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diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ReleaseNotes.txt index 85b542165..63202fd85 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes.txt +++ b/ReleaseNotes.txt @@ -1,30 +1,4 @@ - Subsurface 4.2 Beta 5 - ===================== - -Some of the changes since 4.1 - -- The Windows installer is now a 64bit installer including Qt5 -- There is still a deprecated 32bit installer including Qt4, but that has - several known issues (among others, printing has a number of bugs that - were fixed in Qt5). -- The Mac installer has already been updated to Qt5 -- A current development version of libdivecomputer is used for the Windows - and Mac builds. -- Dive Planner got added again, using the graphical profile editor - (we still cannot re-plan a planned dive - this is on the todo list) -- Pictures can be associated with dives and shown in the profile -- Printing is much improved (but see above) -- Data entry for dives is much more intuitive and consistent -- First steps towards an HTML exporter -- Support to import dive log files from Seabear dive computers -- User survey added to learn more about the needs of out users -- Subsurface no longer pretends to be Mozilla 5 when connecting to web - services -- User manual is now in English, Spanish and Russian - -(I'm sure there are more things I am missing) - - Subsurface 4.1 + Subsurface 4.2 ============== The Subsurface developer team is proud to announce the release of the @@ -51,7 +25,8 @@ many more. Subsurface allows the user to print out a detailed log book including dive profiles and other relevant information. The program is localized in about 20 languages and well supported by an active developer -community. +community. This community also made new and shiny offline manuals in +Spanish and Russian possible. One of the major strengths of Subsurface is its support of a wide range of dive computers (most common dive computers are supported with the help @@ -63,6 +38,60 @@ available, the tank pressure curve) in very innovative ways that give the user additional information on relative velocity (and momentary air consumption) during the dive through the coloring of the graphs. +Some of the changes since 4.1 + +- The Windows installer is now a 64bit installer including Qt5 +- There is still a deprecated 32bit installer including Qt4, but that has + several known issues (among others, printing has a number of bugs that + were fixed in Qt5). +- The Mac installer has already been updated to Qt5 +- A current development version of libdivecomputer is used for the Windows + and Mac builds. +- Dive Planner got added again, using the graphical profile editor + (we still cannot re-plan a planned dive - this is on the todo list) + print of the dive plan (without graphic profile) possible +- Pictures can be associated with dives and shown in the profile +- Printing is much improved (but see above) +- Data entry for dives is much more intuitive and consistent +- Further work on the HTML exporter +- Support to import dive log files from Seabear dive computers +- user survey added to learn more about the needs of out users +- new user manuals in Spanish and Russian +- improved and extended user manuals + +Known issues: + +- (Windows specific) Many Windows fonts don't support specific characters, + specifically subscript "2" (eg in pO₂). New installations of Subsurface + will automatically pick a font that contains this character, but if you + had Subsurface installed on a specific system before, it likely has + saved the previous font in its settings. In that case the best solution + is to manually change the font to one that contains this character, + e.g. Calibri. + +- (Windows specific) When upgrading from Subsurface 4.1, after saving of a + logfile the logfiles name may be listed a second time in the files menua + because of a change in the representation of logfiles filename in the + Windows registry. + +Known bugs: + +- There are a number of small inconsistencies in the UI when editing + multiple dives. For example, if multiple dives are edited and some of + them already have coordinates set, under certain circumstances the + changes aren't saved. To circumvent this bug only edit dives with the + same coordinates or edit the dives individually. + +- (Windows specific - only 64bit) If an ad blocker is used and set to + offline mode, the manual check for an update crashes subsurface. + +- When using the globe / map widget to edit dive locations, double clicks + some times fail to set the correct position. + +- Sometimes Marble will show the same pane several times. Try to zoom in + or out of the location. + + New in version 4.1 (compared to Subsurface 4.0.3): -------------------------------------------------- @@ -89,30 +118,6 @@ New in version 4.1 (compared to Subsurface 4.0.3): - experimental "check for updates" feature (mostly for Windows and Mac) - experimental undocumented alternative storage format -Known issues: - -- (Windows specific) Many Windows fonts don't support specific characters, - specifically subscript "2" (eg in pO₂). New installations of Subsurface - will automatically pick a font that contains this character, but if you - had Subsurface installed on a specific system before, it likely has - saved the previous font in its settings. In that case the best solution - is to manually change the font to one that contains this character, - e.g. Calibri. - -Known bugs: - -- There are a number of small inconsistencies in the UI when editing - multiple dives. For example, if multiple dives are edited and some of - them already have coordinates set, under certain circumstances the - changes aren't saved. To circumvent this bug only edit dives with the - same coordinates or edit the dives individually. - -- (Windows specific) If an ad blocker is used and set to offline mode, the - manual check for an update crashes subsurface. - -- When using the globe / map widget to edit dive locations, double clicks - some times fail to set the correct position. - New in version 4.0.3 (compared to Subsurface 4.0.2): ---------------------------------------------------- @@ -302,46 +307,3 @@ New in version 3.0 (compared to Subsurface 2.1): License: GPLv2 Subsurface can be found at http://subsurface.hohndel.org - -At the time of the 3.1 release subsurface supports the following dive -computers: - -Atomics Aquatics - Cobalt -Cressi / Zeagle / Mares - Edy, Nemo Sport - N2iTiON3 - Leonardo -Mares - Nemo, Nemo Excel, Nemo Apneist,... - Puck, Puck Air, Nemo Air, Nemo Wide,... - Darwin, Darwin Air, M1, M2, Airlab - Icon HD, Icon HD Net Ready, Nemo Wide 2 -Oceanic / Aeris / Sherwood / Hollis / Genesis / Seemann / Tusa (Pelagic) - VT Pro, Versa Pro, Pro Plus 2, Wisdom, Atmos 2, Atmos AI, Atmos Elite,... - Veo 250, XP5, Veo 180Nx, XR2, React Pro, React Pro White, DG02, Insight,... - Atom 2.0, VT3, Datamask, Geo, Geo 2.0, Veo 2.0, Veo 3.0, Pro Plus 2.1, Pro Plus 3, - Compumask, Elite T3, Epic, Manta, IQ-900 (Zen), IQ-950 (Zen Air), IQ-750 (Element II),... -Heinrichs Weikamp - OSTC, OSTC Mk.2, OSTC 2N, OSTC3 - Frog -Reefnet - Sensus - Sensus Pro - Sensus Ultra -Shearwater - Predator, Petrel -Suunto - Solution - Eon, Solution Alpha and Solution Nitrox/Vario - Vyper, Cobra, Vytec, Vytec DS, D3, Spyder, Gekko, Mosquito, Stinger, Zoop - Vyper2, Cobra2, Cobra3, Vyper Air and HelO2 - DX, D9, D6, D4, D9tx, D6i and D4i -Uemis - Zurich -Uwatec - Aladin - Memo Mouse - Smart, Galileo (infraread) -Zeagle - N2iTiON 3 |