Carousel 6.0.0 Release Notes
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      * Bug 54 | New template editor
-Drag and drop template editor with snap-to functionality for blocks during drag and resize, with the option of a full screen preview. Also, drag and drop block ordering for field entry and drawing order, independent of the order of the blocks on the template. Additional block options include, reflection, gradient and duplication. Added new Save and Exit button so users can select the Save button to save work without leaving the template.

                          * Bug 3633 | Bulletins can be moved or copied to a Full Screen Alert zone
-Bulletins can be moved or copied to Full Screen Alert zones and vice versa.

      * Bug 3786 | Tag Bulletins With Keywords
-Carousel's tagging mechanism now has been extended to bulletins.

      * Bug 3885 | RDA can assign bulletins to multiple zones by name or tag
-Specifying zones can now be done by tag or name in addition to ID.

      * Bug 3886 | Increased responsiveness of Alert bulletins
-Bulletin activation is now pushed to players in a more efficient manner which increases responsiveness, decreases bandwidth usage and does so in a firewall friendly manner. Also, full screen alerts now appear quicker than before.

                                                                  * Bug 3941 | HTML-rendering for blocks
-Some minimal HTML tags can be used for word-level formatting of text in text blocks (b, i, u, s).

                * Bug 3943 | Add Player Status call to RDA
-A way to check a player's status has been added to the RDA protocol.

                * Bug 3947 | Select bulletins via Tags in RDA
-Bulletins can be selected by tag when executing RDA commands.

                * Bug 3952 | Filter Manage Bulletin list by tags
-Once bulletins are tagged, the Manage Bulletin list can be filtered by tag.

      * Bug 3967 | An uploaded image creates a seamless channel background for multiple zones
-Carousel will automatically slice an uploaded  background image into zone specific pieces (backgrounds) according to selected zones, creating a seamless channel display. Functionality can be found on the Channel Configuration menu.

      * Bug 3971 | Shaped shadows for Pictures
-Shadows for pictures now obey any alpha-channel transparency in the original picture.

                                                                                                          * Bug 4019 | Add glow check box on block in template editor
-A text block can now be set to have a glow effect.

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-The RDA protocol now has an UpdatePage command to change properties on an existing bulletin.

      * Bug 4451 | Bulletin packages containing only images can be uploaded and saved individually or as a group
-Directly importing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations is no longer possible, eliminating the need to give Carousel permission to access PowerPoint. Simply export the slides as JPEG or PNG images, compress (zip) the file and upload the zip file as a Bulletin Package. Select Save to Group to keep all of the images together or Save to create independent bulletins. Of course, this functionality is not limited to PowerPoint presentations, it can be used for uploading any image.

                                                                                      * Bug 4611 | Atom feeds don't assign the item's author property correctly
-An item's author is now being set correctly, previously it was only setting the author on a feed.

                                                                                                                    * Bug 4689 | Have to log out and log back in to view newly created zones in config menu
-Fixed an issue with cached zone lists that required a logout to see new zones in the menu.