QtDesignStudio-changelog4.7.0

The Qt Design Studio 4.7.0 release contains bug fixes and new features.

The most important changes are listed in this document. For a complete list of changes, see the release reports of Qt Design Studio 4.7.0: https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/QDS/versions/21656

FAQs on common topics and troubleshooting guides can be found in the public wiki for Qt Design Studio: https://wiki.qt.io/QtDesignStudio

General

* Updated the Qt 6.8 runtime to Qt 6.8.2
* Updated and simplified the default workspaces (QDS-13450)
* Added Split-button based run menu (QDS-13919)
* Added new Qt UI Viewer for Android (QDS-6805)
* Added new Qt Design Viewer (QDS-13915)
* Removed FlowView support from Qt Design Studio (QDS-13931)
* Added state group support for transition view (QDS-14041)
* Added support for new Connections function syntax (QDS-13725)
* Fixed that no errors are displayed while loading the project (QDS-13935)
* Fixed that "Return to Design" redirects to Welcome Screen (QDS-9365)
* Fixed that copy from Output Pane was not possible (QDS-14230)
* Added state indicator to Property View (QDS-13233)
* Added that stateGroup is not allowed as id (QDS-14289)
* Added Virtual Keyboard related QML types to Components View (QDS-14612)
* Fixed that some items are created with "_" prefix (QDS-13039)
* Documented the Output Pane(QDS-13733)
* Fixed that qdsbundle does not retain property aliases (QDS-13751)
* Fixed that local custom properties with "No editor for type" are seen in Material Editor (QDS-13789)
* Fixed that Content Library tabs do not fit into the view when the view is narrow (QDS-13795)
* Added an "images" folder to the project structure by default (QDS-13901)
* Fixed that Assets View shows empty Fonts folder by default (QDS-13955)
* Fixed that clipping in the 2D View was not compatible with QML (QDS-14044)
* Fixed that anchors in root item are present after Create Component (QDS-11901)
* Fixed that setting anchors.centerIn: parent is not possible with the Property Editor (QDS-10434)

Figma Bridge

 * Fixed that spaces in a Figma Bridge file name breaks the Qt Creator Project (QDS-13208)
 * Fixed that opacity mask effect should not resize (QDS-13501)
 * Fixed wrong placement of a flipped image (QDS-6024)
 * Fixed that folder generated from qtbridge file might contain invalid characters (QDS-13543)
 * Fixed that States View has the same order as Figma variants (QDS-14363)
 * Fixed issue with importing Figma Slider Control Template (QDS-12240)
 * Fixed Figma Bridge generation mismatch due to Masks (QDS-13853)
 * Added reporting of bridge errors (QDS-13932)
 * Fixed that masks were not interpreted correctly from Figma (QDS-14103)
 * Added proper masks handling (QDS-14203)

Effect Composer

* Added an Advanced mode for the Effect Composer (QDS-14219)
* Fixed that effects disappear from 2D View in some cases after creating changes (QDS-13957)
* Fixed that Shader Effects don't work outside the Effect Composer (QDS-13423)
* Improved Effect Composer custom preview image handling (QDS-14011)
* Added option to create an empty Custom Effect node (QDS-14022)
* Added option to enable adding properties to Custom Effects (QDS-14023)
* Fixed display shader baking error message on Effect Composer (QDS-14087)
* Added option to change the name of the added effect nodes (QDS-14089)
* Added option to remove built-in properties of effect nodes (QDS-14100)
* Fixed that properties/shaders of BlurHelper should not be modifiable (QDS-14136)
* Fixed that Effects Composer does not allow custom shader code (QDS-13443)

CMake exporter

* Updated that Designer Component source code is added to the generated project instead of being fetched from git (QDS-13928)
* Added easy-to-understand error messages in case file paths get too long on Windows (QDS-13934)
* Fixed that a change to a qmldir triggers the CMake Generator (QDS-13829)
* Fixed support for widgetApp: true (QDS-14268)
* Updated that automatic CMake Generation is enabled by default (QDS-13344)
* Fixed that CMake exporter does not mark missing all Qt Quick packages (QDS-13709)

Qt for MCU

* Added Getting Started documentation for MCU (QDS-13475)
* Added FAQ for MCU and QML differences documentation (QDS-13476)
* Added MCU-specific warnings to Bridge Importer (QDS-13932)