5.6.3 Release notes.

Bug fix release:

• fixes significant bug in release 5.6.02 in start/finish times
• fixes issue where you could not "insert" characters in the middle of many text fields

Previous Releases:

VERSION 5.6.2

• support for ISAF's "XRR" xml export format, version 1.3;
• fixed bug in entering redress points
• fixed bug in "medal race" options
• fixed bug in foreign language handling

VERSION 5.6.1

New Features / Bug fixes from Sourceforge's trackers: (click on item's summary to see details)

Request #	Summary (click for details)
2120937	Add after race scoring penalty
2011685	Add Division to report column options
2918379	Medal race tiebreaker should apply only to medal race racers
2120937	Finish order column is corrected not raw
2011685	Add Division to report column options
2339501	"Time Behind" Column
2120951	add DPI penalty ability
1602558	more Mac install issues - browser link
1258638	tied boats one w/ scoring pen - both pts wrong
993504	Import results needs "append" and >9 races

VERSION 5.1

•  Now requires use of Java 5.0 (end users won't see much although the interface is a bit nicer, but it makes the developers' lives much easier).
•  Added support for new Olympic scoring requirements: changing the "weight" of a race, and making a race non-discardable.
•  Fleet splitting for qualification and finals series much improved many bugs in it fixed.
•  Glitch in crew names list with names bouncing around fixed.
•  Installer program modified, no more "black screen" on Windows, now works on Mac
•  Snipe class scoring bug corrected, fractional scores now round up to next whole number
•  Bug in Dragon Iceboat tiebreaker fixed.

Specific Bug Fixes from Sourceforge's trackers: (click on item's summary to see details)

Request ID	Summary	Open Date
1429023	Name swapping	2006-02-10 06:09
1341851	IRC default min/max backwards	2005-10-29 15:01
988736	fleet split dialog, cancel dont work	2004-07-10 22:03
988732	when no gold race, DNC calc is wrong	2004-07-10 21:54
1153117	Change start date/time of races doesnt properly reorder races	2005-02-27 18:05
1406319	Support olympic medal race "nondiscardable"	2006-01-14 22:49
1406317	Support olympic medal race "weighting"	2006-01-14 22:45

 

VERSION 4.3

Major new features:

•  Support for IRC handicapping system
•  Scoring upgraded to 2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing
•  Improved support for Gold/Silver fleet splits for large one-design fleets - with ability to auto-split the fleet, and carry scores from qualifying into the final series.

Minor new features:

•  patch 03, switch to new standalone installation scheme (VAInstall) 
•  You can now enter as many crew names as you want
•  You can now Import entry data either replacing previous entries, or appending to existing entries

Bug Fixes: (click on item's summary to see details)

Version 4.3.1.03:

Request ID	Summary	Open Date
1274699	Browser access to Firefox and new MacOS not working	2005-08-27 13:08
1261565	Move between divisions with subdivs caused bad scoring	2005-08-16 22:22
1215117	Single race - OCS shows fin pos as fleet not class	2005-06-05 07:50
988731	boats not in a division cause fin dialog to hang	2004-07-10 21:50
1215121	Delete/reinsert finishes not clearing out old info properly	2005-06-05 07:52
1226607	Skipper/crew names swapping?	2005-06-23 17:33
932880	Integrate new German language pack	2004-04-10 13:24
584514	delete entry w/ no prompt if no races	2002-07-21 10:37

Version 4.3.1 (01)

Request ID	Summary	Open Date
1215116	IRC import glitch	2005-06-05 07:49
1157928	Title bar not updated after import	2005-03-06 16:50
1157927	Entries report - add fleet size	2005-03-06 16:50
1157925	No empty finish error - reproducible now!	2005-03-06 16:48
1118282	Set Final, greys out Show Reports	2005-02-07 19:06
1074695	TAYC OCS points/pos numbers wierd	2004-11-28 11:20
1074694	multiple error boxes on dup sail/bow	2004-11-28 11:18
988740	missing helps	2004-07-10 22:08
988738	too many subdivisions in entry dialog on one row	2004-07-10 22:06
775405	Renaming a subdivision, does not update Entry screen	2003-07-21 22:08
766918	problems with file naming extra ~~~?	2003-07-06 22:06