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diff --git a/dist/changes-4.6.0 b/dist/changes-4.6.0 index 69a0821..3a130ca 100644 --- a/dist/changes-4.6.0 +++ b/dist/changes-4.6.0 @@ -11,26 +11,28 @@ Some of the changes listed in this file include issue tracking numbers corresponding to tasks in the Qt Bug Tracker, the (now obsolete) Task Tracker, or the Merge Request queue of the public source repository. -Each of these identifiers can be entered in the tracker to obtain more -information about a particular change. Issue numbers for the various -trackers have the following formats: - -QTBUG-1234 - Qt Bug Tracker: http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com -MR#1234 - Merge Request: http://qt.gitorious.org -123456 - Task Tracker: http://qt.nokia.com/developer/task-tracker +Qt Bug Tracker: http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com +Task Tracker: http://qt.nokia.com/developer/task-tracker +Merge Request: http://qt.gitorious.org **************************************************************************** * General * **************************************************************************** - - QtDBus - * The minimum required version of the D-Bus reference library is - now 0.93. - * Support for reading and writing of custom property types added. - * Support for getting return arguments in remote method invocation - via QMetaMethod::invokeMethod. +New features +------------ - - [MR#1742] Added new multimedia keys to the Qt::Key enum. + - QState, QStateMachine + * New classes for state machine framework added to QtCore. + + - QAbstractAnimation + * New animation framework added to QtCore + + - QTouchEvent + * New class for handling multitouch events added to QtGui + + - QGesture, QGestureRecognizer + * New gesture framework added to QtGui - QMatrix4x4, QGenericMatrix, QVector2D, QVector3D, QVector4D, QQuaternion * New classes to support 3D applications. @@ -41,7 +43,14 @@ MR#1234 - Merge Request: http://qt.gitorious.org - QGraphicsEffect * New classes for applying graphics effects to graphics items and widgets. - - Boxes demo ported to use new 3D math and shader program classes. + - QWebElement + * New class for DOM access added to QtWebKit + + - QAudioInput, QAudioOutput + * New audio input and output classes. + + - QAbstractVideoSurface, QVideoFrame + * New abstract video output classes. - OpenVG graphics system added. @@ -49,27 +58,29 @@ MR#1234 - Merge Request: http://qt.gitorious.org - Improved support for input methods in graphics view. - - QAudioInput, QAudioOutput - * New audio input and output classes. + - [MR#1742] Added new multimedia keys to the Qt::Key enum. - - QAbstractVideoSurface, QVideoFrame - * New abstract video output classes. + - Boxes demo ported to use new 3D math and shader program classes. - - New state machine framework added to QtCore. - - - QContiguousCache - * New class for efficiently caching items within a scrolling view. + - QtTest now supports outputting XUnit XML documents, for integrating + with existing continuous integration systems. This is enabled by + running the test program with the -xunitxml option. -Third party components ----------------------- + - QtDBus + * The minimum required version of the D-Bus reference library is + now 0.93. + * Support for reading and writing of custom property types added. + * Support for getting return arguments in remote method invocation + via QMetaMethod::invokeMethod. - - Updated FreeType to version 2.3.9. - - Updated harfbuzz to the latest version from fd.org. +Optimizations +------------- - - Updated sqlite to version 3.6.19. + - Optimized rendering strategy in QGraphicsView + * See list of Important Behavior Changes below - - Updated libpng to version 1.2.40 + - Improved delivery of posted events on Windows **************************************************************************** @@ -77,6 +88,7 @@ Third party components **************************************************************************** QtCore +------ - QByteArray * New overloads for QByteArray::insert() and QByteArray::prepend(). @@ -173,6 +185,7 @@ QtCore * [256468] Fixed comment indentation. QtGui +----- - Qt::escape * Now escape the double quote ("). @@ -438,6 +451,7 @@ QtGui with Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground and window opacity set. QtDBus +------ - QDBusConnection * Made sending of invalid/incomplete messages consistently fail with error @@ -450,6 +464,7 @@ QtDBus deleted or to change owners. QtNetwork +--------- - QAbstractSocket * Only disconnect from host when all bytes have been written. @@ -486,6 +501,7 @@ QtNetwork cases the connection stalled when a buffer limit was used. QtOpenGL +-------- - QGLColormap * setEntry() was inserting entries instead of replacing them. @@ -534,6 +550,7 @@ QtOpenGL - Added lots of OpenGL autotests. QtScript +-------- - Many optimizations. - Improved ECMA script compliance. @@ -541,6 +558,7 @@ QtScript to a QtScript array index. QtSql +----- - [QTBUG-3162] Views for Sql table models should not reset state on failed queries. @@ -574,6 +592,7 @@ QtSql - Add proper iODBC linking support. QtSvg +----- - QSvgHandler * [245602] [204686] Fixed gradient and solid-color referencing. @@ -585,6 +604,7 @@ QtSvg * [257052] Changed drawImage() to ignore aspect ratio. QtWebKit +-------- - Many bug fixes. @@ -611,33 +631,49 @@ QtWebKit * New functions for defining local URL schemes. - QWebSettings - * New options for text encoding, printing shrink factor and off-line web - application cache (HTML5). + * New options for text encoding and off-line web application cache (HTML5). - QWebView * Support for render hints. QtXml +----- - QDomDocument * Set the codec to UTF-8 if codec not present or unknown. QtXmlPatterns +------------- - QXmlQuery * [245219] Added QXmlQuery::setFocus(const QString &focus). Qt Plugins +---------- - Tiff plugin * [258526] Rotate the image if the tiff file contains an orientation tag. * [254317] Add support for mono and indexed format +Third party components +---------------------- + + - Updated FreeType to version 2.3.9. + + - Updated harfbuzz to the latest version from fd.org. + + - Updated sqlite to version 3.6.19. + + - Updated libpng to version 1.2.40 + **************************************************************************** * Platform Specific Changes * **************************************************************************** + - Added support for the Symbian platform with integration for the S60 + framework. + - Added community supported Qt ports for QNX and VxWorks. See platform notes in the Qt documentation for details. @@ -820,6 +856,19 @@ Qt for Embedded Linux - Compilation fixes for OpenGL/ES 1.0 and OpenGL/ES 1.1 Common Lite. + - Phonon on Windows + * Now much more reliable when reading a file through a QIODevice. + * If Video Mixing Renderer 9 is not available, falls back to software + rendering. + * Fixed a flicker issue when switching source with a transition time of 0 + + - [QTBUG-3620] Fixed bug on X11 that caused bitmap fonts to become so small + it was unreadable when printed or presented in a print preview widget. + + - [QTBUG-4445] Fixed bug on Windows that caused problems when printing + text where several characters were represented by a single glyph, e.g. + a double 't' with the Calibri font. + - EGL and OpenGL/ES * Protect the use of version-specific EGL symbols with #ifdef's. * Make sure an EGL context is current when resolving GL extensions. @@ -861,6 +910,60 @@ Qt for Embedded Linux - Add powerpc mkspec and remove "empty" ppc mkspec . +DirectFB +-------- + + - When running Qt/DirectFB the DirectFB window id of a top level QWidget can + be queried using property("_q_DirectFBWindowID") + + - Allow setting the background color of the primary layer in DirectFB with + connect options. QWS_DISPLAY=directfb:bgcolor=red or + QWS_DISPLAY=directfb:bgcolor=\#aabbccdd + + - Add support for rendering mouse cursor using a top level window when cursor + support is not working in IDirectFBDisplayLayer. Define + QT_DIRECTFB_WINDOW_AS_CURSOR to enable. + + - Add experimental support for optimized locking/unlocking of surfaces. Enable + by defining QT_DIRECTFB_SUBSURFACE. + + - Fix a bug to conceptually allow using QDirectFBScreen as a subscreen of a + proxy screen. Don't make QDirectFBScreen::instance() assume that + QScreen::instance() is a QDirectFBScreen. + + - Optimize move/resize operations with DirectFB. With a properly configured + DirectFB these operations are handled for us and we don't need to force a + repaint of the window. + + - Support top level window opacity in DirectFB + + - Fix a bug when loading RGB32 images that would lead to rendering issues. + + - Fix a bug when painting with invalid pens/brushes. + + - Fix a bug that would show up when QWidget::scroll is called. + + - Implement support for loading pixmaps using IDirectFBImageProvider. + + - Disable color table support by default. This seems to work incorrectly on + most boards and loading these images will generally require an image + conversion anyway. + + - Fix a crash when resizing windows. + + - Compile with versions < 1.0. We still recommend using newer versions. + + - Considerable code cleanup + + - Various optimizations regarding painting, loading of images and creation of + surfaces. + + - Allow forcibly falling back to raster engine for painting operations by + exporting QT_DIRECTFB_FORCE_RASTER=1 + + - Reenable support for RGB32 primary surface. + + Qt for Windows CE ----------------- @@ -930,61 +1033,6 @@ Qt for Windows CE **************************************************************************** -* DirectFB * -**************************************************************************** - - - When running Qt/DirectFB the DirectFB window id of a top level QWidget can - be queried using property("_q_DirectFBWindowID") - - - Allow setting the background color of the primary layer in DirectFB with - connect options. QWS_DISPLAY=directfb:bgcolor=red or - QWS_DISPLAY=directfb:bgcolor=\#aabbccdd - - - Add support for rendering mouse cursor using a top level window when cursor - support is not working in IDirectFBDisplayLayer. Define - QT_DIRECTFB_WINDOW_AS_CURSOR to enable. - - - Add experimental support for optimized locking/unlocking of surfaces. Enable - by defining QT_DIRECTFB_SUBSURFACE. - - - Fix a bug to conceptually allow using QDirectFBScreen as a subscreen of a - proxy screen. Don't make QDirectFBScreen::instance() assume that - QScreen::instance() is a QDirectFBScreen. - - - Optimize move/resize operations with DirectFB. With a properly configured - DirectFB these operations are handled for us and we don't need to force a - repaint of the window. - - - Support top level window opacity in DirectFB - - - Fix a bug when loading RGB32 images that would lead to rendering issues. - - - Fix a bug when painting with invalid pens/brushes. - - - Fix a bug that would show up when QWidget::scroll is called. - - - Implement support for loading pixmaps using IDirectFBImageProvider. - - - Disable color table support by default. This seems to work incorrectly on - most boards and loading these images will generally require an image - conversion anyway. - - - Fix a crash when resizing windows. - - - Compile with versions < 1.0. We still recommend using newer versions. - - - Considerable code cleanup - - - Various optimizations regarding painting, loading of images and creation of - surfaces. - - - Allow forcibly falling back to raster engine for painting operations by - exporting QT_DIRECTFB_FORCE_RASTER=1 - - - Reenable support for RGB32 primary surface. - - -**************************************************************************** * Important Behavior Changes * **************************************************************************** |