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Release Version 2.44a (Jan 2017)Changes
Version 2.44a is only for wince core devices (which is just about all wince devices available now).
Added dedicated open/save/close/cancel etc buttons to dialogs - no more tiny OK / X buttons on caption.
Increased track tail size from 1000 to 3000 points.
Settings saved "on the fly" instead only on software close - good for in-dash units where device is turned off by ignition.
Improved look and feel on 800x480 resolution devices.
Major speed improvements.
Other minor changes.
Release Version 2.42a / 2.42b (May 2015)Changes
2.42b - Fixed problem in 2.42a where "10000 waypoint limit exceeded" message was displayed.
Added better support for 800 x 480 wince core devices.
New Screen file
Larger dialogs
New screen file for 480 x 272 devices.
New Menubar for wince core devices (not for PocketPC's).
The Menubar can now be placed on the bottom, the left, or the right of the screen (controlled by entry in the menubar.dat file).
OziExplorer now self installs for wince core devices.
Just one exe file to download.
Extracts needed files on first run.
New splash screen for wince core devices.
Some minor fixes.
Release Version 2.40 (Feb 2013)Changes
Added support for our new ozf4 image format (which is coming soon).
Removed sound from message dialogs (which sounded bad on wince core devices).
Some minor fixes.
Release Version 2.35b (June 2012)Changes
Fixed issue with file open dialogs being cut off on low resolution devices.
Other minor fixes.
Release Version 2.35a (August 2011)Changes
Added support for the Holux Funtrex 130 GPS (see the OziExplorerCE download area).
Added support for the Lowrance Endura range of GPS receivers (see OziExplorerCE download area).
Added Date and Time format settings - this is under Configuration - Units & Formats.
Multiple user tracks can be loaded using the TrackLoadList.txt text file.
An example file is provided in the data folder.
Instructions are in the file.
Changed date format used in Waypoints comments to stop Chinese characters appearing in some devices.
Increased the number of parameters which can be used in the Screen Designer.
Added button in the Screen Designer to create a Man Overboard Waypoint (MOB).
Added 2 buttons in the Screen Designer to create a Waypoints using the Button Text as part of the Waypoint name.
useful when adding waypoints for specific locations / items.
Release Version 2.34/2.34a (October 2010)Changes
2.34a - The cross at the center of the screen was not being drawn when dragging the map making it difficult to position the map at a specific location - now fixed.
2.34a - The map cursor position lat/lon (center of screen) was not being updated after kinetic scrolling - now fixed.
Faster Map Indexing on WinCE Core devices (up to 15 times faster).
The check to see if the Map Index is up to date is now only checked once per session.
Kinetic map scrolling has been added - the map will continue to scroll if "flinged" with the stylus.
there is a new option on the "Map" tab in "General Settings" configuration.
kinetic scrolling requires a powerful cpu on high resolution devices.
for 800x480 screen devices Kinetic scrolling has been turned off by default as performance is not acceptable on some devices.
Added support for an Alternate serial port driver
there is a new option on the GPS configuration dialog called "Alt Driver".
some devices such as the Samsung i900 now need to use the "Alt Driver" (if not using Managed GPS).
most devices can use either driver.
the "Managed GPS" always uses its own driver and ignores the "Alt Driver".
Release Version 2.33/2.33a (June 2010)Changes
2.33a - Fixed freezing issue when language other than English is used with a larger menu size.
2.33a - Fixed speed display being incorrect when using managed GPS.
2.33a - Fine tuning of parameters and buttons displayed on the map when the map is expanded.
Fixed issue where the track point time in the track log file was not being stored in UTC time.
The time zone is now stored in the track log file, the next version of PC OziExplorer will use this entry to display the track points with the time they were collected.
Added support for the Microsoft "managed" GPS interface for Pocket PC's / Smartphones. If your PDA has a "Managed" GPS then it will always be found first and used when the "Auto" GPS configuration option is specified. If you do not want to use the "Managed" GPS then the GPS port must be selected manually.
New configuration options have been added in "General Settings" to allow sizes to be specified for the following items (useful for the devices with high pixel density screens).
Size of the font used for the "Standard menus"
Size of the Dialogs
Size of the Toolbars
Size of the Menubar
Size of the Keyboard (wince core devices only)
The screen pages are now resized by scaling to fit the screen rather than by moving the parameters - this givers a better look.
New API functions have been added for "Start / Stop Navigation" and "Load Route File".
Release Version 2.32 (December 2009)Changes
Added support for New Zealand NZTM 2000 grid and datum.
Added time zone support within OziExplorerCE (on the "General Settings" configuration dialog) .
Fixed some compatibility issues with Windows CE 6 (saving of the "General Settings" dialog is fixed).
Fixed issue with missing the last character in the attachment name when reading in waypoints from the waypoint file.
Fixed magnetic variation calculations.
Alerts (which cause an alarm to sound when approaching a waypoint) were a special form of a waypoint proximity. Alerts are now totally separate from waypoint proximities and therefore the proximity distance is no longer set to a negative number.
Release Version 2.31 (April 2009)Changes
Added the ability to sort the waypoint list by Name or Distance from present position.
Development Version 2.30d.1/2.30d.2/2.30d.3 (April 2009)Changes
2.30d.3 - added new parameters to the screen designer
Display Total storage space for the main storage partition (file space).
Display Free storage space for the main storage partition.
Display Total storage space for the partition where OziExplorerCE is installed.
Display Free storage space for the partition where OziExplorerCE is installed.
Display Total storage for partition where the Datapath folder is located.
Display Free storage for partition where the Datapath folder is located.
Use a Button to execute an external program (located at the bottom of the parameter list in "Other Command") - limited to 50 characters - include full path to exe file, parameters are ok.
2.30d.3 - fixed logbook image creation when in perspective 3D mode.
2.30d.3 - fixed issue with nearest waypoint list when selecting waypoints on blank entry and clicking on the "Map" or "Goto" button.
2.30d.3 - fixed issue where incorrect waypoint could be selected in a route if gps did not have a valid fix when route navigation is started.
2.30d.2 - added mapview for png, jpg and bmp map image types.
If you have 10,000 waypoints loaded the calculation of nearest waypoints can take 500 - 700 milliseconds and this must be done every time the position changes (only when the nearest waypoint list is on the page of course). A new method has been developed which reduces this to about 50 milliseconds for most screen updates with a full update only needed occasionally.
jpg, png and bmp image files can now be used as map images. Only 8bit and 24bit color formats are supported. The images must be small as they must be fully loaded into memory. This is experimental at this stage.
Fixed an unusual issue with closing OziCE on some devices (OziCE may hang or the desktop not refresh after closing).
When resuming the pda from suspend mode the "GPS disconnected message" may display when not necessary, the check for NMEA data is now delayed.
Fixed some other issues.
Development Version 2.29d/2.29d.1/2.29d.2/2.29d.3/2.29d.4 (March 2009)Changes
2.29d.4 - Changes done to screen redraw thread methodology.
2.29d.4 - Removed bugs which caused almost 100% cpu load under certain circumstances.
2.29d.4 - Please test previous problems with 2.29d.2/2.29d.3 with this version too see if they still exist.
2.29d.4 - When the OziCE application is put in the background it will now do the following to reduce its resource use.
Screen redraw is suspended (track logging and so on still occurs).
The memory for cached parameter fields for all but the current page is released.
If an ECW map image is loaded it is closed (automatically reopened when needed) - ECW is by far the biggest memory user needing about 14MBytes.
2.29d.4 - ipaq 312/314 users
"parkinson" also exists on other pnd's and I have previously adjusted the mousemove threshold in OziCE up to eliminate the affect, the 312/314 seems to be worse.
The threshold is currently set to 8 pixels (or 16 if using hires.dat) - what should the threshold be???
The unlock slider reappearing - OziCE will show the slider on a mousedown or mousemove event, the mousemove event isn't really needed so I have removed it, not sure if this will help.
2.29d.3 - Screen draw function using a separate thread has been reinstated.
the known issues with this have been fixed.
there may be other issues so please report anything unusual.
2.29d.3 - some minor cosmetic issues have been fixed.
2.29d.2 - Removed screen draw function from separate thread back to the old method, it was causing a few issues.
2.29d.1 - Fixed problem where map would not respond to gps position change after selecting goto from popup menu.
2.29d.1 - Fixed problem where map would not refresh to gps position when changing maps.
2.29d.1 - When editing waypoints which have a non-standard color (a PC OziExplorer color for example) the color will be specified as "custom". The waypoint can be edited (the name for example) and saved without destroying the waypoint color.
2.29d.1 - When OziExplorerCE is locked the Unlock slider now disappears after 10 seconds, a press on the screen will bring it back (for 10 seconds). The unlock slider is no longer a modal window so pressing on the screen does not generate the annoying beep.
2.29d.1 - Added the ability to split the track log file into different file names based on the following options - daily, weekly, monthly and never.
The New Track Log File option is specified in Track configuration.
The Menu options Copy Track Log File and Delete Track Log File apply to the track log file name currently being used.
If the New Track Log File option Never is selected then the track log is stored in the ceTrack.plt file.
The default is Daily.
2.29d.1 - Added a % CPU load parameter to the version 2.29 Screen Designer, this gives the total cpu load of the device (not just the load generated by OziExplorerCE).
Put screen redraw function into separate thread
This is the biggest change for this version and has potential to cause other issues (none noticed in testing).
It allows the gps reading thread to continue while the screen is being redrawn.
Also allows finer control so time is always allocated for other functions when screen redraw is slow.
Tidying up of some screen handling issues when stopping moving map or gps tracking.
Fixed issue with gps port reading (broken in previous version) causing lag in some systems.
Added a button for turning on/off NMEA sentence Logging to the Screen Designer.
If NMEA Logging is active a message is displayed when the GPS is first connected.
Other minor cosmetic changes.
Development Version 2.28d/2.28d.1 (March 2009)Changes
2.28d.1 - Changes have been made to the use of the internal keyboard.
This information does not apply to Pocket PC's (which always have a keyboard).
The parameter to specify the use of the internal keyboard in configuration has been removed.
The first time the keyboard is used the windows system keyboard will be activated and you will be asked if you can see the keyboard.
If the keyboard is not visible the internal keyboard will be activated.
The keyboard configuration is stored in the file keyboard.cfg - delete this file and you will be asked again if you can see a keyboard.
Checks are made to see if the PND has a keyboard - in some cases it can be determined that the PND definitely does not have a keyboard and in these cases the internal keyboard is used by default (no question is asked).
However it is difficult to determine programmatically if a PND has a keyboard or not, there are so many variations to what is configured in the operating system. In some cases the API functions for using the keyboard or checking if it available are not included in the system dll's.
2.28d.1 - Minor cosmetic fixes have been made.
2.28d.1 - Fixed proximity alert for 375 and 500 meters which were not being set correctly.
Fixed the zooming of ecw maps when in 3D perspective mode.
The waypoint color can now be changed in the Waypoint editing dialog.
The default color used when creating waypoints can now be specified in the Waypoints configuration dialog.
The display of total route distance now displays when using a reversed route.
Added new waypoint alert distances for 375 and 500 meters (on Waypoint set List).
The proximity distance of an individual waypoint can now be changed in the waypoint editing dialog (set in meters).
The wp_alert.wav file is played when the proximity is entered and the waypoint is changed to an alert symbol on screen until the proximity is left.
Course up and 3D perspective modes now use a fixed position for the GPS position about 3/4 of the way down the screen (this gives look ahead). This was done so the "Screen Position" setting in configuration (now called "Look Ahead") can now be set to zero when it is not required for a particular activity (such as hiking).
The nmea log file is now stored in the "Data Path" (if activated), it used to be stored with the exe file where file space may be limited.
ChangesDevelopment Version 2.26d/2.27d (February 2009)Changes
2.27d - fixed slow page changing when gps connected.
New GPS connection options have been added for the GPS. The options are available on the Connect tab on the NMEA (GPS) configuration dialog. The options are:
Close the GPS port when the PDA is turned off - this may reduce battery use if the serial port is not active when suspended.
Reopen the GPS port when the PDA is turned on (if it was on when the PDA was suspended).
To reconnect to the GPS if the connection is lost when it is in use.
Incorrect magenta backgrounds on gauges fixed.
Red shift night vision now now shifts 75% to the red instead of 100% - this allows for better differentiation of colors on the screen when they are shifted to red.
New buttons added to the screen designer for "Screen Brightness + red shift".
Added buttons to move the active page back 1,2,3,4 or 5 pages.
A program called NoniMapView which can make OziExplorer maps from Google Earth does not write out the .map file correctly, it leaves out the calibration points which are not used, however OziExplorerCE expected those points to be included in the .map file. This results in the corner markers and map scale parameters not being loaded when NoniMapView created maps are used. OziExplorerCE has been modified to load .map files which do not have the unused calibration points and these map files now load ok.
For people using the hires.dat file option for high resolution devices and using a language other than English - a fix has been done so the dialogs will display the full text for labels and not truncate them.
The saved map image for the log book should now center around the gps position.
A new menu option has been added for the 3D view to turn it on/off.
The anchor_alarm.wav file not being used has been fixed.
A simple software keyboard has been added. It will be used if OziExplorerCE detects the OS does not have a software keyboard installed.
Development Version 2.25d (January 2009)Changes
Magenta backgrounds on parameters should now be fixed.
Fixed Anchor alarm +50 button only doing +10.
Development Version 2.24d (January 2009)Changes
Red night vision is now available
Added button to Screen Designer version 2.24 to activate red night vision.
The button will need to be added manually to an OziExplorerCE screen if you want to use it.
The Red shift works with the intensity and will only happen at intensities less than 100%.
The anchor alarm circles will only be drawn on the map if the anchor alarm is active.
Made code changes to try and prevent transparent buttons from showing with a magenta background under some circumstances. This only happens on a few devices and I do not know the cause as I cannot duplicate it.
If you do not want the gps to be automatically reconnected if the NMEA data stream is lost then put a file called "no_port_reconnect.dat" in the folder with OziExplorerCE. When OziExplorerCE is started it will detect the presence of this file - OziExplorerCE will then only alert the fact that NMEA has been lost but will not attempt to reconnect the gps.
Development Version 2.23d (December 2008) Standard View 3D Perspective View Analogue Gauge Changes