New Second Life release candidate viewer 1.18.6(RC4)

By Tateru Nino

Linden Lab have just released a new release candidate view for Second Life, the fifth in the 1.18.6 series (release candidates start counting from zero, so this is RC4, rather than RC5).

This release delivers an lot of bug-fixes, while also being the last release before the rollback of the login system to the vanilla XUI-based login that features in 1.18.5 and earlier viewers.

Known issue:

  • VWR-2574: Non-default sound devices for voice can't be used in Vista (This appears to be a Vista issue not a Second Life issue)

Fixes:

  • Fix German translation of the "Release Keys" tab
  • Crash on login page when using Logitech LCD Keyboard
  • Connect button doesn't enable
  • Language names need to have a consistent format in preferences drop-down
  • QuickTime disabled message cannot be ignored
  • Linux client doesn't recognize that a viewer is already running
  • Display HTML error page in selected language when viewer is unable to connect to second life URL
  • SVC-1125: New Search: Beacons aren't shown when teleporting to regions with "Allow Direct Teleport" disabled
  • VWR-3501: Create/Edit Gesture window preview button blanks after pressing
  • VWR-3667: About Land > Access: On group owned land, group owner gets eject message when "Public Access" is unchecked
  • VWR-3829: Cursor in Logon edit boxes difficult to see
  • VWR-3948: Underlayers no longer removable by pie menu in Windlight, release candidates
  • VWR-4010: New search does not accept non ASCII characters

Source changes:

  • VWR-3748: Builds fail on 1.18.6 RC if not using MOZLIB due to miss
  • Fix for viewer_manifest.py for 64-bit builds

Release candidate viewers access your live account on the main Second Life grid (Agni). Potentially they may cause hair-loss in pets, and should be kept out of reach of children.

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