What's new updates for 8.5 (visgl#5542)

Author: Pessimistress

docs/api-reference/layers/text-layer.md

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Available options are `break-all` and `break-word`. A valid `maxWidth` has to be
 
 * Default: `0`
 
-Width of outline around the text, relative to the font size.
+Width of outline around the text, relative to the font size. Only effective if `fontSettings.sdf` is `true`.
 
 ##### `outlineColor` (Array, optional)
 

docs/whats-new.md

@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ This page contains highlights of each deck.gl release. Also check our [vis.gl bl
 
 ## deck.gl v8.5 (In development)
 
+Release date: TBD
+
+
+<table style="border: 0;" align="center">
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td>
+        <img style="max-height:200px" src="https://github.com/visgl/deck.gl-data/blob/master/images/whats-new/text-layer-styling.gif?raw=true" />
+        <p><i>TextLayer styling</i></p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
 ### MVT Layer
 
 #### Direct binary parsing
@@ -19,6 +33,48 @@ Mapbox Vector Tiles parsing throughput is now 2-3x faster, due to MVT tiles bein
 
 _Benchmarks ran using scripts on a 2012 MacBook Pro, 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 GB, measuring parsing time of MVTLoader only (network time and rendering is not included)_
 
+
+### Default transpilation and bundle size
+
+The NPM distribution has dropped IE 11 support in exchange for an almost 20% reduction in size.
+
+| Entry point | 8.5 Bundle (gzipped) | 8.4 Bundle (gzipped) | Comments |
+| ---  | ---                     | ---                 | ---                 |
+| module (dist/esm)  | 398 KB (115 KB)         | 485 KB (128 KB)     | Transpiled, tree-shaking enabled   |
+| main (dist/es5)    | 686 KB (178 KB)         | 812 KB (197 KB)     | Transpiled, no tree-shaking |
+
+*Measured as the footprint of @deck.gl/core, bundled and minified with Webpack 4*
+
+To support older or less common browsers, make sure that `node_modules` is included in your application's babel settings.
+
+For backward compatibility, the pre-built bundle (`dist.min.js`) is not affected by this change.
+
+
+### TextLayer
+
+New props are added for more flexible styling of the texts:
+
+* `background`
+* `backgroundPadding`
+* `outlineWidth`
+* `outlineColor`
+* `getBackgroundColor`
+* `getBorderWidth`
+* `getBorderColor`
+
+See [documentation](/docs/api-reference/layers/text-layer.md) for details.
+
+### React
+
+The `DeckGL` React component is rewritten using functional component and hooks.
+
+### Other layer improvements
+
+- `PathLayer` now supports controlling `jointRounded` and `capRounded` separately. Dashed lines via `PathStyleExtension` also respects the cap type.
+- `PolygonLayer` and `GeoJsonLayer`: `autoHighlight` now highlights both the outline and the fill of the hovered polygon, instead of either the outline or the fill.
+
+
+
 ## deck.gl v8.4
 
 Release date: Jan 31, 2021