April 20th, 2013· This version addresses a few bugs and added a number of new features.
· The ODBC generic driver is now supported, as it works better in Unix environments for some databases such as MS SQL.
· A set_grid_method function was added. jqGrid 4.4.5, jQuery 1.9.0, and jQuery UI 1.10 are now supported.
· Column freeze is now supported.
· File upload can now be activated with a double click on a row in form edit mode.
· Minor bugs were fixed.
January 23rd, 2013· File uploading now works when adding new a record.
· Conditional format is now working with rows without a preexisting cell format.
· Subgrid now supports filter methods.
January 15th, 2013· It fixes an array index out of bound bug in the set edittype function.
· It removes control validation logic for master/detail INLINE mode since this is no longer a limitation.
· It removes a redundant include statement in the datagrid class that was causing unnecessary errors in some systems.
January 10th, 2013· The array data source is now (finally) supported.
· Virtual columns aka calculated field, toolbar search dropdown, custom data validation, and PDF and CSV export are now supported.
· Array parameters for dynamic links are now supported.
· Performance for large data sets was optimized.
· Master Detail INLINE edit now works in the master grid.
· An issue where $grid was not defined was fixed.
· set_col_edittype now works with non-integer keys.
· There were other minor fixes.
July 14th, 2012· This version includes many bugfixes and new features.
· Most importantly, Ajax file upload was implemented.
· Two advanced methods were introduced to let users who are familiar with the jqGrid colModel API to directly manipulate column array properties.
· "Method Chaining" is now possible.
· Up to 20 themes are packaged, and support for the SQLite database was added.
February 9th, 2012· This version adds WYSIWYG support that transforms text fields into word processor by replacing the textarea with rich text editor with a single function call.
· Additionally, you can now specify foreign keys for both master and detail grids.
· Before that, both keys must have the exact column name.
· There are many bugfixes.
March 31st, 2011· New features in this version include non-English character set support, advanced popup search, nested masterdetail, conditional output, locale translations, ABS_PATH auto mapping, column drag and drop reorder, column text alignment, and the ability to overwrite conf.php for multiple database support.
February 25th, 2011· Data filter support was added.
· You can now add a filter to the datagrid before it is rendered.
· In addition, a number of enhancements were made to the master detail feature such as support for multiple detail grids of a master grid as well as nested master detail grid support.
· The dropdown menu now supports using a database lookup table as the data source. Some cosmetic enhancement methods include column grouping with summary row, the ability to set column width, and row number display.
December 20th, 2010· This version addresses a few bugs discovered in the initial 4.0 version, and has code optimization when used against a large dataset.