Dear List Members.
We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 7.0 DP1.
*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.*
Important Changes
----------------------------
- 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*
- Transparent Unicode support
- Right-to-left text support (experimental)
- Paragraph, sentence and trueWord chunks (experimental)
Unicode support entails a number of additional features- please see the
release notes
athttp://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/7_0_0/LiveCodeNotes-7_0_0_dp_1.pdf for
details.
*Known Issues*
Although the engine has undergone significant refactoring work, every effort
has been made to ensure that LiveCode behaviour (with the exception of the
additional features listed above) is identical to the current unrefactored
release. In other words, users should not notice any difference in
functionality in their existing stacks. However, users will notice a general
slow-down caused by lack of optimisation in this release - this will be
addressed for DP2.
-The installer will currently fail if you run it from a network share on
Windows. Please copy the installer to a local disk before launching on this
platform.
-The engine files are much larger than previous versions due to inclusion of
ICU data
-LiveCode does not run correctly when installed to Unicode paths on OSX
-On Windows, executing LiveCode from the installer fails as it cannot find the
IDE
-Android app label is not yet Unicode compatible
-Auto-updater process doesn't terminate when dismissed
*Getting this release*
To upgrade to this release please download the installers directly at:
http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/
*Reporting Bugs*
A release tag has been set up in our quality control center at
quality.runrev.com where you can report possible problems you are having with
this release.
Please ensure you use the correct version tag "7.0 DP 1" in your report, so
that we can track exactly where the issue you report originated from. This
allows us to address your report as quickly and efficiently as possible.
As with any bug reported for LiveCode, we require a recipe with a simple sample
stack that demonstrates the issue you are having, but in addition we also
invite you to submit complete stacks that do not work the way they did in a
previous version of LiveCode. This is a one off change to the bug submission
process for LiveCode "7.0 DP 1" issues ONLY. If you are submitting complete
stacks, then please provide use with a recipe that describes what your stack
does and under what version of LiveCode it worked reliably. Then describe what
it does in LiveCode "7.0 DP 1" and explain how we can replicate the bug you are
reporting.
You can attach your sample stacks to your bug report or if you are experiencing
the issue in a confidential stack, then please note this in your bug report and
we will get back to you with an e-mail address where you can submit your
confidential stack to.
Warm regards,
The LiveCode Team
Heather Laine
Customer Services Manager
http://www.livecode.com/
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