Release 8.0 DP 11

[Peter Haworth]

I've found two bugs already but the QCC does not have an option to specify
DP11 in the version dropdown.

Pete
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On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Ali Lloyd <ali.lloyd at livecode.com> wrote:

> Dear list members,
>
> We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 8.0 DP 11.
>
> Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ensure you back up your
> stacks before testing them.
>
> *Release contents*
>
> *HTML 5 Enhancements*
> The following have been added for HTML 5 standalones in DP 11
> - ability to use 'wait'
> - ability to write to stdout / stderr
>
> *Linux printing*
> The Linux printing commands now use revpdfprinter to generate a PDF to send
> through the
> system printing process. Among other things, this means that there is now
> full support for
> Unicode text.
>
> *Application Browser*
> The application browser, which was missing from the DP 9 and 10 installers,
> has been
> reinstated.
>
> *LiveCode Builder*
> Number -> string formatting has been improved so that it should no longer
> be necessary
> to strip trailing zeroes.
> Access to the current clipping bounds in OnPaint has been added.
>
> *Documentation API*
> Part a new documentation API has been added, allowing access to individual
> entries in the
> LiveCode Script dictionary.
>
> *31 bug fixes*
>
> *Known Issues*
> - Cef Browser (and therefore the dictionary and browser widget) does not
> currently work on 32-bit Linux
> - HTML 5 standalones do not currently function when they contain extensions
> with dependencies.
>
> *Getting the release*
> You can get the release at http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/
>
> LiveCode 8 is still in development so we’d love to hear any
> feedback you have on it. There are a number of features that we’d like to
> implement but aren’t ready yet and the existing features are subject to
> change during development - we can’t guarantee that extensions written in
> Developer Previews will continue to work the same way in later versions.
>
> Please report any bugs encountered on our Bugzilla at
> http://quality.livecode.com/
>
> We have a forum available for discussing LiveCode Builder at
> http://forums.livecode.com/viewforum.php?f=93
>
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