Version v7.13

Version 7.13 - 2021/08/19

• fix freeze bug
• fix terrain cache file bug
• task management
  • Use task defaults for start and finish height ref (MSL or AGL) when loading
    tasks from soarscore.com
• Kobo
  • fix crash in Kobo menu
• Android
  • fix GPS time from the Flytec Sensbox
  • support speed, track and acceleration from Flytec Sensbox
  • don't apply Geoid separation to Flytec Sensbox GPS altitude
  • use the 8 Hz vario from Flytec Sensbox GPS altitude instead of 1 Hz
  • restore full-screen mode properly after returning to XCSoar
  • disable full-screen mode in multi-window mode
  • make full-screen mode optional

Version v7.12

Version 7.12 - 2021/08/13

• calculations
  • fix the "Height above takeoff" InfoBox
• devices
  • send Pilot Event (PEV) to LXNAV S10x/S8x devices (requires firmware 8.01 or newer)
  • correct Pilot Event (PEV) message for PowerFLARM devices
• Android
  • fix broken GPS date/time from internal GPS
  • various fixes for the Flytec Sensbox driver
• Kobo
  • throttle sensor-triggered screen updates
  • improve performance of graphical InfoBoxes

Version v7.11

Version 7.11 - 2021/07/30

• fix crash bug in pc_met viewer
• user interface
  • new vario gauge background
  • fix truncated labels in many dialogs
• Lua scripting
  • add HTTP client
  • prefer Lua gesture handlers
• Android
  • show Bluetooth LE device features
  • support Bluetooth LE heart rate sensors
  • support the Flytec Sensbox
  • add DroidSoar/I2C calibration dialog
  • fix reconnect to Bluetooth LE devices
  • fix distorted colors on some devices
  • detect USB serial adapter disconnect
  • support baud rate switching on USB serial adapters
• Polars
  • new Wassmer WA 26 P Squale polar

Version v7.10

Version 7.10 - 2021/07/09

• weather
  • work around connection problems to NOAA server (for METAR/TAF)
• Raspberry Pi
  • fix text input with touch screen
• Android
  • fix crash with reconnected USB serial adapter

Version v7.9

Version 7.9 - 2021/07/05

• fix crash bug in terrain renderer
• fix crash bug in IGC file parser
• settings
  • allow LiveTrack24 tracking intervals smaller than 5 seconds
• user interface
  • support for Pilot Event (PEV) start procedure
  • properly update device status in device list dialog
  • add alternate 2 glide ratio infobox
• devices
  • TCP Client: fix automatic reconnect after connection loss
  • GliderLink: fix disappearing configuration
• calculations
  • fix AAT task optimization bug
• Android
  • support USB serial adapters
  • auto-reconnect to IOIO UARTs

Version v7.8

Version 7.8 - 2021/06/02

• don't delete old IGC files automatically
• devices
  • TCP: fix error "Address already in use" on reconnect
• Android
  • fix downloads on Android 10 and later
  • fix logging while in background on Android 10 and later

Version v7.7

Version 7.7 - 2021/05/14

• user interface
  • fix dialog labels
  • fix freeze bug in waypoint/airspace list dialog
• devices
  • add "Radio" indicator to device list
• Android
  • writing to port times out after 5 seconds (to avoid locking up XCSoar)

Version v7.6

Version 7.6 - 2021/05/01

• user interface
  • fix disappearing aircraft symbol
  • fix crash bug in task editor

Version v7.5

Version 7.5 - 2021/04/30

• fix crash bug in terrain loader
• fix paths with backslashes
• user interface
  • use different colors to indicate relative traffic altitude
• calculations
  • support for WeGlide distance contests
• Kobo
  • fix touch screen

v7.0_preview17

Version 7.0 - not yet released

• LUA scripting
• user interface
  • screen layout with 12 infoboxes on the left, vario+3 infoboxes on right
  • new translations: Catalan, Traditional Chinese, Telugu
  • new Logger-setting "CoPilot"
  • new setting "Thermal Averager needle"
  • select position of Thermal Assistant
  • new setting "Cruise/Circling mode switch period"
• data files
  • optimise the terrain loader
  • support runway width in CUP files
• devices
  • parse wind from standard NMEA sentence WMV
  • driver for XC Tracer Vario
  • driver for KRT2 radio
  • driver for Air Control Display altimeter
  • show detailed error message in device list
  • FLARM/OGN - make it possible to set/download registered device database
  • device manager: show flag if device provides data from
    environmental sensors (temperature, humidity)
  • combine traffic from all FLARM devices (support both FLARM and OGN devices on board)
  • GliderLink: new driver
  • AirControlDisplay: read radio frequencies from PAAVS,COM sentence
  • driver for LXNano modified, so declaration contains copilot
• weather
  • merge all weather data in one dialog
  • allow showing both terrain and RASP
  • RASP download from various well-known providers
  • show satellite images from pc_met (Deutscher Wetterdienst)
  • show wave forecast from pc_met (Deutscher Wetterdienst)
• calculations
  • merge redundant waves
  • task restart
• tracking
  • use DNS to resolve SkyLines server IP (#2604)
  • enable SkyLines traffic display on Windows
  • add option to show SkyLines traffic names on the map
  • show thermals obtained from the XCSoar Cloud server
• analysis
  • enhanced graphics: minor tics, color scheme, layout
  • key labels drawn on lines in several pages
  • task turnpoint label drawn on relevant pages
  • barogram: improved working band ceiling and floor calculation
  • climb history: new display uses time of climb as width of bars
  • new page: vario histogram in climb and cruise mode
  • new page: maccready cross-country speed
  • glide polar: dolphin speed line drawn on polar
• map display
  • new display: glide range line drawn to working floor
  • per page zoom state
• thermal band
  • new algorithm, with improved statistics
  • separate active climb and encounter-averaged bands
• infoboxes
  • improved formula for the title font size
  • added ":1" unit for gradient type displays
  • new infobox: % time non-circling climb
  • new infobox: % climb chart showing proportions of time spent circling climb (gray), cruise,
    climbing cruise (green), circling non-climb (orange)
  • improved auto-scaling of vario-like graphical infoboxes
  • new infobox: "Number Of Satellites"
  • new infoboxes for radio frequencies, including setting the frequencies
• Windows
  • drop support for Windows CE
  • require Windows Vista or later
  • allow starting multiple XCSoar instances
• Linux
  • drop support for SDL 1.2
  • display rotation
• Android
  • drop support for ARMv6 and MIPS CPUs
• Kobo
  • support Kobo Glo HD
• Raspberry Pi
  • resizable mouse cursor