RELEASE: LiveCode 7.0 RC 2

[Fraser Gordon]

Dear List Members.

We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 7.0 RC 2.

* 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.*

*Release Focus*
61 bug fixes

*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 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_rc_2.pdf

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

Warm regards,

The LiveCode Team