<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title> Chapter 2. What's New in version 2 ? </title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="book.css" type="text/css" /> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.69.1" /> <link rel="start" href="index.html" title="HTML_Progress2 Manual" /> <link rel="up" href="pt01.html" title="Part I. Introduction" /> <link rel="prev" href="ch01s03.html" title="Why use HTML_Progress2 ?" /> <link rel="next" href="ch02s02.html" title="Version 2.1.x" /> <style type="text/css"> /*<![CDATA[*/ body { background-color: white; color: black; } :link { color: #0000FF } :visited { color: #840084 } :active { color: #0000FF } h2.c2 {clear: both} p.c1 {font-weight: bold} /*]]>*/ </style> </head> <body> <table class="progress2Header"> <tr> <td> <img src="img/pear_progress2.gif" align="left" alt= "PEAR Progress2 logo" /> <h1> HTML_Progress2 : The Definitive Guide </h1> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center"> Chapter 2. What's New in version 2 ? </th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"> <a accesskey="p" href="ch01s03.html">Prev</a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center"> Part I. Introduction </th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch02s02.html">Next</a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="chapter" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <h2 class="title"> <a name="about.whatsnew" id= "about.whatsnew"></a>Chapter 2. What's New in version 2 ? </h2> </div> <div class="toc"> <p class="c1"> Table of Contents </p> <dl> <dt> <span class="sect1"><a href="ch02.html#about.whatsnew.20x">Version 2.0.x</a></span> </dt> <dt> <span class="sect1"><a href="ch02s02.html">Version 2.1.x</a></span> </dt> <dt> <span class="sect1"><a href="ch02s03.html">Version 2.2.x</a></span> </dt> <dt> <span class="sect1"><a href="ch02s04.html">Version 2.3.x</a></span> </dt> <dt> <span class="sect1"><a href="ch02s05.html">Version 2.4.x</a></span> </dt> </dl> </div> <p> HTML_Progress2 is a major new release includes some great new features like "multiple labels system". Take a look at the update summary below. All these features are covered in greater detail in this guide. </p> <div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <h2 class="title c2"> <a name="about.whatsnew.20x" id="about.whatsnew.20x"></a>Version 2.0.x </h2> </div> <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul type="disc"> <li> <p> <span class="bold"><strong>Easier programming:</strong></span> with unified API and only one main class, you don't have to remember where method you will use is located. </p> </li> <li> <p> <span class="bold"><strong>Standardized observer pattern:</strong></span> rather than used a specified and un-optimized listener with its limits, i've rewrote implementation and used now the <a class="external" href= "http://pear.php.net/package/Event_Dispatcher" title= "http://pear.php.net/package/Event_Dispatcher">PEAR::Event_Dispatcher</a> package. </p> </li> <li> <p> <span class="bold"><strong>Multiple labels system:</strong></span> no more need to choose between display text percent progress or a custom free text zone. You have now ability to add unlimited number of labels around your progress meter. </p> </li> <li> <p> <span class="bold"><strong>Improved API error handling and plugin system:</strong></span> you can use any error system handler you might want. From standard PEAR_Error to PEAR_ErrorStack or anything else. It's up to you to choose. </p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <table class="progress2Footer"> <tr> <td align="left"> HTML_Progress2 : The Definitive Guide </td> <td align="right"> v 2.4.0 : April 20, 2007 </td> </tr> </table> <div class="navfooter"> <hr /> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"> <a accesskey="p" href="ch01s03.html">Prev</a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="u" href="pt01.html">Up</a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch02s02.html">Next</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> Why use HTML_Progress2 ? </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Version 2.1.x </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>