We have released 1.8.0 as a stable release, please refer to the announcement for information on using or upgrading to 1.8.
We are proud to announce the release of our first beta for the 1.8 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tempel”.
This release builds on the enhancements in 1.8.0-alpha3 by fixing 48 issues/features.
Highlights:
- Docker support – see the manual for instructions
- Overlay Layouts – regions persist over Layout changes
- Announcement System for CMS notifications and news
- Layout Designer tool box
- Visual refresh including clearer buttons
- Report fault wizard improvements
- Better support for custom fonts and additional standard fonts
- 22 bug fixes and stability improvements
Signage Players
This release contains new features relating to the communication between the CMS and the Players. To use this release you must use Xibo for Windows 1.8.0-beta or later or Xibo for Android R58 or later.
The download is available on GitHub.
Please Note: This is a beta release and should not be used in production.
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