What is New in RichFaces 3.2.0

Environment changes

• JSF 1.1 and JDK 1.4 support is dropped
• So only JSF 1.2 implementation and Java 5 and higher is supported now
• Framework now uses JSF 1.2 API

New components:

• Combo Box
• Inplace Input
• Inplace Select
• Progress Bar
• File Upload
• Columns
• Pick List

New Features:

• DataTable? Sorting
• DataTable? Filtering
• Calendar Month and Year manual selection
• Objects selection for suggestion box
• Standard components skinning
• Client-side EL functions
• #{rich:clientId(Id)}
• #{rich:element(Id)}
• #{rich:component(Id)}

Bug Fixes

More than 900 bugs and developers requests were fixed.

Documentation

New components in the guide

• RF-1199 Dynamic columns
• RF-2174 Pick list
• RF-1690 Progress bar
• RF-1216 Combo Box
• RF-1226 Inplace editors
• RF-1207 File Upload

New feature in the guide

• RF-1740 Data Table: sorting and filtering

Improvements in description of the components

• RF-2768 toolBar description: possibility of custom separator definition
• RF-2181 Skinnability examples are improved for components
• RF-2098 DnD? in IE6 problem is described for dragSupport component
• RF-1137 Tree component is rewritten
• RF-2100 modalPanel: synchShow method description is added
• RF-2099 a4j:support as a facet
• RF-2681 ClientId? new functionality is described
• RF-2190 Add onitem* events for toolbar are described
• RF-2060 <rich:dataFilterSlider> skin and classes description is added
• RF-2060 "immediate" attribute for inputs is described
• RF-2060 Table cells rerendering is described
• RF-2276 scrollableDataTable and multiple drag & drop example are added
• RF-2196 dropDownMenu component disablement possibility is described

Improvements in chapters and sections

• RF-2408 JSF standard components skinning
• RF-2145 Scripts and Styles Load Strategy section is updated
• RF-2060 Richfaces usage on Oracle

Guide build improvements

• RF-2060 Components chapter splitting is fixed

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