qooxdoo

This release adds a completely-rewritten GUI
toolkit and toolchain,
impressive new theming possibilities with rounded
corners, shadows,
background gradients, etc., and major performance
gains in the
toolchain. It now works without Cygwin under
Windows.

Many bugfixes and improvements were made in all classes. The fully cross-browser core logging functionality was greatly improved by incorporating some features of Firebug Lite. A major fix for memory leaks in the XMLHttp-based IO layer was committed. The code of the virtual table widget has been refactored and cleaned up. A new advanced alpha generator script was added (generator2) to handle large-scale Web applications. This maintenance release is recommended for all existing or new applications.

The rendering engine of the table was rewritten from scratch and now performs better for large data sets. A new application called "buildtool" was added to configure application Makefiles through a nicely designed Web frontend. The API viewer has a new search feature, which is also available for every qooxdoo-based application. Support for traditional Web pages was improved.

Many bugfixes and performance improvements were made. Cross-browser Javascript profiling, powered by built-in support for aspect-oriented programming (AOP), was introduced. The development and integration of user contributions was made much easier by introducing the associated repository qoooxdoo-contrib and a transparent build process.

A new elegant class declaration syntax was
introduced with advanced OO features like
Java-like interfaces and Ruby-esque mixins. New
full-blown dynamic properties were added,
supporting init values, priorities, and
inheritance. A completely new intuitive theme
support for appearances, colors, borders, fonts,
and icons was developed. Support for runtime
switching of themes was made possible.