Qt 4.7.4 release

We are pleased to announce the release of Qt 4.7.4 for desktops. This is basically a technical release that contains bug fixes for the May release of Qt 4.7.3.

4.7.4 is currently planned for the last release in the 4.7 branch. Work will continue at 4.8, the beta has already been released , the Release Candidate will be available soon.

4.7.4 contains some new features, such as Qt Quick 1.1: (you can learn more from the documentation )

• Right-to-left language support
• Improved image caching
• Improved text input - support for split-screen virtual keyboard
• Pinch Area provides a declarative API for handling touch input.

as well as the QML Shaders plugin (embedded OpenGL shader effects in QML applications, learn more ). Documentation can be found here and here .

For Symbian, there are additional improvements:

• Support for a plug-in editor with separate panels (implemented in Qt Quick Components 1.1)
• Graphics Improvements: Ready for commercial use, support OpenGL ES with optimized GPU memory management, several OpenVG graphics engine optimizations
• Supports fast orientation switching
• Support copy / paste hotkeys in editors

Qt 4.7.4 is available as part of the Qt SDK update. Packages can be downloaded from the Qt download page , or compiled from the public repository at qt.gitorious.org . The release is marked there as "v4.7.4". There is also a list of changes for Qt 4.7.4 .
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Thanks to all those who sent error messages and / or corrected errors.

For feedback, you can use Qt Bug Tracker. The code, documentation updates and autotests for Qt, everything you need if you want to help the project is on qt.gitorious.org .