Version 1.6.1a-1102
ℹ️ Any ETA for an official release of OpenBoard 1.6 ? ℹ️
The migration of OpenBoard to latest Qt releases is still in process. Despite a pretty robust version on Ubuntu and Windows, we still encounter some issues on OSX and are trying to improve the way we solve them. Meanwhile, we had to lock a version for Ubuntu as our schools were starting the year 2020/2021 on Ubuntu 20.04, so we internally deployed a 1.6 version.
To restore some coherency and clarity in the naming of OpenBoard, we are now working on a 1.6.1 version, that will be released when we are satisfied of the behavior of the application on each officially supported OS.
ℹ️ Can I use this release in my classes ? ℹ️
We are currently really satisfied with the Ubuntu release, so you can probably use it, but it remains an alpha release, some translations might miss, and some unknown issues may exist.
Some further tests on Windows are needed, that I hope will confirm the same feeling on this platform.
The OSX version is working for 10.13 and 10.14, but contains an issue with the Desktop Mode that is preventing us from releasing it officially. Catalina is, at this time, not officially supported (but planned).
⚠️ Disclaimer ⚠️
This release is a non-production ready version. It is shared with you, the GitHub community, so you can see what we are working on, on a regularly basis, and to thank you for your constant help in maintaining OpenBoard.
New Featues
- upgraded to Qt 5.14
- added a zoomBehavior parameter to test some features regarding PDF rendering performances, thanks to @jpapale
Bug fixes
- It was no longer possible to make a selection above a PDF background. In some cases, undo could cause the PDF to be detached from background.
- added shortcuts events in the thumbnails view.
- Object moves were not memorized when using the "magicFinger" tool.
- Fixed several issues regarding UBX import.
- Selected pen color was no longer visible on the main bar.
- In a text-box, a resize was applied even when only changing the color of a text.
- potential fix to the "screen overlapping" issue
- metadatas were not correctly persisted when the last action was to deleted a page in Board Mode
Linux
- make libavcodec-extra version less restricted (so the package can be installed in Kubuntu 20.04 too)
OSX
- ask permission to use the mic.
Known Issues
Linux
- In Desktop Mode, Gnome Dock should be set to bottom position to workaround the issue with the Openboard left palette not beeing usable from above it (cf. https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-81341 for more details).
OSX
- Desktop Mode is not behaving as expected. A workaround has been applied. See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-81456