1 Viking 1.6.1 (2015-11-24)
2 Bug Fix Release + updated translations
3 * Several fixes and many code improvements from Coverity scans
4 * Fix heap-buffer-overflows
6 ** C++ standard required is now C++11
7 * Reactivate building of the reference documentation
8 * SF Bugs#126: Fix crash in gdk_rgb_convert_0888 due to using deallocated memory.
9 * SF Bugs#121: Fix crash when invalidating previously acquired tiles.
10 * SF Bugs#123: Fix bzip2 decompression on Windows.
11 * SF Bugs#122: Fix memory cache confusion with multiple "On Disk OSM Tile Format" maps
12 * SF Bugs#120: Fix Track drawing bug across the 180th Meridian.
13 * Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 1210403: Only download and process one Bing attribution list.
14 * Fix Geocaches acquiring with latest geo-* software
15 * Import latest Launchpad translation updates
16 * Many other small fixes - see the ChangeLog for the full details.
18 Viking 1.6 (2015-03-29)
19 New features since 1.5.1
20 * Mapnik Rendering Layer (not available in Windows build ATM) - with preprocessor CartoCSS option.
21 ** Build system dependency on C++. Source dependency on libmapnik-dev.
22 * Export files via GPSBabel
23 * Extended GPSBabel filtering support - Enables limited/simple OSM Overpass API support.
24 * Support reading of MBTiles files.
25 * Support reading of OSM Metatiles.
26 * Configurable Toolbar
27 * Configurable Menu keys
28 * Various time related features:
29 ** Edit trackpoint and waypoint times.
30 ** Sort layers by time.
31 ** Preference option 'World' to display time values based on the position (i.e. in the local timezone) of the track or waypoint.
32 ** Show time axis values on time graphs
33 ** Quick search of tracks by date
34 ** Open external programs Rednotebook or Stellarium at the specific time (and place) of a point.
35 * Improved route finder UI usage
36 * GeoJSON support via external programs 'togpx' and 'togeojson'
37 * New default Map Cache layout to be more compatible with standard OSM/TMS structure.
38 ** Also python tool available to migrate cache layouts
39 * Support GPX Metadata values common to GPX1.0 and GPX1.1
40 * Extended map type configuration options (zoom levels + area extents limits)
41 * Build compatibility with GPSD 3.12
42 * Allow starting Viking with command line parameters to set position, zoom and map type.
43 ** --latitude <degrees>
44 ** --longitude <degrees>
45 ** --zoom <ZoomLevelOSM>
47 ** eg: $> viking --latitude 51.4 --longitude -1.3 --zoom 12 --map 13
48 * Improved Windows install information and options
49 * Export Track, Route and Waypoint Lists as text.
50 * Many internal improvements, fixes, more translations and various other small improvements.
53 * SF Bugs#104: Fix GStatBuf not available on Glib < 2.26
54 * SF Bugs#105: Fix Display of Lines (Clipping) at High Zoom Levels.
55 * SF Bugs#106: Fix incorrect location on opening .vik file saved in different locale.
56 * SF Bugs#109: Ctrl+Keypad+/- to Zoom In/Out respectively.
57 * SF Bugs#112: Enable using libgexiv2 for writing geotag image data to void XMP data loss.
58 ** Thus default source dependency on libgexiv2-dev
59 ** Not available in Windows build ATM
60 * SF Bugs#113: Fix waypoints can be accidentally moved on (re)selection by the select tool
61 * SF Bugs#114: Fix Shortcut keys get reset next start
62 * SF Bugs#115: Fix application hanging on degrees input ending in a comma.
63 * SF Bugs#118: Fix route point selection via the Edit Trackpoint tool.
64 * Debian #761966: Remove an incorrect accelerator in the German translation.
65 * Debian #746815: Fix loading image thumbnails when some Unicode chars in the pathname
67 Viking 1.5 (2013-10-13)
68 New features since 1.4.2
69 * Startup preferences for ease of use.
70 * Multi layer/track statistics.
71 * Multi layer/track or waypoint detailed lists.
72 * Control sorting of layers and quick show/hide all options.
73 * Configurable layer defaults.
74 * Optimizations when loading and drawing large numbers of tracks.
75 * Allow higher zoom levels up to 1/32 (OSM z22 equivalent but maps only requested up to z19).
76 * Retain internal options across sessions.
77 * Selectable online router service provider (now including OSRM)
78 * 'Via' points online route refining.
79 * Download a file directly from an URL.
80 * Datasource acquiring files from URLs related to the current view.
81 * Support timestamps (read only) in waypoints.
82 * Support naming trackpoints.
83 * Request downloading a region of maps over multiple zoom levels.
84 * Support Compressed My OSM Traces files (requires libbz2 and libmagic).
85 * Support opening files drag and drop on to the viewport.
86 * Support relative paths in Viking files.
87 * Add support for OSM Humanitarian (HOT) Style Map.
88 * Advanced preferences.
89 * Optional track labelling on the viewport.
90 * Translations for the Basque language.
91 * Improved Help Manual.
92 * Many internal improvements.
95 * Fix crashing if attempting to Extend a Route via the Route Finder when the route has no points.
97 Viking 1.4.2.0 (2013-07-26)
99 * Fix menu use of named own Icons since the icons were renamed some time ago.
100 * [QA] Fix memory leak in drawing new tracks/routes.
101 * [QA] Fix memory leak on deleting TrackWaypoint layers.
102 * [QA] Fix large memory leak on viewing Track Properties.
103 * [QA] Fix incorrect iterator usage.
104 * [QA] Fix memory leaks on reading in Viking files.
105 * [QA] Fix memory leak in treeview tooltips and selection.
106 * [QA] Fix large memory leak when removing DEM layers.
107 * Fix some interpolated values of a trackpoint on insertion between points.
108 * Fix handling failed downloads with the My OSM Traces method.
109 * SF Bugs#101: Fix Acquire from Google Directions.
110 * Fix name search using Google.
111 * SF Bugs#100: Fix Crash on viewing Track Properties with extreme gradients.
112 * SF Bugs#97: Fix missing redownload settings of some maps in the example config
113 * SF Bugs#99: Increase limit for Map IDs
114 * Automated check for the latest version. ATM only on Windows systems.
115 * Enable getting Viking Version as a number from a string to enable comparisons.
116 * SF#3613971: Remove Geofabrik's OpenStreetMap WMS, as it is not for public use.
117 * Don't silently fail on attempting to split to a track.
118 * Fix background thread statusbar update instability.
119 * Fix location of gdk_threads_enter() to be before first window creation.
120 * Allow Bing Map source URL to be set via the configuration XML file.
121 * SF#3610708: Fix Failing to Load DEM files on Big Endian Systems.
122 * Fix incorrect setting to lowest zoom value when clicking away from the statusbar zoom menu.
123 * [QA] Improve create zoom menu to use G_N_ELEMENTS to know array bounds.
125 Viking 1.4.1.0 (2013-04-08)
126 Bug Fix Release + updated translations
127 * Import Launchpad translation updates [Mainly for large Czech update]
128 * Fix using .vik files with 'unusual' track or waypoint names
129 * Fix waypoint selection when the waypoint has an image but the images are not being displayed.
130 * Fix showing map timestamps on Windows on the map tile info dialog.
131 * SF#3608411: Part 2 - Avoid creating command window on Viking start-up.
132 * SF#3608411: Part 1 - Avoid warning about unbuffer on Windows Systems.
133 * SF#3608264: Improve Statusbar Location Info Maybe Truncated
134 * Prevent inputting empty names for layers and sublayers via the layers panel.
135 * SF#3608311: Fix crash caused by renaming blank sublayer names
136 * Be less strigent in loading Geotagged images without optional GPS tags
137 * Fix use of scaled tile image when tile image not present.
138 * Enable updating the treeview to allow setting a blank waypoint symbol.
139 * Improve the Waypoint tooltip to display the description if there is no comment.
140 * Fix datasource acquiring waypoints from geotag images.
141 * Updated geo-* scripts to version released on 2013/02/18
142 * Fix compilation with --enable-geocaches option.
143 * help/Makefile.am: explicitly list figures.
145 Viking 1.4.0.1 (2013-02-16)
146 Windows Only Release.
147 * Windows: Add .vik file extension association option in the installer
149 Viking 1.4 (2013-02-11)
150 New features since 1.3.2
151 * Support for GPX Route type including transfer to/from GPS Devices.
152 ** Replaced 'Add Track' tool with 'Create Route' tool. (NB There still is the Create Track tool)
153 * Support for GPX 'Description' for tracks, waypoints and routes.
154 * Add ability to Acquire My OSM Traces and ability to choose any subset of the available traces.
155 * GPS Upload from a track.
156 * Enable giving a track a specific colour (drawn in default draw by track mode).
157 * Enable drawing all tracks in a specific colour (no longer is Black the only option).
158 * Allow option of drawing a direction arrow when drawing a track.
159 * Allow configuration of trackpoint size and direction arrow size.
160 * Display Waypoint Icons in the layers panel treeview.
161 * Restored Route Finding via Google Services. [Was disabled in 1.3.2 due to change in formats supported]
162 * Only display sublayer container when there are sublayers.
163 * Display map tile source and cached file information in a dialog for a position.
164 * Quick zoom level change from the statusbar by clicking on the zoom level to select another level.
165 * In the Zoom Tool mode: can select an area to zoom in on (via holding shift key + drag mouse).
166 * Mouse Zooming in/out maintains the position focus on the mouse pointer location.
167 ** (Use the keys Ctrl+Shift and mouse zoom to maintain the centered map location).
168 * Improvements in Acquiring Wikipedia Points (allow more points, sortable columns, URL and feature type).
169 * Allow opening a URL on a waypoint which has a URL for a comment or description.
170 * Re-organized TrackWaypoint Layer menus to group functionality together better with New, View, Combine, Split, Delete, Acquire and Upload submenus.
171 * Gradient Graph view on the Track Properties.
172 * Allow same named TrackWaypoint sublayer items. i.e. can now have 2 (or more) waypoints with the same name.
173 * Add support of a Map type for a local On Disk OSM Tile Format.
174 * Revised Draw Track by Speed mode with a simple traffic light colouring scheme to represent slow/average/fast speeds.
175 * Enable deletion of track points with the same timestamp.
176 * Ability to merge segments of a track.
177 * Allow generation of large pixel sized images.
178 * Rework image generation to ask for file name first and then only allow supported map zoom levels.
179 * Allow control of waypoint text size on the viewport display.
180 * Allow control of GPX file saving track order (either Alphabetical or By Time via global preference).
181 * Keyboard shortcuts to create layers and enable some tools.
182 * Show the bearing and the step distance of the next point when creating a track or route.
183 * Improved feedback in reading erroneous files.
184 * Improved Help Manual.
185 * More translation texts including a Finnish version.
186 * Scripts to support the creation of the Windows Executable Installer.
187 * Add a python tool to convert the Viking tile cache into a MapBox MBTiles format file.
188 * Many internal improvements.
191 * Don't accidently overwrite GPX and KML files in the Viking file type.
192 * Use the default desktop font for waypoint viewport display text.
193 * Ensure when opening multiple .vik files they are each loaded into a new window.
194 * Show UTM location in statusbar when in UTM mode.
195 * Fix: crash when dealing with non-compressed DEM files
197 Viking 1.3.2 (2012-09-23)
198 Bug Fix Release including:
199 * Removed Route Finder Tool as Google Direction service interface has disabled the method Viking interfaced with it.
200 * Fix for Debian#685817: Statusbar Update From Thread Instability
201 * Fix SF#3564795: Crashing when attempting to create waypoints from EXIF images without enough GPS information.
202 * Fix drawing of next potential trackpoint on Windows Systems.
203 * Fix GPSBabel Dynamic Device List generation on Windows Systems.
204 * Fix crashing when displayed map copyright(s) is longer than the internal buffer.
205 * Fix crashing when deleting a GPS layer which has started a realtime tracking.
206 * Fix printing of DEBUG message since glib 2.32
208 Viking 1.3.1 (2012-06-26)
209 Bug Fix for Windows Systems Release:
210 * Fix crash in Show Picture functionality on Window's Systems.
212 Viking 1.3 (2012-04-22)
213 New features since 1.2.2
214 * Be consistent in that track and waypoint list dialogs are always sorted alphabetically.
215 * Add OSM Transport map as a built in map option.
216 * Add supported MIME types to the desktop file specification.
217 * Add example script that can be used to upload a track as a route to a predefined GPS device.
218 * Display the average moving speed for a track in the track properties.
219 * Add ability to open a TrackWaypoint layer with another external program (default merkaartor).
220 * Add ability to open a TrackWaypoint layer with an external program (default JOSM).
221 * Use map default: OSM MapQuest tileserver.
222 * Add and use a preference for the associated image viewer program.
223 * Add and use KML File Export units option.
224 * Add ability to geotag images interpolating times against tracks.
225 * Acquire Geotag Images via TRW Layer
226 * Ensure vtl created in acquire operation runs post read stage.
227 * EXIF read implementation for geotagged images (libexif).
228 * Add new process stage for acquire methods.
229 * Enable reversing a track from the track menu.
230 * Display compact message on the statusbar for the selected trackpoint or waypoint. (SF#3314888)
231 * Enable multiple selection and deletion.
232 * Scale waypoint icons to give large or small icons as necessary.
233 * Add Yahoo! Maps webtool link.
234 * Extend webtools with a bounds version for the URL which takes four string parameters.
235 * Add webtool for Bing maps.
236 * Add Acquire OSM option into the Track/Waypoint layer operations.
237 * Add used geo-* scripts as they are public domain.
238 * Continue geocaching.com support via third party tools.
239 * Show elevation gain/loss on track creation 'tooltip' (as per SF#2838561 request), when such data is available.
240 * Automatically attempt to set elevation data from the DEM layer whilst a track is being created.
241 * When creating a track, display the total distance of track (via a tooltip like text) on the main display.
242 * Allow to import any file known by gpsbabel
243 * Add support for any device known by gpsbabel
244 * Add experimental support for GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION 5.
245 * Add ability to acquire GPS traces stored on OSM
246 * Enable copying layer/sublayer names as plain text, so that it can be pasted into external text handling applications.
247 * Enable getting of the statusbar from the window.
248 * On creating a new waypoint always attempt to auto set the altitude if DEM data is available.
249 * Enable the escape key to remove/reset the ruler tool.
252 * Remove Tiles@home support as the service has stopped.
253 * cleanup: Remove unused and out of date 'viking-remote' script and related files.
254 * cleanup: Remove *very* old documentation and don't bother distributing any of it which is all old.
255 * Fix Track Properties graph blob marker drawn at wrong elevation when elevation graphs have different min/max heights.
256 * Fix Track Properties graph DEM points drawn at wrong elevation when lowest elevation is not zero.
257 * Use an intermediary program which will invoke the system's default for opening images.
258 * Fix opening of external web sites via center method when the zoom level is less than 1 mpp.
259 * Fix crashing on opening a file via recent menu after a .vik file is opened.
260 * Fix too easy to accidently move a waypoint with an image with the select tool - must use shift key.
261 * Fix can not immediately select another layer if currently selected layer's visibility changes.
262 * Fix compilation with curl 7.21.7 (SF#3376584)
263 * Improve libgps test with the consistently available function: gps_close
264 * Fix <GTK 2.24 combo box usage.
265 * Fix crashing on opening multiple files after a .vik file is opened.
266 * Solution for SF#2766266 - Give user feedback about OSM uploads (success/failure).
267 * Fix: send VLP's update signal when adding a layer
268 * Fix: Don't abort program when attempting webtool center with different x & y factors.
269 * Fix Join Tracks functionality.
270 * Fix SF#3408170: Selected Track Thickness is Always 1px
271 * Fix tracks not shown over map when map layer is dragged to the end of the treeview list.
272 * Refuse to load unsupported file types.
273 * Restore broken GPS power off command.
274 * Fix: SF#3042692 - Tiles May Get Deleted During Offline Usage.
275 * Fix some tracks elevation profile may display no altitude, despite all altitudes available in the track.
276 * Fix SF#3387590: Top Layer cannot be renamed
277 * Enable merging tracks without timestamps to other tracks that do not have timestamps. (SF#2886231)
278 * Prevent track merge by time requests when there are no other suitable tracks.
279 * Improve track name when split from Track Properties window.
280 * Replace 'Magic Scissors' by a more accurate name - 'Route Finder'.
282 Viking 1.2.2 (2011-11-03)
284 * Increase default tile age check to 7 days.
285 * Fix compilation with curl 7.21.7 (SF#3376584)
287 Viking 1.2.1 (2011-06-16)
289 * Support proper MAC OS file locations.
290 * Fix incorrect track property line marker positioning when the track has gaps.
291 * Fix track property point marker drawing error - sometimes draws dot marker too low.
293 Viking 1.2 (2011-05-24)
294 New features since 1.1
295 * Remove unecessary treeview item selection.
296 * Add zoom level 0.5 to map layer
297 * [DOC] Add links to access Viking's source code
298 * Rename file to prevent any case-insensitive issues.
299 * Add getting the users confirmation when deleting (emptying) data from the GPS layer.
300 * Enable keypad delete to remove layers in the layers panel.
301 * Enable deleting multiple tracks or waypoints within a layer by selecting them from a list.
302 * Add getting the users confirmation when deleting an individual track or waypoint.
303 * Add the ability to delete all waypoints or tracks in the layer.
304 * Add getting the users confirmation when deleting a layer.
305 * Start a new 'Tracks' treeview menu, similar to the 'new' Waypoints treeview menu.
306 * Add operations on waypoints into the 'new' Waypoints treeview menu.
307 * Add new graph type Speed/Distance in the track properties window.
308 * Add new graph type Elevation/Time in the track properties window.
309 * Add new graph type Distance/Time in the track properties window.
310 * Improve Track Properties speed/time drawing to display in nice human friendly whole number scaled units.
311 * Improve Track Properties elevation drawing to display in nice human friendly whole number scaled units.
312 * On the Track Properties Window draw an always updating indicator of where the readings are taken from.
313 * Enable controls of drawing DEM data and GPS speeds on the Track Properties Window.
314 * Add keyboard accelerators for the Track Properties Window.
315 * Add ability to resize the Track Properties window.
316 * On the Track Properties Window, also show the elevation or speed for the current track position as indicated by the mouse pointer.
317 * Add support for kml files.
318 * Add ... where necessary to track & waypoint menu entries.
319 * Enable Open Waypoint Image via right click menu entry.
320 * Use ability to select a waypoint given the thumbnail image size.
321 * Add ability to open the trackpoint edit dialog via the viewport right click menu when a trackpoint is selected.
322 * Add ability to move selected trackpoint or waypoint by the mouse within the select tool.
323 * Add a new select tool at the window level to enable/disbale item selection of the a track or a waypoint.
324 * Enable to unselect treeview item
325 * Add Select Request layer interface and use within the track/waypoint layer to select an item.
326 * Add internal track right click menu variable.
327 * Tidy up track/waypoint sublayer callbacks to only use the layers panel if it available.
328 * Add viewport to sublayer add menu items callback.
329 * Make the highlight colour configurable and use as appropriate for the selected track/waypoint drawing.
330 * Add track and waypoint highlight for the selected layer or individual item.
331 * Add the storage and retrieval of any kind of track or waypoint selected item (either an individual item, list (i.e. a sublayer) or layer) at the window level.
332 * Add viewport property to control the display of the track / waypoint item highlight.
333 * Add backup support for launching URLs with Mac OS based browsers.
334 * Add backup support for launching URLs with Google Chrome based browsers.
335 * Add support for Bing maps
336 * Add support for dynamic copyright
337 * Add map's logo support
338 * Add support for reference documentation
339 * Generate a trackwaypoint layer update on the finish creatiing of the thumbnails so the images are shown.
340 * Enable the tree view panel to be more usefully resized smaller than the text names.
341 * Windows: Open help pdf file when when clicked on Help->help
342 * [DOC] Split By Number of Points
343 * Add Track->Split by Number of Points (as per SF#2847587 request).
344 * Add a new dialog to return positive number.
345 * SF#2844872: Suggest name for the new track when splitting the track via the trackpoint edit dialog.
348 * Better safety checking to prevent crash due to null variable reference in use of the current trackpoint.
349 * Fix: Reduce GObject cast
351 * Fix: generate doc/reference/Makefile when needed
352 * Fix Track -> Split by Timestamp such that newly created tracks are ordered correctly.
353 * Fix sensitivity of the track properties window split marker to be disabled when the track marker is not drawn.
354 * Fix crashing due to incorrect usage of libcurl - SF#3206628.
355 * Fix non-void function should return a value.
356 * Fix reference documentation generation - some systems need explicit mention of libz.
357 * Fix displaying of 'Waypoints' treeview menu.
358 * Fix vik_aggregate_layer_get_all_layers_of_type for track/waypoint layer types, since these may also be stored under GPS layers.
359 * Improve previous fix: background calling code should control return value
360 * Fix: background calling code should control return value
361 * Fix: enforce background feature
362 * Fix compiler warnings from gcc 4.5.4
363 * SF#3178554: Fix Sun Studio build
364 * gtk_object_sink has been deprecated since gtk version 2.10, use g_object_ref_sink() instead.
366 Viking 1.1 (2011-02-08)
367 New features since 1.0
368 * [DOC] Add MapQuest Nominating search service in examples
369 * Adjust colour of last auto track colour to not clash with default create track colour.
370 * Add menu icons for the maps layer menu.
371 * Make the selection list in Merge With Other Tracks sorted alphabetically.
372 * Add sort list by name function. Will be useful for track and waypoint list ordering.
373 * [DOC] Mark ready for 1.1 release. Update help manual version to 0.2.
374 * [DOC] Add layer information for Aggregates, Coords and GeoRefs in help.
375 * [DOC] Add Maps layer help information.
376 * [DOC] Add overall layer information and promote each layer to be a top level section in help.
377 * [DOC] Add DEM layer help information.
378 * [DOC] Mention waypoint properties in help information.
379 * [DOC] Update GPS layer help information.
380 * [DOC] Update track operations help information.
381 * [DOC] Update waypoint operations help information.
382 * [DOC] Update Tools help section
383 * [DOC] Update TrackWaypoint layer menu help Information
384 * Improve positioning of the menu separator on waypoint menus.
385 * Add GeoRef layer tooltip to show the file name in use.
386 * Add GPS Layer tooltip to say the protocol (aka device manufacturer) type.
387 * TrackWaypoint Layer tooltip featuring summaries for tracks and waypoints.
388 * Add maps layer tooltip to show the map name(type).
389 * Add DEM layer tooltip to show the number of DEM files in use.
390 * Add Track and waypoint sublayer tooltip information.
391 * Add treeview use and display of layers tooltip.
392 * Add Layer Tooltip callback definition
393 * Add sublayer tooltip callback definition.
394 * When getting data via the GPS layer automatically set the view to see it, unless the realtime tracking mode is on.
395 * On acquiring data from sources (inc. GPS) automatically set the view to see it. Except for GeoCaches; as it's likely you're requesting data for the current area, so no point in trying to change the view.
396 * On opening GPX files automatically view all the data.
397 * Add 'View All Tracks' option to the panel Layer menu options, which sets the view (center & zoom) to see all the tracks of that layer.
398 * Add 'View Waypoints' option to the TrackWaypoint layer menu options, which sets the view (center & zoom) to see all the Waypoints.
399 * Add 'View Track' option to the Track sublayer menu options, which sets the view (center & zoom) to see the track.
400 * Add 'View Layer' option to the TrackWaypoint Layer menu options, which sets the view (center & zoom) to see the entire layer.
401 * Add the ability to 'autozoom' to view an area specified by maximum and minimum lat/longs for a TrackWaypoint layer.
402 * Create a new 'Show' submenu entry
403 * Improve curl usage as should call cleanup on application exit.
404 * Add copyright and license properties for NASA BlueMarble data.
405 * Add background thread loading of DEM files.
406 * Add Track->Goto Highest and Lowest points features.
407 * Add Track->Goto Maximum Speed feature.
408 * Rework Track->Goto menu options.
409 * Add support for the TMS interface provided by SPOTMaps
410 * Add license related properties
411 * Add copyright property
412 * Improve key binding for Mercator Mode -> ctrl+m
413 * Add documentation for generic TMS map source
414 * Improve key bindings for ModeLatLon.
416 * Add support for WMS-C
417 * Add support for more standard TMS
418 * Move-up download methods
419 * Add LatLon projection
420 * Better safety checking code
421 * Add support for Locosys devices via GPSBabel's navilink device protocol.
422 * Add support for DeLorme devices via GPSBabel's delbin device protocol.
423 * Add the ability to insert a trackpoint into a track via the Edit Trackpoint dialog.
424 * Add internal function to insert a trackpoint after the currently selected trackpoint.
425 * Add license notice to new file
426 * Enable individual track to GPX export via the Track sublayer menu.
427 * Set default action on dialogs.
428 * Add a perl script to auto generate basic Viking .vik files for directories containing images.
429 * Enable control of the visibility of the menubar [including keyboard shortcut - F4]. Also enable panic key 'Escape' to restore menubar if hidden and no tool uses it.
430 * Enable control of the visibility of the toolbar [including keyboard shortcut - F3].
431 * Make use of the vikwindow toolbar variable.
432 * Enable control of the visibility of the statusbar [including keyboard shortcut - F12].
435 * Prevent Gtk-CRITICAL assertion when the application is closed with a Track Property window on display.
436 * Prevent Gtk-CRITICAL assertion when the application is closed whilst loading DEMs.
437 * Fix trackpoint edit altitude sensitivity to be re-enabled after it has been disabled.
438 * Fix incorrect cut/copy of sublayers when accessed via the layers panel buttons.
439 * Fix the List Dialog so that it does not become taller than the screen when there are lots of entries.
440 * Fix some compiler warnings in viktrwlayer.c when configured to build with --disable-alphabetized-trw
441 * Fix Resource leak detected by cppcheck 1.46
442 * Fix compiler warning in curl_download.c
443 * Fix compiler warning in vikmapslayer.c
444 * Fix compiler warning in vikwindow.c - use correct const typing.
445 * Fix compiler warnings - correct Widget / Window type.
446 * Fix memory leak when generating image file
447 * Fix: Improve XML reading error reporting
448 * Fix compiler warnings in osm.c
449 * Fix compiler warning in vikmapslayer.c
450 * Fix Waypoint & Track visibility issues.
451 * Fix SF#3104028: Default Color Background is incorrectly saved as black into a new .vik file.
453 Viking 1.0 (2010-11-14)
454 New features since 0.9.96
455 * Add minimal translator-credits in About dialog
456 * Add documenters to About dialog
459 * Improve copyright holders
460 * Prevent crashes when downloading Expedia Maps.
461 * Fix extend track using magic scissors.
462 * Fix autodownloading while panning
463 * Fix Debian #599048: Segmentation fault when using gpsbabel
464 * Fix dem_gradient_colors allocation.
465 * Fix compiler warnings in preferences.c
467 Viking 0.9.96 (2010-10-11)
468 New features since 0.9.95
469 * Use ETag to detect fresh tiles on servers
470 * Add new menu entry in GPS Layer to delete the realtime information.
471 * Ensure GPS realtime information deleted when GPS Layer -->Empty All is called.
472 * Prevent zoom factor string displaying unnecessary .0s when it's a whole number.
473 * Improve Track Properties speed profile display for low speed difference (e.g. walking) tracks.
474 * Use speed units in display of Track/Waypoint layer draw by velocity config values, but maintain units as metres per second when read from/saved to files.
475 * Add keyboard accelerators for as many as possible View Menu entries.
476 * Simplify zoom status when xmpp and ympp are equal
477 * Use height units in the altitude readout for the cursor position on the status bar.
478 * Use height units in display of DEM min / max elevation values, but maintain units as metres when read from/saved to files.
481 * Fix many memory leaks
482 * DEM layer properties tidy up.
483 * Prevent getting stuck in a near infinite loop when using Coord layer, UTM mode and zoomed out to see the whole world.
484 * Prevent lock up in attempt to download maps along a track in UTM mode.
485 * Launchpad Bug #445374: Prevent crash when downloading maps along a track, with Terraserver maps when in Mercator mode.
486 * Add explicit linking against libz and libm
487 * Fix SF#3009431: Prevent Crash in Real Time Tracking GPS Mode & Autodownload Maps.
488 * Fix display of rounded speed units scale markers in the speed profile.
490 * Fix compiler warnings
491 * Fix Track Draw by Velocity mode, so that individual track points are coloured (as was the intention).
492 * Fix bug where older file was removed when network not present
493 * Fix: warning 'draw-mode' message does not display
494 * Fix incorrect limitation on source map id
496 Viking 0.9.95 (2010-09-07)
497 New features since 0.9.94
498 * Add some function short cut key definitions to control showing of the center mark and scale viewport features.
499 * [DOC] Replace Google with OSM capability in man pages.
500 * When manually creating a track, automatically give it a default name.
501 * [DOC] Add contributors from the Wiki(s) history.
502 * Better dialog name when searching for a waypoint.
503 * Change max cache time to 1 week.
506 * Prevent "Gtk-WARNING **: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated" messages.
507 * Invalid number of arguments in call to a_http_download_get_u
508 * Prevent crash when cut of a GPS track/waypoint layer is attempted via the layers buttons.
509 * Prevent DEM layer colour indexing going negative and can crash on gradient view.
510 * Fix DEM layer to show default sea level.
511 * Fix track background thickness being able to set back to zero.
512 * Fix internal tile locking
513 * Fix top layer not drawn after made invisible and then back to being visible.
514 * Fix impaired (drawcentermark setting bodged) vik file if saved with the top layer visibility turned off.
515 * Fix syntax errors in help manual
516 * Fix map drag and drop to show the correct whole map
517 * Fix "Go to UTM" dialog title.
518 * Fix first opening of a file which has spaces (or other interesting characters) via the recent files menu.
519 * Fix unnamed_tracks / unnamed_waypoints misuse.
521 Viking 0.9.94 (2010-06-10)
522 New features since 0.9.93
523 * Add knots as a speed unit option.
524 * Detect USB Garmin eTrex HCx Legend devices (and maybe others).
525 * Auto use of /dev/ttyUSB type device if available on Unix systems.
526 * Add ability to turn off Garmin GPS after transfer.
527 * Add a 'home' default location preference.
528 * Add ability to changes preferences outside of the preferences.c file.
529 * NLS Maps API: Historic map of Great Britain
530 * Change GUI related command line parameter for Waypoint symbol size into run time preference.
531 * Support All Zoom Levels in Zoom Menu
532 * [DOC] Import User Manual from wiki
533 * Add menu item for help contents
536 * Add Viking's contributors as copyright holders
537 * Remove unecessary '\' from the View Menu
538 * Better Preferences Dialog Title
539 * More Menu Improvements
541 * On GPS data acquire, only create a layer if it contains something.
542 * Fix POTFILES with new source file
544 * Fix Filter->Simplify All Tracks default.
545 * [DOC] Fix Gnome's menu entry category for viking
546 * [DOC] Fix erroneous warning
547 * Fix compiler warning.
548 * Fix #2977752: win-gtk: osm tiles don't show up
549 * Fix Track -> View Google Directions URL
550 * Fix function's return value
551 * Fix compilation warnings
552 * Fix #2988574: Can't save files opened via recent file menu
553 * Fix #2991657: Terraserver downloads fail
556 Viking 0.9.93 (2010-04-11)
557 New features since 0.9.92
558 * Allow overriding map source
559 * Make GPS layer cut/copy available from popup menu.
560 * [DOC] Document new files in viking's manpage
561 * Increase possible smaller zoom
562 * Add negative scales so that we can have bigger zoom on maps
563 * Allow images from bigger and smaller zoom to be selected if current zoom has no image
566 * Fix: set a default filename while exporting
567 * [DOC] Fix: Viking's sources are hosted by Git now
568 * Further variable type corrections.
569 * Fix GPS layer copy.
570 * Fix Track/Waypoint Layer Paste on 64bit systems.
571 * [DOC] Fix FILES section of manpage.
572 * Fix: First Track not Black in Draw All Tracks Black Mode.
574 Viking 0.9.92 (2010-03-15)
575 New features since 0.9.91
576 * Memorize previously selected go-to service.
577 * Better scale when zoomed close in and in miles distance mode.
578 * Add and use preference for height units.
579 * Add and use preference for speed units.
580 * Add and use preference for distance units.
581 * Use a preference to set the tiles age.
582 * New preference for default maplayer cache.
584 * Remove OpenAerial support.
585 * Translation updates.
588 * Fix: Correctly rotate thumbnail images
589 * Fix #2958601: Support for non ascii characters in "Go-to" search
590 * Fix error handling in go-to feature
592 Viking 0.9.91 (2010-02-06)
593 New features since 0.9.9
594 * Interpolation for maps: use less precise images when wanted image is not present
596 ** Add compatibility facilities
597 * GObjectify go-to/search feature
598 ** Add Name finder search engine
599 ** Add Nominatim search engine
600 ** Add Geonames search engine
601 ** Add generic XML search code
602 * Add configuration file for map sources, goto and external tool
603 (See examples in distribution)
604 * Add option to download only maps that are more recent on server
605 ** Try to download newer tiles when autodownload is set and server supports such check
606 ** Tiles must be older than a specified age before checking server
607 * Add support for recently used files
612 * Fix: add GIO dependency and header for GFile
613 * Fix #2946287: open a recent file
614 * fix some confusing indentation and bracing
615 * Fix #2881916: rename a track with c&p
616 * Fix #2766373: Use a string as device path
617 * Fix "Moving Map Method" cannot be disabled
618 * Fix #2880741: replace gps_open with gps_open_r
619 * Fix #2921899: uses conditional macro to support two versions of libgps
621 * Fix URL formatting issue
623 * Fix #2801874: keep second part of a splitted track visible
624 * Fix #2838556: emit warning when gpsbabel is not found in PATH
625 * Fix bashism in test script.
626 * Merge branch 'fix-osm-api-0.6'
628 * Get rid deprecated GtkTooltips API.
629 * Add configure option to track deprecated feature
630 * Use motion hints to make map motion more responsive in slow environment.
631 * Viking compatible with libgps >= 2.90
632 * finish OSM 0.6 API support
633 * Optimise bandwidth usage
634 * keeping OSM password safe
636 Viking 0.9.9 (2009-09-09)
637 New features since 0.9.8
638 * Filter out irrelevant key-modifiers.
639 * Upgrade OSM-traces support to 0.6 API
640 * Manage hdop,vdop,pdop,nsat
641 * Remove unused (and buggy) feature
642 * Document previous merge
643 * Improvement of map cache
644 * Add a viking parameter for mapcache memory size
645 * Add menu option to flush mapcache, and reduce viking memory footprint
646 * Use thread-pool to manage download
647 * Show path used for map directory in options even when using default one
648 * Include full libcurl version in user agent
651 * Don't crash when jobs are cancelled via the background jobs dialog.
652 * Fix #2163652: GPX file with byte order mark not parsed
653 * Fix #2766609: Don't use gpsd_units()
654 * Fix #2812856: Change SRTM URL
655 * Fix #2818818: unset langage preset while opening external Google
656 * Fix copyright in --version output
657 * Fix SRTM Server change
658 * Fix memory leaks found with cppcheck
659 * Fix warning in call to MD5Update() in function md5_hash()
661 * vdop, hdop, pdop, nsats and fix_mode values were not shown
662 * Fix #570956: change saved_width to 1
664 * Fix bug #2481237: Maps directory file chooser should look for directory
666 Viking 0.9.8 (2009-01-31)
667 New features since 0.9.7
668 * Add GeoNames support (both for search and for POI import from Geonames+Wikipedia)
669 * Remove Google's map tiles.
670 * Add external tools framework.
671 * Add OpenStreetMap and Google web tools.
672 * Clicking on "visible" tick no longer makes the layer selected.
673 * GPX export: sort track by time.
674 * Merging tracks by name.
675 * Tittle waypoint properties dialog as "Waypoint Properties".
676 * Add larger size waypoint symbols (icons).
677 * Waypoint names are now displayed at the top of waypoint symbol.
678 * Waypoint symbols: Use Garmin waypoint.
679 * New server for OSM cycle map.
682 * Fix loading of world map file.
683 * Fix 2249398: Fix some memory leaks.
684 * Fix bugs that caused magic scissors not working.
685 * Fix compatibility problem for windows.
686 * Fix implicit declaration of maps_layer_default_dir().
687 * Fix missing status return in spawn_command_line_async().
688 * Fix curl error buffer usage.
689 * GPS realtime tracking: Keep retrying when fail to connect.
690 * Windows port: avoid "\\" in URL.
692 Viking 0.9.7 (2008-10-12)
693 New features since 0.9.6
694 * Add new moving map method for realtime tracking.
695 * Rename icon: viking_icon.png -> viking.png
696 * src/viking.desktop.in: add GenericName and revise Categories
697 * Change "Zoom To" short cut to avoid conflict with "Zoom Tool".
698 * Update translations
699 * Google search adapting changes from Google.
700 * add osm cycle layer support
701 * add a menu entry to extend an existing track using magic scissors
702 * Patch #2009666: OpenAerialMap
703 * Add preferences to select how degrees are displayed
704 * Color picker button for the Coordlayer properties dialog
705 * Cut/Copy/Paste empty selection is not critical
706 * Layers panel UI improvements
707 * Homogeneous icons management.
708 * Add preferences to store OSM login/password
709 * Add a password entry widget
710 * Ensure that confirmation dialog is over file selector
713 * Fix 2161310: Fix some more compiler warnings
714 * Fix 2134452: Properties of some tracks show as NaN
715 * QA: cleanning old stuff
716 * Fix segfault in realtime tracking.
717 * Fix missing files in po/POTFILES.in
718 * viking.spec.in, src/icons/Makefile.am: Fix icon target dir
719 * fix parallel build (make -j8) on multi-processor machines.
720 * Fix #1947260: correct a corrupted escape
721 * Fixed crashes when creating new layers.
722 * Fix #1952523: mode_button assertion loading old datafile
723 * Fix: update layer after applying properties
724 * Fixed google map download problem.
725 * Replace specific About dialog by GtkAboutDialog
726 * Replace some g_warning by g_debug
728 Viking 0.9.6 (2008-07-31)
731 * Fix Google maps' URL
732 * Fix gcget command line to accomodate negative coords
733 * Fix unecessary viking.desktop
735 Viking 0.9.5 (2008-07-21)
736 New features since 0.9.4
738 * Add panning tool as default.
739 * Replace GtkFileSelection by GtkFileChooser.
740 * No longer converts waypoint names to uppercase. Waypoint names are now case insensitive.
741 * Windows port updated.
742 * Track properties: Keep markers of the graphs in sync with each other.
743 * Track properties: split track at marker.
744 * New translations: el, it, ja, lt, nb, nl, pl, zh_CN, zh_TW
745 * Added viking.desktop
746 * Added --debug and --verbose command line options.
751 * Fix #1839948: Maximize/Restore changes current cursor.
752 * Bug #1915121: add an utility to reproduce (test/gpx2gpx).
753 * Fix #1915121: use GLib functions to handle ISO8601 dates.
755 * Remove dependency to wget.
756 * Fix google version number.
757 * Track graph marker now works again.
758 * Fix #1947456: Compiler warning fixes
761 Viking 0.9.4 (2008-02-25)
762 New features since 0.9.3
764 * Make elev graph show better graph for low altitude tracks.
766 * Draw circle for downloading geocaches.
767 * Improve track graphs. Some tracks looked too flat.
768 * Internationalization (I18N)
769 * Localization (L10N): Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Swedish
770 * Use a list of possible browsers.
771 * New map source: BlueMarble tiles (http://mike.teczno.com/notes/blue-marble-tiles.html)
772 * New map source: Google Terrain
773 * Use the "next unused" (not really) waypoint number as default.
774 * Sort waypoints in GPX output.
775 * Preferences support in ~/.viking/viking.prefs
776 * Update source for OSM/Osmarender tiles
778 * Tuned the v-t diagram drawing
782 * Many fixes around compilation warnings
783 * Fix a bug that caused crashes when displaying elev graph for some track.
784 * Fix bug that caused Old Google maps not being disabled by default.
785 * Fix a bug that can potentially cause segfault.
786 * Fix compilation under HURD (missing MAXPATHLEN macro)
787 * Fix: ensure config.h is included conditionnaly
788 * Fix a crash bug in mapcache
789 * Fix a crash bug in merge-by-time
791 Viking 0.9.3 (2007-10-21)
792 New features since 0.9.2
794 * Half-drawn redraw for faster refreshing display of viewport (Maps, tracks, waypoints...)
795 * Allow multiple selections when adding DEM files.
796 * (Semi) auto downloading and importing for SRTM 90m DEM file (worldwide).
797 * Indicating areas which have DEM file download but not imported.
798 * "Minimum elevation" is now configurable for DEM layer. It can be used together with the existing "Max Elev" to make DEM display more distinguish colors for a particular area of interest.
799 * Interpolating DEM data.
800 * Add realtime tracking to GPS layer with track recording.
801 * Trackpoints acquired in realtime mode store extra information of speed, course, fix mode and number of satellites.
802 * Track properties dialog no longer blocks user interaction on main window. Using multiple track dialogs (simultaneously for different tracks) is now allowed.
803 * Make use of DEM elevation data and GPS speed data for track graphs (Properties Dialog).
804 * Track Properties: now displays track distance/time instead of "Selected Time".
805 * Marker for selected position on track graphs.
806 * Various enhancement to improve usability of track dialog.
807 * Mouse cursor is now changed accordingly to tool currently in used.
808 * Magic Scissors (Automatically drawing track between points) can now be undone using right click, and extended via Ctrl-click.
809 * Shortcuts for panning: Ctrl-arrow key, and Shift-scroll and Ctrl-scroll.
811 * Ctrl-shift-scroll to zoom like google, scroll to zoom w/o changing center.
812 * Preview adding a trackpoint by drawing a line when moving mouse.
813 * Esc key used to stop track edition.
814 * Backspace key used to remove last added point.
815 * Use $BROWSER environment variable (for viewing geocache pages).
816 * Automatically fetching google version numbers.
817 * Upgrading to API 0.5 of OSM.
821 * Fix: Make viking's default start location somewhere more likely has maps.
822 * Fix: bug that causes crashes when using "Maps Download" tool.
823 * Fix: Adding command line option framework (--help & --version).
824 * Fix #1789550: mkdtemp usage is conditioned.
825 * Fix #1789550: define MAX macro if not defined on ALL systems.
826 * Fix: optional geocaching -- include config.h to compile.
827 * Fix: DEM Layer copy/paste.
828 * Fix: crashes on using wrong tools.
829 * Fix: bugs that caused odd display of date/time on track properties dialog.
830 * Fix: Correctly calculate position when click on speed-time graph.
831 * Fix: Relax dependencies about glib.
832 * Fix: Upgrading to API 0.5 of OSM.
833 * Fix: plotting of DEM data on elevation graph.
835 Viking 0.9.2 (2007-09-04)
836 New features since 0.9.1
838 * Use $EMAIL to initialise email field for OSM upload.
839 * Preset filename when exporting a TrwLayer.
843 * Fix: crash when "applying" a map layer property dialog.
844 * Fix: Do not warn about drawmode inconsistency while reading file.
845 * Fix: Hide Expedia view mode when expedia is not built in.
847 Viking 0.9.1 (2007-09-02)
848 New features since 0.9
850 * Upload data (TrackWaypoint layer or single track) to OpenStreetMap.
851 * Group "Export Layer..." entries in a sub-menu.
852 * Added --enable-old-google to configure script. Old google modes are now disabled by default.
853 * Default mode for new maps is Google Maps.
854 * DEM module can now read hgt.zip files directly (no need to unzip them).
855 * DEM module can now process 1 arc sec hgt(.zip) files (mainly for USA regions).
856 * Display on status bar altitude at cursor using data from DEM layer(s).
860 * Add redirect support.
861 * Some improves to introduce the drawmode notion.
862 * Better checking to detect downloaded text instead of images.
863 * New google version number.
864 * libcurl is a requirement.
865 * Fix bugs that cause crashes on layers copy/paste/delete.
866 * Fix bug in Google search that caused viking jump to wrong location when Google can not find the match.
867 * Clean up and eliminate compiler warning.
868 * Fix bug in creating temporary HOME when HOME is not set.
869 * Disable GeoCache Acquire since it no longer works. Can be enabled again using configure --enable-geocaches.
870 * Disable expedia map layer by default since it no longer works. Can be enabled again using configure --enable-expedia.
872 Viking 0.9 (2007-07-13)
873 New Features since 0.1.3
875 * DEM data -- DEMLayer & applying data to tracks & waypoints
876 * Make "Save Image" and "Save Image Directory" dialogs reusable
878 * Download maps along track
879 * Add User-Agent to http request header
880 * Add cookies support (for google requests)
881 * Add center mark which can be turn on/off in View menu
882 * Make the scale more visible on dark maps
883 * Add magic scissors feature
884 * Add Google Maps search feature
885 * Many new waypoint symbols
887 * Improve performance for map autodownload
888 * Google Directions now remembers previous query (from/to entries)
889 * New menu items to remove all tracks and waypoints in GPS folders
890 * Add "Save and Exit" to File menu
891 * Save function for GPS layer
892 * Map tool: Left click can now refresh display of map tiles
896 * View Mode displayed wrong setting on startup
897 * crashes on gps download/upload
899 * segfault on trackpoint properties dialog
900 * intermittent problem of map redraw
901 * Stop autodownload from running forever on map downloading errors
902 * Check for non-displayable data after downloading map
904 Viking 0.1.3 (2007-05-17)
905 - New "Refresh onscreen tiles" entry menu
906 - Default .spec file for building RPM packages
907 - Default debian/ subtree for building Debian packages
908 - Usage of the libcurl library
909 - Three new map sources from OpenStreetMap
910 - Better usage of libusb
911 - Google source map improved
914 Viking 0.1.2 (2007-02-13)
915 - direct access to GPS device: GPS layer
916 - position inputs accept DDD/DMM/DMS formats (ex: 3.5, 3\B030.0, 3\B030'0.00)
917 - time position in Track Poperties
918 - tool (menu entries and buttons) are enabled/disabled following context
919 - standard 'Edit' menu (with 'Copy', 'Cut', 'Paste' and 'Delete' actions)
920 - 'Edit' popup menus for waypoint and track
921 - new configure options:
923 * --disable-terraserver
925 - visual feedback when moving waypoints
926 - map sections are displayed while downloading
927 - cosmetics changes (window title, viking's URL in files, 'About' dialog...)
928 - some improves in source code
931 Viking 0.1.1 (2006-06-11)
932 - more map sources such as google
933 - drag and drop of layers and way/trackpoints
934 - copy/paste between vikings
935 - "smart" copy which can parse a lat/lon from web pages like geocaching, emails, etc.
936 - graphs of altitude/velocity
937 - newer gtk with toolbar icons
938 - experimental "acquire" features: from GPS, from Google directions, from Geocaching
941 Viking 0.1.0 (2005-02-27)
942 - new map layer which supports Google, Expedia, and Topozone maps in addition to the three types of Terraserver maps,
943 - lots of other fixes,
944 - visualization options,
945 - miscellaneous goodies.
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