Changelog

OpenCPN Version 2.4 Beta Change log.

Beta Version 2.4.620 released 2011-06-20

173. Correct Windows USB GPS hotplug stall.(FS#529)
174. Correct extreme overzoom cm93 course-up mode rendering.
175. Correct Dashboard Toolbar tool toggle state on Dashboard close.
176. Correct Navigation console positioning logic (FS#531)(FS#522)(FS#541)
177. Improve S57Query Dialog layout (FS#527)
178. Correct AIS Brg formatting (FS#533)
179. Correct VMG display for invalid COG (FS#532)
180. Correct shift '-' key zoomout (FS#535)
181. Correct Mark drag, route create, and Measure tool when over toolbar (FS#530)
182. Improve logic for chart db cacheing
183. Correct AIS CPA calculation for COG=na from VDO sentences (FS#543)
185. Numerous changes for Mac build
186. Update S52 symbol rules.

Beta Version 2.4.612 released 2011-06-12

170. Correct cm93 Longitude 0 Viewport calculation
171. Add some translate strings in ais.cpp
172. Small conditional touchups for Mac build

Beta Version 2.4.611 released 2011-06-11

Hinweis: Diese Version wurde aufgrund eines gravierenden Bugs nicht offiziell veröffentlicht!

160. Correct CM93 quilted COG-Up auto-follow rendering
161. Add some missing translation strings to RouteProps
162. Move Layers directory to {PrivateDataDir}
163. Two small patches to Layers logic (FS#507)
164. Correct unintentional chart shift on Toolbar orientation toggle (FS#486)
165. Improve Toolbar Tooltip positioning logic
166. Correct sometimes crash on OCPN exit with AISTargetList open. (FS#517)
167. Correct another sometimes crash on Track delete (FS#507)
168. Improve GPS Status Window positioning logic (FS#516)
169. Correct console BRG formatting for >= 359.5 (FS#519)

Beta Version 2.4.606 released 2011-06-06

127. Correct AIS Range/Brg calculations (FS#424)(FS#430)
128. Correct AIS target rollover graphics (FS#496)
129. Correct AIS transponder VDO position report logic (FS#495)
130. Correct AIS target list sorting. (FS#494)
131. Correct AIS ATON size report. (FS#492)
132. Improve "About" dialog color scheme (FS#474)
133. Correct fault on some incorrectly coded ENCs causing crash on exit. (FS#469)
134. Improve LatLon parser and LatLon display formatting. Thanks Pavel
135. Correct fault on transient or nonexistent GPS com port detection. (FS#508)
136. Improve RouteProperties Timestamp display.
137. Allow option RMC message to Autopilot output stream. [Settings]AutoPilot NMEA Sentence Out=RMC;RMB
138. Refine AIS target report for ClassB targets (FS#505)
139. Correct ownship calcualtions when using AIS transponder VDO sentences (FS#458)
140. Correct rendering of Lat/Lon Grid lines for certain zoom levels.
141. Convert Toolbox->PlugIns tab to scrolled window. (FS#504)
142. Correct logic for "Max Detail Here" with PlugIn chart types.
143. Move UserIcons to {PrivateDataDir} (FS#497)
144. Correct Dashboard toolbar icon initial state.
145. Correct Toolbar positioning logic with Dashboard activated.
146. Correct mouse right click logic to always allow tide/current selection (FS#500)
147. Implement memory management scheme (FS#469)
148. Implement improved Layers management patch (FS#507)
149. Implement configurable navobj.xml backup scheme. Thanks Pavel. "KeepNavobjBackups"
150. Implement Dashboard Clock. Thanks again, Pavel.
151. Implement VMG display on route follow console. (FS#171) One more for Pavel
152. Add Hungarian language support.
153. Update Tide/Current database. Thanks Happy Seagull (Pat) and Thomas.
154. Improve Toolbox->Charts visitation logic (FS#510)
155. Correct Chinese (Taiwan) language selection option (FS#512) (FS#473)
156. Correct logfile timestamp format and start date. (FS#511)
157. Correct occasional crash on Track Delete from context menu, (FS#514)
158. Correct NMEA data port selection "None" logic (FS#513)
159. Add command line parameter framework and unit_test option

Beta Version 2.4.523 released 2011-05-23

89. Implement fine scale vector chart zoom in/out by CTRL+ and CTRL-
90. Improve toolbar positioning alogrithms (FS#441, FS#446))
91. Correct toolbar mouse event memory leak Thanks, Pavel
92. Improve current station parsing and rendering. Thanks Thomas
93. Correct occasional partial "red" rendering of cm93 area objects.
94. Correct cm93 rendering with autofollow on at low speed (FS#449)(FS#470)
95. Correctly clean include/version.h (FS#443)
96. Implement F6 dimmer for linux.
97. Correct Blue Paddle for AIS Base stations (FS#453)
98. Correctly show ATON name in AIS target list. (FS#447)
99. Correctly handle VDO messages in AIS stream. (FS#448)
100. Improve COG report on AIS target rollover (FS#425)
101. Implement selectable toolbar transparency at Toolbox->Etc.
102. Improve responsiveness of zooming quilted ENCs under Windows (FS#454)
103. Re-enable tide/current master station constituent cacheing in station_mru.dat
104. Remove unuseable entries from tide/current HARMONICS.IDX
105. Correct occasional crash on chart drag ab initio. (FS#405)
106. Increment PlugIn API version to 1.5
107. Correct occasional crash with cm93OffsetDialog open on program close. (FS#440)
108. Correct certain overzoom cm93 quilt scenarios (FS#461)
109. Refine F9 quilt toggle logic (FS#455)
110. Improve AIS AtoN data reporting. (FS#467)(FS#465)
111. Refactor source and build tree to enable build options like "cmake -DUSE_S57=OFF .." (FS#437)
112. Implement improved lat/lon parser (FS#462) Thanks Pavel
113. Considered and rejected (FS#331), AIS Buddies patch. Should be a PlugIn....
114. Correct typo error on AIS Ship type (FS#472)
115. Correct some memory leaks on S57 ENC ingest. (FS#476) Thanks, Gunther
116. Implement improved lat/lon display patch (FS#468) Thanks Pavel
117. Apply patch to allow user selectable colours for routes and tracks (FS#445), again Pavel
118. Implement new "Wheel-Zoom-to-Cursor" algorithm.
119. Correct AIS CPA logic for ownship COG undefined (FS#458)
120. Correct toolbar toggle states update (FS#485)
121. Implement full translation of AIS target information (FS#480)
122. Rework CMake script for Grib PlugIn to use system BZip2 libraries on linux.
123. Implement AIS AtoN Extended name decoding (FS#466)
124. Prevent "Jump To" AIS targets in target list with invalid positions. (FS#464)
125. Refine AIS report format, removing "Recent Report Period" (FS#487)
126. Ensure ownship is drawn atop close AIS targets. (FS#431)

Beta Version 2.4.506 released 2011-05-06

69. Correct AIS BlueFlag decoding (FS#433)
70. Correct AIS decoding of targets with invalid parameters (FS#424)
71. Correct some errors in AIS target reporting (FS#425)
72. Correct AIS target list sorting and Range display. (FS#430)
73. Shift ScaleBar to right when grid is displayed. (FS#409)
74. Correct rendering of rotated/greyed user defined ownship icon. (FS#422 FS#423)
75. Correct some README file names/locations.
76. Correct raster chart rendering on extreme overzoom. (FS#428)
77. Correct text buffer overrun problem on vector charts seen on some AMD-64 systems.
78. Correct cm93 quilted line object "smearing" at some locations and scales.
79. Correct auto-pan on route create.
80. Correct active track rendering at very large scale.
81. Correct logic for chart stacks larger than 30 charts. (FS#316)
82. Implement new floating transparent toolbar. Thanks to Will (Manimaul) for the ideas.
83. Redesign right click context menu layout (FS#256)
84. Various CMake and PlugIn patches, thanks to Jean-Eudes.
85. Add shift key direction flip control to F6 dimmer.
86. Correct positioning of long rollover strings (FS#299)
87. Correct AIS target timeout logic (FS#338)
88. Add Traditional Chinese language support

Beta Version 2.4.423 released 2011-04-23

53. Improve Route drag/draw performance.
54. Correct grid drawing logic for skewed/rotated viewports.
55. On route create by mouse, hide routepoint names on created points.
56. Correct memory leak symbolizing cm93 and S57 ENCs. Thanks, Pavel...
57. Correct crash on S57/cm93 after Toolbox access (LUP = NULL)(FS#414, FS#419)
58. Correct Inland AIS decode of UN vesBeta Version 2.4.412 released 2011-04-12sel type 8440 (FS#385)
59. Correct cm93 quilting at Greenwich crossing (FS#411)
60. Correct Fullscreen mode logic, F11. (FS#404) Thanks to Pavel
61. Remove "Ghost" tab on Windows taskbar (FS#408)
62. Correct again the case of dragging routepoint out of canvas window. (FS#347)
63. Correct Object Query logic for cm93 quilted mode.
64. Correct vector chart object rendering after dragging small pixel moves. (FS#394)
65. Render "About" dialog in dusk/night colours (FS#231)
66. Correct quilting persistence startup case (FS#413)
67. Improve Tide bar graphics (FS#128) Thanks again, jp.
68. Correct some tidal station TZ offsets, especially NZ. Thanks, Thomas

Beta Version 2.4.412 released 2011-04-12

31. Correct cm93 quilt rendering errors when mouse dragging and clicking.
32. Improve useability of cm93offset dialog.(FS#308)
33. Ignore wgsox/y embedded offsets in cm93 database, while preserving user offset capability.(FS#393)
34. Correct vector chart rendering of soundings drawn very near screen edge. (FS#???)
35. Correct calculation and rendering of Lat/Lon grid.(FS#391)
26. Correct logic for chart database update requirement. (FS#370)
27. Correct AIS ROTIND = +/-127 target query report. (FS#388)
28. Implement improved chart quilt-patch highlighting. (FS#395) Thanks Will.
29. Improve S57 ENC behavior in Full Screen Quilting mode. (FS#397) Thanks to Will for Youtube demo.
30. Implement "esc" key for route creation end in addition to context menu "End Route". Thanks HappySeagull
31. Integrate Enhanced Tide/Current Info patch. Thanks jp. (FS#128)
32. Integrate Automatic Daily Tracking patch (FS#???) Thanks piotr
33. Integrate Version 2 of RouteManagerDialog Layers Tab. Thanks, piotr.
34. Correct off screen object move logic. (FS#347)
35. Implement AIS ATON decoding and reporting. (FS#340) Thanks piotr
36. Improve implementation of Screen Brightness (F6) function.
37. Implement "Full Screen" toggle (F10)
38. Improve Quilt logic for large scale range quilt. (FS#316)
39. Implement persistent quilting algorithm. (FS#398) Thanks Will, for the idea.
40. Implement "confirm" dialog for track delete from context menu.
41. Implement enhanced RoutePlanner function, thanks to piotr, again....
42. Accept header parameter "PR=TM" for TMerc BSB charts, as well as "PR=UTM".
43. Implement AIS Inland binary broadcast, DAC 200 FI 10, especially UN Ship Type (FS#385).
44. Correct behavior of AIS target list rangle limit spin control (FS#355)
45. Correct AIS target list sorting limits. Sorting disabled with more than 1000 targets. (FS#339)
47. Correct rendering of some vector chart features, especially isolated small rocks and depth contours. (FS#373)
48. Save and Restore "Ships Bells" state.
49. Correct symbolization of Moored and Anchored AIS targets. (FS#389)
50. Improve chart info window rollover formatting (FS#249)
50. Change Grid legend color to light grey.
51. Various language file updates.
52. Modify plugins/CMakeLists.txt to streamline plugin building. Thanks to Jean-Eudes for the idea.

Beta Version 2.4.324 released 2011-03-24

15. Correct M_COVR logic for cm93 subcells.(FS#308)
16. Correct crash on zoom with no charts visible (FS#374)
17. Correct quilt composition for partial screen pans. (FS#375)
18. Correct for excessive range -> very small scale -> crash on zoomout of cm93.
19. Correct Polyconic quilting logic, especially apparent on NOAA Great Lakes BSB Raster.
20. Correct error logic on startup with empty config file and existing chart database.
21. Correct AIS display of vessels "Not Under Command", with invalid COG and SOG (FS#354)
22. Correct AIS CPA logic for COG reported 360.0 (COG unavailable) (FS#337)
23. Correct AIS Target List Display with no ownship position available (FS#334) Thanks, Marco...
24. Refine logic for waypoint delete/remove on currently active route (FS#348)
25. Correct Unicode problem with creation of some SENC files. (FS#346)
26. Further optimize Track rendering (FS#368)
27. Enhance coordinate entry method to allow Unicode "degree" and alternate "minutes" signs (FS#322)
28. Arrange to send position fix to all PlugIns on successful NMEA message parse. (FS#387)
29. Integrate Route/Track splitting and extending patch. Thanks Piotr.
30. Implement experimental screen dimmer. Try Function key F6.

Beta Version 2.4.310 released 2011-03-10

1. Implement support for BSB Version 1 Polyconic projection charts.(FS#326)
2. Implement cm93 "per-cell coverage" offset adjustment dialog.
3. Implement Transverse Mercator (TMerc) quilting. (FS#315)
4. Implement Full screen quilting mode, Toolbox selectable.
5. Implement Blit accelerated chart panning.
6. Improve overzoomed quilt patch registration and georeferencing.
7. Correct some Route and Waypoint navobj regression errors. (FS#244, 324, 327, 343, and 349) Thanks for the patch,Pavel.
8. Implement configurable Lat/Lon grid lines. Thanks for the patch, Carsten.
9. Correct detection of some BSB charts in UTM projection (FS#325)
10. Implement Multi-Dashboard support. (FS#289) Thanks Sethdart
11. Improve Dashboard NMEA messsage parsing for Wind and Heading instruments (FS#276) Sethdart
12. Add additional translatable strings to AIS message parser. (FS#351) Thanks again Sethdart
13. Various language updates (ET)
14. Implement PlugIn API Version 104