Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Release/2.8/Announce/RC1

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04/20/09 07:09:47 (4 years ago)

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crschmidt

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+= !OpenLayers 2.8 RC1 Announcement =
+
+The OpenLayers Development Team is proud to announce the first release
+candidate of OpenLayers 2.8!
+
+As of 2.8-RC1, the OpenLayers 2.8 release closes 245 outstanding
+tickets, split nearly down the middle between bug fixes and new
+features. 
+
+We invite you to help us test the 2.8 release candidate! To test 2.8 in
+your applications, include the following tag in your OpenLayers-powered
+page:
+
+ <script src="http://openlayers.org/api/2.8-rc1/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+
+As always, the source is available at http://openlayers.org/download/.
+Bug reports can be filed in Trac, under the 2.8 version and milestone.
+
+The 2.8 release adds a number of important features, the full list of which
+can be found in the Release Notes, at 
+http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Release/2.8/Notes. Some of the highlights include:
+
+ * Support for multi-layer vector feature selection
+ * Support for drawing text on vector layers 
+ * Several new controls
+ * 5 new layer types, including OSM, ArcXML, and more.
+ * The long-awaited WFS protocol support, and related improvements
+
+... and many other new features and bug fixes that you can see
+detailed in the release notes linked above.
+
+For information on possible changes that will need to be made between
+this version of OpenLayers and previous versions, please look at the
+Release notes, available at the Release Notes information[1].
+
+All forthcoming RC announcements will be sent only to the Developers
+list: anyone interested in tracking the progress to a final release
+should subscribe[2] to that list.
+
+We look forward to your feedback on this release.
+
+[1] http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Release/2.7/Notes#CompatibilityNotes
+[2] http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
+
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