Surpass Viewer Changelog

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Surpass Viewer Release 1.11

Fixed

• An issue where whitelisted URLs with decimal places would not open.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.10

Improved

• Various components and certificates have been updated to enable the Surpass Viewer to continue functioning correctly and performing highly.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.9

New

• The Surpass Viewer now has password manager functionality to allow users to store, access, and manage their log in credentials.

Improved

• A progress dialog now appears after selecting Check For Updates in the Help menu to show the user a check is taking place.
• You can now be simultaneously logged in to multiple instances of Surpass, SecureMarker, and R11 products in the same session.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.8

Improved

• Source material in packaged tests now downloads rather than opening in a new tab. This mimics standard web delivery behaviour.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.7

Improved

• Attempting to play a H.264 video now displays an error message rather than a blank screen.

Fixed

• ItemBank and SecureAssess URLs now load correctly in the Windows Surpass Viewer application (Version 1.7.2).

Surpass Viewer Release 1.6

Fixed

• Local or network files can no longer be opened in the Surpass Viewer.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.5

New

• A new download manager ensures file downloads are handled consistently and with a better user experience for both users in Surpass and candidates taking tests.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.4

Fixed

• Developer tools no longer open blank tabs when enabled.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.3

New

• French-Canadian as a language option.

Fixed

• An issue where the Surpass Viewer did not open after being updated.
• Various issues where the Surpass Viewer failed to install.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.2

Improvements

• The framework used to develop the Surpass Viewer, Electron, has been updated to the latest release to ensure it is highly performant.

Fixed

• Various issues where the Surpass Viewer failed to install.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.1

New

• A right-click menu has been added to the Surpass Viewer and includes all standard right-click menu options.

Improvements

• A confirmation dialog now appears when closing the Surpass Viewer with multiple open tabs.
• The application menu options have been re-ordered and improved to follow standard application menus.

Surpass Viewer Release 1.0

New

• The Surpass Viewer can now hide URLs from the address bar if launched using a new moniker (surpassexam://), in case you want to keep your test URL hidden from candidates.

Improvements

• The Surpass Viewer Home page has been updated with the correct Surpass branding.

Fixed

• Google Chrome now handles Surpass Viewer monikers correctly.