JQuery Mobile 1.5.0-alpha.1 Released

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The first alpha release for jQuery Mobile 1.5 is out with numerous bug fixes, an updated base theme, overhauled auto initialization, new methods, and new widgets!

The big changes:

New widgets : we have adopted the new controlgroup, checkboxradio, and button widgets from jQuery UI and have incorporated the accordion widget to replace the collapsible and collapsible set widgets which have been deprecated.

: we have adopted the new controlgroup, checkboxradio, and button widgets from jQuery UI and have incorporated the accordion widget to replace the collapsible and collapsible set widgets which have been deprecated. Rewritten widgets: The navbar and table widgets have been re-written with new features, performance improvements, and modularization improvements.

The navbar and table widgets have been re-written with new features, performance improvements, and modularization improvements. New auto enhancement module: The auto init for jquery mobile has been extracted into its own general purpose module with speed improvements that can make it faster then calling individually. On

The auto init for jquery mobile has been extracted into its own general purpose module with speed improvements that can make it faster then calling individually. On Improved modularization: All code is now fully modularized to be able to include just the code you need.

All code is now fully modularized to be able to include just the code you need. Backcompat module: We now include all backcompat code as separate modules so it can be excluded and include a method to turn off all backcompat code for testing and upgrade.

We now include all backcompat code as separate modules so it can be excluded and include a method to turn off all backcompat code for testing and upgrade. New method : The .labels() method finds all label elements associated with the first selected element, mimicking the native labels property and has been incorporated from jQuery UI.

: The method finds all label elements associated with the first selected element, mimicking the native property and has been incorporated from jQuery UI. npm support : The jquery-mobile package on npm is now owned and maintained by the jQuery Mobile team.

: The jquery-mobile package on npm is now owned and maintained by the jQuery Mobile team. Added jQuery 3.x support : We officially added support for jQuery 3.x.

: We officially added support for jQuery 3.x. Reduced old IE support : jQuery Mobile 1.5 officially drops support for IE 10 and below and Android 4.0 and below

: jQuery Mobile 1.5 officially drops support for IE 10 and below and Android 4.0 and below Bug fixes: We have closed and fixed hundreds of bugs getting to our lowest bug count since the initial release of jQuery Mobile!

For the first time, we have our full changelog, download builder, and API documentation ready during the pre-release phase.

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