Release Notes/Second Life Release/2.7.5

Release Notes for SL Viewer v2.7.5 (235722) - Second Life Release

Released July 19, 2011

Crash and Performance Fixes

STORM-1368 [crashhunters] Crash at [0] LLPreviewNotecard::saveIfNeeded(LLInventoryItem *) [secondlife-bin llpreviewnotecard.cpp]
STORM-1418 [CHOP-662] [crashhunters] Crash at LLDir_Win32::getNextFileInDir(std::basic_string,std::allocator > const &,std::basic_string,std::allocator > const &,std::basic_string,std::allocator > &) [secondlife-bin lldir_win32.cpp]

Bug Fixes

VWR-26095 Body Parts folder missing from Outfit editor in 2.7.5 development Viewer

Translation and Localization Updates

STORM-899 [ILL-FORMED XML] 'No attachments worn' text on blank 'Attachments' accordion remains in English for all locales
VWR-25072 German: Some text and buttons are shifted in the 'About Land' > 'Objects'
VWR-25118 German: Not all check-boxes are properly aligned in 'Default Upload Permissions' floater
VWR-25159 (Spanish) [TRUNCATION] "Comprar L$" window: "Quiero c"
VWR-25160 (Spanish) [TRUNCATION] In Media window, "Mostra"
VWR-25381 Spanish [TYPO] Navigation Bar, toool tip: "Volver a lo localización anterior" (and [TRUNCATION] in v. 2.7.2)
VWR-25400 [TRUNCATION] - Preferences/Graphics: Max. # of non-impostor avatars is truncated
VWR-25408 [MEANING] Floater Snapshot: Email is translated wrong
VWR-25660 (Spanish) [TRUNCATION] Construir > Seleccionar la Herramienta de construcción > Herramienta Editar: button "Desenla"

Known Issues

Floaters Disappear When Editing Group Roles in Attached People Side Panel

VWR-25821 Editing Group Roles causes portions of the UI to disappear - The problem occurs when attempting to edit Group Roles with the People panel attached to the sidebar. The workaround is to use the |<- icon to tear the People panel from the sidebar prior to editing Group Roles.

Render Issues Related to Basic Shaders & Lighting and Shadows
There are a number of issues relating to having Basic Shaders and/or Lighting and Shadows turned On. In some cases, though not all, the impact is to older hardware.
Possible Workaround: - If you find that your FPS is slower than usual, you may notice improvement by turning Basic Shaders Off... go to Me > Preferences > Graphics > Advanced, and de-select 'Basic Shaders'. If the problem appears specific to Lighting and Shadows, go to Me > Preferences > Graphics > Advanced, and de-select 'Lighting and Shadows'.

EXP-997 Basic Shaders On chokes framerate in 2.7.4
SH-2038 Severe performance drop on MacBook Pros
SH-1838 Black Screen when I enable Lighting and Shadows
- VWR-26325 Rezzed items all Black after Beta 2.7 update
- VWR-26347 Textures all Black, and not loading at all
- VWR-26371 All background and scenery black after latest Viewer2 update

Shiny Metal Texture Renders Improperly with 'Lighting & Shadows' Turned On

SH-1912 Shiny metal texture characteristics entirely lost when Lighting and Shadows turned on - If this problem manifests on your system, go to Me > Preferences > Graphics > Advanced, and de-select 'Lighting and Shadows'.

Supported Viewers

With this release, we support Second Life Viewer versions 2.7.5 (235722), 2.7.4 (235167), and 1.23 (1.23.5), and Second Life Beta Viewer version 2.8.0 (235292). For more information, please go to the Supported Viewers wiki page.