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Release notes *2.8.0* šŸš€
Published on July 27, 2025 by Kirill Vasin

🧩 Unix Sockets Fix 

Resolved a TCP packet ordering bug in CSocketListener affecting GUI ↔ Kernel communication on macOS/Linux.
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šŸ–¼ļøĀ ImageĀ GetsĀ EventHandler

Image now supports interactive event handling—similar to Graphics.
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šŸ–Œļø Canvas2D Library

New HTML5 Canvas API support with real-time drawing, gradients, and animations.
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⚔ JIT for Manipulate / Animate

Automatic optimization of dynamic content using Offload, with fallback support.
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šŸ—£ļø Context Menu: Speak

New Speak option for any selected text.
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🧾 Frontend: FrontTextSelected[]

Access any selected notebook text programmatically.
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šŸ™ Thanks!

Huge thanks to our community and Open Collective supporters!
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Read more in our blog post https://wljs.io/releases/2025/07/27/2.8.0Ā