2017-10-25 05:33:39 +00:00
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.. title: Progress on OpenLP 2.5
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2017-11-12 03:44:29 +00:00
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.. slug: 2017/11/12/progress-on-openlp-25
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.. date: 2017-11-12 12:00:00 UTC
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2017-11-12 03:44:29 +00:00
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<div class="alert alert-info">This blog post is written by Phill Ridout, one of our developers.</div>
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2017-10-25 05:33:39 +00:00
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Like many other open source projects, OpenLP uses even version numbers to denote a stable release, and odd version
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numbers to denote an unstable (or development) release.
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2017-11-12 03:44:29 +00:00
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Currently we're in the process of working on OpenLP 2.5, which is the current unreleased and unstable version. We're
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still not in a position to make a new release, but I thought I'd write this blog post to assure you that lots of work
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is being done behind the scenes.
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So what have we been working on?
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New features:
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- Support for chords in songs
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- Support for bibles from the SWORD Project
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- Support for ProPresenter 5 song import
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- Support for EasyWorship 6 song import
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- Upgrade the network projector controller to support the PJLink 2 protocol (in addition to PJLink 1)
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- Video backgrounds to songs, Bible verses and custom slides (depending on your platform)
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- Video timing display so you can see the time left for a media item
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- The splitting of the Web Inferface from the core code allowing faster updates and user defined variations
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- A new dark theme for Windows and macOS (see Advanced Settings)
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Behind the scenes:
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- A new renderer and display based on Reveal.js, which should allow us and you to do a lot more in the long term
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- A new RESTful API for better remote control and potential integration from other apps
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- The migration to a new web interface framework allowing easier integration for new funtions
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- The change to save themes in JSON instead of XML
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- Change to the way file paths are represented internally in OpenLP to make interoperability between different operating
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systems better. This will help with things like transferring service files between different computers.
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- A whole lot of bugs fixed
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So while we might seem to be quiet, the real reason is because we're trying to get everything ready for another
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feature-packed release.
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2017-11-12 03:44:29 +00:00
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Last, but not least, we've decided to make the next release version 3.0 due to the large number of new features and
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changes.
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2017-10-25 05:33:39 +00:00
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[ Image Credit: `Waiting by Solmaz Zohdi`_ ]
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.. _Waiting by Solmaz Zohdi: https://www.flickr.com/photos/solmazz/35284478660/
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