What's new in EarthDesk 5.2.1.0
May 9, 2013
- Update to better support mutil-screen systems and other bug fixes.
New in EarthDesk 5.2.0.7 (Apr 25, 2012)
- Supports optional high-resolution cloud data.
New in EarthDesk 5.1.1.10 (Apr 25, 2012)
- Multiple bug fixes including multi-screen issues and map centering.
New in EarthDesk 5.1 (Oct 13, 2011)
- Added a Shaded Relief map.
- EarthDesk will not re-download a cloud image if a very recent one is still present on start-up.
- Greatly improved multi-display support.
- Improved performance.
New in EarthDesk 5.0.6 (Sep 12, 2010)
- The Miscellaneous prefs pane now contains Open Preferences Folder, and Open Application Folder buttons.
- Test Connection is now asynchronous, no longer stalling the GUI when on a slow network.
- Several miscellaneous internal improvements.
New in EarthDesk 5.0.2 (Jul 22, 2010)
- This update provides better support for accessing the cloud images via a proxy server.
- Several miscellaneous internal improvements.
New in EarthDesk 5.0.1 (Apr 20, 2010)
- Fixed a bug when spanning the map across 2 or more monitors.
- Fixed several different potential crash situations.
New in EarthDesk 5.0 (Apr 20, 2010)
- Faster performance and lower processor usage.
- Snow and vegetation change month-to-month.
- Higher resolution cloud data on large displays.
- Automatic detection of local time zone.
- Adjustable desktop contrast level.
- Updated political map color and boundaries.
- Political map shows city lights and moonlight.
- Improved moonlight rendering in Natural map.
- Improved detection of corrupt cloud images.
- Supports monitor attach/detach while running.
- All desktop settings are now restored upon quit.
- Existing desktop image aspect ratio is preserved.
- Easier install process for upgrades.
- Softer evaluation watermark during trial period.
- New 256 x 256 icon on modern Windows systems.
- Full support for XP, Vista and Windows 7.
New in EarthDesk 4.6 (May 7, 2009)
- Increased the natural map resolution by 25%.
- Several miscellaneous internal improvements.
New in EarthDesk 4.5 (May 7, 2009)
- Prevents a crash or loss of cloud data when using a network that requires some form of webpage login such as fee-based WiFi hotspots.
New in EarthDesk 4.4.1 (May 7, 2009)
- Fixes a rare bug in 4.4 that could cause licensed copies to display an unlicensed message.
New in EarthDesk 4.4 (May 7, 2009)
- Detects and ignores most types of missing or partial data in cloud images.
New in EarthDesk 4.3 (May 7, 2009)
- Clouds now properly update when waking from sleep.
- Major update to cloud server system - all users should update to v4.3 (or 3.6 for v3 users).
New in EarthDesk 4.5.2 (May 7, 2009)
- Many internal changes. All users should update to this version.
New in EarthDesk 4.5.1 (May 7, 2009)
- Fixed a bug preventing deletion of old map files on some installations of Vista.
New in EarthDesk 4.5 (May 7, 2009)
- Greatly improved rendering speed (up to 300% - depending on map type).
- New Preferences window.
- Several miscellaneous internal changes.
New in EarthDesk 4.1 (May 7, 2009)
- Removed dependency on QuickTime.
- Added File and Help menu to preferences dialog.
- Added "Open Preferences Folder..." and "Trash Temp Files" buttons to the misc preferences.
- Reduced memory consumption (about 15% with distributed rendering and up to 50% with one-time rendering).
- Last tab selection of the preferences dialog is remembered.
- Installer and Uninstaller checks if EarthDesk is already running.
- Fixed a bug causing EarthDesk to hang up on Windows shutdown.
New in EarthDesk 3.5 (Jul 1, 2006)
- Proxy authorization support.
- Added a cloud download indicator.
- Screen saver detection for resolution-changing.
- EarthDesk does not render while a screen saver is active.
- EarthDesk does not render for inactive XP sessions.
- Political map updated to recognize the independence of Montenegro.
- Cloud images are now date-verified to be newer than the previous image. This should fix the occasional problem of "stuck" cloud servers supplying outdated images.