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Coolwind Posted - 09/03/2011 : 18:27:14
This version is the last one before important changes in LK toward the next 2.2 version.

Some bug fixes are solving annoying but non critical problems.
A critical problem for me is a problem that appears during the flight, not in the hangar. We strive to deliver software that does not have any critical problem at the cost of slowing down development.

New things: font smoothing is now configurable, for those that want to control character antialiasing fonts.
New screen locking for paragliders and a new sim mode pan positioning very very very comfortable!
From this version paragliders do not have AAT anymore, and all of their tasks have turnpoints individually configurable for cylinder or sector size.

The LX saga may have got to an end with this version, hopefully: theorically LK should be able to declare a task on LX colibri, Nano, LX20, Posigraph, LX5000 and 7000. But since we do not have these devices, we shall test with your help.

I am also happy to announce that Mateusz (mpusz) has delivered the test engine for the new LK OLC realtime calculator. It is very fast, and 99% accurate already, in test version!
We should be able to provide the OLC calculator embedded in next version 2.1e. Mat did a wonderful and very difficult work, alone. But he shall be reporting and announcing the OLC functions when they will be ready in production version. This is only a "teaser".

Ok, here comes the usual list of stuff.
Download from www.bware.it/LK8000/LK8000-210D.ZIP

VERSION 2.1d 110309
======================================================================================

NEW

- New Setup Setting for Font Smoothing
System Page 11 choose from None, Default, Antialiasing and Cleartype.
On some devices/resolution/orientation sometimes one choice is better than the other.

- New SCREEN LOCKING system for paragliders.
This feature is available only in Para/Hang Gliding mode.
A new menu button is available in Config 1/3 page: LOCK SCREEN.
This feature is available only while not flying, and thus no takeoff was detected,
otherwise it is blanked and you cannot click on it.
Locking the screen will help paragliders not to have LK react to keypresses during the
takeoff , when the pilot is in a critical phase.
Screen will report "SCREEN IS LOCKED", and will remain locked until 10 SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF.
After 10 seconds from takeoff detected, the screen will be AUTOMATICALLY unlocked.
If the pilot for any reason wants to unlock the screen, he can double-click on screen any
time to do it.
When the screen is locked, no function can be used on the touch screen, but hardware keys
are still operational.

- New SIM pan mode: you can now position the aircraft in pan mode during simulations in any point
of the screen, and not only in the sight-centered, with a long click on the map.
Example: start SIM mode, enter PAN mode, move the map where you want, choose a point on the map
where you want to position the aircraft, and press with your finger for a couple of seconds on that point.
Basically, earlier you could only long-click on the center, and it was complicated to position the
map center exactly on the point selected for the new aircraft desired reposition. Now it is very easy.


CHANGES

- AAT permanently ON for paragliders in configuration.
With non-AT looking settings, though.

- Outlined thermal circle also for paragliders


BUGFIX

- Bugfix Home Waypoint on multitarget not updated when unreachable
and not the same as a task point, or an alternate itself.

- Bugfix finish line or sector not appearing when a task had only 2 turnpoints including start.

- Bugfix Waypoint parser loading unusual CUP files may crash the software while loading configuration

- Bugfix task restart was advancing to second turnpoint after start, if previously had passed
first turnpoint after start! This problem was here since ever.

- Bugfix loading airspaces, with faulty files might crash the software

- Attempt to prevent possible problem with Battery Manager messages.

- (refix LX declaration for non standard ASCII waypoint names)

- (Infobox Title and description string terminations fixed)
The description _and_ title also displayed if description was too long,
because of description null termination missing.

- (Fix bug Target 4.x page with _@M1008 and 1002 values appearing)


VERSION 2.1c 110218
======================================================================================

NEW

- Task declaration for LX Nano, LX Colibri
- Transparent Variometer Bar (options selectable inside variometer bar color config)
- New custom device LK8EX1 for external instruments sending baro and vario to LK

CHANGES

- Heap space memory check (TO USE!)
- Center area for nearest pages selection is enlarged
- Startup sequence will issue more detailed messages if directories are missing,
pointing the user to the real problem and solution

BUGFIX
- 2.1b problem with tokens over 999
- 2.1b bug DSX coordinates in task declaration (not a Mat's bug! Specs were wrong).
- 2.1b bug Battery Level warnings would crash the software
- OAT Outside Air Temperature not shown below 1 C degree. Now valid from -50 to 99C



VERSION 2.1b
======================================================================================

NEW

- Logger fields "Competition Class" and "Competition ID".
Class example> Standard ID Example> AG

- Airspace Class G

- Semi-transparent airspace area configuration. This will also fix problems on HTC D2 .
Using semitransparent will slow down a bit other devices, but only a bit.

- Transparent bottom bar, configurable inside system config menu 11 "Appearance".
Using 0% or 100% opacity will make no impact on drawing speed because alphablending will not
be used in these two cases, and by default 60% is used.
Help:
Defines how much transparent (->0%) / opaque (->100%) will be the bottom bar area on the map .
Normally the bar is black with white text, and can be reverted to white with black text on it.
Setting <30% opacity the bottom bar will be very transparent, and text color will be forced reversed.
Some combinations of opacity and reverse colors may not be suitable to navigation, but there are
infinite combinations to choose from.
Using 0% or 100% (full transparency or full opacity) will speed up the software a bit.
Another famous 8000 instrument is using 75% opacity.
Default is 60%.

- New device DSX supporting task declaration

- New device Flytec FLYSEN protocol, preliminar support

- New Com message "GPS data error " when using wrong baud rate on a com port


CHANGES

- Faster topology painting when huge topo maps were used.

- Waypoint Out of Terrain selection back in configuration page 1
Use "exclude" if you are loading big continental waypoint file databases

- McCready Overlay choice in Engineering menu 1 is now saved to profile

- NEW AUTO ZOOM

1. AutoZoom bugs:
- Changing zoom in Circling Zoom disables AutoZoom
- Changing zoom in PAN mode disables AutoZoom
- Enabling AutoZoom in PAN mode disables PAN mode
- Panorama Zoom not working when AutoZoom is enabled
- Enabling AutoZoom in Panorama Zoom destroys Panorama Zoom behavior
- AutoZoom corrupts circling and cruise zoom if waypoint switched during
circling mode

2. Other bugs:
- Changing ZOOM in PAN mode changes fly zoom
- Panorama Zoom corrupts fly zoom if fly mode (circling/cruise) change
in the meantime
- Panorama Zoom changes PAN zoom when expired
- Opening TargetPan during Panorama Zoom destroys Panorama Zoom
- Pan Mode while Panorama Zoom expiration destroys fly zoom level
- PANORAMA zoom does not remember its zoom value

New design:
1. Provides separate zoom levels for each of the following:
- CRUISE
- CIRCLING (if CirclingZoom is enabled in SystemSetup)
- PANORAMA
- AUTO_ZOOM
- PAN
- TARGET_PAN
2. Zoom is switched together with a switch of flight mode, and a zoom
for previous mode is always remembered and restored. Exception here is:
- AUTO_ZOOM - that when switched on will always calculate the best zoom
for the next waypoint (CRUISE zoom if a waypoint is far away
or calculated zoom if closer)
- PAN - that when switched on will init with the the zoom factor of
previous mode (current zoom factor)
- TARGET_PAN - that when switched on will always calculate the best zoom
for the presentation of the waypoint in subject
3. AutoZoom will be turned off on pilot's manual zoom change action only
if CRUISE_ZOOM is currently used. That means that a pilot can freely
adjust the zoom for circling, panorama or pan without worrying about
disabling and then a need to enable AutoZoom.
4. Advancing a waypoint to the next one when AutoZoom is enabled will
always adjust CRUISE_ZOOM only (even if not active at that moment)

. Very fast loading of big waypoint files at startup

. Faster response of user interface when using big waypoint files

. It is now possible to load over 8000 waypoints while still keeping good user interface
response

. Task declaration messages are more detailed
. Progress and error messages added for EW Microrecorder task declaration

. Automatic com port reset will apply after 30 seconds, previously 15 seconds, when no
nmea source feed is found.

. BestAlternate is back available also for Paragliders/Hang Gliders. Previously it was not
calculated any more, and disabled by rotary multitargets.
Para/Hang gliders disabling BestAlternate Warning inside safety config will also make it
disappear from rotary multitarget selection.

BUGFIX

- Altitude Required (AltReqD) flipping two different values, one correct and the other wrong

- Topology labels were not correctly printed using special character sets for some languages
They may result truncated.

- Volkslogger declaration possible problem

- Wrong polar for Ventus 2cT

- Some topology/terrain shapes may not be printed (expecially water areas such as small lakes)

- Choosing Waypoint Out of Terrain as "ask" would not save correctly the choice inside profile

- Lklanguage problem with incompatible language pack may crash the software on startup

- Waypoint distance overlay did not show on the first line, right corner, in half overlay mode

- Airspaces filtering too restrictive fixed
When an aircraft was inside airspace's boundary and the Anlysis dialog
airspaces draw line did not cross that boundary (because airspace is
too big) the airspace was not printed in the Analysis Airspace dialog.

- Various communication problems solved. Sometimes a device after disconnection was no more seen until a
port reset.



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Coolwind Posted - 21/03/2011 : 12:08:38
I have just fixed it, it was a stupid error in language file.
parapenT1sta Posted - 21/03/2011 : 11:54:52
The waypoints that are created by LK8000 are virtual waypoints and cannot be edit. Maybe your problem is related to this: http://www.postfrontal.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4908
FlyingEye Posted - 21/03/2011 : 11:39:33
quote:
Originally posted by MPusz

The reported "problem" is that all keys in Nav 1 & 2 menu are disabled, but it is a typical case when a Waypoint file is not selected.



We can talk about it elsewhere, I don't want you getting into trouble; he said we should not talk about it here. I took it that he meant it.
MPusz Posted - 21/03/2011 : 11:34:18
The reported "problem" is that all keys in Nav 1 & 2 menu are disabled, but it is a typical case when a Waypoint file is not selected.
FlyingEye Posted - 21/03/2011 : 11:33:08
quote:
Originally posted by Coolwind

This conversation should be private, given the fact that nobody has seen these screenshot, and I really don't have a clue or what you are talking about...




Sorry to have upset you. It was not intentional.
Coolwind Posted - 21/03/2011 : 11:26:45
This conversation should be private, given the fact that nobody has seen these screenshot, and I really don't have a clue or what you are talking about...
FlyingEye Posted - 21/03/2011 : 11:16:03
quote:
Originally posted by MPusz

Ian, please check if you have any waypoints file configured. If you do not have waypoints you cannot construct a new task and probably your default task is empty so no waypoints were added to the database. It always worked like that, but I agree that it should be changed. Pilot must be able to load a task even if no waypoints files are provided. I will try to solve it.

If you are using that for Condor please try the maps distributed with project. They have all the Condor waypoints inside. However we are missing the latest maps there :-(



I had cleared out other data to try and see if the points were going to be available from the IGC file. That is when I found the default points LK creates and uses internally (at a guess) I also found that it goes through the process of allowing one to delete some of those points, but it ignores the edit and they remain and without comment, some others are stated as being read only and of course one understands that once it is reported that way.

I agree with your thought that intentionally loading a desired task should always be allowed. I'd go further and add that creating one should also be allowed whenever one might show the desire to produce one. I suppose on safety grounds then making it all possible in sim mode only might have some merit? Naturally being a sim flyer I'm not sure, but it sounds like a sensible place to start.

Of course these are almost cosmetic niceties, but we still need them sorting out at some point, sooner being better than later I suspect!
MPusz Posted - 21/03/2011 : 08:27:52
Ian, please check if you have any waypoints file configured. If you do not have waypoints you cannot construct a new task and probably your default task is empty so no waypoints were added to the database. It always worked like that, but I agree that it should be changed. Pilot must be able to load a task even if no waypoints files are provided. I will try to solve it.

If you are using that for Condor please try the maps distributed with project. They have all the Condor waypoints inside. However we are missing the latest maps there :-(
FlyingEye Posted - 20/03/2011 : 23:52:08
quote:
Originally posted by TiGuy82

Maybe because you don't have waypoints file selected?



Well, it is possible, however I was reading that LK makes a set of points of it's own as it starts up and they are normally visible if not editable. They are not much use to a user anyway I don't think, but I can't even get to go look at them. So it may be something else causing it I am thinking. I was able to get to them before the update, in fact I did, and the update is all that has changed since.
FlyingEye Posted - 20/03/2011 : 23:37:29
quote:
Originally posted by MPusz

It is hard to PM someone that does not allow it ;-)



I think I fixed it - give it a try?
parapenT1sta Posted - 20/03/2011 : 23:23:54
Maybe because you don't have waypoints file selected?
FlyingEye Posted - 20/03/2011 : 23:23:24
quote:
Originally posted by MPusz

It is hard to PM someone that does not allow it ;-)



I shall investigate, did not realise!
MPusz Posted - 20/03/2011 : 23:18:07
It is hard to PM someone that does not allow it ;-)
FlyingEye Posted - 20/03/2011 : 23:07:49
quote:
Originally posted by MPusz

Sorry, but I do not understand what you mean. Could you please provide some screenshots?



Here you go all 3 nav options pages as they now appear.

Or there would have been, but I can't see how to upload them here, if you PM me a mail addy I'll zap them over right away.
MPusz Posted - 20/03/2011 : 22:56:22
Sorry, but I do not understand what you mean. Could you please provide some screenshots?

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