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 /*!
     \page whatsnew510.html
     \title What's New in Qt 5.10
     \brief Lists the new features in Qt 5.10.

     \section1 New Features in Qt 5.10

     \section2 Qt Connectivity Module
     \list
         \li The UWP Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE backends can now be used on
             Windows 10.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Graphical Effects Module
     \list
         \li Added support for effects in core profile OpenGL contexts.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt GUI Module
     \list
         \li Added the cross-platform Vulkan enablers, QVulkanInstance, QWindow
             with type VulkanSurface, and QVulkanWindow. These enablers are for
             Windows, Linux (xcb), and Android (level 23+).
         \li Added new flags and functions to QSurfaceFormat and QOpenGLWidget,
             to request sRGB-capable default/backing framebuffers.
         \li Added the cross-platform enablers for OpenGL ES 3.2 API, which are
             now accessible through QOpenGLExtraFunctions.
         \li Added support for more than 2 Gigabyte of pixel data in QImage.
         \li Added QFont::PreferNoShaping style strategy.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Network Module
     \list
         \li Upgraded OpenSSL back-end to use library v1.1.
         \li Persistent store of HSTS policies in QNAM (QSettings-based).
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Quick Module
     \list
         \li Added a shapes plugin, providing a Shape type under
             QtQuick.Shapes 1.0, which enables adding stroked and filled paths
             into Qt Quick scenes. Such shapes are rendered either by generating
             geometry or by using the GL_NV_path_rendering extension.
         \li Added the Qt.labs.handlers plugin (tech. preview), providing
             TapHandler, PinchHandler, and DragHandler. These are lightweight
             objects for handling events from the mouse or the touchscreen in a
             device-agnostic way.
             \note The plugin is available as a technology preview so it could
             could change in future releases.
         \li Added support for multi-sample framebuffers to QQuickItem layers
             using the layer.samples property.
         \li Added \l[QML]{Text::}{font.kerning} and
             \l[QML]{Text::}{font.preferShaping} properties for
             advanced control over the font shaping subsystem.
         \li Added \l[QML]{Text::}{advance} property to Text to retrieve the
             typographical advance width.
         \li Added Image element to enable direct loading of ETC1 and ETC2
             compressed textures from \c .pkm files on platforms where ETC1/2
             are supported.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Quick Controls 2 Module
     \list
         \li Added support for effects in core profile OpenGL contexts.
         \li Added new QML types: \l Action, ActionGroup, and MenuBar.
         \li Added these new styles:
          \list
           \li The Fusion style offers a platform agnostic desktop-oriented
               look'n'feel.
           \li The Imagine style is based on image assets that can be provided
               using a predefined naming convention.
          \endlist
         \li Added actions support for it in:
          \list
           \li buttons, delegates, menus,
           \li exclusive button groups,
           \li nested menus, and cascading sub-menus.
          \endlist
         \li Added support for:
          \list
           \li wrapping SpinBox,
           \li propagating palettes (only Fusion & Imagine styles for now),
           \li specifying the default font and palette in qtquickcontrols2.conf,
           \li and preliminary support for mnemonics in MenuItem (only shortcut
               functionality).
          \endlist
         \li Added the following new members:
          \list
           \li TabBar::index, \l{TabBar::}{tabBar}, and \l{TabBar::}{position}
               attached properties.
           \li Dialog::applied(), \l{Dialog::}{reset}(),
               \l{Dialog::}{discarded}(), and \l{Dialog::}{helpRequested}()
               signals.
           \li Dialog::standardButton() method.
           \li StackView::empty property.
           \li Menu::popup() and \l{Menu::}{dismiss}() methods.
           \li Menu::actionAt(), \l{Menu::}{addAction}(),
               \l{Menu::}{insertAction}(), \l{Menu::}{removeAction}(),
               and \l{Menu::}{takeAction}() methods.
           \li Menu::menuAt(), \l{Menu::}{addMenu}(), \l{Menu::}{insertMenu}(),
               \l{Menu::}{removeMenu}(), and \l{Menu::}{takeMenu}() methods.
           \li Menu::count and \l{Menu::}{currentIndex} properties.
           \li MenuItem::menu property.
           \li Container::removeItem(Item) and takeItem(int) methods
               (TabBar and SwipeView).
           \li Popup::enabled, \l{Popup::}{mirrored}, and  \l{Popup::}{opened}
               properties.
           \li \c horizontal and \c vertical properties to all controls
               that have the \c orientation property: RangeSlider, \l Slider,
               ScrollBar, ScrollIndicator, and SwipeView.
          \endlist
         \li Other improvements:
          \list
           \li Added support for specifying a transition for StackView::clear().
           \li Enabled support for ApplicationWindow::activeFocusControl attached
               property for a plain \l Window.
           \li Enabled background dimming for popups without ApplicationWindow.
           \li Updated Material style for DialogButtonBox to use the Android
               button layout.
           \li Updated default style \l Slider and RangeSlider to visually indicate
               the progress/range.
          \endlist
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt SerialBus Module
     \list
         \li Added local echo flag to QCanBusFrame to mark frames that are sent
             from the local system to the CAN bus.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Virtual Keyboard Module
     \list
         \li Added the keyboard layouts for Hebrew, Serbian, Hungarian, Czech,
             Croatian, Bulgarian, Greek, Estonian, and Dutch.
         \li Added handwriting support for Farsi, Arabic, and
             CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean).
         \li Added new component (InputModeKey) for input mode switch.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt WebEngine Module
     \list
         \li Updated to be based on Chromium 60.
         \li Added pause/resume functionality to download items.
         \li Added settings for blocking JavaScript focus and hiding scrollbars.
         \li Updated QWebEnginePage with more WebActions, which were supported
             by QWebPage earlier.
         \li Added QWebEnginePage::download for triggering downloads.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Widgets Module
     \list
         \li Added support for embedding a window into a QWidget on Android
             using \l{QWidget::createWindowContainer}().
         \li Added support for rendering and reading back (grabbing) offscreen
             content using QOpenGLWidget.
         \li Added \c AA_DisableWindowContextHelpButton attribute that prevents
             the automatic "What's this" button on dialogs on Windows.
         \li Added \c tabStopDistance property in QTextOption, QTextEdit,
             and QPlainTextEdit.
         \li Added \c selectionEnd(), \c selectionLength() to QLineEdit,
             complementing \c selectionStart().
         \li Added QInputDialog::setDoubleStep to enable changing of the step
             amount for \c getDouble().
         \li Added \c isPersistentEditorOpen() to QAbstractItemView, QTreeWidget,
             QTableWidget, and QListWidget.
         \li Added new \l{QStyle::StyleHint}, \c SH_TitleBar_ShowToolTipsOnButtons.
         \li Added support for specifying custom internal texture formats in
             QOpenGLWidget.
     \endlist

     \section1 New Modules
     \list
         \li \l {Qt Network Authorization} - Provides support for OAuth1 and OAuth2.
         \li \l {Qt Speech} - Enables text-to-speech in Qt Applications.
      \endlist

     These modules were previously released as technology preview and are
     now fully supported Qt add-on modules.

     \section1 Technology Preview Modules
     \list
         \li \l {Qt Remote Objects} (TP2) - Sharing QObject interfaces (signals, slots,
             and properties) between processes or devices.
         \li \l{Qt Quick WebGL}{Qt WebGL} Streaming Plugin - Enables streaming Qt application
             to a web browser over the network.
      \endlist

     \section1 Deprecated Functionality
     \list
         \li Qt Script
     \endlist

     Deprecated modules are still included in Qt 5.10, but are considered for
     removal in future releases.

     \section1 List of API Changes

     The pages below contain a list of API changes in Qt 5.10:
     \list
     \li \l{New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.10}
     \li \l{Obsolete Classes}
     \endlist

     \section1 Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases

     \list
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.9}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.8}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.7}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.6}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.5}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.4}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.3}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.2}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.1}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.0}
     \endlist

 */

 /*!
     \page newclasses510.html
     \title New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.10
     \brief A list of new APIs in Qt 5.10.

     This page contains a comprehensive list of all new classes and functions
     introduced in Qt 5.10. Links to new APIs in previous Qt 5 releases are found
     at the bottom of this page.

     \sincelist 5.10

     \section1 Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases

     \list
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.9}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.8}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.7}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.6}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.5}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.4}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.3}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.2}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.1}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.0}
     \endlist
 */
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	** this file. Please review the following information to ensure
	** the GNU Free Documentation License version 1.3 requirements
	** will be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.html.
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	/*!
	\page whatsnew510.html
	\title What's New in Qt 5.10
	\brief Lists the new features in Qt 5.10.

	\section1 New Features in Qt 5.10

	\section2 Qt Connectivity Module
	\list
	\li The UWP Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE backends can now be used on
	Windows 10.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Graphical Effects Module
	\list
	\li Added support for effects in core profile OpenGL contexts.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt GUI Module
	\list
	\li Added the cross-platform Vulkan enablers, QVulkanInstance, QWindow
	with type VulkanSurface, and QVulkanWindow. These enablers are for
	Windows, Linux (xcb), and Android (level 23+).
	\li Added new flags and functions to QSurfaceFormat and QOpenGLWidget,
	to request sRGB-capable default/backing framebuffers.
	\li Added the cross-platform enablers for OpenGL ES 3.2 API, which are
	now accessible through QOpenGLExtraFunctions.
	\li Added support for more than 2 Gigabyte of pixel data in QImage.
	\li Added QFont::PreferNoShaping style strategy.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Network Module
	\list
	\li Upgraded OpenSSL back-end to use library v1.1.
	\li Persistent store of HSTS policies in QNAM (QSettings-based).
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Quick Module
	\list
	\li Added a shapes plugin, providing a Shape type under
	QtQuick.Shapes 1.0, which enables adding stroked and filled paths
	into Qt Quick scenes. Such shapes are rendered either by generating
	geometry or by using the GL_NV_path_rendering extension.
	\li Added the Qt.labs.handlers plugin (tech. preview), providing
	TapHandler, PinchHandler, and DragHandler. These are lightweight
	objects for handling events from the mouse or the touchscreen in a
	device-agnostic way.
	\note The plugin is available as a technology preview so it could
	could change in future releases.
	\li Added support for multi-sample framebuffers to QQuickItem layers
	using the layer.samples property.
	\li Added \l[QML]{Text::}{font.kerning} and
	\l[QML]{Text::}{font.preferShaping} properties for
	advanced control over the font shaping subsystem.
	\li Added \l[QML]{Text::}{advance} property to Text to retrieve the
	typographical advance width.
	\li Added Image element to enable direct loading of ETC1 and ETC2
	compressed textures from \c .pkm files on platforms where ETC1/2
	are supported.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Quick Controls 2 Module
	\list
	\li Added support for effects in core profile OpenGL contexts.
	\li Added new QML types: \l Action, ActionGroup, and MenuBar.
	\li Added these new styles:
	\list
	\li The Fusion style offers a platform agnostic desktop-oriented
	look'n'feel.
	\li The Imagine style is based on image assets that can be provided
	using a predefined naming convention.
	\endlist
	\li Added actions support for it in:
	\list
	\li buttons, delegates, menus,
	\li exclusive button groups,
	\li nested menus, and cascading sub-menus.
	\endlist
	\li Added support for:
	\list
	\li wrapping SpinBox,
	\li propagating palettes (only Fusion & Imagine styles for now),
	\li specifying the default font and palette in qtquickcontrols2.conf,
	\li and preliminary support for mnemonics in MenuItem (only shortcut
	functionality).
	\endlist
	\li Added the following new members:
	\list
	\li TabBar::index, \l{TabBar::}{tabBar}, and \l{TabBar::}{position}
	attached properties.
	\li Dialog::applied(), \l{Dialog::}{reset}(),
	\l{Dialog::}{discarded}(), and \l{Dialog::}{helpRequested}()
	signals.
	\li Dialog::standardButton() method.
	\li StackView::empty property.
	\li Menu::popup() and \l{Menu::}{dismiss}() methods.
	\li Menu::actionAt(), \l{Menu::}{addAction}(),
	\l{Menu::}{insertAction}(), \l{Menu::}{removeAction}(),
	and \l{Menu::}{takeAction}() methods.
	\li Menu::menuAt(), \l{Menu::}{addMenu}(), \l{Menu::}{insertMenu}(),
	\l{Menu::}{removeMenu}(), and \l{Menu::}{takeMenu}() methods.
	\li Menu::count and \l{Menu::}{currentIndex} properties.
	\li MenuItem::menu property.
	\li Container::removeItem(Item) and takeItem(int) methods
	(TabBar and SwipeView).
	\li Popup::enabled, \l{Popup::}{mirrored}, and \l{Popup::}{opened}
	properties.
	\li \c horizontal and \c vertical properties to all controls
	that have the \c orientation property: RangeSlider, \l Slider,
	ScrollBar, ScrollIndicator, and SwipeView.
	\endlist
	\li Other improvements:
	\list
	\li Added support for specifying a transition for StackView::clear().
	\li Enabled support for ApplicationWindow::activeFocusControl attached
	property for a plain \l Window.
	\li Enabled background dimming for popups without ApplicationWindow.
	\li Updated Material style for DialogButtonBox to use the Android
	button layout.
	\li Updated default style \l Slider and RangeSlider to visually indicate
	the progress/range.
	\endlist
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt SerialBus Module
	\list
	\li Added local echo flag to QCanBusFrame to mark frames that are sent
	from the local system to the CAN bus.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Virtual Keyboard Module
	\list
	\li Added the keyboard layouts for Hebrew, Serbian, Hungarian, Czech,
	Croatian, Bulgarian, Greek, Estonian, and Dutch.
	\li Added handwriting support for Farsi, Arabic, and
	CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean).
	\li Added new component (InputModeKey) for input mode switch.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt WebEngine Module
	\list
	\li Updated to be based on Chromium 60.
	\li Added pause/resume functionality to download items.
	\li Added settings for blocking JavaScript focus and hiding scrollbars.
	\li Updated QWebEnginePage with more WebActions, which were supported
	by QWebPage earlier.
	\li Added QWebEnginePage::download for triggering downloads.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Widgets Module
	\list
	\li Added support for embedding a window into a QWidget on Android
	using \l{QWidget::createWindowContainer}().
	\li Added support for rendering and reading back (grabbing) offscreen
	content using QOpenGLWidget.
	\li Added \c AA_DisableWindowContextHelpButton attribute that prevents
	the automatic "What's this" button on dialogs on Windows.
	\li Added \c tabStopDistance property in QTextOption, QTextEdit,
	and QPlainTextEdit.
	\li Added \c selectionEnd(), \c selectionLength() to QLineEdit,
	complementing \c selectionStart().
	\li Added QInputDialog::setDoubleStep to enable changing of the step
	amount for \c getDouble().
	\li Added \c isPersistentEditorOpen() to QAbstractItemView, QTreeWidget,
	QTableWidget, and QListWidget.
	\li Added new \l{QStyle::StyleHint}, \c SH_TitleBar_ShowToolTipsOnButtons.
	\li Added support for specifying custom internal texture formats in
	QOpenGLWidget.
	\endlist

	\section1 New Modules
	\list
	\li \l {Qt Network Authorization} - Provides support for OAuth1 and OAuth2.
	\li \l {Qt Speech} - Enables text-to-speech in Qt Applications.
	\endlist

	These modules were previously released as technology preview and are
	now fully supported Qt add-on modules.

	\section1 Technology Preview Modules
	\list
	\li \l {Qt Remote Objects} (TP2) - Sharing QObject interfaces (signals, slots,
	and properties) between processes or devices.
	\li \l{Qt Quick WebGL}{Qt WebGL} Streaming Plugin - Enables streaming Qt application
	to a web browser over the network.
	\endlist

	\section1 Deprecated Functionality
	\list
	\li Qt Script
	\endlist

	Deprecated modules are still included in Qt 5.10, but are considered for
	removal in future releases.

	\section1 List of API Changes

	The pages below contain a list of API changes in Qt 5.10:
	\list
	\li \l{New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.10}
	\li \l{Obsolete Classes}
	\endlist

	\section1 Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases

	\list
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.9}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.8}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.7}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.6}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.5}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.4}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.3}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.2}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.1}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.0}
	\endlist

	*/

	/*!
	\page newclasses510.html
	\title New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.10
	\brief A list of new APIs in Qt 5.10.

	This page contains a comprehensive list of all new classes and functions
	introduced in Qt 5.10. Links to new APIs in previous Qt 5 releases are found
	at the bottom of this page.

	\sincelist 5.10

	\section1 Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases

	\list
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.9}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.8}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.7}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.6}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.5}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.4}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.3}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.2}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.1}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.0}
	\endlist
	*/