-- WayPoint for Windows --
<< Revision History >>
Version 3.01 - 05/29/2000 <Maintenance Release>
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o Minor modifications to menu displays.
o Bug Fix: New version files opened Completed voyage files as an active working route.
o Bug Fix: Active Working Routes without a Slowdown or Maneuvering Speed position
reset the Departure time and passage ETA's when Arrival:End Voyage was entered.
This error has been corrected
o Bug Fix: Passage status display on the route list tab display was not properly
updated when arrival was taken.
o Bug Fix: Unexpected program closing occurred when attempting to save an unsaved
route after being prompted. This occurred when closing the Program window.
o Bug Fix: Using the Delete key on a new (empty) sail plan caused the program to
unexpectantly close. This error has been corrected.
o Bug Fix: Delete keystroke still worked after Arrival was activated. Delete key
now trapped to ensure passage intregity after arrival.
o Added Popup menu (right-click) to the sail plan listbox for registered versions
o Modified: Renumbering of waypoint legs. Removed Program slow down points from
being numbered since these are passage add-ins along with position updates.
o Modified: NavBook - Conversion page; changed the length property from 5 to 8 to
accept larger values for ULCC/VLCC vessels
Version 3.0 - 01/13/2000 <Major Upgrade Release>
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o Major upgrade release to version 2.0x
o V3 is Y2K (Year 2000) Compliant
o Minor bugs fixed in the ETA calculation speed changes and GC trackpoints.
o Added enhanced features to the Sail Plan display, including individual
pages for detailed Notes & Charts
compatible GPS units.
o Improved the AMVER/JASREP function by adding additional support for AUSREP,
SINGREP and custom IMO messages using the IMO Standard Ship Reporting
Codes.
o File Associations added for Master & Working Sail Plan routes (WPR & WPW).
o Added ISM (International Safety Management) features for route approval.
o Added Track Projection functions
o Added Program Load functions for calculating Slow Down DR positions prior
to Arrival.
o Added enhancements to NavBook for additional options in calculating Sailings.
Version 2.04 - 2/28/97 <Maintenance Release>
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o Fixed bug; Secondary ID was not processed correctly on the
Custom NMEA Sentence. Affected the [Sentence Builder][Import Library]
[Uploader/Downloader] functions.
o Fixed bug; Sailings module for calculating the DR solutions, generated
errors on the Long/Dist and Lat/Dist. True course value was passed
as quadrant course without proper sign as associated with direction
of Latitude and Longitude changes.
o Fixed bug; Changed gps library icon value to (1) for GPS Uploads
o Fixed bug; [Import Routes] module imported route information correctly
but referenced wrong number in the library location.
o Fixed bug; [Import Library] module did not retrieve gps description
for Custom NMEA Sentence messages.
o Modified; [Library Uploads] to now send the library waypoint
description to the Magellan instead of a generic W### for description.
Note: When passing data to the Magellan make sure that there are no
spaces in the GPS Description. Magellan gps units will not process
any spaces or information after the space. Also, no duplicates in
GPS descriptions are accepted.
o Minor modifications to menu displays.
** Registered Version Revisions Only **
o Fixed bug; [Route Downloader] was set up with an invalid variable
which caused the program to bypass proper procedure calls during the
download process. This actually caused the program to generate an
error message and abort the download process.
o Modified; Added double-click access to program's edit menu commands
from the Summary Display section. Using a mouse double click on the
Departure/Arrival/Notes/Ports/Waypoint description areas will act as
a menu short cut to the edit commands for these functions
Version 2.03 - 11/11/96 <Maintenance Release>
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o Fixed bug; When importing gps routes Route name for GPS and display was
not copied over to the library's Route editor text displays.
o Fixed bug; When using the library to add wypts 00 and 01 to a new
route, the user was incorrectly question on departure position.
o Fixed bug; Program crashed if user inputted double N/S or E/W on
lat/long coordinates.
o Fixed bug; Amver V/ check array was reversed for Nurse and PA fields
o Fixed bug; GC cse calculation did not take into account due north/south
tracks.
o Removed spaces between '/' indicators on Amver/Jasrep messages saved
to disk.
o Z/EOR// removed from Jasrep message. Only Amver messages require Z/EOR//
** Registered Version Revisions Only **
o Saves Y/ message checked values for Jasrep/Amver/Marep to ini file for
recall when Amver msg is loaded.
o GPS D/Loader: Added timer option to set wait time on comm signal
changed default wait time to 30 seconds.
Version 2.02 - 5/20/96 <Maintenance Release>
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o Added Z/ EOR // line to AMVER/JASREP messages
o Added [Delete] key function to removing individual waypoints from
route & library lists.
o Added voy# to ETA printouts in footer section.
o Fixed bug; Y/ Line was not being saved to disk in Amver messages
o Fixed bug; Printing Dep date/time in waypoint list (added v2.01) was
still UTC but labeled as LT. Departure time is now printed in LT format.
o Added missing zone description minutes for partial zone hours in the
Position Report printouts.
o Corrected the Exit button in the Downloader module. Use of the Exit
command during Downloads made an unexpectant call to the Uploader.
o Corrected an error in the QuickCalc module. Program crashed
unexpectantly when solving for Distance or Speed calculations
and partial times were entered.
** Registered Version Revisions Only **
o Added 'Save to disk' feature for saving position/arrival reports
in ASCII format on disk for editing and SATCOM transmissions.
o Added mini-text editor for customizing position & AMVER reports that are
saved to disk.
o Added $GPRTE NMEA-0183 route sentence support to route U/L & D/L's
o Added Magnavox GPS support for the MX100/200/300 series; includes U/L,
D/L, Export & Import features
o Fixed Speed precision display in 'User Setup'. Option displayed
single decimal for both options.
o Fixed bug when changing speed precision; When speed precision was
changed on working files, the Summary display was reset unexpectantly.
o Fixed bug fix in the Position Report. The updated speed precision,
added v2.01, displayed the Total Avg Spd in the day's avg speed.
Version 2.01 - 1/29/96 <Maintenance Release>
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o Fixed errors in the Sailings module occurring in Southern Hemisphere.
o Added improved precision checking to trigonometric calculations occurring
in the ArcCos & ArcSine calculations of GC
o Added 2nd Lat/Long vertex display to GC Trackpoint calculation.
o Minor bug fix to open Master/Working file
o Departure date/time added to summary display in Waypoint list printout.
o Added auto formatting to Lat/Long and speed input fields
(Speed formats in Registered version only)
o Registered Version: Added option fo