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- | =====XTension | + | =====Download |
- | 9.4.46 is a hotpatch to the 9.4.45 release. It fixes a problem with the Arduino interface receiving non-utf8 convertible data and fixes a problem with the new Kasa/TP-Link plugin not being able to create some kinds of new units that it discovers. No other changes or additions made from the previous release.\\ | + | >2/5/2024 [[current:beta|XTension 9.5.5 Beta 1]] is available. |
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- | Released 3/19/2022\\ | + | |
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- | Download for all Supported OS versions; | + | |
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- | Released: 3/17/2022\\ | + | |
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- | Download for all Supported OS versions; [[https:// | + | |
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- | **Minimum System Version** | + | Download Universal Binary |
- | Apart from a few older plugins | + | **This is an important update for NGROK users.** This updates |
- | ====9.4.45 Change Log:==== | + | **Minimum System Version** for this release |
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- | * NEW: Added a very alpha version of a new [[supported_hardware: | + | |
- | * NEW: The Manage Global Scripts window | + | |
- | * NEW: Added a “do not log” option | + | |
- | * UPDATE: The Apple Home Kit plugin has been updated | + | |
- | * UPDATE: The [[supported_hardware: | + | |
- | * FIX: The Kasa/ | + | |
- | * UPDATE: The Server Events plugin now runs with the embedded python3.10 version rather than the ancient system version. | + | |
- | * UPDATE: The Weatherflow plugin is promoted from beta to a 1.0 version. It also now runs under the embedded Python3.10 version rather than the system python version that us much older. | + | |
- | * DOCUMENTATION: | + | |
- | * CHANGE: In the Edit Unit Dialog the XTdb history display will format numbers with more decimal points by default for better display of very small values. | + | |
- | * FIX: [[dictionary: | + | |
- | * FIX: Hue bulbs added to the [[supported_hardware: | + | |
- | * NEW: Genmon plugin adds the “slow polling” checkbox so that if you are connecting over a slow interface | + | |
- | * FIX: If the Genmon plugin encounters an error while parsing the return from the remote device the proper error handlers in XTension are run as expected. | + | |
- | * NEW: Genmon if new log lines are added to the generator logs of either events or errors and alerts they will get written to the XTension log. | + | |
- | * FIX: Genmon plugin will update the label for the status object even if the actual state of the status object has not changed. | + | |
- | * NEW: Genmon plugin now creates several more units that previously so that you can more easily catch an exercise event as opposed | + | |
- | * Error: Engine Speed High or Low | + | |
- | * Error: Governor failure | + | |
- | * Error: Low Oil | + | |
- | * Error: Overcrank | + | |
- | * Error: Overheat | + | |
- | * Error: Overload | + | |
- | * Error: RPM Sensor | + | |
- | * Error: Voltage High or Low | + | |
- | * Error: Warning (generator is sending a warning that is not yet an error or alarm condition) | + | |
- | * Generator Is In Alarm | + | |
- | * Generator Is Running | + | |
- | * Generator Is Ready | + | |
- | * Generator Is Exercising | + | |
- | * Generator Is Ready | + | |
- | * Generator Service Is Due | + | |
- | * NOTE: The MQTT Broker plugin no longer functions with this version due to problems with the underlying libraries | + | |
- | * Phillips [[supported_hardware: | + | |
- | * [[supported_hardware: | + | |
- | * FIX: There was a potential timing issue that could cause queue management errors on more modern M1 machines that are so very much faster than older systems. I’ve | + | |
- | * FIX: Several potential errors and rendering problems on M1 Macs are fixed in this version. | + | |
- | * Beta Fix: In the beta version there were problems with Serial Port connections for plugins which is fixed for this release. | + | |
- | **NOTE:** If you startup a plugin that has not been converted to the newer embedded python version the OS may display a warning dialog that the application will not run on future versions | + | **Rosetta Note:** While the entirety |
+ | ====9.5.4 Change Log:==== | ||
+ | * The [[supported_hardware: | ||
+ | * Fixed a problem with the [[supported_hardware: | ||
+ | * Fixed the error that was logged while trying to create a symlink to the internal python version if you did not have a / | ||
+ | * The python symlink is now created inside the XTension Support folder “pythonxt” and you can use that to run python scripts inside XTension or from elsewhere but using the XTension settings. It is especially useful if you are running python scripts from an async shell script in XTension as they will inherit all the path info to run properly where running the built in python may cause errors. | ||
+ | * NEW: Added an option to delay quitting. This will popup a window asking if you really meant to quit, stopping accidental shutdown of the entire program due to misplaced fingers. The window will count down for 30 seconds and then quit the app. This window does not come up if the system tells XTension to quit as if before a restart or something similar. Find the checkbox to turn it on in the Preferences. | ||
+ | * NEW: Added the option to send a value of 0 for a dimmable Unit to the On script if there is no Off script. Normally a value of 0 for any dimmable unit will be sent to the Off script rather than the On script. Unless there is no off script. This meant that previously you potentially had to duplicate some of your logic for handling values in the On and Off script. When this is turned on in the Preference, and a Unit has no Off script. The On script will be run instead with the future value set to 0. This is on by default, but if it causes you issues with some of your scripting you can turn it off in the preferences window. | ||
+ | * Fixed the incorrect link to the mailing list signup page in the purchase dialog. | ||
+ | * Removed some debug logging I failed to remove before the last release. This was in the conversion of potentially confused strings into floats and so did not affect every plugin, but might have logged confusing information occationally. | ||
+ | * There was a change in AppleScript support in OS versions from Ventura on that would actually enforce some, but not all, of the scripting dictionary flags that have never, in the entire history of the Mac, mattered. So us developers got sloppy and failed to add things like the “optional” flag to all the verbs reliably. The first I’ve found and fixed was with the Speak verb where it would tell you that the “in” parameter was required. It is no longer required. So far I have not found any other such issues and a visual search through the dictionary did not reveal any more such issues, but it’s entirely possible there are more parameters that are not properly marked as optional. If you find any such errors please let me know. | ||
+ | * The Interface list window can now be sorted by CPU Usage, Memory Usage and Process ID. This only works if you have the “show more information” option turned on in the gear menu on the window. This can be a great aide in finding the plugin process that is eating up all your CPU or memory and linking a python process shown in the Activity Monitor to the plugin it’s actually running. They all just say “python” in the monitor. But now it’s easier to find the PID number in the list if you sort by it. | ||
+ | * Updated the [[xtension_manual: | ||
+ | * I had previously hidden some of the lower level debugging aids in the contextual menus by having people hold the option key while right clicking. There is really no need for this extra step so I removed it. The Contextual menus for Units and Interfaces will have their “log debug data” and “Reveal in Finder” options at the bottom of all the contextual menus for them. This will make it easier to collect info for me if things start behaving oddly. | ||
+ | * I added the same debug logging info to the contextual menus of global scripts should it ever be necessary to get a look at that. | ||
+ | * To that debug output I added another line of info comparing the length of the Unit Address in both bytes and glyphs. This might be helpful to more easily discover if a plugin or a bug somewhere has inserted invisible characters into the Address field of a Unit causing things to get disconnected in the database and potentially making more and more units being created when there really should be only the one. | ||
+ | * There were some significant updates and improvements in the main program libraries that will make many things run faster and smoother. So far my testing of all of them work just fine. They aren’t a thing I can turn off though, they are just part of the latest compiler update. It will depend on what you’re doing, how busy your machine is and how fast it is in general whether you’ll see any difference at all. Usually the things they improved aren’t an issue until you’re doing something many times in a row. So I expect that the main improvements will be in window redrawing and things like that, but if you have a machine that is very busy it may improve that somewhat throughout. | ||
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NOTE: This disk image no longer includes the older legacy plugins that will not be updated for newer OS versions. If you still need to run the [[supported_hardware: | NOTE: This disk image no longer includes the older legacy plugins that will not be updated for newer OS versions. If you still need to run the [[supported_hardware: |
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