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1 Qt 4.6.2 is a bug-fix release. It maintains both forward and backward |
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2 compatibility (source and binary) with Qt 4.6.0 and 4.6.1. For more |
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3 details, refer to the online documentation included in this |
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4 distribution. The documentation is also available online: |
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5 |
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6 http://qt.nokia.com/doc/4.6 |
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8 The Qt version 4.6 series is binary compatible with the 4.5.x series. |
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9 Applications compiled for 4.5 will continue to run with 4.6. |
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11 Some of the changes listed in this file include issue tracking numbers |
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12 corresponding to tasks in the Qt Bug Tracker, the (now obsolete) Task |
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13 Tracker, or the Merge Request queue of the public source repository. |
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15 Qt Bug Tracker: http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com |
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16 Task Tracker: http://qt.nokia.com/developer/task-tracker |
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17 Merge Request: http://qt.gitorious.org |
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19 |
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20 **************************************************************************** |
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21 * Library * |
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22 **************************************************************************** |
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23 |
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24 QtCore |
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25 ------ |
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26 |
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27 - QAtomicPointer |
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28 * [QTBUG-7356] Fixed a compilation failure when using the Intel |
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29 compiler on IA-64 |
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30 - QFile |
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31 * Fixed double-buffering issue when opening files in buffered mode. |
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32 * [QTBUG-7285] QFile::remove would() fail if an unrelated operation on the |
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33 same instance had been previously failed. This manifested itself in |
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34 QTemporaryFile failing to auto-remove files and QFile::copy() leaving |
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35 temporary files behind in certain situations. |
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36 - QFSFileEngine |
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37 * Fix typo that made realpath() not be used. |
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38 - QIODevice |
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39 * Optimized readAll(). |
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40 - QReadWriteLock |
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41 * [MR 426] Fixed documentation. |
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42 - QXmlStreamWriter |
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43 * [QTBUG-6893] Fixed adding extra Byte Order Marks when writing to a |
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44 .xml file. |
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45 |
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46 QtGui |
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47 ----- |
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48 |
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49 - QApplication |
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50 * [QTBUG-6098] Added a flag to avoid construction of application panes. |
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51 * [QTBUG-7029] Fixed a crash when re-creating QApplication object due |
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52 to a dangling gesture manager pointer. |
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53 - QAbstractScrollArea |
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54 * [QTBUG-1760] Reverted horizontal scrolling with mouse wheel when vertical |
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55 scrollbar is hidden |
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56 - QBmpHandler |
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57 * [QTBUG-7530] Fixed an infinite loop that could occur when reading invalid |
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58 BMP images. |
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59 - QGraphicsEffect |
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60 * [QTBUG-6901] Fixed performance problem when translating items with |
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61 graphics effects. |
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62 - QImage |
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63 * [QTBUG-7231] Avoid an unnecessary copy in QImage::scaled(). |
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64 - QInputContext |
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65 * [QTBUG-7439] Avoided the loss of preedit text when losing focus on |
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66 Symbian. |
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67 - QPDFEngine |
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68 * [QTBUG-7249] Fixed the encoding of the Tile and Creator tags in the PDF |
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69 engine. |
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70 - [QT-2629] Implemented event filter functions for Symbian. |
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71 - [QTBUG-7198] Setting a style sheet could break the checkbox position in |
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72 item views. |
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73 - [QTBUG-7253] Fixed wrong stroke clipping with the raster engine when using |
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74 a QPen with a style other than SolidLine. |
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75 |
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76 QtDBus |
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77 ------ |
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78 |
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79 - QDBusConnection |
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80 * [QT-2307] Fixed sending of D-Bus method calls with QDBus::BlockWithGui. |
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81 |
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82 QtNetwork |
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83 --------- |
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84 |
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85 - QNetworkAccessManager |
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86 * Optimizations |
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87 * HTTP: Get rid of QAbstractSocket warnings that were sometimes displayed. |
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88 * HTTP: setReadBufferSize() of the QNetworkReply finally is working on all |
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89 layers. |
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90 * [QTBUG-7713] HTTP: Fix bug related to re-sending a request. |
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91 * [QTBUG-7060] Fixed an issue with parsing of HTTP headers like |
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92 "private, max-age=300". |
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93 - QSslCertificate |
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94 * [QTBUG-6466] Fix issuerInfo() and subjectInfo(). |
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95 - QTcpSocket |
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96 * [QTBUG-7344] Fix performance degredation with write() on Windows. |
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97 * [QTBUG-7316,QTBUG-7317] Handle unknown errors from socket engine. |
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98 |
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99 QtOpenGL |
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100 -------- |
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101 |
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102 - [QTBUG-7490] Better support for user-generated binary shaders. |
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103 - QGLPixelBuffer |
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104 * [QTBUG-7476] Fixed a crash under X11 when drawing QPixmaps to |
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105 QGLPixelBuffers. |
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106 - QGL2PaintEngineEx |
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107 * [QTBUG-7203] Reset the GL stencil mask, op and function in resetGLState(). |
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108 - QGLWidget |
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109 * [QTBUG-7213] Fixed QGLWidget::renderPixmap() on Windows. |
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110 |
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111 |
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112 QtOpenVG |
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113 -------- |
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114 |
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115 - [QTBUG-7791] Optimize single-rect IntersectClip in OpenVG using the scissor. |
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116 - [QTBUG-7864] Use OpenVG scissor on 90/180/270 rotations and simple clips. |
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117 |
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118 QtMultimedia |
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119 ------------ |
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120 |
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121 - QAudioInput |
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122 * [QTBUG-7044]: QAudioInput stopped working correctly after |
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123 suspend()/resume() on linux. |
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124 |
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125 Examples |
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126 -------- |
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127 |
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128 - QtMultimedia |
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129 * [MR 418] Fixed the example for QAudioOutput. |
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130 - WebKit |
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131 * [MR 2235] Added the framecapture example to the default build. |
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132 |
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135 * Platform Specific Changes * |
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136 **************************************************************************** |
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137 |
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138 Qt for Linux/X11 |
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139 ---------------- |
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140 - Fix a bug where QPixmap::serialNumber was not set on a transformed pixmap |
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141 in Qt/X11. |
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142 - Fixed a crash when an input method tries to create a widget after the |
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143 application is destroyed. |
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144 - [QTBUG-6952] Fixed a problem using NoButtons in spinbox with QGtkStyle. |
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145 - [QTBUG-7504] Fixed missing focus rect on check- and radiobutton with |
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146 some GTK+ themes. |
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147 - [QTBUG-6522] Fixed missing menu separator in some GTK+ themes. |
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148 |
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149 Qt for Mac OS X |
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150 --------------- |
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151 |
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152 - [QTBUG-7832]: Restored missing margins around non-unified toolbars. |
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153 - [QTBUG-7312]: Menubar and dock disappear after hiding a fullscreen widget |
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154 on Cocoa. |
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155 - [QTBUG-7481]: Re-added the Close button in QPrintPreviewDialog for |
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156 Mac/Carbon. |
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157 - [QTBUG-7522]: Drawing fake buttons using QMacStyle+QStyleOptionViewItemV4 |
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158 lead to crash. |
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159 - [QTBUG-7625]: Calling showFullScreen() then showNormal() on a widget results |
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160 in top menu hiding. |
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161 - [QTBUG-7086]: QFileDialog now correctly responds to fileMode & acceptMode |
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162 changes. |
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163 - [QTBUG-7162]: Fixed a crash in Designer when previewing a QMainWindow with |
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164 native toolbar. |
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165 - [QTBUG-7305]: Fixed a crash when deleting QMainWindow with native toolbar |
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166 on Cocoa. |
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167 - [QTBUG-6882]: Fixed a text layout issue with QHeaderView in right-to-left |
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168 mode. |
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169 |
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170 DirectFB |
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171 -------- |
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173 - Fix a bug where QPixmap::serialNumber was not set on a transformed pixmap |
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174 in DirectFB. |
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175 - Reimplement QPixmapData::scroll for QDirectFBPixmapData which optimizes |
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176 QPixmap::scroll. |
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177 - Fix a rendering issue for semi-transparent top level windows in DirectFB. |
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178 - Make it possible to fall back to the raster engine for stretch blits in |
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179 DirectFB using QT_NO_DIRECTFB_STRETCHBLIT. |
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180 |
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181 Qt for Symbian |
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183 |
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184 - [QTBUG-6556] Improve the DEF file handling scheme, to allow simple enable/ |
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185 disable of DEF file usage (for use _during development only_ to decouple |
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186 the need to update the DEF files at the precise point that symbols are |
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187 removed, therefore allowing builds by CI systems to succeed even if symbols |
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188 have been removed. This does not remove the need to update the DEF files |
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189 before release. NOTE: Builds generated using this flag are not binary |
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190 compatible with previous versions of Qt.) |
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191 - QProcess |
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192 * [QTBUG-7667] Fixed no-timeout case for QProcess::waitForFinished. |
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193 - qmake |
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194 * [QTBUG-7695] Added support for ifdeffing for manufacturer in generated |
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195 pkg files. |
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196 * [QTBUG-7908] Smart installer package generation support. |
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197 - Patch_capabilities script |
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198 * Added support for embedded sis name/uid patching. |
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199 - Qt deployment |
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200 * [QTBUG-7518] Backup and restore support for Qt libs. |
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203 **************************************************************************** |
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204 * Tools * |
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205 **************************************************************************** |
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206 |
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207 - Designer |
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208 * [QTBUG-6965] Enabled editing seconds of QDateTime-type properties. |
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209 * [QTBUG-6757] Fixed bug where selection handles would be affected by |
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210 a style sheet set on the main form. |
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211 |
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212 - uic3 |
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213 * [QTBUG-7404] Added option to preserve layout names set by Qt 3 Designer. |
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215 **************************************************************************** |
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216 * Important Behavior Changes * |
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218 |
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219 - QNetworkAccessManager cache |
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220 * QNetworkAccessManager will no longer return expired pages, as |
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221 stated in the documentation |
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222 * The behaviour of PreferCache and PreferNetwork modes now match |
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223 the documentation more closely |
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224 |
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225 - QUrl |
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226 * QUrl will now accept hostnames ending in dot and will not treat |
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227 those as invalid hostnames |