Qt API | Qtopia API Qtopia Documentation

Qtopia - 1.6.2 Release Notes

Qtopia 1.6.2 is a maintenance release for the Qtopia 1.6 series. Since it is a maintenance release, all changes are bug fixes for existing functionality. No new features have been added.

The total number of issues resolved between 1.6.1 and 1.6.2 is 144. The bugs fixed are shown below.

IDPriIssue Resolved

Add/remove software
(Qtopia Desktop)
1688P1“Remove” operation incorrectly removes the software package even if it is cancelled on Win 98, 2000 and XP.
1657P2New local package feed always displays error
1376P3Install button enabled but nothing is selected in the list.
1515P3Context menu sometimes shows unavailable options.

Add/remove software
(Settings)
1723P1C1-715: 'Share' page becomes visible
1720P2C1-808: Can get to the confirmation screen without selecting any package.
1721P3C1-802: "Show Details" button looks available visually when no package selected, even though it NOP.
1722P3C1-801: There is no sort mark on the heading of the Package option list.

Asteroids561P3Undocumented game icons

Backup/restore
(Settings)
1713P1C1-758: "Cancel" while backup in progress terminates application
1714P1C1-159: Right after the activation of "Backups", the list of location on the start page does not appear.
1715P1C1-764: The display indicates Backup is in progress, even if you remove CF card.
1766P1C1-783: Empty directories are not backed up.
1712P2C1-784: The backup data of application are duplicated
1711P3C1-760: Feedback list re-arranged

Battery
(Applets)
1709P2C1-740: Icon on Task bar and the bar of the popup not consistent.
1028P5Charging screen doesn't clear before re-drawing text.
1795P5When battery is very low Zaurus displays inappropriate message

Beaming
(Qtopia platform)
401P3System able to go on standby when sending/receiving via IR port.
864P3Infrared send window doen't have associated help window icon
1579P3Beaming large files (20meg) (from sl-5500 to sl-5000) show beam icon in the task bar
1580P5beam recived window for caledar and contacts are not centered (on first use)

Build issues
(Qtopia platform)
1898P2Build problems with GCC 3.x

Buttons
(Settings)
1829P1Shutdown settings application cannot be opened using Calendar button of Zaurus
1828P2“Beam Business Card” beams the business card even if business card is not present
1830P2Recalibrate cannot be opened more than once using Zaurus buttons

Calculator1773P1Basic operations with 0 as the second operator give incorrect results.
1596P2Incorrect answers for some operations when using floating point numbers.
829P3Requires stylus to operate.
1774P5Incorrect Error message is displayed when invalid function is performed

Calendar1775P1Last week of some years is not visible in Week View on Zaurus.
1777P1"Start Search At" button does not perform the desired function.
1817P1Calendar creates an event of one-hour duration when stylus is dragged in upward direction from 23 hours (11pm) to any time in the day
1621P2Repeating events do not handle daylight saving changes
1816P2Inadequate interface only for multiple hour event starting at 00 hrs (12am)
975P3Modifying singluar repeated evens causes any "All" event changes to not effect modified event.
977P3Unnecessary warning given when daily repeating events goes over midnight.
1275P3Start Time Settings doesn't use 24hr mode
1276P3Dialog has wrong name
1193P4End time cannot be set later than 11.59 unless the user start time pushes it to be.
1339P4The end date's date widget should be set to the current events date not the systems date.

Calendar
(Qtopia Desktop)
1625P1A Calendar event belonging to a particular global category loses its category information if this category is made local to calendar application.
1626P2Scrolling up using up arrow key in “Month” View is not possible but it does allow scrolling down.
1654P2Can't get through full year by using the down arrow in month view.
1655P2Pressing enter or space doesn't enter in day view.
1424P4Sunday/monday start of week is not updated for Day and Week view.

Clock
(Applets)
1779P1"Set time" does not set the hardware time

Clock1789P1Daily Alarm toggle button in clock applet of the taskbar does not toggle the daily alarm

Connection
(Qtopia Desktop)
1622P1Qtopia DeskTop does not perform the expected behaviour while connecting with PDA

Contacts1456P1After restore, business card is not flagged correctly.
1753P1Journal file not read properly after crash
854P2Contacts records in deleted category, don't become unfiled until edited.
1450P2File As info looks different when retrieved
1566P2Setting the Business Card is too easy
761P3TAB order is not correct
1009P3"File As" display is not updated with the correct file
1653P4File As not updated on deleting name

Contacts
(Qtopia Desktop)
1636P1Category Information is lost on Win 98, 2000, XP
1648P1Category record for a contact is not saved if checked by using keyboard on Win98,2000 and XP.
1672P1Custom "File As" selections lost on Win 2000, XP, 98.
1460P2Arrow pointing direction of sort is incorrect.
1511P2Newline character is shown as invalid character in Contacts table.
1034P3Settings dialog display fields doesn't get updated to default list after user requests for no columns to be shown.
1742P3Changes made to “Suffix” field are not reflected in the “File As” field.
1086P4Settings buttons for moving up/down and add/removing headings are enabled when nothing is selected.
1122P4Email list ordering buttons are enabled when 1 or no emails are listed.

Date/Time
(Settings)
1801P2Crash when no timeZone information is provided

Document tab
(Launcher)
1617P1Calling qApp->processEvents() in the launcher may cause unexpected behaviour
1461P2Document view not updated when last item in category is deleted.

Documents
(Qtopia Desktop)
1309P2Upload dialog name is "Upload Dialog" this should be changed
1414P2Documents view not updated after a restore on PDA.
1444P2Documents view looks a bit immature
1447P2Uploading a file is not treated as a single transaction, may have stale file laying around on device if connection gets lost.
1448P2Cancelling an upload leaves behind a half uploaded file.
1474P2Wrong Download error message when overwriting read only file on the desktop.
1483P2Downloading documents doesn't check or warn for full disk.
1550P2Incorrect dialog is displayed if the user trys to drag and drop files while upload is occuring.

Email1836P2“All” category is lost from the category combo box of the “Select Contact” dialog
961P3While doing “Add to Contacts” from an e-mail, it creates a new entry in contact without checking for duplicates.

First use1011P3Pressing the close button in the "Date/Time" section acts as "OK"

Handwriting
(Input methods)
958P5New button still enabled although no new input has been added

Image viewer1782P1When Clockwise rotation is set in Image Viewer Settings, it performs Counter Clockwise rotation.
1311P3I honestly don't see a difference between "fast load" on or off
1567P3Slide show & navigate buttons not enabled dynamically.

Light and power
(Settings)
1717P2C1-765: highlight on checkboxes is wrong
1716P3C1-763: Some checkbox labels are insensitive.

Media player1772P1ID3 tags are not saved for “.mp3” audio files.
1899P1Big endian processors cannot play wav files
1323P3Display not updated after new files are uploaded from Qtopia Desktop.

Mindbreaker1752P1C1-506: Freezes with particular click.
1705P2C1-634: Terminates when resized very small.

Mine hunt1706P2C1-737: Unnecessary scrollbars at some display sizes.

Network
(Settings)
1896P3C2: Devices other than eth0 have problems.

Other
(Launcher)
1615P1Memory leak using background images from pics/wallpaper
1395P2Fast loading state not always recorded correctly.

Other
(Qtopia Desktop)
1431P1Missing headings in QtopiaDesktop documentation
1680P1Date settings are not saved when Zaurus is restarted.
1897P1No MacOSX support.
1498P2Menu options are not all documented in the statusbar.
1623P2Same Time Zone can be selected more than once in the Date and Time Settings.
1624P2“Cancel” does not cancel the changes made in the time zone
1231P3Backup and Restore dialogs have incorrect titles.
1632P3Tab sequences in some dialogs are not proper on Win 98, 2000 and XP
1633P3Delete confirmation message dialog does not follow the same standards.
1097P4Selection of clock type only takes affect after restart.

Outlook
(Qtopia Desktop)
1598P1Outlook yearly events become monthly events on day
1656P1Outlook repeat event exceptions don't get synchronized.
1756P1Custom fields don't get synchronized.
1604P2Unable to move repeat event times.
1616P2Calendar event looses timezone location after synching twice with Outlook.
1808P2Splash screen covers Outlook logon window.

Patience1708P2C1-790: Even after the game is won, you can move cards, but the game will be terminated soon.

Recalibrate
(Settings)
1606P2Endless loop when Recalibrate is invoked via software keyboard

Security
(Settings)
907P4Passcode dialog doesn't obscure screen immediately.

Start menu
(Launcher)
1602P1If there are no Accessory applets the Q-menu shows double tabs

Synchronization
(Qtopia Desktop)
963P1Sync of contacts data doesn’t perform its operation as per the defined setting which are selected in File->Setting->Qtopia Setup Setting ->Sync Page
1735P1While synchronizing with outlook, “Anniversary” information is lost .
1738P1“Monthly” events do not synchronize properly with outlook.
1741P1Sync with Outlook with “Duplicate the records” option causes loss of category info on Zaurus
1745P1Restore does not restore the document on Zaurus.
1546P2Outlook Xp, PDA and Qtopia Desktop conflict resolution settings problem.
1592P2Synchronization cannot be initiated from the device or cradle.
1411P3Sync dialog on Desktop has "Abort" button, on PDA it has "Cancel"

System info1724P2C1-778: Some tabs wrong when resized

System tray
(Qtopia Desktop)
1441P2No warning for pending events when closing systray.

Terminal1725P2C1-632: Can be resized too small

Text editor1729P3C1-779: Repaint errors when resized small.
1731P3C1-792: When the window size is minimum, you cannot see the category combo box of "List view".
262P5Zooming in and out of some fonts doesnt work

Today1637P1Todo list incompletely ordered.
1835P2Events are shown on creation date, not in current time zone.

Todo list1105P2Using the softkeyboard to edit notes introduces two scrollbars.
1819P3Fit to width option do not fit the columns within screen area of To Do List

Todo list
(Qtopia Desktop)
1812P2A task can be added without description on Win 2000,98 and XP.
1102P3Carriage returns entered in notes tab are not displayed in summary.
1085P4Settings buttons for moving up/down and add/removing headings are enabled when nothing is selected.

UniKeyboard
(Input methods)
648P3Selected character in grid highlighting (like used in the keyboard input method)

Voice recorder1809P2C2-162: The progress bar total time duration is not accurate.
1854P2C2-145: Landscape mode doesn't display properly.

libqpe
(Qtopia platform)
1894P1C2: Some Qcop messages get dropped.
1239P4Delete(trash bin) button is never disabled when nothing is selected/exists (Categories).

libqpepim
(Qtopia platform)
1895P1Custom fields get corrupted after two saves.

libqte
(Qtopia platform)
1601P1Binary incompatibility in QScreen
1762P1C2-156: Disabled toolbar buttons are not shown on big-endian hardware.


Copyright © 2001-2002 TrolltechTrademarks
Qtopia version 1.7.1