X-Git-Url: https://git.mxchange.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=95ea729e8e04c9e0a303cfbde94a64b9dac91499;hb=bc20e9b4905cb1464316417fe29d611511d3a364;hp=6efc78a2af2e9102632b4cc42c423d76d2404899;hpb=1aff2f2969b0982b7aeab7f7e6769a361e1b9f05;p=flightgear.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6efc78a2a..95ea729e8 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,113 @@ +New in 0.7.8 +* July 13, 2001 +* Updated to the latest JSBSim flight dynamics model (http://jsbsim.sf.net) +* First release of a bundled utility: fgjs which assists you in creating + a joystick/button configuration for your setup. +* Updated airport data file with taxiways at many major airports. +* Better support for using an external browser to view online help + components. Windows support for this will be included in the next + revision. +* Now using plib-1.4.x which supports more than 3 concurrent sounds. +* Most of the README's and documentation has been reviewed and brought + up to date. +* Support for ultra-hires screen dumps suitable for large scale + printed output. +* Updated, more flexible binary scenery format. +* Support for using digital axes (i.e. a hat) as a pair of buttons + which can be mapped to any function a button could be mapped to. +* Added user documentation to the base package +* Added a c172 mini panel. +* Improved c172 panel graphics. +* Added units to configuration files +* Fixed X15 panel +* External view panning fix ups. +* Fixed the segfault on exit bug. +* Lots of property manager tweaks. Appened units to property name to + make it explicit, adjusted read/write/archive bits and defaults +* MSVC fixups. +* gcc-3.0 fixups. +* Irix fixups. +* Fixed a potential segfault in radio station lookup/search code. +* Fixed a bug in the audio system intialization order that could cause + a segfault in some circumstances. +* Fixed a typo in the 2nd tank property name so it's value is now accessible + from the instrument panel. +* Fixed a bug when loading the "old" binary scenery which prevented ground + lighting from being generated. +* Jettison old conditionally compiled plib-1.2.x code, we now require + plib-1.4.x or higher. +* Eliminated some convoluted that generated a harmless, but confusing + "*** NO TIMEZONE" error message, +* Fixed doubled bindings for joystick buttons. +* Threading fixups. +* Fixed a bug with the time warping/offset code. You can again + startup with a proper time offset if you like. +* Fixed a couple memory problems ... attempting to access/use/write to + previously freed memory. + +New in 0.7.7 +* June 20, 2001 + +* Cleaned up various warning messages +* Various Cygwin fixes. +* Various MSVC fixes. +* Various Irix Mips fixes. + +* Check for null panel before passing mouse events to panel object. +* Fixed panel edge artifacts (due to unwanted texture wrapping.) +* Fixed a typo in the base/materials file. +* Various property manager fixes. +* Various property manager lookup optimizations. +* Fixed a bug in the autopilot altitude hold that crept in. + +* Converted from hardcoded to configurable keyboard bindings. +* Added an FGSubsystem base class so subsystems can be managed with a + common api. +* Keyboard commands are now completely remapable. Removed BFI and + keyboard in place of remapable inputs. +* Started to impliment a command manager. This along with the + property manager will go a long ways toward building infrastructure + for scripting. +* Started laying infrastructure for creating ultra-high-res tiled + screen shots suitable for printers. +* Synced with a recent version of JSBSim. +* GUI code split into smaller logical subcomponents. +* FGOptions converted to use property manager directly. +* "delta-t" and fdm interface timing fixes and tweaks. +* Added a sound effect manager class at the FlightGear level. + +* Support for setting a starting position as and offset distance (and / + or radial) from your specified starting postition. This allows you to + initialize on final x miles out at y altitude. +* Many updates to make a much more realistic single engine and prop model + with atmospheric and velocity dependencies. Fuel flow now modeled. +* Straightened out magnetic offset issues with VOR stations so we can + navigate properly from real avaition charts. +* Added a direct network interface support for the "Atlas" moving map + program. (Output radio stack settings so current VOR and OBS can be + visualized.) +* Autopilot made to work more like a real world autopilot (rather than + based on perfect values.) Autopilot wing leveler is slaved off the + turn coordinator. Heading hold is slaved from the DG (which drifts). + Nav and ILS holds slave off the needle position. +* Backcorse ILS needle should move in correct direction now. +* Identing of NAV radios (and individual volume control) now work. +* Don't play DME ident if no colocated DME. +* VOR/ILS/ADF range pickup realistically modeled as per AIM. +* Added support for marker beacons. +* Support for loading and saving the current 'simulator state' using + an xml formated file. +* Added threaded tile paging for systems with pthread support. +* Added high level support for creating airport taxiway and runway signs. +* Many updates and fixes to the "installation and getting started" manual. +* Support for adding static objects to the scenery. +* Many updates and new features for the xml configurable panel engine. + Many corresponding improvements to the default instrument panel. +* Support added for incrementally numbering screen snapshots. +* Added support for a new, smaller, faster binary scenery format. +* Added an xml configurable HUD engine. +* Added interface glue to propogate wind values to LaRCsim. + New in 0.7.6 * December 15, 2000 * Added night ground cover lights with user controllable densities on