Release Notes for Temperature Change Viewer v0.1.2
== Overview ==
Temperature Change Viewer (TCV) allows one to examine time-series of
temperatures from prepared data sources. A single data source is provided
with version 0.1.2, which is part of the second official release of TCV
software.
I wanted to enable TCV to execute on various OS platforms, including both
MS Windows and Linux. Due to scarcity of labor resources, I have prepared a
single implementation for MS Windows (XP/Vista/7/8), which I have tested on
WINE on Linux. Learn about WINE at http://www.winehq.org.
Whether you are running on MS Windows or WINE/Linux, TCV reqiures a Java
Java runtime environment JRE. The TCV installer script will abort if it can-
not find JRE 6 or JRE 7 on your system. For Java instructions and downloads
visit http://www.java.com.
== Installation ==
Here are 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-0.1.2-setup.exe for this release.
- Double click on tcv-0.1.2-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.
Here are installation instructions for Linux, Unix and similar OS platforms.
- If you have not already done so, install and configure WINE, which is also
known as "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-0.1.2-setup.tar.gz
- Extract package contents by clicking on the downloaded file or by typing
this command in a terminal window.
tar -xzf tcv-0.1.2.setup.tar.gz
- Look for the file named tcv-0.1.2-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
this command in a terminal window.
chmod u+x tcv-0.1.2-setup.sh
- Run tcv-0.1.2-setup.sh by clicking on it with the mouse, or by typing this
command.
./tcv-0.1.2-setup.sh
- Review and accept license.
- Answer questions and follow instructions.
- Click on the "Close" button when done.
== Changes ==
Here is a partial list of changes made to Temperature Change Viewer since the
release of the previous version, TCV 0.1.1, which took place on 20 March 2013.
1. TCV now 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. The Edit menu of TCV 0.1.2 replaces the Preferences menu of TCV 0.1.1.
4. Menu bar menus contain new items, of which some are enabled (active). Certain
menu items are disabled on purpose. These server as place holders for functions
I am planning as part of 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 key-board 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).
Please feel free to comment, to report issues or to make requests by visiting one
of these URLs.
http://sourceforge.net/p/tcv/wiki/
http://sourceforge.net/p/tcv/bugs/
Thank you.
David A. Portman/ERiskTech (24 December 2013)
