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 These release notes list notable changes in each version of Blocks. The latest version can be [[blocks:downloads|downloaded here]]. See the [[http://pixilab.se/outgoing/blocks/PIXILAB-Blocks.pdf|Blocks Manual]] for more details.
+=====PIXILAB Blocks 6.3.1=====
+Released on April 17, 2024, this version contains minor enhancements and bug fixes.
+===New Features===
+  * **Behavior**: New Navigate behavior, for child navigation inside Book or similar.
+  * **Modbus**: Channels can now be named, then replacing the default "chXX" name.
+  * **Modbus**: New setting for maximum number of outstanding transactions.
+  * **Dynamic Text**: New 'freq' parameter controls time update frequency, in Hz.
+  * **Scripting**: Spot API adds fixedTagSet getter for statically assigned tags.
+===Improvements and Bug Fixes===
+  * **Spot**: Spot requiring authentication failed to connect.
+  * **Property**: Enum properties now work as expected with Button and Indicator.
+  * **Controls**: Visual indication if a control fails due to insufficient user role.
+  * **Dynamic Text**: The 'fixed' parameter can be applied also to time value.
+  * **Media URL**: Apply any custom CSS class to wrapper only – not to inner element.
+  * **WATCHOUT**: getControlCues now always fetch data anew, bypassing current show cache.
+  * **CSS**: The 'pressed' class now also applied to Slider & Joystick (like Button).
+  * **Book**: Swipe to flip page now works also inside vertical Scroller.
+=====PIXILAB Blocks 6.3=====
+Released on February 20, 2024, this version brings numerous new features, enhancements and bug fixes.
+===New Features===
+  * **Art-Net**: Art-net Recording and Playback, including synchronization. Requires license.
+  * **Display Spot**: Supports Samsung Smart Signage based on Tizen version 7.
+  * **WATCHOUT**: Can now control Dataton WATCHOUT version 7 production software.
+  * **Behaviors**: New behaviors; Blur, Brightness, Contrast, Grayscale, Hue, Saturation, Sepia.
+  * **Behaviors**: Fixed value applied for most behaviors if no property binding.
+  * **Integrations**: LTC Timecode (EBU/SMPTE) synchronization (driver + linux software).
+  * **Transition**: Adds "Custom CSS" transition type.
+  * **Tag Selector**: Block transition can be applied when switching tags.
+  * **Realm Variable**: Can now be set from the UI.
+  * **Block Caching**: Spot's own keyPress, keyCode and scannerInput properties now usable offline.
+===Minor Improvements and Bug Fixes===
+  * **Behaviors**: Categorized into Appearance, Detection, Function and Transform.
+  * **Attractor**: Checkbox controlling whether Attractor activates when Spot becomes active.
+  * **Integrations**: RSS Feed support (feed script).
+  * **Offline**: Message shown briefly when about to start offline playback.
+  * **Scripting**: Properties support Enumerated data type.
+  * **Task**: An error in the first statement of a Task running on interval could cause a crash.
+  * **Indicator**: Incorrect state when bound to text with a blank match value.
+  * **WebBlock**: Allow direct Blocks API access also cross-origin.
+  * **Live Video**: Selects corresponding audio source if specifying USB capture index.
+  * **Live Video**: Better sound quality for USB capture on recent Chrome versions.
+  * **SimpleImage**: Fixed incorrect rotation for images taken with some Samsung phones.
+  * **Scripting**: The address and addressString Serial driver properties now work as expected.
+  * **Scripting**: Improved reliability of hot reloading (config watchFiles: true).
+  * **Scripting**: SimpleHTTP relax response mediatype detection to recognize rss+xml as xml.