APEX 5.0 EA2 available in the next days

Joel just blogged that the 2nd Early Adopter release of APEX 5.0 is around the corner.

Here are some screenshots posted on twitter:

I’m sure this new EA will carry many changes and looking at some screenshots it looks awesome.
I especially look forward to the new universal theme.

Here’s what should be in - based on the statement of direction of APEX 5.0 :

Oracle Application Express 5.0

Oracle Application Express 5.0 will focus on both new features and enhancements to existing functionality to improve developer productivity and is planned to incorporate the following:

• Page Designer - New page definition IDE which incoroporates tree controls, drag and drop layout editor, and a property editor.
• Multiple Interactive Reports – Allow any number of Interactive Reports to be defined on a single page.
• Modal Dialog - Enhance the ability to declaratively define modal dialogs.
• Navigation Lists - Ability to define hierarchical lists for navigation, with pull-down menus and sub-menus, instead of being constrained by tabs.
• Mobile - Enhanced responsive tables, including reflow tables and column toggles, and introduction of panels.
• Calendar – New calendar region which allows duration based events, improved functionality, and better control over drag and drop operations.
• Universal Theme – A new central theme which readily allows developers to customize simply using CSS.
• HTML5 Capabilities – Improve native capabilities for handling HTML5 constructs.
• Application Builder Security – Allow different authentication schemes to be used to control developer access to the Application Builder.
• Numerous functional improvements.