BrightAuthor:connected 1.6.x
1.6.52
New Features
BCN-7201: Added support for WPA-Enterprise and 802.1X configurations.
BCN-4251: Added undockable panels.
BCN-5226: Internal IP addresses can be seen on the properties sheet on the Network tab and the device list column.
BCN-7814: Uploading a second version of an asset will now prompt the user to rename or replace the previous asset.
BCN-7609: Added the ability to view the number of subscriptions available in a network.
BCN-8717: Added Audio Output reassignment reminder when reassigning serial ports.
BCN-7595: Added support for playing the audio component of video files to the AU3x5 player family.
BCN-7755: Added support for mobile data through Vodafone.
BCN-8518: Added Modem and Cellular information to the Network tab.
BCN-8447: Partner application setups can now be set via SD card setups.
BCN-8625: Added update interval options for media feeds for Live Feed and Tagged playlists.
BCN-3987: Widgets can now snap-to-grid.
BCN-9358: Modem information can now be seen in the property sheet.
BCN-8884: Added new content preview window to the righthand panel.
BCN-9037: Touch control for a player is now available through the remote client.
BCN-9847: Added new rollback feature to the supervisor.
BCN-9856: Added new warnings when trying to name a presentation or asset to a file name that already exists on the network.
BCN-10003: Added check box to propagate settings to BSN.cloud to script plugins.
BCN-10165: Added audio configuration option to AU3x5 Players.
BCN-10466: Added default gateway and IP to range validations in Device Setup.
BCN-10179: Added WPA UI validation.
BCN-9072: Added user variables to Zone Resize values.
BCN-9875: Players with only Wi-Fi interface enabled now start an access point for network configuration.
BCN-8138: Users can now set USB interface type and priority for Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi ports and VLAN.
BCN-10143: Added popup dialog warning that scripts may need to enable Property Lock.
Improvements
BCN-9911: Optimized dragging and dropping devices between groups.
BCN-9455: Removed the “Double Click to Edit” text from Layout Canvas.
BCN-5809: Added device and presentation metadata to the LFN device list tooltips.
BCN-9098: Disallowed characters are now blocked in Tag names.
BCN-5490: File and component names are now truncated to prevent exceeding BSN limit.
BCN-7520: Improved boot times for players with intermittent internet connection.
BCN-10019: Improved performance when navigating between tabs.
BCN-6926: Live text layer menus can now be expanded and collapsed like other property sheets.
BCN-7126: Network roles can no longer be deleted while in use.
BCN-7419: Player autorun will now start at the earliest opportunity.
BCN-7662: Improved BrightLink and BrightMenu boot times.
BCN-7723: Switch presentations will now have ‘Please select file’ pop up appear when attempting to validate with no selected file.
BCN-9102: Proxy setups now allow URLs with IP addresses.
BCN-8777: Improved empty device list messaging.
BCN-8841: Players using the BrightSign modem now reports IMEI, ICCID, signal strength, and important error conditions to the properties sheet.
BCN-6309: Removed irrelevant menu items from the tabs.
BCN-9127: Command zone resizing changed from ‘Top’ and ‘Left’ to ‘X’ and ‘Y’.
BCN-9142: Changed “Enable Limit Storage” to “Enable Reserve Storage”.
BCN-9597: Changed wording in Device Setup and the Property Sheet to match.
BCN-9642: Players will now prioritize Ethernet over Wi-Fi unless specified.
BCN-9763, BCN-9766: Property lock is enabled by default when using Partner Applications.
BCN-9848: Invalid widgets are now hidden for AU3x5 players.
BCN-10145: Presentation Properties now has the Property Lock checkbox unchecked by default.
BCN-10158: Added version warning to USB settings tab.
BCN-10207: Time server settings are now under New Device setups.
BCN-10269: Interface Priority drag, Save, and Reset are disabled when Device Property changes are disabled.
BCN-10279: The setup process now auto-updates the OS to 8.0.146.
BCN-10459: Default gateways allow 0.0.0.0 if users do not want to specify a gateway.
BCN-10610: Partner application setups now have default group name.
BCN-10006: Changed modem signal strength from dBm to a 10-point scale.
Bug Fixes
BCN-9832: Fixed Content Cloud based HTML sites failing to find asset files.
BCN-9507: Fixed imported BrightAuthor presentations losing HTML site query strings.
BCN-9508: Fixed Between operator not working as intended.
BCN-9428: Creating an On Demand state for a presentation will no longer change the selected variable.
BCN-9387: Fixed Wi-Fi fallback not working when players were unplugged from ethernet.
BCN-6906: Uploading a presentation containing a plugin should no longer fail.
BCN-9474: Fixed SFN players with eth0 port enable being unable to download presentations via Wi-Fi.
BCN-9280: Fixed presentations randomly restarting.
BCN-8665: Fixed needing to reapprove items in a Tagged Playlist.
BCN-9525: Fixed being unable to rename a file after uploading via local DWS.
BCN-9601: Fixed Control Cloud Admin being unable to access User Management.
BCN-8279: Fixed crash when saving a setup file under a new name.
BCN-9427: Adding an On Demand state to a presentation will no longer remove the Use variable option from selection.
BCN-9633: Fixed backspace/delete keypress when making a new folder in Content Cloud clearing out the file queue instead of acting on the name string.
BCN-8338: Fixed spaces being deleted from the middle of a tag value.
BCN-8442: Fixed a crash when using the incorrect password in a SFN publish.
BCN-9108: Fixed Device Setup UI breakage after saving a Partner Application setup.
BCN-10052: Double clicking on a folder in the content library tab will no longer cause a crash.
BCN-10083: Clicking on an empty area in a Dynamic playlist will no longer deselect selected files.
BCN-5275: Fixed DWS Authentication field being inaccessible.
BCN-6786: Removed the ability to edit Disabled Players presentations, causing a fatal error.
BCN-6953: Fixed players not rebooting when they should during setup.
BCN-7020: Default plugin names no longer contain invalid characters.
BCN-7113: Changed all ‘Timeout’ labels to read ‘Timeout event’.
BCN-7175: Fixed unsaved changes pop up dialogue not showing after making changes to a tagged playlist.
BCN-8089: .webm files should now be visible.
BCN-8191: Fixed DWS UI not fully loading.
BCN-7784: Removed non-existent model from device package creation page.
BCN-8349: Fixed “Scroll to load more…” displaying in media folders when there are no remaining content pages.
BCN-8355: Fixed Zone layout view failing for AU3x5 players.
BCN-8365: Fixed fatal error when publishing with BSN Setup using an older setup package.
BCN-8390: Fixed Content Cloud players without a subscription displayed as ‘Green’ status on the Network list.
BCN-8452: Fixed incorrect unit labels in device setup UI.
BCN-8463: Fixed label inconsistency in the content section for switch presentations and auxiliary files.
BCN-8475: Fixed multi-selecting the same state type to allow users to set the same number configuration to both.
BCN-8689: Script ‘Relates to’ section should now show presentations using the script.
BCN-8703: Entering the wrong password when initiating the 30 day trial will now prompt you to try again.
BCN-8795: Fixed error when refreshing Application Preferences page.
BCN-7333: Fixed Presentation names including the file extension suffix in the name when switching to them.
BCN-8781: Fixed HTML site names not being cleared when the Super State containing it is deleted.
BCN-9164: Save button is disabled when certificate name is blank.
BCN-9203: Fixed error when disabling logging if Upload Logs is enabled.
BCN-9403: The “Default” group can no longer be deleted.
BCN-9538: Fixed SFN players failing to register Wi-Fi interfaces.
BCN-9559: Fixed Wi-Fi configuration not requiring SSID and password.
BCN-9647: Info button now properly redirects to the Dashboard.
BCN-9712: Fixed players not keeping time zone settings on reboot.
BCN-9745: Fixed RDWS Power save returning a 500 error.
BCN-9736: Saving a device setup to an SD card with OS updates selected will no longer result in a transfer failure.
BCN-10027: Fixed crash when selecting the schedule tab if LWS devices were present.
BCN-10168: User Variable Dropdown now properly appears for Demand List content.
BCN-10192: Fixed a bug that prevented the creation of a tagged playlist.
BCN-10244: LFN cancel button now works as expected.
BCN-10288: Corrected Network Device List Uptime mapping.
BCN-10317: DWS password field should now work as expected during Device Setup.
BCN-10343: Fixed fatal error when navigating to Schedule tab.
BCN-10347: Hostname is now persistent.
BCN-10394: Fixed player error logs and last content download section being empty.
BCN-10410: Fixed error when attempting to specify IP and Default Gateway property values.
BCN-10421: Fixed a crash when signing out in content tab.
BCN-10474: Fixed scroll to load more in Presentation and Schedule tab.
BCN-10081: The proper error message now displays when the property sheet is disabled.
1.6.44
New Features
BCN-10165: Added an option for choosing audio configuration on AU3x5 players using OS8.3 under presentation audio settings.
This new feature requires action for all AU3x5 presentations. Please refer to the extra guidance in the announcement.
1.6.40
Bug Fixes
BCN-10098: Fixed auto-update feature not working for the desktop client.
1.6.38
Bug Fixes
BCN-9761, BCN-9779, BCN-9715, BCN-9800: Fixed instability and behavior issues when adding or editing Ticker zones.
BCN-9772: Fixed issue preventing content removal from the Media folder.
BCN-9778: Fixed a crash that could occur when signing out.
1.6.37
Bug Fixes
BCN-7899: Players added to LFN will now persist through application reboot.
Note: For this fix to take effect with previously existing setups, please republish and re-enter any LFN credentials.
BCN-9677: Fixed an issue that caused long loading times for Tagged Playlists.
BCN-9708: Fixed fatal error when switching presentations.
1.6.36
New Features
BCN-8646: Added Network Status Visualization to view network health over time.
Improvements
BCN-7074: Updated BSN.cloud landing and redirection page.
BCN-8309: Group device list view optimization.
BCN-8519: Content Tab folder retrieval optimization.
BCN-9398: Improved Device List UI signaling.
Bug Fixes
BCN-9593: Fixed a crash when trying to download a presentation.
BCN-9315: Fixed case sensitivity issues for sign-in.
BCN-7861: Fixed an issue that caused presentations to fail to publish via LFN and SFN.
BCN-8079: Fixed minimum version dialog listing the wrong version.
BCN-8615: Application no longer gets stuck during audio file transfers under certain circumstances.
BCN-9062: Content now properly plays in resized zone.
BCN-9165: Fixed error dialog when saving a tagged playlist.
BCN-9300: Fixed buffer space error that could occur on Windows machines under LFN.
BCN-9397: Removed inconsistencies from Network Status Reports.
BCN-9442: Fixed a bug with JSON error handling.
BCN-9544: Removed free trial button after the free trial has already lapsed.
BCN-9563: Fixed Partner logo images leaving their containers.
BCN-8630: Fixed dialog when enabling LFN without the local web server enabled.
1.6.31
Bug Fixes
BCN-9304: Connector Volume and Zone Volume Set commands should now work as intended.
BCN-9446: Custom Application URL setup option will no longer clear automatically after entering a URL.
1.6.29
New Features
BCN-8469: Added prompt to select a non-restricted folder when creating a presentation.
BCN-5189: Added a button to validate data feeds.
BCN-8453: UDP events now support Play Next/Play Previous commands.
BCN-5421: Added Setup Type column to Network Device list.
BCN-618: Added support for updating Standalone player content via USB.
BCN-8284: Added RemoteView APIs to the WebSocket server.
BCN-5421: Network device lists now have Setup Type as a table header.
BCN-5190: Transfer Monitor now includes a timestamp for when the transfer was complete.
BCN-6278: Network Device List can now be sorted by Device Status.
BCN-7609: Added ability to view Network Subscription Level, Renewal Date, and Number of Subscriptions.
BCN-8272: Added ability to toggle ‘Enable BSN.cloud’ for all setup types where it is optional.
BCN-8486: Added visual cue in device list that shows subscription status.
BCN-8490: Added ability to view device properties for all players.
BCN-8491: Added ability to change device properties for all players through the property sheet.
BCN-8152: Added icons for Partner Application setup.
Improvements
BCN-7154: Searching or filtering the Content Tab now shows results based on one or more tags.
BCN-4673: Default state of a new UDP input event is now <any> instead of On Demand.
BCN-6278: Network Device list can now be sorted by status.
BCN-8046, BCN-8166: Leading and Trailing spaces should now automatically be removed.
BCN-8266: Time Code events now behave as expected and cannot support media state targets.
BCN-8520: Media List Play Next/Previous Synchronize event now behaves as expected.
BCN-7936: Device Setup list now supports more entries and should no longer display duplicate setup files.
BCN-4895: Check boxes should now remain checked when navigating between tabs.
BCN-8574: Recovery script now references “networkjson” registry key for network configuration.
BCN-8818: config.js references under keyNetwork have been consolidated to all be under keyNetworking.
BCN-8869: Presentation autorun now uses roControlCloud object when available.
BCN-8924: Added fallback to recovery script when checking /registration.
BCN-8998: The recovery script no longer manipulates network configuration.
BCN-9066: The recovery script no longer hangs if isRegistered returns undefined.
BCN-9160: Increased Wi-Fi passphrase maximum length to 1024.
BCN-5999: Check for content updates significantly faster.
BCN-7812: Improved Error Saving Tags dialog.
BCN-7154: Multiple tags can now be used simultaneously to search or filter content.
BCN-8115: Improved Network list performance on networks with large amounts of devices.
BCN-8670: The network tab can now be set to show devices as a list or as groups.
BCN-8674: Added save button for Enable Wireless and Static IP Address Configuration in Device Properties.
BCN-8701: bsDm and bsCore now use typescript enums instead of string properties in static classes.
BCN-8702: bsnConnector, fsConnector, bsContentManager now use typescript strictNullChecks.
BCN-2956: File uploads will now have a confirmation pop up when completed.
BCN-8934: Updated supervisor node libraries to improve security.
BCN-8656: The Supervisor date format now includes milliseconds.
BCN-8768: Added variance to player status messages to reduce spikes in server load.
BCN-8852: WSS commands and events should now be included and searchable in Presentation Tree view.
BCN-7632: State properties Advanced Entry and Exit commands no longer allow negative values or values higher than 100 for volume inputs.
BCN-4803: Password on Create New User Confirmation Dialog can now be copied.
Bug Fixes
BCN-7259: Fixed a bug that would cause Validate Live Text Data to return “None”.
BCN-7632: State Properties Advanced Entry and Exit commands no longer allow invalid inputs.
BCN-8089: Fixed being unable to add .webm files from the Media Library.
BCN-8127: Validity dates are now always treated as UTC time.
BCN-8199: Fixed a bug that would allow users to convert video or image zones to background image zones.
BCN-8224: Fixed a bug that caused presentations saves to fail under specific circumstances.
BCN-8318: Sync spec name is now written properly.
BCN-8424: Locking a User no longer errors and behaves as expected.
BCN-8434: Wired parameters are now set correctly when using wireless.
BCN-8462: Tree View now shows node.js applications.
BCN-8557: Video playback triggered by Zones command no longer causes a crash.
BCN-8561: Fixed a bug that would cause Asset Collection to receive invalid entries.
BCN-8517: Fixed error loading the library directory.
BCN-8471: Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to publish.
BCN-8466: Removed unsupported functions from Media List.
BCN-7823: Selecting directories while in presentation edit mode should no longer cause a fatal error.
BCN-8707: Resolved issue causing 403 errors during setup and provisioning process.
BCN-9163: Fixed issues preventing players with LFN setup from publishing a presentation with LWS credentials set.
BCN-7490: Networks with a lapsed subscription should now properly be suspended.
BCN-8430: Fixed an error that could cause players to lose connection to BSN.cloud and prevent reconnection.
BCN-8552: EDID info button will no longer disappear when a player is plugged into another player.
BCN-8602: Wi-Fi only players should now properly follow “Use Current Device Settings” in Network Setup.
BCN-7484: Limit Content Downloads now functions as expected.
BCN-8434: Fixed wireless setup setting wired parameters incorrectly.
BCN-8603: @brightsign/dwsconfiguration now properly returns null when called and the DWS is disabled.
BCN-8631: payload-synchronization.js now writes as a string to the registry.
BCN-8632: Fixed currentSettingsTimestamp writing in the wrong format.
BCN-8659: Fixed duplicate websocket connections on a player.
BCN-8673: Fixed mismatch in serial numbers when getting a sync spec with multiple serial numbers.
BCN-8732: Fixed supervisor calls not working when proxy is set.
BCN-9102: Fixed bug that prevented proxy urls that contain an IP address.
BCN-8554: Adding a sync event to a state should behave as expected.
BCN-4895: When using Select Table Columns in the Device List, selections will now correctly save.
BCN-8127: Validity dates status now properly depend on UTC time.
BCN-8336: Fixed an error that would occur when media had matching tag name and tag value.
BCN-8842: Fixed crash caused from changing Sync Event target after copying and pasting.
BCN-8424: Fixed error when attempting to lock a user.
BCN-4602: Fixed session timeout not expiring automatically.
BCN-6934: Fixed players getting stuck in a loop when setting download rate to unlimited with a Simple File Networking setup
BCN-7678: Fixed bug that would cause uploads to fail if Presentation file name is too long.
BCN-7823: Fixed fatal error when selecting directories in presentation edit mode.
BCN-8403: Fixed blank screen error that could occur when adding a script to a presentation.
BCN-8448: Enable BSN.cloud setup option now working as expected.
BCN-8466: Removed unimplemented features from the UI.
BCN-8499: Network Settings property panel now shows Content Download Window settings.
BCN-8517: Fixed error that could occur when loading the library directory.
BCN-8556: Fixed bug preventing files with .js extensions from being published.
BCN-8584: Using ‘*’ as a wildcard option in Tagged playlists will no longer cause a crash.
BCN-8606: Rollback under Device Properties should now function as expected.
BCN-8652: Adding Play Previous Events list will now add events to the correct list.
BCN-8626: Network Properties UI now correctly validates subnet mask and gateway.
BCN-8828: Clicking on the eyeball icon in Enable Wireless should now show the password as expected.
BCN-8862: Enable Wireless under the Network Property Panel now functions as expected.
BCN-8906: Removed 2-byte request body when requesting registration token.
BCN-8935: Downloading BSN.cloud setup files should no longer change to Dashboard.
BCN-8575: Advanced commands should now be properly listed in the property sheet.
BCN-8493: Presentation name in the group header should no longer be unnecessarily trimmed.
BCN-9057: Activation token should now refresh when expected.
BCN-8405: Remote DWS should no longer fail if Local DWS has HTTPS enabled.
BCN-8558: Removed references to brightsignnetwork.com from the Supervisor.
BCN-8633: Fixed a bug that would prevent the websocket client from attempting to reconnect.
BCN-8647: Fixed inconsistent authorization requirements in legacy API.
BCN-8699: Supervisor should no longer return unexpected HTTP status codes when rejecting API handlers.
BCN-8738: Removed unhelpful output messages.
BCN-9285: Fixed a bug that caused media files to begin to replay when attached to a Media End event.
1.6.16
New Features
BCN-4252: Added an option to change widget and asset icon sizes.
BCN-8465: New system variable BrightAuthorVersion added.
BCN-8506 BETA: Added cellular modem setup options.
Improvements
BCN-7591: Timeout event behavior now parallels BrightAuthor
BCN-6863: Advanced Commands View behavior is now parallel between State and Event Properties.
BCN-8432: Change Remote Snapshot now takes effect immediately instead of next restart.
BCN-8690: Improved communication between autorun and supervisor.
Bug Fixes
BCN-8479, BCN-7778: Imported presentations will now properly populate Super States.
BCN-8360: Send Serial bytes will no longer cause a runtime error.
BCN-8469: Selecting folders that BrightAuthor:connected cannot access now results in a warning message.
BCN-8569: Fixed a crash caused by the autorun when presented with port parameters.
BCN-8570: Fixed an issue that could cause imported presentations from operating correctly.
1.6.6
New Features
BCN-7359: Added Expand All button to Presentation variables, allowing users to view details of all variables.
Improvements
BCN-5884: Presentation tree view is now selectable and interactable.
BCN-7849: Attempting to add a Video plugin when there are no more valid plugins now gives a clearer error message.
BCN-4250: Improved state selection to allow for multiple state selection and dragging.
BCN-7487: When manipulating interactive states and events, dragging should be more consistent.
BCN-7591: Improved Timeout behavior to be more consistent with BrightAuthor.
BCN-8060: Improved visibility of BSN.cloud Source list presentations beyond the 15th presentation on the schedule tab.
Bug Fixes
BCN-7462: Fixed an issue that would cause image size to be incorrectly determined by EXIF data.
BCN-7353: Alphabetize Variables checkbox now behaves as expected.
BCN-6995: Publishing a presentation should now always prompt the user to save.
BCN-8156: Loop mode will no longer be turned off automatically when synchronization is enabled.
BCN-6553: Fixed a fatal error that could occur when modifying the schedule.
BCN-7938: Changed tag behavior to remove trailing spaces, which could cause playback failure.
BCN-8280: HTML localstorage should now properly persist after power cycling a player.
BCN-8091: Fixed an issue that blocked autorun minimum firmware checks from completing.
BCN-8200: Send UDP should now behave as expected when opening presentations from earlier versions.
BCN-5969: Fixed an issue that could cause two different times to display for a presentation on the schedule.
BCN-7573: Fixed an issue that would cause tagged players to error when called by a tagged playlist.
BCN-3743: Adding an HTML site to an empty folder or file will no longer display an error and reload the previous save of the active presentation.
BCN-8433: Removed incorrect duplicate in Content Check Frequency drop down.
BCN-8196: Fixed a crash that could occur when navigating to the library when editing a presentation.
1.6.2
Improvements
BCN-7974: Added new UI to the Diagnostic Web Server that allows the user to change the logging level.
BCN-7790: Improved the launch time of the local Diagnostic Web Server on players.
BCN-8137: The failsafe is less aggressive about clearing network names.
BCN-6697: Zone names are now displayed in the zone layout.
BCN-6864: Added a button to delete unused variables in Presentation Settings.
BCN-7383: HTML 5 states now display an Enable BrightSign JavaScript objects when set to URL.
Bug Fixes
BCN-8038: Fixed issue that could cause networks converting from Content Cloud to Control Cloud to leave players in an error state.
BCN-7651: Fixed an error that could create multiple autoplugin.brs files in a presentation.
BCN-8035: Fixed an issue that would allow players without a valid subscription on Content Cloud networks.
BCN-8135: Fixed an issue that caused presentations to error when locally modifying and re-uploading HTML.
BCN-7185: Live Text Offset next values now behave as expected.
BCN-4946: Adjusting edges of zones no longer repositions the entire zone.
BCN-7182: Imported presentations no longer lose Conditional Target commands.
BCN-7204: Fixed an issue that would cause Conditional Targets to not receive commands as expected. Existing Presentations will have to be rebuilt to receive this fix.
BCN-7741: Variable inputs are now passed to Streaming widgets.
BCN-7936: Fixed an issue that prevented assigning setup files to players.
BCN-7961: Selecting GPIO in Entry or Exit Commands no longer results in a blank dialog.