From 76e573fa54157ea89c0fbce8d45cfe64fea149e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacek Antonelli Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:11:23 -0600 Subject: Added release notes. --- RELEASE_NOTES.txt | 294 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 294 insertions(+) create mode 100644 RELEASE_NOTES.txt (limited to 'RELEASE_NOTES.txt') diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9f39144 --- /dev/null +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt @@ -0,0 +1,294 @@ + + Release Notes for the Imprudence Viewer + http://imprudenceviewer.org + + + + =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + =- 1.0.0 -= + =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + + + KNOWN ISSUES + + * Still no sound or voice yet. + + * Login screen misleadingly displays the last grid you had + selected even if you use the --loginuri command line option + (IMP-29). + + * The menus for non-English languages still say "Second Life" in + some places where they should say "Imprudence" (IMP-27). + + + CHANGES + + This version of Imprudence includes the following changes (as + compared to Imprudence 1.0.0 RC2): + + * Rendering: Windows version ships with OpenJPEG 1.3. This fixes + the issue of skirts and some uploaded images appearing + half-transparent. Thanks to McCabe and everyone who helped us + identify and test that! + + * UI: Added support for displaying a test version identifier + (e.g. RC2) at the login screen and About Imprudence, to help + people tell the test versions apart. (Note: you won't see it in + this release, because this isn't a test version!) Thanks to + McCabe for adding that! + + * UI: Rebranded the Help menu at the login screen to match the + main Help menu (IMP-23). Thanks to Balp Allen for reporting + that, and McCabe for fixing it! + + * UI: The "Release Notes" link in About Imprudence now takes you + to the release notes on the Imprudence wiki, instead of to a + bogus page on the Second Life wiki. Thanks to McCabe and Jacek + for doing that! + + * UI: Grid selector at the login screen no longer has a duplicate + entry (IMP-24). Thanks to Balp Allen for fixing that! + + * Misc.: Fixed the viewer stupidly creating a 'url_history.xml' + file in 'C:\' on Windows, and perhaps in '/' (root) on Mac + (VWR-5808). Thanks to McCabe for fixing that! + + * Code: Patched two small memory leaks when uploading scripts + (VWR-9400). Thanks to Carjay McGinnis and Henri Beauchamp for + making those patches! + + * Code: Patched two minor code cleanliness issues (VWR-10759, + VWR-10837). Thanks to Aleric Inglewood for making those + patches! + + + + + =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + =- 1.0.0 RC2 -= + =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + + + KNOWN ISSUES + + * Some users have reported that system skirts (not attachments) + and some uploaded images with alpha channels appear + partially transparent all over, instead of being opaque + in some places and transparent in others. You can fix this by + upgrading to OpenJPEG 1.3. Future Imprudence releases will + have the new OpenJPEG included in the regular download. + + * The grid selection list on the login screen displays a + duplicate entry (e.g. two "SL Main Grid" entries). This is + harmless, and a PITA to fix. + + * Still no sound or voice yet. + + + CHANGES + + This version of Imprudence includes the following changes (as + compared to Imprudence 1.0.0 RC1): + + * Rendering: Applied a likely fix for VWR-8920 (disappearing + attachments when zoomed in). Please let us know in the forums + whether this fixes the issue for you. Thanks to an unknown + Linden for the fix, and to Strife Onizuka for pointing to it! + + * Rendering: Applied a likely fix for VWR-9358 (problems with + palletized textures). Please + [http://imprudenceviewer.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=66 let + us know in the forums] whether this fixes the issue for you. + Thanks to Angus Boyd for suggesting the fix! + + * Misc UI.: Grid selection list on the login page has been + embraced and cleaned up. It now lists 3 options: SL Main Grid, + SL Beta Grid, and Local OpenSim (if you run OpenSim on your + computer). It will be made customizable in a future version. + Thanks to Jacek for sprucing that up! + + * Misc: Fixed the debug console window always showing up. Thanks + to McCabe for fixing it, and to an unknown Linden's testing + code for causing it in the first place! + + * Misc: Fixed the Windows viewer crashing when clicking on + certain links in embedded web pages (VWR-4828). Thanks + to Nyx Linden for pointing to the updated LLMozLib! + + * Misc: Fixed the Windows installer giving an error when + launching the viewer after installation. Thanks to McCabe for + fixing that! + + * Misc: Imprudence now uses a separate directory from Second Life + for storing the cache, settings, and chat logs. This fixes the + viewer clearing the cache the first time it's run. On Linux, + it's the '.imprudence' directory in your home directory, and on + Mac and Windows it's the 'Imprudence' directory in your + Application Data directory. Thanks to Jacek for doing this! + + * Misc: Fixed the Search window clearing itself out when closed + and re-opened. Thanks to Samantha Poindexter for reporting the + problem, to McCabe for fixing it, and to an unknown Linden's + testing code for causing it in the first place! + + * Building: Fixed the Silver skin's Build floater not matching + the one from the Classic skin. Thanks to Damien Fate for + reporting the problem, and to Jacek for fixing it! + + * Code: Fixed several bits of sloppy Linden code that blocked + compiling with gcc 4.3. Thanks to Alissa Sabre for suggesting + the fix to VWR-9507, and Stephen Zenith for patches + IMP-11 and IMP-12! + + * Misc UI.: Changed Group UI to use "Resident" or "Member" + instead of "Person", for consistency (VWR-9007). + Thanks to McCabe for sprucing that up! + + + + + =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + =- 1.0.0 RC1 -= + =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + + + WHAT TO EXPECT + + * Many small usability improvements. + + The goal of Imprudence is to make significant usability + improvements over the standard SL viewer, but for this first + release our focus has simply been to get the project + established. You'll find many small improvements scattered + throughout the viewer, almost all of them programmed by SL + Residents and submitted as patches to JIRA, but which LL has not + (at least yet) accepted. Future versions of Imprudence will + feature more significant improvements made specifically for this + project. + + * New fonts. + + Imprudence uses different fonts than regular SL, because SL's + fonts are proprietary and very expensive to license. The new + fonts might make things seem "not quite right" at first, since + your eye expects the old font you normally see in SL. We do + think you'll enjoy the new fonts once you get used to them. (For + the curious, the fonts used are Liberation Sans for the UI, and + Bitstream Vera Mono for the script editor.) + + * No sound or voice. + + This release of Imprudence doesn't have any sound or voice + support, because the software libraries SL uses for those things + are proprietary and can't be used with open-source viewers. We + hope to add back sound support using OpenAL for the next version + of Imprudence. We're not sure yet when we'll be able to add + voice back in. + + * Slightly slower texture loading. + + Textures may load slightly slower than they do in regular SL. + Once again, this is because the texture software library SL uses + by default (Kakadu / KDU) is proprietary, so we're using + OpenJPEG, which is open source but not quite as speedy. The + difference shouldn't be a major issue. + + + CHANGES + + This version of Imprudence includes the following changes (as + compared to Second Life viewer 1.21.6): + + * Building: You can now "Slice" (aka. Dimple / Profile Cut) the + Box, Cylinder, and Prism prim types directly, without needing to + switch to Sphere and back. (VWR-7827; thanks McCabe Maxsted!) + + * Stability: Several patches by Nicholaz Beresford to fix memory + leaks and improve stability. (VWR-2003, VWR-2683, VWR-2685, + VWR-3877, and VWR-3878; thanks Nicholaz!) + + * Misc.: The "Advanced" menu is now written in XUI, so you can + edit shortcuts in that menu by editing the XML file, instead of + needing to recompile the viewer from source. (Note: The file to + edit is skins/default/xui/en-us/menu_viewer.xml) (VWR-2896; + thanks Jacek Antonelli!) + + * Social: Added "Invite..." button to the Groups section of the + Communicate panel, to make it easier to invite people to the + selected group. (VWR-8024; thanks McCabe Maxsted!) + + * Building: Up and down arrows change Path Cut / Profile Cut by + increments of 0.025 instead of 0.05, to make it easier to + path-cut boxes in half, etc. (VWR-7877; thanks McCabe Maxsted!) + + * Misc. UI: Added "Return Object" to the Tools menu, to make it + easier to return objects that are hard to right-click on. + (VWR-1363; thanks McCabe Maxsted!) + + * Social: Added "Offer Teleport" button to the IM window. + (VWR-2072; thanks Paul Churchill!) + + * Building: Added "Tools > Set permissions on selected task + inventory" menu item, to set perms on multiple in-world objects + and/or their contents. This will have a nicer UI later. + (VWR-5082; thanks Michelle2 Zenovka!) + + * Misc. UI: Several usability and UI layout improvements to the + land tools floater. (VWR-8430; thanks Aimee Trescothick!) + + * Misc. UI: Added "Flycam" button that appears when you are in + flycam mode (using a joystick or SpaceNavigator); click it to + cancel flycam mode. (VWR-8341; thanks Aimee Trescothick!) + + * Building: Rephrased "Select Texture" to the more accurate and + descriptive phrase "Select Faces to Texture". (Inspired by + VWR-5962; thanks McCabe Maxsted and Jacek Antonelli!) + + * Building: Increased maximum settable transparency from 90% to + 100% in the Textures tab. (Thanks Jacek Antonelli!) + + * Social: "Offer Teleport" buttons throughough the UI are now + always clickable, even for avatars who are not on your friends + list or who appear offline. (Thanks Jacek Antonelli!) + + * Misc.: Changed the application name, logo, login page, etc. to + Imprudence. + + * Misc.: Imprudence has its own version numbers, starting at + 1.0.0. Use "Help > About Imprudence" to check the SL source + version it's based on. + + * Misc.: Disabled FMOD, KDU, and Vivox (SLVoice) proprietary + software. + + * Misc.: Changed fonts to Liberation Sans and Bitstream Vera Mono. + + + KNOWN ISSUES + + * Windows: At the end of the installer, if you leave the "Launch + Imprudence Viewer" checkbox enabled and press "Finish", you will + receive an error message and it will not automatically start the + viewer. But this does not harm anything, and starting the viewer + yourself (e.g. from the desktop shortcut) should work fine. + + * Windows: When the viewer is started, a text console window will + appear displaying debug information, and then be covered by the + main viewer window. This will be disabled in future releases. + You can disable it manually by opening "Advanced > Debug + Settings" and changing "ShowConsoleWindow" to false, then + restarting the viewer. + + * Windows: The viewer may crash when clicking links in embedded + web pages, including certain sections of the Search window and + the "Web" section of avatar profiles. We hope to fix this in the + future. To work around it for now, just avoid clicking on links + in embedded web pages in the viewer. + + * All Platforms: The viewer may be (very) slow to start the first + time, as it clears the cache. + + * All Platforms: When using the Silver skin, the Tools (aka Build) + floater doesn't have the new features (e.g. transparency up to + 100%, smaller path cut increment), and improperly displays the + land tools brush size combo box on every build tab. -- cgit v1.1