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- Updates (9)
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Re-Center option added to context menu on main screen to move the OT window back to the middle of your screen. Helpful if due to changes in Windows display scaling issues the main OT window has had the control bar moved off the screen where you can’t access it.
Improved accuracy of wind lines. Some map calibrations were resulting in wind lines being slightly offset or not hitting the selected location on the map.
Windreader Wind path tools are improved and a few bugs fixed
Save location is back so you can choose where your flight data is saved to
Autosave option to save your data at fixed intervals and the option lo load the last data on restart of oziTarget
Auto contrasting text colour on fields during layout customisation
Auto contrasting text colour on new waypoints when using the custom display format
Autosave updated to include option to disable the autoload question on start up. You can still manually load the last autosave as long as it is done before the next autosave.
Fixed the Windpath tool which was not properly handling winds that were listed as FROM.
File save location can now be set in the settings window
Auto save of data is now an option
Updated oziDotNet to fix the oziGetMapFilePath in the api. Need to test but should now work as per similar calls.
Added get contrasting colour function to maths.vb and used in the WPT tool
Added new extensions to the auto open list
As tested during Slovenia Worlds by Sean
Testing release for V4 of live tracking API tests.
Windreader
– fixed the Altitude data switch / conversion button
Waypoint tool
– fixed the new waypoint function on particular maps with a UTM zone change
Other
– Added new shared variables for use in plugins
Windreader
– Wind path tool now avaialble for ProPack subscription.
– More windreader import functions from the one load button.
– Improved Windsond unit data switching and conversion.
History
– History extension now avaialble for ProPack subscription.
– Allows you to cleack near your track to see the Altitude, Speed and Direction at that point and then scrub though the track as needed.
– Also allows redraw of the track showing colour for altitude.
Waypoint Tool
– Fixed automatic new waypoints on maps with both zone changes and 00 easings
– Working on scoring areas to handle these maps too but expect issues drawing Northing lines on some maps.
Task Rings
– Fixed an issue where it was drawing rings on previously selected waypoints
Waypoint tool
– Fixed behaviour on maps using the British National grid
– Fixed the font size so the 5/5 grids will display when selecting a waypoint.
Scoring Area
– Fixed behaviour on maps using the British National grid
– Added a button to draw the map area – helpful for checking custom maps or when cropping a larger map
Tracking
– Change over to new APIs on the server for more reliable connection handling.
– Better connection monitoring and option to view the data stream for troubleshooting.
– Better notification of errors in the settings window.
Settings
– Cleaner handling of the tracking settings.
About / Reg
– Manual entry of oziTarget registrations is back as an option
NOTE – UK Nationals special release
– waypoint and scoring area tools only tested on the UK comp map
Waypoint Tool
– Fixed positioning error when working with British National Grid.
Scoring Areas
– Fixed support for auto drawing Easting and Northing lines on maps using the Mercator grid system.
Tracking
– Tracking extension updated to version 4.2.3 and main OT app with changes to the webrequest to release connections at the server faster.
Config
– Option added under the Flight Winds tab to set the column order for both Flight Winds and the Windreader data.
– Choose between Alt-Dir-Spd or Alt-Spd-Dir. You need to open and close those windows for changes to take effect.
Flight Winds
– Above column sorting implemented. Also added toggles to increase or decrease the window height so you don’t have to scroll though the flight winds.
Windreader
– Above column sorting implemented.
Tracking
– Tracking extension updated to version 4.2.1 with changes to the webrequest to prevent excess connections at the server.
Waypoint Tool
– Fixed bug when making new waypoints on Internet maps.
Scoring areas
– Final adjustments to the drawing of EW and NS lines where you cross the prime meridian.
General
– Previously open windows will open on startup and will remember where they were.
Waypoint Tool
– Major update to remove the “Click on map” step. The tool can now work out where on the map your 4/4 waypoint is in most situations.
– If the map has multiple UTM zones or you are on internet maps then it will ask you to click on the map to give it a hint.
– Improved the auto naming of waypoints so it simply finds the next available extension number in a more reliable way and deals with names with more than one dash in it.
– Improved the workflow in the whole form so it keeps data when you move from “New” to “Move” for example.
– Cleaned up all of the waypoint tool code
Scoring areas
– Major update to remove the “Click on map” step. The tool can now work out where on the map your Easting or Northing line is in most situations.
If the map has multiple UTM zones or you are on internet maps then it will ask you to click on the map to give it a hint.
Flight Report
– Interface clean up.
Stopwatch
– Updated the stopwatch extension. Interface clean up.
Altitude Sim
– Updated so you can have it auto start. Interface clean up
Tracking
– Security key added so all transmitted data is encrypted.
Registration – New registration set up – load ozitarget.lic file to register both the main app and tracking
– previous licence.xml files will still work
Tracking – Added the pilot/crew selection for transmitting position data
– Crew only sends position every 10 seconds.
Tracking – Tracking moved to new server ozitaget.live
– Basic Flightwinds transmission as part of the tracking data