Radarspotting

A note from Bev for users that do not have an active internet connection on the machine they want to install PP on:

Hi

Nic Storey has kindly updated his installer script for PlanePlotter
to accommodate those users who do not have an Internet connection.

The installation package for version 6.4.4.8 that is on the web site
now, has the new installer script. If you are one of those users who
need to install PlanePlotter on a machine that does not have Internet
access, then download the current version and use that instead of the
previous package.

http://www.coaa.co.uk/planeplotter6_4_4_8.exe

If you already have 6.4.4.8 running on your machine, there is no need
to re-install it. The program is unchanged; only the installer is different.

If you do not have an Internet connection on the target machine, the
installer now allows you to enter the latitude and longitude by hand
(must have at least 5 digits and be in decimal format; north and east
are positive, south and west are negative) instead of requiring you
to click on the map, which does not appear if there is no Internet connection.

Many thanks to Nic for making this change to help those users who
were having difficulty.

Regards
Bev
COAA

And version 6.4.4.8 is new to me - still running .7

I hadn't seen any reference to 6.4.4.8  but had a look at the Yahoo! group and found the announcement from Bev:

"Hi,

PlanePlotter version 6.4.4.8 is now available for download by
following the link on the PlanePlotter web site.
"http://www.planeplotter.com/#download"

---Usual boilerplate---
Updates are free to registered users.
You may need to exercise your browser Refresh function to force it to
show you the new version of the PlanePlotter web page. If you post a
message complaining that the web site is still pointing to an earlier
version, you pay a forfeit!
You can install the new version over the old one but you *must*
close/exit PlanePlotter before installing the new one. Your settings
will be preserved. Nic's installer will warn you if PlanePlotter is
still running when you try to install the new version.
If you have a version-specific firewall (eg Zone Alarm), you may have
to reassure it that the new version is permitted to access the
Internet. Be aware that an increasing number of security systems
treat any new file as a threat without any justification except that
it is new. Please don't write to me about it; write to your security
system provider and ask them to make their program smarter.
If you have an installation of PlanePlotter running under Linux/Wine,
this installer may not run. In that case (only), please download :
http://www.coaa.co.uk/planeplotter6_4_4_8.zip and unzip the files
into the existing PlanePlotter application directory. Note that this
will only work if PlanePlotter is already installed under Wine as it
only contains the new executable and not all the other files that are
required to run the program.
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New in version 6.4.4.8

QNH options

The program now saves and restores the selection you make for the
automatic QNH retrieval.

Sharer locations

The Options..Script..Fetch sharer locations now retrieves both the
text file and the GPX file and renames any previous files if they exist.

Orthographic projection

John L has asked me scores of times to include the Orthographic
projection in the display options. I have finally capitulated! If
you click the outline button while holding down the left Shift key,
it will re-plot the existing map/chart using an orthographic
projection of the selected outline files. It is most effective if
the area displayed is a significant area of the visible hemisphere.

Latitude longitude grid

There is now an option to plot a latitude/longitude grid over a
regular outline chart or over an orthomorphic outline chart. The
grid is turned on and off using Options..Chart..Outline..Lat/lon grid
and the colour is chosen in Options..Chart..Options..Vector colours.

TCAS alerts

TCAS alerts now include the registration as well as the ICAO hex code
of the conflicting aircraft.

Third party sharing

Some users have reported data corruption when sharing their data with
third party services as a result of bogus data returned by the third
party server. PlanePlotter now ignores data returned by third party
servers to which users have chosen to send their data.

OLE/COM enhancements

The OLE/COM interface now includes support for the new orthomorphic
projection option. A simple script can now generate a pleasing view
of a rotating Earth using the orthomorphic projection.

Inmarsat satellite plots

There is now an option to include the location of those Inmarsat
satellites that downlink the AERO traffic that PlanePlotter can
display. Using the MySky option in PlanePlotter, users can now
easily identify which satellites are visible from their location.

Enjoy!
Bev
COAA"

Hmm.....

I posted in the Chat section as soon as .8 was released on Sunday 4th Sept. I assumed Anmer would post his customary announcement that a new version was out but maybe he was too busy at that time.

Glad you all know that a new version is out with several new features. Personally, I'm not sure about the Orthographic projection unless you want to look at the whole world or latitude longitude grid - just seems to clutter up the outline imo. But there you go.

QNH bug fix is welcome though.

Tim

Quote from: Triple7 on September 12, 2016, 08:18:31 PM
I posted in the Chat section as soon as .8 was released on Sunday 4th Sept. I assumed Anmer would post his customary announcement that a new version was out but maybe he was too busy at that time.

Sorry I was travelling to France and then we lost our WiFi following a very heavy electrical storm in the Bordeaux area.  But I never received the usual email from Bev announcing the new version.