Open Source Xibo and Xibo for Android
The Xibo Project recently announced [http://xibo.org.uk/2012/11/17/xibo-for-android-by-spring-signage-open-for-private-beta/] that we were opening a private BETA for a “Xibo for Android [http://springsignage.com/xibo-for-android/]” application. This has lead to some confusion, which was never our intention. Please be assured that the Xibo Project will always remain open source [http://xibo.org.uk/legal/]! We are committed to keeping the following open and free for everyone: * Xibo CMS (Xibo
Published on: 2012-12-02
Xibo for Android by Spring Signage open for private BETA
The Xibo project has been developed and supported over the years by a small part time team in the UK who are committed to providing a full featured, free signage solution for everyone. In recent months we have taken the difficult decision of writing a client for Xibo which will be commercially available from our sponsor, Spring Signage [http://springsignage.com/xibo-for-android/]. We took this decision so that Spring Signage and the Xibo Developers could continue to finance and provide the hig
Published on: 2012-11-17
Version 1.4.0 Released
We are proud to announce that Xibo version 1.4.0 (Codename “Brorsen”) has arrived and is available for download. This is the first release in a new stable series of Xibo and we recommend that everyone upgrade. It has been a little over 18 months since the last stable release and in that time there have been 5 development preview releases introducing 27 new features and fixing 108 bugs. Some of the highlights include: * Significant improvements to permissions: http://xibo.org.uk/2012/05/06/
Published on: 2012-10-28
Version 1.4.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
We are proud to announce that Xibo version 1.4.0-RC1 (Codename “Brorsen”) is released, this is a release candidate for the 1.4 Series of Xibo. Note: This is a release candidate of Xibo. This release is working towards the release of Xibo 1.4.0, the next stable line of Xibo. This should NOT BE USED IN PRODUCTION. For a complete list of changes and instructions for trying out this preview, please refer to the release notes. The release notes are available on our Wiki here: https://xibo.org.uk/m
Published on: 2012-09-19
Version 1.3.3 Development Preview Released
We are proud to announce that Xibo version 1.3.3 (Codename “Faye”) is released, this is a feature preview release in the 1.3 Series of Xibo. Note: This is a development preview release of Xibo. This release is working towards the release of Xibo 1.4.0, the next stable line of Xibo. This should NOT BE USED IN PRODUCTION. For a complete list of changes and instructions for trying out this preview, please refer to the release notes. The release notes are available on our Wiki here: https://xibo.
Published on: 2012-07-11
Introducing a new region Timeline editing window
The next article in the run up to 1.4 looks at improvements to the region timeline editor and layout preview. Our intentions with these improvements are: [](/content/images/2012/06/NewVerticalTimeLine.png)The vertical timeline is a sortable list * To make the region time line more consistent, easy to understand and allow it to support more media modules * Simplify re-ordering the items in the timeline * Make it
Published on: 2012-06-26
Introducing a threaded, more robust Windows Client with improved library management
The next article in the run up to 1.4 looks at improvements to the Windows client’s connection to the Xibo server and its library management. These improvements can be categorised into the following areas: * Reduced “lag” and “display jitter” when the client is connecting to the Server * Concurrent file downloads * Clearing up old and unused files in the library * Information window showing client status, library status and log information * Replacing the splash screen Reduced display
Published on: 2012-06-05
Introducing new features for Service Providers
[](/content/images/2012/06/saas-settings-view-usage.jpg)Usage statistics can be found in the Settings Window under the Content tabThe next article in the run up to 1.4 looks at some small new features for people that use Xibo as service providers. It is difficult to tell how many use Xibo in this manner, as not many come forward – but those that do have mentioned that it wou
Published on: 2012-06-02
Introducing Wake On Lan for Display Clients
The next article in the run up to releasing 1.4 will look at the new Wake On Lan (WOL) feature of Xibo. [](/content/images/2012/05/wol-edit-display.jpg)WOL Settings on the Edit Display FormThere has been a lot of interest over the years Xibo has been running for a solution to be “green”, “save power” and generally not have the Xibo display screen solution on unnecessarily. The Xibo project has been very kee
Published on: 2012-06-01
Introducing the Layout Designer Jump List
[](/content/images/2012/05/layout-jump-button.jpg)The Jump Button icon and form showing list of available layouts.Its been a while since our last article looking at features of the upcoming 1.4 release. We have a small but useful enhancement to look at this time – Layout Designer Jump List. This little feature allows navigation between layouts a user has permissions to design, without having to jump
Published on: 2012-05-31
Introducing an Improved Permissions Model
[](/content/images/2012/05/permissions.png)Permissions DialogThe next article in the run up to 1.4 stable release will take a look at the improvements made to the permissions model in Xibo. There has been long running confusion over the permissions in Xibo and hopefully this will now be addressed. We have improved the permissions model in 1 key way – allowed users and administrators to set view, edit and delete permissions
Published on: 2012-05-06
Introducing improved User Password Management
The next article in the run up to 1.4 stable release will take a look at the improvements made to User Password Management. Up until now user passwords and user management in general has not always been clear in Xibo – we have tried to improve the situation with 3 new features/improvements: * Users can change their passwords without having access to the user administration page * Administrators can set a regular expression to test password complexity * Administrators can override users p
Published on: 2012-04-28
Introducing DataSets
As most of our followers are aware the 1.3 series development preview release has been a long time in the making, in fact we have been working on it for well over a year. As it is getting close to completion and ready for a 1.4 stable release (a big milestone for us!) we thought it would be a good idea to pause and reflect on the new features we have managed to cram in. The first one we are going to look at is the new DataSets feature. Overview DataSets are a new Xibo feature to design and d
Published on: 2012-04-15
Launching the new website
The Xibo project has been lucky enough to have 2 designers come forwards after our plea for help with this site. As a result of their selfless work and attention to detail we have a new site design which went live today. Bradley Morris [http://bradleymorris.co.uk/] is a freelance web application developer based in the North East of England and is responsible for the new WordPress template. Paul van Dun is a graphics designer and developer from The Netherlands and is responsible for the new lo
Published on: 2012-04-06
Upcoming in 2012
A stable 1.2 series and a sneak preview of things to come in 1.3 development preview series made 2011 a big year for Xibo. There was a lot of work behind the scenes and not a lot of releases – we want 2012 to change this! Our main aim for 2012 is to bring about shorter release cycles – meaning instead of getting 1 massive release a year with lots of features, we should put out a number of smaller releases, each containing a few features. So what can you expect? “Marketing” To someone that has
Published on: 2012-02-18
