[Groundstation-user] Gpredict 0.5 Released

[Alexandru C. <al...@ph...>]

This release gathers the GUI improvements and bug-fixes that have been
accumulated over the last couple of years:

* It is now possible to specify a minimum elevation for upcoming passes.
  Passes with max elevation below this limit will be discaded from the
  list.
* Hamlib 1.2.0 support. If compiled with hamlib support, gpredict now
  requires version 1.2.0 or later and will not compile with earlier
  versions.
* Possibility for other map sizes. Gpredict will automatically detect
  the size of the map and scale the canvas accordingly. Remeber, that
  user maps can be placed in $HOME/.gpredict/maps/
* Improved map display showing QTH, time, upcoming satellite and brief
  info about a selected satellite. Added buttons for pass prediction for
  selected satellite.
* Satellite lists can be sorted automatically at regular intervals
  (preferences->lists->autosort). Disabled by default.
* Satmap-druid will now open a warning dialog if the number of
  selected satellites is greater than 10 (bug #555595).
* Fixed positioning and alignment errors in AOS prints. Added orbit
  number to detailed prints. 
* We now use the standard Gnome data directories (incompatible with
  previous releases). This means, that the 'configure --prefix=...'
  and other directory switches should work now.
* Replaced obsolete ftime function with gettimeofday. The program should
  now compile on MacOS X and FreeBSD as well.
* Simple and detailed pass predictions can again be saved to text files
  (bug #839373).
* Show rise/set times for the Sun and Moon.

The source package can be downloaded at the usual place:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=25530&package_id=20460

This is probably the last release before I begin porting Gpredict to Gtk+
2, so enjoy!

Alex
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