RELEASE: LiveCode 6.5 RC2

[stephen barncard]

it appears the server is still at 6_1 - not 6_5_x

is the "server graphics support" mentioned in this version, wrongly
numbered? Or just my misinterpretation of the UI?


On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Andrew Kluthe <andrew at ctech.me> wrote:

> 10995 - Standalones now set default font settings the same as the IDE.
>
> ooo, thanks.
>
> An impressive list
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Benjamin Beaumont <ben at runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear List Members
> >
> > LiveCode 6.5.0-rc-2 is now available.
> >
> > *Warning*: this is not a stable release. Please ensure you back up your
> > stacks before testing them. If you do not wish to be notified of test
> > releases, uncheck the appropriate boxes in the Updates section of your
> > LiveCode Preferences.
> >
> > *Release Contents*
> > This beta release contains the following changes:
> >
> > Server graphics support
> > Full screen scaling mode.
> > PCRE library updated to version 8.33
> > libUrlSetSSLVerification now supported on mobile platforms
> > Resolution Independence
> > New global property colorDialogColors
> > Integration of revFont external
> > Enhanced \'filter\' command
> > Text Measurement
> > The optional *recursively* adverb has been added to union and intersect
> > commands
> > Xpath functions
> > 42 bug fixes: 11397 - Imagedata of resized images returned at wrong scale
> > 11393 - Fullscreen modes cause clipped text on Windows
> > 11390 - Fix incorrect cropping of resized image
> > 11389 - Dashed borders on oval grapgics do not start at the correct
> > location
> > 11388 - 1 pixel non-antialiased lines draw incorrectly in certain
> > circumstances
> > 11360 - Linux themeing does not correctly work on non 32bit displays
> > 11355 - Focus border on Windows default button has artefacts.
> > 10508 - Printing text to PDF on Windows can result in poor layout.
> > 11367 - Gradient inspector does not draw fully
> > 11359 - Redraw issues with inner glow and inner shadow.
> > 11351 - \"recursively\" option for array union and intersect not working.
> > 11349 - Content outside of card rect can be seen in show all
> fullscreenmode
> > when acceleratedRendering is true.
> > 11338 - Character backColor not rendered in fields.
> > 11336 - The fullscreenModes are now camel-case.
> > 11335 - In fullscreen mode on Mac, the window resize handle still
> appears.
> > 11332 - Text not rendered in correct location in -ui mode when taking
> > snapshot of object.
> > 11330 - Visual effects not displayed correctly on iOS when fullscreenmode
> > is \'no border\', and stack extends outside of the visible screen.
> > 11329 - Dynamic layers do not render correctly when fullscreenmode causes
> > stack to not be at top-left of screen.
> > 11327 - Opening large scripts takes longer in 6.5 than 6.1.2
> > 11325 - Graphic effects rendered incorrectly when non-Normal blend mode
> > used.
> > 11324 - Borders still rendered even if borderWidth == 0.
> > 11315 - Instability of LiveCode when gradients are being / have been
> > displayed.
> > 11314 - Image transparency is lost when setting the imagedata
> > 11299 - Answer folder for XCode app bundle has a typo
> > 11198 - Fix color issues on PowerPC Mac
> > 11174 - Conical spiral XY and sqrtXY gradients render incorrectly.
> > 11310 - Italic fonts clipped on right hand side on iOS
> > 11309 - Text clips for certain fonts on Mac
> > 11297 - Setting the color of a graphic effect resets its opacity
> > 11283 - Italic fonts are not rendered on Mac.
> > 11280 - Project browser does not expand cards of substacks
> > 11241 - Non-3D borders are always black.
> > 11227 - Android native controls are positioned incorrectly.
> > 11221 - Field background pattern not working.
> > 11179 - Images with an angle other than 0 are not drawn.
> > 11178 - Import from paint always fails.
> > 11176 - MouseDoubleUp messages are not sent on Linux.
> > 10995 - Standalones now set default font settings the same as the IDE.
> > 10980 - Setting the filename of an image which already has a filename
> > causes the property to be unset and \'could not load image\' in the
> result.
> > 10977 - Setting the image filename to empty unsets the image text and
> > vice-versa
> > 10964 - Inconsistent rounding of floating point values.
> > 6720 - Scrollbar properties not returned in correct format.
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > The LiveCode team
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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>
> Andrew Kluthe
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