Release Notes for Temperature Change Viewer v0.1.3
== Overview ==
Temperature Change Viewer (TCV) displays temperature time-series data from
a prepared database--data source file. A single data source file is provided with
this version of TCV.
TCV supports JRE 6 or JRE 7 on MS Windows and Unix/Linux. This release
consists of a single implementation targeting MS Windows (XP/Vista/7/8),
which has also been tested on WINE/Linux. Learn about WINE at http://www.
winehq.org.
TCV requires that you install a separate Java runtime environment (JRE) on
your system (if you have not already done so). TCV's installer script helps out
by searching for your JRE. The installer will abort if it cannot find JRE 6 or JRE
7. For Java downloads, visit http://www.java.com.
== Installation ==
Installation instructions for MS Windows XP/Vista/7/8:
- Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcv/files
- Download the installation files for MS Windows, including README.txt
(which is the same file you are now reading) and the executable installer,
which is named tcv-0.1.3-setup.exe for this release.
- Double click on tcv-0.1.3-setup.exe or right click and select Open.
- Review and accept the license agreement.
- Answer questions and follow instructions.
- Click on the "Close" button when done.
Installation instructions for Linux, Unix and similar OS platforms:
- If you have not already done so, install and configure WINE (Wine Is Not an
Emulator; http://www.winehq.org).
- Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcv/files/
- Download the single-file installation package named tcv-0.1.3-setup.tar.gz
- Extract package contents by clicking on the downloaded file or by typing
in a terminal window
tar -xzf tcv-0.1.3.setup.tar.gz
- Look for the file named tcv-0.1.3-setup.sh. If it does appear to have
permissions to execute, you may be able to give it executable permissions
by clicking on it with the mouse and adjusting its properties, or by typing
in a terminal window.
chmod u+x tcv-0.1.3-setup.sh
- Run tcv-0.1.3-setup.sh by clicking on it with the mouse, or by typing this
command.
./tcv-0.1.3-setup.sh
- Review and accept the license.
- Answer questions and follow instructions.
- Click on the "Close" button when done.
== Changes ==
TCV 0.1.3
1. System now "remembers" temperature scale selected and which charts it displayed during the last session.
2. Arrangement of chart selector and buttons in tool bar has changed.
a. Button for adding a chart appears left of the chart selector.
b. Buttons for removing Chart(s) appear(s) right of the chart selector.
3. System settings drop-down menus holding limited options appear in edit menu of the menu bar. Option cannot be changed in menus holding just one item.
a. Temperature scale menu options are Celsius and Fahrenheit only. Kelvin and Rankine are no longer listed.
b. On start up, system calculates viewer length and width based on size of the current monitor screen in pixels. Viewer size menu lists current length x width only.
c. On start up, system assigns Monospaced font type and 13pt font size. Font menu lists current font type and size only.
TCV 0.1.2
1. TCV runs on Java 7 as well as Java 6.
2. TCV loads a "default" chart the first time it executes. On exit it asks if you want to save the charts that are listed in the drop-down menu of the charts selector.
- If you choose "Yes" the system saves these charts for you in a file. It will restore the saved charts the next time you start TCV.
- If you choose "No" the system will not save these charts. Futhermore, when you next start TCV it will restore the list of charts from the beginning of your current--that is, your last session.
3. Edit menu replaces Preferences menu.
4. Menu bar menus contain new items, of which some are enabled (active). Certain menu items, which are disabled on purpose, serve as place holders for functions I am planning to implement in future releases. For example, the Edit Menu lists two active items--Undo and Temperature--and three disabled items--Enlarge Font, Reduce Font and Restore Font.
== Issues ==
Here is a short list of known issues.
1. TCV always starts in Celsius mode. That is, it does not remember which type of temperature scale (Celsius C or Fahrenheit F) you selected during your previous session.
2. Font size cannot be adjusted. Edit menu items Enlarge Font [Cntrl ++], Reduce Font [Cntrl -] and Restore Font [Cntrl 0] are disabled, as is also noted above. The corresponding keyboard shortcuts [in brackets] do not work as well.
3. There is no Redo menu item. Therefore, if you select Undo and lose a chart, you will have generate the chart once more by selecting a region, a time period, a date and a parameter, and by clicking on the right arrow [>] button (which adds the chart).
4. Data menus do not list entries in any particular order, neither alphabetical--Region Menu, Parameter Menu, Period Menu--nor consecutive--Time Menu.
You may comment, report an issue or make a request by visiting one of these sites.
http://sourceforge.net/p/tcv/wiki/
http://sourceforge.net/p/tcv/bugs/
Thank you.
David A. Portman/ERiskTech (14 January 2015)
