THRON Player v1.2: Accessibility, Interface and Templates
Player v1.2 is the new version of the THRON Player: faster, fully accessible (WCAG) and with a revamped interface for audio and documents. For most users no action is required — the Player updates automatically. This article explains what changes, where and for whom.
What changes with v1.2
The main news concern three areas: accessibility, interface and technical libraries.
Area |
News |
|---|---|
Accessibility |
Full keyboard navigation, screen reader support, alt text visible in the player |
Audio player |
New graphic interface (wavesurfer.js removed) |
Document player |
New interface + zoom, text search, fullscreen mode, keyboard shortcuts |
Images and galleries |
Zoom and pan with custom implementation; pinch-zoom support on mobile |
Video/audio/image galleries |
Navigation with Swiper.js |
Where it updates and where not
Not all areas of the platform automatically upgrade to v1.2. Check the situation for your workspace.
Area |
Active version |
Required action |
|---|---|---|
Digital Assets (dashboard) |
v1.2 automatically |
None |
CEM — new templates |
v1.2 (CE2 template) |
Create a new template selecting CE2 |
CEM — existing templates |
v1.1.x (CE1 template) |
None — they remain on v1.1.x |
Generated embeds |
v1.1.58 if ≤ 1.1.57, otherwise unchanged |
None — the version is locked |
Products section |
v1.1.58 (technical limitation) |
None — update coming soon |
Asset Workflow |
v1.1.x temporarily |
None — update coming soon |
Product Workflow |
v1.1.x (maintained) |
None |
Warning: CE1 and CE2 templates are not interchangeable. A template created for v1.1.x does not work correctly on v1.2, and vice versa. Do not attempt to manually convert existing templates.
How to create an accessible template in the CEM
If you want to use Player v1.2 with your embeds and deliveries, you must create a new template based on CE2.
Log in to the CEM (Experience Manager)
Click on New template
Choose the Customer Experience Template 2 (CE2) base template
Customize and save
The existing CE1 templates remain active and continue to receive updates within the v1.1.x branch. You don't need to migrate them unless you have specific accessibility needs.
Activate the accessible Player on your client_id
To enable Player v1.2 on a specific client_id, a configuration on the Admin side is required.
If the client_id DOES NOT have the CEM:
Log in to View Platform
Find the client_id to configure
In the User Properties, add the value
ACCESSIBLE_PLAYER
If the client_id HAS the CEM:
Log in to Admin Console → Settings by tenant → CEM
Enable the CEM for the client_id
Note for Admins: The
ACCESSIBLE_PLAYERconfiguration is per client_id. Each client_id must be configured individually if it doesn't use the CEM.
Keyboard shortcuts — Document player
The v1.2 document player introduces full keyboard navigation. Keep it handy.
Zoom and view
Shortcut |
Action |
|---|---|
|
Zoom in |
|
Zoom out |
|
Reset normal zoom |
|
Activate fullscreen mode |
|
Activate the hand tool |
|
Activate the text selection tool |
Navigation and search
Shortcut |
Action |
|---|---|
|
Go to page |
|
Search text in document |
|
Next occurrence |
|
Previous occurrence |
Sidebar and outline
Shortcut |
Action |
|---|---|
|
Show/hide the sidebar |
Click on Show document outline |
Show the PDF outline (if available) |
Click on the triangle next to an item |
Expand/collapse nested items |
|
Expand/collapse all child items |
Double click on Show document outline |
Expand/collapse all items |
Technical appendix — Changes to embed libraries
This section is intended for technical teams managing custom templates or embeds with custom CSS/JS.
The transition to v1.2 involved the removal and replacement of some libraries. If you have customizations based on these libraries, a code review is required.
Player |
Removed library |
Added library |
Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
All |
|
— |
Complete JS review in custom templates |
Images and image galleries |
|
Custom implementation + |
JS and CSS review |
Audio and audio galleries |
|
— |
JS and CSS review |
Image galleries, videos, video gallery, audio |
— |
|
JS and CSS review |
Warning: If you have templates with custom CSS or JavaScript based on jQuery, PanZoom.js or wavesurfer.js, these will not work correctly with Player v1.2. Before migrating to CE2, plan to review your custom code.
Embed update logic:
Embeds with version ≤ v1.1.57 → automatically updated to v1.1.58
Embeds with version v1.1.58 → no automatic update
Embeds that explicitly choose v1.2 → use the new CE2 template
For systems that update automatically (e.g., Digital Assets dashboard): no action required, except for the presence of custom CSS/JS.