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ADT 21.0.0 (November 2012)
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- Java 1.6 or higher is required for ADT 20.0.3. +
- Eclipse Helios (Version 3.6.2) or higher is required for ADT 21.0.0. +
- ADT 21.0.0 is designed for use with SDK + Tools r21. If you haven't already installed SDK Tools r21.0.0 into your SDK, use the + Android SDK Manager to do so. +
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+ - General improvements: +
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- Layout Editor
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- Added multi-configuration editing feature that was previewed at Google I/O + developer tools talk in June. For an overview, see the + session recording + (starting at: 20:30). +
- Modified the layout logic so that setting a {@link android.app.Fragment} layout or + a {@link android.widget.ListView} preview layout is now applied not + only to the current layout but to all other configurations of the same layout. +
- Updated the editor to include resources from library projects in the resource chooser, + XML code completion, Go To Declaration and other editing contexts. +
- Updated the editor so that it no longer forces all variations of a single + layout into a single editor. You can, for example, open both the landscape and portrait + versions of a layout as separate editors and quickly switch between them, or even + re-dock your editors to edit them simultaneously. If you prefer the previous behavior, + set the new option in Preferences > Android > Editors to use the + old behavior. +
- Improved the handling of {@link android.widget.RelativeLayout} in the layout editor, + so that dragging widgets around and deleting them should now result in the layout + working more intuitively. In particular, deleting a widget causes the constraints + flowing through the deleted widgets to be intelligently adjusted, and when moving + widgets the constraints are preserved whenever possible. +
- Added the ability to specify a default action in Layout Editor views, which you can + invoke with the F2 key. For example, after dropping a button or text view, + you can press F2 to edit its text. +
- Added renaming of an ID (changing the {@code android:id} attribute) by invoking the + Rename shortcut. +
- Adding a new locale is now easier with the new Add Locale... action + in the locale menu. In addition to creating the new values folder, it lets you edit an + initial set of translations for the new locale. +
- Updated the editor so that when a custom view (or incorrectly configured view) + throws an exception during initialization or painting, part of the relevant stack trace + is shown inline in the layout editor, and you can click on the stack frames to jump to + the relevant location +
- Improved the editor error display to show the relevant part of a stack trace + when a custom view throws exceptions during rendering or construction, and provides + hyperlinks to the stack frames. +
- Improved the stack trace display for exceptions for custom views that are generated + during rendering. +
- Updated the configuration chooser so that it shows full language and region names (not + just 2-letter codes) in menus, in the configuration dialog and other editing contexts. + +
- Improved the device menu in the configuration chooser. +
+ - Lint
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- Added over 25 new lint rules for resources, locale settings, layout + files, incorrect use of {@link android.util.SparseArray} and + {@link android.os.PowerManager.WakeLock} and manifest issues. +
- Improved the XML export function to support the + Jenkins Lint + plugin. + +
+ - Editors
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- Modified the plugin to remember which editor mode (text or graphical) you were last + using for each type of editor (layout, manifest or values) and uses that mode for newly + opened files. This means that if you prefer to work with just XML, the editors start + showing you XML text editors after you have switched to them for each type of editor. +
- Updated XML code completion so that it completes (and shows documentation for) theme + references, such as {@code ?android:attr/dividerHeight}. +
+ - Android Virtual Devices (AVD)
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- Added new Device Definitions tab in the AVD Manager for configuring + standard size and Nexus virtual devices. +
- Improved emulators so that they launch with a skin that is dynamically generated and + reflects the actual hardware configured in the AVD Manager. +
+ - Improved the new template mechanism, cleaned up the existing templates and added + several new templates +
- Added ability to export images and frames in the Tracer for OpenGL ES tool. +
- Integrated the Systrace tool into the DDMS perspective. +
- Improved the JUnit test runner to allow a test to be run on all connected devices + simultaneously. +
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+ - Layout Editor
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- Fixed the editors so that attributes and resources specified by XML files in the + {@code /values} directory are validated when files are saved. +
- Added a workaround for a bug in Eclipse on Mac OS X 10.8 where the Property Sheet was not + working properly. +
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+ - Dependencies: @@ -126,12 +209,13 @@ ADT 20.0.3 (August 2012)
- Dependencies: @@ -149,7 +233,8 @@ ADT 20.0.2 (July 2012)
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- Fixed keybindings in various XML editors for Eclipse 4.x. -
- Fixed bug when creating layout configurations that already exist. +
- Fixed a bug that occurs when you try to create layout configurations that already + exist.
@@ -159,12 +244,13 @@ ADT 20.0.2 (July 2012)
- Dependencies: @@ -199,12 +285,13 @@ unprotected receivers for default Android actions.
- Dependencies: @@ -321,12 +408,13 @@ functions.
- Dependencies: @@ -355,12 +443,13 @@ ADT 18.0.0 (April 2012)
- Dependencies: @@ -444,10 +533,10 @@ select. (Issue (Issue 23940)
- Fixed a locale bug affecting Turkish locales in particular. (Issue 23747) -
- Fixed issue where dex complains about duplicate classes in cases where a Library +
- Fixed an issue where dex complains about duplicate classes in cases where a Library Project depends on the same jar files or Java-only projects. -
- Fixed issue where test projects had to independently reference the library projects used - by an app project. Now referencing only the app project is enough. +
- Fixed an issue where test projects had to independently reference the library projects + used by an app project. Now referencing only the app project is enough. @@ -456,12 +545,13 @@ select. (Issue
- Dependencies: @@ -489,12 +579,13 @@ ADT 16.0.1 (December 2011)
- Dependencies: @@ -521,12 +612,13 @@ href="http://tools.android.com/recent/lint">more info)
- Dependencies: @@ -554,12 +646,13 @@ ADT 15.0.1 (November 2011) -
- Dependencies: @@ -577,7 +670,7 @@ do so.
- Fixed issues in the SDK Manager (Issue 20939, Issue 20607). -
- Fixed scrolling issue in the new Logcat panel of DDMS. +
- Fixed a scrolling issue in the new Logcat panel of DDMS. @@ -585,12 +678,13 @@ do so.
- Dependencies: @@ -703,12 +797,13 @@ Linux. -
- Dependencies: @@ -755,13 +850,13 @@ the Android SDK Manager to do so.
- Dependencies: @@ -891,12 +986,13 @@ href="http://tools.android.com/recent">Android Tools Project Site. -
- Temporary work-around to resolve the rare cases in which the layout editor will not open. -
- Fix issue in which ADT 10.0.0 would install on Eclipse 3.4 and lower, even though ADT +
- Fixed an issue in which ADT 10.0.0 would install on Eclipse 3.4 and lower, even though ADT requires Eclipse 3.5 or higher (as of 10.0.0).
- Dependencies: @@ -971,13 +1067,13 @@ so.
- Dependencies: @@ -1080,13 +1176,13 @@ so. -
- Dependencies: @@ -1109,13 +1205,13 @@ so.
- Dependencies: @@ -1146,9 +1242,9 @@ example, ADT 8.x is for SDK Tools r8.
- Contextual menu with enum/flag type properties.
- New zoom controls. -
- New HierarchyViewer plug-in integrated in Eclipse. -
- Android launch configurations don't recompile the whole workspace on launch anymore. -
android.jarsource and javadoc location can now be configured.
+ - New HierarchyViewer plugin for Eclipse. +
- Android launch configurations no longer recompile the whole workspace on launch. +
- The location of
android.jarsource and javadoc can now be configured.
@@ -1156,12 +1252,13 @@ example, ADT 8.x is for SDK Tools r8.
- Dependencies: @@ -1183,13 +1280,13 @@ so.
- Fixes problems with handling of library project names that contain characters that are incompatible with the Eclipse path variable. -Now properly sets up the link between the main project and the library +Now it properly sets up the link between the main project and the library project. @@ -1232,12 +1329,13 @@ project.
- Library projects:
- @@ -1257,12 +1355,13 @@ project support through the Ant build system.
- Dependencies: @@ -1316,20 +1415,22 @@ Editor.
- Applications launched from ADT now behave as if they were clicked from the Home screen. -
- Fixes issue where add-on with no optional library would not show up as valid +
- Fixes an issue where add-ons without an optional library would not show up as valid targets for application launches. -
- Resolves possible crash when launching applications. +
- Resolves a possible crash when launching applications.
- Dependencies: @@ -1342,9 +1443,10 @@ see Exploring the SDK.
- General notes:
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- AVD Launch dialog now shows scale value. -
- Fixes potential NPE in SDK Manager on AVD launch, for older AVD with no skin name specified. -
- Fixes XML validation issue in on older Java versions. +
- The AVD Launch dialog now allows you to set the scale value. +
- Fixes a potential NullPointerException in the SDK Manager when you launch an AVD that does not + have a skin name specified. +
- Fixes an XML validation issue in older Java versions.
- .apk packaging now properly ignores vi swap files as well as hidden files.
@@ -1352,11 +1454,13 @@ see Exploring the SDK.
- Dependencies: diff --git a/docs/html/tools/sdk/tools-notes.jd b/docs/html/tools/sdk/tools-notes.jd index f8b5d256b289a..c5388d0e1b103 100644 --- a/docs/html/tools/sdk/tools-notes.jd +++ b/docs/html/tools/sdk/tools-notes.jd @@ -28,6 +28,89 @@ href="http://tools.android.com/knownissues">http://tools.android.com/knownissues
- Dependencies: +
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- Android SDK Platform-tools revision 15 or later. +
- If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r21 is designed + for use with ADT 21.0.0 and later. If you haven't already, update your + ADT Plugin to 21.0.0. +
- If you are developing outside Eclipse, you must have + Apache Ant 1.8 or later. +
+ - General Notes: +
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- Added a flag that sets jumbo mode for DEX files, which allows a larger
+ number of strings in the DEX files. Enable this mode by adding the following line to
+ the {@code project.properties} file of your project:
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set dex.force.jumbo=true
+ - Improved the build time by pre-dexing libraries (both JAR files and library + projects). +
- Updated the build to generate {@code R} resource classes for library projects + with only the IDs needed by the libraries, reducing the risk of hitting DEX file + limits for fields and methods. +
- Improved the build so that several editing features (code completion, resource + chooser, go to declaration) properly handle library project resources. +
+ - Added a flag that sets jumbo mode for DEX files, which allows a larger
+ number of strings in the DEX files. Enable this mode by adding the following line to
+ the {@code project.properties} file of your project:
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- Lint
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- Added over 25 new lint rules for resources, locale settings, layout + files, incorrect use of {@link android.util.SparseArray} and + {@link android.os.PowerManager.WakeLock} and manifest issues. +
- Updated reporting to include errors in library projects if the library project is + in the list of projects to be checked. +
- Added a new {@code lint} target to the Ant build system for easier + integration with continuous build systems. +
- Added new {@code --sources} and {@code --classpath} arguments to point to sources + with different directory structures. +
- Improved the XML export function to support the Jenkins Lint + plugin. + +
- Added support for class file flow analysis. +
+ - Android Virtual Devices (AVD)
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- Added new Device Definitions tab in the AVD Manager for configuring + standard size and Nexus virtual devices. +
- Improved emulators so that they launch with a skin that is dynamically generated and + reflects the actual hardware configured in the AVD Manager. +
+ - Added {@code jobb} tool for creating and encrypting + APK Expansion Files. + (more info) +
- Improved the Android JUnit test runner to allow a test to be run on all connected + devices simultaneously. +
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- Fixed manifest merger to properly adapt library classes in the merged manifest. +
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+ - Added automatic merging of library project manifest files into the including project's manifest. Enable this feature with the {@code manifestmerger.enabled} property.
- Added automatic ProGuard support for the {@code aapt -G} flag. This change causes -the build system to generate a temporary ProGuard keep-rules file containing classes that -are referenced from XML files (such as custom views) and pass this to ProGuard at shrink-time. This +the build system to generate a temporary ProGuard {@code keep-rules} file containing classes that +are referenced from XML files (such as custom views) and pass this to ProGuard at shrink time. This can make the resulting APK much smaller when using just a small portion of a large library project (such as the Android Support library), since the catch-all rules to keep all custom views from the default ProGuard configuration file have also been removed. -
- Added two ProGuard configuration files for use in projects: {@code +
- Added two ProGuard configuration files for use in projects: {@code proguard-android-optimize.txt} which enables optimizations and {@code proguard-android.txt} which disables them. @@ -141,9 +224,8 @@ disables them.
- SDK Manager
- Improved caching to reduce downloading of repository definitions. -
- Added Tools > Manage Add-on Sites option to allow deactivation of - third-party sites for improved performance (e.g., if one or more sites are temporarily slow to - load.) +
- Added Tools > Manage Add-on Sites option to improve performance by + allowing temporary deactivation of third-party sites if they are loading slowly.
- Added settings for the SDK Manager download cache (SDK Manager > Tools > Options).
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