Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of Release/6.4.3-News


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Timestamp:
Jul 24, 2013, 6:32:41 AM (11 years ago)
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neteler
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merge in of RC notes 2

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  • Release/6.4.3-News

    v9 v10  
    103103==== GUI changes ====
    104104
     105(wxGUI)
     106
     107 * '''Major wxGUI update''' ([http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/wxGUI pictorial overview]) including new [wiki:wxGUIDevelopment#ChangingGUImodulesdirectorylayout GUI modules directory layout]
     108
     109 * attribute manager - fix editing on Windows
     110 * attribute table - Avoid error when the vector map's text data contained a pipe (|)
     111 * Avoid file compression for live display window to lighten processor load
     112 * check valid mapset/location name on startup page and in wizard
     113 * composer - fix multiline labels on Windows
     114 * composer - show help text in statusbar
     115 * enable legend from command line
     116 * fix launching histogram tool
     117 * fix loading workspace on Windows (show map display)
     118 * fix MASK status for different mapset
     119 * Fix module startup for tasks which need an Xterm or Xmonitor
     120 * fix writing workspace or model file (unknown encoding)
     121 * Language choice implemented in settings
     122 * location wizard - add help button
     123 * manual renderer - show embedded screenshots properly (needed for some pages only)
     124 * Many corner-case traceback errors caught and fixed (especially wxNVIZ and Cartographic Composer)
     125 * mapcalc - fix cursor position when adding function
     126 * map calculator - fix function insert for int()
     127 * modeler - make random layout (avoid hidden actions), fix removing by right click
     128 * New Python editor for wxGUI Graphical Modeller
     129 * profile tool - fix CVS export
     130 * psmap - show more useful message when preview fails
     131 * Recover cleanly if 'r.in.wms' support program requirements are not met
     132 * start screen - go back after creating new location
     133
    105134(see also closed tickets below)
    106135
     136==== Cartography changes ====
     137
     138 * A dozen new north arrows and symbols
     139 * ps.map - Additional full-RGB spectrum support
     140
    107141==== Library changes ====
    108142
     143 * allocate enough space for a 3D coord (#1311)
     144 * configure script updated
     145 * do not try to (un)compress GDAL-linked maps
     146 * export floats and doubles with correct precision (#335)
     147 * Fix vector network node costs
     148 * iostream: C++ compatibility fixes
     149 * iostream library: bugfix #1714
     150 * new symbol - 'extra/n_arrow4' ([http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/IconSymbols#New view])
     151 * ogsf: support also older FFMPEG API
     152 * Python: new raster.mapcalc_start(), allows parallelizing mapcalc calls
     153 * Rendering: Add support for Cairo version 1.10
     154 * strncpy doesn't always null-terminate (#1315)
     155 * Support for a wider array of FFmpeg versions
     156 * support for more recent FFMPEG lib versions
     157 * Updated Autoconf build helper libraries
     158 * Vlib/intersect.c: Vlib: fix Vect_segment_intersection
    109159
    110160(see also closed tickets below)
     
    112162==== Map projection changes ====
    113163
     164 * fix for undetected geodetic datums
     165 * r.in.gdal: report all possible projection mismatches
     166 * wxGUI/location wizard: Show +proj terms when taking projection data from georeferenced data file or WKT .prj file
     167 * wxGUI/location wizard: Datum transform selection support fixes; support for PROJ.4 version 4.8.0
     168
    114169==== Portability changes ====
    115170
    116171(MS-Windows)
     172 * Avoid path corruption blocking Addon modules from working
     173 * `Cmd.exe` replaces `Rxvt` as the terminal for the MSys UNIX shell startup method
     174 * Fix `d.rast.edit` when called from the wxGUI without specifying an optional aspect map
     175 * Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Redistributable package available as a user selectable option in the installer
     176 * MINGW: configuration detection fix
     177 * minimize the dos box
     178 * "--more--" now works as the pager
     179 * r.in.wms: A number of fixes and safeguards added
     180 * Shell scripts: Fix support for UNIX scripts called from within other scripts
     181 * some encoding fixes
     182 * !Tcl/Tk GIS.m: Don't corrupt the rc file if GISDBASE contains a drive letter
     183 * USERPROFILE is a runtime variable, not an installer variable
     184 * Uses GRASS's bundled `python.exe` instead of the system's version by default to avoid mismatch in the GUI startup
     185 * winGRASS-Installer: add option to download and install MSVCRT DLLs since we don't ship MSVCRT for legal issues
     186 * winGRASS installer: use standard and clear name for data (\grassdata) without white space
     187 * wxGUI/Cartographic composer: Fix preview screen and add support for direct creation of PDF output
    117188
    118189(Mac OSX)
     190 * 32bit/64bit compilation issue fixed
     191 * Improved support for newer versions of OS X
    119192
    120193(All)
    121  
     194  * nviz: Tcl 8.6 compatibility fixes
     195
    122196==== Message translation updates ====
    123197
     198 * Message string improvements
     199 * Messages updated from latest template (consolidation fixes)
     200 * French message translation improved
     201 * German message translation improved
     202 * Italian message translation improved
     203 * Polish message translation improved
     204 * Romanian translation started (wxGUI completed)
     205 * Spanish message translation improved
     206
    124207=== Closed tickets ===
    125208