C++ Developer Needed
Work on the Linux (soon to be cross-platform) client continues to progress well. As more people are coming on board and testing the app, it’s become clear that the browser embedding technology (Awesomium – which recently converted from GPL to a closed license) is beginning to hold us back and is causing problems in some areas. Thankfully there is a light at the end of the tunnel in the shape of Berkelium [http://berkelium.org/]. It does a similar job to Awesomium but is BSD licensed and builds
Published on: 2010-05-17
Python Client 1.1.0a22 Preview Released
I’ve merged down version 1.1.0a22 of the Python client this afternoon. There’s multiple fixes, plus the addition of Microblog search, screen rotation and transparent Webpage media backgrounds. All the details for getting and running the client are available in the wiki here: http://wiki.xibo.org.uk/wiki/Install_Guide_Python_Client There’s no server support for Microblog search or the background transparency options available at the moment. Support will be added in 1.1.1. In the mean time you
Published on: 2010-05-04
Signing OggCamp
What a weekend! Even Dan, who’s considerably fitter and (as he keeps reminding me) just slightly younger than me was feeling drained on Saturday night – but such is the lot of the conference digital signage tech! I’m a veteran of last year’s OggCamp [http://oggcamp.org/2009/start] (which took place in Wolverhampton) and a long-time listener to Linux Outlaws [http://linuxoutlaws.com] and the Ubuntu UK Podcast [http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/] so I put our names in to the hat to help out this ti
Published on: 2010-05-03
Python Client Microblog Search Media Type
I’ve spent a little time over the last few days adding in some support to the Python client for displaying the search results from Twitter and Identi.ca [http://Identi.ca] for a project Dan and I are involved in. I’ve put a short screen video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyLN1tUtc0k] of some very early code running so people can see what’s in the pipeline. It’s still very early stages and there’s alot to do. Support needs to be added in to the server and there’s also things like deduplic
Published on: 2010-04-10
Python Client 1.1.0a21 Preview Released
I’ve merged down version 1.1.0a21 of the Python client this afternoon. There’s multiple fixes – mainly for people using Intel-based machines on Ubuntu 9.10. All the details for getting and running the client are available in the wiki here: http://wiki.xibo.org.uk/wiki/Install_Guide_Python_Client Please remember this is still a preview release. It’s not feature complete and still has bugs in it. It should not be used in a Production Environment. Have a look at this article [http://xibo.org.uk
Published on: 2010-03-24
Version 1.0.7 Released
We are proud to announce the release of Xibo Version 1.0.7! This is a predominantly a client stability and bug fix release and we recommend all 1.0 users upgrade. Please note the 1.0.7 client requires a 1.0.6 server and is incompatible with older versions. Please ensure you read the release notes. They contain important information on the upgrade process, changes in functionality and compatibility between Xibo Client and Server versions, as well as a detailed list of the bugs fixed in the rele
Published on: 2010-03-20
Confusion about Development Preview releases
There seems to be alot of confusion about what the state of the 1.1 series of releases are and what people should expect. Xibo releases have the following pattern. 1.0.6 The 1 is the major revision number, 0 is the minor revision number and 6 is the version number. All even numbered minor revision numbered releases (ie 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.2 etc) are stable release series. That means that you can use those releases in a production environment and be confident that things will work as expect
Published on: 2010-03-12
General Xibo Chat moved to Facebook
The forum available on Xibo.org.uk [http://Xibo.org.uk] has been closed due to lack of activity and confusion over where to get support. The Xibo project uses Launchpad Answers [https://answers.launchpad.net/xibo] for all support related communication and will now use our Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Xibo-Open-Source-Digital-Signage/253590815456] page for all general communication. Look forward to hearing from you all via these new locations.
Published on: 2010-02-09
Version 1.0.6 Released
We are proud to announce the release of Xibo Version 1.0.6! This is a “server” orientated release which fixes several bugs with the server and improves the usability of the layout designer. We would recommend that all 1.0 users upgrade to this version. 1.0.6 is server only – please use the 1.0.5 client with this release. Please ensure you read the release notes. They contain important information on the upgrade process, changes in functionality and compatibility between Xibo Client and Serve
Published on: 2010-02-03
Version 1.1.0 Development Preview Released
We are proud to announce that Xibo version 1.1.0 (Codename “Encke”) is released, this is the first ever release in the 1.1 Series of Xibo and the first release of Xibo to be partially translated into other languages. Note: This is a development preview release of Xibo. This release is working towards the release of Xibo 1.2.0, the next stable line of Xibo. This should NOT BE USED IN PRODUCTION. We have packed a host of new features into this development preview, some of which are: * Transla
Published on: 2009-12-31
Version 1.0.5 Released
We are proud to announce the release of Xibo Version 1.0.5! This is a predominantly a client stability and bug fix release and we recommend all 1.0 users upgrade. Please note the 1.0.5 client requires a 1.0.5 server and is incompatible with older versions. Please ensure you read the release notes. They contain important information on the upgrade process, changes in functionality and compatibility between Xibo Client and Server versions, as well as a detailed list of the bugs fixed in the rele
Published on: 2009-12-31
Coming soon in 1.0.5
Xibo version 1.0.5 is just around the corner, it will be a bug fix release to the stable 1.0 series of Xibo. During this release cycle we have focussed mainly on bugs related to the Xibo client, there are some exciting fixes and improvements for you all to enjoy! Some of these include: * Improved handling of Text, RSS and Embedded HTML content which should reduce white flickering when loading new media and reduce stuttering on moving text. * It is now possible to use an IFRAME in embedded
Published on: 2009-12-12
Short delay for the 1.1.0 preview release
After a considered review of the 1.1.0 preview as it stands and also of the roadmap for 1.0.5 we have decided that we will delay the 1.1.0 release. We intend to translate more of the Xibo server interface and also include the fixes from 1.0.5. Apologies for the delay – we don’t anticipate it being a long one!
Published on: 2009-11-01
Version 1.0.4 Released
We are proud to announce the release of Xibo Version 1.0.4! This is predominantly a security update to Xibo and we recommend that all installations upgrade. If you are already on 1.0.3 there is no need to upgrade your clients. Please ensure you read the release notes. They contain important information on the upgrade process, changes in functionality and compatibility between Xibo Client and Server versions, as well as a detailed list of the bugs fixed in the release. The release notes are av
Published on: 2009-10-25
Layout Exchange hits 1000 downloads
The Xibo Layout Exchange is a place for people to showcase their layouts and for others to download professional quality layouts for use on Xibo displays. We launched the exchange on the 5th September and in a little over a month the layouts on there have been downloaded over 1000 times! [http://xibo.org.uk/download/1/]There are currently 17 layouts available from a variety of contributers. The most popular is Cool Garden by Andy Pattenden ( http://www.andypattenden.co.uk) [http://www.andypa
Published on: 2009-10-09
