gSky Digest Changelog

What's new in gSky Digest 0.4 Build 110

Oct 22, 2008
  • Added "% illuminated" snapshot to Moon panel
  • Sdded predefined locations to choose from
  • Implemented list of favorite locations
  • In windows installer, language query removed after uninstall
  • Keyboard arrow traversal in date edit box fixed
  • Fixed calculation of width of date edit box
  • Latitude placed always before longitude where coordinates are presented
  • Fixed width of date/time table columns to accommodate all possible values
  • Fixed spelling of en:coniunction and pl:perigeum

New in gSky Digest 0.3 (Jan 14, 2008)

  • added system tray notifications about basic events Sun rise/set
  • added notification on/off switch to application configuration
  • in event time mode time is adjusted when observer location changes
  • redesigned binding between ui and data model models could now be switched at
  • runtime
  • main window shown faster at startup before sky model is loaded
  • optimized refresh of event list previous list is reused
  • redesigned usage of java generics in the code
  • commons logging used to log debug information
  • changed hue of sun in the icon symbolizing a day
  • fixed naming of dusks and dawns
  • localized friendly date format
  • added range checking to date selection control
  • fixed transfer of date from event time mode to selected time mode
  • under windows installer now waits for uninstaller to finish

New in gSky Digest 0.2 (Nov 30, 2007)

  • added build numbering to version information
  • added linear extrapolation feature to ephemerides (TODO: handle rotations too)
  • reimplemented angle and time interval formatting
  • fixed bug in handling polar observer coordinates
  • added brightest stars near ecliptic
  • increased speed of event list calculation - event grass divided into generations
  • added distinction of occulting eclipses into full, annular and partial
  • added calculation of shadow eclipses, most notably Moon eclipses
  • improved string externalization - strings may be now parametrized and nested
  • added support for Polish locale
  • eliminated blinking of snapshot images during data refresh
  • added control of range of entered longitude and latitude
  • added to windows installer a check if application is running
  • added to windows installer automatic uninstallation of older versions of application