Release: LiveCode 8.0.0 DP 1

[Chris Sheffield]

Looks like there’s no commercial edition available. Is this community-only for now?

> On Mar 12, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Fraser Gordon <fraser.gordon at livecode.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear list members,
> 
> *** Warning: this is an alpha release ***
> 
> We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 8.0 DP 1. This release brings a number of new features to the LiveCode platform:
> 
> - A new language (LiveCode Builder) for extending LiveCode with new widgets and engine-level commands and functions
> - IDE improvements, with a re-written property inspector and project browser and a new dictionary
> - An “extension builder” IDE plugin for testing and packaging widgets and libraries
> - The LiveCode Extension Store, for sharing community extensions
> 
> This is a developer preview release and should be used with caution. As always, please backup your stacks.
> 
> Known issues with 8.0 DP 1:
> 
> - The new property inspector lacks some properties present in the old property inspector
> - The extension store pane of the extensions manager does not always load
> - The supplied widgets are examples and lack features and general robustness
> - The extension builder plugin “Test” feature fails if the widget being tested is already installed - uninstalling the widget and restarting the IDE should help
> - Widget icons do not appear in Android and iOS standalones as the appropriate resources are not included in the standalone
> - All installed widgets are built into any standalones produced
> 
> LiveCode 8 is in an early stage of 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 DP1 will continue to work 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
> 
> 
> Regards,
> The LiveCode Team
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