Updates and Bug Fixes for Kiosk-in-a-Box Level 4

Kiosk-in-a-Box Update History


Initial 4.00.00 Release on 01-18-02
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* New "InstallShield" Installer
* New support for XP, ME, and 2000
* New support for Access 2000
* New component upgrades - all the latest components installed
* New build under VB 6.0, Service Pack 5 [built on an XP box]
* New feature: start-up wizard on a first time run
* New feature: stats and surveys stored in Access 2000 format
* New feature: database objects can read Access 2000 formats
* New feature: ODBC support - read from SQL or any other ODBC database
* New feature: archives (stats, databases, emails, etc) can be stored in ZIP format



Release 4.00.01 Updates / Revisions
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* Bug Fix: "Database" tab on the "Content" tab no longer
  becomes enabled when the Backdrop object does not have
  a database connection defined.

* Bug Fix: The "home page" issue is now a fixed html file
  rather than "about:blank".

* Bug Fix: adding a scroll bar to a web browser object no
  longer causes an error.




Release 4.00.02 Updates / Revisions
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* New Feature: Licensed versions no longer show the
  KBOX splash screen, per customer request.

* New Feature: increase the number of objects (text,
  pictures, sounds, videos) to 100 objects per screen
  for each object you can make.

* New Feature: You may now define a path [like a path on
  your LAN] for any "survey" you would like to create and
  store with KBOX.

* Bug Fix: the "goto screen" after an IVIP run has been fixed.

* Bug Fix: adding new background picture objects caused an
  error. Sorry 'bout that one folks - it's been fixed.





Release 4.00.03 Updates / Revisions
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* New Feature: you may now have multiple video objects on any
  given screen, and each object will support display dwells
  (when the next object should appear), and also independently
  support repeat or play-once settings.

* Bug Fix: multiple auto-change picture objects would only
  work on the first object. This has now been fixed.

* Bug Fix: translucent text objects would refresh, and sometimes
  loose their translucent appearance if other objects are then
  displayed "on top of" the translucent object. This has now been
  fixed.

* Bug Fix: once a video object was set to repeat, other video
  objects would also repeat, even if set to play once. This has
  now been fixed.

* Bug Fix: there were issues with "repeat" vs "play once"
  on creating buttons to play sounds or videos. this has
  been fixed to work correctly.

* Bug Fix: hidden objects with actions were not being assigned
  correctly. This has now been fixed.



Release 4.00.04 Updates / Revisions
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* New Feature: if displaying a database grid, and you have
  scrolled through the display and then clicked the database
  object to display a NEW screen with the '{dbTarget}' information,
  if you then "go back" to your grid display, KBOX will remember
  how far you were into your scroll and re-display records from
  that point.

* New Feature: you may opt to disable the "Window Washer" - the utility
  that kills, folds back, or pops up a 2nd browser window. This would be
  done during local hard drive surfs, or similar situations.

* New Feature: if IVIP is running via KBOX, and KBOX is a non-edit
  executable, then IVIP is also non-editable.

* Feature Re-Vamp: object limits are now as follows:
    Background text or pictures: 70 max per screen each
    Foreground text or pictures: 150 max per screen each
    Video Objects: 20 max per screen
    Sound Objects: 20 max per screen

* Bug Fix: the Internet "progress bar" had sizing problems. You 
  may now size the progress bar to any size desired.

* CBOX Bug Fix: CBOX would record credit card swipes, but indicate
  a "bad swipe" if you were just obtaining the card information and
  not processing a purchase (like with the "trade show booth" free
  turnkey kiosk). This has now been fixed.



Release 4.00.05 Updates / Revisions
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* New Feature: CBOX allows you to "fine tune" your polling
  by allowing you to specify your own dwell value in milliseconds.

* Bug Fix: CBOX would fail if bills ONLY were being collected
  in the database - this has now been fixed.

* Bug Fix: label objects wouldn't behave according to their dwell
  value - this has now been fixed.





Release 4.00.06 Updates / Revisions
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* New Feature: hidden video objects that are not auto-repeat will
  disappear after the video has been played to completion.

* New Feature: when running an executable, the "return screen"
  will be presented AFTER the executable is complete. If the
  "return screen" is the SAME screen prior to the EXE, then
  nothing will happen, unless it's from an Internet VIP run.
  If so, any object whose name starts with "ivipCapture" will
  be updated as usual.

* New Feature: IVIP can process 3 video takes on a single session.
  KBOX can then display these images. Make three picture objects called
  "ivipCapture1", "ivipCapture2" and "ivipCapture3", in addition to a
  picture object called "ivipCapture". Then set up your ".VIP" file to
  include the line "3Images = True". The "ivipCapture1", "2", and "3" 
  objects will display the 3 images. Clicking on them will display the
  chosen picture in the "ivipCapture" picture object, and at the same
  time set this picture as the official "capture" (capture.jpg).

* New Feature: IVIP supports user-defined colors for the count-down
  objects.

* New Feature: if CBOX experiences a bill jam, and if you have
  created a screen named "cbox_jammed", KBOX will go to this screen
  once the jam is detected.

* New Feature: KBOX no longer allows you to try to assign an unsupported
  graphic.

* New Feature: KBOX will play ANY picture object whose name starts with
  ivipCapture, and is NOT "ivipCapture", "ivipCapture1", "ivipCapture2", or
  "ivipCapture3" (reserved names for displaying the initial capture{s})

* Bug Fix: video objects that were slightly off-screen
  would cause a failure. This has now been fixed.

* Bug Fix: non wildcard restrictions are now supported.



Release 4.00.07 Updates / Revisions
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* Bug Fix: Fixed a but with animated GIF objects and "subscript
  out of range" error.

* New Feature: The "Formula:" keyword can now include two new
  variables - {priorScreen} and {priorObject}. The {priorObject}
  is the last object touched on the prior screen. This allows you
  to, for example, create a database search string based of the prior
  screen name and object. Great for database drill-down kiosks.

* New Feature: Currency database values now have a "$" prefix displayed.

* New Feature: Name a database object "dbPartner ###", where "###" is
  a valid play / layer order of an existing object on the screen, and
  the object with play / layer order of ### will show / hide based on
  the database object having a value. If there IS a value, the object
  is VISIBLE. If NO value, NOT visible.

* New Feature: If you have BOTH an input field and a browser, the KBD
  object will always default to the INPUT FIELD FIRST, *unless* your
  KBD object contains the word "browser" within it's name. For example,
  if your keyboard is named "Browser keyboard", then the keystrokes will
  be sent to the browser. To "toggle" between objects, have two additional
  buttons: one that plays
       a "Show Input Field Keyboard" object
       a "Browser Keyboard" object
  
  The "Show Input Field Keyboard" object will play
      a "Show Browser Keyboard" object
      a "Regular keyboard" object

* New Feature: attraction mode selections will be performed via a backdrop
  object if assigned

* New Feature: KBOX supports "Update" queries