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diff --git a/dist/README b/dist/README index 529d2bd..e7dfb19 100644 --- a/dist/README +++ b/dist/README @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ documentation is available at http://qt.nokia.com/doc/. SUPPORTED PLATFORMS For a complete list of supported platforms, see -http://qt.nokia.com/doc/%VERSION%/supported-platforms.html. +http://qt.nokia.com/doc/%SHORTVERSION%/supported-platforms.html. COMMERCIAL EDITIONS @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ the QtCore, QtGui (except QGraphicsView), QtTest, QtDBus and Qt3Support modules. For a full listing of the contents of each module, please refer to -http://qt.nokia.com/doc/%VERSION%/modules.html +http://qt.nokia.com/doc/%SHORTVERSION%/modules.html HOW TO REPORT A BUG diff --git a/dist/changes-4.6.0 b/dist/changes-4.6.0 index 7c97aa5..887c96f 100644 --- a/dist/changes-4.6.0 +++ b/dist/changes-4.6.0 @@ -15,22 +15,24 @@ Qt Bug Tracker: http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com Task Tracker: http://qt.nokia.com/developer/task-tracker Merge Request: http://qt.gitorious.org -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 - **************************************************************************** * 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. @@ -49,28 +58,31 @@ MR#1234 - Merge Request: http://qt.gitorious.org - Improved support for input methods in graphics view. - - QAudioInput, QAudioOutput - * New audio input and output classes. - - - QAbstractVideoSurface, QVideoFrame - * New abstract video output classes. + - [MR#1742] Added new multimedia keys to the Qt::Key enum. - - New state machine framework added to QtCore. + - Boxes demo ported to use new 3D math and shader program classes. - 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. + - The QtScript module is now based on the 3rdparty JavaScriptCore library. It + is only available under the LGPL or a compatible license. - - 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 **************************************************************************** @@ -78,6 +90,7 @@ Third party components **************************************************************************** QtCore +------ - QByteArray * New overloads for QByteArray::insert() and QByteArray::prepend(). @@ -174,6 +187,7 @@ QtCore * [256468] Fixed comment indentation. QtGui +----- - Qt::escape * Now escape the double quote ("). @@ -439,6 +453,7 @@ QtGui with Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground and window opacity set. QtDBus +------ - QDBusConnection * Made sending of invalid/incomplete messages consistently fail with error @@ -451,6 +466,7 @@ QtDBus deleted or to change owners. QtNetwork +--------- - QAbstractSocket * Only disconnect from host when all bytes have been written. @@ -487,6 +503,7 @@ QtNetwork cases the connection stalled when a buffer limit was used. QtOpenGL +-------- - QGLColormap * setEntry() was inserting entries instead of replacing them. @@ -535,6 +552,7 @@ QtOpenGL - Added lots of OpenGL autotests. QtScript +-------- - Many optimizations. - Improved ECMA script compliance. @@ -542,6 +560,7 @@ QtScript to a QtScript array index. QtSql +----- - [QTBUG-3162] Views for Sql table models should not reset state on failed queries. @@ -575,6 +594,7 @@ QtSql - Add proper iODBC linking support. QtSvg +----- - QSvgHandler * [245602] [204686] Fixed gradient and solid-color referencing. @@ -586,6 +606,7 @@ QtSvg * [257052] Changed drawImage() to ignore aspect ratio. QtWebKit +-------- - Many bug fixes. @@ -612,33 +633,49 @@ 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. @@ -821,6 +858,19 @@ 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. @@ -862,6 +912,60 @@ 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 ----------------- @@ -931,61 +1035,6 @@ 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 * **************************************************************************** @@ -1106,3 +1155,10 @@ Qt for Windows CE X11: LIBS += -lX11 Mac: LIBS += -framework AppKit -framework Carbon +- QtScript: Behavior changes due to using JavaScriptCore in the back-end: + * QDateTime is no longer used for date parsing and string conversion of + Date objects; instead the (more compliant) date processing from + JavaScriptCore is used. + * RegExp objects are no longer thin wrappers around QRegExp; they are now + "proper" JavaScript RegExp objects. + |