VERSION 3.4 RELEASE CANDIDATE 1

[Mark Liversedge]

We've published the first release candidate for V3.4

Please report issues and problems related to this release here.

https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/releases/tag/V3.4-RC1

Major New Features

• FIT 2.0 Support incl Developer Fields
  
• ANT+ FEC Support in Train View
  
• User Defined Metrics
  
• Extensible Data (XDATA)
  
• Charting with R
  
• Cloud Sharing of Charts
  
• Sync to Google Drive
  
• Workout Editor

Minor New Features

• CP/W' Solver using W'bal model
  
• Headwind Tool
  
• Mark exhaustion points & HR reference lines
  
• Improved Swimming Support
  
• Improved Running Power Support
  
• Dutch Language Support

Devices and File Formats

• FIT 2.0 incl developer fields
  
• ANT+ FEC
  
• ANT+ Remote Control
  
• BTLE Support on OSX
  
• Footpod Support in Train View
  
• Kettler Ergo Bike Support
  
• RowPerfect 3 File Format Support
  
• Open Street Maps Support
  
• Withings Scales Updates
  
• Blackburn Tech Fluid trainer Virtual Power
  
• Zwift ZWO Workout Files
  
• BSX File Support
  
• Fixed Computrainer TXT parser
  

KNOWN ISSUES (to be resolved before release)

• Merge files does not support XDATA
  

Thanks,

Mark

[Arend teRaa]

I get the attached message about R when I launch it (using Windows 7).  I know I can just turn it off in the options but wouldn't it make more sense to have it off by default and anyone that wants it can turn it on?  Or maybe with that message offer to turn it off or provide quick instructions on how to do so.  It would just be a bit of a dubious message for a first time user.

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[Mark Liversedge]

On Monday, 26 September 2016 15:16:52 UTC+1, Arend teRaa wrote:

I get the attached message about R when I launch it (using Windows 7).  I know I can just turn it off in the options but wouldn't it make more sense to have it off by default and anyone that wants it can turn it on?  Or maybe with that message offer to turn it off or provide quick instructions on how to do so.  It would just be a bit of a dubious message for a first time user.

Yes, I think we should disable R at future startup if the load fails.

Mark 

[Arend teRaa]

On the purely cosmetic side of things, I also noticed that checking and unchecking the "Enable R" checkbox toggles the visibility of the "R Installation Directory" field.  However, it is always visible when I launch the Options screen, whether the Enable checkbox is checked or not.

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[TJDunnigan]

In Train mode, I was not able to establish connections with Bluetooth devices (Polar HR belt, Tacx Vortex Smart) on a MacBook Pro running MacOS 10.12.

[Nigel Van de Velde]

Hi,

I've just been playing a little bit with some user defined metrics in a metric trend chart and it seems that something goes wrong when saving a chart in the sidebar library. When reopening goldencheetah, the chart comes up empty. When I add the user defined metric in a chart that's directly at the main toolbar, everything seems ok. See pictures below:

Chart in main window:

Chart in sidebar library directly after creating:

Chart in sidebar library after restarting the program, all curves containing user defined metrics disappear:

I noticed that there are some XData series found in some of my swim and run files as well (in the edit tab of the activity). Can I find some information on these data and what can be done with them?

Kind regards,

Nigel

[Ale Martinez]

El martes, 27 de septiembre de 2016, 18:46:03 (UTC-3), Nigel Van de Velde escribió:

I noticed that there are some XData series found in some of my swim and run files as well (in the edit tab of the activity). Can I find some information on these data and what can be done with them?

For the Swimming files see: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/golden-cheetah-users/f61gGm21oQ0/rHDVKzL6CAAJ, a section for Swimming and Running in the Wiki would be a good companion for V3.4 release BTW

[Mark Liversedge]

On Tuesday, 27 September 2016 22:46:03 UTC+1, Nigel Van de Velde wrote:

I've just been playing a little bit with some user defined metrics in a metric trend chart and it seems that something goes wrong when saving a chart in the sidebar library. 

 

Great stuff, thanks. I'll look at it, I suspect the sidebar needs to be made user metric aware, not quite sure what could be wrong though !

Will fix.

Mark

[Manuel Oberti]

No news about the season plan and relative PMC ?

THANKS MARK 

[Mark Liversedge]

On Thursday, 29 September 2016 07:17:44 UTC+1, Manuel Oberti wrote:

No news about the season plan and relative PMC ?

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/golden-cheetah-users/hPDg1pQMfbg/MFS8s_akAQAJ 

[9606]

How does a "release candidate" differ from a v3.4 for regular folk,not versed in R?
If no difference, how to upgrade from 3.3?
If differ, when will v3.4 be available for regular folk.

[Manuel Oberti]

Sorry Mark,

I don't see nothing about the possibility of planning a future season and see the future changes in a PMC other than real

Thanks 

[Ale Martinez]

From https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/releases

INTERIM RELEASE 3.4 PRIOR TO PLANNING REFACTOR TO ACCELERATE THE RELEASE OF FIT 2.0 SUPPORT  

[Ale Martinez]

El jueves, 29 de septiembre de 2016, 8:50:55 (UTC-3), 9606 escribió:

How does a "release candidate" differ from a v3.4 for regular folk,not versed in R?

Tipically RCx have all the features and install in the same way as the corresponding Release version, difference usually is testing and bug fixes.

You can disable R in General Options/Preferences.

If no difference, how to upgrade from 3.3?

See above, but you should backup your user data to be able to go back to v3.3 if you want to. 

If differ, when will v3.4 be available for regular folk.

When RCx testing is finished, this can take several rounds depending on the bugs reported.

[Nigel Van de Velde]

Hi,

I experienced another small bug when using user defined metrics in a metric trends chart. Sometimes it happens that the data I want to display are not loaded or are not loaded completely (some series are, some are not). 

A workaround for this problem is to edit the user defined metric, by e.g. just adding a pair of brackets and resaving the metric. In this case the red progress bar appears and the data are displayed after reindexing the activities. Unfortunately this takes quite some time.

Picture of an incomplete chart. The data series should show best paces for different distances:

Picture after editing one of the user defined metrics:

Another thing that seems to be missing is the legend underneath each data series. All fields were completed in the user defined metric.

I tried another workaround by avoiding user defined metrics and just using formulas directly in the chart's curves. In this case there are no issues with either loading of the data or displaying legends. Unfortunately the formatting of pace as "m:ss" seems to get lost and precision (1 decimal) is too low to distinguish between activities.

Picture avoiding user defined metrics:

Kind regards,

Nigel

[Ale Martinez]

El domingo, 2 de octubre de 2016, 8:47:47 (UTC-3), Nigel Van de Velde escribió:

I tried another workaround by avoiding user defined metrics and just using formulas directly in the chart's curves. In this case there are no issues with either loading of the data or displaying legends. Unfortunately the formatting of pace as "m:ss" seems to get lost and precision (1 decimal) is too low to distinguish between activities.

This part seems easy to fix, I will do. In the meantime the tooltip should give you mm:ss

I've also seen the problem with custom metrics, but I haven't found an specific situation when it happens. 

[Manuel Oberti]

My situation is similar...... 

whit a new release , I create a custom metrics. I create a chart in a trend section and the chart its ok. Close and restart GC and the custom metrics in a chart are disappeared and thE chart are empty.

I deleted the chart.xml , the home layout.xml, usermetrics.xml and recreate my custom metrics but the results is similar , the chart are empty

THANKS

[Manuel Oberti]

Il giorno domenica 2 ottobre 2016 15:59:05 UTC+2, Ale Martinez ha scritto:

I have installed GC 3.4 RC1 in a new PC with a new install , and custom metrics don't work in a trend chart. After the creation of the chart  i see the data ; Close e restart GC the metric disappear and the curve tab is empty

THANKS

[Guy C]

Just wondering, will all Windows releases now require Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable?

It's not a massive deal but it makes it harder to run GC standalone, like from a USB drive.

[Mark Liversedge]

On Monday, 17 October 2016 06:40:22 UTC+1, Guy C wrote:

Just wondering, will all Windows releases now require Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable?

It's not a massive deal but it makes it harder to run GC standalone, like from a USB drive.

Its really about QT and MS compilers, there's not a lot we can do about it sadly.

Its not something we control or decided.

Mark 

[Panos]

I also had problem to display custom fields data, where i add data manually, in trend charts.

The solution i have found is to create a formula where i divide or multiply my custom data field by 1.
After that i can see the my custom fields data in charts with no problem.

[Carlos Domingos]

I´ve installed the GC 3.4 and  R-3.2.5 for Windows (32/64 bit) but I can't see de new Workout editor. What I see seems like the old Workout like CG3.3.

How can I use the new one with qwkcode and blocks?

[Mark Liversedge]

On Wednesday, 19 October 2016 08:24:08 UTC+1, Carlos Domingos wrote:

I´ve installed the GC 3.4 and  R-3.2.5 for Windows (32/64 bit) but I can't see de new Workout editor. What I see seems like the old Workout like CG3.3.

How can I use the new one with qwkcode and blocks?

View->Reset Layout will get the latest setup in Train view - its in 3.4

Mark 

[Salvatore Taibi]

Mark,

Will "Reset Layout" discard all my settings on the Activities screen? I've recently moved over to Ubuntu 16.04 from Mac, and the formatting is rough. I can get most of it ok, but the Summary & Details section is in tiny script. Very difficult to read. Also, the search bar is very small, and some titles are overlapping. Minor stuff, but if it can be fixed...

On a positive note, it was an absolute breeze moving things over! I've been storing my database on Dropbox for a few years, and I was able to fire up my new machine, install DB, install GC, and then simply "point" it to the Dropbox folder and voila! So nice. Everything where it should be.

Thanks!

Salvatore 

[Matthew Dunn]

How does one find where to download this release candidate? The only download on the GC website is the August devo build!

Thanks

[Ale Martinez]

Try following the link included in the message you answered...