20230810 - Release Notes

Player Window Presets

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Note: Updating Windows devices to v4.7.7 is required for the following features

Player window presets enable the customisation of the Doohly player application appearance and includes window size, location on screen, mode (windowed or fullscreen) and rotation.

All devices have a window preset & window presets can be created once and used across multiple devices at once helping ensure consistency

More information regarding player window presets can be found at this page.

• Users can select the individual devices window preset, as well as configure the space-wide preset
  • These presets include:
    • Width and height
    • Location on the screen
    • Mode (Fullscreen or Windowed)
    • Rotation
• By default, the following window presets have been added to all spaces:
  • Fullscreen
  • Fullscreen (Rotate Left 90°)
  • Windowed (x: 0, y: 0, w: 720, h: 480)
  • Any custom canvases used previously have also been transferred to window presets - all devices will function as they were
• When registering a device users will be required to select a window preset
  • By default, this will be the previously set default in the window preset settings screen
• When registering a device, the window preset option is a required field
• To change the current window preset for a device:
  1. Go to "Devices"
  2. Select the device you wish to change
  3. Click on "Settings"
  4. Click on the "Window Preset" dropdown menu and select the relevant preset
• To view and edit the space-wide window presets and default:
  1. Hover over the organisation name in the top right
  2. Click on the "Settings" option
  3. Navigate to the "Window Presets" section
  4. To set the space-wide default, click on the pencil icon next to the "Default Player Window Preset" and select the option you would like to use as the space default
  5. To create a new window preset, click on the "New Window Preset" button
  6. To delete or edit and existing preset, click on the ellipsis next to the presets name and select the appropriate option

Player Window Lock

• Users can now Lock the player, which when enabled:
  • Prevents the player window from moving or changing size
  • Prevents the player from being minimised
  • Prevents changes to always on top setting
  • Disables all hotkeys, except temporarily exiting the locked state
• To Unlock the player, use the Ctrl + shift + L hotkey
  • Using the hotkey whilst unlocked will result in the player Locking and reverting to its configured state
• Unlocking the player has a 5-minute duration, after this duration the player will automatically revet to a locked state
  • To change this duration, please contact [email protected]

Minimised Player

• Users can now minimise the player on startup (on supported devices)
• To minimise the player:
  • Go to "Devices"
  • Select the device you would like to launch in minimised mode
  • Click on "Settings" along the top
  • Enable the "Minimised" toggle

UI Changes

• Canvases have been deprecated with the introduction of player window presets
  • Any devices with custom canvas sizes will automatically have these transferred to player window presets, and applied to relevant devices
• Startup behaviour has been removed with the introduction of player window presets
• Device orientation has been renamed to "Rotation" and moved to the player window presets
• Minimising the player on startup can now be toggled on or off (not available on Android devices)
  • To minimise the player:
    • Go to "Devices"
    • Select the device you would like to launch in minimised mode
    • Click on "Settings" along the top
    • Enable the "Minimised" toggle

Enhancements

• Double-clicking on the player window when in windowed mode will set the player to fullscreen

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Note: These newly released features are currently only available for Windows devices