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| <title>Eclipse Platform What's New in 4.14</title> |
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| <h2>What's New in Eclipse 4.14 (Platform)</h2> |
| <p>Here are descriptions of some of the more interesting or significant changes |
| made to the Eclipse Platform for the 4.14 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="#TextEditors">Text Editors</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#Debug">Debug</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#StylingThemes">Themes and Styling</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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| <!-- ******************* Views, Dialogs and Toolbar ************************************* --> |
| <tr> |
| <td id="ViewsAndDialogs" class="section" colspan="2"> |
| <h2>Views, Dialogs and Toolbar </h2> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="new-view-menu-icon"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=551604 --> |
| <td class="title">New view menu icon</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| The view menu chevron icon (<small><small>▽</small></small>) is replaced by a modern equivalent, the vertical ellipsis ( <b>⠇</b>). |
| <p> |
| Almost every view has a menu that may contain additional configuration settings like filters, layout settings, and so on. The view menu was often |
| overlooked and we expect that this change will help users to find it. |
| </p> |
| <br/> |
| <img src="images/view_menu.png" alt="View Menu with vertical ellipsis icon highlighted"/><br/><br/> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="quick-access-improvements"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=551970 --> |
| <td class="title">Find Actions: The improved Quick Access</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| The formerly called <b>Quick Access</b> action has been retitled to <b>Find Actions</b> to better emphasize its goal.<br/><br/> |
| The related UI has changed a bit to improve its usage and accessibility: |
| <ul> |
| <li>The widget item is now a regular toolbar item (button-like)</li> |
| <li>An icon is shown</li> |
| <li>Right-clicking on the tool item works and shows typical actions, including <b>Hide</b></li> |
| <li>The proposals are now a regular dialog, centered on the workbench</li> |
| </ul> |
| These changes will greatly improve the experience if you're using a screen reader as it relies on a more standardized focus state. This also |
| leverages all the default and usual accessibility features of dialogs (moveable, resizable...). |
| <p>Loading the proposals has been improved as well to avoid UI freezes when loading proposals.</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="quick-text-search-in-Find-Actions"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=551970 --> |
| <td class="title">Find Actions finds text in file contents</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| <b>Find Actions</b> is now extended by the <b>Quick Text Search</b> feature to show the potential |
| text matches in file contents also in the proposals. |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/file-content-find-action.png" alt=""/> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| If the Quick Text Search bundle wasn't started yet, you may miss those matches. In this case, you can use <b>Find Actions</b> itself |
| to activate the Quick Text Search by finding and selecting the <b>Activate bundle for 'File content' proposals</b> entry. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/activate-file-content.png" alt="Activate File Contents"/> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="open-file-find-actions"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=552714 --> |
| <td class="title">Find Actions lists workspace files</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| <b>Find Actions</b> can now list matching file names from the workspace (similar to the <b>Open Resource</b> dialog). |
| Upon selection the file is opened in the editor. |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/find-actions-resources.png" alt=""/> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="project-explorer-inline-rename"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=550560 --> |
| <td class="title"> |
| Inline rename for simple resources while in Project Explorer. |
| </td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| In the <b>Project Explorer</b>, renaming (with the <b><code>F2</code></b> shortcut or Rename context menu) will start an inline rename for normal resources when other files aren't affected by the rename. |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/project-explorer-inline-renaming.png" alt="" /> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| In cases where other files are affected by the rename, or the rename operation is customized, the rename dialog will appear as it previously did. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <!-- ******************* End of Views, Dialogs and Toolbar ************************************* --> |
| |
| <!-- ******************* Text Editors ************************************* --> |
| <tr> |
| <td id="TextEditors" class="section" colspan="2"> |
| <h2>Text Editors </h2> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="show-markers-as-code-minings"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=547665 --> |
| <td class="title">Show problem markers inline</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| You can now see the <b>errors, warnings, and info markers</b> inline in most of the text editors. |
| No more mousing around to see the actual error message! |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/annotation-code-mining-jdt.png" alt="Java editor showing a warning and an error inline"/> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| You can see the available quick-fixes by clicking on the message. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/annotation-code-mining-quickfix.png" alt="Manifest editor the quick-fix menu for an error displayed inline"/> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| You can enable it on preference page <b>General > Editors > Text Editors</b> and set <b>Show Code Minings for Annotations</b> to: |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>None (default)</li> |
| <li>Error</li> |
| <li>Errors / Warnings</li> |
| <li>Errors / Warnings /Info</li> |
| </ul> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="delete-spaces-as-tabs"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=483846 --> |
| <td class="title">Backspace/delete can treat spaces as tabs</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| If you use the <b>Insert spaces for tabs</b> option, now you can also change the backspace and delete keys behavior to remove multiple spaces at once, as if they were a tab. |
| <p> |
| The new setting is called <b>Remove multiple spaces on backspace/delete</b> and is found on the <b>General > Editors > Text Editors</b> preference page. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/delete-spaces-as-tabs.png" alt="Text editors preference page"/> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <!-- ******************* End of Text Editors ************************************* --> |
| |
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| <td id="Debug" class="section" colspan="2"> |
| <h2>Debug </h2> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="collapse-all-debug-view"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=498365 --> |
| <td class="title">Collapse All Button in the Debug View</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| In the <b>Debug</b> View, now you can now use the new <b>Collapse All</b> button to collapse all the launches. |
| <p> |
| Before collapsing: |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/collapse-all-debug-view-before.png" alt=""/> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| After collapsing: |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/collapse-all-debug-view-after.png" alt=""/> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="control-character-console"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=76936 --> |
| <td class="title">Control character interpretation in Console View</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| The <b>Console</b> View can now interpret the control characters backslash (<code>\b</code>) and |
| carriage return (<code>\r</code>). |
| <p> |
| This feature is disabled by default. You can enable it on the <b>Run/Debug > Console</b> preference |
| page. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <!-- ****************** End of Debug ************************************* --> |
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| <td id="Preferences" class="section" colspan="2"> |
| <h2>Preferences </h2> |
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| </tr> |
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| |
| <!-- ******************* Themes and Styling ************************************* --> |
| <tr> |
| <td id="StylingThemes" class="section" colspan="2"> |
| <h2>Themes and Styling </h2> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="ui-forms-styling"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=549916 --> |
| <td class="title">Improvements in UI Forms Styling</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| CSS customization of <code>ExpandableComposite</code> and <code>Section</code> was reworked to give you more control over their styling. |
| In dark mode, those elements now integrate better with other Form elements. |
| <p>Old:</p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/pom_dark_old.png" alt=""/> |
| </p> |
| <p>New:</p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/pom_dark_new.png" alt=""/> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="perspective-switcher"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=551390 --> |
| <td class="title">Perspective switcher gets aligned with normal toolbar styling </td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| The special styling of the <b>Perspective switcher</b> has been removed to make the Toolbar look |
| consistent. This also reduces OS specific styling issues with the perspective switcher. |
| <p>Old:</p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/old-perspective-switcher.png" alt=""/> |
| </p> |
| <p>New:</p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="images/new-perspective-switcher.png" alt=""/> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="dark-colors-usage"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=551707 --> |
| <td class="title">Usage of consistent colors for the dark theme</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| The usage of different shades of gray in the dark theme was reduced. |
| <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=551707 --> |
| <p>The styling of the widgets is also not based on the selected view anymore, which makes the UI more consistent.</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <!-- ******************* End of Themes and Styling ************************************* --> |
| |
| <!-- ******************* General Updates ************************************* --> |
| <tr> |
| <td id="GeneralUpdates" class="section" colspan="2"> |
| <h2>General Updates </h2> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="ant-version-upgrade"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=550793 --> |
| <td class="title">Ant 1.10.7</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| Eclipse has adopted Ant version 1.10.7. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr id="ant-ui-support-for-include-task"> <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=412809 --> |
| <td class="title">Support for the Ant include task added</td> |
| <td class="content"> |
| The Ant <code>include</code> task (available in the Ant library since 1.8.0) is now fully recognized by the ant-ui-plugin and validated accordingly. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
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