What's new in Time Zone Master 1.10
Jul 28, 2012
- fixed a problem for some users that caused a dialog to repeatedly report "The programme was unable to access the internet to check for updates". This version helps resolve this problem.
- packaged with tzdata2011h (the most recent tz data)
New in Time Zone Master 1.9 (Jul 28, 2012)
- replaced map by openGL 3D globe on Add/Edit Location Dialog
- Add/Edit Location Dialog made fully modal
- Better tooltips in Add/Edit Location Dialog
- either Explore or Clocks may be brought to top using click
- changed caption on Explore window
- delta character restored to astro pane of explore window
- modified skyband colours, and made clock hands more visible
- refresh clocks better if time was changed by using explore dialog
- packaged with tzdata2011h
New in Time Zone Master 1.8 (Jul 28, 2012)
- bugfix: fixed 'access violation' introduced in v1.7 when clicking latlng buttons near edge of map.
New in Time Zone Master 1.7 (Jul 28, 2012)
- home time hint on taskbar icon.
- faster map dragging, less jumpy especially over ocean.
- map pixel lat/lng more accurate for centre of pixel.
- reduced 'largest city' range on map to find more cities.
- made crosshair 'sticky', to show position of nearby large city.
- moved 'horizonal' out of 'sort' menu - was hard to find for new users.
- changed wording and added 'recommended' to Auto Update tz Data.
- general code cleanup, cleaner startup.
New in Time Zone Master 1.6 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Remove unnecessary 'scanline'/'visible' dialogs - not required.
- Help hint shown on first run.
- Don't grey menu item if option is valid.
New in Time Zone Master 1.5 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Calculation optimizations, program now takes 50% less cpu time.
- Minor calculation improvements when near new moon.
- Restored CCW skyband, it ran CW by mistake in v1.4.
- Minor bug fix if editing lat0/lng0.
- Refresh of explore window improved when fast scrolling through dates/times using the keyboard up/down keys, or especially the up/down buttons.
- More clocks get anti-aliased. v1.5.41
New in Time Zone Master 1.4 (Jul 28, 2012)
- Better drawing technique improves refreshing of hidden clocks when they are redisplayed, mostly for nVidia adapters.
New in Time Zone Master 1.3 (Jul 28, 2012)
- New drawing technique has changed colouring slightly, but reduces 'smearing' or crashing on some less known video display adapters.
- clocks can now be pushed up off screen, in the same way they could be pushed left, right or down offscreen in previous versions.