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This is Gaggle 1.62
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Changes since 1.57:
Changes since 1.55:
- Add Portuguese (Brazilian) translation by Rene Villa.
- Henri has updated the French translation.
Changes since 1.50:
- Make Vario tone louder.
- List Vario first on the flight screen.
- Change default vario params based on feedback from Rene and his Sony Xperia.
- Add list of recommended phones.
Changes since 1.00:
- Require confirmation before deleting flights (code).
- Add barometer display on devices that have appropriate hardware.
- Add vertical speed (vario) display on appropriate devices.
- Store vertical speed in database - for eventual IGC upload.
- Add spiffy summary display by Craig.
Changes since 0.95:
- Add Spanish translation - thanks to Ale Spitznagel
- Add upload link to xc.parapente.com.ar and make that the default link for Spanish users
Changes since 0.87
Changes since 0.86
Changes since 0.85
Changes since 0.81
- Offline map viewing works, however, I'm not quite ready to turn on the 'prefetch maps' menu item.
- We now use OpenStreetMaps - this gives us topo views and offline map support
- German translation added thanks to Horst Naujoks
- French translation added thanks to Henri (app translation) and Thierry (market text)
- Dylan fixed a number of bugs. Thanks!
- Fixed a bug (click link for details)
- Fixed a bug (click link for details)
- Added support for nautical mile distances>bug (click link for details)
Changes since 0.80
- Fix fonts to be the correct size on new ultra high res screens (Droid X etc...)
- Add more information to KML exports
- Fix race condition plotting altitudes
- Fix units importing WPT files (CompeGPS and Oziexplorer formats use feet for altitude)
- Do not cause app not responding dialog if the LeonardoLive server is down.
- Extract all strings for localization
- Use brighter colors when showing red and green on the info screen.
Changes since 0.73
- Use the open street map project for mapping (allows topos and offline mapping)
- Fix bug with waypoint distances.
- Add topo maps for Europe and the USA.
Changes since 0.72
- Show flight times on the logbook screen
- Use google to generate default descriptions for flights
Changes since 0.71
- Support different units for speeds and distances
Changes since 0.70
- Fix a bug with loading wpt files from the sd card
Changes since 0.68
- Altitude plot view is in, thanks to Alex of Armenia for the report.
Changes since 0.66
- Allow Android 2.2 users to install to SD card
- Fix an exception that could occur if you changed screen orientations at an unlucky time
- I was bumping up the lenoardo live packet count too fast
Changes since 0.65
- Fix formatting so Leonardo Live works in countries that use commas to separate numbers
- Register Gaggle as handling .wpt file types, so you can open those files from your SD card
Changes since 0.64
Changes since 0.63
- Fix a nasty bug: A few releases ago I made a change that cause GPS positions to only log once every 30 seconds
Changes since 0.62
- Battery consumption should be even lower than previous releases (this was a lot of work) - multi hour flights on even a G1 should be no problem
- Manually specify Locale when emitting KML files, this fixes lat/long problems for countries that use commas in their numbers
- We now generate a placeholder G record in our IGC file
- The app is now marked to support small or large screens
- You can now specify a custom Leonardo submission URL (for advanced users)
Changes since 0.61
- We now understand OziExplorer 1.1 files (which are different than OziExplorer 1.0 - ugh)
- We now understand igc and wpt files received as gmail attachments
- You can now change the threshold distances we use to detect a launch
- When exporting IGC files always use UTC, regardless of what the user's time preferences are (fixes leonardo timestamps)
Changes since 0.60
- I busted IGC upload a couple of weeks ago, fixed now. Thank everyone who sent in their IGC files
- Automatically send in stack traces if the application crashes
Changes since 0.54
- Add support for old Android devices (Android 1.5)
Changes since 0.53
- Prompt user for Leonardo account information if necessary
- Draw the track log with a fatter line
- If the user has not manually scrolled the map, try to keep the pilot in the middle 50% of the screen
- We now show a paper airplane graphic to represent the pilot, its' heading shows the compass
Changes since 0.52
- Add KML/google earth export
- More tuning to use less CPU/battery
- If no flights have been stored, start on the flight log screen
- Move start flight button to bottom of screen - thanks Sergei
Changes since 0.50
- Show live instrument values on the instrument selector screen
- Use much less CPU for display updates
Changes since 0.26
- Add G meter info field
- We now understand OziExplorer format waypoint files
- The waypoint list now shows the (optional) waypoint description in small text
- 0.26 had a bug where the first time the app was opened the instruments wouldn't work
Changes since 0.24
- Huge thanks to anonymous for donating a G1 phone so I can improve support for Android 1.6
- Info fields are now customizable (press Menu to see options) and default to a larger font
- Larger font for map info fields, make them a bit more transparent
- Switch to the Apache HTTP client because it works with more sites than the Sun one
- We now support CompeGPS generated wpt files - thanks Mat_d
- Work around for an Android MapView bug
- Better compatibility with developer software releases
- Fix an illegal operation exception which apparently gets thrown from deep in Android when the screen orientation changes
- Better reporting of very large glide ratios
- Better automatic launch detection (less delay before we detect launch)
- Sometimes the GPS reports bogus speeds while it is acquiring a lock, check for these clearly bogus values.
- No longer display an application title bar (it wastes screen real estate)
Changes since 0.23
- Fix a bug sending track logs via GMail (the regular email client was fine)
- If the application crashes, we send in a stack trace (after asking the user for permission)
Changes since 0.22
- Bug fix: Don't let the user add waypoints if we don't have a GPS fix yet
Changes since 0.21
- Fix a bug when "Simulate GPS Data" was requested but the mock locations option in system settings was off
- If only a 2D position fix is available, don't report altitude or glide ratio
- Units were messed up on the speed display
- If the GPS is not yet reporting speed, don't show the user bogus numbers
Changes since 0.20:
- Fix bug where waypoint graphics might not appear promptly
- Color code the waypoints on the main flight instruments
- Improve the formating on the waypoint info window
- Fix bug where the 'start logging' button would show the incorrect state
Changes since 0.19:
- Waypoints are now color coded based on glide: Red = not in glide, Yellow = barely in glide, Blue = in glide (The altitude margin for 'barely' can be set in the preferences panel).
- Auto detect launch and landing for logging purposes - I may need to tune the distances, but this should be a good start
- On the map view you can tap on waypoints to see distance and glide required
Changes since 0.18:
- Turn off support for Android 1.5.
Some of the latest improvements are just too hard to support on that old release - if you are using an older device you will need to upgrade. If you are using a G1 and your carrier has not yet upgraded it, supposedly the following upgrade instructions work.
- We now default to using the 'real' Leonardo servers
- Fix stretching of icons in the waypoint list view
- Force the flight instruments to use portrait mode
Changes since 0.16:
- A new menu entry in the map screen recenters to the user's location
- The map view now supports satellite or regular view (via the menu).
- There is now a preferences item to keep the screen from going to sleep.
- Fix a bug which would cause waypoint distances/glide ratios to not show.
- Minor fix to support Android 1.5
- First build after switching to a new development system, please let me know of any problems.
Changes since 0.15:
- I decided to throw caution to the wind and remove the password needed to run the application (effectively making this an open beta test). Please don't announce yet on paragliding forum or other sites though.
Changes since 0.14:
- Very basic documentation is now included in the "About/Help" menu item.
- We now poll for waypoints far less often - which lowers battery drain and increases responsiveness.
- If no waypoints are found, default to instructions on how to download waypoints.
- If no flights found, default to instructions on how to start flight logging.
Changes since 0.13:
- Gaggle now registers as able to open IGC files, so IGC files on the net or local filesystem will open with our map viewer
- We now record tracklogs using the interval that was set in preferences
- This release will cause the database of old flights to get wiped. Since I don't think anyone is doing a lot of flying right now, I was too lazy to write an auto updater. Future upgrades will preserve database contents.
- For testing purposes, you can enable "Simulate GPS Data" in the preferences. It will playback a prestored flight.
- Waypoints now appear on the map
- You can now create/view/edit/delete/goto waypoints. Waypoints can have a 'type' set and Gaggle will automatically show GR to nearest LZs
- Waypoints are now sorted by distance by default
- When importing waypoints we now automatically recognize launches and LZs (point your android browser at http://www.santacruzparagliding.com/NCXC/NCXC_2010_waypoints.wpt ) for an example
Changes since 0.10:
- We now support Android 1.5 devices (previously Android 1.6 was required)
- Flights with only one datapoint will now zoom correctly on the map view
- a long-click on the flight logs will let the user delete the flight, email it or upload to Leonardo
- Preferences entries (such as pilot name) that should be limited to one line are now so limited
- We show tabs that are correct for the current mode of operation.
- If the web browser visits wpt links (for example http://www.santacruzparagliding.com/NCXC/NCXC_2010_waypoints.wpt), we now auto add the points to our waypoint DB