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    Meet Qt 5.13

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    New in Qt 5.13 and Tools Update

    Get ready for a round of great new features and development tools! Highlights include

    • Improvements to Qt Quick, Qt Quick Controls 2, Qt 3D, Qt WebEngine, and more
    • Full support for Qt for WebAssembly and Qt KNX 
    • Sketch support for Qt Design Studio and other upgrades to our UI design tools

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    What Else Is New?

    We wanted Qt 5.13 to be a real treat for all of you, which is why we focused on fulfilling your popular requests and improved some of Qt's tried and tested features (as well as adding a couple of new ones). 

     

    Qt GUI​

    Classes for windowing system integration, event handling, OpenGL and OpenGL ES integration, 2D graphics, basic imaging, fonts and text. ​

    • Added a new API QImage::convertTo (converts image in place)
    • QPainterPath: support clear, reserve and capacity methods with same semantics than QVector::clear() (allocations are preserved)
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    Qt QML​

    Qt QML module provides a framework for developing applications and libraries with the QML language​

    • Improved support for enums declared in C++.​
    • JavaScript "null" as binding value is now optimized at compile time (QTBUG-72098).​
    • QML now generates function tables on 64bit windows, making it possible to unwind the stack through JITed functions (QTBUG-50061).​
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    Qt Quick & Qt Quick Controls 2

    Technology for building slick-looking , fluid, dynamic and cross-platform UIs. 

    • Qt Quick​: Added support to TableView for hiding rows and columns​
    • Qt Quick Controls 2​
      • Added SplitView, a control that lays out items horizontally or vertically with a draggable splitter between each item​
      • Added cache property to icon.​

     

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    Qt WebEngine

    Provides functionality for rendering regions of dynamic web content.​

    • Now based on Chromium 73
    • Application-local client certificate store
    • Client certificate support from QML
    • PDF viewing via internal Chromium extension
    • Web Notifications API
    • Thread-safe and page-specific url request interceptors
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    Qt Network​

    Provides a set of APIs for programming applications that use TCP/IP​​

    • Windows: Secure Channel support for SSL socket (QTBUG-62637)​
    • OCSP stapling support (QTBUG-12812, QTBUG-17158)
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    Qt Multimedia

    Provides a rich set of QML types and C++ classes to handle multimedia content​.

    • Gapless playback in QML VideoOutput using flushMode property​
    • Added support of GStreamer for Windows/macOS​
    • Added HTTP headers and audio roles for Android​
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    Watch Qt for WebAssembly in action

    Qt for WebAssembly: Now Fully Supported

    Run native Qt applications in the browser with no installation.​

    • Better performance through native execution​
    • Zero installation on desktop and mobile platforms
    • Security through sandboxing​
    • Almost no additional testing effort, with one reliable and performant tool chain (design & coding) for all scenarios
     Read Qt creator 4.9.0 release post
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    Qt Design Studio 1.2

    The latest edition of the Qt UI design and development tool now lets you seamlessly import your designs from Sketch (in addition to Photoshop) and turn them into code! In addition, Also included in Qt Design Studio 1.2:

     Read Qt Design Studio 1.2 release post

    Qt Creator 4.9 IDE

    Check out a feature overview of Qt Creator 4.9 including:

    • C++ Support: Improved UI for diagnostics from the Clang analyzer tools
    • QML parser updated to Qt 5.12, adding support for ECMAScript 7
    • New performance profiling plugin for software running on Linux - Perf
    • and more! 
     Read Qt creator 4.9.0 release post

    New Version of Qt Safe Renderer

    TÜV NORD certifies that you can use Qt to build functionally safe embedded systems. The QSR 1.1 is certified based on the new edition of ISO 26262:2018 series of standards. It includes:

    • Qt Safe Renderer Code
    • Designer and Build Tooling
    • The Safety Manual
    • The Certification Artifacts
    • Global Qt Technical Support
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    Watch QtLottie animations running inside a QtQuick application.

    Qt Lottie Animation Tech Preview

    Engineers and UI designers can now easily embed Adobe After Effect animations directly into Qt Quick applications without the need to rebuild the animation using code later on.

    We are constantly publishing new components, so please test them and send us your  feedback and suggestions!

    Blog Post: Announcing QtLottie

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    Qt ❤️ IoT

    Qt 5.13 also has a lot of exciting news for you IoT-aficionados out there. Read more about them below and follow the links!

    If you're looking for an overview of how Qt accelerates and improves the automation industry in our free webinar "Looking to the future in Automation"

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    Qt KNX

    The client side of a client - KNXnet/IP server connection. This connection can be used to send messages to the KNX bus and to control the functionalities of the KNX devices.

    • Added secure client API

    Resources: Webinars  

    Building Automation 4.0 with KNX and Qt  

    Merging IoT with Qt KNX and Qt MQTT
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    Qt OPC UA

    Next generation of Industry 4.0 applications with Qt based on Client / Server architecture​​.
    • C++ API now fully supported
    • Added QML API (tech preview)
    • Added secure client C++ API (tech preview)
    • UaCpp and Open62542 backend are now feature-equal

     

    Resource: Webinar

    Secure connections with Qt OPC UA
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    Qt CoAP (Constrained Application Protocol) – Tech Preview

    Client-side implementation of the M2M protocol. Ideal for use in constrained networks and nodes.

    • Security based on Datagram TLS over UDP​ 
    • Group communication defined by RFC 7390​
    • Blockwise transfers defined by RFC 7959​
    • Resource observation defined by RFC 7641​
    • Resource discovery (multicast/single server)

    Resource: Blog Post

    Introducing QtCoAP

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    Working with a configuration that is way different than what we officially support? Tell us more, we also love tinkering around and have helped many Qt fans get up to speed.

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    The Insider's Guide to Excellent UX for the Non-UX People

    Not a UX expert? Here's a chance to catch up on all things UX as it relates to product development – what it is, why it matters, and what you can do about it, including some basic best practices for achieving an excellent UX with your products.

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