What is New in RichFaces 3.2.0

Environment changes

• JSF 1.1 and JDK 1.4 support is dropped

• So only JSF 1.2 implementation and Java 5 and higher is supported now

• Framework now uses JSF 1.2 API

New components:

• Combo Box

• Inplace Input

• Inplace Select

• Progress Bar

• File Upload

• Columns

• Pick List

New Features:

• DataTable Sorting

• DataTable Filtering

• Calendar Month and Year manual selection

• Objects selection for suggestion box

• Standard components skinning

• Client-side EL functions

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Bug Fixes

More than 900 bugs and developers requests were fixed.

Documentation

New components in the guide

• RF-1199 Dynamic columns 

• RF-2174 Pick list

• RF-1690 Progress bar

• RF-1216 Combo Box

• RF-1226 Inplace editors

• RF-1207 File Upload

New feature in the guide

• RF-1740  Data Table: sorting and filtering

Improvements in description of the components

• RF-2768 toolBar description: possibility of custom separator definition

• RF-2181 Skinnability examples are improved for components

• RF-2098 DnD in IE6 problem is described for dragSupport component

• RF-1137 Tree component is rewritten

• RF-2100 modalPanel: synchShow method description is added

• RF-2099 a4j:support as a facet

• RF-2681 ClientId new functionality is described

• RF-2190 Add onitem events for toolbar are described

• RF-2060 <rich:dataFilterSlider> skin and classes description is added

• RF-2060 "immediate" attribute for inputs is described

• RF-2060 Table cells rerendering is described

• RF-2276 scrollableDataTable and multiple drag & drop example are added

• RF-2196 dropDownMenu component disablement possibility is described

Improvements in chapters and sections

• RF-2408 JSF standard components skinning

• RF-2145 Scripts and Styles Load Strategy section is updated

• RF-2060 Richfaces usage on Oracle

Guide build improvements

• RF-2060 Components chapter splitting is fixed