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

Yahoo Finance Player Release Notes