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+Here is a list of (major) changes in Qt from 0.95 to 0.96.
+
+Bug-fixes, optimizations and improved documentation, of course.
+QClipboard is new.
+
+There are some changes in the API (Qt header files). Some functions have
+been renamed or the arguments have changed. The old versions of these
+functions have been obsoleted. A call to an obsoleted function will by
+default generate a runtime warning the first time it is called, but it
+will be executed correctly. If you really need to ship code fast, you can
+turn off the runtime obsolescence warnings by calling
+qSuppressObsoleteWarnings().
+
+Obsoleted functions will disappear in a future release. To get
+compile-time errors for each use of an obsoleted function, compile your
+code with -DTEST_OBSOLETE. You should recompile without this option when
+you have upgraded your code (otherwise, you may get linking errors).
+Note: it is probably not a good idea to compile the Qt library with
+-DTEST_OBSOLETE, it may cause problems if you try to link or run
+programs that use obsoleted functions.
+
+For new users: obsoleted functions are no longer documented, in fact they
+are not even visible in the documentation.
+
+*************** Changes that might affect runtime behavior *****************
+
+QFileInfo:
+----------
+ size() returns uint(previousy int), 0 if the size cannot be fetched (was -1).
+ Use isFile() to check.
+
+
+QPopupMenu
+------------
+ When a popup menu is a submenu (directly or as a subsub...menu) of a
+ menu bar(QMenuBar), the menu bar will now always emit the activated() or
+ highlighted() signal when a submenu emits these signals. This fix might
+ have undesired effects if you previously have worked around it by
+ connecting to signals both in menu bar and its submenus.
+
+*************** Changes that might generate compile errors *****************
+************** when compiling old code *****************
+
+QDataStream:
+-----------
+ Serialization of int and uint is no longer supported. Use INT32 and
+ UINT32 instead. This had to be changed in order to run Qt on 64-bit
+ architectures.
+
+
+QImage:
+-------
+ 24-bpp pixel format no longer supported, use 32-bpp instead.
+
+ This means that you have to use uint* instead of uchar* when accessing
+ pixel values. You cannot use the uchar* pointer directly, because the
+ pixel format depends on the byte order on the underlying platform. Use
+ qRgb() and friends (qcolor.h) to access the pixels.
+
+
+QWidget:
+--------
+ setMouseTracking() does not return bool. Call hasMouseTracking() to
+ determine the mouse tracking state. (This only affects code that
+ actually uses the return value.)
+
+ (There are other changes in QWidget, see below)
+
+
+*************** Type changes that might generate warnings: *****************
+
+
+QCache/QIntCache:
+-----------------
+ Using int/uint instead of long/ulong.
+
+
+QDate/QTime/QDateTime:
+----------------------
+ Using int/uint instead of long/ulong (MS-DOS required long).
+
+
+QIODevice/QBuffer/QFile:
+------------------------
+ Using int/uint instead of long/ulong.
+
+
+QKeyEvent:
+----------
+ ascii() now returns int (previously uchar).
+
+
+QTableView:
+------------
+ uint used instead of ulong (tableFlags() etc.)
+
+
+QTextStream:
+------------
+ int used instead of long (flags() etc.)
+
+
+***************** Obsoleted functions **********************
+
+QAccel:
+-------
+ enable(), disable() and isDisabled() are obsolete.
+ Use setEnabled(TRUE/FALSE) and !isEnabled() instead.
+ isItemDisabled(), enableItem(), disableItem() are obsolete.
+ Use !isItemEnabled(), setItemEnabled(TRUE/FALSE) instead.
+
+
+QApplication:
+-------------
+ cursor(), setCursor() and restoreCursor() obsoleted.
+ Use overrideCursor(), setOverrideCursor() and restoreOverrideCursor()
+ instead.
+
+
+QBitmap:
+--------
+ Constructor takes "const uchar *bits" instead of "const char *"
+ because of sign problems (uchar = unsigned char). Old constructors are
+ obsolete.
+
+
+QButton:
+--------
+ toggleButton() is obsolete, renamed to isToggleButton().
+
+
+QColor:
+-------
+ The functions QRED, QGREEN, QBLUE, QRGB, QGRAY obsolete.
+ Instead, use qRed, qGreen, qBlue, qRgb, qGray.
+
+
+QComboBox:
+----------
+ setStrList() obsolete, use clear() + insertStrList() instead.
+ string() obsolete, use text() instead.
+
+
+QLCDNumber:
+----------
+ longValue() is obsolete, use intValue() instead.
+
+
+QListbox:
+---------
+ The macro LBI_String is obsolete, use LBI_text instead.
+ string() obsolete, use text() instead.
+ stringCopy() and setStringCopy() are obsolete.
+
+
+QMenuData:
+----------
+ string() obsolete, use text() instead.
+ isItemDisabled(), enableItem(), disableItem() are obsolete.
+ Use !isItemEnabled(), setItemEnabled(TRUE/FALSE) instead.
+ checkItem() and uncheckItem() are obsolete.
+ Use setItemChecked(TRUE/FALSE) instead.
+
+
+QPainter:
+---------
+
+ drawBezier() is obsolete, general Bezier curves are rarely used and
+ cost too much. Qt will only support drawQuadBezier() (four-point
+ Bezier) in the future.
+
+QPointArray:
+-----------
+ move() is obsolete, use translate() instead.
+ bezier() is obsolete, general Bezier curves are rarely used and
+ cost too much. Qt will only support quadBezier() (four-point
+ Bezier) in the future.
+
+
+
+QRect:
+------
+ move() is obsolete, use moveBy() instead.
+ setTopLeft(), setTopRight(), setBottomLeft(), setBottomRight() and
+ setCenter() is obsolete, use moveTopLeft(), moveTopRight(),
+ moveBottomLeft(), moveBottomRight() and moveCenter() instead.
+
+
+QRegion:
+-------
+ move() is obsolete, use translate() instead.
+
+
+QSocketNotifier:
+----------------
+ enabled() is obsolete. Use isEnabled() instead.
+
+
+QWidget:
+--------
+ enable(), disable() and isDisabled() are obsolete.
+ Use setEnabled(TRUE/FALSE) and !isEnabled() instead.
+
+ setMinimumSize(), setMaximumSize(), minimumSize(), maximumSize() are obsolete
+ use setMinSize(), setMaxSize(), minSize(), maxSize() instead.
+
+ enableUpdates() obsolete, use isUpdatesEnabled()/setUpdatesEnabled().
+
+ id() is obsolete, it has been renamed to winId().
+
+***************** All other changes from 0.95 to 0.96 **********************
+
+moc
+----------
+ Gives a warning if no output is generated.
+
+
+qglobal.h:
+----------
+ INT32 and UINT32 typedefs changed to work with DEC Alpha.
+
+
+QApplication:
+-------------
+ clipboard() is new.
+
+
+QButtonGroup:
+-------------
+ Exclusive group setting added (isExclusive and setExclusive).
+ find() is new.
+
+
+QColor:
+-------
+ New type QRgb (uint), used for RGB triplet.
+
+
+QLineEdit:
+----------
+ You can now mark text, and copy and paste to/from the clipboard.
+
+
+QPaintDevice:
+---------
+ The bitblt function now takes an ignoreMask parameter. It has a default
+ value, so no old code will be broken.
+
+QPrinter:
+------------
+ fixed minor bugs in handling of polygons and beziers.
+
+
+QWidget:
+--------
+ New protected virtual functions styleChange(), backgroundColorChange(),
+ backgroundPixmapChange(), paletteChange() and fontChange().
+ These functions are called from setStyle(), setBackgroundColor() etc.
+ You can reimplement them to if you need to know when widget properties
+ changed and to optimize updates.
+
+ The destroyed() signal has been moved to QObject.
+