Version

5.8.4555

January 7, 2016

• Server: enable a no change material/image to be used instead of defaulting to the arrow_up change when the value change is zero.
• Client: display YTD instead of Year to Date in chart previews.
• Client: Enable the Preferences window to scroll and improve layout.
• Client: Add a left and right border thickness option in the Preferences window.

Version 5.7.4555

January 4, 2019

• Client: Add font family and weight selection options for the chart labels in the Preferences window.
• Client: Add a chart plot area background color selection option in the Preferences window.
• Client: Fix bug with double charts not generating correctly intermittently.
• Client: Improve ability to regenerate charts correctly.
• Client: Enable the intraday values displayed in the chart header to auto-update just before the chart is displayed.

Version 5.6.4555

January 2, 2019

• Server: Use XPression build 4555.
• Server: improve response message when XPression project fails to load/init.
• Client: rearrange the UI since some components removed in previous build.
• Client: Popup Preview
  • tweak layout
  • enable using the Esc key to close the popup preview window.
• Client: auto-select the first item in the list when searching for stock symbols.

Version 5.5.4534

December 28, 2018

• Server: use Transition Logic based layouts - provides greater flexibility in designing XPression scenes and animations without requiring application code changes.
• Server: add a Show XPression UI checkbox - when checked causes the XPression UI to show or hide.
• Remove Bumper and Custom scenes support.
• Remove Names and Lower Thirds support.
• Client: use UPPER case for symbol search field.
• Client: add new preference to set the color of the chart labels separate from the chart grid lines.

Version 5.3.4534

October 23, 2018

• Use XPression build 4534.

Version 5.2.3825

September 21, 2018

• Catch and record some details about autocomplete/search api request errors.

Version 5.1.3825

August 31, 2018

• Capture invalid access tokens and attempt to auto-refresh for more uninterrupted use.

Version 5.0.3825

August 30, 2018

• Use new v6/v7 version of the Yahoo Finance data API
  • json data format
• Use OAuth2 implementation for app authentication
• Redirect user to external browser for Yahoo sign-in and authentication
• Chart Preview window - allow selecting the background picture in the preferences window.
• Display the actual start/end date values of retrieved data in the client UI after chart generated above the requested date fields.
• Remove the back-date feature that seems to be no longer necessary
• Now only the Intraday (1d) day data request requires/uses the append current value option

KNOWN ISSUE: fails to auto-refresh the token. However a manual refresh allows the app to continue operating. Resolved in the next build.

Previous versions no longer supported - they rely on a data API that is no longer available.

Version 4.8.3825

January 5, 2018

• Rebuild to use XPression 7.0.3825

Version 4.8.3318

August 14, 2015

• Rebuild to use XPression 6.0.3318

Version 4.7.3064

• Rebuild to use XPression 5.7.3064

Version 4.5.2550

• Add support to append the current value to the YTD chart if not present already

  • Can be enabled/disabled via a preference setting

• Additional updates to chart generation

• Change authentication process to not prompt for the authorization code when it fails to auto-find it.
  Instead have an open box to allow user to enter it at need.

Version 4.3.2550

• Fix error encountered on chart creation.

Version 4.2.2550

• Introduce an option to disable secure connections for network instances where this is necessary to allow client and server to connect.
  • Note both client and server must either enable or disable the secure connection setting.
• Improve the YTD handling for the first few days of the year.
• Fix layout on chart preview window.

Version 4.0.2550

• Client-Server support
  • Choose to install either the client or the server components
  •  Both can be installed and run on the same machine if desired
•  Fix the authorization process to allow the user to enter the auth code when it cannot be found automatically.

Version 3.8.2550

• Fix the authorization process to allow the user to enter the auth code when it cannot be found automatically.

Version 3.7.2550

• Introduced the custom time frame.

Version 3.6.2550

• Introduce the Max time frame
• Enhance the chart's ability to handle data less then requested
  • Eg. if requesting 1 year data but only 3 weeks exists - treat it as 1 month instead to get appropriate labeling
• Improve YTD range handling

Version 3.5.2550

• Introduce chart preview window
• improve intraday chart labeling
• enhanced logging

Version 3.3.2550

• New UI that only generates a new chart when you press the button
• Include intraday chart labeling improvements
• Hide timeframe change for intraday charts in XP scene

Version 3.2.2550

• Improve handling when the charts are changed quickly
• Add 1 and 2 day un-padded options

Version 3.1.2550

• Support for YTD with padded and no padded (no dead space) options
  • note the no padded ytd option will require additional development to be fully supported

Version 3.0.2550

• DIsplay intraday change in price and % with arrow and color
• Backdate the results to the same day of the month where possible (enabled and disabled via the BackDate feature in Preferences.)
• Return start dates in the tooltips

Version 2.9.2550

• Changes to refresh all chart details and not just the chart image when refreshing the chart.

Version 2.8.2550.0

• Recompile to support XPression build 5.11 2550

Version 2.7.2312.5

• Try to improve how it handles having other open projects in the XPression engine.

Version 2.6.2312.4

• Handle missing bumpers folder by providing a warning instead of not running
• Improve handling of missing scenes

Version 2.5.2312.3

• Updated to support the XPression v5.0 2312 build.

Version 2.5.2104.2

Chart Creation

• Add additional configuration option to limit which time frames use the back date feature.
• Save backdate preferences for next launch.

Version 2.4.2104.1

Chart Creation

• Enabled a work around to add an extra day of data to the 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and 2 year timelines to attempt to match the logic in the Yahoo website as requested.
• The extra day of data is enabled or disabled by a preference setting - Back Date - in the Other Options section of the Preferences window.

Chart Updates

• Add a button to refresh the current previewed chart.
• Add a button to refresh each chart in the saved chart list.
• Add a button to refresh each chart in the full scree playlist.

Deleting From Lists

• Enabled an option to delete the selected item from list by pressing the delete key.

Version 2.2.2104.0

Names List

• Enable editing existing names in the list.
  • Double-click on the name
  • Press F2 when the focus is already on the names list.
• Enable adding new names to the list
  • Press the + button in the names list header
  • Press CTRL + when the focus is already on the names list.

Lower Thirds List

• Enable editing existing lower thirds in the list.
  • Double-click on the text
  • Press F2 when the focus is already on the lower thirds list.
• Enable adding new lower thirds to the list
  • Press the + button in the lower third list header
  • Press CTRL + when the focus is already on the lower thirds list.

Version 2.1.2104.0

Chart Creation

• Revert to using the last data value from the time-frame as the current value when calculating the deltas. This will better match the behavior seen in the Yahoo Finance website.
• Add a tool-tip to the delta preview values to show the first and last values used in calculating the deltas.

Version 1.9.2104.0

Chart Creation

• Use the daily current value in calculating the deltas for all time frames (instead of using the last value in time frame data set)

Playlists

• Changes to the [Add Blank] button to always add the blank item to the end of the list.

Custom Scenes

• A small tweak to the playout of custom scenes to try to address the reported camera flash when changing between custom scenes.
• Enabled the use of the MediaPlayPause button or the Pause button to pause/play the current online custom scene.

Version 1.8.2104.0

Playlists

• Enable charts to be added to playlist
• Create disabled version of playlist buttons

Banners (L3rds and Names)

• Reset name and L3rd ids when reloading file
• Add better support for ANSI files - use system default encoding to read them

General

• Clear log files and other temporary chart images and data after 30 days
• new layout style for headers - use borders not groupboxes
• new Keyboard navigation options - F keys

Version 1.7.2104.0

Chart Creation

• Fix race condition with setting stock data
• Don't reload chart if it is a comparison and second stock not yet selected.
• Apply the selected legend colors after preferences saved.

General

• Start introducing playlists
• Re-arrange the layout
• Draft of full-screen scenes available

Version 1.6.2104.0

Chart Creation

• The current price is displayed as the current stock price (instead of the last price displayed in the graph)
• 5-day chart generation has been improved and should display the correct times on the bottom axis
• Improve the left hand axis labeling 
• Don’t show a label at the very top of the graph
• Use fewer labels
• Try to generate rounder values
• Avoid showing decimals when not needed

Version 1.5.2104.0

Chart Creation

• Improved the overall chart generation implementation
• Display the legend colors in the preview

Preferences

• Add font size control
• Add line thickness control