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 /*!
     \page whatsnew512.html
     \title What's New in Qt 5.12
     \brief Lists the new features in Qt 5.12.

     \section1 New Features in Qt 5.12

     \section2 Qt Core Module
     \list
         \li Added the static \l {QCryptographicHash::hashLength} method. It
             returns the length of a hash's output.
         \li Added wildcardToRegularExpression helper method to
             QRegularExpression for easier wildcard implementation in user code.
         \li Added anchoredPattern helper method to QRegularExpression for
             easier exact matching implementation in user code.
         \li Added QRegularExpression support to QSortFilterProxyModel.
         \li Support for CBOR data similar to existing JSON support.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Network Module
     \list
         \li Added DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) over UDP support.
         \li Added renegotiation to Security Transport backend.
         \li Added ALPN support and HTTP/2 protocol negotiation to Security
             Transport backend.
         \li Added PKCS#8 support in the generic SSL backend (WinRT and Secure
             Transport).
         \li Added QPasswordDigestor: a new namespace that contains
             password-based key derivation functions (currently PBKDF1 and
             PBKDF2).
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Widgets Module
     \list
         \li Added \l {QStyle::SH_SpinBox_StepModifier} style hint.
         \li Added \l {QLineEdit::inputRejected} signal.
         \li Added \l {Qt::WA_StyleSheetTarget} attribute.
         \li Added \l {QLayout::indexOf(QLayoutItem *)} function.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt QML Module
     \list
         \li The JavaScript engine now supports
             \l {http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/7.0/}{ECMAScript 7}.
             This includes an upgrade to ECMAScript 6, see
             \l {http://es6-features.org/}{ECMAScript 6 - New Features: Overview
             & Comparison}.
         \li ECMAScript modules can now be loaded directly with
             QJSEngine::importModule() and imported in .qml files when using the
             .mjs file extension.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Quick Module
     \list
         \li Pointer Handlers are renamed to Input Handlers (we include the
             pre-existing Keys attached property in this category) and are now
             fully supported as a first-class QML feature in Qt Quick.
             (C++ API for them is still not public yet.)
         \li HoverHandler is a new type of handler for detecting mouse hover. It
             can detect hover even in cases of deep nesting: unlike MouseArea,
             you can hover multiple nested Items with HoverHandlers in them at
             the same time. (For example, a sidebar and an individual button on
             the sidebar).
         \li DragHandler is now a multi-point handler: if you set
             minimumPointCount to \c 2, it will react only to a 2-finger drag,
             for example. This can give you another degree of freedom:
             single-finger drag can perform the typical item movement, and
             2-finger drag can do something else (change the tilt angle, for
             example).
         \li Added support for pregenerated distance field caches for faster
             startup times.
         \li Added TableView as another type of Item View: on par
             with ListView but having multiple columns. Unlike the one in
             QtQuick Controls 1.x, it does not do any styling; rather it
             provides the optimal solution for instantiating (and pooling and
             reusing) delegates on demand as you scroll through the rows and
             columns.
         \li Tech Preview: Added DelegateChooser as a means of choosing
             different delegates in Item Views (such as TableView) depending on
             role values from the model, or depending on the index.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Quick Controls 2 Module
     \list
         \li Dial: Added inputMode property, that adds two new ways of
             interacting with the Dial: horizontally and vertically. These new
             input modes use a relative input system that adds changes to the
             dial's position to its value. This results in a dial that is less
             "jumpy", making it safe for operations that could be harmful if
             done incorrectly, like adjusting audio levels.
         \li Control and Popup: Added topInset, bottomInset, leftInset, and
             rightInset properties to control the geometry of the background,
             similarly to how paddings control the geometry of the contentItem.
         \li Added implicit*Width and implicit*Height properties (for example,
             implicitHeaderWidth, implicitContentWidth, and so on) to simplify
             complex implicit size bindings.
         \li SwipeView and DialogButtonBox: Added contentWidth and contentHeight
             properties.
         \li RangeSlider:
         \list
             \li Added the valueAt() function, which enables tooltips to show
                 up-to-date values for each handle when live is set to \c false
                 (copied from Slider).
             \li Added first.moved() and second.moved() signals, similar to
                 Slider's moved() signal.
         \endlist
         \li Control: Unless explicitly specified, baselineOffset is now
             automatically updated based on the top padding of the control and
             the baselineOffset of the contentItem. Styles no longer need to
             specify the baselineOffset in QML.
         \li Popup: added anchors.centerIn to allow a convenient way of
             centering a popup.
         \li QQuickStyle: Added stylePathList() and addStylePath() methods for
             managing the list of directories where Qt Quick Controls 2 searches
             for available styles.
         \li Slider and RangeSlider: Added touchDragThreshold property for
             configuring the threshold to initiate the touch 'drag' of the
             handle of the slider. The mouse 'drag' is not affected by the
             property.
         \li TextArea and TextField: Added placeholderTextColor property to
             customize the placeholderText color to fit the backgrounds.
         \li Material: Added a Dense variant of the Material style for use on
             desktop platforms. Some controls are slightly smaller in height and
             use smaller font sizes. The variant can be enabled by setting
             QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_MATERIAL_VARIANT to Dense or setting
             \c {Variant=Dense} in the qtquickcontrols2.conf file.
         \li DialogButtonBox: Added buttonLayout property that can be used to
             arrange the buttons.
         \li Tumbler: Added positionViewAtIndex() function that calls the
             respective PathView/ListView function, depending on the value of
             wrap. This allows changing currentIndex without animations.
         \li Control and Popup: Added horizontalPadding and verticalPadding
             properties as convenient ways to set both left and right, or top
             and bottom paddings in one go.
         \li ToolTip: Added non-attached show() and hide() methods to give the
             same level of convenience for showing non-attached tooltips with
             certain parameters.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt 3D Module
     \list
         \li Load an animation from a file containing several animations, either
             by name or index.
         \li Enable stepped animation curves.
         \li Fix for creation and re-parenting of QNodes in some circumstances.
         \li Reflect loaded texture properties for frontend texture objects.
         \li TextureImage no longer requires a texture as parent.
         \li Reduce CPU usage when not in the simulation loop.
         \li Enable EntityLoader to load from a Component or file.
         \li Support rendering using OpenGL ES 3.1.
         \li Performance and bug fixes in the renderer backend.
     \endlist

     \section2 macOS-Specific
     \list
         \li Added support for QSurfaceType::MetalSurface.
         \li Added support for QSurfaceType::VulkanSurface and QVulkanWindow,
             using MoltenVK.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Wayland Module
     \list
         \li Added support for xdg-shell stable (and deprecated unstable v5).
         \li Made the default window decorations look nicer.
         \li Added support for xdg-decoration-unstable-v1 for server-side window
             decorations.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Websockets Module
     \list
         \li Added the \l {QWebSocket::bytesToWrite} function.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Location Module
     \list
         \li Updated MapboxGL plugin with QNX7 support.
         \li Exposed add/remove transitions in MapItemView.
         \li Updated MapItemView to inherit from MapItemGroup so that it can
             nest itself. It can also be used as a delegate of itself.
         \li Support populating the PlaceSearchModel incrementally, as opposed
             to only switching pages.
         \li Introduced Map.visibleArea, to restrict the visible area of the
             map.
         \li Updated the MapItem's geoShape property to be R/W, with a virtual
             setter in the base class.
         \li Added support for inner holes in QGeoPolygon. These are currently
             honored, by MapPolygon, only with the MapboxGL plugin. Support in
             the built-in renderer will follow.
         \li Added support for Route legs.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Test Module
     \list
         \li Updated std::tuple errors to provide better diagnostics when used
             with QCompare.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Labs Platform
     \list
         \li Menu, MenuItem, SystemTrayIcon: deprecated iconName and iconSource
             in favor of icon.name and icon.source grouped properties.
         \li Menu, MenuItem, SystemTrayIcon: added icon.mask grouped property.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Virtual Keyboard Module
     \list
         \li Introduced an extension interface for the virtual keyboard. All the
             current input methods and some special keyboard layouts (for
             example, Hunspell, OpenWnn, and so on) have been moved to
             extensions. The extension interface allows third parties to create
             new input methods without having to modify or rebuild the virtual
             keyboard. In addition, this change makes it possible to add
             features and languages independently by copying the desired
             extensions to the system.
         \li Introduced a virtualkeyboard module, which can be linked against an
             extension plugin. This module provides the C++ API necessary for
             creating an input method.
         \li Added option to exclude all styles from the plugin at build time.
         \li Added support for MyScript Superimposed handwriting recognition.
             MyScript supports the recognition of isolated character, cursive,
             print and superimposed writing. In addition, it enables the
             recognition of letters, words or parts of words written one over
             the other, without any explicit separation between consecutive
             fragments. It targets small devices with sufficient hardware
             capabilities in terms of CPU power and memory.
         \li Added Vietnamese handwriting recognition (T9 Write).
         \li Added new layouts: Albanian, American English, Brazilian Portuguese,
             French Canadian, Indonesian, Malay, Mexican Spanish, Slovak,
             Slovenian, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Ukrainian.
         \li Added latin extra layout for Russian.
         \li The pinyin and tcime dictionaries are now bundled in the plugin by
             default.
         \li Added user dictionary and learning for Hunspell.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt WebEngine Module
     \list
         \li Updated to Chromium 69.
         \li Added QWebEngineUrlScheme interface to configure type and security
             of custom URL schemes.
         \li WebActions are now exposed in QML.
         \li The view or page that triggered a download can now be read from
             download items.
         \li Support client SSL certificates, in so far as the operating system
             supports them.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt GUI Module
     \list
         \li Added presets for QGradient based on https://webgradients.com/.
         \li Added 4xU16 RGBA64 formats to QImage, reading them from PNGs, and
             uploading or grabbing them from OpenGL.
         \li Added support to Windows UI Automation to the WinRT QPA, allowing
             Qt-based UWP applications to operate with accessibility and
             programmatic UI control tools.
         \li Replaced the handling of tablet/touchscreen/touchpad/mouse input
             with a unified implementation based on the Windows Pointer Input
             Messages on Windows 8 and newer. Hardware such as the screen
             digitizer in the MS Surface line is now supported without special
             drivers.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Serial Bus Module
     \list
         \li Added a virtual CAN bus plugin for simulation without CAN hardware.
         \li Added configuration options to canbusutil, for example for bitrate
             setting.
         \li Added CAN FD functionality to the PeakCAN plugin.
         \li Added the \l {QCanBusDevice::readAllFrames}{readAllFrames()} and
             \l {QCanBusDevice::clear}{clear()} functions to QCanBusDevice.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt Bluetooth Module
     \list
         \li Added manufacturer data to the QBluetoothDeviceInfo objects that
             are emitted from the BLE discovery agent. Decoding iBeacon payloads
             is still up to the application.
     \endlist

     \section2 Qt for Automation Offering
     \list
         \li Qt MQTT now has full support for MQTT protocol level 5.
         \li Qt KNX
             \list
                 \li Support for KNXnet/IP Core Version 2.
                 \li Support for KNXnet/IP Routing Version 1.
                 \li Support for KNXnet/IP Tunneling Version 2.
                 \li Support for KNXnet/IP communication via TCP.
                 \li Tech Preview: Basic support for KNXnet/IP Secure Protocol.
             \endlist
         \li Qt OPC UA (Tech Preview)
             \list
                 \li Support for events.
                 \li Added a batch read API.
                 \li Added a batch write API.
                 \li Added a TranslateBrowsePathsToNodeIds API.
                 \li Improved browse API.
                 \li Support for the Argument and ExpandedNodeId types.
                 \li Nodes can now be instantiated from an ExpandedNodeId.
                 \li Support for multi-dimensional arrays has been fixed.
                 \li Support reading and writing of extension objects.
             \endlist
     \endlist

     \section1 New Modules
     \list
         \li Qt Remote Objects is now fully supported.
         \li Qt WebGL Streaming Plugin is now fully supported.
     \endlist

     \section1 Platform Changes
     \list
         \li QTimeZone
             \list
                 \li Now uses ICU, when available, in preference to Microsoft's
                     native APIs.
             \endlist
     \endlist

     \section1 Technology Preview Features
     \list
         \li Qt for WebAssembly (TP2) - A platform target to compile Qt
             applications for the web browsers using WebAssembly.
     \endlist

     \section1 Deprecated Modules
     The following modules are part of the Qt 5.12 release, but are deprecated
     and considered for removal in subsequent releases of Qt:

     \list
         \li Qt Script
         \li Qt Quick Controls 1
         \li Qt Canvas 3D
     \endlist

     \section1 List of API Changes
     The pages below contain a list of API changes in Qt 5.12:
     \list
         \li \l{New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.12}
         \li \l{Obsolete Classes}
     \endlist

     \section1 Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases

     \list
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.11}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.10}
         \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 newclasses512.html
     \title New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.12
     \brief A list of new APIs in Qt 5.12.

     This page contains a comprehensive list of all new classes and functions
     introduced in Qt 5.12. Links to new APIs in previous Qt 5 releases are found
     at the bottom of this page.

     \sincelist 5.12

     \section1 Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases

     \list
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.11}
         \li \l{What's New in Qt 5.10}
         \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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	/*!
	\page whatsnew512.html
	\title What's New in Qt 5.12
	\brief Lists the new features in Qt 5.12.

	\section1 New Features in Qt 5.12

	\section2 Qt Core Module
	\list
	\li Added the static \l {QCryptographicHash::hashLength} method. It
	returns the length of a hash's output.
	\li Added wildcardToRegularExpression helper method to
	QRegularExpression for easier wildcard implementation in user code.
	\li Added anchoredPattern helper method to QRegularExpression for
	easier exact matching implementation in user code.
	\li Added QRegularExpression support to QSortFilterProxyModel.
	\li Support for CBOR data similar to existing JSON support.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Network Module
	\list
	\li Added DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) over UDP support.
	\li Added renegotiation to Security Transport backend.
	\li Added ALPN support and HTTP/2 protocol negotiation to Security
	Transport backend.
	\li Added PKCS#8 support in the generic SSL backend (WinRT and Secure
	Transport).
	\li Added QPasswordDigestor: a new namespace that contains
	password-based key derivation functions (currently PBKDF1 and
	PBKDF2).
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Widgets Module
	\list
	\li Added \l {QStyle::SH_SpinBox_StepModifier} style hint.
	\li Added \l {QLineEdit::inputRejected} signal.
	\li Added \l {Qt::WA_StyleSheetTarget} attribute.
	\li Added \l {QLayout::indexOf(QLayoutItem *)} function.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt QML Module
	\list
	\li The JavaScript engine now supports
	\l {http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/7.0/}{ECMAScript 7}.
	This includes an upgrade to ECMAScript 6, see
	\l {http://es6-features.org/}{ECMAScript 6 - New Features: Overview
	& Comparison}.
	\li ECMAScript modules can now be loaded directly with
	QJSEngine::importModule() and imported in .qml files when using the
	.mjs file extension.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Quick Module
	\list
	\li Pointer Handlers are renamed to Input Handlers (we include the
	pre-existing Keys attached property in this category) and are now
	fully supported as a first-class QML feature in Qt Quick.
	(C++ API for them is still not public yet.)
	\li HoverHandler is a new type of handler for detecting mouse hover. It
	can detect hover even in cases of deep nesting: unlike MouseArea,
	you can hover multiple nested Items with HoverHandlers in them at
	the same time. (For example, a sidebar and an individual button on
	the sidebar).
	\li DragHandler is now a multi-point handler: if you set
	minimumPointCount to \c 2, it will react only to a 2-finger drag,
	for example. This can give you another degree of freedom:
	single-finger drag can perform the typical item movement, and
	2-finger drag can do something else (change the tilt angle, for
	example).
	\li Added support for pregenerated distance field caches for faster
	startup times.
	\li Added TableView as another type of Item View: on par
	with ListView but having multiple columns. Unlike the one in
	QtQuick Controls 1.x, it does not do any styling; rather it
	provides the optimal solution for instantiating (and pooling and
	reusing) delegates on demand as you scroll through the rows and
	columns.
	\li Tech Preview: Added DelegateChooser as a means of choosing
	different delegates in Item Views (such as TableView) depending on
	role values from the model, or depending on the index.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Quick Controls 2 Module
	\list
	\li Dial: Added inputMode property, that adds two new ways of
	interacting with the Dial: horizontally and vertically. These new
	input modes use a relative input system that adds changes to the
	dial's position to its value. This results in a dial that is less
	"jumpy", making it safe for operations that could be harmful if
	done incorrectly, like adjusting audio levels.
	\li Control and Popup: Added topInset, bottomInset, leftInset, and
	rightInset properties to control the geometry of the background,
	similarly to how paddings control the geometry of the contentItem.
	\li Added implicitWidth and implicitHeight properties (for example,
	implicitHeaderWidth, implicitContentWidth, and so on) to simplify
	complex implicit size bindings.
	\li SwipeView and DialogButtonBox: Added contentWidth and contentHeight
	properties.
	\li RangeSlider:
	\list
	\li Added the valueAt() function, which enables tooltips to show
	up-to-date values for each handle when live is set to \c false
	(copied from Slider).
	\li Added first.moved() and second.moved() signals, similar to
	Slider's moved() signal.
	\endlist
	\li Control: Unless explicitly specified, baselineOffset is now
	automatically updated based on the top padding of the control and
	the baselineOffset of the contentItem. Styles no longer need to
	specify the baselineOffset in QML.
	\li Popup: added anchors.centerIn to allow a convenient way of
	centering a popup.
	\li QQuickStyle: Added stylePathList() and addStylePath() methods for
	managing the list of directories where Qt Quick Controls 2 searches
	for available styles.
	\li Slider and RangeSlider: Added touchDragThreshold property for
	configuring the threshold to initiate the touch 'drag' of the
	handle of the slider. The mouse 'drag' is not affected by the
	property.
	\li TextArea and TextField: Added placeholderTextColor property to
	customize the placeholderText color to fit the backgrounds.
	\li Material: Added a Dense variant of the Material style for use on
	desktop platforms. Some controls are slightly smaller in height and
	use smaller font sizes. The variant can be enabled by setting
	QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_MATERIAL_VARIANT to Dense or setting
	\c {Variant=Dense} in the qtquickcontrols2.conf file.
	\li DialogButtonBox: Added buttonLayout property that can be used to
	arrange the buttons.
	\li Tumbler: Added positionViewAtIndex() function that calls the
	respective PathView/ListView function, depending on the value of
	wrap. This allows changing currentIndex without animations.
	\li Control and Popup: Added horizontalPadding and verticalPadding
	properties as convenient ways to set both left and right, or top
	and bottom paddings in one go.
	\li ToolTip: Added non-attached show() and hide() methods to give the
	same level of convenience for showing non-attached tooltips with
	certain parameters.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt 3D Module
	\list
	\li Load an animation from a file containing several animations, either
	by name or index.
	\li Enable stepped animation curves.
	\li Fix for creation and re-parenting of QNodes in some circumstances.
	\li Reflect loaded texture properties for frontend texture objects.
	\li TextureImage no longer requires a texture as parent.
	\li Reduce CPU usage when not in the simulation loop.
	\li Enable EntityLoader to load from a Component or file.
	\li Support rendering using OpenGL ES 3.1.
	\li Performance and bug fixes in the renderer backend.
	\endlist

	\section2 macOS-Specific
	\list
	\li Added support for QSurfaceType::MetalSurface.
	\li Added support for QSurfaceType::VulkanSurface and QVulkanWindow,
	using MoltenVK.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Wayland Module
	\list
	\li Added support for xdg-shell stable (and deprecated unstable v5).
	\li Made the default window decorations look nicer.
	\li Added support for xdg-decoration-unstable-v1 for server-side window
	decorations.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Websockets Module
	\list
	\li Added the \l {QWebSocket::bytesToWrite} function.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Location Module
	\list
	\li Updated MapboxGL plugin with QNX7 support.
	\li Exposed add/remove transitions in MapItemView.
	\li Updated MapItemView to inherit from MapItemGroup so that it can
	nest itself. It can also be used as a delegate of itself.
	\li Support populating the PlaceSearchModel incrementally, as opposed
	to only switching pages.
	\li Introduced Map.visibleArea, to restrict the visible area of the
	map.
	\li Updated the MapItem's geoShape property to be R/W, with a virtual
	setter in the base class.
	\li Added support for inner holes in QGeoPolygon. These are currently
	honored, by MapPolygon, only with the MapboxGL plugin. Support in
	the built-in renderer will follow.
	\li Added support for Route legs.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Test Module
	\list
	\li Updated std::tuple errors to provide better diagnostics when used
	with QCompare.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Labs Platform
	\list
	\li Menu, MenuItem, SystemTrayIcon: deprecated iconName and iconSource
	in favor of icon.name and icon.source grouped properties.
	\li Menu, MenuItem, SystemTrayIcon: added icon.mask grouped property.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Virtual Keyboard Module
	\list
	\li Introduced an extension interface for the virtual keyboard. All the
	current input methods and some special keyboard layouts (for
	example, Hunspell, OpenWnn, and so on) have been moved to
	extensions. The extension interface allows third parties to create
	new input methods without having to modify or rebuild the virtual
	keyboard. In addition, this change makes it possible to add
	features and languages independently by copying the desired
	extensions to the system.
	\li Introduced a virtualkeyboard module, which can be linked against an
	extension plugin. This module provides the C++ API necessary for
	creating an input method.
	\li Added option to exclude all styles from the plugin at build time.
	\li Added support for MyScript Superimposed handwriting recognition.
	MyScript supports the recognition of isolated character, cursive,
	print and superimposed writing. In addition, it enables the
	recognition of letters, words or parts of words written one over
	the other, without any explicit separation between consecutive
	fragments. It targets small devices with sufficient hardware
	capabilities in terms of CPU power and memory.
	\li Added Vietnamese handwriting recognition (T9 Write).
	\li Added new layouts: Albanian, American English, Brazilian Portuguese,
	French Canadian, Indonesian, Malay, Mexican Spanish, Slovak,
	Slovenian, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Ukrainian.
	\li Added latin extra layout for Russian.
	\li The pinyin and tcime dictionaries are now bundled in the plugin by
	default.
	\li Added user dictionary and learning for Hunspell.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt WebEngine Module
	\list
	\li Updated to Chromium 69.
	\li Added QWebEngineUrlScheme interface to configure type and security
	of custom URL schemes.
	\li WebActions are now exposed in QML.
	\li The view or page that triggered a download can now be read from
	download items.
	\li Support client SSL certificates, in so far as the operating system
	supports them.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt GUI Module
	\list
	\li Added presets for QGradient based on https://webgradients.com/.
	\li Added 4xU16 RGBA64 formats to QImage, reading them from PNGs, and
	uploading or grabbing them from OpenGL.
	\li Added support to Windows UI Automation to the WinRT QPA, allowing
	Qt-based UWP applications to operate with accessibility and
	programmatic UI control tools.
	\li Replaced the handling of tablet/touchscreen/touchpad/mouse input
	with a unified implementation based on the Windows Pointer Input
	Messages on Windows 8 and newer. Hardware such as the screen
	digitizer in the MS Surface line is now supported without special
	drivers.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Serial Bus Module
	\list
	\li Added a virtual CAN bus plugin for simulation without CAN hardware.
	\li Added configuration options to canbusutil, for example for bitrate
	setting.
	\li Added CAN FD functionality to the PeakCAN plugin.
	\li Added the \l {QCanBusDevice::readAllFrames}{readAllFrames()} and
	\l {QCanBusDevice::clear}{clear()} functions to QCanBusDevice.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt Bluetooth Module
	\list
	\li Added manufacturer data to the QBluetoothDeviceInfo objects that
	are emitted from the BLE discovery agent. Decoding iBeacon payloads
	is still up to the application.
	\endlist

	\section2 Qt for Automation Offering
	\list
	\li Qt MQTT now has full support for MQTT protocol level 5.
	\li Qt KNX
	\list
	\li Support for KNXnet/IP Core Version 2.
	\li Support for KNXnet/IP Routing Version 1.
	\li Support for KNXnet/IP Tunneling Version 2.
	\li Support for KNXnet/IP communication via TCP.
	\li Tech Preview: Basic support for KNXnet/IP Secure Protocol.
	\endlist
	\li Qt OPC UA (Tech Preview)
	\list
	\li Support for events.
	\li Added a batch read API.
	\li Added a batch write API.
	\li Added a TranslateBrowsePathsToNodeIds API.
	\li Improved browse API.
	\li Support for the Argument and ExpandedNodeId types.
	\li Nodes can now be instantiated from an ExpandedNodeId.
	\li Support for multi-dimensional arrays has been fixed.
	\li Support reading and writing of extension objects.
	\endlist
	\endlist

	\section1 New Modules
	\list
	\li Qt Remote Objects is now fully supported.
	\li Qt WebGL Streaming Plugin is now fully supported.
	\endlist

	\section1 Platform Changes
	\list
	\li QTimeZone
	\list
	\li Now uses ICU, when available, in preference to Microsoft's
	native APIs.
	\endlist
	\endlist

	\section1 Technology Preview Features
	\list
	\li Qt for WebAssembly (TP2) - A platform target to compile Qt
	applications for the web browsers using WebAssembly.
	\endlist

	\section1 Deprecated Modules
	The following modules are part of the Qt 5.12 release, but are deprecated
	and considered for removal in subsequent releases of Qt:

	\list
	\li Qt Script
	\li Qt Quick Controls 1
	\li Qt Canvas 3D
	\endlist

	\section1 List of API Changes
	The pages below contain a list of API changes in Qt 5.12:
	\list
	\li \l{New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.12}
	\li \l{Obsolete Classes}
	\endlist

	\section1 Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases

	\list
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.11}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.10}
	\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 newclasses512.html
	\title New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.12
	\brief A list of new APIs in Qt 5.12.

	This page contains a comprehensive list of all new classes and functions
	introduced in Qt 5.12. Links to new APIs in previous Qt 5 releases are found
	at the bottom of this page.

	\sincelist 5.12

	\section1 Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases

	\list
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.11}
	\li \l{What's New in Qt 5.10}
	\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
	*/