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  <h3>Arrow Buttons</h3>

  <p>
    Finally, we support the <code>SWT.ARROW</code> style flag for <code>Button</code>.
    This style is used together with one of <code>SWT.TOP</code>, <code>SWT.BOTTOM</code>,
    <code>SWT.LEFT</code>, or <code>SWT.RIGHT</code> to create buttons with an arrow symbol.
  </p>
  <p>
    <img class="framed" title="Arrow Buttons in RAP" src="images/ArrowButtons.png" />
  </p>
  <p>
  Of course, the style of arrow buttons can be configured in a theme:
  </p>
  <pre><code>Button[ARROW] {
  border: 1px solid #bdbdbd;
  padding: 10px;
}

Button-ArrowIcon[UP] {
  background-image: url( theme/images/arrow-up.png );
}
...</code></pre>

  <h3>Non-blocking Script Evaluation for Browser</h3>

  <p>
    The <code>Browser</code> widget provides two methods to execute JavaScript,
    <code>execute()</code> and <code>evaluate()</code>.
    Both methods are blocking and won't work with the new <code>JEE_COMPATIBILITY</code> mode.
  </p>
  <p>
    Therefore, a new utility class <code>BrowserUtil</code> has been introduced to evaluate
    JavaScript in a Browser widget in a non-blocking way.
    Instead of waiting for the script to be executed, you provide a
    <code>BrowserCallback</code> implementation that will be notified when the evaluation has
    completed:
  </p>
  <pre><code>Browser browser = new Browser( parent, SWT.NONE );
...
BrowserUtil.evaluate( browser, script, new BrowserCallback() {
  public void evaluationSucceeded( Object result ) {
  }
  public void evaluationFailed( Exception exception ) {
  }
} );</code></pre>

  <h3>Markup Support for List</h3>

  <p>
    The support for simple HTML markup has been extended to the List widget.
    It can be activated in the same way like in Table and Label, using the constant
    <code>RWT.MARKUP_ENABLED</code>.
    Custom item height is supported too, using <code>RWT.CUSTOM_ITEM_HEIGHT</code>.
  </p>
  <p>
    <img class="framed" title="List widget with HTML markup" src="images/Markup-List.png" />
  </p>

  <h3>New Animations</h3>

  <p>
    The theming for <code>Shell</code> and <code>Composite</code> now supports these additional
    animations:
  </p>
  <p>
    <code>flyInTop</code>, <code>flyInRight</code>, <code>flyInBottom</code>, <code>flyInLeft</code>,<br/>
    <code>flyOutTop</code>, <code>flyOutRight</code>, <code>flyOutBottom</code>, <code>flyOutLeft</code>
  </p>
  <p>
    In addition, <code>Composite</code> now also supports
    <code>fadeIn</code>, <code>fadeOut</code>, <code>slideIn</code>, and <code>slideOut</code>.
  </p>
  <p>
    The animations are shown when the widget either appears or disappears, respectively.
    Since the widget's children are animated together with its parent, it's now possible to
    animate any widget by placing it in a Composite.
    It should be noted that the animations may not run smoothly in older browsers, or when the
    Shell/Composite is very bulky.
    Using fadeIn/Our or slideIn/Out in IE7 or 8 can cause minor rendering glitches during the
    animation, depending on the contained widgets and their theming.
  </p>

  <h3>Changes to Application API</h3>

  <p>
    In 1.5 M3, we introduced a new API to define and start RAP applications programmatically.
    We've noticed that the interface names involved in this new API lead to confusion,
    therefore we decided to rename a couple of interfaces to make the API easier to understand
    and to use.
    <a href="http://eclipsesource.com/blogs/2012/05/09/the-new-application-api-in-rap/">This
    post</a> explains the new API in more detail.
  <p>
  </p>
    To define an application, you now have to implement the interface
    <code>ApplicationConfiguration</code>:
  </p>
  <pre><code>public class SimpleConfiguration implements ApplicationConfiguration {

  public void configure( Application application ) {
    application.addEntryPoint( "/simple", SimpleEntryPoint.class, null );
    application.addEntryPoint( "/other", AnotherEntryPoint.class, null );
  }
}
</code></pre>
  <p>
    When registered as an OSGi service, an application instance will be started from this
    configuration by the <code>org.eclipse.rap.rwt.osgi</code> bundle.
  </p>
  <p>
    Also, the <code>param-name</code> for registering an ApplicationConfiguration in a
    <code>web.xml</code> has changed. It is kept in the constant
    <code>ApplicationConfiguration.CONFIGURATION_PARAM</code>.
    The JavaDoc of this constant contains a code example.
  </p>
  <p>
    Alternatively, an application can also be started programmatically using an
    <code>ApplicationRunner</code>:
  </p>
  <pre><code>ApplicationConfiguration configuration = new SimpleConfiguration();
ApplicationRunner runner = new ApplicationRunner( configuration, servletContext );
runner.start();
</code></pre>

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