Yahoo Finance Player Release Notes


Changes to the application in each version are noted here.

Version 5.9.4555

February 28, 2019

  • Client: Improve error handling and reporting of occasional bad data.
  • Client: if requesting data for today and today isn't open yet - step back to tomorrow and start there instead. 
    • Applies to Intraday and 2 Day charts

Version 5.8.4555

January 7, 2019

  • 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

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