Hi all,
I've been busy making a bunch of changes to the Pivot "trunk"
code hopefully in preparation for a new 2.1 release in the first part of 2018.
But, there are already a number of changes and enhancements that have been made
to "trunk", in addition to bug fixes, that are over-and-above what is in the
2.0.5 release.
So, among the upcoming things for 2.1 are (with notes on the
status):
* Commons VFS file browser (need to update our cached lib to the
release version and correct any problems)
* IME support for direct input of Asian languages (note: TextArea still
needs doing, TextInput and TextPane are done)
* Move default styles into .json file for easy change of theme (just
barely started, so not done yet) (enables the entire look & feel to be changed
in just three .json files)
* NumberRuler, Ruler new components (for headings) (Ruler is in
demos/tutorials, but should be moved to mainline, NumberRuler is in my
application and just needs porting)
* Java 8 support/feature use, Nashorn fixes (still bugs - see
PIVOT-994)
* Default methods on some interfaces (note: should we change Adapter to
default methods instead? This would be new)
* Changes to Listener interfaces (internal - move the listener lists
into the interfaces themselves)
* Numerous bug fixes and internal improvements (param checking, etc.)
* Improvements in "decode" methods for Insets, Dimensions, Point, Span,
etc. (allow JSON lists, arrays, etc.)
* Changes/fixes to selection logic in text fields (double- and
triple-click, plus make selecting with arrows work like other apps) (in
progress)
* Ctrl-Tab navigation through TabPane
* Better handling of uncaught exceptions in background threads
* Full support for CSS3/X11 color names for all controls (like
"AliceBlue", "Chartreuse", and "Goldenrod" for instance)
* Multiple main window support (in our application, needs porting)
* Add a circular gauge as a display-only control (again in our
application, just needs porting)
* Property Grid control (also in our code)
* Support for console logging and debugging (started)
* Support for logging using LOG4J2
* Support for real Mac menus (easy)
I have much more I've been thinking about, but I don't have time to mention
them all here.
Hopefully this will whet your appetite as to what is coming up.
Thanks,
Roger Whitcomb
