Elector Player for Chameleon Release Notes
Elector Player for Chameleon v7.0.0.7 requires Chameleon Web Server & Ticker Player version 3.0.384 or higher.
Elector Player for Chameleon v7.0.0.6 requires Flow-for-Elector version 15.10.2.1 or higher.
Elector Player for Chameleon v7.0.0.5 (or lower) can use Flow-for-Elector version 15.5.1.2 or higher.
Version 7.0.0.12 - Nov 6, 2024
Fixed bug with updating Rundowns that can cause incorrect playlists to be used in the Playlist drop-down.
Changed updating of playlist items to be more efficient and only if there is a change in the Playlist Items.
Fixed an issue with Updating of a Rundown List causing the drop-down to pop-up when using the 'List Controls Allow Key Entry' option (in Preferences).- Fixed a bug with the LED on the Rundown Tabs that would sometimes go off when their content is being played on a timer.
Changed initial start up of app after an install to use the old preferences from a prior install that was single instance only if the preferences are missing.
Uses separate News Sources settings based on chosen scene format.
Added 'Auto-Detect Regions' option for Summary Settings in the Preferences dialog.
Version 7.0.0.11 - Oct 17, 2024
Added options to limit the max number of top regions to process for Summary scenes. Default is 10.
Checks to see if the .ini files have been saved using higher User permissions and prevents the app from overwriting their contents.
Version 7.0.0.10 - Sep 27, 2024
Fixed a bug in Summary scenes when updating data for database caused by a riding having no incumbent.
A restart of the app will be prompted for if the Flow URL is changed in the Preferences dialog.
Version 7.0.0.9 - Sep 26, 2024
Fixed an issue with historical party votes scenes when some of the current election parties don't have any candidates in the database.
Minor change to the startup Scene Format dialog to show the Elector icon.
Version 7.0.0.8 - Sep 20, 2024
Updated Chameleon.API (v1.0.15), BLSoft.dll (v1.7.63), MySqlData.dll (v8.0.33) & ReaderUtils.dll (v1.0.62).
Updated Telerik.dlls (v2024.2.514.462).
Uses Chameleon.API GetThumbnail() call with AspectRatio set to 'true'.
Requires Chameleon Web Server & Ticker Player version 3.0.384 or higher.
Version 7.0.0.7 - Jan 23, 2024
Launch of app prompts for target render engine type (scene format).
Uses separate settings based on chosen scene format.
Allows launching of a max of 2 app instances - one for 'Web' and one for 'XPression'.
Version 7.0.0.6 - Oct 11, 2023
Added support for Summary scenes with names such as "Lead < [200] Votes".
Requires Flow-for-Elector version 15.10.2.1 or higher.
Version 7.0.0.5 - May 29, 2023
Fixed bug with calculating OTHER parties leading & elected value for ridings with non-zero votes.
Fixed the news fetching algorithm to be more responsive to news feed changes.
Allows using of the 'Refresh' buttons for the Ticker News & Breaking News even if they are not showing so that the news contents can be restarted at any time.
Fixed a bug with calculating Party Votes for Previous Votes and Previous Vote Percentages where some previous party that don't exist in the current event are not accounted for.
Version 7.0.0.4 - May 16, 2023
Properly fix a bug with setting the generic headshot for a headshot tag that does not have a candidate instead of making it blank. The previous fix in v7.0.0.3 didn’t show the generic headshot when a candidate hasn’t been assigned a headshot yet.
Version 7.0.0.3 - May 16, 2023
Fix a bug with setting the generic headshot for a headshot tag that does not have a candidate instead of making it blank.
Version 7.0.0.2 - May 3, 2023
Added a delay after a Thumbnail render request before acquiring the thumbnail image from the Chameleon Ticker. The delay value can be changed in the Preferences dialog.
Uses Chameleon API 1.0.12 that has GetThumbnail() with width and height specifications. Rendered thumbnails should now fit better in the Playlist grids particularly for long or narrow scenes.
Version 7.0.0.1 - May 1, 2023
Added modifications and fixes to make the player behave like the Elections Player for XPression when the scene format selected is "XPression".
Added ^header tag to Ticker scenes.
Uses correct online Help and Release Notes pages.
Version 7.0.0.0 - May 1, 2023
Release candidate build.
Requires Flow-for-Elector-XXX_15.5.1.2 or higher.