Lucidea Explorer

Version 1.2 has many improvements.

--- QR codes ---
• The camera view is a rectangle in the center of the screen.
• The camera can be used in landscape orientation.
• Barcodes are highlighted as you pass over them.
• If a QR code has previously been scanned, you can choose to re-download the data.

--- Downloading ---
• The initial data download is faster.
• Messages are displayed if internet access is lost or not available.
• If you cancel a download, background downloading stops and the list of institutions on the Setup screen is updated.
• Images load dynamically on the Home, Tours, and Exhibitions tabs, faster than previously.
• Changing from one institution to another is faster.

--- Server-side update detection ---
• Each institution is checked for updates, at most once daily or when you go to the Setup screen.
• The list of institutions on the Setup screen indicates which are up to date.
• Download prompts now show the last updated date.

--- Calendar and events ---
• Tap the calendar icon on the Home tab for the Calendar screen.
• You can change months, tap a day, tap the Today button, or tap an event to view details.
• You can share an event, go to its website, or go to the previous or next event.
• You can mark an event as a favorite.

--- Messages and error handling ---
• Messages are improved throughout the app.
• Upon launch, a message appears if a later app version is available.
• Exhibits are now called Exhibitions.
• A message is displayed if a tour, exhibition, or object is not available for display.

--- Language support ---
• The Languages screen is now accessed from the Setup screen rather than from the Settings tab.
• The Language screen lets you choose to use the language set in the iOS Settings app.
• The preferred language is used for screen headings, exhibition dates, Cancel buttons, Back buttons, and download messages.
• Leading English and French articles are ignored when sorting favorite tours, exhibitions, and objects.

--- Tour stops ---
• Object titles are displayed first, rather than Object IDs.
• Progress circles for tours are more accurate.
• On an initial tour stop, the previous-stop arrow is omitted rather than being disabled.
• If you return to a tour stop, the time slider is repositioned where you left off.
• On the last tour stop, the > changes to an X.
• Tour progress is retained if you leave the app and return.
• iPad screen rotation is supported.

--- Buttons and icons ---
• The Setup screen is identified by the Lucidea Explorer "E" app icon.
• The Exhibitions tab displays a website button when there's an associated website.
• On the Home tab, the heart (favorites) icon has a box around it to distinguish it from the favorite-setting heart icon on other screens. The icon is red when there are favorites and blue otherwise.
• The Settings tab has a Refresh button to return to factory settings.

--- Interface improvements ---
• Vertical scrolling is smoother.
• The Information screen supports rich text and iOS Dark Mode, and has a separate tab for Hours.

--- Bug fixes ---
• Features, tours, and exhibitions are shown in the correct order.
• Videos are positioned and sized correctly.
• The Share button on the Tour screen now works.
• Exhibitions have the correct dates in all timezones.