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

[Ivan Grcic]

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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