xlights release 4.0.34

[smeighan]

 

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES:

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4.0.34  May 26, 2015

    -- enh(dkulp) Add ability to import effects from xLights XML files

    -- enh(dkulp) Gather more information about threads for crash dump including what frame they are on and what effects they are rendering.

    -- bug(dkulp) Fix minor issues in SingleStrandSkips (direction and an extra placement)

    -- bug(dkulp) Fix problem of Brightness and contrast only apply to the first layer

    -- enh(dkulp) Draw a background for the single strand skips

    -- bug(gil)   Load perspectives when show directory is changed.  Fixes #96.

    -- bug(gil)   Fix effect duration for importing SuperStar Spiral into Galaxy effect.  Fix endless hang on Save when Galaxy rev's was set to 0.

    -- bug(gil)   Prevent dropping an effect during model playback from stopping the sequence.

4.0.33  May 23, 2015

Developers notes:

    -- enh(dkulp) Update the "Strobe" strand type to actually strobe in the preview

    -- bug (gil)  SuperStar import updates. Fix morph default values to match recent changes. Subtract offset before doing mod.

                  Add option to flip Y for visualization imports.

    -- enh(dkulp) Allow start channel to be specified in #:# notation where first part is the output and the second is the offset from the start of that output.  So 3:1 is the first channel of the third output.

    -- bug(dkulp) Copy/Paste models from LibreOffice on Mac not working due to cr/lf issues

    -- bug(dkulp) Fix #205 - Spriograph D animation not working

    -- enh(dkulp) Add Shimmer option to On and ColorWash

    -- enh(dkulp) Add "Single Color Custom" string type that allows custom color selection

    -- enh(dkulp) Change Vixen import to use streaming xml parser to handle bigger files

 

The following are the Open issues that have been closed over the last 5 days.

We now have Steve Giron working triaging the bugs. He has gone through all open bugs (>90) and

closed bugs where the

1) problem is now fixed,

2) closed the bugs if they were trivial (with the original users input), or

3) we actually know we fixed the bug (you would see dan or gil as commenting on bug) or

4) We document that it is not a bug but is performing as it was designed.

5) Bug closed because it is a duplicate of another bug

If you see an issue closed that you think is still an issue, please re-open the issue.

 

 

Issues closed since release 4.0.32:

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Spirograph - distance animation option does not work #205

Release 27 Models disappearing while sequencing #221

ENHANCEMENT: Add additional single line colors to Model Selection #130

Message when clicking on a effect #227

Release 4.0.31 crashes #228

Deleting models causes erroneous messages to appear #85

in sequencer single strand lights will only show up in model windows if they are red. white,green blue will not show. #191

File Names not preserving Case when saving sequences. #149

Data Layer import of a conductor file crashes Nutcracker #226

Panel Layout/Perspectives - not allowing saving without sequence active. #153

If you cancel while creating new sequence, xLights hangs (crashed once but can't repeat) #119

Crash on trying to load Steve Gase's 6,000 effects xml #120

Papagayo xml not displaying correctly in sequencer grid (xl4.0.23) #214

Renaming models crashes app #223

Model Group Crash #217

Export models to HLS #224

Bars effect - Speed bug ? #99

When I move from sequencer to preview popups remain #140

Feature Request: Drag effects between layers #154

Crash with no folder set 4.0.20 #207

xl 4.0.7 crashes #117

Model Channel Grid odd behaviour with Individual Start Chans check box. #186

Enhancement: Ability to play/stop sequence with spacebar (or other key in keybindings file) #194

Playback on sequencer tab will not stop with stop button randomly #192

Effect Settings Update (F5) #189

App will crash when importing duplicate timing tracks. #208

 

 

4.0.32  May 19, 2015

    -- bug(dkulp) Rename the element in the loaded sequence on model rename.  Fixes #223

    -- bug(dkulp) Fix problem with overlapping effects that both specify fadein or outs causing interference

    -- enh(dkulp) Use On effect for scenes when possible instead of colorwash

    -- bug(dkulp) Don't call SetString on a sorted listbox.  Fixes #217

    -- bug(dkulp) Fix an issue with multi level stars with Single Channel types

    -- enh(dkulp) Add double-click to row headering for expand/collapse strand/nodes

    -- bug(dkulp) Fix RGBW

    -- bug(dkulp) Fix crash on import of Conductor file.  Fixes #226

    -- enh(dkulp) Add Vixen 2.x to import capability

    -- enh(dkulp) Add hlsIdata to import capability

    -- enh(dkulp) Move Import capbability to new Import menu

    -- enh(dkulp) Add abiltiy to play audio sequences at 3/4, 1/2, and 1/4 speed

    -- enh(gil) Morph update.  Improved position calculation. Added support for up to 4 tail colors.

                Added repeat and skip count options. Added choice to quickly create 8 different morph types.

                Removed Use Head Start Color for Tail Start and Use Head End Color for Tail End.

                Added stagger option to allow morph repeats to each have a delay.

-- enh(gil) Morph: * Finer resolution for stagger option. * Allow negative stagger for morph.