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Druid v0.6.0 Release Notes

Release Date: 2020-06-01 // over 4 years ago

  • Highlights

    X11 backend for druid-shell.

    👍 [@crsaracco] got us started and implemented basic support to run druid on bare-metal X11 in [#599]. ➕ Additional features got fleshed out in [#894] and [#900] by [@xStrom] and in [#920], [#961], and [#982] by [@jneem].

    🐧 While still incomplete this lays the foundation for running druid on Linux without relying on GTK.

    🌐 Web backend for druid-shell.

    🌐 [@elrnv] continued the work of [@tedsta] and implemented a mostly complete web backend via WebAssembly (Wasm) in [#759] and enabled all druid examples to 💻 run in the browser.

    🔊 While some features like the clipboard, menus or file dialogs are not yet available, all fundamental features are there.

    🍎 Using Core Graphics on macOS.

    👍 [@cmyr] continued the work of [@jrmuizel] and implemented Core Graphics support for Piet in piet#176.

    Those changes made it into druid via [#905]. 🍎 This means that druid no longer requires cairo on macOS and uses Core Graphics instead.

    ➕ Added

    • Standardized and exposed more methods on more contexts. ([#970], [#972], [#855] by [@cmyr], [#898] by [@finnerale], [#954] by [@xStrom], [#917] by [@jneem])
    • 📄 im feature, with Data support for the im crate collections. ([#924] by [@cmyr])
    • 👍 im::Vector support for the List widget. ([#940] by [@xStrom])
    • TextBox can receive EditAction commands. ([#814] by [@cmyr])
    • Split::min_splitter_area(f64) to add padding around the splitter bar. ([#738] by [@xStrom])
    • Published druid::text module. ([#816] by [@cmyr])
    • 🚦 InternalEvent::MouseLeave signalling the cursor left the window. ([#821] by [@teddemunnik])
    • InternalEvent::RouteTimer to route timer events. ([#831] by [@sjoshid])
    • children_changed now always includes layout and paint request. ([#839] by [@xStrom])
    • request_paint_rect for partial invalidation. ([#817] by [@jneem])
    • Window title can be any LabelText (such as a simple String). ([#869] by [@cmyr])
    • Label::with_font and set_font. ([#785] by [@thecodewarrior])
    • 🍎 MouseEvent now has a focus field which is true with window focusing left clicks on macOS. ([#842] by [@xStrom])
    • 👀 MouseButtons to MouseEvent to track which buttons are being held down during an event. ([#843] by [@xStrom])
    • Env and Key gained methods for inspecting an Env at runtime ([#880] by [@Zarenor])
    • WinHandler::scale method to inform of scale changes. ([#904] by [@xStrom])
    • WidgetExt::debug_widget_id, for displaying widget ids on hover. ([#876] by [@cmyr])
    • LifeCycle::Size event to inform widgets that their size changed. ([#953] by [@xStrom])
    • FileDialogOptions methods default_name, name_label, title, button_text, packages_as_directories, force_starting_directory. ([#960] by [@xStrom])
    • Button::dynamic constructor. ([#963] by [@totsteps])
    • Spinner widget to represent loading states. ([#1003] by [@futurepaul])
    • 🔗 Link to the widget_nursery in README ([#1754] by [@xarvic])

    🔄 Changed

    • Renamed WidgetPod methods: paint to paint_raw, paint_with_offset to paint, paint_with_offset_always to paint_always. ([#980] by [@totsteps])
    • 🚚 Renamed Event::MouseMoved to MouseMove. ([#825] by [@teddemunnik])
    • 📇 Renamed Split constructors to Split::rows and columns. ([#738] by [@xStrom])
    • Replaced NEW_WINDOW, SET_MENU and SHOW_CONTEXT_MENU commands with methods on EventCtx and DelegateCtx. ([#931] by [@finnerale])
    • Replaced Command::one_shot and ::take_object with a SingleUse payload wrapper type. ([#959] by [@finnerale])
    • Command and Selector have been reworked and are now statically typed, similarly to Env and Key. ([#993] by [@finnerale])
    • AppDelegate::command now receives a Target instead of a &Target. ([#909] by [@xStrom])
    • SHOW_WINDOW and CLOSE_WINDOW commands now only use Target to determine the affected window. ([#928] by [@finnerale])
    • Global Application associated functions are instance methods instead, e.g. Application::global().quit() instead of the old Application::quit(). ([#763] by [@xStrom])
    • Event::Internal(InternalEvent) bundles all internal events. ([#833] by [@xStrom])
    • Timer events will only be delivered to the widgets that requested them. ([#831] by [@sjoshid])
    • Split::splitter_size no longer includes padding. ([#738] by [@xStrom])
    • has_focus no longer returns false positives. ([#819] by [@xStrom])
    • WidgetPod::set_layout_rect now requires LayoutCtx, data and Env. ([#841] by [@xStrom])
    • request_timer uses Duration instead of Instant. ([#847] by [@finnerale])
    • 👀 Event::Wheel now contains a MouseEvent structure. ([#895] by [@teddemunnik])
    • The WindowHandle::get_dpi method got replaced by WindowHandle::get_scale. ([#904] by [@xStrom])
    • The WinHandler::size method now gets a Size in display points. ([#904] by [@xStrom])
    • Standardized the type returned by the contexts' text methods. ([#996] by [@cmyr])
    • ViewSwitcher uses Data type constraint instead of PartialEq. ([#1112] by [@justinmoon])

    ✂ Removed

    • 🐧 The optional GTK feature for non-Linux platforms. ([#611] by [@pyroxymat])

    🛠 Fixed

    • Event::HotChanged(false) will be emitted when the cursor leaves the window. ([#821] by [@teddemunnik])
    • Keep hot state consistent with mouse position. ([#841] by [@xStrom])
    • Start focus cycling from not-registered-for-focus widgets. ([#819] by [@xStrom])
    • Supply correct LifeCycleCtx to Event::FocusChanged. ([#878] by [@cmyr])
    • Propagate Event::FocusChanged to focus gaining widgets as well. ([#819] by [@xStrom])
    • Routing LifeCycle::FocusChanged to descendant widgets. ([#925] by [@yrns])
    • Focus request handling is now predictable with the last request overriding earlier ones. ([#948] by [@xStrom])
    • Open file menu item works again. ([#851] by [@kindlychung])
    • Built-in open and save menu items now show the correct label and submit the right commands. ([#930] by [@finnerale])
    • ⚡️ Wheel events now properly update hot state. ([#951] by [@xStrom])
    • 🍎 macOS: Support FileDialogOptions::default_type. ([#960] by [@xStrom])
    • macOS: Show the save dialog even with FileDialogOptions select_directories and multi_selection set. ([#960] by [@xStrom])
    • 👍 X11: Support mouse scrolling. ([#961] by [@jneem])
    • Painter now properly repaints on data change in Container. ([#991] by [@cmyr])
    • 🏁 Windows: Terminate app when all windows have closed. ([#763] by [@xStrom])
    • 🏁 Windows: Respect the minimum window size. ([#727] by [@teddemunnik])
    • 🏁 Windows: Respect resizability. ([#712] by [@teddemunnik])
    • 🏁 Windows: Capture mouse for drag actions. ([#695] by [@teddemunnik])
    • 🏁 Windows: Removed flashes of white background at the edge of the window when resizing. ([#915] by [@xStrom])
    • 🏁 Windows: Reduced chance of white flash when opening a new window. ([#916] by [@xStrom])
    • 🏁 Windows: Keep receiving mouse events after pressing ALT or F10 when the window has no menu. ([#997] by [@xStrom])
    • 🍎 macOS: Application::quit now quits the run loop instead of killing the process. ([#763] by [@xStrom])
    • 🍎 macOS: Event::HotChanged is properly generated with multiple windows. ([#907] by [@xStrom])
    • 🍎 macOS: The application menu is now immediately interactable after launch. ([#994] by [@xStrom])
    • 🍎 macOS/GTK: MouseButton::X1 and MouseButton::X2 clicks are now recognized. ([#843] by [@xStrom])
    • GTK: Use the system locale. ([#798] by [@finnerale])
    • 🏁 GTK: Actually close windows. ([#797] by [@finnerale])
    • GTK: Prevent crashing on pop-ups. ([#837] by [@finnerale])
    • 👍 GTK: Support disabled menu items. ([#897] by [@jneem])
    • 🔊 GTK: Support file filters in open/save dialogs. ([#903] by [@jneem])
    • 👍 GTK: Support DPI values other than 96. ([#904] by [@xStrom])

    Visual

    • 👌 Improved Split accuracy. ([#738] by [@xStrom])
    • Built-in widgets no longer stroke outside their paint_rect. ([#861] by [@jneem])
    • Switch toggles with animation when its data changes externally. ([#898] by [@finnerale])
    • Render progress bar correctly. ([#949] by [@scholtzan])
    • Scrollbars animate when the scroll container size changes. ([#964] by [@xStrom])

    📄 Docs

    • ➕ Added example and usage hints to Env. ([#796] by [@finnerale])
    • ➕ Added documentation about the usage of bloom filters. ([#818] by [@xStrom])
    • ➕ Added book chapters about Painter and Controller. ([#832] by [@cmyr])
    • ➕ Added a changelog containing development since the 0.5 release. ([#889] by [@finnerale])
    • ➕ Added goals section to README.md. ([#971] by [@finnerale])
    • ➕ Added a section about dependencies to CONTRIBUTING.md. ([#990] by [@xStrom])
    • ⚡️ Updated screenshots in README.md. ([#967] by [@xStrom])
    • ✂ Removed references to cairo on macOS. ([#943] by [@xStrom])

    Examples

    • ➕ Added blocking_function. ([#840] by [@mastfissh])
    • ➕ Added hot glow option to multiwin. ([#845] by [@xStrom])
    • ⬇️ Reduce the flashing in ext_event and identity. ([#782] by [@futurepaul])
    • 🛠 Fixed menu inconsistency across multiple windows in multiwin. ([#926] by [@kindlychung])

    🚧 Maintenance

    • ➕ Added rendering tests. ([#784] by [@fishrockz])
    • ➕ Added docs generation testing for all features. ([#942] by [@xStrom])
    • Replaced #[macro_use] with normal use. ([#808] by [@totsteps])
    • Enabled Clippy checks for all targets. ([#850] by [@xStrom])
    • ⚡️ Revamped CI testing to optimize coverage and speed. ([#857] by [@xStrom])
    • 🔨 Refactored DPI scaling. ([#904] by [@xStrom])
    • 🐎 Refactored WidgetPod::event to improve readability and performance of more complex logic. ([#1001] by [@xStrom])
    • 📇 Renamed BaseState to WidgetState ([#969] by [@cmyr])
    • 🛠 Fixed test harness crashing on failure. ([#984] by [@xStrom])
    • 🔨 GTK: Refactored Application to use the new structure. ([#892] by [@xStrom])

    Outside News

    • There are new projects using druid:
      • Kondo Save disk space by cleaning unneeded files from software projects.
      • jack-mixer A jack client that provides mixing, levels and a 3-band eq.
      • kiro-synth An in progress modular sound synthesizer.