Release Notes
[Fix] = Bug fix, [Chg] = Feature change or interface revision, [New] = New feature
Current Released Version: 1.6.1
| 1.6.1 | Release Date: 6 May 2008 | |
| Fixed | Cross-reference Objects to ID can cause bad IDs | |
| If you use Cross-reference Objects to ID..., and use the prepend to ID field option, you can end up with IDs of the form xxxx, xxxx (where xxxx is the same ID) | ||
| Implemented | Colour of FOV reticle in Sky chart should be same as FOV chart | |
| In sky view, make the color of the FOV ring match the selected color preference for FOV view's "Eyepiece FOV" reticle. | ||
| Implemented | Separate options for constellation names and figures in Sky chart | |
| In sky view's Display Options box, separate Constellation Names from Constellation Figures. (so that borders and names can be shown without the figures, for example) | ||
| Implemented | Remember catalogue chooser hierarchy | |
| When the Select Catalogue/s chooser dialog is opened, it should remember its previous state, including the hierarchy. | ||
| Implemented | Cross-hair reticles | |
| Allow cross-har reticles, including double cross hairs. | ||
| Fixed | Crash if catalogue selected to display in Sky chart has no magnitude field | |
| If you choose a catalogue to display in Sky chart (in Preferences→Catalogues), and that catalogue has no magnitude field (e.g. a dark nebula catalogue), then the app crashes. | ||
| Implemented | Allow Lookup Synonyms from FOV and Sky charts | |
| Allow Lookup Synonyms (via contextual/right-click menu) from FOV and Sky charts when the cursor is pointing at an object. | ||
| Implemented | Different colours for observed/unobserved objects in the FOV | |
| Allow different colours of observed/unobserved objects in the FOV. Currently they are all shown in one colour (default=red). This would be useful when observing dense fields of objects (e.g. Virgo cluster, etc.) | ||
| Resolution |
Additional option in Preferences→FOV→Other Options. |
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| Implemented | Add # of observed objects to plan window title | |
| Add # of observed objects to plan window title. | ||
| Implemented | Allow "Lookup Synonyms" from within a catalogue window | |
| Allow Object→Lookup Synonyms from within a catalogue window, if an object is selected. | ||
| Implemented | Choosing colour of reticles, etc. | |
| Allow the choosing of colour for astrometric reticles, eyepiece FOV reticles, etc. | ||
| Resolution |
Default reticle colour setting in Preferences→FOV will define the default colour for new user reticles, and the colour used for drawing astrometric reticles and eyepiece FOV reticles. |
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| Implemented | Ability to change colour of LED display | |
| Add ability to change colour of the LED displays to a colour other than red. | ||
| Resolution |
Added a contextual (right-click) menu item to the LED displays. |
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| Implemented | Add cardinal points to Rise/Set graphics | |
| Add cardinal points (NSEW) to Rise/Set graphics. | ||
| Implemented | Show selected eyepiece "reticle" in FOV | |
| Currently there's an "All Eyepiece FOVs" option for the FOV chart. There should also be a "Selected Eyepiece" option as well (which would display if an eyepiece is selected in the Eyepiece popup menu). | ||
| Resolution |
Added "Eyepiece FOV" option. |
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| Fixed | AstroPlanner crashes under wine in Linux | |
| AstroPlanner crashes under wine in Linux. | ||
| Developer Analysis |
Inability to read JPEG files seems to be the problem. | |
| Fixed | Beeping when connected to EquinoX | |
| MacOSX only |
After selecting a star to be centered in EquinoX, and then switching to AstroPlanner, I get a beep about once every 2 seconds. | |
| Developer Analysis |
Some debugging code was accidentally left in. | |
| Fixed | Argo Navis downloads hang up if data contain the "@" character | |
| Argo Navis downloads hang up if data contain the "@" character. | ||
| Resolution |
"@" characters will be changed to "_". |
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| Fixed | Argo Navis Download dialog crashes | |
| Argo Navis Download dialog causes a nil exception crash. | ||
| Developer Analysis |
Crashes if AstroPlanner was unable to open and use the serial port assigned to the Argo Navis. |
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| Resolution |
Now warns if serial port not opened, and should not crash. |
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| Implemented | Invert chart colours when in night vision mode | |
| On the Mac, when night vision mode is enabled, it is difficult to read the FOV and Sky charts when the brightness is low. Increasing the brightness makes the background window too bright. Perhaps inverting the charts (i.e. black stars, etc. on a white background will help. | ||
| Resolution |
An additional checkbox in Preferences→General→Night Vision Mode Settings does the trick (in both Mac and Windows). |
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| Implemented | Bring AAVSO VSP chart feature up-to-date | |
| Bring AAVSO VSP chart feature up-to-date, to match the current AAVSO web functionality. Also add the ability to download photometry tables. Remember settings between uses of the dialog. | ||
| Developer Analysis |
Note: Browser will be used to display photometry tables (at least in V1.6.1). | |
| Fixed | AAVSO VSP Chart feature is broken | |
| AAVSO VSP Chart feature is broken | ||
| Developer Analysis |
AAVSO changed their web site again... | |
| Fixed | User images being reversed horizontally and/or vertically | |
| User images being reversed horizontally and/or vertically when displayed on observing tab. | ||
| Developer Analysis |
This is because the current FOV orientation is being taken into account. This should probably be ignored for user images. | |
| Implemented | Save As dialog should remember last saved folder | |
| The File→Save As... dialog should remember the last saved folder. | ||
| Fixed | Constellation names on FOV charts | |
| Constellation names on FOV charts (printed or in the Print Finder Charts script results) are incorrect. | ||
| Fixed | Observations logged with common names or Bayer designations not cross-indexed | |
| If you log Alpha Centauri, alp Cen or Rigil Kentaurus, observations for any of the alt designations do not show. E.g If logged as alp Cen, if an APD has Rigil Kentaurus, it will not show as observed. | ||
| Resolution |
Now deals with Bayer and Flamsteed IDs, as well as stellar common names. |
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| Fixed | Argo Navis plan upload problem | |
| In the Argo Navis plan upload, if you select the prefix to be returned to a User 1 Field in the plan, AP puts it into User 2. | ||
| Fixed | Incorrect separation being shown in FOV for high declination double stars | |
| Incorrect separation being shown in FOV for high declination double stars. | ||
| Fixed | Bad position angle for some double stars in FOV | |
| Some double stars display an incorrect position angle. | ||
| Developer Analysis |
In catalogues that do not have position angles, the components are being shown with a position angle of -999 degrees. In this case, no component stars should be shown. | |
| Fixed | Sorting Chart# column sometimes doesn't work | |
| Sorting Chart# column sometimes doesn't work, particularly if the column has non-numeric data. | ||
| Fixed | Large Notes field causes column heading mess | |
| Large Notes field causes column heading mess after using Edit→Adjust List Columns to Fit Text. | ||
| Developer Analysis |
If AstroPlanner figures out that the notes column is >2^15 pixels in size, then all hell breaks loose. Enforcing a reasonable maximum (in this case 500 pixels) fixes the problem. | |
| Fixed | PageSetup problems | |
| Saving page setup betweens runs causing problems. Remove the feature. | ||
| Fixed | Scripting: PlanGMT returns wrong value | |
| PlanGMT returns wrong value: Local-GMToffset rather than Local+GMToffset. | ||
| Implemented | Multiple selection in AAVSO Chart selection window | |
| Allow multiple selection in AAVSO Chart selection window, so that several entries can be transferred to the plan at once. | ||
| Fixed | ID sorting problem | |
| Sorting objects with IDs of the form xxxxxx, xxxxxxA, xxxxxxB, etc. sorts incorrectly. | ||
| Fixed | Cannot search Tycho II catalogue | |
| Searching for "TYC 6595-00629-1" does not produce a hit in the Tycho II catalogue. | ||
| Developer Analysis |
Note: "TYC 6595-00629-1" doesn't work, but "TYC6595-00629-1" does (i.e. no space). | |
| Implemented | Make HP slewing more remote-imager-friendly | |
| Make the high-precision slewing dialog smaller, and make it a global floating dialog, so that third-party apps can be used to download images to sync the scope with. | ||
| Resolution |
The HP slewing dialog "shrinks" after the slew starts (and re-expands where necessary for multi-hop slewing), and is now a floating dialog. |
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| Implemented | Scripting: Enhance ParameterDependency() method | |
| Enhance ParameterDependency() method to handle opposite sense (i.e. target off when source on), and to handle dependencies on non-Checkbox parameters. | ||
| Resolution |
Preceeding the DependentOn parameter with "-" negates the sense. Now valid for DependentOn being most types of parameter, if that parameter can have a zero or blank value. |
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| Implemented | Scripting: Access custom reticle information from a script | |
| Access custom reticle information from a script. | ||
| Implemented | Centre the reticles in the DSS Image window on the mouse position | |
| Centre the reticles/FOV in the DSS Image window on the mouse position, rather than the centre of the image. | ||
| Resolution |
Contextual menu now has "Centre reticles here" entry. |
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| Implemented | Centre the reticles in the FOV on the mouse position | |
| Centre the reticles in the FOV on the mouse position, rather than the centre of the FOV. | ||
| Resolution |
Contextual menu now has "Centre reticles here" entry. |
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| Implemented | Create an object based on mouse position in FOV | |
| Create an object based on mouse position in FOV. i.e. a "blank" object with the correct RA/Dec coordinates. | ||
| Resolution |
Contextual menu now has "Create new object centred here" entry. |
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| Fixed | Plan windows occasionally forget their positions | |
| Plan windows occasionally forget their positions on the screen. | ||
| Resolution |
Note: a more robust method is now in use. Unfortunately previously "remembered" windows will be forgotten. |
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| Fixed | Printing DSS images doesn't print reticles/FOVs | |
| Printing DSS images doesn't print reticles/FOVs. | ||
| Fixed | Scripting: Speak command doesn't work | |
| Windows only |
The Speak command doesn't work. | |
| Fixed | Jupiter moons out by 180 degrees | |
| Jupiter moons out by 180 degrees. | ||
| Implemented | Add chart support for Taki's Star Atlas | |
| Add chart support for Taki's Star Atlas (link) | ||
| Implemented | Show angular radius of offset camera reticles | |
| Show angular radius of offset reticles (i.e. those typically used for offset guiders). The radius in degrees of the inner and outer dotted circles should be shown, as an option. | ||
| Resolution |
Note extra "Show radius" setting. |
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| Implemented | Ability to enter numerical values for Reticle and FOV rotation angles | |
| Add the ability to enter numerical values for Reticle and FOV rotation angles (in addition to the current method of using a slider control) | ||
| Fixed | Scripting: Sorting the Observing list doesn't sort Planning list | |
| If the Planning list is showing when the Observing list is sorted from a script, it does not affect the Planning list (even though the "Keep lists synchronised" preference is set). | ||
| Fixed | FOV Alt/Az rotation incorrect in southern hemisphere | |
| The FOV Alt/Az rotation is incorrect in the southern hemisphere. It appears to be off by 90 degrees. | ||
| Fixed | Saving Greek characters to Plan Text files | |
| Avoid saving Greek characters to Plan Text files, since it causes problems when Windows users subsequently read the file. Convert Greek characters to English abbreviations. | ||
| Developer Analysis |
Of course, this might be a problem for Greek users, but then they shouldn't be uploading files in Greek for the rest of the world to download... | |
| Implemented | Take visual aid into account in DSS display window | |
| The DSS image display window currently only displays options for current Telescope+Eyepiece or current Telescope+Reticle. The Visual Aids should be taken into account too. | ||
| Fixed | ODM considers all eyepieces, even if not available at current site | |
| ODM considers all eyepieces, even if not available at current site. | ||
| Fixed | Reticles not showing on DSS image window | |
| Reticles not showing on DSS image window. | ||
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