Core Library	Pending	LOW
	2989	'Up' and 'Down' keys don't work in Fl_Spinner at all		New	LOW
	3075	Fl_Tabs don't show labels for Fl_Window children	Core Library	New	LOW
	3077	fl_normal_measure does not give correct size for FL_ALIGN_IMAGE_NEXT_TO_TEXT		New	LOW
	3080	Implicit type conversion from int64 to int32 in fl_draw		New	LOW
	3108	[patch] Constify XPM pointers	Core Library	Pending	LOW
	3119	Fl_Gl_Window switched off Aero in Windows 7		New	LOW
	3120	Roller should react to the mouse wheel	Core Library	New	LOW
	3134	fl_clip_box fails on X11 with large coordinates		New	LOW
	3147	Assigning Ctrl+Shift+0 to a Fl_Sys_Menu_Bar item does not work using Visual Studio 2012		New	LOW
	3175	Fl_Text_Editor overstrike mode doesn't behave as expected	Core Library	New	LOW
	3186	fl_filename_match() inconsistent with case sensitivity		New	LOW
	3201	unix Fl_Window::show _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW event needed to raise	X11	New	LOW
	3208	Memory leaks with fl_draw(int angle, ...) ?	X11	Pending	LOW
	3214	Fl_Tree::clear() does not delete widgets (only items)	Core Library	Pending	LOW
	3220	Can select multiple items in Fl_Tree even in FL_TREE_SELECT_SINGLE mode	Core Library	Active	LOW
	3225	Problem with shown directory in fl_file_chooser		New	LOW
	3248	Fl_Text_Editor Selection starts at wrong position after paste	Core Library	New	LOW
	3261	FLTK and glutChangeToMenuEntry		New	LOW
	3273	Fl::screen_dpi() returns generic Xinerama values		New	LOW
	3282	Fl_Table::handle() returns 1 on right clicks		New	LOW
	3290	Fl_Help_Dialog does not number ordered lists		New	LOW
	3292	Fl_Browser: trouble pre-selecting item #1 with type() HOLD or SELECT		New	LOW
	3293	show_item_top() causes tree redraw position bug		New	LOW
	3295	fluid -c is running GUI code (again), bad for headless operation	FLUID	New	LOW
	3301	Fl_Text_Display::scroll(line) not working with wrap_mode()	Core Library	New	LOW
	3323	Request for glutAddMenuEntry to have a const label argument		New	LOW
	3328	Fluid docs: GUI attributes text and Figure 9.8 out of date	Documentation	New	LOW
	3334	Minor bug fixes to Fl_Tabs.		New	LOW
	3341	Fl_File_Chooser has no icons under more recent distributions		New	LOW
	3343	fluid "templates" needs docs	FLUID	New	LOW
	829	Support for animated GIFs in Fl_GIF_Image	Image Support	New	RFE
	2676	Enhance error reporting on broken Xft installations (was:fl_alert dialogs etc crashes in XftTextExtents32 on Solaris)	X11	New	RFE
	2728	Add test program to test for shadowed variables (-Wshadow)	Test Framework	New	RFE
	2753	Capture enter as click on button with focus	Core Library	New	RFE
	2755	Allow color change on Browser selection bar based on focus	Core Library	New	RFE
	2756	New browser checkbox widget	Core Library	New	RFE
	2757	Allows shortcuts on browser items	Core Library	New	RFE
	2763	Full Selection Movement when using Keyboard in Browser	Core Library	New	RFE
	2766	New configurable option to change symbol prefix character	Core Library	New	RFE
	2767	Fix scrollbar visiblity from causing miscalcuation on select()	Core Library	New	RFE
	2790	Patch allow fluid generate constructor without arguments for Widget_Class	FLUID	New	RFE
	2792	Change of logic used on browser_ when no selection	Core Library	New	RFE
	2793	Option to change FL_SHORTCUT logic	Core Library	New	RFE
	2794	Fluid hacked	FLUID	New	RFE
	2799	Menus can suddenly disappear	Core Library	Pending	RFE
	2815	Implementation of Fl_Text_Display backdrop	Core Library	New	RFE
	2817	Add a hook to track timeouts	Core Library	New	RFE
	2821	MouseWheel acceleration patch	OS support	New	RFE
	2824	Adding scroller animation to FLTK	Core Library	New	RFE
	2838	Add Colors to FL_Text_Display (+ underscore + strikethru)	Core Library	New	RFE
	2841	preventing of unintentional removing in Fluid	FLUID	New	RFE
	2842	putting new widget on place of user's click	FLUID	New	RFE
	2843	Fluid: "space evenly" makes the same distance between pairs	FLUID	New	RFE
	2867	ADding bgcolor to Style_Table_Entry	Core Library	New	RFE
	2875	More general methods to select fonts with attributes BOLD/ITALIC (Patch supplied)	X11	New	RFE
	2876	Make xft font sorting work (patch supplied)	X11	New	RFE
	2882	a minimum knob-size for Fl_Scrollbar widget		New	RFE
	2894	problem with pressed_menu_button_		New	RFE
	2896	Better looking menu dividers		New	RFE
	2902	FL_HOLD_BROWSER selection positioning		New	RFE
	2923	New Cursors for fltk-1.3		New	RFE
	2924	New Cursors for fltk-1.3 and fltk-3.0		New	RFE
	2926	Remove hardcoded extra pixels from menu window size		New	RFE
	2927	Please replace LEADING constant in FL_Menu.cxx to something changeable		New	RFE
	2929	New Fl_I18n class to support internationalization of FLTK apps	Core Library	New	RFE
	2936	fluid: needs mods to allow defining a 'namespace'		New	RFE
	2941	RFE: fl_text_extents(): support multiple lines	Core Library	New	RFE
	2950	Menu Item behaviour		New	RFE
	2952	fluid - Adding win32 icon		New	RFE
	2953	Add append() method to Fl_Multiline_Output and friends		New	RFE
	2980	Fl::event_text() returns no meaningful value for FL_DND_ENTER and FL_DND_DRAG on Windows		New	RFE
	2981	Fl::event_text() returns "<unknown>" for FL_DND_ENTER and FL_DND_DRAG on X11		New	RFE
	2992	New widget: Fl_Gl_Window_Group		New	RFE
	3003	class Fl_Toggle_Browser for fltk-1.3.x .		New	RFE
	3004	The class Fl_Check_Browser needs more correct the `int handle(int event)' method .		New	RFE
	3007	Suggestion for improvement to the standard file-chooser.		New	RFE
	3015	Allow hiding scrollbars in Fl_Help_View		New	RFE
	3017	FLTK & icons for each scheme.		New	RFE
	3020	Function for blending two images with different depth of color.		New	RFE
	3021	Logotip for FLTK		New	RFE
	3029	Build FLTK via Clang compiler and native Windows tools		New	RFE
	3052	Fl_Tabs enhancement: tab scrolling when there are too many tabs		New	RFE
	3053	Fl_Tabs enhancement - being able to move tabs around		New	RFE
	3074	Patch for Browser supporting copy to clipboard of selected lines		New	RFE
	3076	Can't set align for tabs		New	RFE
	3092	Fl_Pack: add right-to-left and bottom-to-top packing	Core Library	New	RFE
	3094	Fl_Scroll: to control the hscrollbar by wheel of mouse		New	RFE
	3112	whether we should define these macros in FLTK sourse files?(strdup stricmp...)		New	RFE
	3126	Image resizing algorithm	Image Support	New	RFE
	3136	Patch to add an option to the Fl_Native_file_Chooser and Fl_File_Chooser to allow selection of either a file or a directory		New	RFE
	3148	Fl_X::make(window) shows the window on screen on OS X		New	RFE
	3159	multiple highlight on Fl_Text_Display		New	RFE
	3171	Equivalent of names.h for Fl_Table::TableContext enum	Core Library	New	RFE
	3174	Scrollbar of deactivated Fl_Text_Editor not working	Core Library	New	RFE
	3180	Linux printer panel, 3 problems		New	RFE
	3181	3d pie chart		New	RFE
	3182	oxy patch	Core Library	New	RFE
	3189	Diagonal cursors from themes for Linux (patch)		New	RFE
	3193	Change the Background Color of Checkboxes and Radio Round Indicators for Deactivated Fl_Check_Buttons and Fl_Radio_Round_Buttons		New	RFE
	3210	FLTK 1.3.3 indentation fixed fluid version	Core Library	Pending	RFE
	3211	Scrolling Tabs Widget		New	RFE
	3218	method for deleting child from a Fl_Group		New	RFE
	3224	add CMake package registry option		New	RFE
	3229	X11 dual clipboard control	X11	New	RFE
	3240	Fl_Html_View - more capable replacement for Fl_Help_View		New	RFE
	3258	Why not using c++ style of enumeration constants?		New	RFE
	3260	FLTK's glut and special key combinations on OS X		New	RFE
	3277	Fl_Text_Display virtual method	Core Library	New	RFE
	3279	RFE: option to disable special character handling in menus	Core Library	New	RFE
	3313	Speedup fl_read_image() for X11		New	RFE
	3317	Fl_Sys_Menu_Bar: needs documentation caveats	Core Library	New	RFE
	3329	Support for tablet features (pen pressure, tilt, etc)	Core Library	New	RFE
	3330	Fl_Window transparency control in FLTK	Core Library	New	RFE
	3336	Include some example fluid files	Example Programs	New	RFE
	3350	Some fix to handle dll multi injection and ejection		New	RFE

FLTK 1.4 (86 Open Features, 48 Open Bugs)

FLTK 1.4 will add even more features to the FLTK 1 branch.

	STR #	Summary	Subsystem	Status	Priority
	1869	avoid recursing event handlers (Fl::readqueue, Fl::check)		New	HIGH
	1986	X-server freezes when a window is opened while the menu is open	X11	Pending	HIGH
	2531	Fl_Text_Display proportional text wobbles when selected on OS X		New	HIGH
	2634	fl_help_view bug fixes and new features		New	HIGH
	2639	Fl_Pack resizes hidden widgets, which it doesn't touch when visible.	Core Library	New	HIGH
	2678	internationalization (fluid)	FLUID	New	HIGH
	2861	Enabling "Extract gettext" on fluid menus + possibility of static initialization of strings	FLUID	New	HIGH
	3231	editor.cxx: changed_cb() inducing reading uninitialized memory	Example Programs	Pending	HIGH
	3238	Fl_Group::clear method should be virtual	Core Library	New	HIGH
	3242	Re-enable nested (aka "recursive") common dialogs	Core Library	Active	HIGH
	3271	Socket for MS-WINDOWS is UINT_PTR	Core Library	New	HIGH
	3284	Cairo integration needs redesign	Cairo	New	HIGH
	3289	Fl_Menu_Items don't have i18n function in them when spit from fluid	FLUID	New	HIGH
	3327	Public members Fl::awake_ring_*_ should be private	Core Library	New	HIGH
	24	Fluid should support sub-windows	FLUID	Pending	MOD
	1650	relative widget image path is uncorrect if fl file not saved where created	FLUID	New	MOD
	1859	Fluid callbacks in declaration blocks not working correctly	FLUID	New	MOD
	1919	Fl_Tile uses resizable() interface for different functionality	None	New	MOD
	1993	No redraw when dragging windows	WIN32	New	MOD
	2034	function Fl_Preferences::getUserdataPath() creates wrong directories	Core Library	New	MOD
	2112	OSX: changing a window's size() affects size_range() max		New	MOD
	2131	test/help: The 'search window' doesn't work for text within <PRE>		New	MOD
	2284	Bad return value handling from "getc" in Fl_BMP_Image c'tor	Image Support	New	MOD
	2306	fltk's use of snprintf() should be hardened -- recommend alternatives	Core Library	New	MOD
	2663	OpenGL overlay bug on Windows 7 + Intel graphics	OpenGL	New	MOD
	3013	Fixes to use of config.h header	Core Library	New	MOD
	3287	Potential array overrun in Fl::get_font()		New	MOD
	469	Drawing problem when FL_ROUNDED_BOX and Fl_Menu_Button	Core Library	Active	LOW
	702	Fl_Scrollbar increments incorrectly in specific situation	Core Library	New	LOW
	810	Fl_File_Chooser value(const char*) not wholly functional	Core Library	New	LOW
	1115	Windows shown while popup menu was active disappear when the menu is dismissed.	WIN32	New	LOW
	1190	Drawing glitch in Radio Button	Core Library	New	LOW
	1373	per-window vsync control	OpenGL	New	LOW
	1597	Fl_Help_View: HTML problems with font size + <UL>	Core Library	New	LOW
	1679	Borderless windows on WIN32 do not appear on the taskbar	WIN32	New	LOW
	1742	Fl_Browser: Inconsistent behavior of value()	Core Library	New	LOW
	1860	Would like ability to specify software rendering for OpenGL contexts	OpenGL	New	LOW
	1921	Current definition of fl_begin_offscreen() and fl_end_offscreen() makes impossible to divide offscreen drawing procedure to a set of subsequently called functions		New	LOW
	1925	Fl_Text_Display should have a member for secondary selection color	Core Library	New	LOW
	1997	fl_file_chooser(...) has a glitch		New	LOW
	2132	Fluid's Write Code shortcut does not work		New	LOW
	2145	FL_ROUND_UP_BOX+Fl_Button+"gtk+" scheme: focus box draws outside widget		New	LOW
	2234	Fl_Text_Editor defaults to DOWN FRAME	Core Library	Pending	LOW
	2251	Fl_Pack resize() and draw() behavior should be improved	Core Library	New	LOW
	2617	Inconsistent behavior for Fl_Window on win32	Core Library	New	LOW
	2658	set_fonts() comments		New	LOW
	3179	Opening a popup dialog while a menu is open hangs X	X11	Pending	LOW
	3344	fluid's New->Code->Code should show .cxx file line#s		New	LOW
	45	Help_View does not handle tables with border properly (and more)	Core Library	New	RFE
	214	function objects for callbacks.	Core Library	Pending	RFE
	275	fl_ask, fl_alert, fl_file_chooser, fl_* positioning	Core Library	Active	RFE
	298	FLUID "commenting out" would be nice	FLUID	New	RFE
	334	technical change : remove statics in fl_ask	Core Library	Active	RFE
	370	warn, if image format is not compiled in, but applicationattempts to read	Image Support	Pending	RFE
	460	Provide save() member function to Fl_Image subclasses	Image Support	Pending	RFE
	470	up / down indicator when portion of menu is off screen	Core Library	Pending	RFE
	749	Enable a right-click copy/paste menu for all Input/Output/Editor/Display widgets		New	RFE
	767	Removeing titlebar but keeping border.(win32)		New	RFE
	900	Fl::add_timeout will also consume all the time of embedded low speed CPU		New	RFE
	1029	Fl::font(), Fl::size(), etc. for changing defaults		New	RFE
	1903	Check for missing functionalities from original UTF8 patch	Unicode support	New	RFE
	1923	Enhance non-modal windows on Mac OS X		New	RFE
	1928	Consider deriving Fl_Label from Fl_Widget	Core Library	New	RFE
	1981	[PATCH] Add "stay on top"-feature to Fl_Window		New	RFE
	1984	provide a hook to override default event delivery		New	RFE
	1989	Support for Multiple Cursor interaction (MPX)		New	RFE
	2014	Digital Mars C++ support for FLTK 1.3		New	RFE
	2022	Deriving from Fl_Chart		New	RFE
	2041	Addition of a FL_TOOLTIP event (PoC)	Core Library	Pending	RFE
	2059	Support for CDash		New	RFE
	2060	fluid should rewrite files conservatively on "Write Code"	FLUID	New	RFE
	2081	add opengl 3 support to fltk		New	RFE
	2083	Add maximize, minimize caps to FL_Window	Core Library	New	RFE
	2118	Multisample support on Windows		New	RFE
	2148	Use iconv() if provided by glibc	OS support	New	RFE
	2154	Support XIM on UTF-8 and GBK locale, update XIM support on GB2312.	Unicode support	New	RFE
	2162	[PATCH] Wrap CJK characters in Fl_Input_	Unicode support	New	RFE
	2175	why dose not FLTK support framebuffer directly?		New	RFE
	2177	Fl::add_handler() additional data parameter	Core Library	New	RFE
	2178	Allow Fl_X::make_xid() to call user defined function	Core Library	New	RFE
	2179	Allow receiving events before FLTK handles them	Core Library	New	RFE
	2180	pkg-config support	Config Files	New	RFE
	2188	[PATCH] Support win32 accessibility via MSAA	WIN32	New	RFE
	2242	Enable usage of FLTK fonts in cairo context (patch included)	Cairo	New	RFE
	2314	Width option for the Fl_Menu_Item	Core Library	New	RFE
	2338	Propose to add a new method to Fl_Widget Fl_Widget::parent_root()		New	RFE
	2340	Allow setting both a window icon and a mask pixmap in the X11 version.		New	RFE
	2402	Widget Associations		New	RFE
	2411	ICC Colour management policy		New	RFE
	2445	Small modification to Fl_Value_Input to allow precize steps with left mouse button		New	RFE
	2446	Allow easy customization for special purposes		New	RFE
	2453	Enable cups printing on unix platforms (include a patch)		New	RFE
	2454	Fl_Tree: need to fix keyboard nav of *child fltk widgets* added to tree	Core Library	New	RFE
	2482	glutKeyboardUpFunc, glutSpecialUpFunc, glutLeaveMainLoop	GLUT Emulation	New	RFE
	2494	Patch that adds some macros to the extra code lines		New	RFE
	2583	transparency for fl_draw_image()	Core Library	New	RFE
	2584	A timer to make tooltips hide themselves after a period of time	Core Library	New	RFE
	2586	Consolidate fluid settings into one dialog	FLUID	New	RFE
	2609	shape functions (fl_rectf etc.) support alpha		New	RFE
	2610	Add another method for Fl_Menu_Button to allow popup at specific position		New	RFE
	2624	Placement of widgets be Group relative		New	RFE
	2633	New methods for Fl_JPEG_Image and Fl_PNG_Image to encode from Fl_Image		New	RFE
	2642	Need examples and docs for how to build apps against DLL version of FLTK	Core Library	New	RFE
	2662	Docs for "Drawing Things In FLTK" should cover coordinate space of widgets vs. windows		New	RFE
	2669	Fluid Enhancement To Indicate Active Widgets		New	RFE
	2675	Patch for a new "oxy" theme of FLTK 1.3 (with gradient).	Core Library	Pending	RFE
	2692	right justify option for scroll window	Core Library	New	RFE
	2750	Separate Fl_Input_Choice.H to Fl_Input_Choice.cxx	Core Library	New	RFE
	2751	Limit input field characters in fl_ask, fl_input and friends.	Core Library	Active	RFE
	2752	Allow down arrow to open input-choice drop down menu	Core Library	New	RFE
	2761	Force break when wrapping long words	Core Library	New	RFE
	2762	Ability to set icon character for fl_choice	Core Library	New	RFE
	2776	Separate Fl_Spinner.H to Fl_Spinner.cxx	Core Library	New	RFE
	2785	Evalayout with FLTK one attempt		New	RFE
	2822	Fl_Input UTF-8 handling	Unicode support	New	RFE
	2916	Remove CMake or Autotools build system	Build Files	New	RFE
	2951	DoubleSlider for selecting low and high values within min/max range	Core Library	New	RFE
	2982	Cannot build outside of source tree.	Build Files	New	RFE
	3100	[patch] Allow printing to be disabled	Build Files	New	RFE
	3160	Fl_Cairo_Window constructors	Cairo	New	RFE
	3204	Fl_Shared_Image improvements	Core Library	New	RFE
	3222	Make the text box area of Fl_Value_Slider etc. user settable	Core Library	New	RFE
	3241	Suggesting int Fl_Menu_::value(item) return -1 if item is in a submenu	Core Library	New	RFE
	3264	The autotools build system does not build FLTKConfig.cmake		New	RFE
	3288	Consistent configuration macros	Config Files	New	RFE
	3296	Improvement of bilinear scaling of images		New	RFE
	3297	New implementation of Fl_Shared_Image...		New	RFE
	3309	Use pango to draw UTF-8 text under X11+Xft	X11	New	RFE
	3314	Make some private Fl_Tabs methods protected		New	RFE
	3320	support for high resolution displays on the X11 platform	X11	New	RFE
	3339	fltk-config: would be nice if one could add extra libs to --compile	Config Files	New	RFE
	3345	SVG image support	Image Support	New	RFE
	3347	prefixing embedded jpeg/png/zlib symbols		New	RFE
	3351	optionally changing Fl_Choice's dropdown behavior		New	RFE