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| author | Marko Gronroos <magi@vaadin.com> | 2012-04-20 10:50:17 +0300 |
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| committer | Marko Gronroos <magi@vaadin.com> | 2012-04-20 10:50:17 +0300 |
| commit | 9b1e46d3a642af0f25d088cca4997f17bf3cbdcf (patch) | |
| tree | 498fbad12450c9fa79b2ab8bf77fa73c971049ef /WebContent | |
| parent | 792ae0e5c43fea879594523f8eef1a695f07823a (diff) | |
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Added release notes for 7.0.alpha2.
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diff --git a/WebContent/release-notes.html b/WebContent/release-notes.html index 1ca217bc56..58067308c4 100644 --- a/WebContent/release-notes.html +++ b/WebContent/release-notes.html @@ -71,16 +71,37 @@ <h2 id="enhancements">Enhancements in Vaadin @version-minor@</h2> <p> - @version-minor@ is the first development release of the upcoming Version 7 of the - Vaadin Framework. It introduces the first set of new features in Vaadin 7, for the - purpose of receiving feedback regarding the changes. + @version-minor@ is the second development release of the upcoming Version 7 of the + Vaadin Framework. It introduces the second set of new features in Vaadin 7, for the + purpose of receiving feedback about the changes. </p> - <p>The major changes in this first phase are: + <p>The major changes in this second alpha phase are: <ul> - <li>Redesign of the window and application APIs</li> - <li>Redesign of forms and data binding</li> + <li>Complete overhaul of the client-server communication architecture + <ul> + <li>All add-on components that have widgets need to be ported to Vaadin 7</li> + <li>Integration of a GWT widget is done in a <i>connector</i> class + <ul> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Component-to-widget mapping now defined on the client-side, in the connector</li> + <li>No more <b style="text-decoration: line-through">Paintable</b> or <b style="text-decoration: line-through">VariableOwner</b> + <li>Server-side component and client-side widget can have a <emphasis>shared state</emphasis> object which is automatically synchronized</li> + <li>Both client-side and server-side can make RPC calls to the other side + <ul> + <li>Communicated in the next request/response</li> + <li>No return values + <li>Typically for communicating events</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>UIDL is deprecated</li> + <li>Compatibility layer for Vaadin 6 included for easy migration</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Get computed style of a component from the browser</li> + <li>Support for border, padding, and margin in core layout components</li> </ul> <p> |