[ANN] Release 8.1.9 RC-1

[panagiotis merakos]

Dear list members,

We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 8.1.9 RC-1.

Getting the Release
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You can get the release at https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ or via
the automatic updater.


Release Contents
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LiveCode 8.1.9 RC-1 contains more than 20 bugfixes and improvements,
including:

- Various crashes related to the acceleratedRendering property are now fixed
- Support for building with Xcode 9.2 (and using the latest iOS 11.2 SDK)
has been added, as well as the ability to set splash images and icon for
iPhone X.
- New versions of mergExt* and tsNet externals are included, addressing a
couple of bugs.


Notes:

- Xcode 9.2 requires MacOS 10.12.6 or higher


The full release notes are available from:
http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/8_1_9/LiveCodeNotes-8_1_9_rc_1.pdf


Feedback
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Please report any bugs encountered on our BugZilla at
http://quality.livecode.com/


Have fun!
The LiveCode Team
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