zarx on 31 October 2013
Client Update - Valve
A new Steam Client update has been released and will be automatically downloaded. The specific changes are listed below.
General
- Updated Downloads section, including download-queue management and quick links to throttling and app update settings
- Added "High Priority" app update setting - Steam will prioritize automatic updates for that app
- Added support for displaying default button text for default HTML controls in the Web control
- Update notification indicator when opting into/out of notifications for an app
- Updated SDL with the 2.0.1 release, improving game controller support
- Moved server browser max pings /minute setting from "Downloads" to "In-Game" tab of Settings dialog
- Improve in-game performance when enumerating community items for some users who have used a very large number (thousands) of workshop items in Portal 2 or hero builds in Dota 2
- Fixed issue retrieving stale data for a Steam Workshop file, immediately after publishing a Steam Workshop file
- Fixed failing to run a game if it had a very long optional command and triggered the warning dialog
- Fixed crash on exit for the overlay
- Fixed running some install script steps on 2nd game install
- Fixed issue with ever-increasing playtime for games that aren't running
Big Picture
- Added Big Picture Offline Mode indicator / Go Online button in top row, visible when in offline mode
- Added a RESET option when configuring a game controller
- Added option to join Steam Client Beta's from the Settings page
- Added button to check for Steam Client updates from the Settings page
- Improved transition when launching a game
- Fixed screensaver not enabling sometimes when a game controller was being used
- Fixed errors when refreshing your Steam login
- Fixed Javascript alerts and dialogs showing incorrectly when using the web browser
- Fixed being unable to click Accept on the SSA dialog if running Steam for the first time
- Fixed UI loop when using the History button of the Account settings page
- Fixed custom categories not showing when selected in the All Games view
- Fixed launching game while another game launch was already in progress
Windows:
- Fixed a bug where maximizing would lead to an incorrectly sized window if the Steam window was on a secondary monitor that has the primary taskbar positioned on it
- Workaround to post fewer win32 message in the in-game overlay for games that don’t reliably drain the queue
Linux:
- Better track games that use an intermediate launcher
- Fixed text incorrectly getting ellipses in some Big Picture controls
- Fixed crash at startup with certain window managers
OSX:
Fixed Microphone selection not updating when changed in the settings dialog
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