[OpenLayers-Dev] [OpenLayers-Users] Announcing: OpenLayers 2.7 Final Release!!!

Ivan Grcic ivan.grcic at geofoto.hr
Fri Oct 3 02:05:02 EDT 2008


Thnx for hard work Eric and everybody else!

Just wondering why there  isnt any news for v2.7 at openlayers.org main page??

Regards,
Ivan

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Erik Uzureau <euzuro at gmail.com> wrote:
> The OpenLayers Development Team is proud to announce release of
> OpenLayers 2.7. As of this final release, the OpenLayers 2.7 release
> closes 201 outstanding tickets.
>
> The OpenLayers.js hosted at
>
>  <script src="http://openlayers.org/api/OpenLayers.js"></script>
>
> has now been changed to use the 2.7 API.
>
> As always, the source is available at http://openlayers.org/download/.
>
> md5sums:
>  c0d288a7b935e8b940b0b850ef135c95  OpenLayers-2.7.tar.gz
>  dfc9cda4ebd5b996a24823b1ba7c973a  OpenLayers-2.7.zip
>
> This release features a number of major developments, including:
>
>    * Vector-Behavior: Strategies, Protocols, Filters
>    * Improved Vector rendering for better performance
>    * Canvas rendering class
>    * Z-Ordering and Y-Ordering for Vector layers
>    * New Basic Measurement Control
>    * New OpenLayers.Request interface for AJAX
>    * Smarter Popups ... and tons of other new features and bug fixes
> that you can see detailed here:
> http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Release/2.7/Notes
>
> Furthermore, we are proud to announce two new additions to the AddIns
> directory! Yes, it is an exciting day for everyone in the OpenLayers
> Community. Please take the time to check out:
>
>    * Bookmark Control -- Allows user a simple way to 'bookmark'
> locations on the map and navigate to them. (Author: hpbrantley, URL:
> http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Addins/Bookmark)
>    * Loading Panel -- Provides a convenient and sexy animated status
> monitor so users know their layers are loading (Author: bartvde, URL:
> http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Addins/LoadingPanel)
>
> We even have a nice new UML Diagram to help people out with
> understanding the new classes in 2.7 and their relationships. Thanks
> Emanuel! http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/UML
>
> A thank you again to all the people who helped to make this release
> happen. WE MADE IT IN TIME!!! (Mr. Fleming has *just* started his
> speech so we are in by the buzzer! :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> The OpenLayers Team
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