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 Package: apexcharter
-Version: 0.1.7
+Version: 0.1.7.900
 Title: Create Interactive Chart with the JavaScript 'ApexCharts' Library
 Description: Provides an 'htmlwidgets' interface to 'apexcharts.js'. 
   'Apexcharts' is a modern JavaScript charting library to build interactive charts and visualizations with simple API.
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+apexcharter 0.1.8
+==================
+
+## Bugfixes
+
+* Fixed bad JavaScript namespace
+* Fixed bug in groups with scatter chart
+
+
+
 apexcharter 0.1.7
 ==================
 
 * Updated ApexCharts.js to 3.22.0
 * New chart type: treemap, see vignette for example.
 * New function `ax_colors_manual()` to set color mapping manually.
-* `apex()` now accept `"polarArea` as type of chart.
+* `apex()` now accept `polarArea` as type of chart.