ePlanetarium : Software : eSurvey

ePlanetarium : Software : eSurvey

Icon  Name                      Last modified      Size  Description
[PARENTDIR] Parent Directory - [   ] eSurvey_8.0_MAC.pkg 2019-08-16 07:42 20M [   ] eSurvey_8.0_WIN.exe 2019-08-16 07:42 21M [TXT] eSurvey_ReadMe.rtf 2019-08-16 07:40 5.0K [TXT] eSurvey_Release_Notes.txt 2021-06-21 16:58 3.9K

eSurvey Software

This folder contains downloads to our "eSurvey" interactive software to gather visitor responses or test basic knowledge. Download and run the MAC (PKG) or WIN (EXE) installer. You may test the app for free during the 30-day free trial after which you can purchase it at our online store - https://eplanetarium.com/store.

eSurvey Release Notes
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8.0 - 01-18-19
- updated core (11.4)
- SMC Button 2.3
- Popup 3.6
- full AVMedia/DirectShow support for any h.264/aac video file (no QuickTime requirement)
- requires /resources/mediaplayer.cxt
- new esurvey_config.ini file
- stub application now launches esurvey.dxr file in /resources
- external Xtras folder required (/resources/filters/ required for WIN)
- MAC and WIN installers put app in "programs" folder, data in shared directory


7.0 - 03-01-17
- fixed graphical error in button glow
- added text to tell user "ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED"
- improved displayed response text
- updated screensaver for better readability 

6.9 - 02-27-17
- updated to button behavior SMC Button 1.3
- updated shared scripts to 9.6
- various improvements and fixes

6.8 - 10-25-16
- shared scripts v9.1
- stripped all QuickTime components
- added MP4 video support
- improved response window
- improved text display

6.7 - 09-09-16
- stop-gap release to allow software to run on WIN machines without QuickTime

6.6 - 09-02-16
- updated shared scripts to 9.0
- requires external resources:graphics:survey_screensaver.swf Flash screensaver file
- looks for resources:graphics:scrensaver_bg.jpg file to display behind screensaver

6.5 - 07-29-16
- fixed text-graphics bug when showing stats

6.4 - 07-20-16
- updated OS Popup and OS Button code to act on mouseDown for touchscreen interaction

6.3 - 07-19-16
- changed all button code to mouseDown to capture touchscreen interactions
- changed main font for better alignment between Mac/Win
- added ability to decode and display super (`) and subscript (^) coded text

6.2 - 07-19-16
- fixed a bug in sizing of response media text
- fixed bug where changing answer didn't properly refresh selected answer graphics

6.1 - 07-18-16
- core scripts v8.8
- resized all graphics for 1920x1080
- new code for all text display sizing

6.0 - 06-13-13
- universal binary D11.5 version
- core scripts v8.1
- updated register component to v2.7
- Required external modules: Registration (resources/register/register.dxr), QuickTime (resources/qt.dxr), and Update Data (resources/update_data.dxr)
- added option for "response media file" that shows/plays after a question is answered

5.5 - 05-28-11
- updated register component to v2.7

5.4 - 07-30-08
- bug fix for creating folders when writing external data

5.3 - 06-08-08
- updated core (5.6)
- fixed error in registration code

5.2 - 05-11-07
- updated core (5.3) and registration (2.4) scripts
- updated registration component

5.1 - 10-25-06
- core script updates
- QuickTime 7

5.01 - 05-09-06
- bug fix for text editing and question save checking
- updated to SMC 4.7 and Register 2.3 codes

5.0 - 03-27-06
- added support for questions with 2-4 answer choices
- developed Flash keyboard cast member for entering text with clicks of keyboard
- less than 2 answer choices forces text input Flash keyboard option
- updated all code including stats and data files to support these new options

4.1 - 12-21-05
- changed font size of percentages to fit "100%"
- updated SMC scripts and OSControls

4.0 - 08-15-05
- scripts and fonts updated
- scriptexecutionstyle = 10

3.0 - 03-25-05
- registration added for Editor

2.1 - 11/05/04
- updated check for quicktime code
- changed popupmenu font

2.0 - 06/17/04
- editor and application updated to run in OSX and WinXP
- help added to editor

1.0b - 12/10/03
- fixed minor bug in font display in Win98

1.0a - 11/26/03
- fixed bug in showing quicktime media
- added option in config.txt file to control whether users can change their answers

1.0 - 11/20/03
- changed images to show as large as they can in media window, including > 100%
- changed Editor to write backup folder names with MMDDYY_HHMM to prevent overwriting
  any previous good data by editing a survey multiple times in one day
- added screensaver animation, and fixed timeouts
- added "thank you" message

0.9e - 06/20/03
- final pre-release running in the Houston Museum of Natural Science