RELEASE LiveCode 7.0 DP7

[Benjamin Beaumont]

Dear List Members.

We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 7.0 DP6.

* Warning, this is a pre-release with new features which have the potential
to cause issues. Please ensure you backup your stacks before testing this
release.*

*Important Changes*
- We’ve update the platform component of the engine on Linux substantially.
Think of it as the equivalent of the cocoa port for MacOS X. As a result,
windowing related activities on Linux are subject to change. If you are
testing on Linux we would encourage you to focus on windowing, window
shapes, shortcuts, copy/paste and drag/drop.
- LiveCode 7.0 is now based on LiveCode 6.7. It includes cocoa, the webkit
browser, the new AVFoundation player on Mac.
- The file format has changed for this release to accommodate Unicode. Old
stacks will still work in 7.0, but stacks saved in 7.0 format will not open
in previous versions of LiveCode. Therefore it is doubly critical to backup
your stacks.

*Release Focus*
1) Merging LiveCode 6.7
2) Porting to GDK on Linux
3) Bug fixes 180+

*Known issues*
There are 7 outstanding reports against LiveCode 7.0 the most notable of
which is on Android. The first frame of your app will not draw though the
app is fully functional. If you force a refresh by tapping on where your UI
is you're app will render as normal. We have identified and fixed the issue
but it was too late to squeeze it into this build.

*Release contents*
The number of bugs fixed is so large that it no longer makes sense to
include a summary in the release email. Instead, please look at the bug fix
section of the release notes which can be found here:

http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/7_0_0/LiveCodeNotes-7_0_0_dp_7.pdf

*Getting this release*
LiveCode 7.0 is not yet part of the auto-update process yet. We'll add it
once 7.0 once we enter the RC cycle. For the time being we're looking to
our more experienced community members to help with initial testing by
downloading directly at:

http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/

*Feeding Back*
If you find an issue in this release, please report a bug at
quality.runrev.com.

Thank you once again for all your support in the 6 weeks our last release
of LiveCode 7. With your support we’ve been able to progress a great deal.

Warm regards,

The LiveCode Team

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Benjamin Beaumont . RunRev Ltd

LiveCode Product Manager
mail : 25a Thistle Street Lane South West, Edinburgh, EH2 1EW
email : ben at runrev.com
company : +44(0) 845 219 89 23
fax : +44(0) 845 458 8487
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