Tag Archives: Libretto

Viewer round-up summary: week 41

This summary is published every Monday and is a list of SL viewer / client releases (official and TPV) made during the previous week. When reading it, please note:

  • It is based on my Viewer Round-up Page, a list of  all Second Life viewers and clients that are in popular use (and of which I am aware) and which are recognised as being in adherence with the TPV Policy
  • By its nature, this summary will always be in arrears
  • The Viewer Round-up Page is updated as soon as I’m aware of any releases / changes to viewers & clients, and should be referred to for more up-to-date information as the week progresses
  • The Viewer Round-up Page also includes comprehensive links to download pages, blog notes, release notes, etc., as well as links to any / all reviews of specific viewers / clients made within this blog.  

Updates for the week ending: 14 October, 2012

  • SL Viewer updates:
      • Beta version rolled to 3.4.1.265642 on October 8 – core updates: stabilisation / crash fix test version with tcmalloc removed(download page; release notes)
      • Development version rolled to 3.4.2.265762 on October 11
  • Dolphin rolled to 3.3.22.24794 on October 11 – core updates: Autoplay button and Network statistics bars hide properly in mouselook; A new setting in Preferences->Dolphin Viewer 3->UI that allows the user to disable the avatar name in the window title
  • Niran’s viewer rolled to 2.0.2107 on October 12 – core updates: fix for shadows incorrectly rendering at 140m+; fix for the scripting editor
  • Cool VL updates:
    • Stable branch rolled to 1.26.4.33 on October 13 – core updates:Incorporation of Group Services code; removal of tcmalloc from Linux version; improved texture memory usage throttling algorithm; private memory pools now off by default; initial backport of Media on a Prim (currently disabled pending further work); new “Media Updates” fast timer implemented; backport of latest bugfixes from viewer-development and viewer-beta; minor code changes and optimizations
    • Experimental branch rolled to 1.26.5.13 also on October 13 – core updates: removal of tcmalloc from both Linux and Windows versions; otherwise as for Stable branch
    • Release notes
  • Mobile Grid Client updated to version 1.19.1173 – support for Android v3 (Honeycomb) and v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Group Tools release version 2.2.14.0 on October 14. No details on updates or fixes
  • Libretto – removed from round-up page due to website being unavailable for a month and no response from creator on status (also removed from the SL Third-party Viewer Directory)

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Viewer round-up summary: week 40

This summary is published every Monday and is a list of SL viewer / client releases (official and TPV) made during the previous week. When reading it, please note:

  • It is based on my Viewer Round-up Page, a list of  all Second Life viewers and clients that are in popular use (and of which I am aware) and which are recognised as being in adherence with the TPV Policy
  • By its nature, this summary will always be in arrears
  • The Viewer Round-up Page is updated as soon as I’m aware of any releases / changes to viewers & clients, and should be referred to for more up-to-date information as the week progresses
  • The Viewer Round-up Page also includes comprehensive links to download pages, blog notes, release notes, etc., as well as links to any / all reviews of specific viewers / clients made within this blog.  

Updates for the week ending: 7 October, 2012

Largely a quiet week. SL releases halted while crash issues / meomory leaks within the beta branch are eliminated; most TPVs awaiting fixes to resume their code merges. Lumiya issued a significant update to the Android client which brings it closer to being a functional mobile viewer for Second Life / OpenSim.

  • SL Viewer updates:
      • Beta version rolled to 3.4.1.265434 on October 4 – core updates: stabilisation / crash fix test version with tcmalloc included; fix for Microsoft Skydrive (download page; release notes)
      • Group Services project viewer rolled to 3.4.1.265496 on October 4th – core update: code to allow for fetching the group list via UDP if the new 10K cap on the UDP service isn’t detected in the server-side code
  • Zen rolled to 3.4.1.4 on October 6, to be quickly updated with 3.4.1.5 to fix a serious crash isse with 3.4.1.4. Cor updates (other than 3.4.1.5 crash fix):spell check primary dictionaries updated; QuickTime updated to 4.8.1; removed logout music streaming shutodwn delay; removed SL Destination & Avatar Picker from OpenSim; various performance updates, including cached control optimisation.
  • Group Tools release version 2.2.13.0 ob October 7. No details on updates or fixes
  • Lumiya released 2.3.0 on October 7 – core updates:Avatar & animation rendering; avatar outfit control; camera control in 3D view; ability to change active group; improved inventory update speed; assorted fixes, including ghosted objects.
  • Libretto – note that the website for the Libretto client has been unavailable since mid-September.

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Viewer round-up summary: week 39

This summary is published every Monday and is a list of SL viewer / client releases (official and TPV) made during the previous week. When reading it, please note:

  • It is based on my Viewer Round-up Page, a list of  all Second Life viewers and clients that are in popular use (and of which I am aware) and which are recognised as being in adherence with the TPV Policy
  • By its nature, this summary will always be in arrears
  • The Viewer Round-up Page is updated as soon as I’m aware of any releases / changes to viewers & clients, and should be referred to for more up-to-date information as the week progresses
  • The Viewer Round-up Page also includes comprehensive links to download pages, blog notes, release notes, etc., as well as links to any / all reviews of specific viewers / clients made within this blog.  

Updates for the week ending: 30 September, 2012

  • SL Viewer updates:
    • Beta version rolled to 3.4.1.265134 on September 24 - release notes
    • Development rolled to 3.4.2.265141 on September 25
    • Mesh project viewer rolled to 3.4.1.265139 on September 25, and then to 3.4.1.265192 on September 26. 3.4.1.265139 included an additional upload option for “scrawny male” shapes; 3.4.1.265192 saw the normal weighting calculation disabled, as it conflicted with how Blender creates sharp edges and would cause the deformer to split the edge
  • Kokua rolled to 3.3.4.23807 (GMa) on September 25 – core updates: Further Grid Manager updates, same build number as previous version, but GM designation updated to “GMa”. No release notes available
  • Zen version 3.4.1.3 was released on September 28 – core updates: updated to latest deformer code & inclusion of the Cool VL DEFORM_TO_CURRENT_SHAPE Patch; pathfinding updates; return of the Custom Colour options in the UI Skinning Panel & addition of Pie Menu Colour options; removal of unreliable NVidia OpenGL Shader switches; further windlight presets; assorted minor updates & fixes
  •  Cool Viewer Stable rolled to 1.26.4.32 and Experimental to 1.26.5.11, both on September 29. Core updates:
    • Stable: fix for issue of new server messages not showing; minor assorted fixes
    • Experimental: updated to latest deformer code; added a patch allowing the upload of deformer-ready mesh which is referenced to the shape your avatar is wearing when you upload that mesh;
    • Release notes for both
  • LittleSight for Android rolled to 1.4.0 on September 25 – core changes: minor bug fix.
  • Libretto – note that the website for the Libretto client has been unavailable since mid-September.

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Viewer round-up summary: week 38

This summary is published every Monday and is a list of SL viewer / client releases (official and TPV) made during the previous week. When reading it, please note:

  • It is based on my Viewer Round-up Page, a list of  all Second Life viewers and clients that are in popular use (and of which I am aware) and which are recognised as being in adherence with the TPV Policy
  • By its nature, this summary will always be in arrears
  • The Viewer Round-up Page is updated as soon as I’m aware of any releases / changes to viewers & clients, and should be referred to for more up-to-date information as the week progresses
  • The Viewer Round-up Page also includes comprehensive links to download pages, blog notes, release notes, etc., as well as links to any / all reviews of specific viewers / clients made within this blog.  

Updates for the week ending: 23 September, 2012

  • SL Viewer updates:
    • Current Release rolled to 3.4.0.264911 on September 20 – release notes
    • Beta version rolled to 3.4.0.264785 on September 20 - release notes
  • Dolphin issued 3.3.21.24786 on September 23 – core updates: Windlight updates (some pre-sets renamed, inclusion of new pre-sets & removal of duplicates); new Reset button on machininima floater; RLV updated to 2.08.03.04; fix for Linux viewer stalling when text printed on the on-screen console (release notes)
  • Kokua rolled to 3.3.4.23807 (GM) on September 20 – core updates: Grid Manager changes and fixes. No release notes available
  • Zen rolled to 3.4.1.2 on September 20 – core updates: performance updates; Show Avatar Location in Status Bar; assorted fixes; release of Phototools options (taken from Firestorm ahead of official launch) – release notes
  • Cool Viewer the Stable branch rolled to 1.26.4.31 and the Experimental branch to 1.26.5.10, both on September 22. Core updates:
    • Stable: improved Preferences->Graphics tab layout; Fixed MultipleUpdate messages and the object import feature (both SL only); Implemented Singularity fix for SLPlugin.exe preventing media from playing (Windows only); fixed Max OS-X build system issues; fixed OpenSim crash issue / when using the status bar search box; assorted other memory and minor fixes
    • Experimental: as per 1.26.4.31, plus:fix for rendering system memory leak; fixed the deferred rendering invisprims support
    • Release notes for both
  • Pocket Metaverse updated to version 1.7.2 – September 13 core update: iOS6 support (missed from last week)

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