# 6.8.0

The 6.8 release builds on the momentum of 6.7 with some great new enhancements.  Data tiles now handle 32-bit data in addition to 8-bit.  Views properties can now be provided that sources that fetch view-related data.  Vector tile rendering got some performance enhancements.  Find detail on these features and a number of fixes in the list of changes below.

## List of all changes

 * [#12785](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12785) - Promise.allSettled polyfill and other browser compatibilty ([@mike-000](https://github.com/mike-000))
 * [#12807](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12807) - Updated styles ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12806](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12806) - Update to the WebGL sea level example ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12808](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12808) - Update expectations for vector tile icon label rendering ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12804](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12804) - Make vector tiles rendering simpler and a bit faster ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12802](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12802) - Enqueue tiles at the next step in the animation ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12801](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12801) - Update ol-mapbox-style to latest version without ol peer dependency ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12792](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12792) - Do not do any canvas work when there are no features to render ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12797](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12797) - Update geotiff ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12799](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12799) - All layers now call dispose on the renderer ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12798](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12798) - More cleanup in the WebGL tile layer's dispose method ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12795](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12795) - New tile source for the WMTS example ([@mike-000](https://github.com/mike-000))
 * [#12793](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12793) - Add a method to set the map layers ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12789](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12789) - Handle TileJSON urls in Mapbox Style document ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12790](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12790) - Allow maps to be configured with a promise for view props ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12777](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12777) - Fix offscreen-canvas example ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12778](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12778) - Do not render vector tiles unless they are being used ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12773](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12773) - Enable WebGL extensions when required ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12774](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12774) - Fix text decluttering when segment length is zero ([@MoonE](https://github.com/MoonE))
 * [#12770](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12770) - Use Uint8Array instead of Uint8ClampedArray for increased browser compatibility ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12759](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12759) - #12758: Allow undefined to be passed to control setMap(). Also fix type of getMap() ([@jumpinjackie](https://github.com/jumpinjackie))
 * [#12760](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12760) - Fix opacity handling for tile and vector layers ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12764](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12764) - Fix ImageInformationResponse typedef ([@webwitcher](https://github.com/webwitcher))
 * [#12769](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12769) - Remove extra closing anchor tag ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
 * [#12761](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12761) - Add Float Textures for GL Rendering / DataTiles ([@theduckylittle](https://github.com/theduckylittle))
 * [#12740](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12740) - Various fixes for browser compatibility issues ([mike-000](https://github.com/search?q=mike-000&type=Users))
 * [#12741](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12741) - Minimal documentation for GMLBase ([@mike-000](https://github.com/mike-000))
 * [#12743](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12743) - Remove docs reference to unmanaged layer and Select ([@mike-000](https://github.com/mike-000))
 * [#12734](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12734) - Continue supporting IE11 in examples and legacy build ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12739](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12739) - Change canvas style from initial to unset ([@mike-000](https://github.com/mike-000))
 * [#12731](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12731) - Handle resolution and tile loadingstrategy with user projection ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
 * [#12736](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12736) - OnSignatures return more specific type ([@simonseyock](https://github.com/simonseyock))
 * [#12732](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12732) - Add <meta charset="utf-8"> to Quick Start ([@mike-000](https://github.com/mike-000))
 * [#12728](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12728) - Release v6.7.0 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))


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 * [#12784](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12784) - Bump webpack-dev-server from 4.2.0 to 4.2.1 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12783](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12783) - Bump marked from 3.0.3 to 3.0.4 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12782](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12782) - Bump webpack-sources from 3.2.0 to 3.2.1 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12781](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12781) - Bump webpack from 5.52.1 to 5.53.0 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12780](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12780) - Bump @babel/eslint-parser from 7.15.4 to 7.15.7 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12750](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12750) - Bump webpack-dev-server from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12749](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12749) - Bump marked from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12748](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12748) - Bump ol-mapbox-style from 6.4.1 to 6.4.2 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12747](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12747) - Bump terser-webpack-plugin from 5.2.3 to 5.2.4 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12746](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12746) - Bump @babel/preset-env from 7.15.4 to 7.15.6 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12745](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12745) - Bump webpack from 5.52.0 to 5.52.1 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))
 * [#12744](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12744) - Bump webpack-dev-middleware from 5.0.0 to 5.1.0 ([@openlayers](https://github.com/openlayers))


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