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 <h2>What's New in 4.9</h2>
 <p>Here are descriptions of some of the more interesting or significant changes
 made to the Eclipse Platform for the 4.9 release of Eclipse. They are grouped into:</p>
 <ul><!-- NOTE: Sync ../topics_WhatsNew.xml with this! -->
 	<li><a href="#ViewsAndDialogs">Views, Dialogs and Toolbar</a></li>
 	<li><a href="#Preferences">Preferences</a></li>
 	<li><a href="#GeneralUpdates">General Updates</a></li>
 </ul>
 <p>
 Plug-in developers will also be interested in the corresponding
 <a href="../../org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/whatsNew/platform_isv_whatsnew.html">What's new</a>
 document in the plug-in developer's guide.</p>
 <p>We also recommend to read the <a href="../tips/platform_tips.html">Tips and Tricks</a>.</p>
 <br/>

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   <col class="title" />
   <col />
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 <tbody>

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     <td id="ViewsAndDialogs" class="section" colspan="2">
     <h2>Views, Dialogs and Toolbar </h2>
     </td>
   </tr>

   <tr id="minimap">
   	<td class="title">Minimap</td>
   	<td class="content">
 	  The <b>Minimap</b> gives you a high level overview of the content of the current active text editor which aids in
 	  navigation and better understanding of the code.
 	  <p>
 	  	The <b>Minimap</b> view can be opened by typing "minimap" in the <b>Quick Access</b> search box.<br/>
 	  	It can also be opened from the <b>Window > Show View > Other...</b> menu and then selecting <b>General > Minimap</b> in the <b>Show View</b> dialog.
 	  </p>
 	  <p>
 	  	<img src="images/minimap-show-view.png" alt="" />
 	  </p>
 	  	Here are the screenshots of the Minimap:
 	  <ul>
 	  	<li>In Light theme:
 	  		<p>
 	  		 <img src="images/minimap-in-light-theme.png" alt="" />
 	  		</p>
 	  	</li>
 	  	<li>In Dark theme:
 	  		<p>
 	  		 <img src="images/minimap-in-dark-theme.png" alt="" />
 	  		</p>
 	  	</li>
 	  </ul>
 	</td>
   </tr>

 	<tr id="markers-on-hierarchy">
 		<td class="title">Project Explorer shows problem markers on project hierarchy</td>
 		<td class="content">
 			When using the <b>Projects Presentation > Hierarchical</b> mode of <b>Project Explorer</b>, the error
 			markers from child projects are now reported to the parent nodes, including the parent projects
 			and folders from other projects.
 			<p>This allows you to easily detect errors and navigate through them from the <b>Project Explorer</b> when
 			the project hierarchy is collapsed.</p>
 			<p>
 				<img src="images/markers_on_hierarchy.png" alt=""/>
 			</p>
 		</td>
 	</tr>


   <tr id="zoom-changed">
   	<td class="title">Restart Eclipse when zoom changes for primary monitor</td>
   	<td class="content">
 	  When the SWT zoom changes for the primary monitor, you are prompted to restart Eclipse to apply the changes.
 	  <p>On Windows 10 with <a href="https://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php#win10dpiawareness">dpiAwareness</a> settings enabled, a dialog to restart the Eclipse SDK is prompted as shown below:</p>
 	  <p>
 	  	<img src="images/restart_dialog_zoom_changed.png" alt="" />
 	  </p>
 	  <p>Note: This feature is currently supported on Windows 10 only.</p>
 	</td>
   </tr>

   <!-- ****************** Preferences ************************************* -->
   <tr>
     <td id="Preferences" class="section" colspan="2">
     <h2>Preferences </h2>
     </td>
   </tr>

   <tr id="platform-team-gsettings-migration">
     <td class="title">Proxy settings migrated to use GSettings instead of GConf</td>
     <td class="content">
       The <b>Preferences > General > Network Connections</b> preference page, now uses GSettings to detect proxy settings instead of GConf.
       <p>
        GConf has been deprecated for several years and isn't available on some systems anymore. GSettings is the latest and up-to-date
        method of fetching system settings from GNOME.
       </p>
     </td>
   </tr>

   <tr id="hide-quick-access-per-default">
     <td class="title">Hidden flag to hide the Quick Access field by default</td>
     <td class="content">
       It's now possible to hide the <b>Quick Access</b> search field (located at top right) by default, by specifying the following preference: <b>org.eclipse.ui/hideQuickAccessPerDefault=true</b>.
       <p>
        The field can be restored by right clicking on the area it occupies and choosing the <b>Restore Hidden Toolbar Entries</b> menu item.
       </p>
     </td>
   </tr>

   <tr id="history-selection">
     <td class="title">Link History view with selection</td>
     <td class="content">
       The <b>History</b> view is now linked with the current user selection by default.
     </td>
   </tr>

   <!-- ******************* General Updates ************************************* -->
   <tr>
     <td id="GeneralUpdates" class="section" colspan="2">
     <h2>General Updates </h2>
     </td>
   </tr>

 	<tr id="ant-version-upgrade">
     <td class="title">Ant 1.10.5</td>
     <td class="content">
       Eclipse has adopted Ant version 1.10.5.
     </td>
   </tr>
   <tr id="batik-update-1.10">
     <td class="title">Batik 1.10 update</td>
     <td class="content">
       The version of Batik included was updated to 1.10 to fix <a href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8013">CVE-2018-8013</a>.
     </td>
   </tr>

   <tr id="linux-file-system-provider-millisecond-precision">
     <td class="title">Linux file system provider millisecond precision</td>
     <td class="content">
       The native file system provider for Linux based operating system now provides millisecond precision and has improved performance.
       The old precision provided seconds precision. It contained no millisecond component, despite being in millisecond unit.
        The old precision can be restored by specifying the command line argument:<pre><code>-Declipse.filesystem.useNatives.modificationTimestampMillisecondsResolution=false</code></pre>
     </td>
   </tr>

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	<title>Eclipse Platform What's New in 4.9</title>
	</head>

	<body>
	<h2>What's New in 4.9</h2>
	<p>Here are descriptions of some of the more interesting or significant changes
	made to the Eclipse Platform for the 4.9 release of Eclipse. They are grouped into:</p>
	<ul><!-- NOTE: Sync ../topics_WhatsNew.xml with this! -->
	<li><a href="#ViewsAndDialogs">Views, Dialogs and Toolbar</a></li>
	<li><a href="#Preferences">Preferences</a></li>
	<li><a href="#GeneralUpdates">General Updates</a></li>
	</ul>
	<p>
	Plug-in developers will also be interested in the corresponding
	<a href="../../org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/whatsNew/platform_isv_whatsnew.html">What's new</a>
	document in the plug-in developer's guide.</p>
	<p>We also recommend to read the <a href="../tips/platform_tips.html">Tips and Tricks</a>.</p>
	<br/>

	<table class="news">
	<colgroup>
	<col class="title" />
	<col />
	</colgroup>
	<tbody>

	<!-- ***************** Views, Dialogs and Toolbar *********************************** -->
	<tr>
	<td id="ViewsAndDialogs" class="section" colspan="2">
	<h2>Views, Dialogs and Toolbar </h2>
	</td>
	</tr>

	<tr id="minimap">
	<td class="title">Minimap</td>
	<td class="content">
	The <b>Minimap</b> gives you a high level overview of the content of the current active text editor which aids in
	navigation and better understanding of the code.
	<p>
	The <b>Minimap</b> view can be opened by typing "minimap" in the <b>Quick Access</b> search box.<br/>
	It can also be opened from the <b>Window > Show View > Other...</b> menu and then selecting <b>General > Minimap</b> in the <b>Show View</b> dialog.
	</p>
	<p>
	<img src="images/minimap-show-view.png" alt="" />
	</p>
	Here are the screenshots of the Minimap:
	<ul>
	<li>In Light theme:
	<p>
	<img src="images/minimap-in-light-theme.png" alt="" />
	</p>
	</li>
	<li>In Dark theme:
	<p>
	<img src="images/minimap-in-dark-theme.png" alt="" />
	</p>
	</li>
	</ul>
	</td>
	</tr>

	<tr id="markers-on-hierarchy">
	<td class="title">Project Explorer shows problem markers on project hierarchy</td>
	<td class="content">
	When using the <b>Projects Presentation > Hierarchical</b> mode of <b>Project Explorer</b>, the error
	markers from child projects are now reported to the parent nodes, including the parent projects
	and folders from other projects.
	<p>This allows you to easily detect errors and navigate through them from the <b>Project Explorer</b> when
	the project hierarchy is collapsed.</p>
	<p>
	<img src="images/markers_on_hierarchy.png" alt=""/>
	</p>
	</td>
	</tr>


	<tr id="zoom-changed">
	<td class="title">Restart Eclipse when zoom changes for primary monitor</td>
	<td class="content">
	When the SWT zoom changes for the primary monitor, you are prompted to restart Eclipse to apply the changes.
	<p>On Windows 10 with <a href="https://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php#win10dpiawareness">dpiAwareness</a> settings enabled, a dialog to restart the Eclipse SDK is prompted as shown below:</p>
	<p>
	<img src="images/restart_dialog_zoom_changed.png" alt="" />
	</p>
	<p>Note: This feature is currently supported on Windows 10 only.</p>
	</td>
	</tr>

	<!-- **************** Preferences *********************************** -->
	<tr>
	<td id="Preferences" class="section" colspan="2">
	<h2>Preferences </h2>
	</td>
	</tr>

	<tr id="platform-team-gsettings-migration">
	<td class="title">Proxy settings migrated to use GSettings instead of GConf</td>
	<td class="content">
	The <b>Preferences > General > Network Connections</b> preference page, now uses GSettings to detect proxy settings instead of GConf.
	<p>
	GConf has been deprecated for several years and isn't available on some systems anymore. GSettings is the latest and up-to-date
	method of fetching system settings from GNOME.
	</p>
	</td>
	</tr>

	<tr id="hide-quick-access-per-default">
	<td class="title">Hidden flag to hide the Quick Access field by default</td>
	<td class="content">
	It's now possible to hide the <b>Quick Access</b> search field (located at top right) by default, by specifying the following preference: <b>org.eclipse.ui/hideQuickAccessPerDefault=true</b>.
	<p>
	The field can be restored by right clicking on the area it occupies and choosing the <b>Restore Hidden Toolbar Entries</b> menu item.
	</p>
	</td>
	</tr>

	<tr id="history-selection">
	<td class="title">Link History view with selection</td>
	<td class="content">
	The <b>History</b> view is now linked with the current user selection by default.
	</td>
	</tr>

	<!-- ***************** General Updates *********************************** -->
	<tr>
	<td id="GeneralUpdates" class="section" colspan="2">
	<h2>General Updates </h2>
	</td>
	</tr>

	<tr id="ant-version-upgrade">
	<td class="title">Ant 1.10.5</td>
	<td class="content">
	Eclipse has adopted Ant version 1.10.5.
	</td>
	</tr>
	<tr id="batik-update-1.10">
	<td class="title">Batik 1.10 update</td>
	<td class="content">
	The version of Batik included was updated to 1.10 to fix <a href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8013">CVE-2018-8013</a>.
	</td>
	</tr>

	<tr id="linux-file-system-provider-millisecond-precision">
	<td class="title">Linux file system provider millisecond precision</td>
	<td class="content">
	The native file system provider for Linux based operating system now provides millisecond precision and has improved performance.
	The old precision provided seconds precision. It contained no millisecond component, despite being in millisecond unit.
	The old precision can be restored by specifying the command line argument:<pre><code>-Declipse.filesystem.useNatives.modificationTimestampMillisecondsResolution=false</code></pre>
	</td>
	</tr>

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	</table>

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