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[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 The features of the (bottom) toolbar have been replaced by new features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.
>