ISL AlwaysOn 2.0.0 for Windows (2011-12-22)
General Information
On 22th of December 2011 we have released:
- ISL AlwaysOn 2.0.0 for Windows 32bit (release_date=2011-11-10, revision=X, platform=win32, os_version=0x4000000-0x7fffffff)
Upgrading to new version
Hosted service users please check Upgrading Hosted Service.
Server license users please check Upgrading Server License.
Improvements
Major improvements
- new program and web icon
- new settings dialog
- connect options
New features
ISL AlwaysOn Connect 2.0.0 program now supports connect options which will be stored on user profile. This way you can make your ISL AlwaysOn remote desktop connection always look the same
Default possibilities for server license:
- Small footprint of ISL Light -> this command line makes ISL Light show small GUI
- Enable total control -> This command line makes ISL Light lock local keyboard and mouse input
- Enable black screen -> This command line makes ISL Light show black screen on local computer
- Leave background on remote desktop -> This command line makes ISL Light prevent removing desktop background image
- Stream in best quality -> This command line makes ISL Light to stream in best quality (ISSC codec 64k color mode, triple mode, 60%)
For all these setting to work you need to have ISL Light 3.3.4 and latest desktop plugins.
Which options to show is managed through ISL Conference Proxy web administration -> ISL AlwaysOn -> ISL AlwaysOn start options
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[small_foot]
cmd=--on-load "main?smallfootprint" --on-connect "desktop?hidetopbar=true"
text=Small footprint of ISL Light
[total_control]
cmd=--on-connect "desktop?disablelocal=true"
text=Enable total control
[black_screen]
cmd=--on-connect "desktop?black=true"
text=Enable black screen
[leave_background]
cmd=--on-connect "desktop?leavebackground=true"
text=Leave background on remote desktop
[stream_high_color]
cmd=--on-connect "desktop?color=64k"
text=Stream in best quality
desk=true
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New settings dialog is structured into four main catagories:
- Basic
- Desktop Sharing
- File Sharing
- Advanced
Each category includes settings which are related to the category.
Each category and setting has help icon which takes you to the correct page in the online manual.
New tray icon popup menu has been developed which has following options:
- Open ISL AlwaysOn *NEW*
- Settings
- About *NEW*
- Switch on/off *NEW*
- Exit
New high quality icon has been implemented and it is used:
- on web page
- as tray icon
- in add/remove programs
- in task bar
- as exe icon for ISL AlwaysOn 2.0.0 (in explorer when program is downloaded)
- as exe icon for ISL AlwaysOn Connect 2.0.0 (in explorer when program is downloaded)
Help buttons pointing to online help manual have been added. Help buttons have been added to:
- ISL AlwaysOn
-- My Computers tab
-- Overview
-- System menu
- Access History
- Settings
-- every section
-- every setting
- Add remote user dialog
We changed tray icon tooltip to simpler form:
ISL AlwaysOn - Enabled and connected to ISL Online Network
or
ISL AlwaysOn - Disabled
Checking for available upgrade of ISL AlwaysOn program and new translations has been moved to main program. ISL AlwaysOn will check for new updates once per week.
Defect fixes
In some cases there could be multiple ISL AlwaysOn tray icons present (version 1.2.4). This was more obvious on Windows XP computers. Once you went over the icons with a mouse, icons disappeared.
The problem lied in QT library which is used for user interface. We replaced this functionality with native windows calls.
The defect was fixed.
ISL AlwaysOn service in some cases leaked handles on reconnect.
The defect was fixed.
