bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton v2.3-beta-3

BigBlueButton 2.3-beta-3

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This 2.3-beta-3 release includes multiple bug fixes and stability improvements. The support for Microsoft Edge browser has been recovered; we thank those who pointed out the regression.

Special thanks to contributors @PhMemmel @hiroshisuga @znerol @hex-m @danimo @schrd @basisbit and others for helping with code contributions / comments / testing and proving feedback!

HTML5 client

• Prevent users from sending private messages to offline user #11906
• Fire layout rearrangement by toggling poll panel #11900
• Reduce pad's hash size #11866
• Fix: User can't join using microsoft edge #11868
• Fix: Do not show unsupported browser warning for microsoft edge #11869
• Changes showAllAvailableLocales settings default value #11885
• Fix settings modal z-index #11886
• Re-include offline users to the connection modal's users list #11847
• Offline users' connection status improvements #11889
• Fix unread message indicator remaining visible #11824
• Fix unread notes being not shown in navbar #11890
• Fix: audio device selector problem when using RTL locales #11904
• Fix action button appearing over userlist and dropdown #11907
• Hand raise button now reflects hand raised state #11773
• Adding new function to clear all status #11910
• Fix: dial-in users don't appear in participant's list #11912
• Localized quick poll answers #11892
• Removed memoryMonitoring from settings.yml #11914
• Do not show real font-size in whiteboard text tool button #11928
• Trigger layout rearrangement by quick poll button #11925
• Fix user icons alignment for Microsoft Edge browser #11920
• Remove old Edge specific code #11932
• Makes presenter menu scrollable #11948
• Remove recording button text on phones #11940
• Fix Text Area's Not Opening IOS Virtual Keyboard #11945
• Fix: when muted alert is active, can't click on 'Leave audio' #11950
• Fix client crashing because users object is missing #11911
• Remove bbb-html5-backend log when meeting handled by other backend #11954
• Remove unused chat-related variables #11953
• Fix new poll key warning #11951
• Update order of presentation lists #11927
• Formatting of PIN number within client #11963
• Add missing Connection Status and Hand raising specs #11915

Core

bbb-conf

• Remove unused FreeSWITCH modules from configuration #11864
• Handle multiple default routes in bbb-conf #11905
• Consider /etc/bigbluebutton/turn-stun-servers.xml overlay config file in bbb-conf #11934

bbb-web:

• Make timeout configurable and log timeout errors for conversions (Pdf2Svg and Office2Pdf) #11828

Packaging / configuration

bbb-web:

• switched from http to https in the template for /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties

Shared notes:

• Added Etherpad plugin ep_sticky_attributes to allow for new text input to respect the toggled formating options.
  npm install git+https://github.com/ether/ep_sticky_attributes.git Thanks @pedrobmarin and @alangecker