Release Notes
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BrightAuthor:connected
Older

1.0.x to 1.4.x

9min
1 4 3 bug fixes bcn 7824 fixed a bug that would cause tabs in the remote diagnostic web server to not appear 1 4 2 bug fixes bcn 7630 trial level subscriptions now expire properly bcn 7710, bcn 7716 tagged playlists now can approve media with validity dates bcn 7733 resolved issues with publishing presentations with custom device web pages maintenance release 2 changes marked with an asterisk( ) require os8 1 69 or later new features bcn 4684, bcn 6988 added support for dedicated ir bug fixes bcn 6562 snapshots no longer error when the orientation is set to “portrait” bcn 6954 debug messages and deviceerror ashx requests now return failure reasons bcn 6459 improved json error parsing bcn 7218 flash and sys tabs are no longer visible on player reboot bcn 7396 fixed network configuration error on the rdws bcn 7153 setup confirmation pages now have proper instructions bcn 5602 dws now displaces file last modified date on sd card contents bcn 6253 dws no longer fails to download file sizes larger than 10mb bcn 6757 dws no longer errors when performing a route trace bcn 6817 dws now displays wifi details under network configuration when both ethernet and wifi are connected bcn 6865 dws remote snapshot now displays the correct player information bcn 7268 dws no longer displays empty tabs when hosting a local html5 site bcn 7360 dws error message for formatting storage improved bcn 7390 dws logs are now dump instead of zip bcn 5789 added devicescreenshots api bcn 7230 wssadapter now logs authentication failures bcn 6179 fixed issue that would cause control click for multiselection to not function bcn 4674 sync to a play file state is now only enabled when enhanced synchronization is enabled bcn 5163 fixed issue that would cause standalone presentations to not play bcn 5946 user preference for image mode is now saved when creating from a template bcn 6044 changed the network tab component visibility to reflect user permissions bcn 6263 fixed issue that could cause the remote dws to become disabled when the user reboots, reprovisions, or factory resets the player bcn 6438 assets now automatically display after moving contents folders bcn 6642 brightauthor\ connected no longer offers the ability to import presentations targeted for unsupported players bcn 6740 fatal error no longer occurs when moving an asset to the root media folder bcn 6840 plugin ui no longer displays an empty name after changing the plugin name bcn 6869 device setup now automatically clears sync files bcn 6963 fixed conditional targets displaying the wrong target state bcn 7030 fixed crash that would occur after undoing an add or resize of a 4k image bcn 7052 fixed a bug that would cause media replacement to fail if one of the selected media was marked as invalid bcn 7053 removed duplicate dialog confirmation when media replacement fails bcn 7127 the tag section now displays properly after activating a content cloud trial bcn 7128 fixed fatal error when canceling an upload bcn 7173 extra quotes are no longer added to tag value arrays bcn 7183 imported brightauthor presentations no longer lose query strings for html sites bcn 7184 imported brightauthor presentations no longer disable background color for live text fields bcn 7186 fixed crash that would occur in 2 zone presentations when setting dynamic playlists to shuffle bcn 7189 saving a tagging rule using filelastmodifieddate no longer clears all rules on the playlist bcn 7190 imported livetext states no longer cause a crash bcn 7216 imported states will no longer duplicate variables bcn 7217 imported states should now keep their proper commands bcn 7231 importing bpfs no longer causes a fatal error under certain circumstances bcn 7283 importing presentations will no longer fail if a dynamic playlist with an update data feed command is included bcn 7291, bcn 7293 importing a presentation no longer loses time on screen values bcn 7292 advanced commands in super states should again execute properly bcn 7301 fixed crash after adding an event and hitting undo bcn 7316 redo and import variables no longer share a keyboard command on windows bcn 7427 fixed an error that could occur when a video zone and enhanced audio zone were playing concurrently bcn 7436 get help link on the desktop client should be responsive again bcn 7437 fixed issue that could cause enhanced audio zones to not function bcn 6342 advance command text fields now support left click drag selection bcn 7181 fixed issue that would prevent image zones from appearing behind video zones on hd players 1 2 7 new features tagging brightauthor\ connected now supports media and playlist tagging users can now use tags to organize and call on media and playlists for all types of presentations replace media new support for replacing media files directly under media properties import/export new ability to import and export states and variables video mode improved support for video mode plugins improvements bcn 1960 improved response time when deleting an html site bcn 5788 new device setup option “partner” bcn 5599 changed local dws “reset password” button to new “set password” button bcn 6931 improved error response when attempting to setup players on expired trial networks bcn 4069 default livetext font size is now 30pt bcn 4716 the unsaved changes dialog for the schedule tab now has an option to be disabled from application preferences bcn 6875 bsn cloud now provides email notifications when a new user is added to an existing network bcn 6434 resizing images while holding shift maintains the aspect ratio bcn 6592 application preferences icon updated bug fixes bcn 6762 fixed “\[object object]” message when attempting to access the local diagnostic web server created in device setup bcn 4082 subfolders are now immediately viewable on creation bcn 2515 content usage tab renamed to feed configuration bcn 5064 resizing content in a multi zone presentation no longer resizes all interactive zones bcn 5067 when editing multiple interactive zones, the view is no longer reset when navigating between zones bcn 5518 fixed issue where media list widget would loop instead of transitioning to other media bcn 5536 fixed issue where writing device setup files to a local drive did not overwrite specially named files bcn 6029 fixed misalignment between audio outputs in the set audio output command bcn 6047, bcn 6628, bcn 5685 added fix for device setup with proxy configuration bcn 6251 fixed issue allowing presentations to be published without a group selected bcn 6265 fixed error when attempting device setup download that includes a firmware update url bcn 6311 fixed issue that would cause interactive events of the same type to have the same values under specify button number bcn 6341 improved sendserialstring (eol) command functionality bcn 6344 creating additional text boxes created using add item with offset next checked will now inherit size and text parameters of the selected text box bcn 6356 application preferences are synced between web and desktop clients bcn 6457 specified hostname is no longer lost when creating or editing device setups bcn 6468 navigator and presentation settings are now accessible while selecting the contents of a super state bcn 6474 fixed the ability to use application preferences to adjust storage beyond 100% bcn 6623 fixed issue that would prevent group data from saving properly bcn 6626 client logs no longer return sensitive information under certain conditions bcn 6724 using the delete key on a ticker zone now deletes the selected item bcn 6725 4k presentation now scales zones in the thumbnail correctly bcn 6792 uploading directly to a new folder no longer causes an endless spinner when adding a bsn content directory from the content upload screen bcn 6794 variable values are no longer lost when navigating between variables bcn 6899 fixed issue that caused importing bpfs with conditional targets between compare operators to fail bcn 6925 live text layer menu now displays properly bcn 6966 video timecode event no longer causes a player crash bcn 7011 fixed crash on macos client when publishing a presentation bcn 7012 fixed crash on macos client when selecting media without locating media from the library first bcn 7019 fixed crash caused by opening a presentation with a live text container selected bcn 7045 media list play previous timeout event now properly loops back from the first element to the last bcn 7048 media lists with ‘return to start after inactivity’ selected now behaves properly bcn 7083 immediately attempting to access the schedule tab no longer causes a fatal error on networks which have an expired content cloud trial bcn 7114 creating a new folder in a browser no longer causes the desktop application to stall bcn 7160 passwords are now properly generated after new user creation 1 1 1 important features and fixes ui bcn 6780/bcn 6721 fixed some sync issues resulting in desyncs in videowall playback bcn 6747 reuploading scripts no longer causes a crash bcn 6726 fixed behavior in ticker zones that could cause a fatal error bcn 6719 fixed playback issues caused by conditional target commands bcn 6704 device setup library can now display more than 40 saved setups bcn 6699 imported bpf projects no longer lose set targets bcn 6698 states will no longer change their targets if a conditional target exists bcn 6645 fixed imported brightauthor content not displaying correctly in brightauthor\ connected bcn 6427 missing plugin name form control is now displayed after adding plugin message event bcn 6744 error codes sent during player registration are now correct bcn 6467 fixed error caused by publishing older presentations without opening them first bcn 6753 the dws is now disabled by default bcn 6501 the dws no longer offers updates to os builds still in development bcn 6204 disabled autoschedule save feature in content cloud to avoid a fatal error 1 0 3 new features the brightauthor \ connected desktop application name has changed with v1 0 1 if using a manual installer of v0 38 1 or greater, all previous installations (i e named brightauthor) must be manually uninstalled and removed if using help > check for update… to update the application, the application rename will not finish until the update is complete and the computer is restarted installers that begin with v0 38 0 or less should be discarded bcn 609 support for simple file networking via ftp bcn 6207 use new network in the admin tab to create a new control cloud network bcn 6240 the content cloud free 30 day trial can now only be activated in admin important features and fixes device setup and provisioning bcn 5663 device setup now includes the option to set up a player with a partner application bcn 5512 the download template and upload provisioning file features are now available in device provisioning presentations bcn 6227 new pause zone playback and resume zone playback bcn 4067 there is now a select different file option for assets added to an interactive presentation bcn 5892 a full screen audio only template is available when creating a new presentation bcn 6176 the timeout event now accepts values less than one second bcn 3623 touch regions can now be named using the event name field within the touch event canvas bcn 4687 gpio configuration is now set to input by default bcn 6284 fixed inconsistencies with saved presentations when switching between bsn cloud content mode and local content mode content bcn 4731 elements can now be moved from one folder into another publishing bcn 6204 the save and save as options in schedule are now disabled when the application is in cloud content mode network bcn 5801 various wireless settings are now disabled when network properties > enable wireless is not enabled bcn 5714 network options > limit content downloads can now only be enabled when the device type is set to cloud networking or simple file networking bcn 5691 the limit health update feature has been removed from network options bcn 6045 user folders can now be deleted other improvements and fixes general bcn 5751 a fatal error no longer occurs when a computer wakes with brightauthor\ connected running bcn 5355 a fatal error no longer occurs when a computer is put into sleep mode during a pending request over bsn cloud bcn 4317 the content mode that is selected when the application is closed will remain the selected content mode once the application is relaunched bcn 6081 there is no longer a fatal error when clearing browsing data in chrome followed by logging out of the application bcn 6395 the application no longer intermittently crashes when logging out bcn 5679 the bsn cloud logo is now displayed during the verification phase of creating a new control cloud account device setup and provisioning bcn 6394 fixed an issue that causes players to not recognize the standalone setup type bcn 5508 the chrome client now properly validates device activation codes bcn 6462 there is no longer an error when the first device is added to a newly created control cloud account using device provisioning bcn 6117 the remote snapshot jpeg quality level can no longer be set to over 100 bcn 4614 the remote snapshot interval now indicates that it is measured in minutes bcn 6236 manually downloading setup files on a player with an os version that is less than os 8 0 119 will now cause the device to auto update to os 8 0 119 presentations bcn 5204 the assets tab is now the initial tab upon entering the on demand and media list states bcn 6369 the audio zone can now be properly double clicked in the layout view bcn 6292 imported bpf s with a live text state will no longer lose their color bcn 6223 a failed presentation import no longer causes the application to crash bcn 6142 adding a daily timeout event to a media state no longer causes the player to constantly crash and reboot bcn 5857 the file path and file attributes of an image added to a live text state now display properly bcn 5800 the maximum volume of the connector volume command is now 100 bcn 5455 a background image can now be properly added to the live text state bcn 5418 the two zone vertical template is no longer mistakenly horizontal bcn 5968 selected media states will no longer remain selected if the presentation is saved then reopened bcn 6371 conditional targets now work properly with events bcn 6313 the application no longer intermittently crashes when a presentation is switched into interactive mode bcn 6123 removing a single plugin from a presentation no longer causes inconsistent command configurations bcn 6093 there is now an ‘update asset’ prompt when changing the media type of an asset in an interactive zone bcn 5848 plugin script error messaging is now more explicit bcn 5806 keyboard commands now work consistently within the media list state canvas and on demand state canvas bcn 5139 accessing a saved presentation now moves it to the top of recent presentations bcn 3706 presentations can now be published from the presentation tab without being saved first bcn 6433 the set variable command fails if the value references a different user variable bcn 6426 the application no longer intermittently crashes when a media state is deleted from the presentation canvas bcn 6222 save as no longer incorrectly changes the default presentation file name bcn 3363 attempting to close the application during editing will now prompt an ‘unsaved changes’ dialog box bcn 5538 the width and height of a zone in zone properties now properly reflects the size of 4k target resolutions bcn 4421 the navigator pane within the touch event canvas now properly displays the zone that the touch region is being added to bcn 6546 the application no longer intermittently crashes when a touch event is opened bcn 6399 content added into a super state will no longer disappear if a published presentation containing a super state is re accessed bcn 6405 the stream name field no longer fails to save when using a variable with a stream widget content bcn 2656 fixed an issue that causes the ‘unsaved changes’ dialog box to not appear when creating a dynamic playlist bcn 5960 a fatal error no longer occurs when opening a live media feed bcn 6388 assets with the lock icon no longer have the delete icon enabled bcn 6121 saving a live media feed or dynamic playlist while in local content mode no longer causes a blank white screen to appear bcn 5534 the ‘unsaved changes’ dialog box no longer appears when content has already been saved publishing bcn 5984 brightsign os update in schedule now works for series 4 players bcn 5982 firmware updates using brightsign os update in schedule now load on players properly bcn 5766 there are no longer inconsistencies within the simple file network directory when navigating away from schedule bcn 6361 there is no longer a fatal error when attempting to publish a presentation in local content bcn 6251 it is no longer possible to publish a schedule using the bsn cloud destination type without selecting a group network bcn 5706 + bcn 5082 the application will no longer crash when selecting a different network once logged in bcn 6161 last error time will now display ‘no error’ if the last error time is unavailable bcn 6022 fixed an issue that causes the user’s email address and password to be clearly present in the txt file in the chrome client bcn 5936 the location pin can now be moved freely within the gps map view under the device list bcn 4900 dragging the gps location pin under the device list no longer causes it to appear on the opposite edge of the map bcn 4899 there is no longer a fatal error when the gps location pin is placed on or beyond international datelines bcn 5841 double clicking on the gps location pin no longer causes a fatal crash and will now zoom in on the gps map bcn 6432 the delete icon has been removed from players under the device list bcn 5272 the view schedule feature has been removed from the network 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