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Lightbox 3 - Release Notes

3.150

Release date: 16/04/25
Fixed issues with Analytics PDF export & scheduled reports.
 

3.149

Release date: 01/04/25
Revert update to embedded Browser due to URL filtering issues.
 

3.148

Release date: 04/03/25
Stability improvements.
 

3.147

Release date: 21/02/25
Update embedded Browser.
 

3.146

Release date: 11/12/24
Stability improvements.
 

3.145

Release date: 02/12/24

  • Option to extend tile snapping distance in Puzzle.
  • Minor bug fix.

 

3.144

Release date: 28/11/24
Stability improvements.
 

3.143

Release date: 19/11/24
Stability improvements.
 

3.142

Release date: 18/11/24
Fixed Page Turn display issues.
 

3.141

Release date: 15/11/24
Fixed issues entering some non-latin script text into input fields.
 

3.140

Release date: 12/11/24
Performance & stability improvements.
 

3.139

Release date: 11/11/24

Image System Update
  • Improved performance in Viewer.
  • Improved file storage size with some formats.
  • Improvements to Maps and multi-touch.
  • Note: this update will require a rebuild of your optimised image cache, which can take several minutes or even hours depending on the size of your library.
New Smart Collections Screen

Create collection screens that automatically populate themselves with items based on type and assigned tags.

Other Updates
  • The ability to manage tags on multiple Library items at once.
  • New Web type icon to display on tiles that launch Browser URLs.
  • New Fade effect that may be set on tiles in Menu & Collection screens.
  • The ability to skip Intro and End pop-ups in Match, Memory & Quiz.
  • Many other UI, performance & stability improvements.

 

3.138

Release date: 03/10/24

  • New Viewer Keyboard Shortcut options Show Attractor & Exit Attractor
  • Improvements to multilingual resolution of Library titles & subtitles

 

3.137

Release date: 27/09/24

  • The ability to change question and answer text size in Quiz
  • Other performance & stability improvements

 

3.136

Release date: 09/09/24
Further PDF import compatibility improvements.
 

3.135

Release date: 06/09/24
PDF import compatibility improvements.
 

3.134

Release date: 23/08/24
Performance & stability improvements.
 

3.133

Release date: 19/08/24
Performance & stability improvements.
 

3.132

Release date: 30/07/24
Performance & stability improvements.
 

3.131

Release date: 24/07/24
Option to set custom actions at the end of a Quiz, depending on score.
 

3.130

Release date: 12/07/24
UI, performance & stability improvements.
 

3.129

Release date: 12/07/24

Tags
  • Create and assign tags to Library items and Screens.
  • Use tags to organise and filter Library items in the Manager.
  • Manage tags centrally in the Settings screen.
  • Each tag consists of a label and colour and supports multiple languages.
  • Tag functionality for the Viewer coming soon.

Other performance, stability and usability enhancements.
 

3.128

Release date: 08/07/24
Performance & stability improvements.
 

3.127

Release date: 25/06/24
Performance & stability improvements.
 

3.126

Release date: 19/06/24
Bugfixes.
 

3.125

Release date: 12/06/24
Bugfixes.
 

3.124

Release date: 06/06/24
Classic Menu: Further improvements to sorting function.
 

3.123

Release date: 04/06/24
Classic Menu: Included items with auto-label in sorting function.
 

3.122

Release date: 04/06/24

  • Ability to sort items in Screens and Themes screens.
  • Ability to sort items in Classic Menu.
  • Minor stability improvements.

 

3.121

Release date: 29/05/24
Improvements to Browser URL filtering.
 

3.120

Release date: 24/05/24
Improvements to Browser URL filtering.
 

3.119

Release date: 24/04/24
Addresses issues when Windows scaling is more than 100%:

  • Display Windows scaling advice on Manager launch.
  • Correct positioning of Splash screen .
  • Visual and stability improvements.

 

3.118

Release date: 24/04/24

  • Puzzle app bug fix.

 

3.117

Release date: 23/04/24

  • Minor stability improvement.

 

3.116

Release date: 16/04/24

  • Bug fix.

 

3.115

Release date: 12/04/24

  • Finer grained default media volume.
  • New volume slider in Viewer.
  • Option to maximise Windows volume on launch.
  • Other UI, performance & stability enhancements.

 

3.114

Release date: 02/04/24

  • New Default media volume option in Settings.
  • Various minor UX improvements.

 

3.113

Release date: 12/03/24

  • Fixed HTML support for Chinese, Japanese & Korean languages in Library item editor.

 

3.112

Release date: 06/03/24

  • Fixed HTML support for Chinese, Japanese & Korean languages.
  • Other visual improvements to multi-language text.

 

3.111

Release date: 01/03/24

  • Improvements to working with Chinese, Japanese & Korean languages.

 

3.110

Release date: 18/01/24

  • Minor visual & stability improvements.

 

3.109

Release date: 06/12/23

  • Bug fix

 

3.108

Release date: 13/11/23

  • Bug fix

 

3.107

Release date: 27/10/23

  • Bug fix

 

3.106

Release date: 20/10/23

  • App frame rate auto-adjusts to match the refresh rate of the current screen
  • Minor bug fix

 

3.105

Release date: 19/10/23

  • Improved HTML text display
  • Ability to hide Language button in all screen types
  • Improved App restart functionality
  • Other performance, stability and usability enhancements

 

3.104

Release date: 05/09/23

  • Minor bug fix

 

3.103

Release date: 04/09/23

Text Elements
  • Display text in Hotspot and Advanced Menu screens
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Fully customisable styles
  • Turn text elements into buttons that perform an action when triggered

Other performance, stability and usability enhancements.
 

3.102

Release date: 15/08/23

  • Enhancements to Match Game customisations.
  • Stability improvements.

 

3.101

Release date: 08/08/23

Match
  • The latest addition to our Games app collection.
  • Create matching pairs of associated images that the users must find to win.
  • Display optional information when a matching pair is found.

Many other performance, stability and usability enhancements.

 

3.100

Release date: 07/07/23

  • Bug fix

 

3.99

Release date: 20/06/23

Analytics
  • Get in-depth insights into how your visitors are engaging with your interactive exhibits.
  • Generate attractive, easy-to-read reports.
  • Schedule regular reports in PDF form to track and compare your visitor engagement.

 

3.98

Release date: 15/06/23

  • Bug fix

 

3.97

Release date: 18/05/23

  • Option to clear or keep cookies between Browser sessions.
  • Minor feature updates.

 

3.95

Release date: 18/04/23

  • Visual improvements in Manager,

 

3.94

Release date: 22/03/23

  • Now able to launch Lightbox with only an Attractor Screen set, essentially turning Lightbox into a slide-show / video looper.
  • Fixed some minor theme texture, sizing & layout issues.

 

3.93

Release date: 14/03/23

  • Support for Windows content scaling in Manager.
  • Visual improvements.

 

3.92

Release date: 22/02/23

  • Bug fixes

 

3.91

Release date: 21/02/23

  • Bug fixes

 

3.90

Release date: 15/02/23

  • Many user interface, stability & performance updates

 

3.89

Release date: 30/01/23

  • Minor update

 

3.88

Release date: 20/01/23

  • Minor update

 

3.87

Release date: 25/11/22

  • New dark mode for touch keyboard in theme.
  • Improvements to Themes screen and theme editing.
  • Other user interface, performance & stability improvements.

 

3.86

Release date: 02/11/22

PDF Viewing in Collections Screens
  • Previously, PDFs were only viewable in PageTurn. Now, you can set your PDF as the source of a Collection screen, with the ability to swipe between pages, or navigate via a page slider.
New Hotspot Screen Functionality
  • New Box element for easily creating styled rectangles, borders or invisible hotspots
  • Improvements to element editing, including an animated marquee surrounding the selected element and the ability to copy properties from other elements.

Many other UI, performance & stability improvements.