What's New in This Guide for Release 11.1.1.7.3

For Release 11.1.1.7.3 this guide has been updated in several ways. The following table lists the sections that have been added or changed.

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For changes made to Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) for this release, see the New Features page on the Oracle Technology Network at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jdev/overview/index.html.

Sections	Changes Made
Chapter 6 Validating and Converting Input
Section 6.3.4, "What You May Need to Know About Rounding Behavior of Number Converters"	Section added to describe the rounding behavior of `af:convertNumber` when it displays an input value with more decimal digits than specified by `maxFractionDigits`.
Chapter 8 Organizing Content on Web Pages
Section 8.9, "Displaying and Hiding Contents Dynamically"	Section revised to document the use of the `childCreation`, `contentDelivery`, `maximized`, `showMaximized`, and `maximizeListener` attributes.
Section 8.11, "Adding a Transition Between Components"	Section added to document the new `deck` component and `transition` tag.
Chapter 9 Using Input Components and Defining Forms
Section 9.6, "Using Selection Components"	Updated to include indeterminate (or mixed) state of the `selectBooleanCheckbox` component.
Section 9.8, "Using the richTextEditor Component"	Section updated to describe how the footer facet of `richTextEditor` component can be used to display additional information about the `richTextEditor` component. The section is also updated to describe the DimensionsFrom property used to resize the `richTextEditor` component at runtime.
Chapter 10 Using Tables, Trees, and Other Collection-Based Components
Section 10.2, "Displaying Data in Tables"	Section revised to document how scroll bars can be hidden using a skinning key. Also revised to document the new value of `loadMore` for the `scrollPolicy` attribute.
Chapter 13, "Using Popup Dialogs, Menus, and Windows"
Section 13.2.6, "What You May Need to Know About Animation and Popups"	Section added to describe a new value (`true`) for the `popup` component's `animate` property and a new ADF skin property (`-tr-animate`) for a number of other components.
Chapter 15 Creating a Calendar Application
Section 15.3.1, "How to Configure the Calendar Component"	Section revised to describe how the `splitterCollapsed` and `splitterPosition` attributes can be used to separate the all-day and timed activities areas in the day and week views of the calendar.
Section 15.6.3, "How to Customize Dates"	Section revised to describe how `DateCustomizer` can be used to color code dates by setting the background color on a date in the month grid of the calendar using the `getInlineStyle` method and the `dateHeaderStamp` facet. Also described how `DateCustomizer` can be used to add strings to the blank portion of the header for a day, for example to show the total number of hours worked per day.
Chapter 16 Using Output Components
Table 16-1, "Formatting Codes for Use in af:outputFormatted Values"	Section updated to include `<h1>`-`<h6>` tags in the list of formatting values allowed in the `outputFormatted` component.
Table 16-0, "Output Text With and Without the escape Attribute Set"	Section updated to include a caution about possible security issues that could result if the `outputText` component's `escape` attribute is set to `false`.
Chapter 20, Customizing the Appearance Using Styles and Skins
Section 20.2.3, "How to Register a Custom Skin"	Section updated to clarify that you create the `trinidad-skins.xml` file in the `WEB-INF` directory.
Chapter 22 Developing Accessible ADF Faces Pages
Section 22.3.1, "ADF Faces Component Accessibility Guidelines"	Section updated to include accessibility guidelines for multimedia content and `showPopupBehavior` component. Guidelines updated for `showDetailItem` component.
Chapter 23 Using Chart Components
Chapter 24, "Using Chart Components"	Chapter added to describe new DVT configurable chart components that support client-side rendering in HTML5. DVT chart types replace legacy server-side graphs and include area, bar, bubble, combination, horizontal bar, line, pie, scatter, and spark charts.
Chapter 24 Using Gauge Components
Chapter 25, "Using Gauge Components"	Chapter revised to describe new DVT configurable gauge components that support client-side rendering in HTML5. DVT gauge types include dial, LED, rating, horizontal status meter, and circular status meter.
Chapter 33 Adding Drag and Drop Functionality
Section 33.8, "Adding Drop Functionality for DVT Pareto and Stock Graphs"	Section revised to describe drop functionality for legacy Pareto and Stock graphs. New DVT chart types do not support drag and drop functionality.
Creating Custom ADF Faces Components	Chapter removed
Appendix C Shortcut Keys for ADF Data Visualization Components
Section C.3.9, "Shortcut Keys for ADF Data Visualization Components"	Section revised to add shortcut keys content for new chart components, and update gauge components.
Appendix D Creating Web Applications for Touch Devices Using ADF Faces
Section D.3, "Best Practices When Using ADF Faces Components in a Mobile Browser"	Best practices added for the `richTextEditor` component.
Appendix G Using Graph Components
Appendix G, "Using Graph Components"	Moved "Using Graph Components" chapter content to this appendix and removed references to area, bar, bubble, combination, horizontal bar, line, pie, scatter, and sparkchart. All graphs except for funnel, Pareto, radar, and stock have been replaced with client-side chart components.