X-Git-Url: https://git.street.me.uk/andy/viking.git/blobdiff_plain/dea58a74d61aad84abd2f87df7591f158f0d1e7d..b1db5b51f1015ee580e56c0964bbb4acba4d8bcf:/NEWS diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 3d7f9033..b32e652f 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,110 @@ +Viking 1.6 (2015-03-29) +New features since 1.5.1 +* Mapnik Rendering Layer (not available in Windows build ATM) - with preprocessor CartoCSS option. +** Build system dependency on C++. Source dependency on libmapnik-dev. +* Export files via GPSBabel +* Extended GPSBabel filtering support - Enables limited/simple OSM Overpass API support. +* Support reading of MBTiles files. +* Support reading of OSM Metatiles. +* Configurable Toolbar +* Configurable Menu keys +* Various time related features: +** Edit trackpoint and waypoint times. +** Sort layers by time. +** Preference option 'World' to display time values based on the position (i.e. in the local timezone) of the track or waypoint. +** Show time axis values on time graphs +** Quick search of tracks by date +** Open external programs Rednotebook or Stellarium at the specific time (and place) of a point. +* Improved route finder UI usage +* GeoJSON support via external programs 'togpx' and 'togeojson' +* New default Map Cache layout to be more compatible with standard OSM/TMS structure. +** Also python tool available to migrate cache layouts +* Support GPX Metadata values common to GPX1.0 and GPX1.1 +* Extended map type configuration options (zoom levels + area extents limits) +* Build compatibility with GPSD 3.12 +* Allow starting Viking with command line parameters to set position, zoom and map type. +** --latitude +** --longitude +** --zoom +** --map +** eg: $> viking --latitude 51.4 --longitude -1.3 --zoom 12 --map 13 +* Improved Windows install information and options +* Export Track, Route and Waypoint Lists as text. +* Many internal improvements, fixes, more translations and various other small improvements. + +Fixes since 1.5.1 +* SF Bugs#104: Fix GStatBuf not available on Glib < 2.26 +* SF Bugs#105: Fix Display of Lines (Clipping) at High Zoom Levels. +* SF Bugs#106: Fix incorrect location on opening .vik file saved in different locale. +* SF Bugs#109: Ctrl+Keypad+/- to Zoom In/Out respectively. +* SF Bugs#112: Enable using libgexiv2 for writing geotag image data to void XMP data loss. +** Thus default source dependency on libgexiv2-dev +** Not available in Windows build ATM +* SF Bugs#113: Fix waypoints can be accidentally moved on (re)selection by the select tool +* SF Bugs#114: Fix Shortcut keys get reset next start +* SF Bugs#115: Fix application hanging on degrees input ending in a comma. +* SF Bugs#118: Fix route point selection via the Edit Trackpoint tool. +* Debian #761966: Remove an incorrect accelerator in the German translation. +* Debian #746815: Fix loading image thumbnails when some Unicode chars in the pathname + +Viking 1.5 (2013-10-13) +New features since 1.4.2 +* Startup preferences for ease of use. +* Multi layer/track statistics. +* Multi layer/track or waypoint detailed lists. +* Control sorting of layers and quick show/hide all options. +* Configurable layer defaults. +* Optimizations when loading and drawing large numbers of tracks. +* Allow higher zoom levels up to 1/32 (OSM z22 equivalent but maps only requested up to z19). +* Retain internal options across sessions. +* Selectable online router service provider (now including OSRM) +* 'Via' points online route refining. +* Download a file directly from an URL. +* Datasource acquiring files from URLs related to the current view. +* Support timestamps (read only) in waypoints. +* Support naming trackpoints. +* Request downloading a region of maps over multiple zoom levels. +* Support Compressed My OSM Traces files (requires libbz2 and libmagic). +* Support opening files drag and drop on to the viewport. +* Support relative paths in Viking files. +* Add support for OSM Humanitarian (HOT) Style Map. +* Advanced preferences. +* Optional track labelling on the viewport. +* Translations for the Basque language. +* Improved Help Manual. +* Many internal improvements. + +Fixes since 1.4.2 +* Fix crashing if attempting to Extend a Route via the Route Finder when the route has no points. + +Viking 1.4.2.0 (2013-07-26) +Bug Fix Release +* Fix menu use of named own Icons since the icons were renamed some time ago. +* [QA] Fix memory leak in drawing new tracks/routes. +* [QA] Fix memory leak on deleting TrackWaypoint layers. +* [QA] Fix large memory leak on viewing Track Properties. +* [QA] Fix incorrect iterator usage. +* [QA] Fix memory leaks on reading in Viking files. +* [QA] Fix memory leak in treeview tooltips and selection. +* [QA] Fix large memory leak when removing DEM layers. +* Fix some interpolated values of a trackpoint on insertion between points. +* Fix handling failed downloads with the My OSM Traces method. +* SF Bugs#101: Fix Acquire from Google Directions. +* Fix name search using Google. +* SF Bugs#100: Fix Crash on viewing Track Properties with extreme gradients. +* SF Bugs#97: Fix missing redownload settings of some maps in the example config +* SF Bugs#99: Increase limit for Map IDs +* Automated check for the latest version. ATM only on Windows systems. +* Enable getting Viking Version as a number from a string to enable comparisons. +* SF#3613971: Remove Geofabrik's OpenStreetMap WMS, as it is not for public use. +* Don't silently fail on attempting to split to a track. +* Fix background thread statusbar update instability. +* Fix location of gdk_threads_enter() to be before first window creation. +* Allow Bing Map source URL to be set via the configuration XML file. +* SF#3610708: Fix Failing to Load DEM files on Big Endian Systems. +* Fix incorrect setting to lowest zoom value when clicking away from the statusbar zoom menu. +* [QA] Improve create zoom menu to use G_N_ELEMENTS to know array bounds. + Viking 1.4.1.0 (2013-04-08) Bug Fix Release + updated translations * Import Launchpad translation updates [Mainly for large Czech update]