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.