OpenCPN5.2,  selon Shoreline
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A_32 OpenCPN : Contenu annoncé et historique des versions.
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Important :
  • Cette page raconte l'histoire d'OpenCPN, en datant les sorties et les nouveaux contenus des différentes versions.
  • Les bêta versions, qui apparaissent entre deux versions stables, ne doivent pas être utilisées en navigation.
  • Débutant avec OpenCPN :
    • Si vous chercher des infos pour la version Windows, Linux, Mac, raspberry_pi :
    • Si vous vous interressez à la version pour androïd :
  • Pour les versions d'OpenCPN pour PC/Tablette sous Windows/Linux/Mac/raspberry_pi :
    • on trouve les versions bêta sur la page qui regroupe tous les téléchargements :
    • une partie du site permet d'entrer les anomalies pour demander leur correction , le tracker :
      • Attention, le tracker n'est pas un forum. On y intervient avec prudence.
    • Entre la sortie d'une version stable, et la sortie d'une version bêta, il s'écoule généralement une période sans bêta disponible.
Up
  • Ci dessous, la copie d'écran de la page d'accès au téléchargement des versions bêta pour Windows, linux, Mac et raspberry_pi :


Up
  • Vous trouverez ci dessous :
    • les changements et corrections introduits dans les différentes versions 3.2.x, 3.1.xxxx, 3.3.xxxx et 4.0, 4.1.xxxx, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6, 4.8, 5.0  et maintenant 5.2, de la plus récente à la plus ancienne, de haut en bas pour Windows, Linux et Mac.
    • Les nouveautés et changements pour les versions pour Androïd, 1.0.0, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.0.10, 1.0.11, 1.0.12, 1.0.13 et 1.0.14
    • Et tout en bas, on y parle de la naissance d'OpenCPN

Versions stables
Version 4.6
Version 4.4.0
Version 4.2
Version 4.0 Version 3.2.2
Version 3.0.2
Version 2.5
Version 2.1.0
Version 1.3.6
Et avant ?



Version 5.2 Version 5.0 Version 4.8.8 Version 4.8.6 Version 4.8.4 Version 4.8.2 Version 4.8




















Versions bêta en développement pour Windows, Linux, Raspberry pi et Mac.
Série 5.1.xxxx
Série 4.99.xxxx
Série 4.8.xxxx
Série 4.6.2xxxx
Série 4.5.xxxx
Série 4.2.xxxx
Série 4.1.xxxx Série 3.3.xxxx
Versions pour Androïd
Série OA 4.1.xxxx et OA1.0.xx à partir de 1.0.0
Version 5.2 :
5.2.   :  https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-2-0-released-237051.html

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OpenCPN Version 5.2.0 Released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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15 July, 2020

OpenCPN Version 5.2 Released



The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 5.2

This version is a feature upgrade and maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic charting system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include:

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from opencpn.org, and several other sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 5.0, OpenCPN Version 5.2 contains many new features and enhanced functions.

Among them are:

..Updated Plugin manager, supporting directed download and installation of many plugins from a secure repository.
..Support for SignalK network servers, providing enhanced sensor data from a wide variety of sources.
..Several updated and improved plugins
..Corrections and fixes for several bugs and operational issues as reported by the worldwide user base.
..Measurably improved performance and reliability over all supported platforms.


We hope you enjoy the new features of OpenCPN Version 5.2, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer

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Version 5.1.xxxx :
5.1.712 : https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-1-712-rc3-test-236883.html
5.1.708 : https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-1-708-rc2-test-236721.html
5.1.620 : https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-1-620-rc1-test-235885.html
5.1.612 : https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-1-612-beta-test-235491.html
5.1.529 : https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-1-529-beta-test-234928.html
5.1.518 : https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-1-518-beta-test-234457.html
5.1.B     : https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-flatpak-version-5-1-beta-test-234340.html
5.1.A     : https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-v5-1-managed-plugins-234223.html
5.1.428 :  https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-1-428-beta-test-233515.html


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OpenCPN Version 5.1.712 RC3 Test

Hello all OpenCPN supporters !

Continuing our Beta test, here is RC3 v5.1.712

Here are the links for Windows and Mac installation packages.

The downloadable installers for Mac and Windows are here:
Windows

http://download.opencpn.org/beta/ope...9f09_setup.exe

MacOS
http://download.opencpn.org/beta/Ope...+1.3a39f09.pkg

For linux users running a debian-derivative distribution, you may install the Beta using your distro's package management tools.
Packages for Trusty, Xenial, Bionic, and Focal are available from the OpenCPN Beta PPA.


Please note that above links are fixed, and will not reflect the ongoing daily build cycles.
If you need to test a feature that you know or suspect has been fixed or added by a daily build, you may find it here:
https://cloudsmith.io/~david-registe...able/packages/

Here is a list of some of the corrections and new features in this Beta release:

RC3 5.1.712
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1. Improve Windows USB serial connection restart after plug/unplug.
2. Improve Dashboard rendering on loss of datastream.

Plan:
The RC3 is a "Release Candidate". In theory, only the Version Indicator text shall be changed to create a formal Release. Only significant and reproducible bugs will be addressed in this test cycle. Minor bugs with workarounds available will be allowed to stand.
Of course, in practice, we will consider each bug reported on its own "merits".


Getting very close now...
Thanks
Dave and the OCPN Team

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OpenCPN Version 5.1.708 RC2 Test

Hello all OpenCPN supporters !

Continuing our Beta test, here is RC2 v5.1.708

Here are the links for Windows and Mac installation packages.

The downloadable installers for Mac and Windows are here:
Windows

http://download.opencpn.org/beta/ope...94f3_setup.exe

MacOS
http://download.opencpn.org/beta/OpenCPN_5.1.708+1.e8a94f3.pkg


For linux users running a debian-derivative distribution, you may install the Beta using your distro's package management tools.
Packages for Trusty, Xenial, Bionic, and Focal are available from the OpenCPN Beta PPA.


Please note that above links are fixed, and will not reflect the ongoing daily build cycles.
If you need to test a feature that you know or suspect has been fixed or added by a daily build, you may find it here:
https://cloudsmith.io/~david-registe...able/packages/

Here is a list of some of the corrections and new features in this Beta release:

RC2 5.1.708
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1. Improve Garmin GRMN mode setup and detection on linux systems
2. Improve startup chart persistence for plugin chart types.
3. Correct Flatpak plugin compatibility test.
4. Correct default sound configuration on arm* (rPi) hosts.
5. Correct ENC sounding rendering for "low accuracy" soundings.
6. Refine plugin list panel layout.

Plan:
The RC2 is a "Release Candidate". In theory, only the Version Indicator text shall be changed to create a formal Release. Only significant and reproducible bugs will be addressed in this test cycle. Minor bugs with workarounds available will be allowed to stand.
Of course, in practice, we will consider each bug reported on its own "merits".


Getting closer now...
Thanks
Dave and the OCPN Team

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OpenCPN Version 5.1.620 RC1 Test

Hello all OpenCPN supporters !

Continuing our Beta test, here is RC1 v5.1.620

Here are the links for Windows and Mac installation packages.

The downloadable installers for Mac and Windows are here:
Windows

http://download.opencpn.org/beta/ope...c292_setup.exe

MacOS
http://download.opencpn.org/beta/Ope...+1.706c292.pkg

For linux users running a debian-derivative distribution, you may install the Beta using your distro's package management tools.
Packages for Trusty, Xenial, Bionic, and Focal are available from the OpenCPN Beta PPA.


Please note that above links are fixed, and will not reflect the ongoing daily build cycles.
If you need to test a feature that you know or suspect has been fixed or added by a daily build, you may find it here:
https://cloudsmith.io/~david-registe...able/packages/

Here is a list of some of the corrections and new features in this Beta release:

RC1 5.1.620
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1. Correct MBTile chart selector button rendering (Red X)
2. Improve Dashboard preferences font selector GUI feedback.
3. Correct MUIBar chart scale indicator on program startup.
4. Correct plugin chart scale startup persistence.
5. Correct persistence of Waypoint Properties dialog position.
6. Correct tide/current window event rendering on Ubuntu 20.04.


Plan:
The RC1 is a "Release Candidate". In theory, only the Version Indicator text shall be changed to create a formal Release. Only significant and reproducible bugs will be addressed in this test cycle. Minor bugs with workarounds available will be allowed to stand.
Of course, in practice, we will consider each bug reported on its own "merits".


Getting close now...
Thanks
Dave and the OCPN Team

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OpenCPN Version 5.1.612 Beta Test

Hello all OpenCPN supporters !

Continuing our Beta test, here is Beta v5.1.612

Here are the links for Windows and Mac installation packages.

The downloadable installers for Mac and Windows are here:
Windows

http://download.opencpn.org/beta//op...c9c4_setup.exe

MacOS
http://download.opencpn.org/beta/Ope...+1.4f9c9c4.pkg

For linux users running a debian-derivative distribution, you may install the Beta using your distro's package management tools.
Packages for Trusty, Xenial, Bionic, and Focal are available from the OpenCPN Beta PPA.


Please note that above links are fixed, and will not reflect the ongoing daily build cycles.
If you need to test a feature that you know or suspect has been fixed or added by a daily build, you may find it here:
https://cloudsmith.io/~david-registe...able/packages/

Here is a list of some of the corrections and new features in this Beta release:

Beta 5.1.612
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1. Improve some screen layouts on chart downloader plugin
2. On chart scale selector, allow syntax like "1:10000"
3. Improve some options dialog screens for Ubuntu 20.04
4. Correct JSON response to message "OCPN_ACTIVE_ROUTELEG_REQUEST"
5. Do not offer "Heading Up" on canvas context menu option if gHdt is not present.
6. Set default Name Visibility for new or imported layers to TRUE.
7. Remove excess signalK log messages.
8. Start cursorwait (spinning hourglass, etc) on some plugin UI operations accessing network
9. Incorporate all current crowdin translations...
10. Improve keyboard "+/-" key zooming response in smoothzoom mode.
11. Correct MBtile multicanvas display rules on piano rollover.
12. Correct GPX import with "planned speed" parameter.
13. Add ENC Sounding size slider control


Plan:
This is scheduled to be the "last" Beta for OpenCPN v5.1. The next release will be the first "Release Candidate"
Please continue to test hard, and be unforgiving of any errors or glitches encountered.

Thanks
Dave and the OCPN Team

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OpenCPN Version 5.1.529 Beta Test

Hello all OpenCPN supporters !

Continuing our Beta test, here is Beta v5.1.529

Here are the links for Windows and Mac installation packages.

The downloadable installers for Mac and Windows are here:
Windows

http://download.opencpn.org/beta/ope...8121_setup.exe

MacOS
http://download.opencpn.org/beta/Ope...+1.41d8121.pkg

For linux users running a debian-derivative distribution, you may install the Beta using your distro's package management tools.
Packages for Trusty, Xenial, Bionic, and Focal are available from the OpenCPN Beta PPA.


Please note that above links are fixed, and will not reflect the ongoing daily build cycles.
If you need to test a feature that you know or suspect has been fixed or added by a daily build, you may find it here:
https://cloudsmith.io/~david-registe...able/packages/

Here is a list of some of the corrections and new features in this Beta release:

Beta 5.1.529

1. Enable Settings->Charts->Vector Charts User Standard mode list only when User Standard mode is active
2. Implement "Head-Up" navigation mode. FS#2641
3. Correct persistence of shared waypoint visibility for hidden routes.
4. Support GTK dark mode in "Connections" panel list entries.
5. Correct update of chart downloader large chart set list, Windows only.
6. Add Chart Scale dialog, allow direct setting of Chart Scale by clicking "scale value" shown in MUIBar.
7. Correct occasional error in toolbar plugin tool rendering after tooltip rollover is hidden.
8. Integrate current translation files from crowdin.


Notes:
1. Translations: This Beta includes the current state of the crowdin translation file matrix. Some terms, added very late, are not translated. Please check your translations carefully, so that we may get complete and accurate translations for the up-coming Release.

2. Head-Up Mode: For those installations receiving HDT information from an attached heading sensor, this navigation mode orients the chart display so that the ship's head is "up", If a heading sensor is not available, the "Head-Up" mode functions identically to "Course-Up" mode, for compatibility with existing systems.

Plan:
OpenCPN V5.1 is "feature complete" now. I plan one more Beta cycle after this, before a full release as OpenCPN Version 5.2.0.
Please test hard, and be unforgiving of any errors or glitches encountered.

Thanks
Dave and the OCPN Team

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OpenCPN Version 5.1.518 Beta Test

Hello all OpenCPN supporters !

Continuing our Beta test, here is Beta v5.1.518

Here are the links for Windows and Mac installation packages.

The downloadable installers for Mac and Windows are here:
Windows

http://download.opencpn.org/beta/ope...918d_setup.exe

MacOS
http://download.opencpn.org/beta/Ope...+1.1e2918d.pkg

For linux users running a debian-derivative distribution, you may install the Beta using your distro's package management tools.
Packages for Trusty, Xenial, Bionic, and Focal are available from the OpenCPN Beta PPA.

Please note that above links are fixed, and will not reflect the ongoing daily build cycles.
If you need to test a feature that you know or suspect has been fixed or added by a daily build, you may find it here:
https://cloudsmith.io/~david-registe...able/packages/

Here is a list of some of the corrections and new features in this Beta release:

Beta 5.1.518

1. Correct "Show Grid" checkbox feature
2. Correct Help dialog initial size when accessed from toolbar "help"(circle-?) icon.
3. Correct/improve ENC area rendering logic
4. Correct Soundings font clipped rendering, MacOS
5. Correct multiline waypoint name rendering, GL, MSW only. #FS2541
6. MacOS: Correct TCData installation.
7. Correct Heading prediction line is interrupted at great zoom level when own ship is outside the screen edge..
8. Correct plugin manager panel legends and icons on plugin update availability.
9. Disable Options->User Standard Object list unless User Standard display category is active.
10. Correct Ownship real-size vector scaling logic.
11. Added support for AIS message 27. Long range position report.
12. Uploaded translatable text strings to crowdin opencpn project.


Thanks
Dave
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OpenCPN Flatpak Version 5.1 Beta test

OpenCPN Flatpak Version 5.1 Beta test

Summary

From version 5.1 OpenCPN is available as a Flatpak package. This package is supported on all major Linux distributions. To run the beta test version of the package:

- Install flatpak as described in https://flatpak.org/setup
- Install the beta using
$ flatpak install --user http://opencpn.duckdns.org/opencpn-b...cpn.flatpakref
- Start by using the GUI or
$ flatpak run org.opencpn.OpenCPN.

- Supported plugins include: oesenc, oernc, radar, squiddio, VDR and Windvane

- We are eager to get your feedback on the OpenCPN Flatpak beta.

Background

OpenCPN is available for several popular linux platforms. However, linux itself is available in many different "flavors", otherwise known as "distributions". Previously, if OpenCPN was not available pre-built for a user's particular favorite distribution, then one was required to build OpenCPN from source for that distribution. This is inconvenient, and requires a level of knowledge and skill beyond the capabilities or interest of many potential OpenCPN users.
Adaptation of OpenCPN to Flatpak allows use with almost any modern linux distribution without any complex building from source, including important distributions such as Fedora, Suse, and Arch.

Flatpak is a system in which an application (OpenCPN, in this case) is run inside of a "sandbox" under the control of the linux standard linux operating system of choice. This differs from a "virtualized" environment, wherein there exists a completely separate instance of a "guest" operating system. Flatpak thus has the advantage of a simpler and more robust installation, without affecting installed user applications or interfaces of the native operating system. As simple examples, the file systems and network ports of the target system are available to OpenCPN Flatpak without any special configuration requirements.

FlatPak applications can be built so as to enjoy tight integration with existing Desktop Package Management systems. Under this scheme, Flatpak applications may be installed with a simple one-click operation, and updated along with other system applications using provided O/S tools.

There are a couple of downsides to Flatpak. First, the exact screen presentation (the GUI) of an application may not match exactly what would be seen on a purely native implementation. Usually, the differences are very minor, and do not detract from the user experience. Secondly, the initial load and first run of a Flatpak adapted application will be slower than that of a native application. Subsequent runs will, however, be not noticeably slower to load than a native application.

Implementation and Use.
OpenCPN for Flatpak has been implemented to operate under a generic sandbox environment. While the choice of sandbox environment is somewhat flexible, experience has shown that choosing a stable, less-than-cutting-edge sandbox promotes stability of the application at runtime. Generally, a user should not be concerned with the sandbox model selected by the developers. Think of the sandbox as a generic and stable linux environment which is known to be OpenCPN-friendly.
As mentioned, Flatpak requires a fairly large runtime environment. This runtime environment consists, essentially, of the interfaces which convert from OpenCPN's expectation of library support, to the available libraries on the target system. This environment will be downloaded during the installation process of OpenCPN Flatpak, and will thereafter be available for fast OpenCPN application startup.
OpenCPN Flatpak is not (yet) installable from the Desktop (GUI), as we have not submitted the OpenCPN Flatpak application for inclusion in the global flathub repository system. This is a work-in process. For initial Beta testing, OpenCPN Flatpak should be installed from the Command Line Interface.

Here is an example of the detailed steps required to install and run OpenCPN under Flatpak, using the Command Line Interface of a debian-like linux.

1. Get the Flatpak base application for your operating system. For Debian based systems, use some version of apt, e.g.

$ sudo apt install flatpak

For other distributions (for example RedHat or Fedora based systems), use the corresponding system command to download and install "flatpak" base application. For Fedora, this would look something like:
$ sudo yum install flatpak
Consult https://flatpak.org/setup for more information on other linux distributions.

2. Enable the flathub repository:
$ flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

3. Install OpenCPN for Flatpak (Beta)
$ flatpak install --user http://opencpn.duckdns.org/opencpn-b...cpn.flatpakref

This command will initiate a fairly long download, as mentioned above. Current sandbox images download about 450 MB.

4. Run OpenCPN Flatpak from CLI
$ flatpak run org.opencpn.OpenCPN

5. Run OpenCPN from the desktop GUI (if available), by selecting the OpenCPN icon installed automatically.

6. As required, update OpenCPN Flatpak (Beta) from the CLI.
$ flatpak update org.opencpn.OpenCPN

7. Install OpenCPN Flatpak from a GUI like Gnome or KDE:
Under development for OpenCPN, pending successful Beta testing. Look for more information as it develops.

Status
OpenCPN Flatpak is in initial Beta testing stage. All testing feedback will be greatly appreciated. Especially useful will be descriptions of installation difficulties of any sort. Also, reports of successful installations or failures on truly odd-ball linux distributions are encouraged.

FAQs.

1. Q: I am running Ubuntu linux. Tell me again why I should run, or even try, OpenCPN Flatpak?
A: You probably would not want to run OpenCPN Flatpak, since OpenCPN is natively supported for Ubuntu. Downloads and updates are available for Ubuntu as normal from the OpenCPN PPA repository. But just to be clear: yes, you may run OpenCPN Flatpak on Ubuntu, if you would just like to try it out. It has some advantages...

2. Q: What if my ancient linux system does not support Flatpak at all?
A: We suggest that you update your system, in whatever way seems natural, until you reach a distribution that does support Flatpak. At the moment, some 23 linux distributions are Flatpak capable. See a list here: https://flatpak.org/setup/

3. Q: What about Plugins?
A: OpenPCN Flatpak relies on the managed plugin interface introduced in version 5.1 (Beta). There are no "legacy" plugins available for OpenCPN Flatpak. Some number of popular managed plugins are available for OpenCPN Flatpak now, more are on the horizon. You can help us prioritize resources by telling us which plugins are missing from OpenCPN Flatpak, that you would really like to see...

4. Q: Can I use a oesenc license purchased for a native installation when using flatpak?
A: No, the flatpak sandbox is seen as a another computer and requires a separate license.

5. Q: Will a flatpak installation pickup the configuration from a previous native installation?
A: No, flatpak uses a separate location for configuration files.

6. Q: Where can I learn more?
A: https://flatpak.org/
https://itsfoss.com/flatpak-guide/ (Nice overview/HOWTO article)

Thanks, and Good Luck
Dave and the Team.

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OpenCPN V5.1+ Managed Plugins

Let's talk about managed plugins.

Background

OpenCPN supports a wide variety of plugins, allowing users to select those additional functions or features of interest and utility.
Traditionally, OpenCPN plugins are found and downloaded by browsing the opencpn.org website. Here, one may find plugins sorted by category, with url's provided for download. After successful download, the plugins are installed by an "offline" methods that is, the plugins are installed from a desktop GUI or command line interface with OpenCPN closed and inactive. Further, the plugins require elevated system privileges to install, such as administrator mode on Windows, and super-user privilege on linux and derivatives.
While workable, it is recognized that the existing plugin acquisition, installation, and update mechanism is inconvenient for casual users. This is further apparent as the number of plugin grows over time.
The OpenCPN "managed plugin" interface is designed to simplify and enhance the process of using plugins, especially as regards updates.


Implementation

The OpenCPN managed plugin implementation consists of two parts

1. Plugin catalog and curated repositories.
The OpenCPN plugin catalog is an XML file called "ocpn-plugins.xml". The catalog file contains download and installation details for all managed plugins, for each supported platform. The catalog file is typically stored in the OpenCPN private writable data location, that is, the same location in which the config files and logfiles are stored. The catalog file contains information on managed plugins only. Older un-managed plugins, and the default installation plugins, are not described by the catalog file.
The catalog file contains URLs pointing to secure repositories which hold the current managed plugin installation files, called "tarballs". These repositories are implemented as "secure cloud storage", and are writable only by designated members of OpenCPN development team, or the plugin authors themselves. We consider them "curated" since the only plugins offered by the standard managed plugin interface have been at least minimally tested to provide basic functionality.
There are two "channels" for the plugin catalog, representing the development state of a particular plugin. The "master" channel contains the currently active "Production Release" catalog. Plugins in this catalog are known to work, and are recommended for installation and daily use. The alternative "Beta" channel contains installation details for plugins currently in active development, and considered ready for wide scale testing and user feedback. Typically, the "Beta" channel catalog is empty, but will occasionally contain entries for new plugins.
OpenCPN considers exactly one catalog at any given run-time. That is, if the "master" catalog is active, then the "Beta" catalog and its contents are inaccessible. And the converse is also true.

2. OpenCPN Managed Plugin user interface.
The user interface for management of plugins in OpenCPN v5.1+ differentiates between older, un-managed plugins (denoted as "legacy" plugins), and newer catalog-managed plugins. Differences in behavior of the user interface for the two plugin types will be noted herein.
The OpenCPN Settings->Plugins tab gives access to the plugin management interface. In this interface, all plugins known to the system, whether they are installed "legacy" plugins, or managed plugins supported by loaded catalog, are available for manipulation. Each plugin panel displays a plugin name, some minimal text description, and icons indicating the type and current OpenCPN status of the plugin.

In the case of "legacy" plugins, the status icon (on the right side of the panel)will be either a "gear" symbol, representing the default installation basic plugin set, or an open white square, indicating an "un-managed" legacy plugin. Further, if a "catalog-managed" plugin is available to update or replace an installed legacy plugin, then the status icon will show an "up-arrow" shape. Each plugin may be enabled or disabled individually, exactly the same as the behavior of OpenCPN v5.0 and earlier. Clicking anywhere on the panel will expose additional options as appropriate. Please note that uninstalled legacy plugins are not listed in this interface, as the run-time system has no knowledge of them.

For managed plugins, the plugin may be in one of two general states; if the plugin has been installed, then the icon will show a "checked box" if the plugin is up-to-date with the loaded catalog contents. Alternatively, the icon will show an "up-arrow" shape if there is a downloadable update available for that plugin. As a second general state, if a plugin has not been installed, the interface will show a "package box" icon on the left side of the panel. In either case, clicking on the plugin panel will disclose additional options for manipulation of that plugin, e.g. update, re-install, un-install, etc.

Below the list of plugin panels, one finds the "Plugin Catalog" management panel. Here one may select the plugin channel of interest, and download the latest plugin catalog from secure online resources. Any changed plugin status (e.g. available upgrades) will be noted in the plugin list immediately. As noted above, there is one catalog active on the run-time system at any time. Downloading a new catalog will overwrite any existing catalog.
Also provided is a control to "Import" a specific plugin. The action of that special function will described elsewhere. It is not needed in normal operation.


FAQs

1. Are my currently installed plugins OK to use?
Yes. Plugins currently installed, or available for download and "offline" installation, work just as they did on OpenPCN v5.0. No legacy plugins have been withdrawn or become unusable in OpenCPN v5.1.

2. When will my favorite plugin "blahblah_pi" be upgraded to a "managed" plugin?
Hard to answer exactly. The OpenCPN development team has a plan to migrate, over time, most or all legacy plugins to the managed variety. As you might imagine, this is a big task, considering the number of plugins in question, and the total number of supported platforms and operating systems. Any input from the wider user base to help us prioritize the effort will be much appreciated.

3. What if I do not have internet access, and I need to install a new plugin?
Then you will use the "Import" process.
a. Obtain the URL (address) of the tarball containing the desired plugin, for the desired platform. This may be found by consulting the catalog file on your running system, or by using an online tool which the Team is currently polishing for release. Please stay tuned for more info on this tool.
b. Skip over to your nearest internet cafe (remember those?), or other online computer.
c. Download the tarball selected by step (a), saving it on a thumbdrive, or other portable media.
d. Return to your target computer. Start OpenCPN, settings->plugins. Click the "Import Plugin..." button. In the next file selector dialog, select the tarball from your portable media.
e. The plugin will be imported, and thus becomes available for installation and activation.

4. If legacy plugins and "catalog-managed" plugins are functionally equivalent, why should I upgrade to managed plugins?
Mainly, peace-of-mind. While we plan to keep legacy plugins up-to-date and available for a long time, our development resources are limited. Most effort will naturally be placed on managed plugins. Using managed plugins will help ensure that you have the latest and greatest version of the most popular plugins.

5. What if I want to keep a "disaster-recovery" copy of my critical plugins, in case I have to reload everything in mid-ocean? I do this now with legacy plugins....
See Question 3. An adaptation of that process will work for you. Keep backup copies of critical plugin tarballs on a safe media as desired.

6. What if I don't like the whole idea of "managed" plugins?
That's fine. Currently available legacy plugins will continue to work as they do now until OpenCPN makes an unavoidable ABI change, an event that is unfortunately unpredictable, but not foreseen in the short/medium range.


Good Luck
Dave

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OpenCPN Version 5.1.428 Beta Test

Hello all OpenCPN supporters !

It is time to start the formal Beta test program leading to the release of OpenCPN v5.2.

Today we start a Beta test of OpenCPN v5.1.428

Here are the links for Windows and Mac installation packages.

The downloadable installers for Mac and Windows are here:
Windows
https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/davi...cdd2_setup.exe

MacOS
https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/davi...+1.e63cdd2.pkg

For linux users running a debian-derivative distribution, you may install the Beta using your distro's package management tools.
Packages for Trusty, Xenial, Bionic, and Focal are available from the OpenCPN Beta PPA.

If you prefer, you may browse the available platforms and installer images here:
https://cloudsmith.io/~david-registe...able/packages/


Here is a list of some of the new Features in this release:
Features
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1. New Plugin management system, allowing Plugin updates from within OpenCPN from a trusted repository.
We will have more to say about this in another post.

2. Support for more platforms, including Ubuntu v20.04, and flatpak, about which we will say more later.

3. New standard package for simplified installation on MacOS.

4. Integrated support for signalK input data streams.

5. Realtime prediction of AIS target location.

6. Implement high-definition font rendering for depth soundings on vector charts (ENCs).

7. Small GUI tweaks to improve useability.

Bug Fixes
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1. Comprehensive solutions to many bugs and deficiencies reported in Flyspray.
Here is a condensed list of the corrected Flyspray bug:

FS#2642 - OPENCPN not opening virtual COM port created with com0com
FS#2638 - New "Green Dot Look Ahead Mode" fails in Course Up Mode
FS#2580 - Uninstalled tide station crashes program
FS#2594 - Center View feature "dings" after entering coordinates and selecting OK
FS#2591 - Waypoint Range Rings Mysteriously Appearing - Issue Identified
FS#2633 - Windows display scaling problem in input field custom URL chart downloader
FS#2637 - Wrong name/location for lockfile.
FS#2613 - Can't use AIS Virtual Com port (AMEC AIS)
FS#2627 - NMEA Checksum not ignored
FS#2568 - Dashboard clock displays cpu time instead of GPS time when there is an active route.
FS#2621 - Tracks to show timestamp on mouseover
FS#2595 - OCPN 5.0.0 does not manage to open COM port unless another program or older version is run first.
FS#2581 - Restore route "step through" capability in v5.0 as it was in prior versions
FS#2555 - Pop-up windows not closing with Esc
FS#2626 - Settings in new install and in recovery template
FS#2581 - Restore route "step through" capability in v5.0 as it was in prior versions
FS#2598 - Waypoint created from AIS target info dialog has "@@@@" padding after name
FS#2609 - Route Properties ETA and ETD errors
FS#2546 - Extra line in the chart border of an mbtiles chart
FS#2629 - Waypoint dialog doesn’t fit 800*480 touchscreen and no scrollbar OpenCPN 5.0.0
FS#2601 - Switch for mbTiles piano keys, & mbTiles wake up OFF (partial)

The Beta test plan:

1. We will discuss and describe bugs and other problems found on the OpenCPN Beta in this thread.
2. If you are the author of a bug listed as corrected in Flyspray, please confirm the solution, and close the Flyspray issue if appropriate. If the bug is not cleared, please leave comments sufficient to allow the developers to simply and quickly re-produce the issue. This allows for rapid solution.
3. Please DO NOT use the github opencpn issues tracker for this Beta test process. That channel is reserved for comments and discussion related to unreleased development projects.

There is a lot to digest here, especially the new features introduced with this version. We will be starting some separate threads for discussion and "best-practice" usage of some of the new features. Stay tuned...

...and...
Thanks in advance for your help

Dave and the OpenCPN development team.

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23 mars 2019

OpenCPN 5.0


OpenCPN Version 5 Released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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OpenCPN Version 5.0 Released

The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 5.0

This version is a feature upgrade and maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic charting system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include:

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from opencpn.org, and several other sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.8, OpenCPN Version 5.0 contains many new features and enhanced functions.

Among them are:

..Redesigned user interface, incorporating modern user interface elements and concepts.
..Support for multiple chart views simultaneously, using different charts display options if desired.
..User defined templates for easy recall of multiple configurations.
..Support for the widely available MBTiles chart format.
..Extended options for route and Waypoint creation.
..Expanded display of vector chart (ENC) information, including embedded images.
..Measurably improved performance and reliability over all supported platforms.


We hope you enjoy the new features of OpenCPN Version 5.0, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer


Ahoy OpenCPN Family...

Well, we did it again.
OpenCPN 5.0.0 is fully released for general download.

I and the rest of the developers cannot tell you how proud and gratified we feel at the level of support received from the Beta Test Team. Sometimes sharp, occasionally cantankerous, but always helpful, your comments and criticisms have helped to form O5 into a great product. You all should be proud, too.

But this in not the end of the road, by any means. We'll take a short break, and then get going on the next round of upgrades and improvements. We have a list of ideas discovered in Beta testing, and they are calling....

Thanks again

Dave, and the entire OpenCPN team.


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39. Improve RouteProperties plan speed re-calculation trigger. (FS#2508)
40. Initialize default waypoint sort key(FS#2511)
41. Correct shortcut key 'V' action after waypoint edit (FS#2514)
42. Improve Mac window Z-level behaviour.
43. Improve dusk/night colors for control devices and indicators.
44. Improve MBTiles support for large and sparse tilesets.
45. Correct ships bell sounding (FS#2498)
46. Correct settings->UI->"Show Compass/GPS Status Window" action (FS#2517)
47. Apply dusk and night color schemes to MBTiles sets. (FS#2507)
48. Correct size calculations for MUIbar orientation in touch-screen mode.


Release Beta 4.99.1507


Good Luck
Dave, and the OpenCPN Team.

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4.99.1517 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-beta-release-4-99-1517-rc1-215599.html
4.99.1507 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-beta-release-4-99-1507-a-215045.html
4.99.1426 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-beta-release-4-99-1426-a-214545.html
4.99.1408 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-5-beta-starts-213737.html

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23 mars 2019

OpenCPN 5.0


OpenCPN Version 5 Released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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OpenCPN Version 5.0 Released

The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 5.0

This version is a feature upgrade and maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic charting system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include:

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from opencpn.org, and several other sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.8, OpenCPN Version 5.0 contains many new features and enhanced functions.

Among them are:

..Redesigned user interface, incorporating modern user interface elements and concepts.
..Support for multiple chart views simultaneously, using different charts display options if desired.
..User defined templates for easy recall of multiple configurations.
..Support for the widely available MBTiles chart format.
..Extended options for route and Waypoint creation.
..Expanded display of vector chart (ENC) information, including embedded images.
..Measurably improved performance and reliability over all supported platforms.


We hope you enjoy the new features of OpenCPN Version 5.0, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer


Ahoy OpenCPN Family...

Well, we did it again.
OpenCPN 5.0.0 is fully released for general download.

I and the rest of the developers cannot tell you how proud and gratified we feel at the level of support received from the Beta Test Team. Sometimes sharp, occasionally cantankerous, but always helpful, your comments and criticisms have helped to form O5 into a great product. You all should be proud, too.

But this in not the end of the road, by any means. We'll take a short break, and then get going on the next round of upgrades and improvements. We have a list of ideas discovered in Beta testing, and they are calling....

Thanks again

Dave, and the entire OpenCPN team.


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217 mars 2019

OpenCPN 4.99.1520

OpenCPN Version 5 Beta Release 4.99.1520 (RC2)

Ahoy OpenCPN family....

The Official Beta test Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Version 4.99.1520 for OpenCPN Version 5 is available now.

Here are the Windows and Mac installer download links:

Windows:
http://download.opencpn.org/beta/ope...dc36_setup.exe

Mac:
http://download.opencpn.org/beta/Ope...20+64bdc36.dmg

Linux builds will be available later today.
Linux users will find installable packages at the OpenCPN Beta repository:
https://launchpad.net/~bdbcat/+archive/ubuntu/opencpn

Please check your Flyspray tasks, and request closure on those items that are completed. Or, add additional comments if necessary.

56. On MacOS, correct loss of global toolbar after timed message box.
57. Add downloader catalog for Rhone
58. In multicanvas mode, position route console on rightmost canvas.
59. Update Authors list.

Release Beta 4.99.1520 (RC2)


If no serious regression errors are found in RC2, then we are ready to release.

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17 mars 2019

OpenCPN 4.99.1517 (RC1)

Ahoy OpenCPN family....

The Official Beta test Release Candidate 1 (RC1) Version 4.99.1517 for OpenCPN Version 5 is available now.

Here are the Windows and Mac installer download links:

Windows:
http://opencpn.navnux.org/beta/openc...862c_setup.exe
Mac:
http://opencpn.navnux.org/beta/OpenCPN_4.99.1517.dmg

Linux builds will be available later today.
Linux users will find installable packages at the OpenCPN Beta repository:
https://launchpad.net/~bdbcat/+archive/ubuntu/opencpn

Please check your Flyspray tasks, and request closure on those items that are completed. Or, add additional comments if necessary.

50. Correct logic for sending mouse geo position to plugins. (FS#2520)
51. Improve iENC toolbar graphics and position logic
52. Merge final translations from crowdin
53. Correct various screen layout errors on MacOS.
54. Correct display error on nonGL mode skewed raster charts.
55. Implement HTML link context menu for Track Properties Dialog.

Release Beta 4.99.1517 (RC1)


If no serious regression errors are found in RC1, then this will become the Production Release after minor touch-up.

Good Luck
Dave

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07 mars 2019

OpenCPN 4.99.1507

The Official Beta test Release Version 4.99.1507 for OpenCPN Version 5 is available now.

Here are the Windows and Mac installer download links:

Windows:
http://opencpn.navnux.org/beta/openc...e2dd_setup.exe
Mac:
http://opencpn.navnux.org/beta/OpenC...07+a22e2dd.dmg

Linux builds will be available later today.
Linux users will find installable packages at the OpenCPN Beta repository:
https://launchpad.net/~bdbcat/+archive/ubuntu/opencpn

Please check your Flyspray tasks, and request closure on those items that are completed. Or, add additional comments if necessary.

Changelog:

34. Correct inadvertent toolbar expand of color scheme change. (FS#2504)
35. Improve Tide/current Icon sizes for various screen configurations.
36. Correct occasional crash on Mac when switching apps by dock.
37. Correct scale setting of GPS/Compass window on startup.
38. Clarify time-span printing format (FS#2508)
39. Improve RouteProperties plan speed re-calculation trigger. (FS#2508)
40. Initialize default waypoint sort key(FS#2511)
41. Correct shortcut key 'V' action after waypoint edit (FS#2514)
42. Improve Mac window Z-level behaviour.
43. Improve dusk/night colors for control devices and indicators.
44. Improve MBTiles support for large and sparse tilesets.
45. Correct ships bell sounding (FS#2498)
46. Correct settings->UI->"Show Compass/GPS Status Window" action (FS#2517)
47. Apply dusk and night color schemes to MBTiles sets. (FS#2507)
48. Correct size calculations for MUIbar orientation in touch-screen mode.


Release Beta 4.99.1507


Good Luck
Dave, and the OpenCPN Team.

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20 mars 2019

OpenCPN 4.99.1426


OpenCPN Version 5 Beta Release 4.99.1426

Ahoy OpenCPN family....

The Official Beta test Release Version 4.99.1426 for OpenCPN Version 5 is available now.

Here are the Windows and Mac installer download links:

Windows:
http://opencpn.navnux.org/beta/openc...ad7c_setup.exe
Mac:
http://opencpn.navnux.org/beta/OpenC...26+c1bad7c.dmg

Linux builds will be available later today as the build queue allows.
Linux users will find installable packages at the OpenCPN Beta repository:
https://launchpad.net/~bdbcat/+archive/ubuntu/opencpn

Please check your Flyspray tasks, and request closure on those items that are completed. Or, add additional comments if necessary.

OpenCPN Version 4.99.1426 Changelog
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1. Correct GRIB particle overlay updates in multicanvas mode.(FS#2452)
2. Correct "Overzoom" indicator position. (FS#2454)
3. Correct update of route properties from route manager dialog.(FS#2459)
4. Update WMM icons to MUI style (FS#2457)
5. Allow non-ASCII characters in mbtiles filename
6. Correct global toolbar geometry on resize and collapse (FS#2467)
7. Correct MBTiles high zoom-level display (FS#2453)
8. Correct MBTiles fault on loading some large tilesets (FS#2468)
9. Correct MBTiles overzoom indicator threshold (FS#2455)
10. Improve global toolbar icon for "tracking" (FS#2458)
11. Add new chartBar colors for MBTiles charts (FS#2461)
12. Correct help file links if Doc package is not installed. (FS#2465)
13. Correct toolbar "tracking" icon toggle on/off (FS#2471)
14. Add translatable string "Filter" to route manager dialog.
15. Correctly update ship name on MMSI properties edit dialog (FS#2460)
16. Correct UTF8 conversion on Windows serial port "friendlyName" (FS#2469)
17. Restrict scan of generic linux /dev serial ports to ttyS0 and ttyS1 (FS#2466)
18. Implement ability to hide compass/GPS window by global settings (FS#2479)(FS#2487)
19. Correct inadvertent clearing of layer visibility strings in config file. (FS#2450)
20. Correct NMEA debug window color detection and display. (FS#2481)
21. Restore Lat/Lon copy/paste functionality to Mark properties dialog.(FS#2486)
22. Correct global toolbar layout on resizing of app. (FS#2488)
23. Improve tide/current icon scaling logic for hi res display (FS#2474)
24. Correct fault on Windows portable mode with CR enabled (FS#2493)
25. Improve MBTiles display for sparse maps (FS#2480)
26. Correct fault on language change after viewing RouteProp Dialog (FS#2494)
27. Update "overzoom" and depth unit emboss on language change.
28. Correct update of Tide/Current select list on partial canvas repaint, GL (FS#2490)
28. Correct NMEA0183 message RMB to send VMG instead of SOG
30. In multi-canvas mode, treat first left click on inactive canvas as focus shift.
31. Show alert message if selecting MBTiles charts without OpenGL active.
32. Cancel effect of Ctrl-I (hide compass) after any zoom. (FS#2501)
33. Synchronize compass icon and CanvasOptions dialog for course-up mode.


Good Luck
Dave, and the OpenCPN Team.

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08 février 2019

OpenCPN 4.99.1408


Ahoy OpenCPN family....

The Beta test series for OpenCPN Version 5 starts today.


Downloads:

Here are the Windows and Mac installer download links:

Windows:
http://opencpn.navnux.org/beta/openc...5280_setup.exe

Mac:
http://opencpn.navnux.org/beta/beta/...08+0395280.dmg

Linux users will find installation packages at the OpenCPN Beta repository:
https://launchpad.net/~bdbcat/+archive/ubuntu/opencpn

OpenCPN Version 5 (O5) represents a major upgrade in UI functionality, as well as numerous changes "under the hood" for enhanced performance and reliability.
We will leave the detailed Feature discussion for another thread. Feel free to explore and discover...

Plugins:
OpenCPN Version 5 is built using the latest available version of wxWidgets, wx3.1.2. Migrating to this version of wxWidgets comes with an ABI compatibility update. As a result, all Plugins for OpenCPN must be rebuilt with compatible libraries in order to install and run on OpenCPN Version 5.

Rebuilding and testing all Plugins across all platforms and architectures is a big effort. It will take some time. We have chosen to start the O5 Beta program before all of the rebuilt Plugins are available, in order to advance the core application release schedule.

We have created a web page tool called the O5 Plugin Tracking Tool. This tool will help Beta testers track the status of all O5 compatible Plugins.

https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/atp/48fb3bOH/5plugs.html

On this page you will find a color-coded grid of Plugin choices for Beta testing. As more Plugins are migrated to O5 architecture, their links and color codes will be updated appropriately.


As you can imagine, tracking and monitoring Beta testing for all these Plugins on all supported O5 platforms is a complex project. In order to mitigate any possible confusion over different Plugin sources and versions, the policy is this:
The links on the O5 Plugin Tracking Tool are the ONLY official source for O5 Beta test Plugins.

Bug Reports:
We encourage Beta Test bug reports using the OpenCPN Flyspray Bug Tracker facility.
https://opencpn.org/flyspray/index.p...index&switch=1

Report bugs in the "OpenCPN Version 5 Beta" task, please.

Bugs reported on Flyspray are trackable and archived indefinitely. These reports receive the most immediate and relevant attention, leading to swift correction of bugs for the next Beta release.

Of course, you may also post reports in this thread. They will be noticed, but the correction and publication of fixes may be delayed.


We thank you in advance for all your help in testing this new Release.

Good Luck
Dave, and the whole OpenCPN Team.
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07 November, 2018

OpenCPN Version 4.8.8 Released


The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.8.8

This version is a maintenance release of OpenCPN, improving reliability and compatibility for all supported platforms.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements

OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from github.com, and several other public sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.8.6, OpenCPN Version 4.8.8 contains several incremental corrections and improvements across all platforms.

Changes and improvements include:

1. Make higher baud rates available on POSIX systems where supported.
2. Update Finnish translations.
3. Improve plugin ENC overlay rendering.
4. Improve serial port detection logic on Mac systems.
5. Improve ENC update processing logic.


We hope you enjoy OpenCPN Version 4.8.8, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer
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4.8.6  :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-4-8-6-released-205416.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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03 August, 2018

OpenCPN Version 4.8.6 Released


The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.8.6

This version is a maintenance release of OpenCPN, improving reliability and compatibility for all supported platforms.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements

OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from github.com, and several other public sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.8.4, OpenCPN Version 4.8.6 contains several incremental corrections and improvements across all platforms.

We hope you enjoy OpenCPN Version 4.8.6, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer
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4.8.4  :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-4-8-4-released-200246.html

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21 April, 2018

OpenCPN Version 4.8.4 Released


The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.8.4

This version is a maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation worldwide.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from github.com, and several other public sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.8.2, OpenCPN Version 4.8.4 contains several incremental corrections and improvements across all platforms.

We hope you enjoy OpenCPN Version 4.8.4, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer
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06 February, 2018

OpenCPN Version 4.8.2 Released



The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.8.2

This version is a maintenance and feature enhancement release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation worldwide.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from github.com, and several other public sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.8.0, OpenCPN Version 4.8.2 contains several incremental corrections and improvements.

Among them are:

.. Expanded integrated Chart Downloader sources.

We hope you enjoy OpenCPN Version 4.8.2, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer
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4.8.10204   : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-release-candidate-4-8-10204-a-197061.html
4.8.10.203  : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-release-candidate-4-8-10203-a-197000.html
4.8.10129   : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-8-10129-a-196779.html
4.8.10125   : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-8-10125-a-196536.html
4.8.10119   : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-8-10119-a-196289.html
4.8.10109   : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-8-10109-a-195843.html

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04 février 2018

OpenCPN 4.8.10204

Changelog:
47. Implement configurable Null header acceptance on UPD receiver, (FURUNO)

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03 février 2018

OpenCPN 4.8.10203

Changelog:
42. Improve MacOS dialog Z-order in some cases.
43. Correct failure to load Pacific Pilot Charts.
44. Improve Options->Plugins panel layout.
45. Correct ENC update logic for missing Feature Classes.
46. Correct dusk/night rendering of spherical red/white buoy.

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29 janvier 2018

OpenCPN 4.8.10129

Changelog:
36. Update embedded users manual. Thanks to our "Wiki wrangler", Rick Gleason, for a super job.
37. Correct corrupted display on some (e.g. Argentinian) RNCs. Requires chart database rebuild.
39. Improve some MacOS Dialog box layout rules.
40. Implement Settings->UserInterface font sample.
41. Send NOBJNM to the plugins consuming the vector chart object information. (FS#1485).

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25 janvier 2018

OpenCPN 4.8.10125

Changelog
31. Correct Track highlight rendering at large scale.
32. Correct fault on high speed VDR playback with "Calculate COG and SOG from position changes" set true.
33. Correct/improve missing cell cache logic for cm93 dataset.
34. Correct ENC Line Feature prioritization and display logic.
35. Implement options slider control for Ship and AIS rendering scale.

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19 janvier 2018

OpenCPN 4.8.10119

Changelog
23. Correct Tide/Current window layout and tide event time calculation.
24. Correct Dashboard Dock/Float configuration after preference change.
25. Improve GRIB current arrow proportional rendering for larger current magnitude.
26. Correct chart downloader pi to decompress Peruvian charts using RAR v5
27. Correct ENC "Anchorage" features state logic.
28. Correct fault on failed ENC update to re-issued cell.
29. Revert Dashboard sizing logic to 4.8.0 equivalent.

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9 janvier 2018

OpenCPN 4.8.10109

Changelog

0. Correct various icon sizing logic for variable screen resolution/density. (FS#2279)
1. PULL: Dashboard Depth: Draw text after graph to prevent hiding of text by graph
2. PULL: Make the shortcut key "D" (CM93 detail) also working for raster and ENC vectorcharts "Zoom/weighting"
3. PULL: Correct rendering of Gribv1 without DiDj
4. PULL: Fix Grib plugin to use same screen size logic as main application.
5. PULL: Fix tide icon display size on rPI.
6. PULL: Correct potential errors in navobj.xml tracks after OCPN crash.
7. PULL: GRIB add a 'draw barbed arrow head' plugin preference to reduce display clutter.
8. PULL: Simplify Dashboard resize logic, allowing smaller guage sizes, etc.
9. PULL: Add hidden config option to globally change track hilight color.
10. PULL: Correct FS#2270 Recent tracks lost on crash (Needs "contrived" testing)
11. Correct platform private data directory specification, remove trailing "/" in portable mode. (FS#2300)
12. Explicitly remove "ignored" AIS targets to avoid phantom alerts. (FS#2312)
13. Update existing groups structure on plugin API AddChartToDBInPlace() method. (FS#2268)
14. Adjust the maximum permissible AIS track length to 300 minutes (5 hours). (FS#2271)
15. Correct failure to save AISTargetListDialog size/position on restart. (FS#2277)
16. Add control for track highlight color to Options->Ships->OwnShip. Thanks DavidSanner.
17. Add Track Rollover popup
18. Add new GSHHS basemap sources and integrated support to Chart Downloader.
19. Add selectable live cursor ETA report to Status Bar.
20. Implement configurable Ownship range ring colour.
21. Correct S57/SENC build logic to accommodate "reissued" cells from some HOs.
22. Add keyboard shortcut for data quality "U" (FS#2294)
23. When GRIB and tide/currents are both visible, then tide/current calculations are shown at the "GRIB time".
The color of the tide/current "widgets" change is to notify the user that the tide/current reference time has changed from "local NOW time" to "GRIB time".
24. Now a course predictor is shown even when the actual AIS target, or the end point, is not visible on screen.
25. Implemented user selectable SOG/COG calculation from position data. If not available trough normal NMEA.
26. Add US Pilot charts to the chart sources in the chart downloader.
27. The "Course-Up Update Period" feature has a new name to better describe what happens: "Chart Rotation Averaging Time"

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11 August, 2017

OpenCPN Version 4.8.0 Released


The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.8.0

This version is a maintenance and feature enhancement release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation worldwide.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from github.com, and several other public sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.6.1, OpenCPN Version 4.8.0 contains several incremental corrections and improvements.

Among them are:

.. Expanded integrated vector graphics icon set for improved rendering of waypoints and routes.

We hope you enjoy OpenCPN Version 4.8.0, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer
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4.6.22   : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-6-22-a-188634.html
4.6.2     : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-6-2-a-188257.html
4.6.1     : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-4-6-1-released-182484.html
4.6        : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-4-6-0-released-181502.html


14 March, 2017

OpenCPN Version 4.6.0 Released

The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.6.0

This version is a feature upgrade and maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation worldwide.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from github.com, and several other public sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.4, OpenCPN Version 4.6 contains several new features and enhanced functions.

Among them are:

.. Substantial functional improvements and performance increases related to ENC vector charts.
.. User selectable InlandECDIS mode for increased safety and convenience while navigating inland waters.
.. Expanded User Manual bundled with Release download.


We hope you enjoy the new features of OpenCPN Version 4.6, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer

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31 March, 2017

OpenCPN Version 4.6.1 Released

The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.6.1

This version is a maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation worldwide.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from github.com, and several other public sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.6.0, OpenCPN Version 4.6.1 contains several incremental corrections and improvements.

Among them are:

.. Improved performance for some systems using large route and waypoint datasets.
.. Corrected support for Norwegian language systems.
.. Corrected support for some Raspberry Pi Touchscreen systems.

We hope you enjoy OpenCPN Version 4.6.1, and we look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org


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25 juillet, 2017

OpenCPN Beta Version 4.6.2

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1. Correct tide height graphic hang on Macintosh.
2. Drying heights, incorrect negative depth symbology (FS#2230)
3. Implement new SVG MarkIcon set.
4. Route Properties dialog does not follow color scheme selection (FS#2216)
5. Track Properties Print (FS#2215)
6. Improve Route Printout page layout (FS#2224)
7. Correct rendering of slider controls on Mac OSx platform
8. Pull Request: don't display LNDARE OBJNAM for cm93
9. Pull Request: support all conic projections
10. Pull Request: use EXPSOU in S57 danger logic
11. Pull Request: Add transducer name PITCH for XDR Type A to Dashboard
12. Pull Request: grib: memory leak on read error
13. Pull Request: AIS country code maintenance.
14. Pull Request: various Grib v2 fixes
15. Pull Request: Fix track length calc
16. Pull Request: GRIB Weather Table. Only free row attributes once.
17. Pull Request: Dashboard. Don't try to trim/compare with an empty string.
18. Pull Request: Restore MOB popup warning when disabling the MOB toolbar button.
19. Pull Request: Various Route list UI corrections.
20. Pull Request: Turn off right click busy mode on left click.
21. Pull Request: correct logic for projections that return infinite coordinate values.
22. Pull Request: Update Vietnamese translations.
23. Pull Request: Handle both true and magnetic heading/bearing cases in route property list.
24. Pull Request: New keyboard shortcut: 1,2,3... keys select chart group by index, 0 selects all charts.
27. Improve monitor size detection logic on GTK. (FS#2193)
28. Correct crash on Windows shutdown.
29. Routes and tracks not saved on linux shutdown. (FS#2245)
30. Implement improved Clock instrument for Dashboard. Thanks transmitterDan.
31. Correct FRPOS hemishere decoding (FS#2237)
32. Correct default track line width as read from config file (FS#2252)

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02 août, 2017

OpenCPN Beta Version 4.6.22

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33. Update integrated vector MarkIcons.
34. Simplify shutdown logic to avoid hang on Windows OpenGL systems.
35. Remove superfluous BusySpinner call in cm93 offset dialog.
36. Update translations.
37. Correct potential fault on tide/current sizing logic.

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Fils à suivre :

Cette série de fils corresponds à une  évolution vers la version 4.6 d'OpenCPN pour windows, Linux et Mac.

4.5.307 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-5-307-a-181182.html
4.5.221 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-5-221-a-180420.html
4.5.213 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-5-213-a-180019.html
4.5.204 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-5-204-a-179582.html
4.5.201 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-5-201-a-179476.html
4.5.127 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-4-5-127-a-179210.html


Evolutions annoncées : de 001 à 010,  dans la version 4.5.0127 du 27 janvier 2017 :


Changelog
4.5.127 Beta Release Notes

1. Correct Options->VectorChart Mariners standard Object list scrollbar on linux (FS#2165)
2. Correct implementation of ENC "Mariners Standard" display function (FS#2091)
3. Correct Plugin Options panel management (FS#2183)
4. Correct Furuno GPS route upload method. (FS#2137)
5. Correct OpenGL path processing for portable mode (FS#2141)
6. Improvement to allow GSV sentence with extra field per NMEA 4.1 (Thanks, TransmitterDan)
7. Increase the allowed AIS version in the Message 5 parser to allow decoding of AIS v2 messages (FS#2144)
8. Correct to allow '<' and '>' characters in HTML query results (FS#2145)
9. Correct inadvertent response to mouse double-click on AIS target location when AIS display is disabled. (FS#1811)
10. Update Language translations.

Notes:
This is a maintenance and minimal feature enhancement release built closely upon OCPN 4.4.0.
Successful Beta testing will lead to a Production Release as OpenCPN 4.6.0.

Evolutions annoncées : de 011 à 017,  dans la version 4.5.201 du 01 février 2017 :

Changelog
4.5.201 Beta Release Notes

11. Correct startup and options page display faults on Macintosh.
12. Re-enable ENC thumbnails.
13. Correct fault on dynamic language switch with some Plugins.
14. Update language translations.
15. Add True and/or Magnetic HDG/BRG info to AIS Target Query.
16. Improve Options->Display->Units dialog layout and behavior.
17. Update various ENC symbolization rules to follow S52 standards.

Evolutions annoncées : de 018 à 024,  dans la version 4.5.204 du 04 février 2017 :

Changelog
4.5.204 Beta Release Notes

18. Improve Options->Charts Apply/Ok button behavior on chart add/remove.
19. Correct garbled Options->Units display on Mac, and errors on Windows variation field display.
20. Add Options->Display->Advanced, Vector Chart zoom modifier slider.
21. Correct Options->Charts->Prepare All ENC behavior on Windows 8/10.
22. Correct text placement for canal "KM" distance markers.
23. Various improvements to ENC rendering, more closely conforming to S-52 specifications.
24. Correct MenuBar item texts on language change.

Evolutions annoncées : de 026 à 040,  dans la version 4.5.213 du 13 février 2017 :

Changelog
4.5.213 Beta Release Notes

26. Implement improved ENC text declutter algorithms
27. Implement InlandENC V2.3 Info mode option.
28. Correct ownship scaled icon rendering in GL mode. (FS#2200)
29. Make ENC Object Query text fields selectable for copy/paste operation, except on touch displays.
30. Improve layout of Tide/Current graphic window.
31. On Prepare All ENC, allow full background operation in Win7/10.
32. Add config setting to allow adjustment of tide rectangles' displayed size. Thanks, Paul (FS#2104)
33. Slightly reduce scaled physical pen width on GL AIS target rendering.
34. Slightly adjust icon sizes in Routepoint Properties dialog.
35. Refine BusyCursor show/hide logic, especially on ENC access.
36. Improve Current graphic rendering (FS#2119) Thanks, Paul.
37. Correct use of IIGLL NMEA sentence.
38. Improve keyboard navigation and rendering of TrackPropertiesDialog point list.
39. Correct quilt composition when S57 overlays are present. (FS#2195)
40. Correct error on auto-follow and zoom-to-cursor interaction. (FS#2199)

Evolutions annoncées : de 041 à 048,  dans la version 4.5.221 du 21 février 2017 :

Changelog
4.5.221 Beta Release Notes

41.  Add ENC Text tool "A+" to iENC mode, Remove "Zoom+" and "Zoom-"
42.  Disable hiding of iENC toolbar
43.  Correct several elements of iENC toolbar rendering.
44.  Improved DC (non-GL) quilted text rendering.
45.  Improved vector chart zoom slider interaction with "Reduced Detail at small scale" option.
46.  Correct legacy ENC Plugin display (e.g.S63)
47.  Adjust default configuration settings for better initial ENC display.
48.  Establish 'N' as hotkey to return to Standard display in iENC mode.

Comments:
1.  Please check your Flyspray tasks, and clear if possible.
2.  Consider this Beta to be the "last call" for language updates on the crowdin site.  Let me know if any strings are missing or untranslatable.
3.  It is now time to check carefully (again) the special Inland ENC mode for compliance with the specification.  I believe the GUI aspect is complete. Now we should be concerned with general usability and rendering fidelity.

Evolutions annoncées : de 049 à 052,  dans la version 4.5.307 du 07 mars 2017 :

4.5.307 Beta Release Notes

49. Extract and integrate User Manual from present dokuwiki contents.
50. Improve text formatting of initial Welcome dialog.
51. Improve Busy Spinner logic to avoid "orphan" spinners.
52. Implement minor improvements to ENC rendering rules, especially for OpenGL mode.

Notes:

1. The embedded User Manual is a significantly richer than the previous versions, and so is a bit larger.
There may also be some missing/broken links. Please take a look, carefully noting any critical sections or images missing.

2. This Beta is considered to be the first Release Candidate.
All features are frozen.
Unless fatal logic flaws are discovered, only minor changes (e.g. message strings, trivial rendering troubles) will be considered for the final release of OCPN 4.6.
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Lien dans l'ancienne version du site web d'OpenCPN : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-4-4-released-167818.html

Lien, au 05/02/2017, dans la nouvelle version d'OpenCPN :
https://www.opencpn.org/OpenCPN/info/downloadopencpn.html

13 June, 2016

OpenCPN Version 4.4.0 Released

The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.4.0

This version is a feature upgrade and maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from several public sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.2, OpenCPN Version 4.4 contains many several features and enhanced functions.

Among them are:

..Support for GRIB V2 format files.
..Measurably improved performance and reliability over all supported platforms.


We hope you enjoy the new features of OpenCPN Version 4.4, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer
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Fils à suivre :

Cette série de fils corresponds à une  évolution de la version 4.0 d'OpenCPN pour windows, Linux et Mac.
4.2.1724 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-test-4-2-1724-rc1-release-166771.html
4.2.1706 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-test-4-2-1706-release-165757-3.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 001 à 019,  dans la version 4.2.1706 du 06 mai 2016 :

Changelog
20. Correct underway Route Properties Dialog ETA calculations (FS#2075)
21. Correct crash on some very large GRIB2 files.
22. Correct GRIB current direction value tracking error, off by 180 degrees.
23. Correct errors in track colour/width settings for OpenGL.
24. Correct GRIB wind barb pen width on openGL.
25. Correct GRIB overlay performance loss on OpenGL with large textures.
26. Correct quilt projection persistence on quilt mode toggle.
27. Correct keyboard focus return on linux systems (FS#1684)

Notes:

I consider this Release to be a good Release Candidate.
This means that barring truly universal and/or egregious bugs, this will be the O4.2.2 production release.

Evolutions annoncées : de 001 à 019,  dans la version 4.2.1706 du 06 mai 2016 :

Source is available now on github at:
https://github.com/OpenCPN/OpenCPN
Branch: v4.2.2

Changelog

1. Correct georef of non-WGS84 raster charts in DC mode. (FS#2054)
2. Correct fault in DC mode during repaint of empty route while being created.
3. Correct incompatible PlugIn dialog display logic.
4. Recognize and apply manual screen size configuration on startup.
5. Improve ConsoleCanvas active route mouse dynamics, and persist mode in config. (FS#1990)
6. Allow waypoint names longer than 6 characters by manual config file edit. Thanks adwuk....
7. Improve chart zoom detail level control behavior.
8. Correct action when starting route creation near existing waypoint (FS#2028)
9. Correct context menu when AIS targets are disabled. (FS#1811)
10. Implement support for GRIB V2.
11. Add ENC Object Query to AIS context menu when appropriate. (FS#1817)
12. Do not Alert on CPA incursion for AIS Base Stations (FS#1804) (FS#1749)
13. Correctly terminate/restart edited network connection (FS#2062)/(FS#1962)
14. Correct Waypoint Properties Dialog icon drop-down list height (FS#2000)
15. Correct Toolbar focus loss on some linux systems (FS#1889) (FS#1750)
16. Correct Mark Properties Dialog CMD-C key action (FS#1988)
17. Correct loss of UI focus after RoutePrintDialog end (FS#2069)
18. Improve date print format for Tide/Current window (FS#2070)
19. Correct toolbar icon logic for rapidly repeated left clicks. (FS#1991)

Notes:

This Release is primarily a bug-fix/maintenance update.
Most of the issues addressed are discussed and described in the Flyspray Bug Tracker.

This is one new feature, however. The integrated GRIB PlugIn now supports GRIB V2 format files. This update enables some new sources for worldwide GRIB data from a variety of sources. Please exercise all of the GRIB features heavily.

Our main intent for this Beta series is to:
a) Validate the bug fixes described above.
b) Validate the new GRIB v2 functionality.
c) Watch carefully for unexpected regressions against OCPN V4.2.0

We plan to make one or two Beta test cycles, as necessary, and release this update as OpenCPN V4.2.2000 in about two weeks time.

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Version  4.2 pour Windows, Linux et Mac :
Fil à suivre :   http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-version-4-2-released-160561.html

Texte de l'annonce sur le Cruisers Forum.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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3 February, 2016. OpenCPN Version 4.2.0 Released

The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.2.0

This version is a feature upgrade and maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and ARM computer architectures.
Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. Specific user scenarios and needs are easily accommodated by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.
A responsive international user and developer community together with integrated documentation help make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.

Some of the features of OpenCPN include

Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking
AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
Broad International Language support
PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from sourceforge.net, and several other sources.

As a successor to OpenCPN Version 4.0, OpenCPN Version 4.2 contains many new features and enhanced functions.

Among them are:

..Increased performance in all modes, particularly when using OpenGL graphics acceleration.
..Integrated Chart Downloader PlugIn, allowing systematic tracking and donwload of latest online charts from several popular sources.
..Integrated World Magnetic Model (WMM) PlugIn, providing accuratley calculated magnetic variation worldwide.
..Major update to embedded Users Manual.
..Measurably improved performance and reliability over all supported platforms.


We hope you enjoy the new features of OpenCPN Version 4.2, and look forward to your continued feedback and support.

More information is available at opencpn.org
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Version 4.1.xxxx pour Windows, Linux et Mac :
Compléments (plugin) disponibles :

Pour les versions 4.1.xxxx sur windows et linux, une évolution logicielle rends les anciennes versions des compléments (plugins ) complètement inutilisables.

Fils à suivre :

Cette série de fils corresponds à une  évolution de la version 4.0 d'OpenCPN pour windows, Linux et Mac.
4.1.1329 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-rc-3-4-1-1329-release-160312.html
4.1.1317 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-rc-2-4-1-1317-release-159610.html
4.1.1301 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-rc-4-1-1301-release-158718.html
4.1.1108 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-test-4-1-1108-release-155968.html
4.1.1022 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-test-4-1-1022-release-155042.html
4.1.925 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1923192#post1923192
4.1.602 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-test-4-1-602-release-147302.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 116 à 120,  dans la version 4.1.1329 du 29 Janvier 2016 :

OpenCPN Version 4.1.1329 Release Candidate(3) will soon be available for download from opencpn.org.

Monitor the opencpn.org Downloads page to find and download the latest Beta version binaries.....

Source is available now on github at:
https://github.com/OpenCPN/OpenCPN
Branch: master

Changelog

116. Implement SVG icons for GRIB control toolbar. Thanks, JP and Gilletarom
117. Implement scaled RoutePoint symbols in non-OpenGL mode.
118. Improve Routepoint dialog for scaled icons.
119. Allow GUI Scaled factor to reduce icon sizes for negative slider values.
120. Full documentation update. Thanks RGLeason and kb.

Release 4.1.1329(RC 3)

This is hopefully the final RC before release of O4.2.

Evolutions annoncées : de 106 à 115,  dans la version 4.1.1317 du 17 Janvier 2016 :

Changelog
106. Correct Raster georef for KAPs without datum defined, e.g. "GD=" (#FS1928/2)
107. Correct Raster KAP georef outlines for non-WGS84 charts. (FS#1928/1)
108. Correct icon images for "empty" icon on MSW, OpenGL mode. (FS#1930)
109. Directly set some common options when no config file is present.
110. Enable localized translations for PlugIn Options panel when PlugIn is enabled. (FS#1942)
111. Reenable temporary <ALT> menubar access for post-XP Windows systems (FS#1923)
112. Implement PlugIn SVG toolbar icon support.
113. Correct inadvertent Toolbar submerge on Plugin activation. (FS#1938)
114. Allow setting GUI/Toolbar icon sizes and other graphic elements independent of Scaled Tablet Mode.
115. Correct to skip orphan mouse leftUp events, as when closing Dashboard panes.

Notes:
There are many other minor changes in this Release, gleaned from the helpful comments in the Forum thread. Too numerous to itemize, but "you know what they are". Please speak up if your favorite bug/feature did not get resolved in this Release.

There will be one more chance for crowdin translation updates. I note that several popular languages have a relatively low completion score on crowdin. Any help that can be provided will be greatly appreciated.

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Evolutions annoncées : de 91 à 105,  dans la version 4.1.1301 du 01 Janvier 2016 :

91. Correct config file location for portable (-p) operation.
92. Fix uncompensated skewed chart display. (FS#1904) Thanks Chuck.
93. Correct cm93 quilt logic in OpenGL for some especially complex situations.
94. Correct rendering of disjoint, large scale S57 cells.
95. Implement mag variation calculation at object location if WMM is available.
96. Update Authors list, adding Didier Gautheron.
97. Correct Windows Generic GDI OpenGL driver initialization.
98. Improve DUSK/NIGHT color presentation by eliminating bright decorations.
99. Correct display of very long routes (FS#1896)
100. Implement scaled icons for Settings top icons in responsive mode.
101. Handle NMEA V4 messages with prepended tags.
102. Re-enable ability to add a single chart to a group.
103. Improve initial responsivness of Option dialog.
104. Modify OpenGL texture logic to support non-compliant MSW "GDI Generic" driver.
105. Implement ScaledVectorGraphics (SVG) interface for tools and icons.

This Beta is a Release Candidate. Only very minor changes are anticipated before the Production Release of O4.2.

Please check your favorite corner cases without mercy. Break it if you can. Submit crash reports if you find them.
Also, don't forget to have a look at the international translations provided generously by all the crowdin project members.

Finally, lets keep in mind always that there are many thousands of O4 users in the wild, and many will eventually upgrade to O4.2. We want no serious regression problems, and want the upgrade to be as smooth and intuitive as possible. So think like a relatively in-experienced user as you put this RC through its paces. Is it less satisfying in any way? Is any part of the User Experience a step backwards?

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Evolutions annoncées : de 78 90,  dans la version 4.1.1108 du 08 novembre 2015 :

78. Add Follower/Buddy to MMSIEditDialog to suppress AIS alert.
79. Correct occasional loss of reduced toolbar on chart stack change. Thanks, Chuck.
80. Correct memory corruption on high overzoom DC mode raster chart rendering. (FS#1885)
81. Correct memory leaks on SENC file creation.
82. Improve AIS Alert Dialog sizing algorithm.
83. Suppress some unnecessary log error messages on exit.
84. Correct polyconic & transverse Mercator chart outline calculation method. (FS#1882)
85. Correct operation of Anchor Information hotkey ("A") in vector chart display. Thanks nkiesel...
86. In Responsive mode, set basic toolbar tool and compass size to 6 mm nominal.
87. Correct chartbar switching behavior on touch enabled configurations.
88. Re-enable install log on MSW Installer Package.
89. Correct toolbar submerge grabber logic in various cases. Thanks, chuck.
90. Refactor to allow building with USE_S57=OFF (FS#1903)

Release Notes:

We have corrected the Windows Crash Dump email problems apparent in the last Beta. Crash dumps may now be submitted for analysis upstream. I encourage you to add supporting information if able, so that we can quickly reproduce and correct the root cause of these occasional crashes.

Evolutions annoncées : de 63 à 77,  dans la version 4.1.1022 du 22 octobre 2015 :

63. Correct and extend Raster Chart PlugIn API for revised OpenGL access methods.
64. Correct active track rendering logic to Ownship.
65. Correct cm93 region and detail level calculation logic around Longitude 0.
66. Correct longitude grid text rendering on OpenGL.
67. Correct occasional loss of toolbar during mode switches and dialog access.
68. Improve sectored light rendering performance on Windows OpenGL systems.
69. Correct Vector chart PlugIn rendering methods.
70. Implement GUI scale factor for toolbar effective on all platforms.
71. If specified, require NMEA checksums to be valid before sending sentences to PlugIns.
72. Correct initialization of Polyconic charts without embedded georef coefficients (FS#1866)
73. Modify AIS SART target acknowledge timeout policy to honor global ACK timeout (FS#1856)
74. Correct AIS Target Query dialog sizing logic
75. Correct Grid text formatting for "degree" symbol (FS#1870)
76. Extend PlugIn API for Waypoint list access.
77. Correct Dashboard context menu actions when multiple dashboards are defined.

This is not an especially large list of fixes.
However, this is an important release in that in tightens up the PlugIn API and rendering engine to allow full support of chart-type PlugIns, such as BSB4, NVC, and S63.

It also address some performance regression problems observed earlier, and some cm93 compositor problems.

Please check your Flyspray tasks, and request closure if possible.

Finally, we are closing in on Feature Freeze for OpenCPN Version 4.2 Production Release. If you have persistently annoying bugs and/or Features that you relly feel like should be part of the next Release, please surface them in the Forum or Flyspray.


Evolutions annoncées : de 41 à 62,  dans la version 4.1.925 du 25 septembre 2015 :

41. Improve RouteManagerDialog sizing and rotation behavior. (FS#1757, FS#1755)
42. Correct DC mode HPGL vector symbol rendering with wxGraphicsContext active.
43. Correct quilt operations on highly zoomed skewed quilt regions.
44. Correct shutdown process to avoid accessing PlugIn chart orphans.
45. Correct AIS target age logic when DST is active (FS#1809).
46. Correct rotated clip region calculation when using depth-buffer clipping. (FS#1801)
47. Fix Grib Particle Looping (FS#1794)
48. Correct XML Changes file handling on crash restart and point dragging. (FS#1824, FS#1785)
49. Correct console canvas location for alternate compass layouts. (FS#1851)
50. Correct OpenGL options "accelerated panning" initial value.
51. Implement greatly improved mipmap generation algorithm using SSE intrinsics where available.
52. Improve cm93 zoom logic to show more detail where desired, especially small islands in a big sea.
53. Correct chart group logic for similar chart file location prefix. (FS#1060)
54. Improve OpenGL raster cache build time by optimizing progress dialog updating. Thanks, did-g.
55. Add filter string control to NMEA debug window. Thanks Sean.
56. Add support for mingw compiler on Windows.
57. Correct rendering of TSS arrows in DC mode (FS#1858)
58. Correct CenterView dialog text edit control behaviour on Windows (FS#1765)
59. Correct textual description for AIS Target Status 11 and 12 (FS#1848)
60. Correct waypoint icon selector dropdown size on MSW (FS#1815)
61. Correct initialization of UserIcons ownship preference. (FS#1769)
62. Improved support for accurate polyconic and Transverse Mercator projection rendering.

Lots of internal plumbing changes on this Release, to support enhanced performance and some new type/classes of PlugIns coming. I expect you will notice the performance improvements, especially in OpenGL mode.

Also please note the default inclusion of chart downloader and WMM PlugIns, courtesy of nohal. I find that once your chart directory structure is set up compatibly, the chart downloader is incredibly convenient. No reason to navigate with out-of-date NOAA charts anymore.

This Release makes a fairly good dent in the Flyspray task list for 4.1.x. Please check your tasks and request closure if satisfied.

Also, please think hard about the Production Release 4.2, which we plan for before end-of-year. Any particular features which you feel extra passionate about should be brought to the table now for consideration, while we have some runway left.


Evolutions annoncées : de 1 à 40,  dans la version 4.1.602 du 02 juin 2015 :

Changelog
1. Implement configurable waypoint range rings (FS#1560)
2. Implement configurable NMEA Talker ID (FS#1557)
3. Harmonize autopilot APB and XTE precision settings to be the same always.
4. Improve 2-bells audio file. (FS#1673)
5. Correct to disable selectability of hidden AIS targets. (FS#1666)
6. Grib: Add Fixed spacing option for arrows and numbers.
7. Grib: Correct data interpolation error at 180 E/W longitude.
8. Grib: Improve email request dialog to allow requests crossing 180 E/W longitude.
9. Correct dialog text for magnetic variation sense. (FS#1694)
10. Add extended AIS Aton rendering according to IEC6228_Ed2.
11. Make initial page selection on options dialog more consistent in GTK.
12. Correct ENC UWTROC, OBSTRN,WRECKS visibility in Base and Standard modes. (FS#1717)
13. Correct uninitialized member causing crash on DSC message with incorrect checksum(FS#1697)
14. Correct to ignore DSC messages with "Unspecified" position (FS#1711)
15. Correct VERCCL and VERCOP height decode and rendering on ENCs (FS#1704) Thanks TransmitterDan
16. Correct to ignore invisible marks on selection/query (FS#1670)
17. Correct keyboard accelerator logic for WXOSX (FS#1698/1655)
18. Correct RouteProperties dialog to "Stay on top" for WXOSX build (FS#1698)
19. Correct help launcher on wxWidgets 3.x. (FS#1702)
20. Correct uninitialized variables (FS#1679)
21. Correct for "GD=" missing datum in KAP chart header. (FS#1683)
22. Correct depth unit display for BSB charts with KNP/...UN=METRIC (FS#1654)
23. Correct cm93 failure to show some soundings on keyboard pan (FS#1689)
24. Correct automatic route creation properties on MOB event (FS#1699)
25. Improve toolbar tooltip placement for right-located toolbar. (FS#1657)
26. Correct datum initialization for quilted non-WGS84 charts in OpenGL mode. (FS#????)
27. Correct occasional linux focus loss (FS#1684)
28. Preserve visibility attributes for GPX files originating from OpenCPN (FS#1667)
29. Improve formatting of S57 object attributes as decoded (FS#1713)
30. Correct ENC SENC file creation math for ARMHF systems.
31. Implement quilting of skewed raster charts in OpenGL mode.
32. Implement manual/timed automatic toolbar hiding option.
33. Update Windows build tool to VS2103
34. Update Windows wxWidgets version to wx3.0.2
35. Implement automatic reload of updated PlugIns by visiting options->Plugins screen.
36. Improve GUI for GRIB PlugIn, better fitting the small screen.
37. Correct duplicate routepoint delete logic, (FS#1743)
38. Correct for inadvertent waypoint dragging on double-click (FS#1748)
39. Correct route line width in selected and activated modes. (FS#1735)
40. Correct ownship predictor rendering when ownship is off-screen (FS#1754)

Notes:

This rather large change list represents the major percentage of the outstanding Flyspray tasks against O4.
There are also a few functional improvements, to wit:

31. Quilting for skewed raster charts in OpenGL mode is now standard behaviour.
34. Update wxWidgets to version 3.02, for increased performance and stability.
36. Improved GUI for GRIB overlays. For more, see https://github.com/OpenCPN/OpenCPN/pull/270
xx. Extended PlugIn API enabling some new PlugIn concepts under developement and to be seen shortly.

We are aiming to release OCPN 4.2 sometime in late summer. We should consider this Release to be a "maintenance" Release, with a few new features for spice. As such, our Beta test program should focus on regression testing of your favorite stress tests and daily use cases.

Please check and clear your Flysray tasks. Probably some will be so old that they will have been forgotten by the originator, but please try. I will manually clear the leftovers in a couple of weeks if we hear no further problems.

I have opened a new Flyspray tracker Project for OCPN 4.1.x Beta series. Please use this tracker for new issues found on the OCPN mainline beta release for PC. The Android Beta series has its own tracker....























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Version pour Androïd :
Fils à suivre :

Cette série de fils corresponds à la création de la nouvelle version utilisable sous Androïd :

V1.0.25 : https://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=317
V1.0.24 : https://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=316
V1.0.23 : https://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=313
V1.0.22 : https://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=307
V1.0.21 : https://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=305
V1.0.20 : https://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=303
V1.0.18 :
V1.0.16 :  https://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=251
V1.0.15 :
V1.0.14 :  http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=234
V1.0.13 :  http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=227
V1.0.12 :  http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=4
V1.0.11 :  http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=208
V1.0.10 :  http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=173
V1.0.9  :   http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=157
V1.0.8  :   http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=137
V1.0.6 :    http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=74
V1.0.5 :    http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=27
V1.0.4 :    http://bigdumboat.com/aocpn/forum/showthread.php?tid=17
V1.0.3 :    https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org...pn.opencpn

V1.0 :     http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f126/opencpn-for-android-v1-0-production-release-153062-7.html

4.1.909 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-for-android-beta-test-4-1-909-a-152723.html
4.1.818 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-for-android-beta-test-4-1-818-a-151448.html
4.1.718 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-for-android-beta-test-4-1-718-a-149682.html
4.1.412 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-for-android-alpha-test-4-1-412-a-144441.html
4.1.409 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-for-android-alpha-test-4-1-409-a-144262.html

V1.0.25 ========================================

11/03/2019

Hello all users...

OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.25 Changelog

1. Correct NOAA GRIB file download by redirecting from http: to https: as necessary.

We hope you enjoy the update, and look forward to your continued feedback.


V1.0.24 ========================================

10/03/2019

Hello all users...

I have today started the rollout of OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.24.
The update should be available to all users worldwide within 24 hours.

OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.24 Changelog

1. Correct NOAA chart download by redirecting from http: to https: as necessary.

We hope you enjoy the update, and look forward to your continued feedback.

Thanks
Dave


V1.0.23 ========================================

05/03/2019

Hello all users...

I have today started the rollout of OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.23.
The update should be available to all users worldwide within 24 hours.

OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.23 Changelog

1. Update chart downloader chart sources data file.

We hope you enjoy the update, and look forward to your continued feedback.

Thanks
Dave


V1.0.22 ========================================

03/01/2019

Hello all users...

I have today started the rollout of OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.22.
The update should be available to all users worldwide within 24 hours.

OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.22 Changelog

1. Correct fault on Android 7+ regarding application permissions on update.
2. Integrate access to OpenCPN UserManual app from Playstore.
3. Correct FullScreen display on app restart.

We hope you enjoy the update, and look forward to your continued feedback.


V1.0.21 ========================================

18/12/2018

Hello all users...

I have today started the rollout of OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.21.
The update should be available to all users worldwide within 24 hours.

OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.21 Changelog

1. Add full set of additional waypoint icons.
2. Allow non-ASCII (international) characters in chart directory paths.
3. Correct logic error in display scale on chart switch by chartbar button.
4. Improve navobj file flush policy to avoid data loss on faults.
5. Remove references to unavailable WW3 GRIB model.
6. Implement Android permissions model for GPS access on Android 6 and later.
7.  Several general stability improvements.


V1.0.20 ========================================

15/12/2018

OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.20 Changelog

1. Add full set of additional waypoint icons.
2. Allow non-ASCII (international) characters in chart directory paths.
3. Correct logic error in display scale on chart switch by chartbar button.
4. Improve navobj file flush policy to avoid data loss on faults.
5. Remove references to unavailable WW3 GRIB model.
6.  Several general stability improvements.

V1.0.18  ========================================


V1.0.16 ========================================
Today, 13 Jan 2018, we have started the rollout of OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.16.
This is a maintenance Release, with minimal new Feature enhancement.

Changelog:
1.  Correct GLES2 graphics library initialization for some Android Version 4.x tablets.
2.  Correct vector chart display and quilting rules at very small scale (large zoom out).

V1.0.15 ========================================

Changelog:
1. Integrate OpenCPN base release 4.8.2
2. Increase performance and compatibility using GLES2 throughout
3. Improve language translation
4.  Add support for NOAA 0,5° Grib model
5° Add waypoint drag handle
6. Correct potential internal GPS fault on initial fix.

V1.0.14 ========================================
Version 1.0.14 is an unscheduled maintenance release.
Several significant bugs are identified and fixed.

Changelog:

1.  Correct possible startup fault on ultra high resolution display devices.
2.  Correct possible fault on some internal GPS devices at signal loss and reacquisition.
3.  Several Language translation terms updated.

V1.0.13 ========================================
Version 1.0.13 is a scheduled feature upgrade and maintenance release.
Several bugs were fixed, and the UI is significantly improved.

Changelog:

1. Integrate OpenCPN base Release 4.8
2. Support AMEC Camino 108/150 AIS transponder
3. Improve support for devices without integral GPS receiver.
4. Improve Context menu font size.
5. Improved GUI usability of toolbar grabber and movement.
6. Implement options->Charts->Prepare All ENC.
7. Implement touch "rollover" information block for route legs and AIS targets.
8. Improve chart bar sizing and rendering algorithm.
9. Add German, Spanish, and Swedish translations.

V1.0.12 ========================================

1.0.12 Changelog

OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.12 has many improvements affecting performance, reliability, and security. Visible user interface changes include the following:

1.  French language support fully implemented.
2.  Improved display rendering on high-display-density devices, especially for Vector charts and AIS overlays.
3.  Improved user interface for Chart Downloader PlugIn, especially affecting the chart catalog selection tree.
4.  Improved support for SDCards, see note below.
5.  Support for additional generic USB device inputs, including AMEC-150 AIS receiver.

SDCard support notes:

Background...
a)  Starting with Android Version 4 (KitKat), access to the SDCard has been limited by the operating system. This was done to improve overall system security, so that one app may not accidentally or intentionally corrupt another app's private data. This change means that it is not possible to write to the card generally, but writing is permitted only in areas (directories) of the card that are allocated to a particular application.
b)  As a further complication, the directory referring to an external SDCard within the Android file system is not generally called "sdcard".  This name, "sdcard" is reserved for emulated external storage space, and really points to internal storage in the device.  The true name for a physical SDCard in Android version 4+ is determined by the device manufacturer, and varies from device to device.  This can (and has) made it difficult to load charts from a PC by USB cable, and then later find and attach them to the OpenCPN chart list.

Mitigation:
We have added "shortcut" buttons to the directory picker dialog in OpenCPN to allow the user to directly navigate to the normal device file storage area, and also directly to the accessible and writable directory space of any physical SDCard installed.  This will affect two common OpenCPN activities.

a)  Connect your device to a PC and transfer some charts to the card, in whatever structure suits you.  Start OpenCPN, and navigate to the "add charts" function. You will be able to touch the "SDCard" shortcut button to access the assigned area of physical card space.  You may then navigate up and down the physical SDCard storage tree to find your new charts.  If you get lost in the structure, touch the "SDCard" shortcut button again to reset. Find your new charts, and select that directory.  The charts will then be available to OpenCPN.  Note that these charts will be "Read-only" to the Android system, unless they are placed in the directory assigned to OpenCPN by the Android system, or a subdirectory of that assigned space.  That is fine, since OpenCPN does not need "write" access to the chart directories in order to display the manually loaded charts.

b)  The Chart Downloader requires "write" access to the directory subtree containing the charts and catalogs.  If you want to store your downloaded charts on the SDCard, and you are using Android Version 5 or higher, you must set the Chart Downloader base directory to the location suggested by the "SDCard" shortcut button in the OpenCPN directory selector dialog, or a subdirectory of that location.  For example, on a particular device, the "SDCard" short-cut location may be something like:  "/storage/CO2C-1BF1/Android/data/org.opencpn.opencpn/files".  The string "CO2C-1BF1" is a UUID associated with this particular card, and will not be the same on your device.  You may reasonably create a new directory called "/storage/CO2C-1BF1/Android/data/org.opencpn.opencpn/files/Charts".  This directory will be "writable" to Android, and so is suitable for Chart Downloader use.  When activated, the Chart Downloader will check to verify that the selected directory is actually "writable" when needed, and show a message dialog to the user if it is not.


V1.0.11 ========================================

1.0.11 Changelog

OpenCPN for Android Version 1.0.11 has many improvements affecting performance, reliability, and security. Visible user interface changes include the following:

1.  French language support fully implemented.
2.  Improved display rendering on high-display-density devices, especially for Vector charts and AIS overlays.
3.  Improved user interface for Chart Downloader PlugIn, especially affecting the chart catalog selection tree.
4.  Improved support for SDCards, see note below.
5.  Support for additional generic USB device inputs, including AMEC-150 AIS receiver.

SDCard support notes:

Background...
a)  Starting with Android Version 4 (KitKat), access to the SDCard has been limited by the operating system. This was done to improve overall system security, so that one app may not accidentally or intentionally corrupt another app's private data. This change means that it is not possible to write to the card generally, but writing is permitted only in areas (directories) of the card that are allocated to a particular application.
b)  As a further complication, the directory referring to an external SDCard within the Android file system is not generally called "sdcard".  This name, "sdcard" is reserved for emulated external storage space, and really points to internal storage in the device.  The true name for a physical SDCard in Android version 4+ is determined by the device manufacturer, and varies from device to device.  This can (and has) made it difficult to load charts from a PC by USB cable, and then later find and attach them to the OpenCPN chart list.

Mitigation:
We have added "shortcut" buttons to the directory picker dialog in OpenCPN to allow the user to directly navigate to the normal device file storage area, and also directly to the accessible and writable directory space of any physical SDCard installed.  This will affect two common OpenCPN activities.

a)  Connect your device to a PC and transfer some charts to the card, in whatever structure suits you.  Start OpenCPN, and navigate to the "add charts" function. You will be able to touch the "SDCard" shortcut button to access the assigned area of physical card space.  You may then navigate up and down the physical SDCard storage tree to find your new charts.  If you get lost in the structure, touch the "SDCard" shortcut button again to reset. Find your new charts, and select that directory.  The charts will then be available to OpenCPN.  Note that these charts will be "Read-only" to the Android system, unless they are placed in the directory assigned to OpenCPN by the Android system, or a subdirectory of that assigned space.  That is fine, since OpenCPN does not need "write" access to the chart directories in order to display the manually loaded charts.

b)  The Chart Downloader requires "write" access to the directory subtree containing the charts and catalogs.  If you want to store your downloaded charts on the SDCard, and you are using Android Version 5 or higher, you must set the Chart Downloader base directory to the location suggested by the "SDCard" shortcut button in the OpenCPN directory selector dialog, or a subdirectory of that location.  For example, on a particular device, the "SDCard" short-cut location may be something like:  "/storage/CO2C-1BF1/Android/data/org.opencpn.opencpn/files".  The string "CO2C-1BF1" is a UUID associated with this particular card, and will not be the same on your device.  You may reasonably create a new directory called "/storage/CO2C-1BF1/Android/data/org.opencpn.opencpn/files/Charts".  This directory will be "writable" to Android, and so is suitable for Chart Downloader use.  When activated, the Chart Downloader will check to verify that the selected directory is actually "writable" when needed, and show a message dialog to the user if it is not.


V1.0.10 =======================================

1.0.10 Changelog

1.   Improve Dashboard Dial rendering for Red/Green arcs on dials.
2.   Correct some dashboard instrument refresh policies.
3.   Implement native support for SailTimer anemometer.
4.   Improve Route Measure tool responsiveness.
5.   Correct track and chart outline rendering on some platforms.
6.   Correct persistence of cm93 chart initial zoom scale setting.
7.   Add Android Settings option to continue GPS tracking while device sleeps.
8.   Disable USB Host mode compatibility filter from PlayStore.
9.   Improve rendering of icons to use SVG (vector) graphics.
10.  Improve overall rendering rules for hi-density display devices.

One significant new feature to be discussed is (7), or continuous GPS tracking.  By default, when OpenCPN is not active on the device, the GPS is disabled.  This is done for power saving reasons, and takes effect when the device sleeps automatically, or when another app is activated and on-screen.  

This behaviour causes some problems in certain situations. If OpenCPN is set to create Tracks while underway, those tracks will have gaps during the time that the GPS is disabled.  Further, if an Anchor Watch point is set, the watch alarm will also be triggered due to apparent loss of signal during the time while the GPS is disabled.  Finally, re-acquiring a valid GPS signal when switching back to OpenCPN can take some few seconds, so the displayed position on-screen will be invalid until a new fix is available.

So, to mitigate these problems, the new option allows the user to enable continuous GPS tracking while OpenCPN is running, even while asleep or in background.  The option is enabled by Settings(three dot hamburger)->OpenCPN Settings->Connections->Enable Continuous GPS tracking.

V1.0.9 ========================================

1.0.0 Changelog:

1.   Merge and incorporate all OpenCPN Version 4.2.0 features and bugfixes.
2.   Implement GRIB plugin with integrated NOAA GRIB downloader.
3.   Implement native USB Serial device support for Prolific and FTDI devices.
4.   Implement native support for dAISy AIS receiver.
5.   Recognize and apply manual screen size configuration on startup.
6.   Implement Squiddio PlugIn
7.   Improve Vector Chart (ENC) detail level and zoom control.
8.   Improve responsiveness of Expert Settings slider controls.
9.   Improve pinch-zoom responsiveness and behaviour.

V1.0.8 ========================================

1.0.8 Changelog:

1.  Add Dashboard PlugIn to default set.

Notes:
1. To activate the Dashboard, go to Expert Settings->PlugIns.

2.  You may position the dashboard as desired by single finger dragging on the Dashboard window.

2.  Android does not support the standard desktop PC window resize method of dragging the window corner. 
Also, "pinch" gesture resizing is not practical when there are both horizontal and vertical dimensions to adjust.  So we have implemented a private method to resize the Dashboard.  Long-touch on the Dashboard, select "Resize...", and the drag anywhere on the Dashboard to resize it.  Down and to the right increases the size.  Up and to the left decreases the size.  You will quickly get the hang of it.
 
V 1.0.6 ========================================

OpenCPN for Android Beta Test 1.0.6 is ready for download and test.

Here is the download/install link:

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org...pn.opencpn

1.0.6 Changelog:--------------------------

1.  Correct UserIcons loading logic.
2.  Enable accelerated OpenGL operation with smaller FBO on low memory spec devices.
3.  Extend ChartGroups sub-menu timeout period.
4.  Correct potential fault on high zoom/large object cm93, especially on Samsung S6.
5.  Correct initial "Welcome" message display on some Lenovo devices.

Notes:
1.  This Beta is recommended for those experiencing problems with the current Production Release, particularly as noted in the Changelog.  There are no significant Feature enhancements.

2.  This Beta test will install without any modifications to your current configuration and chart setup.

3.  Assuming no problems are found, this Beta will be promoted to Production status after a few days of testing.

V1.05 : ===================================

V1.0.5 Changelog:
Version 1.0.5 includes the following changes:

1. Removal of all Google Play Store licensing checks. This was done in order to avoid any lingering question of GPLv2 license compliance.

2. Relax and modify device permissions and feature requirements, so that OpenCPN for Android may be used on WiFi-only devices which may not contain a GPS receiver.

We have the ability to revert to a previous version if necessary. Hopefully we will get enough Beta testers to avoid this disruption.

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Eh bien, nous sommes de retour!

Toutes les questions administratives et de licence avec Google Play Store semblent être résolues.

Il se trouve que le Play Store stratégie de licence est en effet recommandé, selon Google, incompatible avec la GPLv2. Ils ne disent pas exactement ce n'importe où dans les termes, et leurs commentaires / soutien est très vague. Mais qui est le signal cryptique que je suis de leur équipe de soutien.

Je pense que ce sujet est discutable.

Mais Google est propriétaire du magasin, donc dans ce cas leur interprétation emporte sur toute autre. Ainsi je l'ai enlevé le Play Store Licensing contrôles de OpenCPN pour Android.

Il n'y avait pas de problème avec l'application nommer collision comme je l'ai d'abord pensé. Juste une coïncidence de calendrier suspect.
Ainsi, le nom de l'application est maintenant OpenCPN nouveau. Espérons que les icônes seront révisées éviter toute confusion de l'utilisateur.

Ainsi....
OpenCPN pour la version Android 1.0.5 est disponible à l'achat et / ou de mise à niveau sur le Google Play Store.

Version 1.0.5 inclut les modifications suivantes:

1. Suppression de tous les Google Jeu de contrôles de licence de magasin. Cela a été fait afin d'éviter toute question persistante de la conformité des licences GPLv2.

2. Détendez-vous et modifier les autorisations de l'appareil et les exigences de fonctionnalité, de sorte que OpenCPN pour Android peut être utilisé sur les appareils WiFi seule qui ne peut pas contenir un récepteur GPS.

Je suis heureux d'être de retour, et impatient de pouvoir apporter des améliorations et des mises à jour continues que nous avançons. Restez à l'écoute!
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V1.04 : ===================================

OpenCPN for Android Beta version 1.0.4 is now published.  If you are enrolled in the Beta program, you will get an automatic upgrade on your enabled device(s) shortly.

This Beta does two things:

1.  Correct GPS position acquisition on some Asus Transformer tablets.
2.  Correct initialization failure for some Euro locale devices.

I expect to promote this Beta to Production Release after a few days.

V1.03 : ===================================

OpenCPN for Android Beta Version 1.0.3 is available for download and test.

The way the OpenCPN for Android Beta process works is this:

1.  Beta versions are posted on the Google Play Store under what is known as "open Beta test".
This means that any existing OpenCPN user may download the Beta as an inline upgrade to their current installation.  The download link is not shown on the Google Play Store main page.  The link will be provided on this Forum as new Beta code is posted.

2.  After some testing, with comments and feedback here, the Beta may be replaced with a sequentially later version number.  An updated notice and download link will be posted here.

3.  Ultimately, the current Beta will be promoted to Release status.  It will be visible as the current available version on Play Store.  It is the version that will be downloaded by new users, and as current user upgrade if desired.

4.  It is our plan to make small, easily tested changes on the Beta versions.  There will likely be numerous Beta cycles. This is to accomplish two things:
a.  Reduce the risk of breakage of existing code.
b.  Isolate changes, so that specific features/bugs may be identified as ready for release, or not, as the case may be.


So, having said all that, the Beta Version 1.0.3 is intended to resolve two specific issues:

1.  Failure to start on some devices, especially Lenovo YOGA Tablet.
2.  GPS position lock failure, seen on some devices/chipsets.

If neither of these issues concern you, you may wish to skip this Beta.  Of course, we appreciate all feedback, so if interested in following along as OpenCPN for Android evolves, please feel free to download the Beta and beat it with a stick.



Evolutions annoncées : de 45 à 51,  dans la version 4.1.909 du 09 septembre 2015 :

45. Implement Google Maps integration
46. Integrate World Magnetic Model (WMM) PlugIn
47. Move data storage to {/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.opencpn.opencpn/files}
48. Implement Fullscreen (immersive) mode.
49. Implement mouse wheel zooming.
50. Implement standard OCPN help files.
51. Many and varied UI tweaks for small devices.

Release Notes:

You will probably do best to un-install any previous Beta before installing this one. Your private OCPN data (navobj.xml, custom icons, etc.) will be deleted in this process, so please save any critical data safely before proceeding.

45. Google Maps is sure fun, but sure eats up bandwidth.... Access by the OCPN Android Basic menu.

46. The World Magnetic Model PlugIn gives the user Magnetic Variation automatically. By default, the live toolbar icon is disabled. Be assured that the PlugIn is working away in the background, however. The live toolbar feedback may be re-enabled by Expert Settings->Plugins->WMM Preferences.

47. Once more we move the app data storage location, to conform to Android design rules, and hopefully remain compatible with Google's future versions. I think that this is the last move. Due to the nature of Android/linux symbolic link behaviour on different platforms, you may find it necessary to poke around a bit to find your logfile, config file, etc. You may always look at the OCPN help tool to get a direct readout of the locations.

48. This may be viewed as a "partial" immersive Fullscreen mode. We retain the OCPN Action Bar, because we need it to fully operate OCPN, and to exit FullsScreen mode when desired. Swipe from the top or bottom screen edge to temporarily show the Android navigation and status bars.

49. Please try your mice, either BT or OTG cabled flavor.

50. I have integrated the standard OCPN help file set, graphics and all. Some is of course not relevent to Android, but most is. It does make the APK significantly larger.

51. Some of the Expert Settings dialogs were tweaked. Also Route/Track/Waypoint properties dialogs.


Evolutions annoncées : de 38 à 44,  dans la version 4.1.818 du 18 aout 2015 :

38. Implement sound support, as per OCPN desktop.
39. Improve Bluetooth connection state machine reliability.
40. Various platform specific display problems resolved.
41. Various Dialog layouts improved.
42. Chart Downloader PlugIn is integrated and available.
43. Adjust Action Bar layout to eliminate persistent MOB icon.
44. Minimize default expert toolbar icon layout.

Release Notes:

The focus here is more tweaking and refinement of the UI.
Also, some platform specific display and operational bugs have been addressed.

The bigger news is the inclusion of Pavel's chart downloader PlugIn in OA.
Please exercise this feature aggressively. It is important to the new-user experience that this works, and works well. You will find it under Expert Settings->Charts.

There are still troubles with some platforms on file access permissions, especially with recent Android releases. Android security policies are generally the culprit. OA runs in clean user-space, and can do nothing beyond that which the system O/S will allow. Sometimes even rooting of the device is ineffective at fully opening the file system to user-space applications.

And then there are the seemingly arbitrary naming differences for accessible file system locations, differing by device and memory card configuration. OA uses the generic Android recommended methods to identify these locations, which is supposed to eliminate the platform dependencies at the application level. But sometimes they don't produce the expected results.

Specifically, when it comes to interfaces like GPS import/export and chart file locations, you may find that some experimentation may be necessary on your device to find some directory paths that will work reliably. OA does no filtering on this type of path specification, but simply passes your selection on to the underlying O/S. So if your selection does not work, try to find one that does, and let us know the details.

All this is not exactly an OA "problem" per-se. We could simply blame the device manufacturer, or the Google API. However, this is not exactly a satisfying response to frustrated users. But that is what we have to work with. Ultimately, we do need to develop some knowledge base of what works on which devices, and what does not, as we go forward.

FWIW, I have always found a workable solution on each of my zoo members, so I think it can always be configured to work properly with a little bit of thought.


Evolutions annoncées : de 33 à 37,  dans la version 4.1.718 du 18 juillet 2015 :

The 4.1.718 Beta Test release of OpenCPN for Android is available for download now.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1dy98qniyi...1.718.apk?dl=0

Changelog:
33. Correct small scale ownship position rendering
34. Improve StatusBar font and size selection logic.
35. Improve Tide/Current detailed display dialog layout.
36. Correct Vector chart symbol rendering to avoid display fading on certain devices.
37. Various display and useability improvements.

Release Beta 4.1.718

Release Notes:

There is very little new functionality in this Beta.
The intent is to further stabilize the GUI, and improve the general "daily drivability" of the app.

Consequently, I would like testers to be fussy, and even compulsive, about the useability of this release. Any "unexpected" UI events are worthy of mention, please. Especially hangs or crashes....

We are nearing the point of "Feature Freeze" for OA 4.2, so if there is some Feature that you can't live without, now would be a good time to mention it.

Please check and clear your Flyspray tasks for the OA Beta, if possible. I will unilaterally clear some older issues that are known to have been resolved in previous Betas, if you don't mind.

Thanks in advance for all your valuable feedback.
Good luck


Evolutions annoncées : de 1 à 7,  dans la version 4.1.412 du 12 avril 2015 :

Hello testers.

The 4.1.412 Alpha test release of OpenCPN for Android is available for download now.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2k8bas3ncf...1.412.apk?dl=0

1. Disable drag and drop on file and directory chooser dialogs.
2. Enable text rendering for vector charts.
3. Correct for unexpectedly long NMEA string from embedded GPS receiver.
4. Disable route leg info popups in touch mode.
5. Enable gl Display sizes greater than 2048 pixels.
6. Enable S57 ENC chart types.
7. Statically enable OpenGL for all android platforms.

Notes:
1. Still having some trouble with display vertical size for certain versions of android. If you have interference between the OCPN chart bar and the android menu/back button area at the bottom of the screen, please let me know. Include your android version number please.

2. Measure function text does not work. We need some work on text display, yet....

3. Route leg popups on route creation and mouse rollover are permanently disabled for touch devices. Similarly for AIS targets. There is no equivalent concept for "rollover" or "mouse tracking" functions in a pure touch environment. Modern Web page design practices have had to adjust to this reality, also.
We may be able to re-introduce the route leg info boxes on route/waypoint drag operations, tbd.

4. A note on performance: If you are seeing what you think is poor performance, please note and respond with your device's total RAM capacity.
512 MB is really not enough for a fun user experience. 1 GB is OK, more is better.
Also, if you find a slow scenario, please give us as much specific detail as you can on the location, scale, chart type, etc. so that we may all try it and compare numbers. Don't forget to note the "cm93 detail level" value in options->charts->Vector charts. This makes a big difference for cm93 chart performance.


Annonce de la sortie de la première version alpha d'openCPN pour Androïd, 4.1.109 du 9 avril 2015 :

 Ahoy 'droids....

The initial Alpha test release of OpenCPN for Android is available for download now.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p120g521j0...1.409.apk?dl=0    ----> Lien volontairement retiré suivre à découverte d'un bug très important.

The .apk is about 19MB in size.

Release Notes:

1. The object of this Release is to validate the basic operation across the widest possible variety of platforms. There are plenty of known bugs, and lots of design issues remaining, so we should not consider this Release suitable for daily use. But it should install and run on virtually any Android phone or tablet.

2. Best performance will be seen on relatively modern devices with at least 1 GB of RAM, although it will run on 512MB devices. I am mostly testing on a 1 GB smart phone.

3. Charts: Charts are loaded installed in OCPN from internal device storage, or external SDCard. The actual location of the chart directories changes from device to device, depending on the android version, and some other mysterious factors. A typical location is /mnt/sdcard, but you may find that the SDCard is at /mnt/extsd.

4. Logfile: The logfile is re-initialized at each program startup, to make it a bit easier to see what has just transpired. You will want to get and install some sort of file browser/viewer to look at the logfile occasionally. There are many choices at the Play store... The logfile will be at /mnt/sdcard/.opencpn/opencpn.log

5. GPS, etc. There are three choices for positioning data, all found in options->connections->Add Connection.
a) Internal GPS, if your device supports it. You must enable the GPS in the device "Settings" dialog before starting O. Of course, most devices do not have a very good GPS antenna, so GPS signal reception will be poor indoors or down below. I find this not very useful....

b) Bluetooth, if available on your device. If there is a Bluetooth GPS receiver within range of your device, you may pair with it and get location support in this way. Please discover and pair with the GPS receiver before starting O.

c) Wifi. If you have a local Wifi router/AP which is somehow supporting UDP/TCP NMEA service, you may connect to that source for NEMA data. This is the only practical way of getting multiplexed AIS data into O on android. It is what I use for testing.

6. User Interface. This Alpha Release is essentially "standard" OCPN adapted minimally for android. There are clearly some things in the UI that need adjusting for the limited screen real estate available on small devices. Further, there are some tools and menu options that make no sense on a tightly constrained mobile device at all, e.g. "Print tool". But I have not made any of these types of changes yet, and expect some vigorous discussion about these points as we proceed. Bring it on...

The Plan:
I plan to run a standard Alpha/Beta test series on O for android, hosted on this Forum. It will take a while to get through all of the issues that will arise relative to cross platform support, and the UI design issues will require some extensive iteration.

Ultimately, when ready for Release, I will offer OCPN for android on the Google Play store in order to reach the broadest possible user base. There will be a nominal fee charged for the download.

I look forward to the lively discussion about O on android, and thank you in advance for your patience in installing and testing this beast.
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Version 4.0 pour Windows, Linux et MAC :
Texte de l'annonce sur le Cruisers forum :

8 January, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 4.0.
OpenCPN Version 4.0 is available for immediate download.

This version is a major feature upgrade and maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for Linux, Windows, and Macintosh computer architectures.

Since widespread introduction in 2008, OpenCPN has gained a solid reputation.
OpenCPN version 3.x has been downloaded more than 400,000 times.

OpenCPN is running on hardware from tiny Raspberry Pis with 4" screens up to networked workstations. The adaption to specific user scenarios and needs is easily achieved by using the Plug-in architecture and the wide scope of user settings.

A responsive international user and developer community together with an up-to-date and complete documentation are warrants to make installation and use of OpenCPN a pleasure.


Some features of OpenCPN include:
- Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display
- Full compliant support for official vector charts in S-57/S-63 format and InlandENCs
- Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking.
- AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring
- Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities
- Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
- Broad International Language support
- PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements.


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from sourceforge.net.


As a successor to OpenCPN Version 3.2, OpenCPN Version 4.0 contains many new features and enhanced functions.
Among them are:

- Increased performance in all modes, particularly when using OpenGL graphics acceleration.

- Additional network interface methods, including TCP/IP client/server and UDP broadcast.

- Support for multiple data source instances, including
Filtering and prioritization of messages
Output of NMEA data streams for real-time integration into ship systems

- Improved support for Mac OS X systems, including 64 bit native support.

- Integrated Tablet/Touch screen support.

- AIS Personal Locater Beacon (PLB) configuration and tracking.

- Enhanced AIS target tracking modes.

- GRIB PlugIn feature additions.
Graphical GRIB email request generation.
Moving particle wind overlay.
Enhanced GRIB data type support.

- Dashboard PlugIn feature additions.
More selectable instruments.

- Several new and updated Plug-ins, including
Digital Radar overlay for popular radar scanners
World Magnetic Model variation compensator
Climatology analysis
Dynamic route planning
Integrated logbook
Realtime datastream capture, record and playback
Google Earth integration
Weatherfax overlay
Vector chart object and feature search tool
S63 Encrypted vector chart support

- Major update to embedded Users Manual.

- Measurably improved performance and reliability over all supported platforms.



We hope you enjoy the new features of OpenCPN Version 4.0, and look forward to your continued feedback.

Download OpenCPN Version 4.0 at

OpenCPN | SourceForge.net


To get the complete insight about OpenCPN, for PlugIns and other useful information, visit our support website at
OpenCPN | Official OpenCPN Homepage

Discussions, questions and feature requests you will find here:

OpenCPN - Cruisers & Sailing Forums


The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer
Versions bêta de la série 3.3.xxxx :
Versions 3.3.xxxx :
Fils à suivre :

3.3.2503 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-release-candidate-3-3-2503-released-138988.html
3.3.2430 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-release-candidate-3-3-2430-released-138785.html
3.3.2424 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-2424-released-138517.html
3.3.2410 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-2410-released-137911.html
3.3.2330 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-2330-released-137342.html
3.3.2302 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-2316-released-136509.html
3.3.2302 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-2302-released-135728.html
3.3.2222 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-2222-released-135113.html
3.3.2118 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-2118-released-133094.html
3.3.2107 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-2107-released-132359.html
3.3.1931 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-1931-released-130429.html
3.3.1824 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-1824-released-128480.html
3.3.1731 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-1731-released-127150.html
3.3.1606 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-1606-released-123934.html
3.3.1419 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-1419-released-121063.html
3.3.1328 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-1328-released-119663.html
3.3.1303 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-1303-released-118196.html
3.3.1117 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-1117-released-115573.html
3.3.1006 : http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-1006-released-112825.html
3.3. 814 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-814-released-109367.html
3.3. 719 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-719-released-107821.html
3.3. 604 :  http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-3-604-released-105093.html


Evolutions annoncées : de 456 à 4464,  dans la version 3.3.2503 du 03 janvier 2015 :

457. Correct error on Windows CrashReport directory creation.
458. Implement config option to disable AIS Name Caching.
459. Add .KAP chart datum aliases for some commonly seen legacy charts.
460. Correct ZoomToCursor behavior using toolbar zoom tools.
461. Allow unrecognised chart datums, with Warning messages in log and info box.
462. Add "Exit OpenCPN" to Menubar (FS#1638)
463. Implement Ctrl, (Options) on MSW, Implement F9 (Quilt toggle) on MSW and GTK.
464. Correct failure to show new MOB symbol immediately with OpenGL.

Evolutions annoncées : de 449 à 456,  dans la version 3.3.2430 du 30 décembre 2014 :

Changelog:
449. Correct skewed chart/course-up mode ViewPort angle calculation.
450. Improve Options dialog layout regarding Transparent toolbar and Play Shipsbells.
451. On AZERTY (French) keyboard, suppress "_" key for zoom out, accept "-" for same.
452. Disable "[]\" chart rotation keys unless enabled by hidden config entry
453. Add "WGS_84" and "WGS-84" as aliases to "WGS84" chart datum.
454. Correct physical display size logic for rotatable devices.
455. Update embedded documentation. Thanks cagney
456. Disable automatic sending of Windows CrashReports, except by config option.

Release Notes:
This is the first Release Candidate of O4.
What that means is that this image, with one simple change to the displayed version number, becomes the actual OCPN 4.0 Release article.
It is an important milestone. We may elect to defer minor changes in appearance and wording from this point on, in the interest of stability.

Significant updates here include:
1. Major update to the embedded documentation. Many, many thanks to Thomas (cagney) for pulling extra duty over a busy Xmas season.
2. All final international translations included.
3. Automatic Windows Crash Report email is disabled, but may be enabled by the user in the config file:

[Settings]
EmailCrashReport=1

Crash Reports are saved in the OpenCPN config directory, i.e. where the log file is stored now. End users may occasionally be asked privately to send these reports to a designated recipient.

Reason for change: My mail server for capturing CrashReports will be overwhelmed if we get a systematic crash scenario in the field. If this scenario happens, we will handle it as a special case.


Evolutions annoncées : de 424 à 448,  dans la version 3.3.2424 du 24 décembre 2014 :

424. Correct logic fault when batch compressing OpenGL textures with no raster charts available.
425. Correct occasional error in scaled vector soundings rendering, non-GL mode.
426. Correct occasional smoothzoom wheel action stall.
427. Improve OpenGL Options dialog. Thanks sean
428. Implement Options setting for display size to accurately calculate onscreen scale.
429. Add Toggle FullScreen item to context menu if in FullScreen mode.
430. Correct quilt mode toggle/restart persistence.
431. Correct OpenGL Page printing to eliminate "Abort..." dialog. (FS#1607)
432. Correct translatable string "Dialog", two places. (FS#1618)
433. Correct iENC quilt composition (FS#1561)
434. Implement four new Navionics non-standard S57 compatible objects.
435. --Cancelled
436. Correct persistent chart quilting logic (FS#1628)
437. Correct Edition Date (ED) calculation for some BSB .KAP charts. (FS#1590)
438. Implement on-screen selectable OpenGL frame rate (FPS) display.
439. Enable []\ keys on AZERTY keyboard for canvas rotation.
440. Prevent loading BSB charts with invalid or unspecified positioning datum.
441. Improve Options dialog load speed by deferring PlugIn detection until selected.
442. Correct OpenGL symbol rendering when using and FBO without nPOT capabilities.
443. On GPX file input, change default waypoint icon bitmap to circle. (FS#1627)
444. Correct NMEA route/waypoint output format for Furuno GP3x series.(FS#1632)
445. Correct ALT-TAB navigation action on Windows. (FS#1633)
446. Provide user warning when ENC update chain is incomplete (FS#1406)
447. Correct AIS Target and S57 Object query dialog colors on GTK.
448. Correct ShipsBells implementation for Mac.


Evolutions annoncées : de 409 à 423,  dans la version 3.3.2410 du 11 décembre 2014 :

409. Implement selectable overzoom emphasis and vector chart scaling (FS#1591)
410. Correct occasional error in Lights, Text, and Soundings toggle for vector charts.
411. Implement graphical mouse selectable GRIB region request in GRIB_PI. Thanks, JP
412. Correct a variety of persistent and shutdown memory leaks.
413. Correct erroneous "Found Garmin USB..." log entry on Windows.
414. Refine the AIS target track persistency to allow saving the track for as long as the user decides.
415. Correct OpenGL cm93 single chart mode chart outline rendering logic. (FS#1601)
416. Harmonize toolbar and menubar labels, toggle states, and tooltips. (FS#1588)
417. Improve Track deletion performance. Thanks Pavel
418. Correctly update display on AIS target detection in OpenGL mode. (FS#1602)
419. Correct Chart Print function under OpenGL (FS#1607)
420. Correct LIGHTS and Anchor detail toggle when in Mariners Standard Mode (FS#1608)
421. Improve Menubar labels for manually rotated chart display. Reset rotation on load.
422. Correct initial size of MarkProp Dialog, adapting to canvas size. (FS#1613)
423. Correct fault on applying changeset for route deletion. (FS#1610)

Release Notes:

409. In the sage words of a fellow tester: "YOU CAN TURN IT OFF"
414. Pavel, we could all use a tutorial on this Feature (AIS target track persistence).

Flyspray...Flyspray.
I left a couple of issues unresolved in Flyspray, since they will take some effort to reproduce and/or correct. They are important, and next on my list.
But I wanted to get on with testing after correcting some serious bugs in cm93 rendering and Win7 stability.

Also, last call for nagging little issues. Don't be shy, bring them up.
And, probably very close to last call for crowdin translations. I think the UI is complete.
Thanks to Pavel for helping to move this internationalization process along.

Evolutions annoncées : de 392 à 408,  dans la version 3.3.2330 du 30 novembre 2014 :

392. Correct menubar actions on Windows and Gtk, especially F11 fullscreen toggle
393. Correct Route PlanSpeed initial value.
394. Correct Windows default font size algorithm
395. Toogle course/north up mode by clicking on the compass/GPS status window (FS#1223 and FS#1319).
396. Allow user to set individual waypoint arrival radius. (FS#1565)
397. Correct multi-line S57 National text string formatting (FS#1581)
398. Implement AIS target MMSI->Name caching file scheme (FS#1246) Thank JohnBoiles
399. Improve Default font sizing algorithm.
400. Obfuscate OpenGL compressed raster chart file names for improved data security.
401. Defer initial dialog on blacklisted PlugIn load attempt. (FS#1579)
402. Convert menubar text "Preferences" to "Options" for other than Mac OSX platforms
403. Introduce revised Options dialogs layout.
404. Correct International font specification loading and scrubbing (FS#1583)
405. Implement blur and undersample effect for excess overzoom on vector charts.
406. Improve Responsive mode font selection logic.
407. Add FullScreen toggle to chart context menu in Touch mode.
408. Implement selectable persistent AIS target track (FS#257)

Release 3.3.2330

Release Notes:
400. New raster chart texture cache file naming scheme means that any existing raster cache files are invalid, and will be recreated at runtime. You may notice performance degradation until your cache is re-populated.

403. Options dialog update. This is a big one. Many thanks to Caesar for initiating this update, and following through with the fiddly details. Please consider the new labels and legends carefully. This is the best time to improve the clarity of the user interface, and we can all contribute to make it as intuitive as possible.

405. New screen treatment for extreme overzoom scales. This does two things: a) for all charts, blur the image slightly at overzoom greater than factor 10. b) For vector charts, enlarge artificially the line features of the chart cell to further indicate the imprecision of chart feature geograhical location at high overzoom. This emulates in some way the effect of high overzoom on a small scale raster chart.

General:
I am expecting only one or two more Betas before the official Release of OCPN 4.0.
Now is the time to make sure any nagging issues you may have that have been overlooked somehow, are brought to the front and addressed. This especially applies to stuff that did not make it onto the Flyspray system, for whatever reason. There are a lot of things that zoom by in the Forum that I don't catch....


Evolutions annoncées : de 372 à 391,  dans la version 3.3.2316 du 16 novembre 2014 :
 
372. Add Magnetic COG instrument to dashboard PlugIn Thanks jongough.
373. Correct .geo chart type bitmap verification algorithm.
375. Add variable prcision to $xxAPB NMEA message output. Thanks jongough
376. Implement $xxXTE NMEA message output capability. Thanks, jongeogh
377. Improve UI responsiveness while GRIB particle display is active.
378. Check for and correct inappropriate projection longitude for Transverse Mercator charts (FS#1513)
379. Use system default font as OCPN default font on fresh install startup. (FS#1545)
380. Initialize ownship state to INVALID on startup (FS#1562)
381. Add user selectable menu bar. Thanks, Caesar.
382. Add context menu item to "Zero XTE" when following a route. (FS#1563) Thanks jongeogh.
383. Correct missing RoutePoint icon logic (FS#1453)
384. Correct locale setting logic if wxstd.mo is not available. (FS#1559)
385. Correct OpenGL keyboard pan rendering logic while hilight is enabled (FS#1570)
386. Correct OpenGL setup for Parallels virtual machine on Mac host (FS#1566)
387. Make OS X "Hide" command work correctly (FS# )
388. Correct missing chart selector bar on some configurations
389. Implement display "fogging" on excessive Overzoom
390. Add wx2.8-i18n default wxWidgets translation package to Debian package dependencies
391. Enable temporary toggling of menu bar using Alt

Release 3.3.2316

Release Notes:
389. This is a "fogging" effect on excessive overzoom. It is a linear fade, starting at OZ=10, and the chart detail is almost completely gone when OZ=30. The screen assumes the blue color of the GSHHS background chart. Zooming can continue for all (now very faint) chart types up until the onscreen scale is about 1/600, depending upon latitude for mercator charts. At 1/600, 2 metres (best GPS accuracy) is about 3 mm, or 1/4 inch.
 
Evolutions annoncées : de 359 à 371,  dans la version 3.3.2302 de novembre 2014 :
 
359. Allow multi data type selection in GRIB PlugIn (FS#1550)
360. Correct regression fault producing long startup time with large navobj.xml (FS#1554)
361. Implement simplified overlapped I/O system for Windows serial ports.
362. Correct fault in options->ship->MMSI Properties "Edit" dialog.
363. Allow truly empty chart group creation and selection.
364. Correct tide/current database location validation logic to allow arbitrary path.
365. Correct wording of MMSI Properties option "Handle this MMSI as SART/PLB MOB." (FS#1549)
366. Improve Options->Display->OpenGL Options default control enable settings.
367. Implement simple chart detail level slider control in Options->UserInterface (FS#1547)
368. Correct ENC display shortcut keys for A(nchor) and L(ights) (FS#1368)
369. Improve JumpToPosition() logic for large scale changes.
370. Migrate Mac build to latest wxWidgets 3.0.2, with backport of critical bug fixes. (FS#1551), (FS#1546)
371. Install and utilize wxstd.mo for standard messages (FS#1553)

Release 3.3.2302
Release Notes:
361, This is a major re-factor of the serial port plumbing under Windows, with some impact on other platforms. I hope it will greatly improve the reliability of seial comms, and handle transients like sleep/suspend and accidental USB dongle disconnect. Test it hard, please.

363. You may want an empty chart group to look at small scale GRIBS, especially if you do not use cm93.

367. This is new. This slider changes the behaviour of OCPN as regards switching to a larger scale base chart on zoom in quilt mode. Negative numbers means that switching occurs later, that is, with more zoom-in. Positive number mean the opposite. "Zero" is the default, as current behaviour. You may want negative numbers if you have a very high pixel count display, or a slow processor. Positive numbers may be good for low resolution display and/or high performance processor. Check out the FS#1547 for more discussion.
I don't quite like the wording of this slider in the settings dialog. "Chart Zoom Detail Level" does not quite capture the idea for me. Suggestions?
Also, we will soon need to heavily reorganize the options dialog screens. Too cluttered, and scattered concepts at this point. So the "..Detail.." slider will be moved.

Evolutions annoncées : de 336 à 358,  dans la version 3.3.2222 d'octobre 2014 :

336. Improve Usericons loading logic to allow proper Icon substitution (FS#1453)
337. Correct Windows shutdown logic after Routepoint Properties dialog. (FS#1489)
338. Restore cm93 overzoom limit.
339. Correct config file key for OwnshipHDTPredictorMiles.
340. Correct for half-hour time zones (FS#1219)
341. Implement S57 Special Attribute value (0x7f) as "Deleted Attribute" (FS#1432)
342. Correct AIS target sorting by stripping leading whitespace from target name.
343. Implement AIS MMSI Special Properties logic (FS#802)
344. Implement improved chart manipulation control while creating route in Touch screen Mode (FS#1471)
345. Disable Windows Raster chart compression if processor does not support SSE2 instruction set.
346. Correct PlugIn toolbar visibility setting logic.
347. Correct font setting logic for some dialogs.
348. Make wxFileDialog parent-less, to avoid possible orphaning. (FS#1515)
349. GRIB: Implement support for "earth" style particle display of Wind and current values. Thanks Sean.
350. Correct rendering of skewed polyconic raster charts (FS#1532)
351. Correct occasional chart info window display error. (FS#1500)
352. Correct Tide/Current station selectable point logic (FS#1473)
353. Correct Tide/Current selection logic in Touch/Tablet mode. (FS#1473)
354. Correct calculated bearing for due North course from 360 to 000. (FS#1539)
355. Correct font selection logic for Chart Groups sub-menu (FS#1516)
356. Work around Mac OpenGL raster rendering error (FS#1541)
357. Suppress chart outline and piano bar rendering for PlugIn charts when PlugIn is disabled.
358. Correct Route->Addpoint length calculation after undo (FS#1540)

Release Notes:

343. This Feature Request allows one to pre-designate a specific MMSI number for special handling. The choices should be intuitive. Of particular note is the idea that one can preset the MMSI numbers of onboard Personal Locator Beacons, so that a MOB from your ownship will be signalled immediately.

349. "Earth-style" particle rendering for GRIB wind and current data. Very cool. Enable in the GRIB settings dialog, option "Particles".

350. Skewed polyconic charts near US Great lakes will require database rebuild.

Evolutions annoncées : de 322 à 335,  dans la version 3.3.2118 de septembre 2014 :

322. Correct cm93 and isolated raster chart quilt overzoom capability.
323. Correct some line priority rendering logic for DC (no OpenGL) mode vector charts.
324. Disable OpenGL VBO for all Intel OpenGL graphics drivers on Windows. Sorry....
325. Correct Track tool behaviour. (FS#1434)
326. Disable OpenGL FBO for Intel Mobile platform on Windows. Sorry, again...
327. Improve zoom algorithm to allow overzoom on all chart types.
328. Correct Complex Line (e.g.RECTRK) priority calculation.
329. Implement timed wait for smooth shutdown of raster compression threads.
330. Correct S57 OBJNAM attribute decoding in lexical level 1 (iso8859-1) (FS#1464)
331. Correct touch interface point selection/dragging logic (FS#1452).
332. Correct "Preserve scale" option behaviour.
333. Correct rounding of waypoint lat/lon on NMEA upload..
334. Re-enable default OpenCPN Frame menu on Mac OsX for wxWidgets 3.x
335. Improve AISTargetList to avoid blank entries and increase performance.

Release 3.3.2118

Notes:
324/326 Intel integrated graphics processors have a hard time with some OpenGL functions.


Evolutions annoncées : de 310 à 321,  dans la version 3.3.2107 d'aout 2014 :

310. Correct Raster chart rendering on MSW for all window widths.
311. Correct some ENC chart quilt overlap difficulties (FS#1399)
312. Implement parametric LOD reduction in SENC files by Douglas-Peucker algorithm
313. Implement revised SENC file format (V123) for reduced SENC file size & improved performance.
314. Implement extended Heading line rendering.
315. Improve touch mode route creation and measurement screen dynamics. Thanks jp
316. Correct screen dialog messages on NMEA Route/Waypoint uploads.
317. Various S57 ENC performance improvements.
318. Improve Track carryover logic, (FS#1444)
319. Improve verification of OpenGL FBO capability. (FS#1479)
320. Increase waypoint per sentence count for Furuno GPS route upload.
321. Adjust serial port timing and synchronization logic on Windows.

Release 3.3.2107

Notes:
More reliability enhancements, and a substantial upgrade to vector chart rendering performance, especially for NOAA S57 series.
Simplified OpenGL Raster texture options, with "OpenGL Expert" mode available by config file edit.

Evolutions annoncées : de 295 à 309,  dans la version 3.3.1931 de juillet 2014 :

OpenCPN Version 3.3 Beta Build 1931 will soon be available for download from opencpn.org.

Monitor the opencpn.org Downloads page to find and download the latest Beta version binaries.....

Source is available now on github at:
https://github.com/OpenCPN/OpenCPN
Branch: master

295. Correct MSW Debug build error
296. Relax MSW chart canvas MOD4 width requirement.
297. Improve GPSGate Buddy message formatting.
298. Establish soft memory limit for linux systems as 50% of available RAM
299. Correct S57 Object Pick region setup for OpenGL.
300. Correct and improve NMEA route and waypoint data upload logic.
301. Implement Vertex Buffer Object (VBO) support for OpenGL vector chart AREA objects.
302. Improve OpenGL texture compression/caching logic.
303. Implement OpenGL ENC special character display.
304. Correct manual "Move Boat Here" tracking. FS#1434
305. Correct 0-360 sectored light display. FS#1437
306. Correct Route Reverse Cancel option. FS#1436
307. Correct inadvertent overwrite of SENCFileLocation in config file. FS#1408
308. Improve Touch screen interface user dynamics.
309. Update translations.

Release 3.3.1931

Notes:
300. Furuno and Garmin users take note.
302. The big thing here is the option to rebuild and flush OpenGL Raster Texture Caches.

Otherwise, doesn't look like a very big list.
But there are many, many small bug fixes and performance enhancements which together will hopefully improve the day-to-day useability and reliability of this Beta Release.

We are getting pretty close to a Releaseable feature set. The Devs will now be looking at some of the more popular Feature Requests for inclusion into the final Production Release. Stay tuned.

Please check and clear your Flyspray issues, if possible

Thanks, and good luck


Evolutions annoncées : de 273 à 294,  dans la version 3.3.1824 de juin 2014 :

Changelog:
273. Improve cm93 chart scale selection logic to preclude overzoom where possible.
274. Correct fault on Mac, AISTargetListDialog "Close" button
275. Implement user icons with transparent background for OpenGL
276. Correct vector chart outline colour.
277. Correct AIS CPA alarm acknowledge behavior when not using ACK timeouts.
278. Correct for very high CPU load factor on OpenGL systems.
279. Improve AIS target list sorting logic for large target counts. (FS#1176)
280. Add "Wd" to S57 NATSUR lookup list (FS#1379)
281. Validate and correct Tide/Current data source on OCPN version upgrade
282. Improve Zoom-to-Cursor dynamics (FS#1414)
283. Correct rendering of "degree" symbol in OpenGL Texture Fonts (FS#1419)
284. Correct font identifier string duplication in non-en_US locales.
285. Correct Track Split logic (FS#1410)
286. Improve/Correct Windows "Dialog" font sizing logic.
287. Improve Windows Tide station time table layout.
288. Correct quilt layout on chart group change.
289. Correct default track width rendering in OpenGL. (FS#1424)
290. Refactor OpenGL raster chart caching logic.
291. Improve RouteProperties dialog layout.
292. Enable Menu font size changes for Windows platforms.
293. Enable font size/face changes for S57 Object Query dialogs
294. Apply Font style changes to persistent dialogs without restart.


Notes:

290. This is the major update for this Beta.
Texture caching of Raster charts has been substantially updated. Here are the details.
a. When enabled, the texture cache is created dynamically, as charts are visting in normal navigation. Depending on your OpenGL hardware capabilities, there may be some slight but noticable delay as a chart is accessed the very first time while the textures are created, compressed, and written to disk. Once a particular chart section has been cached, subsequent accesses are very fast. If the OpenGL hardware texture buffer is capable, then rendering on-screen is virtually instantaneous.
b. The cache understands color scheme changes. Cache entries are automatically created for each of the 4 possible BSB color schemes, as they are encountered in normal operation.
c. The cache understands chart Edition Dates. So, if one manually updates a chart (thus changing the chart's Edition Date), the old cache contents will be discarded, and a new cache will be built automatically as the new chart(s) are visited.
d. Using compressed texture caching retains all the benefits described earlier. It is very much faster on low spec hardware, at the expense of more disk space usage.
e. There is really no pressing need ever to manually create a texture cache of the full chart database. The previous texture cache rebuild on chart database rebuild has been eliminated.
f. But if you insist, there is a command line option which will build/update your compressed texture cache.
Your may execute opencpn like this: opencpn /rebuild_gl_raster_cache (-rebuild_gl_raster_cache on linux)
This may be fun to watch the mileage and rectangle counters click up, but is not a particularly good stress test, as there is only ever one chart open at a time, and it is carefully purged after the cache file is complete. But if you have nothing better to do, have fun.

I thank Sean for the basic concepts and code that are used in this evolution. We build upon each other...

There are several issues that came up in FLyspray, and on the Forum thread, which have not been addressed in this Beta. It was judged most important to stabilize the OpenGL display and GUI elements as soon as practical, and then carry forward with the less pervasive details on the next and subsequent Beta tests. Rest assurred that we are hearing your bug reports, and all will be addressed before a Production Release.

A point about bug reporting, please. If you report a bug that you suspect may be related to the new OpenGL enhancements, we need to know all about your OpenGL environment in order to diagnose the trouble. As a minimum, we need to see the OpenGL relevant lines from your logfile. They will look like this:

12:42:42 EDT: OpenGL-> Renderer String: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Q35 x86/MMX/SSE2
12:42:42 EDT: OpenGL-> Detected Intel renderer, disabling stencil buffer
12:42:42 EDT: OpenGL-> Texture rectangle format: de1
12:42:42 EDT: OpenGL-> Using Framebuffer Objects
12:42:42 EDT: OpenGL-> FBO Stencil buffer unavailable
12:42:42 EDT: OpenGL-> Using Depth buffer clipping
12:42:42 EDT: OpenGL-> Using 3dfx fxt1 compression
12:42:42 EDT: OpenGL-> Compressed tile size: 128kb (6:1)


Evolutions annoncées : de 243 à 272,  dans la version 3.3.1731 de mai 2014 :

243. Purge and fully reload charts on OpenGL state change. Corrects occasional cm93 grey screen.
244. Correct chart outline colour to GREEN for all vector charts except cm93
245. Set Options->Connection->NMEA Input form correctly to Serial or Network
246. Add "(UTC)" marker to AIS target dialog ETA field.
247. Correct Info.plist CFBundleIdentifier string to "org.opencpn"
248. Decouple touch screen and responsive graphics interfaces.
249. Improve rolling navobj backup strategy to preserve unchanged files.
250. Correct magnetic variation correction logic for $xxAPB output sentence.
251. Improve StackUp/Down (F7/F8) chart selection logic. (FS#1374)
252. Correct fault drawing chart information objects (FS#1380)
253. Implement texture-based OpenGL text rendering. Sean
254. Enable font selection entry "Dialog" for international language.
255. Implement Size-Responsive Track Properties Dialog.
256. Correct default dialog font size to 10 pt.
257. Correct Route Properties dialog cancel/close behaviour (FS#1262)
258. Fix WPT properties dialog shrinking after adding a hyperlink (FS #1381)
259. Fix Route properties dialog values reset while deleting a route point (FS #1382)
260. Correct Routepoint Properties layout on Windows (FS#1385)
261. Correct TCP data connections logic to allow messages without checksum, Pavel
262. Fix waypoint properties propagation into route properties dialog (FS#1386)
263. Correct GRIB colored overlays display in OpenGL mode. Ptizef
264. Correct S57 Extended light sector draw logic.
265. Correct Waypoint property dialog editing for overlayed hyperlinks (FS#1385 continued)
266. Correct toolbar orientation toggle issue with journeyman styles. Thanks ChuckSK
267. Correct to allow current arrow (value) font selection.
268. Correct for Skewed Transverse Mercator Raster charts (FS#1391)
269. Correct AIS Target Query dialog "Create Waypoint" button behaviour (FS#1378)
270. Accommodate non-UT8 encodings of ENC supplementary TXT files (FS#1405)
271. Fully merge OpenGL Optimum code. Thanks Sean
272. Update connections TCP/UDP implementation to allow bidirectional TCP data streams. Thanks Muttnik

Notes:

A lot of stuff here.
The main topic is, of course, the merge of Sean's Optimum OpenGL code branch into the mainline. Most of the changes are in the nature of "plumbing", and users should see nothing different except a marked improvement in performance for machines capable of high speed OpenGL graphics.

There are some new options settings to consider. In "options->OpenGL", you may make some elections:
a. Accelerated panning: Enabled if your graphics card supports Frame Buffer Objects.
b. Texture compression: If enabled and selected, greatly improves the speed of raster chart display. It works by treating raster charts as compressed textures instead of bitmaps, and these textures are loaded and displayed much more efficiently by the graphics hardware. They also consume much less GPU memory space, typically showing 6:1 memory compression ratios.
c. Texture compression caching: A further improvement to raster chart display loading and panning. This option uses the system hard drive to store precalculated raster chart compressed images in a way that is optimized for direct loading into the graphics card. Precalculating of the images happens automatically when you visit options->charts, and either add a new directory, or force a database scan or rebuild. Please note that a full rebuild of the texture cache for a large set of raster (.KAP) charts may take many hours of processing time, depending upon the speed of your computer. Fortunately, we have two things to help us here. First, the charts are processed, compressed, and cached in order based upon the distance from the chart center to the current ownship GPS position. A progress dialog shows the state of the compression operation, and the distance from your ownship position to the center of the chart being processed. Second, the user may "skip" the caching process at any time. This will be helpful if you just want to make a few compressed cache texture images near your location right now, and defer the balance of texture processing until you have the time and power to leave the computer running undisturbed for some time.

The net effect of full OpenGL optimization on raster charts with compatible hardware is nothing short of amazing. I think you will like it, especially with lo-spec, lo-power systems.

Kudos to Sean.

Other stuff:

248. The touch screen UI and Responsive UI options are now separate.
Touch UI is self-explanatory. There are some subtle changes in the way some operations work, especially in Route and Waypoint creation/dragging. Users with modern touch tablets may experiment and discover. Feedback appreciated on this.
The Responsive UI option is intended for small (~8") tablets with high definition displays. What it does is adjust the various graphic elements such as menus, icons, etc. so that they meet the best-practice size standards for Win8/Android system displays. This makes them "big enough" to facilitate touching, dragging, etc with normal human fingers. You should not see much difference when selecting this option for normal desktop or laptop systems.

I expect a relatively large number of regression-type issues with this Beta, simply due to the large number of changes made to the core codebase. That's OK, because we get a greatly improved application at the end, and it will all be worth the trouble. So, please keep the faith as you test and find little grumpkins. We'll find and correct them all, with your help.


Evolutions annoncées : de 214 à 242,  dans la version 3.3.1606 d'avril 2014 :

214. Improve GRIB user interface (FS#1240)
215. Correct NMEA MDA sentence checksum calculation.
216. Correct Dashboard wind speed history logic to use MWD sentence
217. Correct wind and baro history graphics for linux systems.
218. Improve GRIB Pi performance and memory footprint.
219. Grib PI: Correct wind direction arrows in course-up mode.
220. Correct TCPA format (FS1289)
221. Correct metres abbreviation to "m" (FS#1336)
222. Correct double click object query behaviour for PlugIn raster charts. (FS#1341)
223. Improve S52 symbolization of ESSA/PSSA
224. Correct OpenGL GRIB OVerlay y-axis orientation.
225. Add GRIB support for altitude parameter display. Ptizef..
226. Correct chart bar item colour to GREEN for PlugIn Vector charts.
227. Modify vector record ID data type (hash key) to unsigned int. (FS#1343)
228. Improve error/warning reporting for ENC SENC building (FS#1343)
229. Correct S57 ENC processing of UTF-16 data fields. (FS#1343)
230. Correct "Center View" logic for skewed charts.
231. Improve PlugIn blacklist detection and reporting.
232. Improve GRIB user interface and colour schemes.
233. Correct behaviour of ">" symbol in Route Properties dialog (FS#1262)
234. Correct for duplicate shared waypoints on route import.
235. Implement layer delete confirmation dialog (FS#1357)
236. Improve TCP server datastream loss-of-client responsiveness.
237. Correct AIS target list and query display for named base stations (FS#1359)
238. Improve error messages for Garmin GPS upload failure due to no device present.
239. Enable current vector value display when chart scale is small (FS#1275)
240. Improve Route time/distance display algorithm for routes starting "Now" (FS#1262)
241. Initial implementation of Touch/Tablet UI
242. Improve item count report and logging on layer import. (FS#1363)

Release 3.3.1606

Release Notes:

242: This is a first cut on a Touchscreen/Tablet user interface. The idea here is to have one checkbox in options->Display to enable this mode, and thus avoid lots of fussy user configurable items for individual behaviors/actions. In other words, just "do the right thing" when enabled for Tablet/Touch systems.

The code was tested on an 8" Windows 8.1 tablet, in both portrait and landscape display orientations.

The changes include the following:

1. Increase toolbar icon size.
2. Increase context menu text item size.
3. Increase selectable item sizes for several common dialogs.
4. Optimize several common dialogs for screen rotation, i.e. landscape or portrait.
5. Touch stuff:
a. Route Create workflow: "Done" by clicking toolbar "Route" icon, or normal context menu.
b. Toolbar navigation items (e.g. Zoom/Scale) are available during route creation.
c. Chart drag (a.k.a. swipe) is available during route creation.
d. Routepoint/Waypoint edit by drag is supported.
e. Increase pixel select radius, to allow for finger tip selection of routes/waypoints.
f. Single-click behavior:
-Does not ever move chart.
-Selects Waypoint for subsequent dragging
-Shows popup info for Routes and AIS targets.
-Shows Tide/Current dialog.
g. Move chart by drag/swipe.
h. There is no notion of "rollover" in Touch/Tablet mode.

There are some dialogs that have not yet been adjusted for font size, so they is on the TODO list.

The UI is a bit different when using a mouse in Touch/Tablet mode, but still useable I think. This would not be a normal mode of use, unless maybe you have a Bluetooth mouse to use occasionally with your tablet.

I don't consider this Beta to be the last word on the subject of Touch interfacing. There is a lot to consider and learn here. I welcome detailed comments on this new interface mode.

Flyspray:
Please review your Flyspray tasks. If a Task is marked "Implemented in Current Beta", that means that I think the issue is resolved. If you agree, please request a task closure. If you disagree, please leave a comment in the task item thread to further describe the task variance.


Evolutions annoncées : de 197 à 213 dans la version 3.3.1419 de février 2014 :
 
197. Correct AIS Msg9 (SAR Aircraft) rendering and query.
Icon (FS#1282)
COG vector (FS#1284)
Name (FS#1287)
Query re-format (FS#1289) (FS#1283) (FS#1288) (FS#1290)
Target LIst details. (FS#1286)(FS#1285)

198. Correct build errors for No-OpenGL build environment.
199. Fix magnetic heading display computation and setting persistency.
200. Correct S57 UTF-16 National text string conversion. (FS#1300)
201. Correct S57 "Leading light" sector display (FS#1315)
202. Correct sorting of "Trk" column in AIS target list (FS#1304)
203. Correct Sydney, Australia time zone constants. (FS#1298)
204. Improve Chart Group internal logic coherency checks
205. Correct parameter tracking logic in GRIB PlugIn (FS#1307)
206. Dashboard, implement WMM_PI JSON message decoding for Mag Variation input. (FS#1310)
207. Implement No-OpenGL cm93 chart rendering.
208. Add DC validity checking to s52plib::RenderHPGL()
209. Several improvements to GRIB UI (FS#1143) (FS#1311) (FS#1306)
210. Implement Barometric history from MDA sentence field 3,4 in Dashboard.
211. Correct Z-level visibility of some dialogs on Mac ( ImportGPX)
212. Correct Route Reverse Routepoint rename dialog to allow cancellation of reverse operation.
213. Add xdg-utils to recommended linux support packages.
 
Evolutions annoncées : de 180 à 196 dans la version 3.3.1328 de janvier 2014 :
 
180. Correct ENC object query fault when d-clicking outside chart bounds.
181. Further improve ENC quilt dynamics (FS#1221)
182. Improve AIS Msg9 (SAR Aircraft) rendering and query.
Icon (FS#1282)
COG vector (FS#1284)
Name (FS#1287)
Query re-format (FS#1289) (FS#1283) (FS#1288) (FS#1290)
Target LIst details. (FS#1286)(FS#1285)
183. Omit retrieval of initial chart directory set from registry in portable mode.
184. Correct Z-level visibility of some dialogs on Mac (Send to GPS, ExportGPX)
185. In GRIB PlugIn, add GribTable.cpp to pot source list.
186. Correct Garmin GPS Route Upload for Windows. (FS#1211)
187. Correct Chart error notation when using internal georef override. (FS#1265)
188. Correct S57 object query attribute units for VALACM and VALMAG (FS#1295)
189. Add more temporary debug messages to Windows Serial port error handler.
190. Close and remove orphan network datastreams on address/port modification and Apply (FS#1281)
191. Reintroduce track properties timezone selection. (FS#1294)
192. Set Route/Track properties timezone display default to LocalPC time. (FS#1262)
193. Add buttons for Show/Hide all tracks to AIS target list dialog.
194. Correctly remove context menu item "Weather Table" on GRIB dialog close.
195. Improve AIS per-target tracking control (FS#909)
196. In Dashboard, implement barometric pressure from MDA sentence field 3,4

Release Notes:

Although it does not seem like a very big list, this Beta Release accomplishes 2 significant things:
1. Correct/implement all (or most) of the outstanding Flyspray bug reports related to 3.3.1303
2. Improve support of PlugIn Vector charts, in preparation for the next test of s63 PlugIn.

Once we get this code base stable, we will be able to tackle some of the oustanding Feature Requests on tap for the next Production Release.

Special note for Bluetooth users having trouble. #189 above will allow us to better understand why BT is failing on some Windows platforms. If you have previously had BT trouble, please try again with this Beta, and note log comments associated with Datastream operations.
 
Evolutions annoncées : de 160 à 179 dans la version 3.3.1303 de janvier 2014 :
 
Beta 3.3.1303 released 2014-01-03.

160. Correct misc translation strings.
161. Correct for improperly coded PP parameter in some BSB charts (FS#1251)
162. Correct for missing COG in NMEA VTG message (FS#1243)
163. Correct cross-platform Printf formatting of size_t item.
164. Reduce minimum sector light display from 0.5 degrees to 0.3 degrees. (FS#1271)
165. Improve ENC quilt dynamics (FS#1221)
166. Add "Center/Zoom" and "Weather Table" functions to GRIB (FS#1231, FS#1234) Thanks Prizef
167. Correct RouteProperties dialog deprature time shortcut key ">" behaviour. (FS#1262)
168. Correct AIS SART logic to not alert on simple SART test. (FS#1245)
169. Correct Mac MessageBox Z-order as child of dialog.
170. Correctly render GRIBs in Course-Up mode (FS#1227)
171. Add missing functions to PlugIn API 1.11 (FS#1254)
172. Improve BSB chart georef evaluation (FS#1265)
173. Implement AIS message 9, Special Position Report (FS#1273)
174. Correct S-57 NATF attribute extraction logic (FS#1256)
175. Implement PlugIn API 1.11 Vector Chart support.
176. Correct exported function spelling error (FS#1280)
177. Correct rountint() function definition for Mac (FS#1278)
178. Establish minimum chart text font display size (FS#1218)
179. Implement UDP Multicast receiver support for Datastreams.

Release Notes:

This Beta Release accomplishes 3 things:
1. Correct/implement all (or most) of the outstanding Flyspray bug reports related to 3.3.1117
2. Correct a documented crash fault in 3.3.1117 GRIG PlugIn.
3. Prepare the OpenCPN internal plumbing for the coming S63 Chart PlugIn.

Evolutions annoncées : de 1 à 159 depuis la version 3.3.604 de juin 2013  jusqu'à la version 3.3.11117 de novembre 2013 :

Beta 3.3.1117 released 2013-11-17.

126. Correct crash fault on Windows system after loading faulty OpenGL drivers.
127. Correct fault on deleting route/track while shown in Properties dialog.
128. Correct PlugIn Toolbar icon management. (FS#1174)
129. Correct startup option "-fullscreen" behavior. (FS#1180)
130. Improve PlugIn Blacklist detection logic.
131. Correct True/Mag/Variation calculation algorithm. (FS#1173) Thanks, Thomas. (cagney)
132. Correctly update RM Dialog on track properties change (FS#1171)
133. Correct Routepoint Move/undo logic when Properties dialog is active (FS#1174)
134. Correct some untranslated strings (FS#1162)
135. Improve GRIB PlugIn UI in several ways. Thanks JP (ptizef)
136. Correct cm93 user cell offset algorithm for cell center latitude. (FS#1170)
137. Correct dialog behavior on RouteManager->Waypoint->Add
138. Improve S57 ENC SENC file build progress dialog dynamics.
139. Correct GRIB PlugIn string translation access method.
140. Modify CMake environment to allow build without OpenGL.
141. Remove broken wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_UAE languge selection.(FS#512)
142. Correct for inaccurate BSB SK=x header parameter in some BSB charts. (FS#1042)
Requires chart database rebuild.
143. Correct AIS Rollover window logic for close targets onscreen (FS#1175)
144. Implement auto timeout for some MessageBox dialogs. (FS#1189)
145. Correct Timed Popup window behavior on F6 (Dimmer) (FS#1183)
146. Correct Waypoint visibility setting in navobj file. (FS#1190)
147. Change Z-order of ChartInfoWindow and Thumbnail under OpenGL (FS#1194)
148. Correct to allow AIS target query for MMSI=0 (FS#1193)
149. Improve Options->PlugIns panel wheel scroll rate. (FS#1208)
150. Correctly process some S57 ENC text encodings, esp. ISO8859-1 (FS#1210)
151. Minor improvements to GRIB PlugIn.
152. Correct occasional fault on SENC file creation, Windows. (FS#1213)
153. Improve vector chart depth formatting for units = "feet"
154. Add conditional correction to GRIB PlugIn for wxWidgets 2.9 API changes.(FS#1216)
155. Correct various Mac build issues with timed message dialog (FS#1202)
156. Implement 153, 153, 255 shading of ownship UserIcon for charts of low accuracy (FS#1116)
157. Correct symbolization of S52 rotated flare light, unspecified colour. (FS#1198)
158. Modify AIS query results for AtoN to indicate Real/Virtual status. (FS#1212)
159. Various improvements to GRIB PlugIn...Ptizef


Beta 3.3.1006 released 2013-10-06
95. Implement configurable Waypoint arrival circle radius, Options->Ships->Ownship (FS#1046)(FS#1085)
96. Correct depth unit for BSB charts with UN=Meter (FS#1061)
97. Correct for potential crash on wheel zoom before app is fully initialized.
98. Correct algorithm for subordinate station time offset decoding in Binary TCD files. (FS#1098)
99. Improve PlugIn tool icon management to avoid occasional crash.
100. Various performance improvements in quilting and OpenGL rendering.
101. Correct crash on Track Properties List, Right Click.
102. Correct crash on tide harmonic index file extension specified as lower case "idx".
103. Improve processing of National Texts in S57 ENCs.
104. Improve performance of Layer Delete function.
105. Implement selectable Magnetic course/bearing display mode. (FS#1025)
106. Implement PlugIn BlackList,to permanently disallow known faulty PlugIns (Pavel)
107. Implement AIS Target selectable tracks. (FS#909) Pavel
108. Improve Options->Connections port management to avoid unnecessary closing and re-opening of streams.
109. On Windows, perform simple test of OpenGL functionality before enabling globally.
110. Implement command line option ("-fullscreen") to start OpenCPN in Full Screen mode.
111. Corrected some missing translatable strings.
112. Correct Bluetooth (Windows) port initialization timing (FS#1006)
113. Always render ownship as 153, 153, 255 when chart accuracy is known to be low. (FS#1116)
114. Correct Options->AIS CPA/TCPA warning checkbox logic (FS#965)
115. Improve GRIB PlugIn UI elements, etc (FS#1146, FS#1095) Thanks, Ptizef
116. Improve route leg popup info window dynamics under Windows with auto-follow enabled. (FS#1054)
117. Activate AnchorWatch alarm on loss of GPS signal (FS#1106)
118. Correct AIS AtoN name rendering with Extended Shipname fields set. (FS#1115)
119. Correct behavior when receiving AIS alert while iconized (FS#968/998 Redux)
120. Correct armhf data alignment considerations on SENC build.
121. Correct loss of AIS target selectability on receipt of unprocessed AIS message type. (FS#963)
122. Add Options->Connections checkbox for Magnetic bearings on ECAPB output sentence (FS#1151)
123. Refine Options text for CPA/TCPA and DSC/SART sound alerts. (FS#1165)
124. Add shortcut key Ctrl-O to drop mark at ownship, remove "Space" and "Enter" shortcuts. (FS#1136)
125. Improve Mac window management on activation and minimization.

Release 3.3.814  released 2013-08-14
74. Improve S52 symbolization of some features (SLCONS, VEGATN)
75. Correct fault on some ENC National text strings.
76. Modify GPX Waypoint output format to conform to GPX1.1 Schema. Thanks, ChuckSK
77. Correct AIS target rollover SOG units to conform with globally selected speed units (FS#1047)
78. Correct georeferencing on BSB charts during zoom-to-cursor actions in single-chart-mode.
79. Correct behavior on Windows when AIS alert occurs and OCPN is iconized to taskbar (FS#968/998)
80. Correct midnight track restart logic to avoid occasional crash.
81. Correct occasional cm93 loss of Features on display properties change.(FS#1050)
82. Correct reset of route total length on reverse. (FS#1053)
83. Correct linux serial port baud rate setup.
84. Improve position and visibility of MOB tool on toolbar (FS#992)
85. Improve Rollover popup window dynamics (FS#1054)
86. Correct file type specifier mask in GRIB File Dialog.
87. Improve S57 extended light sector rollover algorithm. (FS#1057)
88. Correct cm93 floating detail level slider on Mac OSx.
89. Correct RouteManager Dialog to "stay-on-top" for OSx.
90. Implement Alert Dialog for DSC Distress calls. (FS#1051)
91. Change vector display category "Other" to "All".(FS#1048)
92. Correct Chart Info Widow and Chart Thumbnail on Mac, OpenGL mode.
93. Improve "Busy/Hourglass" cursor dynamics on cm93.
94. Complete implementation of CrashReporting scheme on Windows.

Release 3.3.719  released 2013-07-19
54. Process UCS-2/UTF-16 encoding of ENC attributes NOBJNM, NINFOR and NTXTDS (FS#919)
55. Implement optional display of localized object names on S57 charts. (FS#919)
56. Correct crash on some Dutch ENC's due to bad ENC encoding (FS#1028)
57. Correct Unicode character storage and translation in navobj items.
58. Correct for multiple AIS alert sound instances on linux (FS#1030)
59. Correct Windows Sound test logic.
60. Correct loss of focus on Ctrl-I (FS#1001)
61. Correct for incorrect action on repeated access to Help dialog tab. (FS#1038)
62. Correct Extended light sector display for "obscured" sectors (FS#1039)
63. Correct Mac Route/Waypoint dialog modality hang when called from RouteManagerDialog.
64. Correct Topmark display on cm93/ENC for Mac
65. Correct GPX waypoint http link description field decoding.
66. Correct S57 SENC format for International language feature/attributes (FS#1034)
67. Correct decoding of WAV sound files with "fact" chunks embedded (FS#1037)
68. Correct occasional Route/Waypoint scrambling on MacBook
69. Correct loading of routes/tracks in layers (FS#1040)
70. Fix track color GPX persistency .
71. Improve TCP datastream restartability. (FS#1031)
72. Add AIS AtoN type information to rollover and target query (FS#1041, FS#340)
73. Update to Track Properties Dialog

Release 3.3.604  released 2013-06-04
1. Improve User manual image file structure.
2. Correct FS#975
3. Fix DSC target position calculations near equator. Thanks ChuckSK
4. Correct Dutch localization files.
5. Various large and small refactorings for improved code maintainability Thanks to Mario Konrad
6. Make MOB persistent (FS#979)
7. Update anchor watch sound on sound file change (FS#980)
8. Correct for fault on some unexpected light sector descriptions (FS#974)
9. Improve default directory selection in portable execution mode.
10. Correct PlugIn API 1.9 to export useful georeferencing utility functions.
11. Ensure default AIS and AnchorWatch alarm sounds are defined
12. Force Refresh() after Ctrl-B to ensure screen relayout.
13. Correct S57 Object Query dialog visibility on Mac (FS#988)
14. Correct Mac Info.plist to include bundle name, allowing Force Quit entry.
15. Add red "X" to indicate invisible waypoints in routemanagerdialog.
16. Correct various dialog focus issues on Mac platform.
17. Extend checking and handling of malformed ENC geometry records (FS#995, FS#997)
18. Update HDT watchdog on synthetic HDT events.
19. Correctly update position fix FixTime value sent to PlugIns
20. On Windows, prevent multiple cuncurrent instances of OpenCPN unless using portable (-p) option.
21. Allow export of multiple selected navobjects from the route manager at the same time.
22. In routemanagerdialog, when a route is turned visible, always make all the shared waypoints visible.
23. Make the real size AIS target shape ECDIS spec compliant.
24. Major update the GRIB PlugIn. Thanks to Sean & Jean-Pierre.
25. Correct initial visibility of layer waypoints.
26, Correct duplicate layer waypoint loading to RouteManagerDialog list.
27. Correct potential pan key runaway on long SENC creation.
28. Improve quilt logic regarding ENC cell inclusion criteria (FS#???)
29. Improve serial port read/write logic for better thread safety.
30. Implement Windows semi-automatic Crash Reporting scheme.
31. Correct Windows virtual serial port access methods for XPort bug.
32. Improve S57 ENC processing of non-English character sets
33. Correct ENC cell duplication quilt logic, esp. for ENC_HOLLAND
34. Liberalize quilted S57 ENC cell inclusion logic factor.
35. Implement PlugIn API 1.10 Route/Waypoint management methods.
36. Update PlugIn API 1.10 utility functions
37. Set Minimum Size for AIS Target List (FS#1002)
38. Add simple sound file support to PlugIn API 1.10
39. Correct processing for some poorly formed ENC records, especially Holland 1R5OS005.000
40. Implement pugiXML for improved navobj file performance
41. Implmement command line option to disable OpenGL
42. Implement a hotkey (Ctrl+I) to hide/show GPS status indicator - (FS#1001)
43. Implement the possibility to drop waypoint on the current position of an AIS target
44. Implement (M)ARPA radar targets tracking (TTM and TLL sentences) and AIS-like display
45. Implement optional APRS position report tracking (uses WPL sentence) and AIS-like display (FS#964)
46. Improve track and layer logic to improve performance with large tracks.
47. Improve NavObjChanges logic to avoid potential for infinite fault on restart.
48. Implement a hotkey (Ctrl-N) to activate next waypoint in the active route (FS#1010)
49. Populate the filename of exported navobjects (FS#1005)
50. Implement font color selection on wxGTK (FS#898)
51. Implement configurable OwnshipCOGPredictor width (FS#617) and AIS target GOG predictor width.
52. Implement deletion confirmation in route manager (FS#616)
53. Improve Windows serial port enumeration logic to include Bluetooth SPP ports.

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Version 3.2.1 :
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-2-1-released-102676.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 1 à 18 :

1. Correct initial visibility of layer waypoints.
2, Correct duplicate layer waypoint loading to RouteManagerDialog list.
3. Correct potential pan key runaway on long SENC creation.
4. Improve quilt logic regarding ENC cell inclusion criteria
5. In routemanagerdialog, when a route is turned visible, always make all the shared waypoints visible.
6. Correct loss of some MAC message box focus in RouteManagerDialog
7. Make MOB persistent (FS#979)
8. Correct S57 Object Query dialog visibility on Mac (FS#988)
9. Correctly update position fix FixTime value sent to PlugIns
10. Update HDT watchdog on synthetic HDT events.
11. Extend checking and handling of malformed ENC geometry records (FS#995, FS#997)
12. Fix DSC target position calculations near equator. Thanks ChuckSK
13. Correct FS#975, Route and Routepoint selection logic.
14. Correct for fault on some unexpected light sector descriptions (FS#974)
15. Correct Mac Info.plist to include bundle name, allowing Force Quit entry.
16. On Windows, prevent multiple cuncurrent instances of OpenCPN unless using portable (-p) option.
17. Correct Mac Toolbar visibility on Docking (FS#976)
18. Improve serial port write logic for better thread safety.

Notes:
1,2,5...Especially relevant to users employing layers for permanent storage of NavObjects. Please check your favorite test cases.

3. Please check keyboard panning performance, with and without Smooth Panning enabled, on all platforms.

We plan a short but careful Beta test of 3.2.1, focusing upon the items indicated in the changelog, and watching particularly for any regression issues. We hope to Release this Beta as OpenCPN Version 3.2.2 within a couple of weeks, with little fanfare.

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Version stable 3.2.2
3.2.2 2013-05-08
This Service Release corrects several small bugs found in the recent 3.2.0 field release.
It incorporates a command line switch to turn off OpenGL completely.

3.2.0 2013-02-27
1. Complete update of user Options dialogs and context menus, incorporating modern graphics and uniform styles.
2. Significantly enhanced navigation instrument input and output options, including extensive network connection capabilities supporting TCP, UDP, and GPSD data sources.
3. New User Interface theme support, with OpenCPN traditional as well as two new low profile themes.
4. Enhanced clipboard support, including interfaces to external KML data sources.
5. Enhanced Tide and Current dataset support, including modern fully binary datasets.
6. Various improvements in the display and tracking of AIS data targets.
7. Automatic Great Circle route generation options.
8. Significant enhancement of the Dashboard PlugIn, including new user interface options and a variety of stylish, new instruments.
9. Improved sound system support for linux hosts.
10. Major update to embedded Users Manual.
11. Measurably improved performance and reliability over all supported platforms.
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Version 3.1.1411 :
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-release-candidate-version-3-1-1411-released-97937.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 196 à 200 :
  • 196. Correct Furuno Route/Waypoint upload logic,
    • Amélioration du téléchargement des routes et points de route pour le matériel Furuno.
  • 197. Correct Mac/wx2.9 dialog background colour.
    • Amélioration pour MAC
  • 198. Correct module shutdown sequence, to prevent potential PlugIn crash. (GE2KAP)
    • Amélioration du module de fermeture pour éviter des crahs du aux compléments (plug-in)
  • Language update #531
    • Mise à jour de la langue
  • Final doc update
    • Mise à jour de la documentation

Release 3.1.1411

This is the Final RC. We will smoke test for a few more days, and if nothing critical is found, we Release
Rounding the home stretch now.....
C'est la dernière release candidate, autrement dit la dernière version bêta avant la sortie de la prochaine version stable.
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Version 3.1.1417 :
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-release-candidate-version-3-1-1417-released-98346.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 201 à 204 :
  • 201. Update RMD track length after Track->Reduce context action.
    • Mise à jour dans le gestionnaire de trace en cas de réduction du nombre de points de trace.
  • 202. Language Update #533
    • Mise à jour du fichier de langue
  • 203. Correct Furuno GPS Route Upload protocol
    • Amélioration concernant le protocole de chargement pour le matériel Furuno
  • 204. Correct Datastream TCP server mode logic.
    • Amélioration du processus du protocole TCP.
Release 3.1.1417

Notes:
Well, I was hoping that we would not need to do this, but here is another Release Candidate.

203. Extra space added for Furuno GPS upload
204. Please regression test all possible permutations of Datastream Network support (UDP, TCP, and GPSD). There was some new code added to properly support TCP server side connections. Could never have worked in 3.1.1411...

Très probablement la dernière version bêta avant la prochaine version stable.
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Version 3.1.1411 :
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-release-candidate-version-3-1-1411-released-97937.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 196 à 200 :
  • 196. Correct Furuno Route/Waypoint upload logic,
    • Amélioration du téléchargement des routes et points de route pour le matériel Furuno.
  • 197. Correct Mac/wx2.9 dialog background colour.
    • Amélioration pour MAC
  • 198. Correct module shutdown sequence, to prevent potential PlugIn crash. (GE2KAP)
    • Amélioration du module de fermeture pour éviter des crahs du aux compléments (plug-in)
  • Language update #531
    • Mise à jour de la langue
  • Final doc update
    • Mise à jour de la documentation

Release 3.1.1411

This is the Final RC. We will smoke test for a few more days, and if nothing critical is found, we Release
Rounding the home stretch now.....
C'est la dernière release candidate, autrement dit la dernière version bêta avant la sortie de la prochaine version stable.
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Version 3.1.1405 :
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-release-candidate-version-3-1-1405-released-97545.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 183 à 195 :

Changelog :

  • 183. Update some translatable strings
    • Mise à jour du fichier de langue
  • 184. Improve Dashboard graphics for linux systems
    • Amélioration pour Linux, de l'affichage du dashboard
  • 185. Correct Route/Waypoint upload timing logic.
  • 186. Implement NMEA0183 APB sentence for autopilot output.
    • Prise en compte des phrases NMEA de type APB à destination des pilotes automatiques
  • 187. Improve performance of "Export all visible" objects.
    • Amélioration du fonctionnement du bouton "Exporter tout ce qui est visible ..."
  • 188. Deactivate some controls ("Delete All") on multiobject selection in RMD
    • Masquage de du bouton "Supprimer tout" dans le cas de la sélection de plusieurs objets
  • 189. Add Garmin Host Mode status to auto-upgrade of connections parameters.
    • Adjonction d'un mode Hôte Garmin pour les paramètres de connection
  • 190. Dashboard depth: Use DPT rather than DBT for depth ; add transducer offset to depth value if available.
    • Profondeur dans les tableau de bord : Utilisation dela donnée DPT plutôt que DBT pour la profondeur.
  • 191. Remove update of magnetic heading and variation on processing of AIVDO messages.
    • Suppression de la mise à jour du cap magnétique et de la variation dans les phrases NMEA de type AIVDO.
  • 192. Improve Garmin serial port usability.
    • Amélioration de l'utilisation des port série pour Garmin
  • 193. Add Progress bars to some potentially long GPX and track operations.
    • Adjonction d'une barre de progression lors de la suppression et/ou de l'exportation dans le cas de fichier gpx de grande taille.
  • 194. Correct update of Satellites in View instrument.
    • AAmélioration de l'affichage des sattelites vus dans l'instrument ad-hoc du tableau de bord.
  • 195. Documentation update. Thanks, Thomas (cagney)
    • Mise à jour de la documentation. Merci à Thomas Cagney.
Release 3.1.1405

Notes:

I have no known critical bugs or omissions in this Release Candidate. Nothing that would prevent a comfortable Release. Please remind me if I have missed anything.

Please test heavily, check your Flyspray tasks, and let me know if any previous thread comments/bugs were accidentally overlooked.

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Version 3.1.1328 :
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-release-candidate-version-3-1-1328-released-96978.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 168 à 182 :

Changelog:
168. Correct Track start Timestamp calculations.
169. Improve default "Send to GPS" context menu shortcut behavior with no port defined.
170. Increase Tide icon selectable point radius to improve selectability.
171. Implement multi-selection capability for RouteManagerDialog lists, especially "Delete"
172. Remove "Export All" button from RouteManagerDialog
173. Further improve Dashboard text rendering
174. Correct crash on delete Dashboard as parent of Preferences dialog.
175. Implement improved Serial port detection for linux/Mac.
176. Revert #166, libtinyxml dependency. Now at 2.6.2
177. Correct for Mark Info html links with embedded spaces on linux
178. Correct partial hang on Windows when no network interface is available.
179. Correct crash on Mac when large logfile is restarted.
180. Add sorted Datastream priority to options->Connections list.
181. Update some translatable strings.
182. Implement Route Print function. Thanks to "registry" for the patch.

Notes:
176. If you are running Debian Squeeze and want to install OpenCPN from the distribution.deb package, you will need to install with something like this in order to satisfy install dependencies related to libtinyxml:
$sudo dpkg -i --force-depends opencpn_3.1.1327-1_i386.deb

This is a Release Candidate.
What is left to do:
a. Test the new features of this Beta (169, 171, 177, 180, 182).
b. Regression test everything we can think of, especially Datastream oriented.
c. Complete and submit the last language translation files.
d. Review once more the last few Flyspray issues, either closing or deferring any remaining open tasks.
e. Include final documentation files.
f. Change the Version number, and publish it.

We are down to the final tests for this official release.
...No more feature additions will be entertained.
...Only serious (i.e. crashing or erroneous/dangerous nav information) bugs will be considered.
...No more changes to embedded original English text strings will be entertained.

I plan to let this Candidate sit for at least a week, and try to get some users who might be afraid of the term "Beta" to load and run it. Please help with this idea if you can. Call it a Release Candidate. Tell your friends.
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Version 3.1.1319 :
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-1-1319-released-96411.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 152 à 167 :

152. Correct NMEA Debug window output data port strings.
153. Implement conditional build instructions for armhf architecture.
154. Remove some extraneous translatable strings
155. Remove hot-key "R" to toggle vector chart rocks/wrecks display.
156. Correct AIS target CPA graphics if ownship Cog or Sog are undefined.
157. Add cr/lf to incoming TCP datastreams.
158. Add "Send to GPS" to Route context menu.
159. Correct logic for delete of route point when part of invisible route.
160. Correct/enhance ENC rocks/wrecks visibility logic.
161. Correct context menu selections for Active route (FS#948)
162. Implement timeout function for some missing data in Dashboard (FS#937) (FS#950)
163. Implement "Export All Visible" button in RouteManagerDialog
164. Correct extraneous OBSTRN pattern fill on some ENCs (FS#951)
165. Correct chart status bar display for very large chart groups.
166. Relax Debian libtinyxlm dependency to 2.5.3 for Squeeze
167. Improve Dashboard text rendering (FS#???)

Release Beta 3.1.1319

Notes:

This will be (I hope) the last Beta before a Release Candidate is issued.
Please update and submit your final .po (language) files as available.

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Version 3.1.1309 :
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-1-1309-released-95827.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 129 à 151 :

129. Correct error on consecutive fast serial port write() access.
130. Correct possible serial port read buffer overrun.
131. Correct generic SART target query report.
132. Remove package "libsdl1.2debian" as a dependency for sound.
133. Correct to allow for possible events from deleted datastreams
134. Add Priority change messages to NMEA Debug window
135. Correct Route/Waypoint upload port persistence
136. Set Ownship minumum size (mm) default to 1
137. Remove requirement of active GPS signal for routepoint GPS upload from context menu
138. Allow "Activate" of Routes and Routepoints in layers.
139. Correct Journeyman style pencil icon offset (FS#943)
140. Correct True heading timeout watchdog logic (FS#937)
141. Convert Garmin host mode and Furuno format upload to global options.
142. Correct Dashboard visibility logic persistence.
143. Correct AIVDO processing for invalid lat/lon (FS#935)(FS#936)
144. Improve AIS target query format for n/a fields (FS#934)
145. Correct Options->Charts add/delete/apply logic (FS#944)
146. Correct for build option USE_GARMINHOST=OFF (FS#931)
147. Correct for possible Windows ReadFile() error condition. (FS#947)
148. Correct Mac OSX bahavior on app activate/deactivate (FS#938)
149. Correct shared waypoint visibility selection logic (FS#942)
150. Language update
151. Major update to embedded Users Manual. Many thanks to Thomas (cagney)

Release Beta 3.1.1309


Notes

Getting very close to a Release Candidate. We need the final .po translation files now, as I expect no more changes to translatable strings, bar any obvious omissions.

Please take a good close look at the embedded Users Manual. cagney has done an outstanding job of pulling this together. This is by far the best documented Open Source program I have ever seen. What is truly amazing is that the documentation is current with the Beta. Fantastic!

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Version 3.1.1224 :
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-1-1224-released-94969.html

Evolutions annoncées : de 115 à 128 :
  • 115. Correct to allow linux /dev/ttyUSB0 access.
    • Correction pour permettre sous linux un acces /dev/ttyUSB0
  • 116. Correct auto-upgrade of "AIS Port (Shared)" to 3.2 Connections architecture
    • Correction relative au partage des ports sous AIS
  • 117. Correct GPS upload port persistence to include manually entered ports.
    • Correction relative au connexion
  • 118. Correct Windows serial port write performance bottleneck.
    • Correction fonctionnement des connexions pour les ports séries
  • 119. Correct AIS extended name field update. (FS#886)
    • Correction du nom des champs AIS
  • 120. Implement portaudio sound library support for linux.
    • Implémentation de la librairie relative aux sons pour Linux.
  • 121. Correct Dashboard datastream interface.
    • Correction dans le fonctionnement du dashboard.
  • 122. Improve AIS Icons and console background for Journeyman styles.
    • Amélioration de l'affichage et du fonctionnement de l'icône "AIS" dans le modèle Journeyman de la barre d'icônes
  • 123. Correct for non-conformance of Xport to Windows API.
    • Correction pour utilisation de Xport
  • 124. Correct UDP output port to be ephemeral (FS#908)
    • Correction du fonctionnement des connexions de type réseau UDP
  • 125. Add WindHistory instrument to Dashboard. Thanks to Thomas Rauch.
    • Ajout d'un instrument dans le dashboard
  • 126. Implement AIVDO processing for Dashboard.
    • Implémentation l'utilisation des données de type AIVDO dans le Dasboard
  • 127. Update language files
    • Mise à jour du fichier de langue
  • 128. Implement focused context menus for immutable layer objects (FS#576)
    • Implémentation des menus contextuels pour les couches (permanentes ou temporaires)
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Version 3.1.1220
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-1-1220-released-94787.html


Evolutions annoncées : de 92 à 115 :
  • 92. Correct symbolization of BOYSPP in simplified mode.
    • Correction symbolisation des bouées SPP en mode simplifié
  • 93. Correct Rollover box font sizing logic.
    • Correction de la taille de la boite de rollover
  • 94. Correct Mac initial dialog invocation order.
    • Correction pour MAC, dialogue initial
  • 95. Correct missing AIS Target focused context menu.
    • Correction de l'oubli concernant une commande AIS dans les menus contextuels
  • 96. Convert Windows serial port input to non-overlapping as experiment to increase reliability.

  • 97. Correct UDP receive fault with unspecified port number (FS#922)

  • 98. Improve default directory selection for Parallel install Upgrades on Windows.
    • Correction du dossier d'installation parallèle lors d'une mise à jour sous Windows
  • 99. Improve Datastream intra-thread message reliability.
  • 100. Correct SingleChartMode group select logic for "sticky" Chart.
  • 101. Improve AIS Toolbar icon display rules.
  • 102. Make last GPS upload port persistent.
  • 103. Correct AIS ATON Extended Name behavior (FS#886) 
  • 104. Correct AIS Msg24 handling with respect to Class (FS#902)
  • 105. Correct some translatable strings, e.g. "In, Out"
    • Correction de certains items du fichier général de langue ("In" et "Out")
  • 106. Re-enable RoutePoint context menu (FS#926)
    • Correction du menu contextuel de la fonction "Route"
  • 107. Allow NMEA message echo back to received port.
  • 108. Improve Dashboard PlugIn instrument label rendering for small fonts.
  • 109. Improve AIS Area Notice Query display. Thanks Roland
    • Adjonction des items correspondant aux messages de zone en AIS
  • 110. Correct quilted raster course-up mode calculations.
  • 111. Allow "zero" for Course-Up mode average display period.
  • 112. Add "Enable/Disable" checkbox for individual datastreams in options->Connections.
    • Ajout d'une colonne "Permettre" pour chaque connection, dans l'onglet "Connexions" de la "Boite à outils"
  • 113. Correct parsing of NMEA0183 Ver 2.3 RMC message
  • 114. Improve language around datastream filter definitions and content.
    • Amélioration des items dans le fichier de langue concerant les filtres et leurs contenus.
  • 115. Correct Dashboard layout persistence on upgrade.

Release Beta 3.1.1220

Notes:
96. This may be the silver bullet that fixes Prolific USB-Serial adapters on Win7/64. So far, my local testing has been flawless. Please hit this configuration hard if you have Win7 and a Prolific USB device. This also relates directly to the BU-353 GPS hockey puck. If you experience a drop-out failure that does not reconnect automatically, please make note of your Prolific driver version, as listed in the Windows Device Manager. This will be important.

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Version 3.1.1206
Fils à suivre :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-beta-version-3-1-1206-released-94072.html


Evolutions annoncées : de 72 à 91 :

72. Implement support for transponder AIVDO (ownship) messages.
72. Correct gpsd interface for some devices, namely BU353
73. Correct occasional crash with BSB charts due to sparse areal coverage.
74. Ensure that tide/current selections always appear in context menu if present (FS#918)
75. Correct initial state of NMEA Debug Window pause button.
76. Improve formatting of Rollover Windows (FS#901)
77. Allow blank address field for UDP input datastream, meaning INADDR_ANY (FS#900)
78. Improve Toolbar Tooltips for AIS button
79. Improve RouteManager Toggle Visibility logic for shared waypoints.
80. Correct Route/Track/Waypoint DeleteAll logic with some items invisible.
81. Improve route manager dialog Track/Route visibility indicator (eye). Thanks Happy, Fabbian, and Bob
82. Correct cm93 partial dataset coverage logic, esp. western hemisphere.
83. Correct AIS Target list sorting logic. (FS#905)
84. Implement Garmin PVT mode GPS receiver input logic.
85. Language update, everything received after 05 November, 2012.
86. Re-enable Garmin USB device support under Windows.
87. Resolve ambiguity with "Port" for internationalization.
88. Force Class B AIS targets to have undefined NavStatus on receipt of Msg18 (FS#905)
89. Correct tide/current calculations around year-end boundary.
90. Add AIS message types to port filters.
91. Correct Mac window parentage relationships. (FS#863)

Release Beta 3.1.1206

Notes:
Thanks to the generous contributions to our Donations program, the project has acquired a somewhat battered but serviceable Macintosh development platform. I am happy to report that OpenCPN for Mac lives on

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Version 3.1.1105
Fils à suivre :


Evolutions annoncées : de 56 à 71 :
  • 56. Add "A" hotkey for ENC anchor details. Thanks to nkiesel
    • Ajout d'un raccourcis clavier "A" relatif au
  • 57. Improve AIS icons for vessel NUC, anchored, RAM, etc. Thanks jesperwe
    • Amélioration des icones des cibles AIS
  • 58. Correct message text in GRIB PlugIn.(FS#888)
    • Correction d'un message dans le complément "Grib"
  • 59. Restructure Context Menus to "Focused Context Menus" JesperWe
    • Restructuration des menus contextuels
  • 60. Extend cm93 coverage to 80 degrees N.
    • Extension de l'affichage des CM93 jusqu'à 80°N
  • 61. Enable full object query for locations with S57 ENC overlay cells
    • ???
  • 62. Implement ownship sizing dialog, including GPS receiver offsets.
    • Mise en place d'un d'affichage de l'icône du bateau, tenant compte de la taille du bateau et de la position de l'antenne GPS sur le bateau
  • 63. Complete redesign of Dashboard PlugIn graphics. Thanks, sethdart.
    • Redéfinition de l'aspect de certains instruments dans le "Tableau de bord"
  • 64. Implement new intelligent dynamic tracking algorithm.
    • Mise en place d'un nouvel algorithme pour relever la trace du bateau
  • 65. Correct AIS target rendering on skewed raster charts.
    • Correction du rendu des cibles sur les cartes rasters assymétriques.
  • 66. Implement new DataSources architecture.
    • Mise en place d'une nouvelle architecture pour les sources de données externes (marées et courants)
  • 67. Expand PlugIn API Version 1.9 to include some useful cartographic functions
    • Extension de "PlugIn API Version 1.9" pour ajouter certaines fonctions cartographiques
  • 68. Render Euro Inland AIS targets with slightly different color ("Teal")
    • Gestion des couleurs de certaines cibles AIS des eaux intérieures
  • 69. Add ConfirmObjectDeletion checkbox to Options->User Interface.
    • Ajout d'une question pour sécuriser la suppression d'une route ou d'une trace
  • 70. Convert OpenGL structure to new (wx2.9+) format.
    • Evolution de l'utilisation de OpenGL
  • 71. Add basic support for Mac Retina display (FS#868)
    • Ajout de format pour "Mac retina"
Notes:
  • 59. New Context menu structure, requiring no complicated two-step pull-downs.
    • Simplification de du fonctionnement des menus contextuels sans avoir deux étapes.
  • 60. For those needing cm93 coverage to =/- 80 latitude, this will require a manual database rebuild.
    • Il faudra reconstrustruire la base de données pour les cm93
  • 61. Test on Austrian ENCs, Edition 5
    • test effectué avec les nouvelles cartes ENCs, edition 5
  • 63. Check this out. Very nice and modern looking new graphics on Dashboard.
    • Look moderne dans le dashboard
  • 66. This is the big one for this Beta, and for 3.2. Complete redesign of NMEA message handling structure, including a new GUI and monitor window. This new scheme provides extensive NMEA management capabilities, including:
    -Input message filtering, by TALKER ID and/or message type.
    -Virtually unlimited input port multiplexing, with shared I/O and individual data rate settings.
    -Selective message echo capability, similar to third-party mux applications.
    -Programmable output port messages, for e.g. autopilot interfaces.
    -Full Network input and output, including TCP, UDP, and GPSD services.
    -GPSD client support for Windows platforms.
    • C'est l'apport essentiel de cette version pour la future V 3.2. Une refonte complète de la création des connexions avec une nouvelle interface utilisateur. Cette nouvelle interface inclut :
      • - La possibilité de trier les phrases NMEA en fonction de la'ppareil qui les crée
      • - la possibilité théorique d'une infinités de ports différents en entrée et en sortie.
      • - la possibilité de sélectionner les pharses NMEA manipulées
      • - Utilisation du net avec les protocole TCP, UDP et GPSD
      • - Utilisation des client GPSD pour la windows
Après un intervalle un peu long .....  OpenCPN Version 3.1 Beta Build 1105 est disponible pour le téléchargement à partir opencpn.org.

Le code source est disponible sur github à l'adresse:
https://github.com/OpenCPN/OpenCPN
Direction: beta31_stable

Des modifications :

Le point essentiel, à garder à l'esprit, avec cette nouvelle version, en ce qui concerne les connexions avec l'extérieur, qu'il s'agisse de connexion à un réseau avec le protocole TCP ou le protocole UDP, ou à un réseau NMEA, est que que vous travaillez avec l'intégralité des sourc es de messages. Tous les messages vont et viennent à l'intérieur d'openCPN sur un "bus", et tous les modules internes ont accès à tous les messages. Les messages ne peuvent être reçus, et éventuellement retransmis qu'en fonction de la configuration établie. Et pour chaque message, OpenCPN fera ce qu'il faut faire avec sans que l'utilisateur ait à y prêter attention. Par exemple, s'il s'agit d'un message AIS, le module AIS obtiendra le message et agira en conséquence. de même les plug-in pourront exploiter tous les messages.

La nouvelle interface utilisateur pour l'établissement des connexions peut être intimidante pour les nouveaux utilisateurs.
Les remarques seront les bienvenues à ce sujet et en particulier concernant les boîtes de dialogue

Comme une aide au démarrage de versions suivants relatifs, OpenCPN fera naturellement la mise à niveau de la configuration pour ceux qui parte d'une version antérieure. S'il vous plaît prenez note de tous les problèmes que vous voyez dans cette version  et alerter nous à ce sujet.


Situation générale:
Nous sommes très près de "geler" les évolutions pour la version OpenCPN 3.2.

Comme vous pouvez le comprendre, il y a un grand nombre de nouveaux messages traduisibles dans le fichier général de langue. Nous allons commencer à intégrer les nouvelles traductions sur la prochaine version bêta.

Remerciements particuliers à Jesperwe, Sethdart et Nohal pour leurs énormes contributions à cette version bêta. C'est vraiment incroyable ce qui peut arriver quand nous quadruplons nos ressources de développement.

  
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Version 3.1.915 et 3.1.919
Fils à suivre :

Evolutions annoncées : de 44 à 53 dans la version 915 et 54 et 55 dans la version 919

Changelog
  • 44  Correct cursor images for wxWidgets 2.8.10
    • Corriger les images du curseur pour wxWidgets 2.8.10
  • 45  Improve Status Bar readability across screen sizes.
    • Améliorer la lisibilité de la barre d'état pour différentes tailles d'écran.
  • 46  Allow user to set the visibility of shared WPTs independently
    • Autoriser l'utilisateur à définir la visibilité des WPT partagés indépendamment
  • 47  Extend S57 Light Sectors on mouse over.
    • Étendre S57 la présentation des secteurs des feux lors du survol avec la souris.
  • 48  Correct for small scale ENC "NoCoverage" regions in quilting.
    • Corriger l'affichage, pour les petits échelles des cartes ENC .
  • 49  Rework Canvas popup menu for better organization.
    • Mise en oeuvre de la nouvelle présentation des menus contextuels
  • 50  Add new instruments to Dashboard PlugIn.
    • Ajout de nouveaux instruments dans le complément "Tableau de bord".
  • 51  Implement new layout of Options dialog
    • Mettre en œuvre la nouvelle "Boite à outils".
  • 52  Improve Furuno route upload logic
    • Améliorer la logique dans le complémpent "Radar".
  • 53  Correct cm93 rotated single chart rendering
    • Corriger le rendu graphique des CM93.
  • 54  Correct crash on Options dialog invocation.
    • Correction de crash lors de la mise en place des options dans la version 915
  • 55  Correct typo in CMake Mac build instructions to include styles in bundle.
    • Corrigez faute de frappe dans les instructions de compilation CMake Mac.
Release Notes (3.1.915):
  • 48. This change required an update in the OpenCPN binary database format. Consequently, the database will be automatically rebuilt upon the first invocation of OpenCPN 3.1.915. Do not be alarmed....
    • 48. Ce changement a nécessité une mise à jour dans le format de la base de données binaire. Par conséquent, la base de données sera automatiquement reconstruite à ​​la première invocation de OpenCPN 3.1.915. Ne vous inquiétez pas ....
  • 49. New Popup context menu structure, grouping items into sub-menus to avoid screen crowding. Comments welcome.
    • Nouvelle structure Popup des menus contextuels, regroupés en sous-menus pour réduire l'encombrement de l'écran. Commentaires sont les bienvenus.
  • 51. A Big Deal! Thanks to Sethdart and Jesperwe for pulling this together. We look forward to your critical comments as we refine the new Options look. (btw, no longer called "Toolbox", now called "Options")
    • A Big Deal! Merci à Sethdart et Jesperwe d'avoir tiré cela en commun. Nous nous réjouissons de vos commentaires critiques pour que nous affinions cette nouvelles "Boite à outils". (qui d'ailleurs, ne s'appelle plus «Boîte à outils», mais «Options»)
  • 52. Furuno GPS users take note. This change allows a numeric, two digit OpenCPN route name (e.g. 10, 21, etc) to be utilized as the route number contained within the NMEA sentences uploaded to the GPS receiver.
    • Utilisateur de GPS Furuno prenez en note. Ce changement permet, grace à un code numérique à deux chiffres associé aux routes, (par exemple 10, 21, etc) de faciliter le chargement des phrases NMEA sur le GPS.
  • Dave travaille encore sur la mise à jour des flux de donnéesmulti-sources NMEA . Vous devriez voir ceci dans la prochaine version bêta.
Beta Release notes (3.1.919) :
  • Cette rapide Beta n'est faite que pour corriger des plantages aléatoires. Désolé pour le glitch
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Fil à suivre :

Evolutions annoncées : de 28 à 43

Changelog
  • 28. Correct for multiple tide/current dataset loading.
    • Correction du mode de chargement des données externes de marées et courants
  • 29. Implement automatic/dynamic Great Circle route creation.
    • Implémentation de la création automatique de grande route orthodromique
  • 30. Correct rotated WorldChart rendering.
    • Amélioration du rendu des cartes mondiales
  • 31. Implement multiple partial cm93 dataset support.
    • Implémentation du support des cartes CM93 partielle
  • 32. Implement enhanced Copy/Paste operations for KML objects.
    • Implémentation du copier/coller pour les objets KML
  • 33. Implement specific interface to/from QtVlm sailing route optimizer.
    • Mise en œuvre de l'interface spécifique avec QtVlm
  • 34. Change GPX Waypoint export policy to include points in routes as unique items.
    • Modification du mode d'exportation GPX des waypoint des routes.
  • 35 Add UI dialog to allow user selection of MOB icon visibility.
    • Ajout d'un dialogue permettant au utilisateur de gérer avec sécurité la visibilité de l'icône MOB de la barre d'icônes.
  • 36. Improve SingleChartMode pan/zoom dynamics
    • Amélioration de la gestion de la vue panoramique/zoom d'une carte seule.
  • 37. Various UI enhancements.
    • Diverses améliorations dans l'interface utilisateur
  • 38. Implement "confirm" dialog for deletion of shared waypoints.
    • Implémentation d'un dialogue de "confirmation" lors de la suppression de waypoint partagés.
  • 39. Implement Undo/Redo function (ctrl-Z, ctrl-Y) for waypoint create/move/delete
    • Implémentation d'une fonction de mémorisation des waypoint et marques avec fonction "Défaire/Refaire" pour la création, le déplacement et la suppression de waypoint et marques
    • Implémentation de deux raccourcis clavier Ctrl Z/Ctrl Y pour "Défaire/Refaire"
  • 40. Correct invisible track segment context menu selection ability. (FS#866)
    • Correction menus contextuels concernant les traces.
  • 41. Implement chart printing for OpenGL (FS#846)
    • Implémentation de l'impression des cartes en mode OpenGL
  • 42. Add HotKey (ctrl-B) for chart selector bar visibility.
    • Ajout d'un raccourcis clavier pour masquer/démasquer la barre de cartes en bas de l'écran.
  • 42. Revamp right click context menu for charts to add sub-menus.
    • Remise à plat totale de la façon d'afficher les menus contextuels
    • Cette transformation des menus contextuels exige une ré-habituation par les utilisateurs.
  • 43. Improve AIS Target Query dialog display format.
    • Amélioration du dialogue concernant les propriétés des cibles AIS
Release Beta 3.1.814
    • Release Notes:
      General: There has been a lot of work involving the various display modes and interaction with the Background chart.
      This may be the most critical item to investigate on this Beta. And, of course, some new UI candy.

      29. Automatic Great Circle route creation. This is fun. Thanks, jesperwe.
      36. Single Chart Mode: Allow greater zoom range, and do not automatically switch to another chart when the selected chart moves away from center-screen. Makes single chart mode less useful for navigation, and more useful for general chart reading.
  • Ndlr : Fonction Défaire/Refaire : 
    • Ceci concerne :
      • Waypoint/marques : La création, le déplacement ou la suppression.
    • Ceci ne concerne pas :
      • Waypoint/marques : Le changement d'icône, le changement de nom, le changement de position dans la fenêtre de propriétés.
      • Route : La création, le déplacement, la suppression, le changement de nom et des caractéristiques dans la fenêtre de propriétés.
      • Trace : La création, la suppression ou le dédoublement ainsi que le changement de nom et des caractéristiques dans la fenêtre de propriétés.
    • La mémorisation empile, les unes après les autres, les modifications, Par conséquent, pour revenir en arrière à une étape particulière, il faut défaire toutes les étapes intermédiaires.
  • Cette fonction "Défaire/refaire" n'est pas forcément très pratique. Mais c'est mieux que rien.

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  • Fonctionnement de l'icône de WMM  non résolu.
  • Affichage de l'icône du complément "FindIt" non résolu.
  • Ctrl B ne fonctionne qu'une fois. il faut alors déplacer la carte pour que Ctrl B fonctionne à nouveau. ----> Correction annoncée dans la prochaine version.
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Version 3.1.802
Fil à suivre :


Evolutions annoncées : de 9 à 27
  • 09. Improve Tide/Current manager and Toolbox UI to allow multiple concurrent HARMONIC datasets.
    • Améliorer le gestionnaire de marées actuel, dans la "Boite à outils", pour afficher plusieurs fichiers harmoniques simultanément.
  • 10. Implement Toolbar icon visibility selector dialog. jesperwe
    • Adjonction d'un menu contextuel pour afficher ou cacher chaque icône de la barres d'icônes (sans lui enlever ses fonctions). jesperwe
      • Dans la version actuelle, il restera au moins une icône pour pouvoir afficher toutes autres autres à nouveau.
      • Un débat a lieu concernant l'icône MOB. Son importance, dans la sécurité instantanée, plaide pour qu'elle ne soit pas masquée.
  • 11. Correct some PlugIn toolbar icon crashes, WMM PlugIn especially.
    • Correction de quelques plantages des plugins, en particulier WMM.
  • 12. Show ownship COG and HDT vectors when zoomed out (FS#842)
    • Afficher le cap et le vecteur HDT suivi par le bateau de l'utilisateur (FS # 842)
  • 13. Set Traditional display style as default for upgrades and new installs.
    • Définir le style d'affichage traditionnel comme affichage par défaut pour les mises à jour et les nouvelles installations.
  • 14. Extend implementation of PlugIn message scheme.
    • Étendre la mise en œuvre du mode d'affichage des messages des PlugIn (homogénéisation de la méthode).
  • 15. Allow wmm_pi PlugIn to supply magnetic variation to system if there is no other valid source.
    • Permettre au plug-in wmm de fournir la variation magnétique au système s'il n'y a pas d'autre source valide.
  • 16. Correct handling of UNKNOWN BSB chart projections
    • Corriger la manipulation des cartes BSB ayant certaines caractéristiques mal définies.
  • 17. Add build rules for gentoo linux (FS#853)
    • Ajouter les règles de construction pour Gentoo Linux (FS # 853)
  • 18. Implement copy/paste of lat/lon from Waypoint Properties and JumptToPosition dialogs. JesperWe
    • Mettre en œuvre un copier / coller de latitude / longitude à partir des propriétés des waypoints et pour le menu contextuel "Aller à la position ...". JesperWe
  • 19. Implement double-click query for waypoints, routes, and tracks. JesperWe
    • Ouverture du gestionnaire ad-hoc par double clic sur un waypoint, une route ou une trace. JesperWe
  • 20. Implement optional display of AIS target true dimensions.
    • Mettre en œuvre l'affichage facultatif des dimensions réelles, des cibles AIS, en fonction de l'échelle de la carte.
  • 21. Implement Binary (.tcd) tide/current database support.
    • Mise en œuvre de l'affichage des marées et des courants avec la nouvelle méthode de choix des fichiers de données (. Tcd)
  • 22. Improve UI for very small scale viewports.
    • Améliorer l'interface utilisateur pour les cartes à très petite échelle.
  • 23. Implement new World Chart as small scale background.
    • Introduction d'une nouvelle carte de fond mondiale plus fine.
    • D'autres cartes encore plus fines étaient accessibles ici :
      • http://opencpn.org/ocpn/downloads/data/GshhsHiRes.zip
  • 24. Set default file name for GPX Route export.
    • Définir le nom de fichier par défaut pour l'exportation de route au format GPX.
  • 25. Correct fault with creating route with existing waypoint nearby.
    • Corriger des anomalies lors de la création de route avec waypoint existants à proximité.
  • 26. Correct handling of some S57 ENCs with ISO8559 characters embedded.
    • Corriger l'affichage de certaines  cartes de type ENC S57 en tenant compte de la norme  ISO8559.
  • 27. Improve tide/current extended dialog display
    • Améliorer le dialogue lors de l'affichage des marées et courants.

  • Release Beta 3.1.802

    Notes:
  • 21.
    • This needs extensive testing. The binary (tcd) tide/current datasets are the most modern and theoretically accurate sources of data. We need to compare the results using the new tcd files against the results available from the existing .IDX harmonic files. The easiest way to do this is to run two concurrent sessions of OpenCPN, one in portable mode, with one using old .IDX data, and one using tcd data. Even better would be to run version 3.0.2 as portable, and compare with 3.1.802 using tcd data. This will test both the tcd files as well as the new internal data structures of O.
    • If you have particular online sources for tcd data, please share them here.
    • Ceci nécessitera de nombreux essais. Les nouvelles données binaires (TCD) relative aux marées sont les sources les plus modernes et théoriquement exactes des données. Nous avons besoin de comparer les résultats en utilisant les nouveaux fichiers tcd par comparaison aux résultats disponibles à partir des anciens fichiers existants.
      • La meilleure façon de faire cela est de lancer deux sessions simultanées de OpenCPN, l'un en mode portable, l'autre en mode stable. Encore mieux serait de lancer la version 3.0.2 comme portable, et de comparer avec l'aide de données tcd 3.1.802. Cela permettra de tester les deux fichiers les tcd ainsi que les nouvelles structures de données internes de O.
    • Si vous avez particulier les sources de données en ligne pour tcd, s'il vous plaît de les partager ici.
  • 23. Source builders note: You must install OpenCPN once to establish the necessary data files to support the World Chart
    • model. This is automatically done by the retail Windows installer.
    • Vous devez installer OpenCPN une fois pour établir des fichiers de données nécessaires pour utiliser le modèle de carte mondiale. Cela se fait automatiquement par l'installateur de détail de Windows.

  • 26. If you are seeing unprintable characters in some non-US S57 ENCs, you will need this fix. Delete the associated SENC files to have then automatically rebuilt.
    • Si vous voyez des caractères non-imprimables dans certains S57 non les États-Unis ENC, vous aurez besoin de ce correctif.
    • Supprimer les fichiers associés SENC avoir alors automatiquement reconstruites.

Quelques commentaires complémentaires dus à Jesper We:

  • 18. Implement copy/paste of lat/lon from Waypoint Properties and JumptToPosition dialogs.
    • A Copy will copy lat + long in the format currently set in the Settings.
      A Paste will try to be smart about parsing the format, and accepts *a lot* of different syntaxes. Even the GPX <wpt lat="0.00" long="0.00"> should work.
    • When you open the Jump To... dialog it automatically tries to parse the paste buffer and use the result if it works.
    • Mettre en œuvre un copier / coller de latitude / longitude à partir des propriétés des waypoints et des dialogues JumptToPosition.
    • Une copie sera copiée lat + long dans le format actuellement défini dans les Paramètres.
      Le "collage" donnera des résultats qui devraient être adaptés à l'analyse de la forme, et acceptera * beaucoup * de syntaxes différentes. Même le GPX <wpt lat="0.00" long="0.00"> devrait fonctionner.
    • Lorsque vous la commande "Allez à" ... il essaie automatiquement de coller le contenu.
  • 23. Implement new World Chart as small scale background.
    • The 3 lower resolutions of the Gshhs are included in the install, the higher res files are available at http://opencpn.org/ocpn/downloads/data/GshhsHiRes.zip
      The files go in <install_dir>/gshhs
      The <install_dir>wvsdata can be removed.
    • Mettre en œuvre la nouvelle carte mondiale, en toile de fond, à petite échelle.
      • Les résolutions inférieures des GSHHS sont inclus dans l'installation, les fichiers supérieurs résolution sont disponibles à http://opencpn.org/ocpn/downloads/data/GshhsHiRes.zip
        Les fichiers vont dans le <dossier_d'installation> / GSHHS
        Le wvsdata peut être retiré du dossier d'installation.
  • 26. Correct handling of some S57 ENCs with ISO8559 characters embedded.
    • The note above is a bit off. Non-US S57 ENCs which had accented characters in strings lost those strings completely before this beta. This means that you will not see any unprintable characters in current charts, you will see nothing at all, as the attributes (like OBJNAM or INFORM) were lost in the conversion previously.

      So any non-english ENC charts where you feel there should be more text with characters like ÿüèåäö etc, delete the converted files and reconvert, and the texts should now be there.
    • Corrigez la manipulation de certaines S57 ENC avec des caractères ISO8559.
      • La note est ci dessus est un peu inadaptée. Certaines cartes S57 ENC comportent des caractères accentués comme "ÿüèåäö". Ces caractères étaient perdus avant cette version bêta. Cela signifie que vous ne voyiez pas certaines propriétés  ou attributs (comme OBJNAM ou informer) avec les versions précédentes d'OpenCPN
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Bug et problèmes signalés :
  • Problème avec la marque MOB.  ---> faut il pouvoir la masquer ?
  • Disparition des icônes (affichage) dans le gestionnaire de waypoint après modification d'un waypoint.
  • Mauvais fonctionnement de l'affichage des marées avec cette version. Des erreurs de niveau apparaissent.
Fichier de langues :
Le fichier de langue, en français, pour cette version est disponible  sur cette page : DT_62
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Version 3.1.714
Fil à suivre :


Evolutions annoncées : de 1 à 8

  • Changelog
    1. Manual Merge from 3.0.2
    • Possibilité de mettre cette version en parallèle de la version 3.0.2
  • 2. Implement UI Theme support with Traditional and two new themes. Thanks, Jesperwe!
    • Trois nouvelles barres d'icônes sont proposées.
    • A cette occasion, l'onglet "Langues/polices" de la "Boite à outils" change de nom et devient "Interface utilisateur" ("User interface"
    • Autre nouvelle interessante glanée sur le Cruisers Forum :
      • Le mode de fonctionnement des icônes a été revu
      • OpenCPN pourra, bientôt, fonctionner sur les écrans tactiles
  • 3. Allow user selection of status bar font. jesperwe.
    • Possibilité de choisir la police et la taille des caractères de la barre de statut.
      • Rendez vous dans le nouvel onglet "Interface utilisateur",
      • Dans "Eléments de textes", choisissez "Barre d'état" ("StatusBar"),
      • Faites vos choix,
      • mais l'espace disponible dans la barre de statut ne change pas,
        • c'est la largeur d'écran qui la limite,
      • cela rend cette possibilité peu utilisable sur les petits écrans.
  • 4. Show total route length in route rollover popup. jesperwe
    • La longueur totale d'une route apparait maintenant dans le pop up jaune qui s'affiche lorsqu'on passe la souris sur un segment de la route.
    • La petite faute de frappe dans "Total length" - "Longueur totale", en Français - sera corrigée dans la prochaine version bêta.
  • 5. Implement "copy-to-clipboard" from Route Properties and Tracks dialogs. jesperwe
    • Un nouveau menu contextuel dans la fenêtre du gestionnaire de route.
      • Clic droit sur la ligne d'un waypoint,
      • "Copy all as text" = "Copier tout comme du texte"
      • Le contenu de la fenêtre est copié et utilisable, par collage, dans un logiciel de traitement de texte par exemple.

  • 6. Allow edit of waypoints in Route Properties dialog. jesperwe
    • Nouveau menu contextuel dans la fenêtre du gestionnaire de route
      • Clic droit sur la ligne d'un waypoint
      • "Waypoint properties ..." = "Waypoint : Propriétés ..."
      • La fenêtre de propriété de ce waypoint s'ouvre et il est possible de documenter le waypoint.
  • 7. Add dynamic menu for AIS targets to show/hide CPA line. Thanks tom-r
    • Nouveau menu contextuel, dynamique, concernant l'AIS.
    • Clic droit sur une cible AIS
    • "Show AIS target CPA" = "AIS : Montrer la CPA"
    • Un trait en pointillé apparait et montre le lieu ou aura lieu la CPA
    • Ce trait peut :
      • être caché par un autre menu contextuel nouveau
      • "Hide AIS target CPA" = "AIS : Cacher le lieu ou aura lieu la CPA"
    • Ce trait peut aussi disparaitre automatiquement - (c'est en cela qu'il est dynamique) - si les trajectoires des deux bateaux ne justifient plus l'existence d'un lieu de rencontre.

  • 8. Add CPA/TCPA to AIS Target List Thank tom-r
    • Deux nouvelles colonnes dans la liste des cibles AIS , la CPA et la TCPA, au bout à droite.

  • Release Beta 3.1.714

    Notes:
    2-6. I'll let jesperwe decribe this major update.
    7-8. Similar for tom-r, please.
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Bug signalés :
  • Problème avec la marque MOB.  ---> Résolu en version 3.1.802
  • Défaut d'affichage sous le signal du GPS avec OpenGL Off --> Résolu en version 3.1.802
  • Problème d'affichage de l'icône du complément "Radar".
  • Disfonctionnement du plugin "WMM" au niveau de l'icône dans la barre d'icônes
    • Des crash peuvent être observés.
  • Voir le fil dans le cruisers forum.
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La version stable 3.0.2 :
3.0.2 2012-07-07
This Service Release corrects several small bugs found in the recent 3.0.0 field release.
It incorporates no new features.

3.0.0 2012-06-05
New and Enhanced Features for OpenCPN Version 3.0
1. OpenGL support, for enhanced graphics performance and functionality.
2. Improved ENC object Query interface
3. Portable execution option, allowing easy migration to new systems.
4. Upgrade to wxWidgets 2.8.12.
5. Support ENC Overlay cells.
6. Upgrade gpsd support to Version 2.96
7. Implement enhanced PlugIn system, enabling a wide variety of PlugIn types.
8. Implement DSC and GPS_Gate Buddy tracking.
9. Implement user defined Chart Groups.
10. Implement AIS SART transponder display and tracking.
11. Improved ENC object rendering and display.
12. Implement user definable Tide/Current datasets.
13. Full conformance for all platforms, especially including Macintosh OS X.
14. Greatly improved stability on all platforms, as a result of extended Beta testing.
15. Many, many improvements in the basic User Interface, while maintaining the ease-of-use that OpenCPN is widely known for.
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2.5.0  2011-07-26
1. Per-Cell offset adjustment for cm93 charts
2. Transverse Mercator chart quilting.
3. Selectable full screen quilting option.
4. Configurable lat/lon gid lines.
5. Variable screen dimmer function.
6. Improved Tide/Current information window.
7. Configurable "Layers" function, enabling selectable display of fixed objects.
8. Improved and extended AIS functions, including
a. Euro Inland support
b. Base Stations and ATONs
9. Selectable FullScreen display mode.
10. Integrated Route Planner function, with Tide table support.
11. Enhanced GUI functions, with floating transparent Toolbar.
12. Several new language options.
13. Improved internal memory management.
14. Improved Autopilot output support.
15. New Multi-leg Measurement tool.
16. Improved Vector chart symbology.
17. Improved integrated Tide/Current data accuracy.
18. Improved Route definition interface, including selectable Route colors.
19. Full conformance for all platforms, especially including Macintosh OS X.
20. Greatly improved staility on all platforms, as a result of extended Beta testing.
21. Many, many improvements in the basic User Interface, while maintaining the ease-of-use that OpenCPN is widely known for.
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2.3.1 2010-12-31
1. Correct logic regarding ownship AIS messages (AIVDO)
2. Correct fault closing AIStarget list with target query dialog open (FS#310)
3. Correct occasional geolocation problem with routes on BSB chart switch.
4. Improve Toolbar refresh logic.
5. Increase maximum chart stack size from 20 to 30. (FS#316)
6. Correct GoTo waypoint and subsequent route delete logic. (FS#244)
7. Various language file updates.
8. Correct Depth unit display for quilted charts, with non-english language setting.
9. Correct Win7 Garmin USB Device interface reset in User Mode.
10. Correct Windows vc redistributable installation command in NSIS script.
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2.3.0 2010-12-18
1. Integrated PlugIn architecture, allowing third-party development and deployment of auxiliary features.
2. Two useful PlugIns available immediately:
Graphical overlay of GRIB (weather)file data
Dashboard for configurable on-screen display of ship's NMEA data.
3 Enhanced Route, Track, and Waypoint management functions by selectable dialog.
4. Many new languages added to basic package, including:
Portuguese
Estonian
Greek
Turkish
Finnish
Norwegian
etc.
5. Support Garmin Host mode Route and Waypoint interchange and upload to remote GPS receivers.
6. Advanced internationalized Windows Program Installer.
7. Full support for North-up and Course-Up display of all chart types.
8. Expanded AIS target message decoding to include European Inland AIS specifications.
9. AIS Target List Dialog, allowing easy selection and monitoring of all active AIS targets.
10. Many, many improvements in the basic User Interface, while maintaining the ease-of-use that
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2.1.0
2010-06-26
-BSBv3 raster and S57 ENC chart support.
-CM93 vector chart support.
-IHO S52 compliant display of S57 vector charts.
-Single-chart and Quilted display modes.
-North-up and Course-up display modes.
-Moving-map display mode.
-Route navigation with ship tracking functions.
-Waypoint navigation.
-NMEA 0183 GPS interface at selectable baud rate.
-gpsd library support.
-Autopilot output support.
-AIS input with full target tracking and collision alerting.
-Anchor watch/alarm functions.
-GRIB file input and display for weather forecasting.
-GPX Waypoint and Route input and output file support.
-Tide and Current prediction and display by location.
-Multi-language support.
-linux and Windows compatible.
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La version stable 1.3.6, première version stable utilisable en navigation :
1.3.6 2010-01-07
1. Add basic GRIB file decoding and chart overlay display.
2. Improve and expand NMEA message type support.
3. Improved documentation.
4. Add modular international language support.
5. Assorted usability and reliability improvements.

1.3.4 2009-10-01
1.  Ship's position tracking function, with GPX export and import.
2.  Enhanced icons and screen graphics, for improved visibility.
3.  Import and export of Routes using GPX interface protocol.
4.  Implement CM93 vector chart detail control slider.
5.  Assorted usability and reliability improvements.
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1.3.2 2009-07-11
1. Improved AIS target depiction and collision detection alerts.
2. Hot keys and scroll mouse support.
3. Help File.
4. Various display speed and quality optimizations, especially for CM93 charts.

1.3.0 2009-05-09
1. CM93 worldwide vector chart support, with automatic chart scaling.
2. Improved AIS target tracking with configurable CPA/collision warning options.
3. GPX compatible waypoint and route exporting tools.
4. Configurable range rings centered on ownship position.
5. And, as usual, miscellaneous bug fixes and user optimizations.
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1.2.8 2008-12-25
Mac OS X Support, including installable application bundle (OpenCPN.dmg), GNU/gcc compatible system build files, and XCode project files.
Garmin USB GPS device support for Windows platforms.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and user optimizations.

1.2.6 2008-08-31
This is a maintenance and feature update release, containing some S57 ENC symbology improvements,
greater compliance with IHO S52 standards, and various enhancements and bug fixes. Especially interesting are the DUSK and NIGHT display modes, for which user feedback is highly desired....
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1.2.4 2008-04-20
Configure/build modifications for Unicode systems, especially Ubuntu.
Added Route and Mark property sheets.
Improved S57 ENC symbology

1.2.2 2008-01-02
Improved AIS symbology and diagnostics, including RateOfTurn indication.
Improved toolbar icon symbology, supporting day/dusk/dark color schemes.
Rationalized home directory selection for Windows, allowing program installation in arbitrary directory/folder.
Improved accuaracy of Great Circle distance/bearing calculations.
Optional Depth Units displayable on chart as embossed character image.
Ownship position indicator on thumbnail charts accurately follow true GPS position.
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1.2.0 2007-04-20
  Opencpn was built with the following objectives in mind.

    i.   Intended use as primary navigation interface for vessels with full-time helm-visible navigational suites.
         Other tools may be better for offline route planning, tide and current prediction, online logging, etc.
    ii.  Quick startup and shutdown.
    iii. Those and only those toolbar buttons really needed for daily operation.
    iv.  Portability, thus wxWidgets core components.  Currently tested and in production use on W98, XP, and Linux.
    v.   Conventional ( i.e. popular and modern ) chart format support.  In the real world, this means BSB format raster charts, and S57ENC format vector charts.
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Et avant ?
Le site web opencpn.org indique que la première version publique d'OpenCPn est sortie le 20 avril 2007.
Il faut remonter le temps ... par exemple dans le Cruisers Forum pour trouver des informations ....  Le tout premier fil repéré sur le web est celui ci, de mars 2008 :

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/opencpn-13653.html


Le premier post de Dave S Register disait ceci :


Hello All...

I'm Dave, the author of OpenCPN.

I'm sorry some have had trouble with installing and using the program.
It is still in active development, with lots of known and unknown bugs.
We try not to release a version that crashes or hangs up under "normal"
use, but obviously you have had problems.

We are seriously looking for active users willing to provide specific feedback on installation and usage problems. Specific bugs can be corrected in days, usually. Please contact me on or off-list if you would like to help.

We are committed to bringing OpenCPN up to world-class standard. The object is not to displace the many fine commercial products available, but to enable a viable Open Source alternative usable by real cruisers. OpenCPN will never be (and can never be) a commercial product.

Personal note: Just returned from annual winter Bahamas cruise. I'm in culture shock at Palm Beach, FL. Back in the developement saddle now. We are full-time cruisers with frequent WiFi  communications.

Dave
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Et le second post ....
Current OpenCPN Version   
OpenCPN Version 1.2.2 is current.
Here is a link:
SourceForge.net: Files
(Ndlr : Maintenant, ce lien pointe dans le vide sidéral du web d'hier.)

The previous version, 1.2.0, had problems similar to those reported by Pblais.

Also, any info on Operating System (98/XP/Vista) would be useful.

Finally, OpenCPN creates a log file as it runs. The contents are especially useful if a crash occurs when loading a specific chart. The log file is in the same folder as opencpn.exe, and is called, imaginatively enough, opencpn.log.

Thanks in advance for all your input and feedback.

Dave
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  • Ce premier fil, comporte 90 pages  de mars 2008 à septembre 2009. Jusqu'à ce que trop gros, il provoque le crahs du Cruisers Forum.... Alors, le CF a ouvert un sous forum destiné, en propre, à OpenCPN ....

  • Et en France ... Qui a découvert OpenCPN ... ? 
    • Le sujet est apparu, sur le site web de STW, plus précisément dans le forum "Café du port", à l'automne 2009, sous la plume d'un matelot dont le pseudo était "Fleur de sel".

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