ISL Light 4.0.2 for Windows and Mac (2015-04-10)

 

General Information

On 10th of April 2015 the following was released:

  • ISL Light 4.0.2 for Windows (release_date=2015-01-27, revision=39800, platform=win32,os_version=0x06010000-0x7fffffff)
  • ISL Light 4.0.2 for Mac (release_date=2015-01-27, revision=39800, platform=mac,os_version=0x0a0600-0x0affff)
  • ISL Light Client 4.0.2 for Mac (release_date=2015-01-27, revision=39800, platform=mac,os_version=0x0a0600-0x0affff)

All updates have release date set to 2015-01-27. Your ESS will need to be same or higher to be able to update your server. This release is available to all countries except Japan.

Upgrading to new version

Hosted service users please check Upgrading Hosted Service.

Server license users please check Upgrading Server License.

Improvements

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Improve system info long values, widgets space usage and usage of scroll bars (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-1615] More

Description

System info window was redesigned, it now includes scroll bars and has improved support for displaying long values.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Save recordings to server (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-2101] More

Description

Support for saving session recording on server was added to ISL Light application.

ISL Light - Desktop - v4 - Add support for silent installation/deploy (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-2109] More

Description

ISL Light now supports silent installation by using command line parameters. The following two are supported for installation:

--setup ( this parameter will start ISL Light the same way as by clicking on install button )

--setup-silent ( this parameter will start ISL Light the same way as by clicking on install button and also suppress any dialogs that might show during installation )

ISL Light - Commom - Add line number to "bug in common" log line (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-2257] More

Description

Added support for showing line number in log file of ISL Light If an issue occurs in the common code.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Support for simple cmdline argument (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-2323] More

Description

Support for simple command line arguments was added to ISL Light application. The following command line arguments are now supported:

--output-file <file>

--auto-close ( fully supported in join mode only )

--session-message <>

--proxy-notification <>

--proxy-address <>

--proxy-address-hint <>

--httpt-port <>

--conn-options <>

--force-transport <>

--username <>

--password <>

--web-login <>

--grid-conf <>

--connect <>

--connect-uid <>

--get-code <>

--gui-type <>

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Starting ISL Light with the scheme URI (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-2324] More

Description

Support for starting ISL Light through URI scheme was added to the application. This enables easier integration of ISL Light into other products, websites.

Example to starting ISL Light from website : isllight://Address_Of_ISL_Conference_Proxy:Port/run?cmdline=

ISL Light - Common - import cmd line connect options to settings (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-2422] More

Description

Support for importing command line connect option to ISL Light application. The imported connect options are visible in settings.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Add query sting for program upgrade to log output (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-2443] More

Description

ISL Light program log now includes query string for program upgrade which helps with debugging in case of upgrade failure.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - add support for empty command line settings (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-2453] More

Description

Added support for empty switch in record command line parameter. ISL Light will start recording session in both cases :

- "recording?record"

-  "recording?record=true"

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Add support for GUI features (FEATURE) [ISLLIGHT-2464] More

Description

Support for GUI features was added to ISL Light program. Users can now use the following GUI features:

ISL LIGHT desktop (light_v2)

Using clipboard while viewing or streaming desktop is enabled:

Desktop streaming is enabled:

Desktop stream control is enabled:

Remote desktop viewing is enabled:

Remote desktop control is enabled:

ISL LIGHT file_transfer (light_v2)

Receiving files is enabled:

Sending files is enabled:

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Connecting to RDP session does not work (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-1982] More

Description

Users may have experienced issues connecting to remote desktop sessions ( using connect option - select session to connect to ). The issue was that the session was not correctly set, thus preventing user to connect to the correct session. Connecting to session was redesigned, users should now be able to connect to the session selected.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Broken layouts on long error (DEFECT)  [ISLLIGHT-2115] More

Description

Users who tried to register with a disposable email received a warning which broke the layout, thus preventing user to go back to login window. Handling of longer messages was improved, when a long text appears, scroll bars will be added to the window. Users are now able to go back to login when long message appears.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - You are able to click on view remote log while not in session - error triggered (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2150] More

Description

Users who created a session but did not connect with a client yet were able to open remote log if they resized the window. This triggered an error, since it impossible to open remote log when no client is connected. Buttons are now disabled until a client is connected.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - WIN - Popup menu on button element will disappear if mouse moved in popup menu during click (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2193] More

Description

If users pressed left mouse click on a button for opening menu then moved the mouse for a few pixels and let go of the mouse button, the menu appeared and was closed instantly. Handling of mouse events was redesigned, menu should not disappear if user is moving the mouse inside the button for opening menus.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - System info plugin failed to load when connected to Android mobile devices (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2194] More

Description

Users connecting to Android or iOS device and opening system info received an error - System info plugin failed to load. The message shown on supporter side was incorrect and was redesigned. Connecting to Android or iOS device will now show the following message - Remote system information is not currently supported for the remote device.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Cannot connect to aon computer - 10s delay not propagated to error (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2209] More

Description

Users may have experienced being stuck when connecting to an ISL AlwaysOn computer. The exception was not correctly handled. Connect was redesigned, if it does not manage to connect, it will now display error message with the description of the issue.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Corrupted layout when using full screen in join mode (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2214] More

Description

Users may have experienced corrupted layout if they joined a session using ISL Light 4 join functionality then viewed remote desktop and enabled full screen mode. Full screen mode in join functionality was redesigned, full screen mode should no longer corrupt layout.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Corrupted login layout for installed version if conf_static logo.bmp is 0kb (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2226] More

Description

If custom logo is used and the size of logo is 0 KB then the layout of ISL Light will be broken. Applying custom logo to ISL Light was redesigned, even if the logo is corrupt it will no longer break the layout.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - System info window does not stop receiving tracking info from remote client on window close (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2270] More

Description

If users opened system information window while in session, ISL Light starts to receive info from client. The issue was that even if the user closed the system information window, the client was still sending info to supporter. Closing system information window was redesigned, once closed it should no longer receive any updates from client.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Session transfer link includes web-login, must be removed (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2298] More

Description

Copying URL for session transfer of an active session included web login parameter, with which you could authorize yourself as a user. The web login parameter was removed when copying URL for session transfer.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Error will be triggered if Sys info window is open and client stops session (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2304] More

Description

Users using Windows operating system have received an error if they opened System info window while connected to AlwaysOn machine and then stopped session on client machine while System info window was still open. Closing of System info was redesigned, users should no longer receive error.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Motex integration broken (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2312] More

Description

In the previous version command line parameter --connect-uid was not working unless --gui-type parameter was also defined. Command line arguments were redesigned, users can now omit --gui-type parameter.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Plugin desktop cannot enable admin mode in domain environmnet (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2315] More

Description

Users may have experienced issues when enabling admin mode on a computer which is connected to a domain environment. Sending request for admin mode in domain environment was redesigned and should now correctly send request for enabling admin mode.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - improve handling of chat types (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2377] More

Description

Messages sent from either iOS devices or Android devices were shown in ISL Light as system messages instead of client messages. The issue was in the functionality of checking for chat types. Checking chat types was redesigned, messages sent from iOS or Android device will now be correctly displayed as client messages.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - copy url action triggers error: 'session code with this code does not exist' when triggered on active session (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2419] More

Description

Users were able to click on copy URL on an active session which triggered 'Session code with this code does not exist error'. Copy URL functionality and Copy session code functionality are now disabled for already active sessions.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Problems with customizations - double request for desktop showing (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2420] More

Description

In some cases when connecting with a client and a customization is set for the session ( automatic start of desktop streaming on client side ) the client did not work as expected. Show dialog was shown and streaming of client started. Pressing on show dialog stopped the screen sharing. The issue was in timing, additional timeout for desktop show request was added and should eliminate double requests.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Recording plugin - cmd line recording options are not respected (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2454] More

Description

ISL Light program did not respect allow_stop command line parameter for session recording. Once it started recording users were able to stop recording of the session. Support for allow_stop command line parameter was redesigned, users are now no longer able to stop session recording when this parameter is set.

The defect was fixed.

ISL Light - Desktop v4 - Recording plugin - Multiple recording files on stream restart (DEFECT) [ISLLIGHT-2465] More

Description

Users who recorded session and if in session there was a stream restart ( switch user or reboot of machine ), another recording file was created. New file for each stream restart. The recording functionality was redesigned, in case users either switch account or reboot the remote machine all recordings will be in 1 file.

The defect was fixed.

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