NEWS

   1 Ecore 1.2.0
   2
   3 Changes since Ecore 1.1.0:
   4 --------------------------
   5
   6 Additions:
   7     * ecore
   8      - ecore_timer_reset()
   9     * ecore_con
  10      - ecore_con_socks api
  11      - ecore_con_ssl_server_verify_name_set/get
  12      - ecore_con_ssl_server_cafile_add() now accepts directories
  13      - ECORE_CON_REMOTE_CORK
  14      - ecore_con_url_proxy_set()
  15      - ecore_con_url_timeout_set()
  16      - ecore_con_url_proxy_username_set()
  17      - ecore_con_url_proxy_password_set()
  18      - ecore_con_url_http_version_set()
  19      - ecore_con_url_status_code_get()
  20     * ecore_x:
  21      - ecore_x_randr_output_backlight_available()
  22      - ecore_x_randr_window_crtcs_get()
  23      - Add ability to get resource id of last x error
  24      - get keycode from keyname
  25      - ecore_x_randr_mode_add()
  26      - ecore_x_randr_mode_del()
  27      - ecore_x_randr_output_mode_add()
  28      - ecore_x_randr_output_mode_del()
  29      - Add indicator controls
  30      - ecore_x_netwm_icons_set()
  31      - ecore_evas_window_group_set()
  32      - ecore_evas_window_group_get()
  33      - ecore_evas_aspect_set()
  34      - ecore_evas_aspect_get()
  35      - ecore_evas_urgent_set()
  36      - ecore_evas_urgent_get()
  37      - ecore_evas_modal_set()
  38      - ecore_evas_modal_get()
  39      - ecore_evas_demand_attention_set()
  40      - ecore_evas_demand_attention_get()
  41      - ecore_evas_focus_skip_set()
  42      - ecore_evas_focus_skip_get()
  43      - ecore_evas_callback_state_change_set()
  44      - ecore_x_illume_clipboard_state_set()
  45      - ecore_x_illume_clipboard_state_get()
  46      - ecore_x_illume_clipboard_geometry_set()
  47      - ecore_x_illume_clipboard_geometry_get()
  48      - Add indicator rotation and transparency controls
  49     * ecore_evas:
  50      - Add Shm and Egl engines for ecore_evas to draw in Wayland.
  51      - Add Socket and Plug to draw other process area.
  52      - Ability to set pointer for wayland support
  53      - Add override_set support on Windows XP
  54     * ecore_wayland
  55      - Add Ecore_Wayland (backend to support Wayland).
  56     * ecore_imf
  57      - ecore_imf_context_event_callback_add()
  58      - ecore_imf_context_event_callback_del()
  59      - ecore_imf_context_event_callback_call()
  60      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_imdata_set()
  61      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_imdata_get()
  62      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_return_key_type_set()
  63      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_return_key_type_get()
  64      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_return_key_disabled_set()
  65      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_return_key_disabled_get()
  66      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_caps_lock_mode_set()
  67      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_caps_lock_mode_get()
  68      - add XIM attribute support
  69      - add HEX, TERMINAL and PASSWORD layouts
  70      - panel-specific data set/get
  71      - panel show/hide
  72      - set return key type or disable return on panel
  73     * ecore_win32:
  74      - ecore_win32_focus()
  75      - ecore_win32_focus_get()
  76      - ecore_win32_window_focus()
  77      - ecore_win32_window_focus_get()
  78     * ecore_wince:
  79      - ecore_wince_focus()
  80      - ecore_wince_focus_get()
  81      - ecore_wince_window_focus()
  82      - ecore_wince_window_focus_get()
  83     * ecore_wayland:
  84      - Add wayland support to ecore
  85
  86 Fixes:
  87     * ecore:
  88      - animator adding another animator that adds another animator ... loop.
  89      - possible leak related to g_static_mutex's on some architectures.
  90      - stop leaking signal events
  91     * ecore_thread:
  92      - ecore_thread_feedback_run now handle try_no_queue the way it logically should.
  93      - prevent double free that could cause crash when an Ecore_Thread stop.
  94     * ecore_x:
  95      - ecore_x_randr_modes_info_get does not cut off the trailing '\0' anymore.
  96      - possible 0 byte allocation.
  97     * ecore_win32/wince:
  98      - do not autorepeat Ctrl, Shift, Alt and Win keys.
  99      - Check control charater and convert into printing character
 100     * ecore_con:
 101      - fix case where SSL certificates not being used.
 102      - post data corruption due to it not being copied to the con struct.
 103     * ecore_evas:
 104      - mouse down count handling when grabs happen.
 105      - ecore_evas_fb support works again now with keyboard input
 106     * ecore_file:
 107      - do not limit downloads to 30sec with ecore_file_download().
 108     * ecore_fb:
 109      - bring ecore_fb back to a working state
 110
 111 Improvements:
 112     * ecore:
 113      - most allocations moved to mempools
 114      - ecore_thread rewrite to use eina_lock and other ecore infra
 115     * ecore_con:
 116      - certificates can now be added for STARTTTLS
 117     * ecore_win32:
 118      - fix modifiers value on Windows XP
 119     * ecore_evas:
 120      - use Evas buffer backend for SDL software engine
 121      - clean up ecore-evas-buffer code somewhat
 122
 123 Deprecations:
 124     * ecore_x:
 125      - ecore_x_randr_crtc_current_get()
 126
 127 Removal:
 128     * ecore_win32:
 129      - ecore_win32_focus_set()
 130
 131 Ecore 1.1.0
 132
 133 Changes since Ecore 1.0.0:
 134 --------------------------
 135
 136 Additions:
 137
 138     * ecore:
 139      - ecore_thread_reschedule()
 140      - ecore_exe_data_set()
 141      - ecore_animator_timeline_add()
 142      - ecore_timer_dump()
 143      - custom ecore animator tick mode and support
 144      - ecore_pipe_freeze/thaw()
 145      - ecore_pipe_wait()
 146      - ecore_throttle()
 147      - ecore_main_loop_thread_safe_call_async()
 148      - ecore_main_loop_thread_safe_call_sync()
 149      - ecore_thread_main_loop_begin()
 150      - ecore_thread_main_loop_end()
 151
 152     * ecore_con:
 153      - ECORE_CON_EVENT_CLIENT_ERROR, ECORE_CON_EVENT_SERVER_ERROR events
 154      - Ecore_Con_Event_Server_Error, Ecore_Con_Event_Client_Error types
 155      - ecore_con_client_port_get()
 156      - ecore_con_url_ssl_verify_peer_set()
 157      - ecore_con_url_ssl_ca_set()
 158      - ecore_con_url_pipeline_set()
 159      - ecore_con_url_pipeline_get()
 160      - ecore_con_ssl_client/server_upgrade()
 161      - ECORE_CON_CLIENT/SERVER_UPGRADE events
 162      - ecore_con_server_timeout_get/set()
 163      - ecore_con_ssl_server_verify_basic()
 164      - ecore_con_url_url_get()
 165      - ecore_con_server_fd_get()
 166      - ecore_con_client_fd_get()
 167      - ECORE_CON_EVENT_CLIENT_WRITE, ECORE_CON_EVENT_SERVER_WRITE events
 168
 169     * ecore_evas:
 170      - ecore_evas_screen_geometry_get()
 171      - ecore_cocoa_evas support
 172
 173     * ecore_file:
 174      - ecore_file_download_full()
 175
 176     * ecore_imf:
 177      - ecore_imf_context_canvas_get()
 178      - ecore_imf_context_window_get()
 179      - ecore_imf_context_preedit_string_with_attributes_get()
 180      - added controls for auto-capitalization and prediction controls
 181      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_enabled_set/get()
 182      - ecore_imf_context_cursor_location_set()
 183
 184     * ecore_x:
 185      - ecore_x_randr_edid_*()
 186      - ecore_x_randr_screen_backlight_*()
 187      - more ecore_x_sync api controls to support ecore_evas
 188      - shape input setting support added
 189      - ecore_x_screen_size_get()
 190
 191 Fixes:
 192
 193     * https failing via curl
 194     * removed SIGRT handling as it was broken anyway and unused
 195     * space key handling in ecore_wince/ecore_win32 support
 196     * wince background erasing
 197     * 300 second timeout to handle slow or large downloads in ecore_con
 198     * ecore_file inotify fd's to not be inherited by forked children
 199     * ecore_file compilation if ecore_con and curl disabled
 200     * crash in ecore_con_ssl when attempting connections on dead socket
 201     * ecore-evas interceptor not handling override-redirect
 202     * ecore_con_url_ftp_upload to complete uploads always
 203     * window removal from ignore_list in ecore_x
 204     * bug in ecore_evas when setting modifiers for sub buffer canvases
 205     * NULL pointer dereference in ecore_x selection notification code
 206     * sync GNUTLS thread activation with eina changes
 207     * ecore_ipc compilation on Windows
 208     * fix Shift, Control, Alt and AltGr keys detection on Windows XP
 209     * "mouse-down inside and mouse-up outside" issue on Windows
 210     * ecore_x shadow tree search fixed to respect shape input of windows
 211     * fd handlers fixed when idler callbacks add jobs or events
 212     * ecore_x_selection_convert takes length into account
 213     * security issue in openssl certificate verification
 214     * gnutls server client certificate verification
 215     * epoll delete of fd handling in forked child
 216     * grouping of timers that go off very close to each other go off together
 217     * generic event buffer handling in ecore_x fixed
 218     * use current size not requested size when getting geom in ecore-evas
 219     * ecore_cocoa now handles windows correctly
 220     * ecore_file_download error handling when ecore_con_url_get fails
 221     * focus and mouse-in initial state on some ecore-evas back-ends
 222
 223 Improvements:
 224
 225     * reduced memory needed for list of fd's in ecore by using inlist
 226     * ecore_evas now is able to send render-done even if not syncing to comp
 227     * more safety checks in ecore_con are support
 228     * ecore timer monotonic clock now supported on OSX
 229     * make ecore_con work on Windows
 230     * improve resize/move on Windows
 231     * improve keyboard management on Windows XP
 232     * refactored _ecore_main_loop_iterate_internal
 233     * better safety with ecore_evas_ecore_evas_get
 234     * ecore-evas produces more errors on stderr when errors happen now
 235     * ecore-con works on IPv6 now
 236     * inet_ntop instead of getnameinfo for ecore_con_client_get_ip
 237     * ecore-con unit tests added
 238     * ecore-evas fb uses ecore_input_evas now instead of going direct
 239     * fix ecore-evas x changing of override support if window not shown yet
 240
 241 Removals:
 242
 243     * xrender evas engine support removed from ecore_evas (api still there)
 244