This topic summarizes the changes and lists the new and significantly changed topics in recent updates to the Web Developer's Library (WDL).
For Symbian Browser 8.2:
Updated Symbian browsers
Updated Browser core functionality
Added Browser 8.2
Symbian Browser 8.2 was also added to a few topics that list or apply to multiple versions of Symbian browsers, but those topics are not listed here because they are not significantly changed.
For Symbian Browser 7.4.2:
Updated Symbian browsers
Added Browser 7.4.2
Symbian Browser 7.4.2 was also added to a few topics that list or apply to multiple versions of Symbian browsers, but those topics are not listed here because they are not significantly changed.
For the summary of changes in this update, including links to key new and revised topics, see the WDL home page. Many topics with minor changes such as product name changes are not listed on that page or below.
For Series 40 Web Apps:
What's new in Series 40 web app versions (renamed topic)
How other proxy-based browsers deliver dynamic web pages (new topic)
Geolocation API support (new topic)
Image caching (new topic)
For Nokia Browser for Series 40:
For MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan Browser 8.5:
MeeGo browsers, Nokia Browser 8.5, and a large new Browser 8.5 topic set to which it links. Links to each topic in that set are not listed here.
Significantly changed existing topics not in that topic set are:
For Symbian Browser 7.4:
Symbian Browser 7.4 was also added to a few topics that list or apply to multiple versions of Symbian browsers, but those topics are not listed here because they are not significantly changed.
For Symbian Web Runtime (WRT) 7.4:
Cut WDL version number from WDL home page. The library publication date at the bottom of the WDL home page is now used for library versioning.
Cut all change history content (this topic) prior to the May 2011 update.
Cut topic 'Searching, navigating and printing the library' which is obsolete.
Updated all text and links to the former Forum Nokia site to point to the rebranded and updated Nokia Developer site.
Reorganized the WDL to make it easier to find information. Created two main sections: Nokia Browsers and Web Apps. Within Nokia Browsers, created sections for Common elements, Nokia Browser for Series 40, and Symbian Browsers. Within Web Apps, created sections on Series 40 Web Apps and Symbian Web Runtime.
Added a new section about the Nokia Browser for Series 40
Added a new section about Browser 7.2
Web app version (renamed to What's new in Series 40 web app versions)
(The User navigation topic previously listed here is cut.)
Added a new Series 40 API Reference section that contains the following new topics:
Descriptions of MWL methods (topic set listed next)
About the widget object (renamed to widget object support and web app versions)
Added information on Symbian Web Runtime (WRT) 7.3:
Added introductory topic Symbian Web Runtime that includes What's new in WRT 7.3
Updated topic Symbian Web Runtime versions and device support
Added topic on new Platform Services 1.0 API method getServicePermissions() for the JavaScript device object
Also see What's new in Browser 7.3 for some features that also apply to Symbian Web Runtime 7.3, especially topic JavaScript compilation change for function declarations in conditional expressions