Thanks for ruining it for me, Ralph. Any thought of analog makes me ill. On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 10:54 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> Wheeeeeeee.... > You folks rock! > > I feel like the xmas I got my first Heathkit oscilloscope. I spent the > entire first day building it and the next year using it. Excitement on both > fronts just like dp11 will. > > Margaret and I send our best wishes to the mother ship and all you good > people on the list. > > Ralph DiMola > IT Director > Evergreen Information Services > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On > Behalf Of panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 9:31 AM > To: How to use LiveCode > Cc: panagiotis merakos > Subject: [ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-11 > > Dear list members, > > We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-11. > > Developer Preview Release > ========================= > Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ensure that you back up > your stacks before testing them. > > > Getting the Release > =================== > You can get the release at https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ or > via the automatic updater. > > > Release Contents > ================ > LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-11 comes with more than 40 bugfixes. Moreover, more than > 90 bugfixes that were fixed in LiveCode 8.1.x and 8.2.x, are now merged > into LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-11. > > In addition, LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-11 includes several amazing new features: > > - Great progress on Obj-C FFI: support for dynamic instance binding, > dynamic property binding and delegate support is added. With LCB, you can > easily wrap an API of your choice and use it from LiveCode Script. For > example, see the code in http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20733 > , > which wraps NSUserNotification, used to send a notification. > - Target folder variant of the detailed files and the detailed folders: The > files() and folders() function now have a second optional argument, > allowing “detailed” to be specified. > - Image Object SVG support: Include high quality SVG images at a very > small cost on the standalone size > - HTML5 windowing: This allows tooltips, dialogs, and pop-up menus to work > within the HTML5 engine. This also allows multiple stacks to be opened on > the HTML5 page. > - Windows cameraControl enhancements: Support to the windows camera > control for exposure, focus and white balance mode properties has been > added. > - Data Grid 2 visual / interactive elements: datagrid edit mode swipe > actions / drag reordering > - New LCB syntax: added support for "the architecture", "trigger all" and > access to system error > - Android AAR support: Add support for AAR files as extension dependencies > - Android manifest merging: An android manifest merging mechanism has been > added to the android standalone builder. This enables manifests to be > included in extension jvm-android code folders which are then merged into > the main manifest at build time. > - Android Toast Notification Library > - Extension code library support: Extensions can now include compiled > libraries on which they depend. > - New Native Map Widget for Android, iOS and Mac 64 bit (Indy+) > - New Signature Widget for all platforms (Indy+) > - New SecureKey Library for Android, iOS and Mac (Business): The SecureKey > library provides a way to encrypt data with a private key which is held > securely on the device and tied to the application owning it. > - New Media Foundation External (Business): A new external has been > implemented to allow transcoding and basic editing of videos on Windows. > The external supports Windows 8.1+. > - Browser Widget now works again in 64 bit Linux > - Browser Widget now works in 32 bit Linux as well :) > > Last, but not least, LC 9.0.0 DP-11 includes a new version of our prebuilt > OpenSSL library, new versions of tsNet and mergExt* externals, as well as > support for the latest version of Xcode (9.2). > > For more details on this release, read Ali's exciting blogpost: > > https://livecode.com/livecode-9-the-final-preview/ > > Important Note: The shortcuts for Autocomplete have changed, since they > were conflicting with existing shortcuts in some platforms. So, now: > > - The F1 key (or Fn+F1 in some keyboards) is now used for presenting > autocomplete when the user has the live autocomplete preference off. If the > completions pane is already presented, the F1 key will launch the > dictionary if the chosen completion is documented. > - The tab key is now used to apply the completion, or to move to the next > placeholder. > > > Known issues > ================ > - The Browser widget's native layer is not shown in some Linux distros > with Cinnamon window manager. > - DataGrid swipe (and drag-reorder) actions seem to interfere with the > scroller on Android, requiring an additional swipe (and drag-reorder) > action to make it work. This will be fixed in next release. > - You might not be able to run HTML5 standalones locally using the most > recent version of Safari or Chrome (Firefox is OK). This is due to those > browsers now prohibiting cross-origin-requests. To test out standalones > locally using these browser, we suggest using a local HTTP server as > described in the HTML5 deployment guide. However, this will not be a > problem if you use the new HTML5 deployment library, which does this for > you: You just have to choose one of the installed browsers (click on the > "Development -> Test Target" menu item), and then click on the "Test" > button. > - Although the Mac MapKit API is supported from OS X 10.9 onwards, Apple > restricts use of the API on 10.9 and 10.10 to apps which are distributed > from the Mac AppStore with an appropriate entitlement. Due to this, general > use of the Map widget only supports OS X 10.11 onwards. > - Setting the text of an image to a SVG file *dynamically* in a > *standalone* does not work on Windows. Probably a path-related issue, > which will be fixed in the next release. It does work in the IDE, as well > as in standalones for the other desktop platforms. > - In the release notes, the SecureKey library, as well as the Script > Profiler library, are in the section "LiveCode Indy Extension changes". > This is incorrect, as these features are only available in the Business > edition. > > The full release notes are available from: > > http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/9_0_0/LiveCodeNotes-9_0_0_dp_11.pdf > > > Feedback > ======== > 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 > > Have fun! > The LiveCode Team > -- > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. 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