A news ticker from an RSS feed took more steps than it should: every new playlist item started with placeholder text, the Content field showed nothing, and dates came through in the feed's raw format.
A new item in a data playlist now starts with the headline, the Content field shows which field it reads, and two text helpers put dates in your own format or as "yesterday". The API data sources guide now has a video that builds a ticker from start to finish. The Visual Designer also opens with its canvas complete, and Branding and the Clips timeline have been refined.
Improvements
- Visual DesignerA new item in a data playlist starts with the item's title, so a feed shows its headlines right away.
- Visual DesignerText that reads from a playlist item shows the field it uses in the Content field, like title or pubDate.
- Visual DesignerShow a date from a feed or API in your own format with formatDate, or as a time, yesterday or a weekday with relativeDate.
- Visual DesignerA visual opens with its canvas complete, instead of building up layer by layer.
- SettingsBranding always shows Primary, Background and Text. You add Secondary and Accent from More colors, with a one-click pick from the colors found on your website.
- ClipsEvent tracks fold into thin colored lines that always fit the timeline. Scroll over the timeline to open them into labeled rows.
- Media HubThe Move dialog names the destination folder on its button.
Fixes
- Visual DesignerA long variable name on a playlist no longer pushes the properties panel off screen.
- PlayoutKeyboard shortcuts no longer act on the page behind an open dialog, menu or confirm, or while you type.
- DashboardsOpen page buttons show the folder or page name instead of an ID, and long labels wrap.