1. RichFacesWhatIsNewIn3_3_0
RichFaces 3.3.0.GA - January, 2009
The sections corresponds to the sections used in the poll http://www.jboss.com/index.html?
module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=134778. The resources will be distributed according to the
result of the poll. I.e. 75% is fall of the section 3.
section 1 (New Components)
• rich:editor - WYSIWYG editor that allows to input the formatted text. Tiny_mce (
http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/) widget is used for component creation. SeamText is
supported out of the box. Overview
The <rich:editor> is documented in "RichFaces Developer Guide".
• a4j:queue. Global/default queues mechanisms is implemented. Separate
component for queues definition is created. Overview
Read more about <a4j:queue> in "RichFaces Developer Guide": "<a4j:queue>" -
describes the component usage details , and "Queue Principles" covers general
aspects of the queue.
More details about new components and features can be found in "RichFaces 3.3.0
Release: New Components and Features Overview".
section 2 (Enhancements, Simplifications)
• ExtendedDataTable component was reviewed and improved according to the community feedback (was
introduced in 3.2.2 in "preview" state).
• Menu Components are improved according to the requests from community. Menu Items now could be
used as standalone components. E.g. direct children for the toolbar. (https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/
RF-2937)
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2. RichFacesWhatIsNewIn3_3_0
• Data Table improvement https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-2170 - onRowContextMenu event is
introduced according to numerous community requests.
• Framework Queue implementation was fully reviewed and improved additionally to a4j:queue component
implementation.
section 3 (Code Stability)
• bug fixing
• keeping unit test coverage on a high level.
• auto tests (Server and Client). Selenium Test Suite. See description at: http://
wiki.jboss.org/wiki/RichFacesWhatIsNewIn3_2_2
• control of common quality metrics (PMD/Checkstyle). See description at: http://
wiki.jboss.org/wiki/RichFacesWhatIsNewIn3_2_2
section 4 (Look-n-Feel)
• Standard elements skinning feature additional configuration is provided https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/
RF-3242 . Also Chrome support is reviewed and improved. https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-4383
Documentation
New components in dev guide
• RF-5042 New component: (x)HTML editor
• RF-4664 The <a4j:queue> component
• RF-5361 Queue (as a framework element) principles
New features in dev guide
• RF-5287 inputNumberSlider component two new features description. The feature are - slider orientation
can be changed to vertical and arrow controls for more precise selection are added.
Improvements in description of the components in dev guide
• RF-4442 File Upload: incorrect component documentation: Table 6.210. JavaScript API - fixed
• RF-4205 Diagnostic message is described
• RF-4511 Information on minWidth/minHeight usage in JS options is added
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3. RichFacesWhatIsNewIn3_3_0
• RF-3699 Info about UITree#getRowData() is added
• RF-4512 Info about data pagination in scrollableDataTable is added
• RF-4216 Description of AjaxKeepAlive tag usage on a page is added. Section "Create the component
dynamically using Java" was removed
• RF-4215 Classnames for all commonTreeListeners entities are changed from
"javax.faces.component.UIComponent" to corresponding "org.richfaces.[listener_name]"
• RF-3136 Additional info about ajaxKeys is added
• RF-5174 Note is added telling that rich:modalPanel should have its own form inside and be placed
outside any external ones
• RF-5097 fileUpload component description is updated
• RF-5191 SuggestionBox frequency default value is changed to 400ms
• RF-5282 Description of the attributes showDetail and showSummary for the
rich:message is corrected
• RF-1138 Tree component built-in drag'n'drop has been described
• RF-5075 Calendar ondateselected attribute description is updated
• RF-5467 Code sample in rich:toolTip chapter is corrected. Its description is
updated
• RF-5219 dropSupport: typeMapping attribute description and related paragraph in
"Details of Usage" were updated. Paragraph describing "acceptedTypes" attribute
was updated with image and code snippet.
• RF-5428 The "switchType" attribute descriptions has been corrected for the
following components: simpleTogglePanel, tabPanel, tab, togglePanel, tree.
• RF-3903 Describtion of attributes for <rich:graphValidator> and images of the
corresponding section are updated
• RF-2220 Default values are corrected, new are added.
Improvements in chapters and sections in dev guide
• RF-4531 Section 2.3 of developer guide that contained wrong information is corrected
• RF-4069 URLs of resources generated by RF is corrected and info about this is added in the guide
• RF-4419 Information about "No filters for a pages without RichFaces resources" is added
• RF-4080 Details for web.xml configuration is added in oreder to successfully integrate fileUpload
component with myfaces framework
• RF-4492 richfaces-usersguide.pdf link is fixed on HTML version, was dead.
• RF-3117 Wiki: ViewExpiredException workaround is written
• RF-2799 RF integral parts. info about Prototype 1.6.0.3, jQuery 1.2.6 and Script.aculo.us 1.8.1 is added
• RF-4056 Getting Started with RichFaces chapter is updated
• RF-4596 Standard Skinning & Portlets note is added
• RF-4915 JSF version has been updated, docs are updated as well
• RF-4542 Docs for web.xml settings incorrectly reference SeamFaceletViewHandler. Fixed.
• RF-5190 Upgrade to prototype.js 1.6.0.3 and script.aculo.us 1.8.2. docs are updated
• RF-3986 oncomplete documentation in richfaces_userguide.pdf wrong - fixed.
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• RF-3560 Style class attributes are added to docs
• RF-4060 Cookbook is linked to the the guide
Improvements in FAQ guide
• RF-5176 "How to launch the RichFaces sample on the JBoss server" section is added
• RF-5092 Section "Why form isn't submitted or setter isn't called after AJAX
request" is updated
• RF-3860 Info about differences in a4j 3.2.x and a4j 3.1.1 is added
Improvemnts in Migration guide
• RF-3048 Migration guide is updated. Chapter describing 3.2.x to 3.3.0. migration is added and chapter
describing migration from 3.1.x to 3.2.x is updated
Articles and Tutorials
• RF-4494 Tutorial about developing the Sample application is written. First draft version.
• RF-5393 Blog article introducing new features of 3.3.0. release is written
• RF-4933 Web applications security security articles are written.
• RF-3692 CDK tutorial is updated
Guides build improvements
• RF-4857 Time and date on online nightly builds now are shown
• RF-4927 Collapsing on TOC bug is fixed
• RF-4107 One resources folder is made for all 4 guides
• RF-5429 Possibility to get an anchor as a link
on guide pages is added
• RF-4644 Possibility to comment each particular page of html docs online -
Feedback Form is implemented
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