xx 2016.50 released. New ability to run xlights in batch mode

[sean]

New Release 2016.50

One thing in this release I like is Dan Kulp's feature to launch xlights from a DOS prompt.
Many bug fixes and enhancements. Thanks Dan, Gil and Keith!

Latest releases are found at www.xlights.org
Issue Tracker is found here: www.github.com/smeighan/xLights/issues

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES:
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2016.50  Sep 27, 2016
   -- enh (gil)     Allow arrow key to be used to scroll in model list in Layout.  Fixes #582.
   -- enh (dkulp)   Add -r command line switch to render and save the fseq file and then exit
   -- enh (gil)     Modify value curve icon so its clear when its not selected.  Fixes #675.
   -- bug (gil)     Fix crash when pasting bad data.  Fixes #693 and fixes #694.
   -- bug (gil)     Fix extra preview windows not holding their saved position.
   -- bug (dkulp)   Fix node names used for HLS imports truncating the last character
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix animated GIF files which were not rendering correctly
   -- enh (keithsw) Make import and export of effects remember the last type used under assumption user is likely to want to use it again next time
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix contrast on oversized sub-buffer. Yellow on light grey
   -- enh (keithsw) Add links to common web resources to the help menu
   -- enh (keithsw) Add palette reversal and deletion
   -- enh (keithsw) Add multilayer insertion
   -- bug (keithsw) Make output and model descriptions XML safe
   -- enh (keithsw) Make garland lights on tree effect optional
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix start channel check in check sequence calculating start channel incorrectly
   -- enh (keithsw) Add custom model checks to check sequence
   -- enh (keithsw) Add model checks to star and circles models to ensure all nodes correctly allocated
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix some preset layer counting issues - string v3 presets from display as they cant be applied
   -- enh (keithsw) Fix #340 - Add key model stats to model export
   -- enh (keithsw) Add effect decriptions and effect export to get easy list of your effects in sequence and analysis of effect frequency.
   -- enh (keithsw) Add check sequence check to highlight the network adapter we will output lights data to.
   -- bug (keithsw) Increase maximum time offset for effects import from 10 seconds to 10 minutes
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix model channel overlap checking in layout panel