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Re: Toolbar will be disabled by default!

 

Hello

That's a good idea.

Best regards,
Roman.


2014-08-27 17:10 GMT+04:00 Tim Peeters <tim.peeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hello,
>
> We re-evaluated this plan and decided that, in order to avoid any app
> breakage, we are not making this change now, but at a later point when we
> introduce a new version of Ubuntu.Components (probably 1.2).
>
> So when importing a current version of Ubuntu.Components (1.0 or 1.1),
> make sure you set MainView.useDeprecatedToolbar to false to get the new
> header.
>
> Greets,
> Tim.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Tim Peeters <tim.peeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> This is an important heads up for app developers that are still using the
>> (now deprecated) toolbar from the Ubuntu UI Toolkit.
>>
>> The features of the (bottom) toolbar have been replaced by new features
>> added to the header a while ago. Until now, to enable the new features in
>> the header and disable the toolbars, apps had to add "useDeprecatedToolbar:
>> false" to their MainView.
>> Next week we will change the default value of the useDeprecatedToolbar
>> property in Ubuntu.Components 1.1 from true to false. So if *only* your app
>> still needs the toolbar, please add:
>>
>> useDeprecatedToolbar: true
>>
>> to your MainView to ensure it will keep working as it was. The default
>> value will not change if you are importing Ubuntu.Components 1.0. However,
>> with 1.0 you do not have access to all the newest 1.1 features we are
>> adding to the toolkit, and we recommend that you update your apps to use
>> the header for actions and no longer the toolbar. See
>> http://developer.ubuntu.com/api/qml/sdk-14.10/Ubuntu.Components.PageHeadConfiguration/
>> for documentation on how to use the header.
>>
>> When you start using the new header and you feel the bottom edge of your
>> app is a bit empty, see
>> http://design.canonical.com/2014/03/loving-the-bottom-edge/ for
>> suggestions what you can do with it. :)
>>
>> Tim.
>>
>
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