[QLab] 0.9.7 available

[Christopher Ashworth]

Hi all,

QLab development has been clipping along this week.  Here's a quick  
run-down on the most important parts of tonight's release:

- QLab Pro can now be controlled by MIDI Show Control commands.  It  
is fairly basic support at this point--it ignores Q numbers and Q  
paths and other such parameters, but the basic commands are now  
available.  GO triggers the current cue. TIMED_GO acts just like GO.   
STOP and ALL_OFF pause everything.  RESUME and RESTORE cause paused  
cues to begin playing again.  STANDBY_+ and STANDBY_- move to the  
next cue or previous cue and load it.  SEQUENCE_+ and SEQUENCE_- move  
to the next or previous sequence and load it.

- You can now use the + and - keys to jump to the next or previous  
sequence in the cue list.  Handy for if your director stops you and  
you want to quickly jump back to the top of the sequence, for example.

- The Inspector and Playback controls no longer always hover over  
everything.  This change had been requested frequently by users with  
smaller screens, and it really helps when manipulating a  
workspace...even on larger screens.

- QLab Pro has two new cues:  Reset and Load.


*** Also, PLEASE NOTE:  the file format for MSC timecode had to be  
tweaked slightly.  You'll need to reset timecodes in old workspaces.   
***


The documentation is lagging behind the updates these days, but I'll  
get to that as soon as I can.  I'm guessing the next release will be  
focused on the documentation, and after that we may be looking at the  
final 1.0.  It'll take a little time to set up and test the online  
store, but hopefully that won't be a huge hurdle.

Cheers,
Christopher


Official Changelog:
(changes unique to QLab Pro are flagged with "PRO")

FIXED
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     * Setting a Sound Cue's initial fade levels via the text
       fields now works correctly.
     * Resetting a workspace now properly cancels active sequences.
     * Wait cues are now properly accounted for when using the
       playback controls.
     * A variety of small bugs.

CHANGED
=======
     * Refined several GUI elements.
     * The Inspector and the Playback Controls are no longer
       floating panels, in order to better accommodate smaller screens.
PRO * The file format for MSC Cues was changed slightly--the
       timecode for old cues will need to be reset.

ADDED
=====
     * You can now move to the start of the next or previous sequence
       with the "-" and "+" keys.
     * "Command-J" now brings the current workspace to the front.
PRO * You can now set a default timecode format for MSC Cues.
PRO * Load Cue.
PRO * Reset Cue.
PRO * QLab Pro now listens for GO, TIMED_GO, STOP, ALL_OFF, RESUME,
       RESTORE, STANDBY_+, STANDBY_-, SEQUENCE_+, SEQUENCE_-,  and
       RESET show control commands.