GP5 - 5.0.16.12 (2011-09-30)
TPS Version
New Features
Windows and Mac
- Added a quick way to initiate Private Chat messages by selecting the text of someone's name in the Chat History if Private Chat is allowed.
- Added another way to initiate Private Chat messages by double-clicking someone's message in the Chat History if Private Chat is allowed.
- Added Enter Chat Here label that changes to indicate Private Chat input.
Resolved Issues
Windows and Mac
- Ensured the Start, Pause, and Stop Presenting buttons are kept in sync when becoming the presenter through the use of the Participant List menu.
- Kept the Raise Hand button in sync if a student clicked his or her mic icon in the Participant List.
- Prevented the Chat drop-down menu from reverting to Public Chat while using Private Chat.
- Allowed selection and editing of Chat input text.
- Changed the Chat history to wrap in the input box regardless of white space.
- Fixed an issue where pausing Whiteboard sharing gave Whiteboard sharing to another moderator.
- Ensured the first shape added to the Shared Whiteboard is seen by others when Whiteboard sharing is started, paused, or resumed.
- Fixed an issue where some participants did not see the next slide in the Shared Whiteboard.
- Fixed an issue with pasting formatted text into a Text object in the Whiteboard.
- Saved background images that are added to the Whiteboard with the workbook.
- Ensured the Record button does not go out-of-sync when the Recording Info dialog is cancelled.
- Kept the audio slider controls on the top toolbar in sync with the Audio Tuning Wizard.
- Allowed limited moderators to present their screen or share their whiteboard in open rooms.
Windows
- Changed the highlight color for Chat input text to stand out better.
- Fixed the prompt when GP5 is exited or hidden by the "X" button.
- Fixed an issue with GP5 staying hidden after the Audio Tuning Wizard is opened from the Tools menu.
Known Issues
Windows and Mac
- Multiple pointers in the Whiteboard are not visible to students that join late.
- Old pointers are sometimes not cleared from the Whiteboard.
Windows
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Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5.
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omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window.
Known Issues
Windows and Mac
- Multiple pointers in the Whiteboard are not visible to students that join late.
- Old pointers are sometimes not cleared from the Whiteboard.
Windows
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Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5.
-
omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window.
Known Issues
Windows and Mac
- Multiple pointers in the Whiteboard are not visible to students that join late.
- Old pointers are sometimes not cleared from the Whiteboard.
Windows
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Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5.
-
omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window.
GP5 - 5.0.14.7 (2011-09-21)
TPS Version
New Features
Windows and Mac
- Added audio slider controls for the speaker volume and mic gain for the current audio device.
Resolved Issues
Windows and Mac
- Changed Stop button color from red to blue to avoid confusion with the Record button.
- Allowed automatic recordings to be stopped by teachers.
- Fixed updating the location of text objects in the Shared Whiteboard.
- Prevented the overlapping of the mic icon and participant names in the Participant List.
- Allowed students to un-mute themselves in a room open for tutoring.
- Ensured correct content is displayed on the selected slide when opening an existing workbook.
- Reduced the size of the edges of the main toolbars and sidebar when they are collapsed.
- Fixed a crash when the canvas on slides is resized.
- Optimized the freehand drawing tool in the Whiteboard.
- Fixed sizing problems with the chat widget when undocked and re-docked.
- Prevented black rectangles where the hand raise widget appears.
- Fixed problems with saving changes to existing workbooks.
- Removed duplicate shared slide tabs in the Shared Whiteboard.
- Fixed flickering issue when joining a session.
- Prevented the enlarge canvas dialog from appearing behind the open file dialog.
- Ensured large background images in the Whiteboard do not flow outside the canvas area.
- Displayed the overflow menus when the main window is too small to show all the toolbar buttons in the Whiteboard.
Windows
- Prevented the green screen when using the Annotation Tool while screen sharing an application.
- Fixed the tray icon menu getting out-of-sync when the main window is closed and hidden.
Known Issues
Windows and Mac
- Multiple pointers in the Whiteboard are not visible to students that join late
- Old pointers are sometimes not cleared from the Whiteboard
Windows
-
Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5
-
omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window
Known Issues
Windows and Mac
- Multiple pointers in the Whiteboard are not visible to students that join late
- Old pointers are sometimes not cleared from the Whiteboard
Windows
-
Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5
-
omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window
Known Issues
Windows and Mac
- Multiple pointers in the Whiteboard are not visible to students that join late
- Old pointers are sometimes not cleared from the Whiteboard
Windows
-
Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5
-
omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window
GP5 - 5.0.1.16 (2011-08-26)
TPS Version
New Features
Windows and Mac
- Hide the Whiteboard toolbars while viewing the Shared Whiteboard tab
Resolved Issues
Windows and Mac
- Kept undocked panels (e.g. Text Chat) on top while using the Annotation Tool
- Ensured the presentation split modes are kept in sync
- Enabled play recording button only if one recording is selected
- Prevented dialogs from appearing behind the main window
Windows
- Ensured the shared screen view is updated
- Disabled edge-scrolling in the shared screen view
- Ignored docking modes in GP4 when upgrading to GP5
Known Issues
Windows and Mac
- Multiple pointers in the Whiteboard are not visible to students that join late
- Old pointers are sometimes not cleared from the Whiteboard
Windows
-
Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5
-
omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window
Known Issues
Windows and Mac
- Multiple pointers in the Whiteboard are not visible to students that join late
- Old pointers are sometimes not cleared from the Whiteboard
Windows
-
Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5
-
omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window
GP5 - 5.0.0.116 (2011-08-10)
TPS Version
New Features
Windows and Mac
- Improved audio quality by using SIP for voice
Resolved Issues
Windows and Mac
- Prevented local whiteboard shapes from appearing in the Shared Whiteboard
- Displayed the room info when joining a custom room number
- Changed the wording for the prompts and buttons in the Audio Tuning Wizard
- Ensured the mouse cursor changes while scrolling the presentation from an edge
- Changed the mouse cursor when the user clicks and drags to pan the presentation
Windows
- Detected when there are no audio devices and alert the user
Mac
- Fixed a bug that disabled the Preferences menu item if presenting
Known Issues
Windows and Mac
- Multiple pointers in the Whiteboard are not visible to students that join late (TPS only)
- Old pointers are sometimes not cleared from the Whiteboard (TPS only)
Windows
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Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5
-
omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window
Run as Administrator from the Help menu starts another instance of GP5
omniview: links opened from Firefox do not give focus to the viewer window

