closes #335 - dropped support for phantomjs 1.6 (1.7 & 1.8 are both supported)

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ CasperJS Changelog
 XXXX-XX-XX, v1.0.0
 XXXX-XX-XX, v1.0.0
 ------------------
 ------------------
 
 
+### Important Changes & Caveats
+
+- PhantomJS 1.6.x support has been dropped. Both PhantomJS 1.7 & 1.8 will be supported.
+
+### Bugfixes & enhancements
+
 - fixed `page.initialized` event didn't get the initialized `WebPage` instance
 - fixed `page.initialized` event didn't get the initialized `WebPage` instance
 - fixed a bug preventing `Casper.options.onPageInitialized()` from being called
 - fixed a bug preventing `Casper.options.onPageInitialized()` from being called
 - fixed [#215](https://github.com/n1k0/casperjs/issues/215) - fixed broken `--fail-fast` option creating an endless loop on error
 - fixed [#215](https://github.com/n1k0/casperjs/issues/215) - fixed broken `--fail-fast` option creating an endless loop on error

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ if (!phantom) {
     phantom.exit(1);
     phantom.exit(1);
 }
 }
 
 
-if (phantom.version.major === 1 && phantom.version.minor < 6) {
-    console.error('CasperJS needs at least PhantomJS v1.6.0 or later.');
+if (phantom.version.major === 1 && phantom.version.minor < 7) {
+    console.error('CasperJS needs at least PhantomJS v1.7 or later.');
     phantom.exit(1);
     phantom.exit(1);
 } else {
 } else {
     bootstrap(window);
     bootstrap(window);

@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ high-level functions, methods & syntaxic sugar for doing common tasks."
   s.bindir              = "rubybin"
   s.bindir              = "rubybin"
   s.executables         = [ "casperjs" ]
   s.executables         = [ "casperjs" ]
   s.license             = "MIT"
   s.license             = "MIT"
-  s.requirements        = [ "PhantomJS v1.6" ]
+  s.requirements        = [ "PhantomJS v1.7" ]
 end
 end

@@ -1343,9 +1343,6 @@ Casper.prototype.runStep = function runStep(step) {
  */
  */
 Casper.prototype.sendKeys = function(selector, keys, options) {
 Casper.prototype.sendKeys = function(selector, keys, options) {
     "use strict";
     "use strict";
-    if (phantom.version.major === 1 && phantom.version.minor < 7) {
-        throw new CasperError('sendKeys() requires PhantomJS >= 1.7');
-    }
     this.checkStarted();
     this.checkStarted();
     options = utils.mergeObjects({
     options = utils.mergeObjects({
         eventType: 'keypress'
         eventType: 'keypress'

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     }
     }
   ],
   ],
   "dependencies": {
   "dependencies": {
-    "http://www.phantomjs.org/": "1.6"
+    "http://www.phantomjs.org/": "1.7"
   },
   },
   "bugs": {
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/n1k0/casperjs/issues"
     "url": "https://github.com/n1k0/casperjs/issues"

 /*jshint strict:false*/
 /*jshint strict:false*/
 /*global CasperError casper console phantom require*/
 /*global CasperError casper console phantom require*/
-if (phantom.version.major === 1 && phantom.version.minor < 7) {
-    casper.test.pass('Skipping tests for PhantomJS < 1.7');
-    casper.test.done(1);
-}
-
 casper.start('tests/site/form.html', function() {
 casper.start('tests/site/form.html', function() {
     this.sendKeys('input[name="email"]', 'duke@nuk.em');
     this.sendKeys('input[name="email"]', 'duke@nuk.em');
     this.sendKeys('textarea', "Damn, I’m looking good.");
     this.sendKeys('textarea', "Damn, I’m looking good.");