RELEASE LiveCode 9.6.0 DP-2
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RELEASE LiveCode 9.6.0 DP-2
Dear forum members,
We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.6.0 DP-2.
Developer Preview Release
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Warning: this is not a stable release. Please ensure that you back up your stacks before testing them.
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 9.6.0 DP-2 comes with more than 15 issues resolved, including:
- The ability to pass "detailed-utf8" to the files() and folders() function to preserve unicode filenames has been added.
- A regression where the new iOS native browser control did not resize/redraw is now fixed
- A regression where setting the htmlText of the browser widget could fail on Windows is now fixed
- Support for merging activity attributes is added in the Android Manifest Merging mechanism
- An issue where the cameraControl could show a rotated preview in landscape orientation is now fixed
Known issues
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- This build (for Mac) is not notarized yet, so if your Mac is running MacOS Catalina (10.15.x) you will get a warning dialog saying that the app cannot be opened. In this case, you have to whitelist LiveCode in the System Settings -> Security and Privacy, and then right-click on LiveCode and choose "Open" from the contextual menu. Just double-clicking to open it will not work. Note that you'll only need to do this once, the very first time you open LiveCode 9.6 DP-2. For more details and instructions see here:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202491
- The Browser widget's native layer is not shown in some Linux distros with Cinnamon window manager.
- The use of the Browser widget is not supported on Ubuntu 18.04 64 bit LTS yet.
The full release notes are available from:
http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ ... 0_dp_2.pdf
Feedback
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Please report any bugs encountered on our BugZilla at http://quality.livecode.com/
We have a forum available for discussing LiveCode Builder at viewforum.php?f=93
Have fun!
The LiveCode Team
We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.6.0 DP-2.
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 9.6.0 DP-2 comes with more than 15 issues resolved, including:
- The ability to pass "detailed-utf8" to the files() and folders() function to preserve unicode filenames has been added.
- A regression where the new iOS native browser control did not resize/redraw is now fixed
- A regression where setting the htmlText of the browser widget could fail on Windows is now fixed
- Support for merging activity attributes is added in the Android Manifest Merging mechanism
- An issue where the cameraControl could show a rotated preview in landscape orientation is now fixed
Known issues
================
- This build (for Mac) is not notarized yet, so if your Mac is running MacOS Catalina (10.15.x) you will get a warning dialog saying that the app cannot be opened. In this case, you have to whitelist LiveCode in the System Settings -> Security and Privacy, and then right-click on LiveCode and choose "Open" from the contextual menu. Just double-clicking to open it will not work. Note that you'll only need to do this once, the very first time you open LiveCode 9.6 DP-2. For more details and instructions see here:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202491
- The Browser widget's native layer is not shown in some Linux distros with Cinnamon window manager.
- The use of the Browser widget is not supported on Ubuntu 18.04 64 bit LTS yet.
The full release notes are available from:
http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ ... 0_dp_2.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 viewforum.php?f=93
Have fun!
The LiveCode Team
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Re: RELEASE LiveCode 9.6.0 DP-2
Thanks for getting that build out so quickly.
I was especially glad to read this item:
1. Was there an issue with implementing that so file names would be preserved regardless of encoding without having to add a new arg?
2. With LC's internal encoding being UTF-16, is UTF-8 the best choice there? That is, can we expect to need to run a conversion on that, or does "detailed-utf8" refer to the incoming data, which is then returned to us as LC's native UTF-16?
I was especially glad to read this item:
Two questions on that:LiveCode_Panos wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:52 pm- The ability to pass "detailed-utf8" to the files() and folders() function to preserve unicode filenames has been added.
1. Was there an issue with implementing that so file names would be preserved regardless of encoding without having to add a new arg?
2. With LC's internal encoding being UTF-16, is UTF-8 the best choice there? That is, can we expect to need to run a conversion on that, or does "detailed-utf8" refer to the incoming data, which is then returned to us as LC's native UTF-16?
Richard Gaskin
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Re: RELEASE LiveCode 9.6.0 DP-2
Yes, as noted in the OP: "This build (for Mac) is not notarized yet"
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Re: RELEASE LiveCode 9.6.0 DP-2
Err . . . so much in a hurry to see what Father Christmas had sent
I opened the present before reading the card.
I opened the present before reading the card.
Re: RELEASE LiveCode 9.6.0 DP-2
There is a bug in the tree widget that is a bit annoying. Since it is due to my PR, only fair for me to fix it:
https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7240
If you compile the lcb file, you can replace the files in the distribution to get the fix.
https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7240
If you compile the lcb file, you can replace the files in the distribution to get the fix.
Brian Milby
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