Beta 4.06 - many changes

[ScottMorris]

Version 4.06 Beta is out now, and features a number of tweaks and enhancements, many due to user requests right here on this forum.  I wasn't able to cover everything this time around, but will keep working to make the software better, as always.

Please let us know, by posting here, or direct email, if you notice any problems with the software or have any other comments.

There is also a hidden feature, that a little bird may have told you about.  Email me for details.  Thanks.

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Full list of changes:

4.06 - [12/24/10]  (Beta)

Added "Strip time stamps" function to file properties dialog
Added "Correct elevation" function to file properties dialog
  (uses same method as Climbing Analysis->Add Elevation to track)
Added checkbox to enable myTopo zoom 16 (highest detail) tiles
  (find in Options->Preferences->Tilesets)
Added function to expire all OpenStreetMap tiles from cache
  (find in Options->Preferences->Tilesets)
State of active file list (size, minimized, file picker minimized) now saved
Added "switch to Elevation" option to Map menu
Fixed issues with box-selected track points not highlighting sometimes
Zoom tool no longer shows aspect ratio zoom box
All analysis dialogs now default to whichever file is selected in the active
  list, if a file is selected
Live tracking track now shows arrows if toggle is enabled
Changed track arrows to show first arrow closer to start of track
Fixed WMS downloads so that servers can now be an IP address
Disabled non-working file renaming in file picker (main window)
Fixed problem where the wrong tile was selected when using the reload map tool
  in Open Street Maps, myTopo and OpenCycle maps
Fixed problem importing TCX files with Cadence from TF into Training Center
Merge Tracks tool now called "Join Tracks" Tool, for consistency
Lat/Lon and Elevation displays now bold
GPS network improvements:
* Last filename for network output now saved between runs of the software
* Significant speed up in intersection test phase of the algorithm
* Fixed problems with loops being cut out in GPS network formation
* Fixed GPS network statistics (# of reductions, etc) to reset between runs
* Long GPS segments (likely errors in start/stop on GPS) now automatically split
  When added to a network
* Added minor controls on the number of points/meter in averaged tracks, to
  keep size down and create smoother output

[gpsbjorn]

Just a quick note...

b4.06 seems to run stably on my system(s), which is pretty nice because at this moment that means that

- it works under Windows 7 Pro 32bit, running as a VirtualBox Guest, under Ubuntu Linux 10.10 x64

- it works under WINE 1.2 (with MS DirectX 9.0c as of spring 08) running directly on Ubuntu 10.10 x64, no virtualized PC. Performance seems "native" to what I would expect if I was running Win 7 directly.

I've noticed one "quirk" with this environment, less-so under the WINE environment but still present, is that if I resize the map-area in any way then the track that is drawn on-screen loses correlation to the underlying map. In 3D Geek Speak I'd think that one of the transformation matrices is now inconsistent.

Closing and reopening TF cleans this up, until the next time the display is resized.

Since TF appears to support remembering of "maximized" state by recreating the window non-maximized and then maximizing, this means I can't EVER just have TF "maximized" as the display will not be correct. I had to manually drag-size the window appropriately to get the largest possible map draw area - my PC only has a 1440x900 display so pixels are precious.

With the VirtualBox client there is another artifact, but I attribute that to screwy Direct3D support within VirtualBox and don't think anyone on your end of the 'net should spend cycles on it.

More testing will come this week. :^)

[ScottMorris]

Interesting on the resize problem.  It must not be getting the client size rectangle reported correctly.  That might be a tough one to diagnose, but I'll think about it a bit.  The maximizing issue does sound like a bit of a pain.

Thanks for the feedback -- glad to have the (mostly) positive reports on WINE and VirtualBox!