Release 2019.1 - 2019.11 release notes

[keithsw1111]

2019.01 January 1, 2019
— enh (gil) Add 3d
— enh (keith) Test for out of order universes on a controller in check sequence
— bug (dan) Fix more issues with FSEQ saving and loading

2019.02 January 2, 2019
— enh (keith) Add xSchedule test mode
— bug (keith) Fix 3D undo crash and loss of objects
— bug (keith) More keybindings work to try to isolate the problem
— bug (keith) Fix cant change model to single channel
— bug (scott) Timing track rename does not show you current name

2019.03 January 6, 2019
— bug (scott) Dont persist some not useful FPP connect settings
— bug (dkulp) Fix xLights does not handle system audio device change on OSX
— bug (dkulp) Remove non-functioning scroll bars on layout
— bug (keith) Fix model group per model default is not rendering correctly
— bug (keith) Fix cant rename objects
— bug (keith) Fix xSchedule not reading FSEQ correctly
— bug (keith) Fix erroneous check sequence warning if a group is in All Previews
— bug (keith) Fix some problems with lyric breakdown and improve user experience while dictionaries load
— enh (keith) Exclude faces not used in a sequence from the package sequence file
— enh (keith) Add a 2D value curve generator

2019.04 January 11, 2019
— enh (gil) Add pan based on viewing angle in 3d
— enh (dkulp) Implement advanced FPP connect dialog including:

• Discovery of FPP instances
• Instance by instance settings controls over what is uploaded
• Sparse FSEQ uploading
• Compressed FSEQs

— enh (scott) Add keyboard shortcuts to sequence save dialog
— enh (keith) Add cube model
— enh (keith) Add value curve flipping
— enh (keith) Include 3d objects in package sequence and cleanup file locations
— bug (keith) Fix multistring custom model start channel
— bug (keith) Fix xSchedule test settings dialog does not open
— bug (keith) Fix anomalies when creating a sequence with a specified timing track

xLights is available for download from https://xlights.org/releases/

Issue tracker: https://github.com/smeighan/xLights/issues
Videos tutorials: https://videos.xlights.org
xLights user manual: https://manual.xlights.org/xlights/

 

[keithsw1111]

2019.05 January 15, 2019
— bug (keith) Fix controller upload picks up USB outputs
— bug (keith) Fix #1418 effects dont work correctly on strands
— bug (keith) Fix #1411 moving a model group containg a submodel in 3D crashes
— bug (keith) Fix #1400 drawing an effect reactivate inactive objects
— bug (keith) Fix FSEQ files not loading correctly
— bug (keith) Fix check sequence overlapping channel false positive if first model node is not the lowest channel
— bug (keith) Fix node layout dialog for cube model
— bug (keith) Fix submodel generation on cube models
— bug (keith) Fix strand and node names should not be duplicated on a model
— enh (jhinkle) Add Easylights controller upload

2019.06 January 19, 2019
— bug (dkulp) Fix sub-buffers ending up with two rows/columns identical. Fixes #1421
— bug (dkulp) Fix FPP connect dialog not working correctly on windows
— bug (keith) Fix 2D pan Y is reversed
— bug (keith) Fix model move in 2D not working in Y direction
— bug (keith) Fix grid axis not drawing
— bug (keith) Fix xSchedule not reading FSEQ correctly
— enh (keith) Make model move accelerate when using keyboard when repeatedly moving models using keyboard
— enh (keith) Add sphere model
— enh (keith) Increase maximum hollow size on spinner

2019.07 January 27, 2019
— enh (tyler) Add inside/outside ratio to star model
— enh (dkulp) Add zoom gesture to Preview Panels.
— bug (dkulp) OpenGL 2.1 – texture/image brightness was always 100%
— enh (dkulp) Add Mac TouchPad/MagicMouse “wheel” event handling to Preview Panels.
— enh (dkulp) OpenGL 3.3 only – pass mesh data to Video memory once, share data – much faster display
— enh (dkulp) Share mesh textures across contexts (reduces memory, faster loads)
— bug (gil) Fix PolyLine crash when older version 1 positioning is upgraded. Fixes #1436.
— enh (keith) Add 3D Custom Model
— enh (keith) Make locked models more obvious in 3D
— enh (keith) Allow cube and sphere to be exported as 3D custom models
— enh (keith) Make green box on 2D layout optional
— enh (keith) Add right click reset camera position to house preview and layout
— enh (keith) Update J1SYS P2 upload to support more model configurations
— enh (keith) Add a latency setting when running xSchedule in remote to adjust for network delays
— enh (keith) Add a jitter setting when running xSchedule in remote to reduce adjustments not required due to small variations in packet delivery time
— enh (keith) Add bulk edit to effect type
— enh (keith) Add support for \n and \t in playlist item text
— bug (keith) Fix crash changing number of lights on single channel polyline
— bug (keith) Fix z coordinates on a polyline when typed dont work
— bug (keith) Fix issues with switching between effects using dropdown on effect settings dialog
— bug (keith) Fix issues with Artnet & MIDI timecode when in remote mode

2019.08 January 30, 2019
— enh (keith) Add to check sequence the listing of faces, states and view points a sequence relies upon to help preparing for imports
— enh (keith) In layout mode adapt the axis of movement using the keyboard based on camera position
— enh (keith) Add channel remapping to the DMX effect
— enh (keith) Add the selected effect time to the waveform for easier alignment
— bug (keith) Fix model per strand render buffers when group contains a custom model
— bug (keith) Fix node layout on custom models when not square
— bug (keith) Fix effect type bulk edit doesnt always initialise effect settings
— enh (dkulp) Add an option for 2D preview to move the 0.0 location to the middle bottom
— bug (dkulp) Fix crashes with PolyLine w/ icicles where strand lengths did not return enough nodes for various buffer styles
— enh (dkulp) Draw solid parts of mesh before lights, allows lights to blend onto them. (OpenGL 3.3 only)
— bug (dkulp) In 3d, if a grid or image object wasn’t also present, mesh would not appear.
— enh (scott) Added rotation to the Shape Effect
— enh (scott) Added Value Curve to Ripple Rotation Setting

xLights is available for download from https://xlights.org/releases/

Issue tracker: https://github.com/smeighan/xLights/issues
Videos tutorials: https://videos.xlights.org
xLights user manual: https://manual.xlights.org/xlights/

 

[keithsw1111]

2019.09 February 2, 2019
— enh (keith) Add movement to shapes effect
— enh (keith) Add tool for applying reaper or xAudio edits to one or more audio files and generate a new audio file
— enh (keith) Refactor the fireworks effect including new settings and new value curves
— enh (keith) Add gain to VUMeter
— enh (keith) Add an inverted music value curve
— enh (keith) Add gain to music value curve
— enh (keith) Render cache effects which have blur or rotation applied
— enh (dkulp) Update OpenGL 1.1/2.1 render routines to peform better with Mesh objects

2019.10 February 5, 2019
— enh (keith) Add an state to state effect that activates all states. Also recognise * in timing track as well
— bug (keith) Fix custom models load with zero layers if depth not set correctly in the file
— bug (keith) Fix falcon upload with virtual strings miscalculates number of nodes on a port
— enh (keith) If models on a port are not using contiguous channels put them on virtual strings
— enh (keith) Add an xSchedule API to change/reload showfolder
— enh (keith) Include xmap files in the backup
— enh (keith) Increase maximum lines read from file to 20 for text effect
— bug (keith) Fix disabled effect options with valuecurves dont disable correctly
— bug (keith) Fix shape effect movement defaults to on when loading old sequences
— enh (gil) Add option to convert tool for creating LEDBlinky animation files.
— bug (kevin) Fix model/row copy effects from one sequence and pasting in another. Fixes #1450
— enh (kevin) Enable timeline icons for fan and galaxy effects

2019.11 February 9, 2019
— bug (scott) Fixed Custom Model Dialog Shrink Crash
— bug (keith) Fix 3d obj with space dont load
— bug (keith) Fix custom models dont draw at z=0 when first created
— enh (keith) Add shift move to morph effect assist
— enh (keith) Upgrade pixlite controller upload for the 16 Long Range
— enh (keith) Allow material files to be left in a subfolder under obj file location as long as it is referenced in the material file
— enh (keith) Add bulk edit to the morph swap points button
— enh (keith) Make the row header resizable
— enh (smorgan) For timecode slightly outside jitter limit nudge it back into time
— enh (smorgan) Add support for E131 prioritisation

xLights is available for download from https://xlights.org/releases/

Issue tracker: https://github.com/smeighan/xLights/issues
Videos tutorials: https://videos.xlights.org
xLights user manual: https://manual.xlights.org/xlights/