XCSoar

XCSoar 6.3_alpha2 released!

2012-02-19T00:00:00+03:00

Hi everyone!

Here comes the second preview version of XCSoar 6.3. There have been a few rendering problems on Android and other problems on other platforms too, but we have fixed most of them.

In addition to that we have improved support for the LX devices lately with the LX MiniMap in particular. The additional hardware buttons should work as planned now.

Remember that this is still a potentially unstable alpha version. Test it as much as possible, but don’t rely on it completely yet. You should always have a stable backup version available.

Change log:

http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.3_alpha2/NEWS.txt

Download:

http://www.xcsoar.org/download/latest.html
http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.3_alpha2/
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.xcsoar.testing

The next maintenance release will be 6.2.6, to be released on demand. The next major release will be 6.3, going beta soon.

XCSoar 6.3_alpha1 released!

2012-02-10T00:00:00+03:00

Hi everyone!

We have just released the first preview version of XCSoar 6.3 to show you what we’ve been working on lately. We are now concentrating on fixing the remaining bugs and will release the final version of XCSoar 6.3 very soon.

Here is a short overview of what has changed compared to XCSoar 6.2:

faster OLC calculations
a serial port monitor
Flarm IGC file downloads
Westerboer VW921 and FlyNet vario support
new “MapItem” list when clicking on the map
two-finger panning on Android
improved METAR parsing
kinetic scrolling on some platforms
UTM coordinate format
experimental DPI-aware dialogs
fullscreen mode for Linux
LiveTrack24 tracking
baro. sensor support on Android devices.

And there are even a few more things that I didn’t mention here. Feel free to test this version and report back if you like what we’ve done. Keep in mind though that this is an alpha version and it might not be completely stable yet. If you find any bugs please tell us, so that we can fix them for the final release. An additional hint for all Android users: You can install the testing version in parallel without having to uninstall the stable version!

Change log:

http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.3_alpha1/NEWS.txt

Download:

http://www.xcsoar.org/download/latest.html
http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.3_alpha1/
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.xcsoar.testing

The next maintenance release will be 6.2.6, to be released on demand. The next major release will be 6.3, going beta soon.

XCSoar on Android #2

2012-01-31T00:00:00+03:00

We’re proud to announce that by now over 9.400 people have downloaded and installed XCSoar on their Android devices!

That number counts only the installs via the Google Market though. Since we don’t track our users we have no idea how many people still use XCSoar on Windows Mobile or other platforms.

XCSoar 6.3 is coming soon! The first alpha version will be released in the next weeks…

XCSoar 6.2.5 released!

2012-01-27T00:00:00+03:00

Hi everyone,

here comes another maintenance release for XCSoar 6.2. Once again we have fixed several bugs in this release. On some Windows Mobile PDAs the start bar was not disappearing correctly when installed from a CAB file. This problem should be fixed now. If you still experience this (or another) problem please tell us!

Also we fixed the handling of negative UTC timezone offsets. In case your flying in one of the Americas please check that the offset setting is still correct.

You can read about all other bugfixes in our changelog:

http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.5/NEWS.txt

Download:

http://www.xcsoar.org/download/
http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.5/
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.xcsoar

The next maintenance release will be 6.2.6, to be released on demand.
The next major release will be 6.3, to be released around February.

XCSoar 6.2.4 released!

2011-12-24T00:00:00+03:00

Merry christmas everyone,

we’ve got a present for you. XCSoar 6.3 is still under development but today we release XCSoar 6.2.4. This release has a lot of old bugs fixed and it might just be the most stable version of XCSoar ever. If you still experience any crashes or think that the numbers that you get are wrong please tell us!

Besides these bugfixes we have also improved the support of the Borgelt B800 and the Flytec devices. Many thanks to Flytec, who have supplied us with a device for testing. Last but not least, we also have another language translation now: Korean. Thanks to Mike Myungha Kuh for that!

Changelog:

http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.4/NEWS.txt

Download:

http://www.xcsoar.org/download/
http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.4/
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.xcsoar

The next maintenance release will be 6.2.5, to be released on demand.
The next major release will be 6.3, to be released around january.

XCSoar 6.2.3 released!

2011-11-21T00:00:00+03:00

Hi everyone,

over the weekend we’ve finished the third bugfix release of XCSoar 6.2. We fixed many of your bug reports and also fixed a few bugs that we had found along the way. Most importantly though: This is the first release that includes a version for Mac OSX! Some things might not work yet as good as on other platforms, but if you tells us whats wrong we will try to fix it for the next versions.

Download:

http://www.xcsoar.org/download/
http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.3/
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.xcsoar

Changelog:

http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.3/NEWS.txt

The next maintenance release will be 6.2.4, to be released on demand.
The next major release will be 6.3, to be released around december/january.

Altair Firmware Update

2011-11-09T00:00:00+03:00

Good news for Altair users:
Triadis have released their 07 Altair Firmware

http://triadis.triadis.biz/downloads/altair/update/

This allows you to run XCSoar.exe from the root of a USB Stick - making it easier to run XCSoar 6.x and try new versions.

Download XCSoarAltair.zip, uncompress and move/rename the file from ToAltair/XCSoarAltair-600-CRC3E.exe to the top of your USB disk as XCSoar.exe. Create an XCSoarData directory on your USB key and you’re pretty much done.

XCSoar 6.2.2 released!

2011-11-04T00:00:00+03:00

Hi everyone,

the second bugfix release of XCSoar 6.2 is ready for delivery! We have fixed a number of minor and some major bugs. Just to name a few: automatic QNH calculation was slighlty off in the past, Reach/Route calculation returned wrong numbers on strong wind conditions, instant L/D showed bad values, …

Also we have fixed a problem in our IGC file writer that enables you to use the MaxPunkte application to analyze your IGC files.

You can read the whole list of bugs that were fixed in the change log:
http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.2/NEWS.txt

If you think you’ve found another bug please tell us! For that you should follow the steps at http://www.xcsoar.org/develop/new_ticket.html to create a new bug report.

Download:

http://www.xcsoar.org/download/
http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.2/
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.xcsoar

The next maintenance release will be 6.2.3, to be released on demand.
The next major release will be 6.3.

Maps for Iceland

2011-10-06T00:00:00+04:00

Hi everyone (and our nordic friends in particular),

we have just updated our MapGenerator and from now on you should be able to create maps for Iceland including terrain!

Unfortunatly I noticed that our waypoint database for Iceland is essentially empty. We are using the Welt2000 database for waypoint information. If you have up-to-date waypoint files and want to share them with the world please contact the welt2000 guys and tell them.

MapGenerator: http://mapgen.xcsoar.org

XCSoar 6.2.1 released!

2011-09-26T00:00:00+04:00

Hi everyone,

today we have released the first maintenance release of XCSoar 6.2. It fixes a few minor bugs and a bigger one on the Altair platform which made 6.2 unusable. All Altair owners with 6.2 should update to 6.2.1 to enable the rotary button again.

The other changes include update speed improvements for the METAR/TAF download feature and some bugfixes in particular for the Android platform.

Besides that we have focused on updating the manual for the 6.2 series. There is still a lot of work to do though and if you would like to contribute then please let us know. The less time the developers need to spend on updating the manual, the more time they can spend on improving the application ifself.

Change log:

http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.1/NEWS.txt

Download:

http://www.xcsoar.org/download/
http://download.xcsoar.org/releases/6.2.1/
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.xcsoar

The next maintenance release will be 6.2.2, to be released on demand.
The next major release will be 6.3.