Changelogs

Improved searching in the Library Pane

1.11.0 (2024-09-20)

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Improved searching in the Library Pane

The search fields in tree lists such as the Library Pane and the My Gear pane have received several improvements based on your feedback! Searches now search for parent and child items together. Meaning a search for 'Luminex' will now show all gear under Luminex as well, making it much easier to find gear by manufacturer or brand, without needing to know the exact name of the gear you are looking for.

In addition, searches are now more forgiving, ignoring spaces so gear such as 'EX 3' can be found by searching for either 'ex 3' or 'ex 3' for example.

Improvements

  • You can now choose a mesh grid instead of a dot grid for the Show Grid option; this can be changed in Edit -> Project Settings -> Drawing
  • A new Add Layer button has been added to the drawing toolbar
  • New keyboard shortcut to duplicate the selected gear item: CTRL+SHIFT+D
    • Note: This keyboard shortcut was previously used to open the Gear Config pane; this has now been changed to CTRL+SHIFT+C
  • New keyboard shortcut to relabel the selected gear item: F2
  • Improved Keyboard Shortcuts and Controls dialog that split out Draw Controls and Gear sections

Bug Fixes

  • Older changelogs were not always shown in the help menu
  • Fixed some instances where 'manufacturer' said 'manufacture' incorrectly

1.10.0 (2024-09-16)

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Improvements

  • When available, a link is shown when adding gear, to take you to the manufacture's website for their expansion card configuration/options; example - PIXERA's servers will take you to their Configurator
  • Ports can now be connected to bidirectional signal flow ports, even if the other port is not bidirectional; previously both ports needed to be bidirectional for the connection to be accepted, but now you can connect an output to a bidirectional signal flow, just like port direction
  • Saving is disabled in the Library Editor, along with selecting a new library item, if the current preview is queued for, or is actively re-generating; this mitigates a few reported stability bugs
  • If a re-gen is pending or in progress, the re-gen button in the Library Editor now has a spinner to indicate there are pending changes
  • When expansion cards for a given library item are still loading, the Configure Expansion Card button now has a spinner, to prevent being clicked on before the cards have been loaded
  • Several performance improvements

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed sometimes being prompted that you have unsaved changes when quickly switching between library items in the Library Editor
  • Fixed styling on several links
  • Memory leak fixes

1.9.1 (2024-09-14)

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Improvements

  • Updated the following library port options:
    • New categories:
      • Headset
      • Base
      • Antenna
      • Matrix
      • Transmitter
      • Splitter
      • Program Audio
      • Stage Announce
    • Re-ordered categories to be closer to the communication categories:
      • Intercom
      • Com
    • Relabeled IR 1-Pin category to Infra-Red
    • New port types:
      • XLR 7
      • Tuchel 3-Pin (this will default to the analog signal type like other analog ports in the Library Editor)
    • New signal types:
      • DECT
      • Digital

Bug Fixes

  • XLR 4 ports didn't have a colour in the drawing
  • Unsubscribing and re-subscribing to the newsletter will not send you the confirmation email again

The beta is now open to all users!

1.9.0 (2024-09-13)

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The beta is now open to all users!

Thanks to everyone who has been testing GearConnect so far and providing your feedback! We are happy to now open up the beta to everyone without needing to wait for an invite. Please feel free to share GearConnect with anyone that may be interested, and continue to send feedback to support@gearconnect.ca while we continue to work through everyone's feedback and requests!

Reminder that anyone that signs up for a Pro subscription (no credit card required) before September 30th, will have their free trial period extended to October 31st!

Please note until your app updates to 1.9.0, you may not be able to access GearConnect. If you receive a message informing you that you don't have access to the beta, please wait for the app to update in the background and then reload the app to log back in or reach out to us.

Several Clear-Com gear and a new gear category: Communication

We have added several Clear-Com devices to the default library, including belt packs, transmitters, rack units, and more! To support these new devices, we have also added a new category called communication.

Improvements

  • Added the following library port options:
    • SD-SDI speed
    • RGB/YPbPr signal
    • Word Clock signal
  • Removed the following library port options:
    • World Clock category - All existing World Clock categories have been reset to the Sync category, and the port's signal has been set to Word Clock instead

Default Library Updates

  • Several Clear-Com gear across Arcadia, FreeSpeak, HelixNet, and LQ Series of products
  • Cisco 200 and 300 series of switches
  • Panasonic PT-RZ projector series
  • Yamaha CL audio console series
  • Extron HDXP Plus 1616 switcher

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed some older project files not opening when a new version of the app tries to upgrade those projects to the latest version, while the app was also trying to update any changes from the server since the last time the file was saved
  • Several improvements to opening projects, with better error handling and feedback to the user regarding any issues
  • During a failed project open, the app no longer asks you to save the non-existent project while it is trying to exit the current project
  • In some rare situations, fixed the app still receiving project updates from the server even after the project was closed, and no new project was selected

PIXERA and HELIOS added to the library

1.8.0 (2024-09-09)

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PIXERA and HELIOS added to the library

Thank you for all your feedback so far! We still have a lot to work through, but we are happy to add AV Stumpfl's PIXERA and Megapixel's HELIOS to the default library. Both use expansion cards to configure their options, so please refer to their manufactures on available options.

Authorization and security improvements

We have made improvements to our authentication system to provide stronger security for user accounts. As a side effect, all users will need to log-in again next time they visit the app.

Improvements

  • Video distribution category now supports expansion cards
  • Added micro BNC as a port type
  • Enabled BNC ports to connect to SFP cages using an adapter

Bug Fixes

  • Mini Display Port connections were failing to validate if an adapter was required
  • Fixed text width issue on the changelog not filling the full space