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OpenOrienteering Mapper Changelog

What's new in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.9.5

Mar 12, 2021
  • Enhancements:
  • Mapper finally learned to export KMZ files (GH-138). These files can also be used as templates.
  • For organisers of MapRun or Vikazimut events, the KMZ export is complemented by a "Simple Course" export feature, turning a single line object (course) into a KML or IOF Data Standard 3.0 course file.
  • Geospatial vector data export formats can be selected explicitly, instead of relying on the filename extension (GH-1779).
  • For the Paint-on-Template feature (aka Scribbling), it is now possible to select and modify alternative colour palettes (GH-945).
  • In touch mode, the editor can ignore touch input from palm and fingers when there is an alternative pointing device (inductive stylus, mouse) (GH-1368).
  • Template data saving (GPX, paint-on-template) is more robust now (GH-1785), and error reporting is improved (GH-1790).
  • The OMAP file format preserves the order of object tags, facilitating git version control (GH-1290).
  • Minor OCD support improvements (GH-1786).
  • Translations were updated again.
  • The User Manual was restructured in order to improve the usability of the online version.
  • qtbase, Qt's key component for cross-platform support, was updated to 5.12.10 plus selected extra patches.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Coordinate system issues with GeoTIFF (GH-1755).
  • Missing "datumgrid" files for precise georeferencing (GH-1802).
  • Minor OCD format improvements, including a fix for a crash (GH-1796).
  • Template saving now working for all file formats (GH-1791).
  • Consistent GPX track positioning (regression, GH-1709).
  • Area symbol patterns rotated properly when rotating the map (GH-1812), but not for North lines pattern (GH-1870).
  • Crash on early activation of GNSS location display (GH-1893).
  • ISSprOM 2019 Passable rock face symbol line width (GH-1875).
  • Symbol editing and Copy-and-paste quirks (GH-1837, GH-1828).
  • Editing values in template position dock widget (GH-1769).
  • Warnings without details at ocd import (GH-1766).
  • This release contains 256 commits with 253 changed files since v0.9.4. This time, many thanks go to 33 contributors.
  • All changes since v0.9.4
  • Removed features:
  • The unmaintained legacy file format "OCAD version 8, old implementation" was removed. Don't worry, the file format continues to be supported by actively maintained, modern code.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20201227.4 Dev (Dec 27, 2020)

  • Major changes:
  • Export of a selected line object as KML course file for MapRunF.
  • Start, finish and controls (starting at number 1) are created from the points of the line object. Together with the improved KMZ export, you can create MapRunF event files in a few seconds now. You may even just draw a line on top of an existing KMZ file, and export this as a course. (There are not tools to edit control numbers or describtions, but you may open the KML file in a text editor or Google Earth if desired.)
  • Preserving the order of object tags in the file format (GH-1290).
  • Fixed the rotation of area symbols when rotating the map (GH-1812).
  • Fixed the changing of raster resolution for PDF and KMZ export (GH-1815).

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20201220.7 Dev (Dec 20, 2020)

  • Minor OCD format improvements, including a fix for a crash (GH-1796)
  • Template data saving improvements:
  • Atomic scribble template saving (GH-1785)
  • Error reporting for template saving (GH-1790)
  • Template saving working for all file formats (GH-1791)
  • List all geospatial vector data export formats explicitly (GH-1779)
  • Consistent GPX track positioning (regression, GH-1709)

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20201026.1 Dev (Oct 26, 2020)

  • Changes:
  • Fix GeoTIFF CRS reading on modern GDAL/PROJ (GH-1759, GH-1755)
  • Updated translations
  • Update to GDAL 3.1.4
  • Removed legaxy OCD8 implementation

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.9.4 (Oct 5, 2020)

  • Enhancements:
  • The Paint-on-Template feature (aka Scribbling) learned to fill areas (solid or pattern, GH-1242) and to draw in background.
  • When GNSS tracking is enabled, the viewport can follow the location (aka Tourist mode, GH-987).
  • Templates are loaded after map loading initial map loading, with feedback (but still in foreground, i.e. blocking).
  • Basic support for Geospatial PDF templates (via Poppler and GDAL).
  • Upscaled icons, and increased menu item size, for better usability on Android.
  • Minor OCD support improvements, e.g. export of template visibility (GH-1236).
  • The Find-object tool may be used to visit one match after the other (GH-1512).
  • The object query language was extended with NOT and SYMBOL (GH-1631), adding even more power to CRT files.
  • Translations were updated again.
  • Third-party components were updated again (Qt 5.12.9, PROJ 7.1.1, GDAL 3.1.3, graphics formats, cf. Superbuild).
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Placement of OCD templates in OCD maps (GH-1302).
  • OCD import of hatch/structure orientation (GH-1677).
  • Template alignment and list widget quirks.
  • Georeferencing quirks.
  • DPI selection for image export (GH-1271).
  • Default location source on Android (GH-1629).

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20200909.2 Dev (Sep 9, 2020)

  • Let the view follow the GNSS position, aka "Tourist mode" (GH-987)
  • Paint-on-template changes (background and pattern drawing (GH-1242), redesigned menu (GH-1710))
  • Style updates for improved touch mode usability (GH-1711)
  • Initial PDF template support (via GDAL and Poppler, work in progress)
  • Fix DPI selection for image export (GH-1271)
  • Fix for area hatch/structure north orientation on OCD file import (GH-1677)
  • Fix positioning of OCD templates on OCD file import (GH-1302)
  • Fix some rare crashes and quirks
  • Updated build tools and third-party components, including PROJ, GDAL, Qt (cf. Superbuild link)

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20200612.4 Dev (Jun 12, 2020)

  • OCD support improvements
  • Silence false warnings on shifted rows pattern export
  • Export template visibility
  • Export GDAL raster templates
  • Major changes to template handling and template list widget
  • Fix build with Qt 5.15
  • Fix counter-intuitive behavior of Move template function
  • Enhancement Fill areas in scribble mode
  • OSM CRT file updates
  • Correctly implement "More specific rules need to follow more general rules" in CRT files
  • Object query language extended
  • Find-object See all objects one after the other
  • Fix default GPS source in Android app
  • File>Import removes (area=yes) or groups (bridge=*) under other_tags from imported OSM objects
  • Review OSM CRT files
  • Elaborate object query feature
  • See all objects with selected symbol one after the other
  • Wrong default GPS source on Android app 0.9.3

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.9.3 (May 16, 2020)

  • Enhancements:
  • When drawing, follow border lines of line symbols, just as following the middle line (GH-273).
  • Improved geospatial data handling with GDAL:
  • Detecting drivers by file content if possible.
  • Opening OziExplorer's files as templates (GH-67).
  • On import, clip vector data to the declared extent, useful for exports from OSM.
  • Simple support for NMEA position sources on Linux and macOS (e.g. from Bluetooth) (GH-1569).
  • Additional space between object control points and selection rectangle (GH-980).
  • Template list button in toolbar (GH-1511).
  • Translation updates.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Specifying raster image coordinate reference system (GH-1597).
  • Wrong positioning of new OCD templates (GH-1620),
  • and wrong positioning of some existing templates.
  • Handling of border line as area outline (GH-1602).
  • OSM import of roads.
  • Rare crashes (GH-1578, GH-1600, GH-1608).
  • Fix of wrong vector data coordinate transformations for certain CRS (GH-1570), affecting e.g. EPSG:27700 (OSGB36).
  • Fix initialization of georeferencing for OCD files.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20200411.3 Dev (Apr 12, 2020)

  • Follow border lines of line symbols, just as following the middle line (GH-273).
  • Improved geospatial data handling with GDAL:
  • Detecting drivers by file content if possible.
  • Opening OziExplorer's files as templates (GH-67).
  • Clipping vector data to the declared extent, useful for exports from OSM.
  • Fix of wrong vector data coordinate transformations for certain CRS (GH-1570).
  • Fix initialization of georeferencing for OCD files.
  • Translation updates.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.9.2 (Mar 15, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Extended raster file format support via GDAL (GH-864).
  • JPEG2000 support again!
  • There is also a new manual page on geospatial data formats in GDAL.
  • CoVe, a Contour line Vectorization tool for raster templates (GH-1465).
  • CoVe manual page
  • Preliminary ISSprOM 2019 symbol set replacing ISSOM (GH-1348).
  • Color list subject to changes.
  • Croatian und Portugese (Portugal) translations (work-in-progress).
  • Bug fixes and minor improvements resolving...
  • Empty map display in Condes (GH-1452).
  • OCD export of pattern rotation (GH-1533).
  • Georeferencing issues (GH-1235, GH-1508, GH-1532).
  • Template issues (GH-742, GH-1467, GH-1515, GH-1522).
  • Some crashes (GH-1448, GH-1451, GH-1497).

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20200214.2 Dev (Feb 14, 2020)

  • Revise template georeferencing setup
  • (Slightly) misplaced templates
  • CoVe: Refactoring
  • Fix concurrent image processing
  • Calculate grid scale factor compatibly
  • CoVe: Corrupted B/W image
  • Unused symbols and colors are deleted when loading CRT file directly
  • Occasional Mapper crash after drawing a circle object
  • Proper behaviour on changing declination
  • Revise CoVe concurreny and progress handling

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20191221.17 Dev (Dec 22, 2019)

  • Changes:
  • Fixes empty map display in Condes, really (GH-1452)
  • Fixes wrong transformation on template "Import and remove" (GH-1467).
  • Fixes an old print area bug (GH-1209)
  • New: GDAL for extended raster file format support (GH-864).
  • Now it is possible to use JPEG2000 files again.
  • There is also a new manual page on geospatial data formats in GDAL.
  • New: CoVe, a Contour line Vectorization tool for raster templates (GH-1465). While there is no regular documentation yet, you may be interested in this video:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIumQdg7qxY

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20191211.4 Dev (Dec 17, 2019)

  • Changes:
  • Add ISSprOM 2019 symbol set (GH-1348).
  • Fix crash in Query editor (GH-1451)
  • Fix crash with imported vector data (GH-1448)
  • Fix duplicating passpoints when duplicating templates (GH-742)

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.9.1 (Dec 5, 2019)

  • ISSkiOM 2019 symbol set.
  • Baseline and hatched areas view for touch mode UI.
  • Export of pattern clipping options to OCD 12.
  • Fixes for georeferencing setup and symbol assignment inconsistencies on data import.
  • Fixes for geo coordinate issues on export.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20191203.4 Dev (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Changes:
  • ISSkiOM 2019 symbol set, really (GH-1408)
  • Symbol set updates (GH-1429, GH-1431)
  • Revised file import and symbol assignment (GH-1437),
  • Fixing missing georeferencing setup (GH-1420)
  • Fixed export of geographic coordinates (GH-1433)

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20191118.1 Dev (Nov 18, 2019)

  • ISSkiOM 2019 (GH-1415)
  • Baseline view and area hatching for Android / "Touch mode" (GH-1417)
  • Export/import area clipping settings to OCD format V12 (GH-1424)
  • Fixes a crash after text editing (GH-1418)
  • Translation updates
  • Qt 5.12.6 (Windows, macOS, Android)

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20191108.3 Dev (Nov 14, 2019)

  • Fixes a failure to handle EPSG:5514 data (GH-1392).
  • Fixes swapped coordinates when initializing georeferencing from geographic template data (GH-1407).
  • Enables georeferencing import from a combination of .aux.xml and world file, as exported by Terra Incognita (GH-1401).
  • Fixes a failure to handle some WKT georeferencings (cb09568).
  • Fixes a rare crash when opening the map editor window (GH-1366).
  • PDF-Manual (again).
  • PROJ 6.2.1, GDAL 3.0.2 (Windows, macOS, Android)

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.9.0 (Oct 23, 2019)

  • We are proud to announce OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.9.0. This official release includes a lot of work which was made available for testing via unstable "dev" pre-releases. Key changes since 0.8.4 are:
  • ISOM 2017-2 symbol set.
  • File formats:
  • Significantly improved OCD format support, including export up to version 12, georeferencing and symbol icons.
  • GeoTIFF template support.
  • Geospatial vector data export.
  • Tool improvements:
  • The Edit-objects tool respects corners.
  • The Scale-objects tool optionally resizes multiple objects in their original location.
  • Android:
  • Adjustable tool button size.
  • bit support.
  • Standby/background operation improvements.
  • "Touch mode" available for PCs:
  • Keyboard-less fullscreen editing like on Android.
  • GPS support also for Windows/macOS/Linux.
  • Note that access to the Windows location requires .NET Framework 4 and Powershell 2 (included in Windows 10).
  • Significant modernization of 3rd-party components (Qt 5.12, PROJ 6, GDAL 3).
  • Note that this also means that some older versions of operating system are no longer supported by Mapper.
  • Less visible but nevertheless important is the introduction of a continuous integration process with test automation for macOS, Linux and Windows on the Azure Pipelines services from Microsoft. Together with the Open Build Service for Linux, all release packages are created in an automated way now. This greatly improves our ability to do frequent releases with confidence in quality.
  • This release contains 845 commits with 517 changed files since v0.8.4. As usual, many thanks go to the contributors, but also to all those who helped finding issues with the 'dev' pre-releases.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 20190915.17 Dev (Sep 23, 2019)

  • Changes:
  • Allow touch mode (mobile user interface) on PC (#1159).
  • This includes the ability to access GPS, and to perform some actions without keyboard (#699).
  • Use Windows GPS location (in touch mode) (#422).
  • Note that access to the Windows location requires .NET Framework 4 and Powershell 2 (included in Windows 10).
  • Add a settings page for sensors. (Only location service settings ATM.)
  • Use PROJ 6 API for georeferencing (#1341, needed for #1325).
  • Note that PROJ now supports dynamic (time-dependent) CRS and late binding. So there might be small changes in coordinate transformation. Cf. PROJ backward incompatibilities.
  • Fix lost dash points at start and end when cutting lines (#1323)
  • Update of third-party components, including Qt 5.12.5, PROJ 6.2.0.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.8.4 (Dec 27, 2018)

  • Adds a "Toolbars" menu to the "View" menu, make un-hiding of toolbars easy (#1155).
  • Fixes printing and PDF issues with templates (#1163), opacity, grid lines (#733).
  • Fixes issues with details missing from maps being used as templates on Android (#1186).
  • Adds transparency to the default color for unstyled areas in GDAL/OGR templates, making overlap immediately visible (#1161). As an alternative, we added a setting for displaying GDAL/OGR templates in baseline and/or hatching style.
  • Fixes an issue with GDAL/OGR not being used by default for DXF and OSM (#1166).
  • The Android app no longer stores the compass-derived view rotation which could not be reset on the desktop (#1165).
  • Fixes some crashes on Undo operations related to Map parts (#1168).
  • Mitigates issues when using tool buttons during drawing (#1175).

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.8.3 (Oct 22, 2018)

  • The Android app now explicitly tells the system's "media scanner" when it wrote a file.
  • This should resolve most issues with invisible or corrupted files (which were healthy and valid on the Android device).
  • On Android, the GPS location marker is now much more visible, and it blinks after move-to-my-location.
  • Copy-and-paste of text objects will no longer create duplicate text symbols.
  • The application no longer crashes when undoing map part merges or when deleting GDAL parameters.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.8.2 (Aug 12, 2018)

  • When exporting to OCD, template paths containing umlauts etc. (ÖÄÅ...) now properly use the 8-bit encoding (#1046).
  • When exporting to OCD, Mapper now tries to load hidden georeferenced images templates so that the position can be saved correctly.
  • The special color "Registration Black" is now correctly saved for all point symbol elements (#1086).
  • The icon for the delete-objects tool is now a trash bin.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.8.1 (Mar 11, 2018)

  • New features:
  • When exporting images, Mapper may now create a "world file" (#463, #1064).
  • The paint-on-template tool gained the ability to add new blank image templates for scribbling (#783).
  • Other changes:
  • Helper symbols (e.g. for field work) no longer affect the automatic symbol icon scaling (#1051).
  • Fixed a number of quirks of the paint-on-template tool.
  • macOS: Fixed missing menu items in some translations (at least Czech, #1067).
  • Android: Made the special touch cursor working again (#1063).
  • Android: Fixed loss of previous GPX track when tracking was started again on the same day (#1055, #1057).
  • Corrections for some issues with opening or importing maps and data:
  • Fix for some maps not being loaded at all (#1061).
  • Fix for incorrect import of text object boxes from another map (#1069).
  • Fixes for some issues with importing OCD files (#1047, #1070).
  • Fix for crash when loading some files via GDAL/OGR (#1054).

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.8.0 (Feb 12, 2018)

  • Improved symbol icons also when exporting to OCD.
  • A "Find" dialog which can be used for complex queries for textual properties.
  • Modified pattern clipping (change in file format)
  • Modified dash symbol scaling (change in file format)
  • More robust template loading, reducing memory related issues on Android

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.7.0 (Jun 5, 2017)

  • The software is build on top of a significant number of third-party components which have to be assembled and delivered with Mapper for Windows, Mac and Android. A new "superbuild" system (#674, https://github.com/OpenOrienteering/superbuild) helps to provide a consistent and reproducible set of sources, patches and documentation.
  • You may think this affects only developers. But wait: The superbuild facilitates the provisioning of Mapper updates, including security updates and bug fixes for third-party components, and the addition of new features which depend on third party components.
  • Mapper starts using GDAL/OGR, adding access to many geodata file formats (#574).
  • However, only a small set of vector data formats are supported at the moment. Shape file support is the only real addition so far. DXF file support is much improved. GPX and OSM support has some changes in behaviour. More formats and raster data will be added in future Mapper releases.
  • The text editor has been significantly reworked. Now it features input method support which helps not only for non-latin alphabets but also enables text editing on Android. A number of quirks were removed.
  • For DXF files generated by Terje's script for lidar data processing (http://tmsw.no/mapping/basemap_generation.html), there is now basic support for assigning symbols by a CRT file (#261).
  • On macOS, a nasty PDF export bug was fixed (#269).
  • This release fixes some bugs with importing OCD files.
  • (Georeferenced templates were imported incorrectly for georeferenced OCD files, #879; Mapper may hang with some files, #875.)
  • A Chinese translation was added by a contributor, and many translations were improved.
  • JPEG2000 is no longer supported. The previous third-party component has been without updates for a while and was deactivated due to security issues.
  • (We may re-add JPEG2000 in a future version, based on GDAL and another library.) Note that normal JPEG files still work unchanged.
  • The previous ISOM symbol set is renamed to ISOM2000. (Work on an ISOM2017 symbol set is in progress but not yet ready.)
  • Deprecation Warning:
  • Mapper 0.7 is the last version which supports reading the legacy binary file format. (Write support was removed a long time ago. You will see a warning when opening a file in this format. Just save the map again to upgrade to the current format.)

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.6.8 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • Fix wrong placement on copy-and-paste with georeferenced maps (#831).
  • Fix import of certain line symbols from OCD files (#834).
  • Fix latent issues in template alignment.
  • Update the manual.
  • Use the proper build flags on Debian and Ubuntu.
  • Use the system libpolyclipping on Fedora.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.6.7 (Dec 22, 2016)

  • Complete Indonesian translation
  • Correct adjustment of out-of-bounds coordinates on .omap import (#806)
  • Correct placement of objects on .ocd import (#784)
  • Import of .omap files which are non-wellformed because of invalid characters (#773)
  • Online declination lookup opens the result in the web browser rather than failing (#814).
  • Translation updates and encoding corrections

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.6.6 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Redesigned font-size settings (#764, #759)
  • Handle upper-case filename extensions (#765)
  • Improved translations and symbol sets

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.6.5 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Fixed writing invalid .omap files after importing .ocd files (#748)
  • Fixed writing invalid coordinates to .ocd files in some cases (#749)
  • Fixed creeping deformation of objects during rotation (#743)
  • Added writable locations for SD cards etc. on Android (#745)
  • Improved many translations

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.6.4 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Add a symbol set for course design and control description sheets
  • Add Dutch and Portugese (Brazil) translations
  • Improve many other translations (as separate downloads below: Hungarian and Japanese)
  • Fix wrong symbol sizes in translated symbol sets
  • Don't corrupt view settings after printing or export

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.6.3 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Don't crash in print preview on Windows
  • Provide translations on Android
  • Correct some symbols in ISMTBOM symbol sets
  • Fix visibility of imported and new colors

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.6.2 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • ISMTBOM and ISSkiOM symbol sets
  • Settings dialog and translations now also in the Android version
  • Detailed printer properties available on Windows
  • Import of OCD version 12
  • Grid scale factor

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.6.1 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Fixes for minor issues in the program and in the documentation
  • New translations:
  • Magyar (Hungarian - hu)
  • Русский (Russian - ru).

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.6.0 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Georeferencing with EPSG code, even for EPSG 5514 (#542)
  • Revised template dialog on Android (#493)
  • Translation updates (#346)
  • Documentation updates (#347, work in progress)

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.97 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • New features:
  • PDF export with CMYK colors (#482)
  • Georeferencing with EPSG code

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.96 Beta (Nov 4, 2014)

  • It is almost a release candidate, i.e. no major changes to the program are planned. However, for the final release the documentation and the translations need an update, and a comprehensive release announcement needs to be written.
  • This version contains a lot of changes from 0.5.3, and a small number of bugs were fixed since 0.5.95:
  • Black background when printing/​exporting in raster graphics mode
  • Color knockout property not loaded
  • Windows: Printing renders microscopic output
  • Cut away/​Cutout operation with multiple map parts
  • Warning message when opening example maps
  • DXF import produces mirrored object
  • Autosaved file not removed during recovery
  • Print dialog quirks
  • Depending on the features used in the new version, maps might no longer be readable in Mapper version 0.5.3 or older. We introduced a setting which allows to retain compatibility of files with older versions of Mapper.
  • For the first time, we offer 64-bit Windows packages (x64). These packages are required to make full use of more than 2 GB of RAM, e.g. when loading many or large templates. For Windows, the build tools were updated to a GCC 4.9.2. The installer package for Windows now deals more cleanly with file extensions, and it even adds Mapper as an alternative editor for .ocd files.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.95 Preview (Oct 14, 2014)

  • This version contains a lot of changes from 0.5.3, and a number of bugs were fixed since 0.5.93. Depending on the features used in the new version, maps might no longer be readable in older versions of Mapper. We introduced a setting which allows to retain compatibility of files with older versions of Mapper. This preview has good quality and should not show serious issues. The underlying Qt framework was updated to version 5.3.2.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.94 Preview (Oct 13, 2014)

  • The underlying Qt framework was updated to version 5.3.2. However, Linux packages are built on openSUSE Build Service and use the distributions' library versions. For Windows, the build tools were changed to a GCC 4.9.0 MXE toolchain, i.e. Windows packages are built on Linux.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.93 Preview (Jul 28, 2014)

  • This version contains a lot of changes from 0.5.3, so we recommend to use it only for testing with temporary copies at the moment. Depending on the features used in the new version, maps might no longer be readable in older versions of Mapper. We introduced a setting which allows to retain compatibility of files with older versions of Mapper. On the other hand, this preview has good quality and should not show serious issues. The underlying Qt framework was updated to version 5.3.1.
  • For Windows, the build tools were changed to a GCC 4.9.0 MXE toolchain, i.e. Windows packages are built on Linux.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.3 (Sep 5, 2013)

  • Release 0.5.3 is a maintenance release which brings bug fixes and minor improvements to Mapper’s features. However, the underlying Qt framework was updated to the latest stable version

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.3 RC 1 (Sep 2, 2013)

  • Release 0.5.3 is a maintenance release which brings bug fixes and minor improvements to Mapper’s features. The new OCD import from 0.5.2 was further tested and improved.
  • However, the underlying Qt framework was updated from version 5.0.2 to version 5.1.1. The new version fixes a number of usability bugs, esp. on OS X, but it might also introduce some new issues. The Linux packages include this Qt version, too. For Windows, the build tools were changed to a GCC 4.8.0 toolchain (the reference platform for Qt 5.1). For OS X, the build tools were changed to XCode 4.5.2.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.2 (Jul 30, 2013)

  • NEW: Import of OCD version 11, 10, and 9 files.
  • NEW: Importing template maps (OMAP, OCD) into the current map as adjusted.
  • NEW: After having finished drawing a line, you may still undo the last point as long as the line is selected.
  • Revision of the color and template dialogs..
  • A number of fixes to the OCD version 8 import.
  • A number of fixes to printing and PDF export.
  • A few triggers for crashes removed.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.1 Beta (Apr 27, 2013)

  • Fix for a Windows and Mac OS X printing bug with area fill patterns.
  • Fix for the program hanging in special cases when following the shape of an existing object while drawing.
  • Fix for dashed, closed lines being invisible if too short to have a gap.
  • Fixes for drawing tool quirks when finishing a path by double click, especially while holding Ctrl.
  • An improved method of overprinting simulation.
  • Bugfixes to the DXF import.
  • New and updated translations: French, Latvian, Norwegian and Spanish.
  • Qt library updated to 5.0.2.

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.0 Beta (Apr 12, 2013)

  • Example maps:
  • Sprint sample from map “Landschaftspark Hachinger Tal” by Bettina Deixler
  • Forest sample from map “Schlossbergholz” by Thomas Schöps
  • Overprinting example
  • You can open them from the second Tip of the Day, or find them directly in the examples folder of your Mapper installation directory, e.g. C:/Program Files/OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.5.0/examples.
  • Editing tools:
  • New line edit tool. Allows to edit rectangular objects while ensuring that they stay rectangular, and to switch line segments between straight and curved.
  • Reworked rectangle tool, now supports drawing 45 degree angles and snapping to previous lines.
  • New cutout and cut away tools
  • New experimental tools: convert to curves and simplify path
  • New panning tool for users without mouse wheel or keyboard
  • Path and rectangle drawing tools: Ctrl+Click on existing objects to pick a direction from them
  • Path closing tool: now connects open ends always to the closest other end
  • Import & Export:
  • Improved OCD, DXF and GPX import
  • Image templates should now be correctly located in exported OCD files
  • OMAP file format is now XML-based
  • Display:
  • Overprinting simulation, based on spot color support
  • Improved display of lines, especially with sharp angles
  • Other:
  • Extensive, updated program documentation
  • Reworked color window & color editing dialog
  • Reworked georeferencing dialog
  • Reworked home screen
  • Support for multi-page printing
  • Improved selection possibilities in the symbol pane
  • Course setting symbols now included in all symbol sets, including a basic all-in-one line symbol for start, controls and finish
  • Program logo included in symbol sets
  • Improved program icon
  • Option to load most recent file on program startup
  • Persistent toolbar and dock widget positions
  • Program switched to Qt5 toolkit internally
  • Many, many bugfixes and usability improvements

New in OpenOrienteering Mapper 0.4.0 Alpha (Mar 22, 2013)

  • Apart from many minor improvements, we would like to point out the following changes:
  • Editing tools:
  • Appending to and following existing objects while drawing paths (hold Shift)
  • Setting the direction of area fill patterns
  • Right-click pie menu for quick tool switching without keyboard shortcuts
  • Constrained angles for all editing tools (hold Ctrl)
  • Vastly improved rectangle draw tool
  • Different strategies for spline node deletion (with Ctrl, or Shift + Ctrl)
  • Templates:
  • Loading of images which are georeferenced with world files
  • Re-opening of closed templates while retaining their settings
  • Display:
  • Display of a configurable map grid
  • Hatch areas” (F2) and “baseline” (F3) view modes to view templates through the map
  • Toggle to hide or show all templates at once (F10)
  • Other:
  • New map operation to rotate the whole map
  • New map operation to exchange the symbol set
  • Printing maps in a different scale
  • Line symbols can have different borders on left and right side; makes Swiss Scool symbol sets load correctly
  • New translation: French (thanks to Vincent Poinsignon)
  • XML file format, allowing for easier exchange of map files with other programs