VisualDCT Release Notes

Project: VisualDCT 
Identification: CSL-MEM-02-XX
Status: Draft
Availability: :/VisualDCT//MEM-VisualDCT_Release_Notes.xml
Creation: 2002-08-20 (Matej Sekoranja)
Last Modification: 2004-11-18 (Matej Sekoranja)
Copyright © 2002-2004 by Cosylab d.o.o. All Rights Reserved.

Scope

This document is contains release notes of the current build.

Audience

The audience of this document are all users of this VisualDCT build.

Table of Contents

1. Release Notes


References

Document History

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1. Release Notes

Changes in current version:

    * 5037: Printing issues [resolved]
    * 8596: Bug in Visual DCT morph [resolved]
    * 8731: VDCT: mess with the template links [resolved]
    * 10333: On small zoom the records should blow up to become readable [resolved]
    * 11385: Visual DCT breaks in Mac OS 10.4 [resolved]
    * 12121: Addpath command functionality [resolved]
    * 12122: Macro orientation when connection more than one wire [resolved]
          o 13367: Strange bahaviour [resolved]
    * 12123: Issues when un-doing a move [resolved]
    * 12124: Objects change relative distances while being dragged together [resolved]
    * 12125: Awkward kink in wires when a connector anchor is added [resolved]
    * 12126: Problem with hidden fields [resolved]
    * 12127: Wire anchors on templates are not preserved when saving [resolved]
    * 12128: Font size for template name too large [resolved]
    * 12129: SCAN field is not a valid input when connecting from a port [resolved]
    * 12130: Not possible to add a connection anchor point to a wire connecting a record field and an external port or macro [resolved]
    * 12296: Problems with find feature in VisualDCT [resolved]
    * 12369: Import of databases doesn't work [resolved]
    * 12438: If dbd not present, DTYP information is gone [resolved]
    * 12443: Read appInclude.dbd files with #include's [resolved]
    * 12444: Save on traverse [resolved]
    * 12445: Eliminate steps in wires [resolved]
    * 12446: Move text on macros [resolved]
    * 12447: More wiring issues [resolved]
    * 12448: Borders [resolved]
          o 13079: Implement import and Border graphical object [resolved]
          o 13139: Border saving [resolved]
          o 13140: Fix/improve graphical objects select [resolved]
    * 12449: Improve printing [resolved]
    * 12450: Morph a template [resolved]
    * 12451: Visual cue when making links [resolved]
    * 12452: Highlight which record is inspected [resolved]
    * 12713: Hide value on copied records [resolved]
    * 12714: Copied record set links [resolved]
    * 12715: Position of pasted record [resolved]
    * 12716: Records move when db is saved [resolved]
    * 12793: Control of which side a wire connects to a record [resolved]
    * 12794: Fields with two connectors [resolved]
    * 12795: Building [resolved]
          o 15039: Access to JCA CVS [resolved]
    * 13326: Package F testing [resolved]
    * 13345: Update VDCT documentation [resolved]
    * 15878: Small tasks [resolved]
    * 16218: Copy paste between VDCT windows [resolved]

# 15412: Bugfixes for package F (iverstovsek) [open]

    * 15413: --help or -h command line argument [resolved]
    * 15414: Wire routing at different zooms [resolved]
    * 15415: Multiple pasting [resolved]
    * 15416: Pasting near edge issues [resolved]
    * 15417: Click and drag issues on different platforms [resolved]
    * 15418: Double click not working sometimes inside main area [resolved]
    * 15419: Discriminate beteween external connectors to links and substitution macros [resolved]
    * 15420: Phantom records remain when switching levels in hierarchy [resolved]
    * 15421: Pop up a dialog box if db generation fails [resolved]
    * 15422: Labeling of FLNKs [resolved]
    * 15423: Inconsistent positioning of anchors [resolved]
    * 15424: Display connectors as line segments [resolved]
    * 15547: Linking problem [resolved]
    * 15738: Multiple connectors on EPICSTemplateMacro [resolved]
    * 15809: Editing info elements of records in an inspector [stalled]
    * 15810: Snapping of graphics objects to the nearest point [resolved]
    * 15812: Full Undo sequence should not prompt for save [resolved]
    * 15813: Order of links after undo / redo sequence is not conserved [resolved]
    * 15814: Do not display type of link of a port [resolved]
    * 15815: Copy paste should work also for port and macro [resolved]
    * 15816: Link was not made between INP and ai [resolved]
    * 15868: Hierachy problem [resolved]
    * 15869: Send latest version to Ken Evans to test printing on plotters [resolved]
    * 15870: Selection does not work properly [resolved]

Disabilities/missing:

  • include statement is implemented, but saving files containing include statements will also include all the content of includes files.
  • multiple template definitions in one DB are not supported
  • user's manual to be completed

Document History

Revision Date Author Section Modification
2.2.1236 2002-08-20 Matej Sekoranja all Package B alpha integration build.
2.3.1237 2002-10-20 Matej Sekoranja all Package B release candidate.
2.4.1244 2003-07-18 Matej Sekoranja all Package C (full graphical hierarchy support) release candidate.
2.4.1247 2003-12-28 Matej Sekoranja all Minor bugfixes.
2.4.1249 2004-03-30 Matej Sekoranja all CapFast interoperability, minor bugfixes.
2.4.1250 2004-08-30 Matej Sekoranja all Package D1 release candidate.
2.4.1256 2004-11-18 Matej Sekoranja all Package D2 pre-release.
2.4.1257 2005-05-27 Matej Sekoranja all Package D2 release.
2.5.1271 2004-11-18 Matej Sekoranja all Package F release.

References

ID Author Reference Revision Date Publisher
1 Matej Sekoranja VisualDCT Project   2002 Cosylab, Ltd.
2 Matej Sekoranja VisualDCT latest build 2.5.1271 2005 Cosylab, Ltd.
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