New Features 11.01.100

Base system

• Support for IGEL OS 11 license deployment with IGEL UMS 6 (via 'Automatic License Deployment')
• Support for manual license deployment in IGEL Setup Assistant
• Support for demo license registration in IGEL Setup Assistant
• Unified IGEL OS 11 firmware for IGEL and third-party hardware (New update file prefix: lxos)
• Writable partitions are encrypted now
• Use IGEL OS Creator for IGEL OS 11 installation and recovery (Download file: OSC_11.01.100.zip)

X11 system

• Reworked user interface
• New wallpapers have been added with transparent background so that the custom desktop color shows through. Selection of one of the new Desktop Color wallpapers in combination with an adjustment of desktop colors will provide this individual effect. The 2nd desktop color and the gradients also work with that.
• The new Display Switch tool can use multiple different profiles, automatically chosen at runtime depending on the currently connected monitors. A profile is created, when the current monitor layout/resolution is configured via the Display Switch utility. The profile will be associated with the currently connected displays automatically (manufacturer, model and used connector are used for allocation) and if applicable, the state of the laptop lid. The setup will be restored by hot-(un)plugging known displays, means the system will automatically switch to the already configured profile. The Display Switch utility itself got a new interface. All base functionality can be configured via Drag&Drop.
  An example workflow:
  • Connect the hardware and close/open lid
  • Open the Display Switch Utility

- A quick (simple) setting can be selected directly.

- Should the desired use case be different from the provided choices, the Advanced button opens a drag and drop interface for further settings.

• • In this interface, the displays can be dragged and dropped for the intended configuration. The display will snap adjacent to others.
  • If a display should not be used, it can be dragged to the Disabled area on the top right - the screen will be reactivated when it is dragged back to the active area.
  • To show the same content on multiple displays, one display should be dragged onto an other active screen. The interface will show Mirror. The mirroring monitor will be displayed on the lower right.
  • With the Apply button the current state will be set, with ‘Yes’ on the “Keep configuration” dialog the current settings will be saved to persistent storage and associated with the profile.
  • Advanced functionality (panning/scaling/resolutions) can be configured in drop-down boxes, hidden in a drawer on the right side. The drawer can be expanded by clicking the ‘<’ button on the right edge.

• For the Display Switch functionality the following parameters should be enabled for proper usage. 

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  IGEL Setup	Accessories > Display Switch > Options
  Parameter	Preserve settings over reboot
  Registry	sessions.user_display0.options.preserve_settings
  Value	enabled / disabled

  IGEL Setup	Accessories > Display Switch > Options
  Parameter	Smart display configuration
  Registry	x.auto_associate
  Value	enabled / disabled

• The IGEL Display Switch utility is now used for NVIDIA graphics devices as well.

• Automatic DPI detection has been added by the following parameter.

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  IGEL Setup	User Interface > Display > Options
  Parameter	Monitor DPI Detection
  Registry	x.xserver0.auto_dpi
  Value	Off / Smart / Pixel-Precise

  With the Smart automatic DPI detection the user interface is now usable out of the box on 4k displays.

  Smart: Auto detect the DPI but only use a few values whichever is closest to the calculated DPI value. Used DPI values: 96, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300.

  Off: No auto DPI detection, fixed Monitor DPI value is used.

  Pixel-Precise: Auto detect the DPI value and use it when it is within 65-300 DPI. Otherwise, 96 DPI is used.

• Improved High DPI support for various applications.
• Added xprintidle tool to firmware.

• Added a parameter to delay DisplayPort handling by a certain number of seconds to mitigate disabled outputs causing a reconfiguration.

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  Parameter	Delay DisplayPort disconnect events by N seconds to prevent reconfiguration with weird monitors
  Registry	sessions.user_display0.options.delay_dp_hotplug
  Value	2

Firefox

• The Firefox configuration is now only done by global parameters found at setup pages: IGEL Setup > Sessions > Browser > Browser Global
• Session specific parameters are: startup page, start monitor and autostart

Audio

• Added support for deployment of Jabra Xpress packages with IGEL UMS 6.

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  IGEL Setup	Devices > Unified Communications > Jabra > Jabra Xpress
  Parameter	Device Dashboard URL
  Registry	jabra.xpress.device_dashboard.server_url

  IGEL Setup	Devices > Unified Communications > Jabra > Jabra Xpress
  Parameter	Package
  Registry	jabra.xpress.package_name

  IGEL Setup	Devices > Unified Communications > Jabra > Jabra Xpress
  Parameter	Source URL
  Registry	jabra.xpress.package_url

  IGEL Setup	Devices > Unified Communications > Jabra > Jabra Xpress
  Parameter	Check SSL certificate
  Registry	jabra.xpress.package_url_ssl_cert_check
  Value	enabled / disabled

  IGEL Setup	Devices > Unified Communications > Jabra > Jabra Xpress
  Parameter	Password
  Registry	jabra.xpress.package_url_crypt_password

• Added support of automatic suspend for wireless Jabra USB audio devices. A device will be suspended after idle time over 5 seconds and automatically resumed again, when an application wants to playback or record audio data over the device.

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  IGEL Setup	Devices > Unified Communications > Jabra > Options
  Parameter	Suspend on idle
  Registry	devices.jabra.suspend_on_idle
  Value	enabled / disabled

TC Setup (Java)

• Local TC setup theme can be configured now.

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  Parameter	Color Theme
  Registry	userinterface.setup.theme
  Value	Auto / Dark / Dark & Light / Light / Ocean

• Added High DPI scaling

On-screen keyboard

• Added new parameters to auto show and hide the on-screen keyboard. To use this feature, the on-screen keyboard should be set to autostart and restart. The on-screen keyboard will start in a hidden state and automatically appears when a text field is selected. Confirmed to work within Firefox and on lockscreen.

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  IGEL Setup	Accessories > On-Screen Keyboard > Application Integration
  Parameter	Automatically show On-Screen Keyboard when text field is selected
  Registry	userinterface.softkeyboard.autoshow
  Value	enabled / disabled

  Parameter	Automatically hide On-Screen Keyboard when text field is deselected
  Registry	userinterface.softkeyboard.autohide
  Value	enabled / disabled

Appliance Mode

• Streamlined the on-screen keyboard settings for appliance mode.

• Add new parameter to enable the on-screen keyboard in appliance mode. With enabled Appliance Mode Access the on-screen keyboard should set to auto start.

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  IGEL Setup	Accessories > On-Screen Keyboard
  Parameter	Appliance Mode Access
  Registry	sessions.gtkeyboard0.appliance_mode_access
  Value	enabled / disabled

• Alternatively, the button to show/hide the on-screen keyboard can be displayed in appliance mode, to provide a quick method to turn the keyboard on or off.

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  IGEL Setup	Accessories > On-Screen Keyboard > Application Integration > On-Screen Keyboard Toggle Button
  Parameter	Show button
  Registry	userinterface.touchscreen.keyboard.touchkey.enable
  Value	enabled / disabled

• Removed the old options to individually enable/disable and position the on-screen keyboard for various appliance mode settings.

Hardware

• Added hardware support for HP t530.