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Here is a list of user-visible changes in Qt from 1.0 to 1.1. As |
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usual, we fixed some bugs, made some more speedups, and improved the |
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* Changes that might affect runtime behavior * |
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default focus policy radically. For example, by default you can TAB |
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QWidget::setFocusPolicy() function can be used to change focus policy |
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for all widgets. |
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predictable fonts in more cases. For some users (such as those with a |
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75dpi X server and only 100dpi fonts installed) it may change the |
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* Changes that might generate compile errors * |
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* Type changes that might generate warnings: * |
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simple usage of QTabDialog. |
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QMultiLineEditor is the long-awaited multi-line editor. |
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with flexible row/column elasticity, minimum and maximum sizes. |
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QBoxLayout provides more complex and powerful geometry management: |
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QComboBox has been extended to provide an editable combo box and Motif |
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2.x compatible look and feel. |
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We've also added a host of new workarounds for bugs in Borland C++, |
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Microsoft VC++, DEC CXX and HP CC. |