From 551d762072aea9a2966725c10fdcb2d24353692e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacek Antonelli Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 03:35:20 -0600 Subject: Updated release notes for 1.1.0 RC1. --- RELEASE_NOTES.txt | 265 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 265 insertions(+) diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt index 9f39144..0da1a00 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt @@ -3,6 +3,271 @@ http://imprudenceviewer.org + =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + =- 1.1.0 RC1 -= + =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + + + NOTICE: POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE UI CHANGES + + This version contains many changes to the UI, including changes + to the names and locations of buttons and menu items. You should + expect the UI (especially the pie menus) to feel awkward at + first, while your brain and muscle memory adjust to the changes. + We think you will find the new layouts to be more usable in the + long run, once the initial re-learning period passes. + + Stick with it! :) + + + In particular, please be aware of the following: + + * There have been major reorganization of all pie menus! + + * Some Advanced menu items have been moved to other locations: + + - "Advanced > Rebake Textures" is now "Edit > Refresh + Appearance". + + - "Advanced > Disable Camera Constraints" is now in the + "Input/Camera" section of Preferences. + + - "Advanced > High Resolution Snapshots" is now in the + Snapshot window. + + - "View > Show HUD Attachments" is now "Advanced > Rendering > + Features > HUD Attachments". + + * Some rarely-used menu items have been removed: + + - "Advanced > Compress Snapshots to disk" + + * Some shortcuts have changed: + + - Added Ctrl-B (View > Web Browser) + + - Added Ctrl-D (World > Create Landmark Here) + + - Removed Shift-Alt-H (View > Show HUD Attachments, + which has been moved; see above) + + * The "Invite" and "Leave" buttons in the Groups window have + switched positions (to move "Leave" further away from + "Activate"). + + See the CHANGES section below for details, plus other UI and + non-UI changes in this version. + + + KNOWN ISSUES + + * There is no Mac version! We need a volunteer Mac developer to + help with this! + + * All platforms still lack voice chat. (But you can add it back + with a simple trick...) + + * The sub-menus inside the "Advanced > Rendering" menu (i.e. + Types, Features, Info Displays, and Render Tests) sometimes get + hidden behind the Advanced menu when they open. This is + scheduled to be fixed in a future version; in the meantime, you + can work around it by clicking the tear-off stript at the top + of the Rendering menu, moving it to the left side of the + screen, and then opening the desired sub-menu. + + + CHANGES + + This version of Imprudence includes the following changes (as + compared to Imprudence 1.0.0). + + FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS + + * Windows and Linux versions now support sound effects and + streaming audio and video with OpenAL and Gstreamer! Thanks + to Tofu Linden for his OpenAL patch, Unknown Linden(s) for + their Gstreamer work, and McCabe and Jacek for pounding on it + with hammers! + + * New "Quick Filter" list in the Inventory window. Thanks for + adding that, Jacek! + + * New "Worn Items" tab in the Inventory window (VWR-2199). + Thanks for the patch, Vadim Bigbear! + + * New math expressions support in the Build window's Object and + Texture tabs (VWR-675). Thanks for the patch, Aimee + Trescothick! See the Build Math Expressions wiki page for + details and examples for using this cool feature! + + MENUS + + * Reorganized and improved the pie menus a lot (details below). + Thanks, McCabe! + + - Replaced "Go" with "Inventory" in the pie menu for your + avatar mesh. + + - Moved "Create" to "More > Build" in the pie menu for + objects, and moved "Buy" up to the top level. "Take" is + now always "Take". + + - The pie menu for your own attachments is now more + consistent with the pie menu for your avatar mesh. This + helps users with prim-based avatars / lots of + body-covering attachments. (Attachment-specific options + are under "More >".) + + - Renamed "Report Abuse..." label to "Abuse..." so it + doesn't overrun the pie menu. + + - "Mute" option moved from 6 o'clock to avoid accidental + clicks. + + - Added "Create Landmark" to the pie menu for the ground + (IMP-38). Thanks for the patch, Armin Weatherwax! + + - Added "Report Abuse" to the pie menu for avatars besides + yourself (VWR-8179). Thanks for the patch, Asuka Neely! + + * Moved some commonly-used "Advanced" options to more prominent + locations (details below) (IMP-18). Thanks for doing that, + McCabe! + + - Moved "Rebake Textures" to "Edit > Refresh Appearance". + + - Moved "Disable Camera Constraints" to be in the + "Input/Camera" section of Preferences. + + - Moved "High Resolution Snapshots" to the Snapshot window. + + * Added menu item and shortcut to open the built-in web browser + ("View > Web Browser", Ctrl-B). Thanks, McCabe! + + * Removed "Advanced > Compress Snapshot to disk", since it's + useless. Thanks, McCabe! + + * Added shortcut (Ctrl-D) to create a new landmark. Also, a + message, "You created a landmark at _____", will appear in + chat history when creating a landmark. Thanks, McCabe! + + * Moved "View > Show HUD Attachments" to + "Advanced > Rendering > Features > HUD Attachments", and + removed its keyboard shortcut. + + + INVENTORY + + * Added "Restore to World" to right click menu on Objects in + inventory (if the sim supports it) (IMP-36). Thanks, Unknown + Linden! (This action returns the object to the location + in-world where it was before being taken / returned to your + inventory.) + + * Added "Discard" buttons for incoming landmarks, and notecards + that you created (IMP-30). Thanks for the patches, Henri + Beauchamp, and thanks to Balp Allen for pointing them out! + + + BUILDING + + * High-up prims no longer fall to 256m height when moved + outworld (VWR-9352). Thanks for the patch, Aimee Trescothick! + + * Fixed Local ruler mode being oriented incorrectly for linked + objects (VWR-1582). Thanks, Jacek! + + * Added "Tools > Select Only Copyable Objects" menu item. + Thanks, McCabe! + + + MAP / MINIMAP + + * Friends now appear yellow on the minimap (VWR-3336). Thanks + for the patch, Aimee Trescothick! + + * You can now double-click in the minimap to teleport to that + location (IMP-34). Thanks for the patch, Armin Weatherwax! + + * The Map window now supports teleports up to a height of 4096m + (VWR-7331). Thanks for the patch, Peter Lameth! + + * Minimap and Map glyph colors can now be set in colors.xml. + Thanks, McCabe! + + + OTHER UI + + * Added syntax highlighting for C-style comments ("/* ... */") + in LSL scripts (SVC-2631). Thanks for the patch, Felix + Duesenburg! + + * Added Home page functionality in the web browser ("Home", "Set + As Home"). Thanks, McCabe! + + * Clicking "Set As Home" informs you of a successful homepage + change. + + * Switched the positions of the "Invite" and "Leave" buttons in + the Groups panel, so the "Leave" button isn't right next to + the "Activate" button. Thanks, McCabe! + + * The "Offer Teleport" button in the IM window has been moved to + the left, next to "Profile". Thanks, McCabe! + + * Added "Drag and drop inventory item here to send" text to the + IM window. That functionality was already present in the SL + viewer, but almost no one knew about it! Thanks, McCabe! + + * Added an "Ignore" button to friendship requests (VWR-4826). + Thanks, McCabe! + + * The "invite to group" window now displays the group name in + the title. Thanks, McCabe! + + + MISC + + * Fixed the right/bottom edit arrows on HUDs not working + (VWR-5518). Thanks for describing the fix, Zi Ree! + + * Fixed avatars being darker than prims; this matches the + changes in SL 1.22 (VWR-8012). Thanks to CG Linden for + pointing to the fix! + + * Lip sync for voice chat is enabled by default + ("Advanced > Character > Enable Lip Sync"). Thanks, McCabe! + + * The colors.xml files (for setting skin colors) now has helpful + comments describing each entry, to help skin creators. Thanks, + McCabe! + + * Beacons no longer stay enabled between sessions, to help users + who accidently enable them. Thanks, McCabe! + + * The wind sound is now disabled by default, and doesn't waste + CPU time generating white noise when it's off. You can + re-enable wind by changing the "MuteWind" debug setting to + FALSE. Thanks, McCabe! + + * Added TGA as an available image format for saving snapshots. + Thanks, McCabe! + + * llLoadUrl scripts now opens in either the built-in browser or + your external browser, depending on your preference. Thanks, + McCabe! + + * The URL highlighter now includes closing parentheses ")" as + part of the link (VWR-8773). Thanks, Qarl Linden! + + * Windows: Running straight from the .exe uses + "settings_imprudence.xml" file. Thanks, McCabe! + + * Windows: Crash dump files are named with "Imprudence" instead + of "Second Life". Thanks yet again, McCabe, you busy beaver! + + + =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =- 1.0.0 -= -- cgit v1.1