OpenCPN Beta test 4.1.602 Release

[CarCode]

Issues with Sizer Flags

It is not new in 4.1.602 but might be a problem in the future.
There are some issues with sizers flags in Options dialog.
The wxWidgets docs says:

Horizontal alignment flags are ignored with wxEXPAND.
Horizontal alignment flags are ignored in horizontal sizers.
Vertical alignment flags are ignored in vertical sizers.

Please check these files for inconsistency: options.cpp s63_pi.cpp chartdldrgui.cpp

Programmers of plugins often use the wxFormBuilder for creating dialogs. However the generated code might be buggy. E.g. it is not needed to specify both rows and cols for sizers. Only specify cols to avoid asserts. The number of rows will be deduced automatically depending on the number of the elements added to the sizer.

Finally switching OCPN now to wxWidgets 3.0 it might be useful to read the docs of wxWidgets.

Gerhard

[nohal]

Gerhard...
Exact impact, please?

Thanks

Pavel


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[Gosling]

Hi all-

Just ran a test in the car. Everything worked well and the accuracy was good. Only problem came afterwards when I went to erase track. That worked but there remained a thin line (much thinner than the original track) that can't be erased.

Thoughts?

Overall, a great implementation of a great program.

Thanks to everyone involved.

MikeR

[yachtman]

Hi

Win 7 acer aspire one

updated and started ok. got a position

Ais targets flash on and off, with none showing a position for any length of time. also sometimes routes and tracks.

Deleted config file and emptied plug in folder, tried without visit my harbor stick, but no different. removed mmsi csv file incase that was the problem.

Ais (digital yacht) so not an input problem, along with worked fine before upgrade. still works on the other sony machine ok.

[yachtman]

Strangely "Hurricane'' has a solution on the android beta thread that works.

so problem has been introduced on both the windows and android version.

hurricans post 48 on the android thread follows:-

OK, I've found a "solution" to the second problem.
If I "uncheck" - Ships - AIS Targets - Lost Targets - Remove lost targets affer (min)
and "uncheck" - Ships - AIS Targets - Lost Targets - Mark Targets Lost affer (min)
AIS Targets are then displayed on the Android screen
This issue was identified on the Cruisers Forum for a "non Android" installation - OpenCPN V4 - the posted thinks it is something to do with time synchronisation.

[CarCode]

Originally Posted by CarCode

Issues with Sizer Flags

It is not new in 4.1.602 but might be a problem in the future.
There are some issues with sizers flags in Options dialog.
The wxWidgets docs says:

Horizontal alignment flags are ignored with wxEXPAND.
Horizontal alignment flags are ignored in horizontal sizers.
Vertical alignment flags are ignored in vertical sizers.

Please check these files for inconsistency: options.cpp s63_pi.cpp chartdldrgui.cpp

Gerhard

There is another file with same issue: routemanagerdialog.cpp

Gerhard

[nohal]

Gerhard...
My question persists - the issue is exactly what?
If you can't post a patch with a fix as every normal person with your skills would, could you at least point the exact place in the code you are referring to? Or a screenshot of the behavior which is broken?

Thanks

Pavel


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[CarCode]

Pavel,
please read again. In the files pointed to by me are used sizers flags in a wrong way. Actually not but in the future this will popup asserts with wxWidgets. There are more than 20 places like that in OCPN code.

Gerhard

[nohal]

Gerhard...
I'm really amazed how much time are you able to waste instead of creating a patch which would probably take something like 2 minutes...

Pavel

[nohal]

Hi all...
Most of the plugins are already rebuilt and should work with the 4.1 beta on Windows and Linux, check Plugins for OpenCPN 4.1 | Official OpenCPN Homepage and let us know if you find any problems.
The few that are still missing should come shortly.

Thanks

Pavel

[Hakan]

Pavel...
Thanks for the plugins work.
In WIN-XP:
I tested the VDR and it won't load. The log says:

7:47:41 AM: PlugInManager searching for PlugIns in location C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins
7:47:41 AM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins\vdr_pi.dll
7:47:41 AM: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins\vdr_pi.dll' (error 0: åtgärden har slutförts.)
7:47:41 AM:    PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins\vdr_pi.dll 
7:47:49 AM: PlugInManager: Deactivating PlugIn: C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins\br24radar_pi.dll

As you can see from the last row all other plugins are hoisted in the same folder? But what's the "shared library" for VDR?

This is the log for my OCPN 4.0 VDR:

11:54:49: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program\OpenCPN\Portable\plugins\vdr_win32_pi16_v03_pi.dll
11:54:49:   C:\Program\OpenCPN\Portable\plugins\vdr_win32_pi16_v03_pi.dll
              API Version detected: 106
              PlugIn Version detected: 3

Håkan

[Hakan]

Originally Posted by Hakan

Test help, please.
...................
W7 problem:
In Dashboard using instrument 13, historical depth, the diagram is not shown and values are collected from other instruments. See my leftmost picture. ...................
Thanks
Håkan

No comments on the post. (No interests, my text is not understandable,...??)
What I've done so far:
I was able to test on another Win7(but 64) PC and there is the depth instrument(13) working properly as well? Still all with the same OCPN installation package.

Since my issue started in connection with wxWidgets-3.0 implementation could it be graphic driver dependent in some way?
Any Win7 guru out there for a comment or discussion, please.
Thanks
Håkan

[Hakan]

Pavel...
On my WinXP: Also the chartdldr_pi didn't load for the same reason as before:

14:15:23: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins\chartdldr_pi.dll
14:15:23: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins\chartdldr_pi.dll' (error 0: åtgärden har slutförts.)
14:15:23:    PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins\chartdldr_pi.dll

Note: my own builds of WMM, launcher, BR24Radar, Grib and Dashboard loads OK:
Could it be that the init code somewhere should read:
"Load library: C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins\chartdldr_pi" instead of
"Load library: C:\Program\OpenCPN\plugins\chartdldr_pi.dll ??

Håkan

[nohal]

Hakan...
Aren't you trying to load the plugins I built into your own build of OpenCPN made with VS2010? That can never work...

Pavel


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[Hakan]

Pavel...
Ahaaa...yes you're right - 2010. My first Q is then why not?? The Opencpn.exe and the folder structure for the program must still be the same or what are the dependencies, if you feel for an explanation.
Thanks
Håkan