Beta Release 49

Beta Release 49 includes up to Developer Release 6915.

Without further ado, the notes:

• Update to using Qt 5.9.1 and Visual Studio 2017.
• Add a "Dominant Hand" setting
• Added option in the installer for a clean install
• Tablet stuff:
  • Trying new, more comfortable tablet spawn position.
  • Allow the tablet to be closed when a modal dialog is open.
  • Fix tablet scripting interface setting its internal state to home when switching between toolbar and tablet mode
  • Fixed another instance of the tablet getting stuck on the help screen
  • You can now properly grab and move the tablet in third person

• fix create tab load on OS X
  
• Avoid crash in soft-attachment code
  
• String pass on Chat.js
  
• Implement Create button disabled state (details below).
  
• Add a scale slider for avatar size
  
• Prioritize file:// requests over http://
  
• Smooth IK when trackers are disabled / enabled.
  
• HoverOverlayInterface skeleton
  
• Record total number of ATP/HTTP/File bytes downloaded during session
  
• Faster EntityItem lookup by EntityItemID
  
• Allow user move the cursor with the mouse for the add model URL textbox
  
• Create/Destroy Hover Overlays using hand controller lasers
  
• Fix Avatar/Audio Mixer crash
  
• Fixed not being able to delete avatar entities when switching domains
  
• Use timer instead of dedicated thread to tick AC scripted avatar audio
  
• AC shutdown info + PPID watcher on Unix
  
• Fixed not being able to load a script url that has a white space
  
• Trying to resolve QML / Audio deadlocks
  
• Get marketplaceID into imported entities
  
• Camera control app
  
• Fix broken debug build
  
• Do not show lasers when editing in 2D mode.
  
• Fix potential data corruption in the FileCache
  
• Fix noise reduction checkbox not always working
  
• Add vertex color support for OBJ files.
  
• Update CONTRIBUTING.md
  
• Fix debug builds startup crash
  
• Address #21402 Added a handler to Sit.js script for the onLoadComplete
  
• Save JS "Console..." history across sessions
  
• Change default mouse speeds for avatar
  
• Fix for audio deadlock & audio device selection
  
• Fix Parent Joint in edit js
  
• entitySelectionTool: use multiarg findRayIntersection instead of editOverlay.
  
• Fixed bug: Disconnected domain (no access token present) is unnecessarily hitting /api/v1/user/friends