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<li class="level1"><a href="#new-features-in-qt-5-8">New Features in Qt 5.8</a></li>
<li class="level2"><a href="#qt-core-module">Qt Core Module</a></li>
<li class="level2"><a href="#qt-gui-module">Qt GUI Module</a></li>
<li class="level2"><a href="#qt-quick-module">Qt Quick Module</a></li>
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<li class="level2"><a href="#qt-bluetooth-module">Qt Bluetooth Module</a></li>
<li class="level2"><a href="#qt-multimedia-module">Qt Multimedia Module</a></li>
<li class="level2"><a href="#qt-network-module">Qt Network Module</a></li>
<li class="level2"><a href="#qt-websockets-module">Qt WebSockets Module</a></li>
<li class="level2"><a href="#qt-charts-module">Qt Charts Module</a></li>
<li class="level2"><a href="#qt-3d-module">Qt 3D Module</a></li>
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<li class="level2"><a href="#configurability-qt-lite-project">Configurability (Qt Lite Project)</a></li>
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<li class="level1"><a href="#deprecated-functionality">Deprecated Functionality</a></li>
<li class="level1"><a href="#removed-functionality">Removed Functionality</a></li>
<li class="level1"><a href="#list-of-api-changes">List of API Changes</a></li>
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<h1 class="title">What's New in Qt 5.8</h1>
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<h2 id="new-features-in-qt-5-8">New Features in Qt 5.8</h2>
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<h3 >Qt Core Module</h3>
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<li>Added at(), operator[], mid(), right(), and left() functions to QLatin1String.</li>
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<h3 >Qt GUI Module</h3>
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<li>Added uniqueId() and rotation() to QTouchEvent.</li>
<li>Added support for dithering when converting to all QImage formats.</li>
<li>Made the QOpenGLTextureBlitter API public; used particularly in Qt Wayland.</li>
<li>Added capHeight() to QFontMetrics, QFontMetricsF, and QRawFont.</li>
<li>Added selection handles on Android, with an edit menu for copy and paste.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Quick Module</h3>
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<li>Refactored the Qt Quick scene graph to remove its OpenGL dependency, enabling backends based on other graphics APIs such as Vulkan or Direct3D.</li>
<li>Integrated the software renderer (previously known as the Qt Quick 2D Renderer) for Qt Quick as a proper scene graph backend.</li>
<li>Implemented support for partial updates in the software renderer.</li>
<li>Added an experimental Direct3D 12 backend.</li>
<li>Implemented caching of code and data structures generated from <code>.qml</code> and <code>.js</code> files to disk, reducing start-up time and memory consumption. The resulting <code>.qmlc</code> and <code>.jsc</code> cache files are memory mapped.</li>
<li>Cleaned up touch and mouse event delivery, and added a new internal class <code>QQuickPointerEvent</code> for this purpose.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Quick Controls 2 Module</h3>
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<li>Added new QML types: Dialog, DialogButtonBox, MenuSeparator, RoundButton, and ToolSeparator.</li>
<li>Added ripple effects to the Material style.</li>
<li>Added hover effects to Material and Universal styles</li>
<li>Added a <i>System</i> theme to Material and Universal styles</li>
<li>Added new experimental <i>platform</i> QML types: <code>MenuBar</code>, <code>Menu</code>, <code>SystemTrayIcon</code>, <code>ColorDialog</code>, <code>FontDialog</code>, <code>MessageDialog</code>, <code>FileDialog</code>, and <code>FolderDialog</code>.</li>
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<h3 >Qt WebEngine Module</h3>
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<li>Based on Chromium 53.</li>
<li>Updated requirements to MSVC 2015 Update 2 or later on Windows.</li>
<li>Added view-source scheme support.</li>
<li>Added support for spellchecking with custom .bdic files.</li>
<li>Made tooltips (HTML5 global tile attribute) visible.</li>
<li>Added support for metadata (<code>@include</code>, <code>@exclude</code>, <code>@match</code>, <code>@name</code>, and <code>@run-at</code>) in user scripts.</li>
<li>QML: Enabled the use of custom dialogs and context menus.</li>
<li>QML: on eglfs, took the built-in dialogs based on Qt Quick Controls 2 into use.</li>
<li>Added support for printing.</li>
<li>Added a setting to enable printing of CSS backgrounds.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Bluetooth Module</h3>
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<li>Added Bluetooth Low Energy Peripheral support on macOS, iOS, and <a href="build-sources.html#winrt">WinRT</a>.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Multimedia Module</h3>
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<li>Added QAudio::convertVolume() and a matching QML method to convert audio volumes from one scale to another; for example, from logarithmic to linear scale.</li>
<li>Added support for rendering YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV, UYVY) video frames to VideoOutput QML type.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Network Module</h3>
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<li>Added support for TLS-PSK ciphersuites on server side.</li>
<li>Added support for configurable Diffie-Hellman parameters.</li>
<li>Added support for HTTP/2 in Network Access Manager.</li>
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<h3 >Qt WebSockets Module</h3>
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<li>Added support for TLS-PSK ciphersuites on client and server side.</li>
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<h3 >Qt Charts Module</h3>
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<li>Added a candlestick chart type.</li>
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<h3 >Qt 3D Module</h3>
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<li>Focused on maturation: Bug fixes, improving performance and test coverage.</li>
<li>Added a <i>paint to texture</i> feature using QPainter.</li>
<li>Added optional support for issuing commands to Qt3D aspects (for example, from a profiler).</li>
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<h3 >Embedded Platforms</h3>
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<li>Enhanced multi-screen capabilities and configurability with eglfs when running on KMS/DRM, both with GBM and EGLDevice/Stream.</li>
<li>Added support for 90 and 180 degrees rotation of software-rendered content (QWidget) in eglfs.</li>
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<h3 >Configurability (Qt Lite Project)</h3>
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<li>Qt 5.8 comes with a rewritten configuration system that allows for easy customization of Qt builds. The main focus of this feature is for the Device Creation, but it can also be used to tailor a Qt build for mobile or desktop platforms. The new configuration system allows removing individual pieces of functionality and APIs from Qt, creating a more lightweight set of libraries for deployment.</li>
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<h2 id="new-modules">New Modules</h2>
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<li>Qt Wayland Compositor<ul>
<li>Provides a framework to develop a Wayland compositor.</li>
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<li>Qt SCXML<ul>
<li>Enables static and runtime integration of SCXML models into Qt code.</li>
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<li>Qt Serial Bus<ul>
<li>Provides access to various industrial serial buses and protocols, such as CAN and ModBus.</li>
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<p>These modules were previously released as technology previews, and are now fully supported Qt add-on modules.</p>
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<h2 id="technology-preview-modules">Technology Preview Modules</h2>
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<li>Qt Gamepad<ul>
<li>Enables Qt gaming applications to respond to gamepad input.</li>
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<li>Qt Speech<ul>
<li>Text to speech and speech recognition functionality. Currently only the text to speech features are released. Includes backends for several speech synthesizers on Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.</li>
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<li>Qt Network Authorization<ul>
<li>Online authorization support with OAuth protocol, versions 1 and 2.</li>
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<h2 id="deprecated-functionality">Deprecated Functionality</h2>
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<li>Qt Script</li>
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<p>Deprecated modules are still included in Qt 5.8, but are considered for removal in future releases.</p>
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<h2 id="removed-functionality">Removed Functionality</h2>
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<li>Qt Quick 2D Renderer (functionality has been merged into Qt Quick).</li>
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<h2 id="list-of-api-changes">List of API Changes</h2>
<p>The pages below contain a list of API changes in Qt 5.8:</p>
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<li><a href="newclasses58.html">New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.8</a></li>
<li><a href="obsoleteclasses.html">Obsolete Classes</a></li>
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<li><a href="whatsnew51.html">What's New in Qt 5.1</a></li>
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