Version 7.0.0.20 - Mar 29, 2025

• Implemented feature to allow hiding of leading 0's for CountDown/CountUp/Count-to-Clock options for the Ticker Timer using either a checkbox in the Timer Properties dialog or from scene tag (using ‘<hide leading 0>’ custom tag).

Version 7.0.0.19 - Mar 26, 2025

• Modified launch to allow up to 10 instances each of Web & XPression scene formats. Each instance can have an optional nickname.

• Cosmetic change to Splash screen, Form/Dialog titles & Message dialogs to show 'Elector Player' instead of 'BL Elector Player'. Titles also includes Scene format with instance number & nickname.

• Fixed issues with Playlist grid layout files & Splash screen files to be specific to the scene format & instance number.

Version 7.0.0.18 - Mar 22, 2025

• Implemented focus on Bins drop-down list when Playlist tabs was switched to.

• Added option to use Scroll Lock key when ON to allow data entry in Event/Region/Riding drop-down lists to change the selection.

• Added Tooltips for the drop-downs to prompt for Scroll Lock key if the Scroll Lock option is used.

• Replaced the generic setup project with Advanced Installer to create the app install.

Version 7.0.0.17 - Feb 27, 2025

• Fixed a bug with Playlist Row Sizes on selection change not changing the size of the thumbnails immediately. Bug introduced in Version 7.0.0.14.

Version 7.0.0.16 - Feb 25, 2025

• Fixed a bug with getting elected parties assuming that there will always be a region object defined.

• Fixed a bug with not updating playlists due to missing comparisons between playlist items' contents.

Version 7.0.0.15 - Feb 25, 2025

• Fixed issue with PartyMap scenes not working - riding quad tags now have to start with a '^' instead of just 3 digit numbers, e.g., '^010'

• Looks for filenames with '^None' for ridings with no winners instead of '<None>' which doesn't work with filenames.

Version 7.0.0.14 - Feb 21, 2025

• Fixed a bug with getting regional Party totals from database.

• Fixed a bug with getting data from database regarding Riding gains and losses for Previous Election Events.

• Fixed a bug with not Updating Playlist when only the contents of a playlist item is changed in Flow.

Version 7.0.0.13 - Jan 6, 2025

• Added ^choice.area.interesting & ^choice[#].interesting tags for Riding/District scenes.

• Added 'List of Interesting Event Types' Help menu option to show list of available Interesting Event types and their IDs and labels.

• Fixed a bug in the Election Settings dialog due a switch to a different Flow URL causing the current event to be invalid but the pre-selected event which is correct is not registered unless the user changes it to some other event and then back again.

• Fixed a bug in checking for valid Previous Election Events which caused only 1 invalid event to be removed even if there are more invalid events due to switching Flow URLs.

• Added support for candidate titles with new ^choice[#].title tags.

• Added new ^choice.area.lastupdated tag in Riding/District scenes for showing when the data for the district was last updated.

• Added new ^choice.area.lastupdated tag in Party scenes for showing when the latest party data was updated in the specified region.

• Added new ^choice.party.lastupdated tag in Party scenes for showing when the party data was last updated.

• Added support for reading Interesting Events for a Riding/District .

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.