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     * ecore_wayland
  54      - Add Ecore_Wayland (backend to support Wayland).
  55     * ecore_imf
  56      - ecore_imf_context_event_callback_add()
  57      - ecore_imf_context_event_callback_del()
  58      - ecore_imf_context_event_callback_call()
  59      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_imdata_set()
  60      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_imdata_get()
  61      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_return_key_type_set()
  62      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_return_key_type_get()
  63      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_return_key_disabled_set()
  64      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_return_key_disabled_get()
  65      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_caps_lock_mode_set()
  66      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_caps_lock_mode_get()
  67      - add XIM attribute support
  68      - add HEX, TERMINAL and PASSWORD layouts
  69      - panel-specific data set/get
  70      - panel show/hide
  71      - set return key type or disable return on panel
  72     * ecore_win32:
  73      - ecore_win32_focus()
  74      - ecore_win32_focus_get()
  75      - ecore_win32_window_focus()
  76      - ecore_win32_window_focus_get()
  77     * ecore_wince:
  78      - ecore_wince_focus()
  79      - ecore_wince_focus_get()
  80      - ecore_wince_window_focus()
  81      - ecore_wince_window_focus_get()
  82     * ecore_wayland:
  83      - Add wayland support to ecore
  84
  85 Fixes:
  86     * ecore:
  87      - animator adding another animator that adds another animator ... loop.
  88      - possible leak related to g_static_mutex's on some architectures.
  89      - stop leaking signal events
  90     * ecore_thread:
  91      - ecore_thread_feedback_run now handle try_no_queue the way it logically should.
  92      - prevent double free that could cause crash when an Ecore_Thread stop.
  93     * ecore_x:
  94      - ecore_x_randr_modes_info_get does not cut off the trailing '\0' anymore.
  95      - possible 0 byte allocation.
  96     * ecore_win32/wince:
  97      - do not autorepeat Ctrl, Shift, Alt and Win keys.
  98      - Check control charater and convert into printing character
  99     * ecore_con:
 100      - fix case where SSL certificates not being used.
 101      - post data corruption due to it not being copied to the con struct.
 102     * ecore_evas:
 103      - mouse down count handling when grabs happen.
 104      - ecore_evas_fb support works again now with keyboard input
 105     * ecore_file:
 106      - do not limit downloads to 30sec with ecore_file_download().
 107     * ecore_fb:
 108      - bring ecore_fb back to a working state
 109
 110 Improvements:
 111     * ecore:
 112      - most allocations moved to mempools
 113      - ecore_thread rewrite to use eina_lock and other ecore infra
 114     * ecore_con:
 115      - certificates can now be added for STARTTTLS
 116     * ecore_win32:
 117      - fix modifiers value on Windows XP
 118     * ecore_thread:
 119      - use eina_lock
 120      - use Ecore thread safe async call
 121     * ecore_evas:
 122      - use Evas buffer backend for SDL software engine
 123      - clean up ecore-evas-buffer code somewhat
 124
 125 Deprecations:
 126     * ecore_x:
 127      - ecore_x_randr_crtc_current_get()
 128
 129 Removal:
 130     * ecore_win32:
 131      - ecore_win32_focus_set()
 132
 133 Ecore 1.1.0
 134
 135 Changes since Ecore 1.0.0:
 136 --------------------------
 137
 138 Additions:
 139
 140     * ecore:
 141      - ecore_thread_reschedule()
 142      - ecore_exe_data_set()
 143      - ecore_animator_timeline_add()
 144      - ecore_timer_dump()
 145      - custom ecore animator tick mode and support
 146      - ecore_pipe_freeze/thaw()
 147      - ecore_pipe_wait()
 148      - ecore_throttle()
 149      - ecore_main_loop_thread_safe_call_async()
 150      - ecore_main_loop_thread_safe_call_sync()
 151      - ecore_thread_main_loop_begin()
 152      - ecore_thread_main_loop_end()
 153
 154     * ecore_con:
 155      - ECORE_CON_EVENT_CLIENT_ERROR, ECORE_CON_EVENT_SERVER_ERROR events
 156      - Ecore_Con_Event_Server_Error, Ecore_Con_Event_Client_Error types
 157      - ecore_con_client_port_get()
 158      - ecore_con_url_ssl_verify_peer_set()
 159      - ecore_con_url_ssl_ca_set()
 160      - ecore_con_url_pipeline_set()
 161      - ecore_con_url_pipeline_get()
 162      - ecore_con_ssl_client/server_upgrade()
 163      - ECORE_CON_CLIENT/SERVER_UPGRADE events
 164      - ecore_con_server_timeout_get/set()
 165      - ecore_con_ssl_server_verify_basic()
 166      - ecore_con_url_url_get()
 167      - ecore_con_server_fd_get()
 168      - ecore_con_client_fd_get()
 169      - ECORE_CON_EVENT_CLIENT_WRITE, ECORE_CON_EVENT_SERVER_WRITE events
 170
 171     * ecore_evas:
 172      - ecore_evas_screen_geometry_get()
 173      - ecore_cocoa_evas support
 174
 175     * ecore_file:
 176      - ecore_file_download_full()
 177
 178     * ecore_imf:
 179      - ecore_imf_context_canvas_get()
 180      - ecore_imf_context_window_get()
 181      - ecore_imf_context_preedit_string_with_attributes_get()
 182      - added controls for auto-capitalization and prediction controls
 183      - ecore_imf_context_input_panel_enabled_set/get()
 184      - ecore_imf_context_cursor_location_set()
 185
 186     * ecore_x:
 187      - ecore_x_randr_edid_*()
 188      - ecore_x_randr_screen_backlight_*()
 189      - more ecore_x_sync api controls to support ecore_evas
 190      - shape input setting support added
 191      - ecore_x_screen_size_get()
 192
 193 Fixes:
 194
 195     * https failing via curl
 196     * removed SIGRT handling as it was broken anyway and unused
 197     * space key handling in ecore_wince/ecore_win32 support
 198     * wince background erasing
 199     * 300 second timeout to handle slow or large downloads in ecore_con
 200     * ecore_file inotify fd's to not be inherited by forked children
 201     * ecore_file compilation if ecore_con and curl disabled
 202     * crash in ecore_con_ssl when attempting connections on dead socket
 203     * ecore-evas interceptor not handling override-redirect
 204     * ecore_con_url_ftp_upload to complete uploads always
 205     * window removal from ignore_list in ecore_x
 206     * bug in ecore_evas when setting modifiers for sub buffer canvases
 207     * NULL pointer dereference in ecore_x selection notification code
 208     * sync GNUTLS thread activation with eina changes
 209     * ecore_ipc compilation on Windows
 210     * fix Shift, Control, Alt and AltGr keys detection on Windows XP
 211     * "mouse-down inside and mouse-up outside" issue on Windows
 212     * ecore_x shadow tree search fixed to respect shape input of windows
 213     * fd handlers fixed when idler callbacks add jobs or events
 214     * ecore_x_selection_convert takes length into account
 215     * security issue in openssl certificate verification
 216     * gnutls server client certificate verification
 217     * epoll delete of fd handling in forked child
 218     * grouping of timers that go off very close to each other go off together
 219     * generic event buffer handling in ecore_x fixed
 220     * use current size not requested size when getting geom in ecore-evas
 221     * ecore_cocoa now handles windows correctly
 222     * ecore_file_download error handling when ecore_con_url_get fails
 223     * focus and mouse-in initial state on some ecore-evas back-ends
 224
 225 Improvements:
 226
 227     * reduced memory needed for list of fd's in ecore by using inlist
 228     * ecore_evas now is able to send render-done even if not syncing to comp
 229     * more safety checks in ecore_con are support
 230     * ecore timer monotonic clock now supported on OSX
 231     * make ecore_con work on Windows
 232     * improve resize/move on Windows
 233     * improve keyboard management on Windows XP
 234     * refactored _ecore_main_loop_iterate_internal
 235     * better safety with ecore_evas_ecore_evas_get
 236     * ecore-evas produces more errors on stderr when errors happen now
 237     * ecore-con works on IPv6 now
 238     * inet_ntop instead of getnameinfo for ecore_con_client_get_ip
 239     * ecore-con unit tests added
 240     * ecore-evas fb uses ecore_input_evas now instead of going direct
 241     * fix ecore-evas x changing of override support if window not shown yet
 242
 243 Removals:
 244
 245     * xrender evas engine support removed from ecore_evas (api still there)
 246