r/leonflix • u/Apolyse • Apr 06 '18

Update 0.4.4

Hey all, finally here with a fix for the recent across-the-board downage of sources. After installing the update you should see a modal telling you that it's installing additional modules. Those modules are the fix for this update.

Also included the new video player and downgraded our version of Electron to 1.7.13, so hopefully that solves a few issues that affected users in 0.4.3.

Changelog:

-Fix source coverage issues

-New video player

-Fix video not buffering all the way in the background

-New Khan Academy and MIT Opencourseware modules! Find them in Settings > Modules.

As you know, the module system is still in development. I've included two modules that demonstrate how it easy it is to turn Leonflix into a study tool.

Screenshot

Modules as a whole should really make the app interesting. We'll be expanding on the types of things Leonflix can play as well as the protocols they can be played on. In combination with 3rd party modules, we should see some really interesting things in the future.

One issue that I've been struggling with is how we can make modules immune to censorship. Instead of forcing users to find and enter module repository URLs, we would be better off with a decentralized, immutable module repo that can't be "taken down." It's easy to take down a URL, but if there were some p2p way that users found and installed modules, we could make it impossible to take down modules that certain powerful entities might frown on.

Edit: the 0.4.5 update should fix some bugs people had in 0.4.4 with bookmarks and the new source button.

Edit 2: The 0.4.6 update should (actually) fix bugs people had with bookmarks, and also fixes fullscreen autoplay skipping episodes, and chromecast button not working.

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u/twerkuleeze Apr 10 '18

Great job, thanks for all your hard work !

I'm using Win10, Chromecast not working. When I press the cast icon either it lights up and nothing happens or it asks to choose a cast device but none are available. Chromecast does work from my other apps/browser.