Things that made me say "WHAT?" - When a runtime error occurs in a context where the script debugger cannot run, the error dialog will be displayed rather than failing silently WHAT? Who are you people? - Conversions between global and local co-ordinates are now correct on multi-screen macOS systems. WHAT? HAHAHAHA. OK, that's funny. You got me.
On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 9:45 AM panagiotis merakos via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Dear list members, > > We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.6.6 RC-1. > > > Getting the Release > =================== > You can find the release in your LiveCode account area or get it via the > automatic updater. To find the 9.6.6 RC-1 test release in your LiveCode > account, please scroll down to below the list of stable releases, to find > your available test releases. > > Release Contents > ================ > LiveCode 9.6.6 RC-1 comes with several changes, including fixes for lots of > the bugs you requested in the recent survey: > > New Features: > - iOS device safe area insets function > An iphoneSafeAreaInsets function has been added to enable getting the safe > area insets of the device the app is running on. These can be used to > adjust your app's user interface elements to avoid areas that are covered > by device furniture, e.g. the notch. > > - Android adaptive icons > It is now possible to configure your Android apps to use adaptive icons. > To use adaptive icons, generate them using the Image Asset Editor in > Android Studio and > then choose the resulting res folder in the android standalone settings > pane. > > - Android app query whitelist > Support has been added for specifying which other apps can be interacted > with via the intent and other (custom) URL schemes. > Since Android 11, by default, an app cannot interact with any others due to > changes to package visibility. You must now specify which apps you need > access to by adding their ids to the App ID Query Whitelist field in the > Android standalone settings. > > > Bug Fixes: > - Opening HyperCard stacks will no longer cause a crash > - Support for the system date and the system time has been added on Android > - A stack's rect will no longer become out of sync with its actual position > after being moved in the IDE on macOS > - A wider range of TrueType font files will now work on Android and Web > - Use of the term Tutorials have been replaced by the term Lessons > throughout the IDE > - When a runtime error occurs in a context where the script debugger cannot > run, the error dialog will be displayed rather > than failing silently > - Conversions between global and local co-ordinates are now correct on > multi-screen macOS systems. > - The welcome tutorial can now be started on first run via the Start > Interative Welcome button in the start center > - Starting a new tutorial will now close the previous tutorial's stack, if > present > - The performance of the script editor while typing has been improved > - Downloading large amounts of data using tsNet on Windows is now > substantially faster > - Invalid PDFs will no longer be generated when using the open printing to > PDF command on Windows using the 64-bit engine > - Script debugging will no longer fail to work intermittently when running > the IDE with pro features > - Scripts which run without locking the screen are no longer slower on > macOS Big Sur and later > - The drawing library now correctly handle gradients which are referred to > using an id containing - or _ > - Key events will now work correctly after a modal dialog is shown from a > mouseUp handler in a grouped control > - The iphoneDeviceModel function now returns the correct model string when > run on an iOS/iPadOS simulator. > - Default buttons and progress bars will no longer cause unnecessary CPU > usage on macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or later > - The byteOffset function will no longer cause incorrect results in some > cases nor cause a crash > - Scripts containing accented characters will no longer incorrectly report > being externally modified > - Using the print link command when printing to PDF on Windows no longer > causes a crash > - The copyright notices in the engine app bundle (macOS) and exe (Windows) > have been updated > - A significant memory leak in the browser widget on macOS has been > resolved > - POST data larger than 64kb is now parsed correctly by the Windows server > engine > - Audio-only players no longer consume excessive CPU when in Edit Mode on > macOS Big Sur > - WebGL content now displays in the browser widget when running on macOS > 12.x (Monterey) > - The union (and other set operation) commands now throw an error if there > is no into clause and the target is not a declared variable > - Building iOS apps using Xcode 13.2 with the iOS 15.2 SDK is now supported > - Local file and content access has been re-enabled in the browser widget > and native control on Android > - Touch events now occur at the correct location when handled by objects > underneath a disabled Android scroller > - SVG elements with a stroke-width of 0 are no longer drawn with a hairline > stroke > - There is no longer a delay when opening the IDE menus on macOS > - Selecting a specific browser to test a web project against now works > correctly > - The overhead of using "do .." to evaluate long JavaScript scripts in the > browser widget on Android has been greatly reduced > > For the full list of all fixes, updates and enhancements please see the > release notes: > http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/9_6_6/LiveCodeNotes-9_6_6_rc_1.pdf > > > Known issues > ============ > - 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. > > > Required Software > ================= > To build iOS apps with LiveCode you must have the appropriate versions of > Xcode as follows: > > - macOS 10.13.4: Xcode 10.1 - LiveCode builds iOS apps using the iOS 12.1 > SDK > - macOS 10.14.4: Xcode 11.3.x - LiveCode builds iOS apps using the iOS > 13.2 SDK > - macOS 10.15.4: Xcode 12.4.x - LiveCode builds iOS apps using the iOS > 14.4 SDK > - macOS 11+ : Xcode 13.2.x - LiveCode builds iOS apps using the iOS 15.2 > SDK > > There is a full list of working LiveCode/macOS/Xcode combinations here: > https://livecode.com/docs/9-5-0/faq/faq/ > > Note: Whilst we endeavour to release updated versions of LiveCode > supporting the latest Xcode/iOS SDKs as quickly as possible; we strongly > recommend disabling automatic update of Xcode or downloading the specific > version of Xcode required directly from the Apple developer portal and > installing it separately. > > Important: From the start of April 2021, Apple is only accepting apps built > using iOS14.x SDKs. This means that, if you wish to submit apps to the > AppStore you will have to be running at least macOS 10.15 in order to be > able to install the necessary version of Xcode. > > > Feedback > ======== > Please report any bugs encountered on our quality center at > http://quality.livecode.com/ > > We have a forum available for discussing LiveCode at > http://forums.livecode.com > > > 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 > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. 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