Re: Re: Pre-release announcement: YUI 2.4.0, expected in the first half of December

> Eric,
>
> thanks for the update. Your team is doing a great job with a very
> ambitious project.
>
> I'm eagerly awaiting the IE fixed headers with row selection fix. Is
> there any way I could get the DataTable fix and use it "at my own  
> risk"?
>
> Thanks for all your hard work
>
> Michael
>
> --- In ydn-javascript@..., Eric Miraglia <miraglia@...>  
> wrote:
> >
> > The YUI team is hard at work on the next YUI release, and we want to
> > share with you some of the more significant updates that are coming
> > when we ship version 2.4.0 (scheduled for the first half of
> > December). This is not an exhaustive summary — just the major  
> changes
> > in which we have high confidence at this point. Bug fixes and minor
> > features have been applied throughout the library; a more complete
> > release manifest will be made available on the day of the release.
> > Any bugs you've filed in SourceForge have been updated with a  
> target/
> > milestone of 2.4.0 if we're targeting its fix for this release.
> >
> > If you have specific questions about the release, please reply here.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > Release Pre-announcement: YUI 2.4.0
> > Timeframe: first half of December
> > *Note: All information issued prior to a release is indicative of  
> our
> > current plans and expectations. While we try hard to deliver on
> > stated objectives, any dates or release content projected in a pre-
> > release message may be subject to change.
> >
> > Important News about the YUI DataTable Control:
> > We've made an important decision to carry forward the 2.3.1 version
> > of DataTable in the 2.4.0 release without change. The work we've  
> done
> > since 2.3.1, which includes things like fixed header rows, showing  
> and
> > hiding columns, drag-and-drop column sizing, is coming along well  
> but
> > is not yet stable and consistent enough for your use. Given the
> > choice between holding back 2.4.0 or holding DataTable out of this
> > release, the latter was the better choice.
> > I know that many of you are working hard on your DataTable
> > implementations today and that this delay is not good news. I want  
> to
> > reassure you that it's not a decision we took lightly, but rather a
> > step we needed to take in order to help move this component more
> > quickly toward GA status and stability with the required feature  
> set.
> > We're fully committed to DataTable and we're excited about the
> > progress we're making on it. Over the next few months we'll be
> > dedicating even more resources to DataTable, and you can expect to  
> see
> > the features mentioned above (and more) in a 2.5.0 release early  
> next
> > year.
> >
> >
> > New YUI Components or Features:
> >
> > 1. YUI Charts Control
> > The YUI Charts component will allow you to bring data into the page
> > via the YUI DataSource Utility and display that information in the
> > form of bar charts, pie charts, and line graphs. The data
> > visualization is driven by a Flash .swf engine that gets its data  
> from
> > JavaScript, meaning you get the visual richness of Flash while
> > interacting with the Charts Control purely through JavaScript  
> (just as
> > you interact with any other YUI component). If you want to get  
> deeper
> > in to the Flash piece itself, its source will be available as part  
> of
> > Yahoo's Astra library of Flash componentry.
> > As this is the first "hybrid" Flash/DHTML component in YUI, we will
> > be releasing this as an experimental component; we'll look forward  
> to
> > hearing your feedback on how well this meets your needs as you begin
> > evaluating it upon release. (Josh Tynjala)
> >
> > 2. YUI Profiler Utility
> > Nicholas Zakas debuts his second YUI component in 2.4.0 with the
> > introduction of an early-beta YUI Profiler Utility. The Profiler,
> > which can work in conjunction with YUI Test to create performance
> > thresholds for unit testing, is a flexible toolkit for measuring the
> > performance of JS code. The YUI Profiler will debut without a built-
> > in interface in 2.4.0 (we'll add interface elements in subsequent
> > releases) but is suitable in its present form for many profiling and
> > testing tasks. (Nicholas Zakas)
> >
> > 3. YUI Get Utility
> > YUI's most prolific author, Adam Moore, is back in 2.4.0 with  
> another
> > crucial component — one we're calling the YUI Get Utility. Get
> > provides robust support for asynchronous, on-demand loading of
> > resources like script and CSS files. The Get Utility can be used for
> > proxyless external DataSources in AutoComplete and for loading JSON
> > data from trusted web services. (Adam Moore)
> >
> > 4. JSON Utility
> > The newest member of the YUI team is Luke Smith, and he contributes
> > to 2.4.0 an adaptation of Douglas Crockford's JSON utilities. (Luke
> > Smith)
> >
> > 5. Selector Utility
> > We've thought a lot about element selection and where that
> > functionality fits within the YUI model. The first fruits of that  
> work
> > arrive in 2.4.0 as the YUI Selector Utility. If you've been longing
> > to have some of the selection sugar you've seen in JQuery right  
> within
> > the YUI kit, you'll definitely want to explore this new component  
> from
> > Matt Sweeney (author of Animation, Dom, and TabView).
> >
> >
> > Notable Changes to Existing Components:
> >
> > 1. Promoting out of Beta/Experimental Status
> > We're moving conservatively but steadily to promote newer components
> > to GA status. 2.4.0 sees Button and History move to GA while
> > ImageLoader is promoted to beta from experimental.
> >
> > 2. Rich Text Editor
> > This is a big release for the RTE beta. Dav Glass has been hard at
> > work stabilizing and streamlining RTE, and with 2.4.0 it will be
> > available in both SimpleEditor and Editor flavors. Using the lighter
> > version of the Toolbar, RTE's total minified K-weight is down to
> > ~130KB (including all dependencies), while performance and stability
> > continue to improve.
> >
> > 3. Drag and Drop Utility
> > Drag and Drop introduces the concept of items that are draggable but
> > not droppable -- a big performance boost for elements like floating
> > panels that can be moved around but aren't meant to interact in the
> > drag-and-drop sense with the items below them.
> >
> > 4. AutoComplete Control
> > As mentioned above, AutoComplete gains the ability (via the new YUI
> > Get Utility) to perform proxyless web services requests.
> >
> > 5. YUI Test Utility
> > The YUI Test Utility gains support for asynchronous testing,  
> allowing
> > you to perform a test action and then wait a specified amount of  
> time
> > before continuing the test.
> >
> >
> > =========
> >
> >
> > YUI 2.4.0 is on track for a release in the first half of December.
> > Stay tuned to YDN-JavaScript and YUIBlog for more information about
> > the release when it becomes available.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Eric
> >
>
>
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