Biolucida Version History

New Features and Enhancements:

• When dragging bookmarks to reorder them: valid drop targets display a green colored bullet.
• When dragging bookmarks to reorder them: dragging bookmarks to ends of Bookmarks window will cause scrolling to happen at a much faster rate and is sensitive to distance to edge of window.
• Added an icon to indicate the last bookmark that was clicked
• User interface window is redesigned for better performance with large numbers of bookmarks.
• Lock and unlock icons now update based on their state.
• Search workflow changed dramatically. You can now search within the current directory or collection/classroom that you’re viewing. You can also search across all collections or all tracked directories for which you have permission to see.
• The meta-data of one image can be replaced with the meta-data of a different image. This will generate a new thumbnail.
• Interface improvement for copying multiple images to a collection. A stacked image icon now appears when dragging multiple images.
• Copy entire collections of slides with a simple drag. You can now move OR copy a collection when dragging it to a new location.
• The default image count shows more images per page.
• Shift+click now supported in the web app.
• If a server is setup for port 80, don’t show the port number when sharing collection links.
• Collection links can now have customized names for sharing.
• Administrators can now assign users to groups and assign access permissions to a group instead of on a per-user basis.
• When adding/editing users, you now have the option to disable users from editing their profile information.
• If a user cannot edit their profile, they also cannot add collections or copy images.
• Users with an assigned workspace cannot access the workspace user interface or remove workspaces.
• Users now have the option to select how many items per page they would like to see in the “Profile” tab.
• Added functionality to support links and link organization. They display and work similar to images, but go directly to a web page url using your default browser.
• Redesigned the “Other Biolucida” dialog. It is now called “Connections” and the interface is much easier tto use, including a list of “Featured Sites”.
• Added a new “QuickCode” feature which allows administrators to distribute 9-digit alphanumeric codes which can be used by others for quick automatic connections to a server. These connections can optionally be given an expiration date for simplified user administration.
• The first three channels of an image can now be toggled on and off via the F9, F10, and F11 keys, respectively.
• Added the ability to set Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma via text edit fields in addition to the sliders.
• Added support for streaming JPEG images from Biolucida server.
• Added support for BigTiff variant files, including support for SVS files larger then 4GB in size.
• Server/Viewer update flexibility: Each server can now set whether its users will be prompted for Biolucida viewer updates. This allows updating users and students when the academic calendar permits.
• Different server can have different functionality differing installation types (e.g., Medical Education vs. Research oriented installations).
• Better handling for rare server conditions where resources are either missing or have file corruption.