Qt 5.4 introduces many new features and improvements as well as bugfixes over the 5.3.x series. For more details, refer to the online documentation included in this distribution. The documentation is also available online: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.4 The Qt version 5.4 series is binary compatible with the 5.3.x series. Applications compiled for 5.3 will continue to run with 5.4. Some of the changes listed in this file include issue tracking numbers corresponding to tasks in the Qt Bug Tracker: http://bugreports.qt-project.org/ Each of these identifiers can be entered in the bug tracker to obtain more information about a particular change. **************************************************************************** * Deprecation Notice * **************************************************************************** - The Q_COMPILER_xxx macros for C++14 compiler features introduced in Qt 5.3 are deprecated and will not be updated for new compilers either. User code should be changed to use the macros from Standing Document 6 instead: http://isocpp.org/std/standing-documents/sd-6-sg10-feature-test-recommendations. This does not affect C++11 feature macros. **************************************************************************** * Important Behavior Changes * **************************************************************************** - QExplicitelySharedDataPointer's copy constructor which performs a static_cast from "X *" to "T *" (when constructing a QExplicitlySharedDataPointer from a QExplicitlySharedDataPointer) doesn't perform a static_cast from "X *" to "T *" any more. Instead, an implicit cast is now performed. This change will break compilation of code that relied on the downcast (i.e. cast towards a more derived type) of the templated type when copy constructing a QExplicitelySharedDataPointer object. Please refer to the class documentation for more information about this issue and a workaround to keep old code compiling. - QImageReader now automatically rotates JPEG images according to Exif orientation - [QTBUG-18980] HarfBuzz-NG is now the default shaper on all platforms. This results in a better shaping results for various languages, better performance, and lower memory consumption. - [QTBUG-41858] Changed QStringRef::right() to be consistent with QString::right(). The function now returns the N right-most characters, like the documentation already claimed. - The mutable Java-style iterators like QListMutableIterator and QHashMutableIterator no longer set the parent container to unsharable mode. If you create a copy of the container being iterated on after the iterator, any changes done with the iterator might affect the copy too. - Logging (including qDebug and qWarning): * Support for the deprecated environment variables QT_NO_JOURNALD_LOG and QT_ANDROID_PLAIN_LOG has been removed. Instead, set QT_LOGGING_TO_CONSOLE to 1 to force logging to the console (stderr). Set that variable to 0 to force logging to the system-specific event log (if any). * [QTCREATORBUG-12564] Log output will now go to the system log (if support for it was compiled into Qt) if the application has no controlling terminal or console window. Set QT_LOGGING_TO_CONSOLE to 1 to force logging to go to stderr. - QSettings: * [QTBUG-41812] QSettings::value() now returns an invalid QVariant when passing an empty key. The code path ran into an assert, which was only noticeable in debug builds. * [QTBUG-21739] The locking mechanism inside QSettings has changed and is no longer compatible with the one of previous versions of Qt. There might be corruption if two applications running different versions of Qt are writing to the same config file at the same time. You must also now have write permissions in the directory containing the settings file in order to write settings. **************************************************************************** * Library * **************************************************************************** QtConcurrent ------------ - [QTBUG-17220] run() now optionally takes as its first argument the QThreadPool to run the task on. QtCore ------ - Added QEnableSharedFromThis, a class that allows obtaining a QSharedPointer for an object already managed by a shared pointer. - Added qHashBits() to aid implementing qHash() overloads for custom types. - Added new QByteArrayList class. - Added QStorageInfo class to retrive information about mounted volumes and drives - Logging: * QT_MESSAGE_PATTERN can include a backtrace using %{backtrace} * QT_MESSAGE_PATTERN can include a timestamp using %{time}. By default, this shows the time in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss), but a different format string can be specified in the tag (e.g., %{time YYYYMMDDHHmmsszzz}). If the format is "process", Qt will display the elapsed time since the process started. * Added QtMsgType argument to QLoggingCategory constructor and Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY macro that controls the default category configuration. * File, line, function information are not recorded anymore for logging statements in release builds. Set QT_MESSAGELOGCONTEXT explicitly to enable recording in all configurations. - QAbstractProxyModel: * [QTBUG-39549] QAbstractProxyModel now forwards the drop-related API. - QByteArray: * Added convenience methods to convert directly to and from std::string. * Fixed a bug that would cause QByteArray to stop converting toUpper or toLower at the first embedded null character. - QCommandLineParser: * Added addOptions() method. - QElapsedTimer: * Is no longer a POD; its default constructor now initializes the object to an invalid QElapsedTimer - QFlags: * [QTBUG-39786] Added initializer_list constructor - QFuture: * [QTBUG-17220] Can now be used with any QThreadPool, not just globalInstance(). - QPair: * Can now be used in C++11 constexpr contexts. - QSaveFile: * Now follows symbolic links when writing to a link instead of replacing the link with the contents. - QSettings: * [QTBUG-21739] Fixed data loss while writing the config to the disk fails. - QStandardPaths: * [QTBUG-38483] QStandardPaths now has new enumeration values AppDataLocation, AppLocalDataLocation to be able to differentiate between roaming and local paths on the Windows operating system. DataLocation is deprecated in favor of AppDataLocation. - QString: * QString can now split a string to a list of QStringRef. * Added the QStringRef::split() function - QTextStream: * QTextStream now uses group separators when writing floating-point numbers when the locale is not the C locale. The old behavior can be restored by setting QLocale::OmitGroupSeparator on the locale. - QTimer: * [QTBUG-26406] Implemented new style connect syntax, including functors, in QTimer::singleShot - QUrl: * QUrl::fromLocalFile now returns an empty URL if the input string is empty. - QVariant: * [QTBUG-40363] Fixed ordered comparison between QVariants that do not match but produce identical toString output. - QVector: * Added removeOne() and removeAll() for QList compatibility. - QWeakPointer: * Added lock() method for std::weak_ptr compatibility. * Added member-swap function. - QtJson: * [QTBUG-26606] QJsonArray and QJsonObject now supports C++11 initializer lists. - QtMath: * Introduced qNextPowerOfTwo methods. QtDBus ------ - Blocking calls that take a long time will now generate a warning. The time taken may be tuned using the environment variables Q_DBUS_BLOCKING_CALL_MAIN_THREAD_WARNING_MS and Q_DBUS_BLOCKING_CALL_OTHER_THREAD_WARNING_MS. The value represents (in milliseconds) how long before a blocking call is warned about. A value below zero disables the warning, a value of zero will warn about all blocking calls. QtGui ----- - Added QPixelFormat class. - Added QOpenGLWidget class. - Added QOpenGLWindow class. - Added QRasterWindow class. - QOpenGLContext is now able to adopt existing native contexts. - [QTBUG-38168] QtGui's OpenGL headers are now automatically including the highest available header (gl31.h, gl3.h or gl2.h) in OpenGL ES builds. - [QTBUG-36483] Dynamic OpenGL implementation loading is now supported on Windows. This requires Qt to be configured with -opengl dynamic. - [QTBUG-39583] Keymaps are now changeable at runtime when using eglfs. - [QTBUG-40841] environment variable QT_DBL_CLICK_DIST customizes the amount of movement allowed when detecting a double click. - [QTBUG-37552] The eglfs mouse cursor properly resets the array buffer from now on to avoid rendering issues. - [QTBUG-40093] QWindow::close() is changed to send a QCloseEvent which must be accepted before destroy() will be called. - Clipboard: * [QTBUG-41852] Fixed a memory leak in setMimeData() when the platform plugin did not support the requested mode. - Painting: *[QTBUG-41413] Fixed some very rare cases of mismatched raster modes in QPainter. - QEvent: * [QTBUG-38858] The debug output for events has been significantly improved. - QFont: * [QTBUG-22814][QTBUG-22946] QFont now serializes its data properly, without any data loss. - QGuiApplication: * Add support for -icon command line argument on X11, add -qwindowicon on all platforms. * Added QGuiApplication::screenRemoved signal to inform that a screen has been removed, before Qt reacts to it. - QImage: * [QTBUG-25998] Added support for 10-bit per color channel image formats. - QImageReader now automatically rotates JPEG images according to Exif orientation - QOpenGLBuffer: * [QTBUG-38168] Added QOpenGLBuffer::mapBufferRange(). - QOpenGLFramebufferObject: * Introduced an argument to QOpenGLFramebufferObject::toImage() to save mirroring the result. * Added support 10-bit per color channels formats as the internal framebuffer format, making it possible to render in that precision. - QOpenGLTextureCache: * Added support for uploading common QImage formats directly to OpenGL, if supported by the OpenGL implementation. - QPicture: * [QTBUG-20578] QPicture now serializes its data properly by also accounting for QDataStream versions greater than Qt 4.5. - Tablet support: * [QTBUG-39458] Added buttons to QTabletEvent. * [QTBUG-39666] Events correctly identify the tool. * [QTBUG-39570][QTBUG-40469] Corrected valuator ranges across platforms. * Better support for non-Wacom devices. * Better manual test to verify more features. - Text: * [QTBUG-41372] Fixed regression when rendering Uchen text in WebKit on Windows. * Fixed use of uninitialized memory in the FreeType font engine QtNetwork --------- - QNetworkAccessManager: * Fixed behavior of upload QIODevice that generate data on readyRead() for HTTP PUT/POST - QSsl: * QSsl::SecureProtocols now also excludes SSLv3 - QSslCertificate: * Can now be used as a key in QSet/QHash. - QSslError: * Can now be used in QSet/QHash. - QSslSocket: * [QTBUG-28471] Added support for finding the version of SSL/TLS in use by a connection. * Added accessors for the version of OpenSSL used at build-time. This will help when debugging problems caused by a mismatch with the run-time version. * [QTBUG-1565] Support for loading PKCS#12 bundles was added. These are often used to conveniently transport keys and certificates, particularly when making use of client certificates. QtPrintSupport -------------- - QPrinter: * [QTBUG-11332] Added duplex support for Windows and OS X. QtSql ----- - ibase: Fixed memory corruption due to LONG being 4 bytes in firebird. - QSqlDriver: * Add support for determining DBMS type from SQL driver using QSqlDriver::dbmsType() QtTest ------ - Tests now output build information. QtWidgets --------- - All widgets with a setReadOnly method now send a ReadOnlyChange event (e.g., for app-specific palette changes) - [QTBUG-32888] Accessibility for widgets is now included in the widget library instead of being a separate plugin. For static builds this means that libqtaccessiblewidgets is no longer required. - [QTBUG-39814] Accessors for Qt::MouseEventSource and Qt::MouseEventFlags are now available in QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent. - QComboBox: * [QTBUG-33537] Fixed positions of items when QComboBox is set as editable in Fusion style. * [QTBUG-33537] Fixed updating appearance of popup menu when changing the editable state of the combo box. - QDialog / Windows: * [QTBUG-2027] Dialogs can now be menuless. - QGraphicsScene: * Added the minimumRenderSize property which can be used to speed up rendering by not painting items smaller than a give size. * The removal of items when using the linear index is now more efficient. - QLayout: * [QTBUG-37673] Widgets and dialogs containing layouts with heightForWidth (such as a label with word wrap) will no longer get a minimum size of 0x0. - QLineEdit: * [QTBUG-40287] The signal textEdited() is now emitted when the user clicks the clear button created by setClearButtonEnabled() as well. - QMainWindow: * [QTBUG-40410] Dock widgets will now be resized properly when the central widget has a fixed size. - QPlainTextEdit: * [QTBUG-36415] Fixed a crash when using full width selections and issuing a complex undo command chain which removes and inserts an empty block in one go. * [QTBUG-40347] Fixed a possible divide by zero crash when font metrics were missing for the font. - QTabBar: * Added changeCurrentOnDrag property. - QTableView / QTableWidget: * [QTBUG-29239] currentIndex() now reflects the top left cell when in a span. - QTreeView: * Indentation is now style-dependent by default. * Added resetIndentation(). - Styles: * Allow overriding standardIcon() in a proxy style **************************************************************************** * Platform Specific Changes * **************************************************************************** - Several QPA logging categories are added under qt.qpa to enable logging of various platform-specific details. qt.qpa.input is now used consistently. Android ------- - [QTBUG-36019] Enable using native style also when Ministro deployment mechanism is not in use. - [QTBUG-29069] Release all windows when the application is suspended. - Added Gradle support to build the APK. - [QTBUG-39688] Back key no longer kills the application when no window is visible. - [QTBUG-41365] Default open-source license for Qt for Android is now LGPLv3. For compatibility with the LGPLv2.1 license, add "-no-android-style-assets" to your configuration. - [QTBUG-32399] Input panels are now hidden when focus changes to an object that does not accept input. - [QTBUG-41854] Added support for QClipboard::clear() - [QTBUG-41852] Fixed memory leak in QClipboard::setMimeData() - [QTBUG-41817] QClipboard::mimeData() now returns an empty object instead of null pointer from QClipboard when clipboard is empty for consistency with other platforms. - New bearer plugin. It's now possible to get more information about the different network configurations on Android. - Important Behavior Changes: * [QTBUG-36274] The main event loop is now stopped when the app is suspended iOS --- - [QTBUG-39097] Accessibility was added to the iOS platform port. This enables Qt applications to be read by VoiceOver on iOS devices. - [QTBUG-42276] Fixed path to QStandardPaths::DataLocation. Until now, DataLocation was pointing to the Document directory. With this patch, it will return the more accurate Library/Application Support. Applications making use of DataLocation should move these data to the new location. This can be done using the path provided by DocumentLocation as the source path. - [QTBUG-41458] screen resolution update after device rotation now works. - [QTBUG-42345] fixed crash on startup on iOS 7.1 - iOS is now using fat builds with both 32-, and 64-bit support. - New launch screen added to support iPhone6/6+. - QtQuick Controls now support native text selection and popup menus. - Virtual keyboard visibility is now automatically managed by the platform plugin. - Default theme fonts now uses Dynamic Type, which is based on user system settings. Linux/XCB --------- - [QTBUG-35832] Fixed transparency of tray icons in cases where there is no alpha channel or system tray visual. - environment variables QT_XCB_DEBUG_XINPUT and QT_XCB_DEBUG_XINPUT_DEVICES are deprecated and replaced with logging categories qt.qpa.input and qt.qpa.input.devices respectively - [QTBUG-39572] Wacom touch devices are now working correctly. - [QTBUG-42249] A path to a font file can now contain non-Latin characters. OS X ---- - OS X 10.6 is no longer supported. - OS X 10.10 is now supported. - QMacStyle has been updated with better OS 10.10 support. - The Qt binary packages are now configured with C++11 enabled. - [QTBUG-41208] Fixed detection of writing system support in fonts for some scripts such as Mkhedruli. - Fixed menu item shortcuts without keyboard modifiers. - [QTBUG-31301] Drag-and-drop QMimeData requests are now delayed until drop time. - [QTBUG-10899] Added support for ApplicationState capability. Application can now detect when an application states have changed as well when the dock icon has been clicked. - Fonts: * [QTBUG-40986][QTBUG-40549] Fixed missing glyph box shown in place of some uncommon Unicode code points. Windows ------- - [QTBUG-38259] Changed configure defaults so that Qt5Core does not link against ICU libraries anymore. Pass '-icu' to enable it. - [QTBUG-35432][QTBUG-23687] Command line parsing on Windows now uses the WinAPI function CommandLineToArgvW() to exactly match the quoting behavior used by the majority of applications. - Fonts: * [QTBUG-41783] Fix off-by-one in font descent when using the DirectWrite font engine. * [QTBUG-39961] Set default fallback font to MS Shell Dlg 2 instead of Arial. **************************************************************************** * Compiler Specific Changes * **************************************************************************** - Release builds with Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 now enable the standard-conforming C and C++ strict string behavior. This option will be enabled in all builds with future Visual Studio versions. Non-conforming code should be fixed for maximum portability and correctness. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn449508.aspx for more information. **************************************************************************** * Tools * **************************************************************************** - [QTBUG-30900] The obsolete findtr script was removed. configure & build system ------------------------ - The -process/-fully-process/-dont-process configure options have been removed due to being unnecessary and counterproductive. - [QTBUG-36955] The -vcproj configure option was removed. Use "qmake -r -tp vc" _after_ building Qt in case you want to use Visual Studio to work on Qt. - [QTBUG-37961] Qt plugins contain version info again. - [QTBUG-39216] Fixed more cases where the Qt build would pick up headers from a pre-existing Qt installation. - [QTBUG-41267] Fixed parallelized (jom) -debug-and-release builds. moc --- - Fixed "zero as null pointer constant" warnings in moc's generated code. qmake ----- - [QTBUG-21910][Unix] Added 'make dist' target for SUBDIRS projects. - [QTBUG-32895][iOS] Fixed structure of bundles. They can be signed now. - [QTBUG-26782][VS] Fixed handling of TARGET_EXT. - [QTBUG-30712][VS] Fixed handling of QMAKE_LIBFLAGS. - [QTBUG-30373][VS] Using different RESOURCES in different build variants no longer produces invalid vcxproj files. - [QTBUG-37520][VS] Made it possible to suppress qmake warnings about unknown compiler options. CONFIG+=suppress_vcproj_warnings. - [QTBUG-37363][MSVC2012+] embed_manifest_exe is now properly supported. - [QTBUG-41504][MSVC2012+] Building DLLs targeting Windows XP is now supported. As a side effect, Windows CE makespecs must not add /ENTRY: to QMAKE_LFLAGS_CONSOLE any more. The flag is hard-coded in console.prf now. - [QTBUG-35318][Xcode] Fixed QMAKE_BUNDLE_DATA's path resolution. - [QTBUG-39527] Fixed qtCompile() when used with jom -jN. - QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS' commands and depend_command are no longer mangled. Use $$shell_path() and $$shell_quote() to prepare the commands correctly. - Added link-time optimization support for Clang, GCC and ICC. CONFIG+=ltgc. rcc --- - rcc now supports an optional, two-pass compilation that improves build times for large resource bundles. This feature can be enabled by adding "CONFIG += resources_big" to your .pro file. Note that this feature may interfere with builds that enable link-time code generation or other optimization techniques. **************************************************************************** * Third-party libraries * **************************************************************************** - ANGLE has been upgraded to version 2.1, bringing partial support for OpenGL ES3 over Direct3D 11, numerous bug fixes, and several new vendor extensions. - [QTBUG-40649][QTBUG-40658][QTBUG-41031][QTBUG-41081][QTBUG-41308][QTBUG- 41563] ANGLE updated to 2.1~f8602ad91e4f - [QTBUG-41031] The ANGLE D3D11 renderer is now enabled by default. Systems which cannot use the new renderer will automatically fall back to the D3D9 renderer at runtime.