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-2.8.0: improved Delaunay point insertion; fixed mesh orientation of plane
-surfaces; fixed mesh size prescribed at embedded points; improved display of
-vectors at COG; new experimental text string display engines; improved
-fullscreen mode; access time/step in transformations; new experimental features:
-AdaptMesh and Surface In Volume; accept unicode file paths on Windows;
+2.8.0 (July 8, 2013): improved Delaunay point insertion; fixed mesh orientation
+of plane surfaces; fixed mesh size prescribed at embedded points; improved
+display of vectors at COG; new experimental text string display engines;
+improved fullscreen mode; access time/step in transformations; new experimental
+features: AdaptMesh and Surface In Volume; accept unicode file paths on Windows;
 compilation and bug fixes.
 
 2.7.1 (May 11, 2013): improved Delaunay point insertion; updated onelab; better