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Change log

Here you will find SKipper detailed change logs for each version released.

1.0.23

  • NEW - Linux - now supports DRM software rotation with argument - --soft-rotate 90
  • NEW - Linux - enhanced DRM video card detection (mainly on RPI4, RPI5)
  • NEW - Windows, Linux - support for turning of device when user exits app with argument -shutdown-on-exit
  • NEW - Android - support for periodic notifications check, when enabled by user and application is in background.
  • NEW - Android - new setting to toggle full screen mode - when on app will use most available space on screen
  • NEW - Wind Gauge - completely new enhanced gauge showing TWA, AWA, next waypoint angle and 5 user defined values.
  • NEW - Analog Gauge - new enhanced ticks and labels render
  • NEW - Compass Gauge - new enhanced ticks and labels render
  • FIX - Onboarding - changed UI to be still working on smaller screens (tested 400x400px as minimum)
  • NEW - App - added setting to enable UI change detection on server when connected to server

1.0.22

  • NEW - SKipper now supports new feature called History Data sets! This feature will allow user to show history graphs with defined Signal K path data on their screen more. To show data set user can use new control Graph that can be customized by user (show/hide statistics, show/hide labels, show/hide header with name and last value, show/hide tooltips, etc.)
  • NEW - SKipper history data sets supports Signal K data set and Influx DB v1 or v2 data sets!
  • NEW - As SKipper can be used on various platforms new version brings support for page visibility on device - mobile, tablet or desktop - this will allow user to specify pages visible on mobile, tablet or desktop and hide pages not suitable on device.
  • NEW - SKipper will show help links to docs at many places (settings, home screen, control editor) for easy access to documentation!
  • Icons - SKipper uses Font Awesome icons, but there are too many of them, so this version introduces "Recommended" category with all icons related to boating and sailing!
  • FIX - fixed many bugs in UI and added few touches for mobile UI design (adaptive to form factor), added crash log file on desktop (mobile, tablet coming soon!) support in %PROFILE%.SKipper\crash.log

1.0.21

  • Signal K path pick modal - added search text box to filter paths to filter and find desired path faster
  • NEW control: Modern compass with support for showing wind angle and next waypoint heading
  • Grid layout - user is now able to move control by only "Move control" command in context menu, column and row properties in child control will be readonly for now.
  • Grid layout - user is now able to add new control to empty cells by clicking on new + button right in UI.
  • Page editing - when user adds new control in layout SKipper will show control's properties automatically
  • New page - when user creates new page (blank or from template) SKipper will show modal to change title, icon and toggle icons nav bar presence.
  • Page editor - new hamburger menu will allow user to load UI from server or save UI to server from simple menu.
  • Group layout - When Title property is empty header is hidden, this allows the user to create group without name and icon.
  • FIX: Label control wasn't editable in some cases
  • FIX: Analog Gauge - made value and units bigger to make them more visible
  • FIX: Control editor now doesn't switch to default value if you empty textbox value.
  • NEW: Converter for date time now supports two line date time output!
  • FIX: Controls Gauge, Grid, Group, Label, Modern compass - made some changes in properties order, renamed properties group Layout to Alignment, all done to make properties faster to find

1.0.20

  • Signal K compatibility - new Signal K server meta data editor uses "nominal" zone status instead of "normal" zone status. SKipper now supports both variants for detecting "good" range of value.
  • FIX: Fixes issue introduced in 1.0.19 version that crashed SKipper when user added Analog/Digital gauge into stack layout
  • Grid - new UI for moving a children around the Grid layout, new "Move control" menu item will appear when showing context menu of grid's child
  • Group layout - new layout control that can be added to stack layout to create grouping of related values. Group layout children appears in grid defined by user. User can select number of columns that will appear on one line in control properties. Group title and icon can be changed too. See more.
  • Control editor - property groups now appears in same order for all controls, this makes editor well-arranged.
  • Binding - Date time converter - When showing date time difference is now formatted with {0} days, {1} hours, {2} minutes string and will show only days, hours if value is 0