OpenCPN Version 2.6 Beta Build 1705

[bdbcat]

Ahoy, OpenCPN'ers...

OpenCPN Version 2.6 Beta Build 1705 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 sourceforge git repo.

Changelog
210. Correct multiple cm93 dataset loading logic.
211. Improve S52PLIB rendering algorithms and symbology.
212. Correct localization of Measure tool rollover information.
213. Correct possible AIS buffer overrun fault.
214. Correct Mac Tide/Current display (FS#733,partial)
215. Enable OpenGL on Mac (FS#733,partial)
216. Correct for missing Tide/Current dialog title bar. (FS#771)
217. Implement improved Object Query dialog, with double-click capability. Thanks, JesperWe
218. Correct UserTCData file location logic, add Log message.
219. Correct CMakeLists for Mac 64 bit system builds
220. Correct Toolbar flashing on tool bitmap update, Windows.
221. Correct toolbox->etc->tracks text color.
222. Update demo_pi source to API 1.08
223. Improve MarkProperties dialog UI. Thanks, Jesper.
224. Improve RouteManagerDialog UI on waypoint delete.
225. Adjust Toolbox dialog sizing algorithm.
226. Correct screen update on AIS AreaNotices receipt.
227. Correct NMEA0183 WPL sentence output format.
228. Correct for malformed (UTF-8) gps import files. Thanks Pavel.
229. Refactor gpsd library support to improve reliability and performance.

Release Beta 2.6.1705

Notes:
217. This is new. Double-click on an ENC feature, and see the new Query dialog. Nice...
219. 64 bit Mac builders note: If you want to build for a 64 bit target on a 64 bit machine, do $cmake -DCMAKE_OSX_64=true ..
225. Correcting a specific problem seen with eeepc running linux. Let me know if there is any other problems with dialog layouts on the various platforms, especially smaller platform screens....
227. Only affects waypoints with latitude less than +/- 10 degrees.
229. Now supports hot-plugging of USB GPS receivers like BU353 puck using gpsd on linux platforms.

Next Beta will be "Feature Freeze", leading to the release of OpenCPN 3.0 near June 1. If you have a Feature Request outstanding that you really, really want, and is not too disruptive, please call my attention to it.

Thanks, and have fun

Dave

[Gilletarom]

Hello Dave,

The 1705 is not visible in Download OpenCPN | Official OpenCPN Homepage ???

Gilletarom

[cagney]

Packages are ow available for Windows and Ubuntu.
Thomasopencpn.org

[sailorF54]

Originally Posted by cagney

Packages are ow available for Windows and Ubuntu.
Thomasopencpn.org

Thanks Thomas.
So far so good (Vista)....

[cagney]

The Ubuntu packages are all compiled on Ubuntu version 12.04.
Please report how these packages works on earlier Ubuntu versions.

There are two different 32 bits packages. The main(first) is compiled by Dave and the second one by me. For some reason they are not exactly the same. Read http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...4-a-80953.html -thread for more info.
If nothing else the second package is a touch smaller than the first.
Please report your experiences.

Thomas

[r2b2s]

Thomasopencpn.org ?? Where are this package ???

Thank

It's com port freezing and cm93 color problems resolved ? Thank

[yachtman]

217 double click object query, wow what an improvement VV nice

Also a good clean up on scaling in and out.

one point though the traffic separation arrows shows in a north direction rather than 85 deg & 265 deg as per their object query (not certain if they showed correctly before though)

dutch chart ir65w83I source edition 7 update 23/3/412 available from


ftp://www.risserver.nl/ENC/zeeland/

this address gives what the dutch refer to as level 6 data, which inclues the soundings and much more detail.

[rooiedirk]

Dave
Thanks again. On my gentoo box had a minor bug in the properties dialog for ECN. The OK button is not lined right. (see screenshot).
Hot plugging with gpsd works nicely.
grjes
Dirk

[r2b2s]

How this package was added just last night (for me) i've found it on download homepage i'll try it right now thank

[bcn]

Win7 running without hick-ups for the moment.
Spanish version looks fine.

Originally Posted by bdbcat

Ahoy, OpenCPN'ers...

Next Beta will be "Feature Freeze", leading to the release of OpenCPN 3.0 near June 1. If you have a Feature Request outstanding that you really, really want, and is not too disruptive, please call my attention to it.

Thanks, and have fun

Dave

As suggested by Happy: what about a well visible indicator for "track mode ON".
Thinking about a green "T" alongside with the GPS status perhaps.

Hubert

[cagney]

Dave

The 64 bits version crashes after clicking OK in the first dialog.


So far my locally compiled 32 bits runs OK. Not really tested though.

Thomas

[Rik-lu]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

Ahoy, OpenCPN'ers...

If you have a Feature Request outstanding that you really, really want, and is not too disruptive, please call my attention to it.

Thanks, and have fun

Dave

YES , The search function (plugin ?)

see here: http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...tml#post939216

[nohal]

Dave...
I'm observing pretty ugly crashes when the PLIB data is not found.

Pavel

[Gilletarom]

Hello Dave,

Wouahouuu !! Nice now.

Gilletarom

[cagney]

Originally Posted by cagney

Dave

The 64 bits version crashes after clicking OK in the first dialog.
Attachment 40742

So far my locally compiled 32 bits runs OK. Not really tested though.

Thomas

Dave
Renaming opencpn.conf, sorted out the crash.
Here is the bad conf file.
opencpn.7z.doc

Thomas