Release Notes - GP5

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

  • 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.

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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

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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

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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

  • 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


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