Scenery Config Editor Changelog

What's new in Scenery Config Editor 1.1.9 Beta

Aug 10, 2017
  • Charset detection was too aggresive in P3Dv4 mode - and was assuming UTF16 incorrectly too much of the time.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.1.8 Beta (Aug 10, 2017)

  • Add support for Prepar3D v4 - including the change of file-encoding.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.1.7 Beta (Sep 18, 2016)

  • Fix auto restore groups so that the restore is not immediately undone.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.1.6 Beta (Nov 27, 2015)

  • Ensure that last run version is saved in the preferences, so that welcome screen only runs once per version.
  • Add support for Prepar3D v3.
  • Fix bug in set priority code

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.1.5 Beta (Nov 27, 2015)

  • Change restore from backup preference to make this the default
  • Remove terminal newlines and add a single paragraph between areas on reorder.
  • Fix problem with restore groups whereby terminal slashes are not matched.
  • Ensure installer checks for administrator status.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.1.4 Beta (Sep 26, 2015)

  • Add mode to FSX-SE scenery in sync with FSX scenery
  • Add P3D and P3Dv2 detection
  • Add Expand Paths functionality
  • Add modes for FSX-SE Co-existence and detection.
  • Add defaulting to last view used.
  • Add Spanish and Catalan translations kindly provided by Josep Maria Ribas

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.1.3 Beta (Nov 4, 2014)

  • Hide OK dialog when saving from quit dialog.
  • Allow command line choice of scenery config file. Now supports SimStarter.
  • Ensure that unnamed files and uncreated files work.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.1.2 Beta (Nov 4, 2014)

  • Moved to use SWT 4.3.0.
  • Add save and quit option to exit dialog box.
  • Fix bug with DND of multiple directories not being actioned.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.1.1 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Ensure that you cannot create a group with an empty name and ensure they are
  • always trimmed
  • Added a set priority box to the edit area dialog
  • Created Restore menu to workaround issues with FTX Central
  • Workaround for windows 7 expand notification not being noticed
  • Bug-fix for reported widget is disposed on generation
  • Double-check remove/add area to group is done correctly in rename group
  • actions. (Possible fix for some IllegalArgumentExceptions.)
  • Ensure that no rename groups occur for null named groups
  • Remember window size and position
  • Remember last accepted browsed path
  • Moved to use SWT 3.7.1

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.1 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Add Undo/Redo buttons to the tabs.
  • Make the initial class finder a little more robust, it used to rely on the working
  • directory being set correctly. It will now use the location of the initial class to help
  • it find the libraries.
  • Remember selections across re-sorts.
  • Make errors icon clickable to select the areas with errors.
  • Remember selections across tab changes.
  • Change the titlebar to make users aware changes have been made to the file
  • that still need saving.
  • Ask if it safe to close only if there are changes to the file.
  • Add preference to set the maximum number of undos remembered.
  • Users can now undo the automatic fixes that the editor makes when it first loads
  • up.
  • Undo-Redo functionality. Major work to add undo-redo to the editor to every
  • action that can be undone.
  • Create plaintext manual form.
  • Minor structural changes internally.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.0.8 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Bug fix to recognize non-canonically titled area blocks; eg. [aReA.xxx] instead of Area.xxx].
  • Added option to turn off automatic checking of the existence of scenery
  • directories as can be quite slow.
  • Move to SWT 3.7 because SWT 3.5.2 is at least two years out-of-date.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.0.7 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Bug fix to reset the colors on find in GroupTreeTabView.
  • Make empty X_Groups, Remote etc. key=value sections disappear.
  • Bug fix for exception on cancel of DND generation.
  • Bug fix for NPE on reorder sceneries.
  • Bug fix for HED version reporting.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.0.6 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Moved Error notification in to the sidebar.
  • Improve exception handler to handle non-fatal exceptions.
  • Add detection of non-existence of area directories to errors.
  • Add auto-uninstall feature.
  • Add version verification to uncaught errors and about dialog.
  • Fix race condition causing NullPointerException in generation dialog.
  • Fixed scenery generation to report the correct directory.
  • Default Find for listview changed to suggest title for selected area.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.0.5 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Add multiple enable/disable through checkboxes in list and group view
  • Add error column and icon for duplicated area titles, paths, and numbers
  • Rename “Area Name” in text editor to “Area Number”
  • Fix bug with delete areas

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.0.4 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Reset Area and Layer Numbers and Reorder function added.
  • Areas without X_Groups and X_Color will finally not have these set.
  • Sceneries that are marked Required can no longer be set Inactive using the list
  • or group view.
  • Sceneries will be automatically marked Active if they are marked Required.
  • Localization now supported.
  • Fixed a bug with the ungrouped group remaining unticked even all areas are
  • Active.
  • Created functionality to delete the scenery.dat files.
  • Create initial warning box for files with errors.
  • Fix bug with automatically generated areas where by they were named without
  • enough preceding 0s.
  • Added a progress dialog to generate scenery to allow one to cancel a long
  • generation and to show progress.
  • Move to a simpler installer procedure without detectjvm – use lib32, lib64 and lib
  • directories and export the scenery config editor jar into lib.
  • Renamed SWT jars to make them more obvious in the lib directories.
  • Fix bug with repeated find when there is uppercase in the original find.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.0.3 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Close hot-key is now CTRL-Q, to allow CTRL-X for “Cut”.
  • Setup will now report version in the the title bar.
  • Confirm quit box added.
  • Color Markers introduced.
  • Group Expansion will be remembered when flicking between tabs.
  • Open and Save as will default to looking in the correct place for FSX.
  • Save as will no longer report a failed to save “null” when save is cancelled.
  • Generate and Add Area will default to FlightSimulator directory on browse.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.0.2 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Created an installer using Nullsoft Installer System.
  • Preferences will detect a change of default scenery filename.
  • Flight Simulator X default scenery location now supported.
  • Option to set own location of default scenery.

New in Scenery Config Editor 1.0.1 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Fix Nullpointer exception on initial open.
  • Fix FSX registry look up.