confcntlr: Change History

V0.4.2b Tue Jan 05 12:25:36 PDT 1999

V0.4.2 Wed Apr 08 14:13:27 PDT 1998
  • Fixed bug in unicast conference address
  • Fixed bug in checking authorization: requests for getting remote parameters no longer checks authorization list if "allow anyone" is selected.
  • Added support for multiple encryption keys (for confcntlr-crypt)
  • Added capability for confcntlr to forward specified types of conference bus messages to given destination addresses; new PROTOCOL document explains how this is achieved--intended for use in new applications.
  • Encrpyption keys are displayed in separate window (for confcntlr-crypt).
  • Encryption keys may include comments (for confcntlr-crypt).
  • Added button to explicity "Turn off Encryption" (for confcntlr-crypt) rather than entering empty key.
  • On "conference window", added "Get Conference Info" button: users can now get media settings (e.g., bandwidth, gain...) or conference information (e.g., conference name, ttl...).
  • Added prompt panel to ask about applying updates when user gets remote conference information.
  • Changing contact hosts (or having a contact host specified at startup) still automatically gets the contact host's settings and list of which tools are running, but does not update conference information.
  • Added prompt to "Security Window" to mute/unmute "talk"; added warning panel to display if this option is not chosen and there is a change.
  • Eliminated .ccauth; authorization list is now included in .confcntlrrc.
  • Checking for changes upon termination is now done by category (conference information, tool settings, security features, authorization list); prompt panel to save changes was updated.
  • Changed all prompt panels to replace the single boolean checkbutton with two explicit radios: "Allow" and "Don't Allow" or "Save" and "Don't Save."
  • Added user option for confcntlr-crypt to re-transmit an unencrypted request to confcntlr.
  • Added "autostart" capability (if command line argument "-j yes" is specified, all tools are launched automatically at startup).
  • Added capability to read a second defaults file (to override defaults file that was previously read) but not to save changes to this file-- this can be used when user-specified defaults are to be overridden for the current conference only (e.g., vtc uses this capability to specify conference addresses/ports for the multisession bridge).

V0.4 Wed Sep 24 16:11:39 PDT 1997

  • Changed conference window to have individual conference addresses and ports for each video tool.
  • Added controls for vat (in addition to conference name extension and format).
  • Eliminated the need for the standard .tcl files (e.g., init.tcl, tk.tcl, button.tcl, etc.).
  • Removed lockfile to allow multiple confcntlrs.
  • Added command line arguments for specifying a defaults file other than ~/.confcntlrrc, a port for listening for TCP connection requests, and an encryption key. Thus, although one confcntlr controls one conference session, users can participate in multiple conferences by running multiple confcntlrs.
  • Added capability of sdr to launch confcntlr and created the necessary plugin.
  • Ported confcntlr to SGI running Irix 6.2.
  • Fixed problem of loss of notification information--if a notification panel is up, we queue up the messages and display them if user wants to read them.
  • Added notification or "warning" panels when remote host starts or stops vic/vat.
  • Eliminated notifications to host B when host A makes a local setting change on vic or vat.
  • Contact Host is displayed in Remote and Conference windows.
  • Made V0.4 compatible with V0.3.