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LongBox Digital Platform v1.2.31

Changes, Alterations, and New Features in this build.    

There have been significant "tuning" fixes in this build:

IMPORTANT!!! This build is the first using the new LBX Servers.  If you have an existing account, when you log in for the first time, it will give you an "UPDATING DATABASE" message. DO NOT CLOSE THE APP WHILE IT IS DOING THIS.

Also, we advise you uninstall your previous build BEFORE installing this version.

LongBox Digital Platform v1.1.30

Changes, Alterations, and New Features in this build.    

There have been massive changes since build 1.0.19.  Some of these include:

  • Addition of Hierarchical list mode in both StoreFront and User Catalogue.
  • Addition of Hierarchical Sort Tree in Tile Mode (hidden by default)
  • Addition of “show Genres’ and ‘Show Publishers’ in Tile Mode – with accurate number of books currently available in each of those categories
  • Addition of multi-touch support in tile mode – allowing consistent page advance with two-finger swipe in reader, storefront, and catalogue. 
  • Pinch scales book covers in Store and user library. (also accessible through scaling bar at top of screen)
  • Addition of multiple News Feeds including The Beat, Comic Geek Speak, Bleeding Cool, and more.
  • More robust features within Options, including refined management of sub-accounts and the content they can access.
  • Full intergration of new Display Mode in Reader, allowing multi-touch and 5 axis control, as well as access to stages from Zoom to Book browsing level from menu (by “\” hotkey or button on upper left screen.)
  • Ability to hide independent components of the reader UI, with preferences remembered.
  • Added a brief glow to breadcrumbs when they are added on the LongBox Store or Library screen; cleaned up Store and Library UI code, layouts, skins, and assets.
    Sorts and displays the unread books in the user’s collect, for both purchased and imported titles.
  • Enhanced the user-feedback animation for adding and removing breadcrumbs on the LongBox Store and Library screens; implemented the ability to remove a specific breadcrumb by right-clicking it with the mouse.
  • Added support for delete and shift+delete keys while on the list view.
  • Added file recognition/association by the OS, triggering the launch of the LongBox Digital app if user double-clicks on a valid file.
  • Implemented logic to keep track of the LongBox window state and automatically restore it on startup; added logic to force "full-screen"  (kiosk) mode if the available screen dimensions do not exceed the minimum supported (currently 1024x768).
  • Addition of numerous tool tips.
  • Added and implemented new overlay buttons for stacks.