OpenCPN Version 5.1.620 RC1 Test

[mgrouch]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

mgrouch...
re:
"Some text is still unreadable with dark theme (Raspberry PI)."


Is this rPI 3 or 4?
Raspbian 9, or 10?


Or something else entirely?

Thanks
Dave

RPI 4, Buster


sudo apt install breeze-gtk-theme breeze-icon-theme breeze-icon-theme breeze-icon-theme-rcc breeze-cursor-theme

Start lxappearance

lxappearance

and choose 'Breeze-Dark' widget theme


Thanks

[Moo]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

Moo...


Please post your logfile.
Thanks
Dave

Here you go.

Could it be a red herring due to parallel installs?

No version of NMEA converter shown as installed. Can't find any instances in Programfiles(x86) (for all installed versions) or Programdata. Still have two old versions and the managed version showing up in the catalogue.

Remove .pdf as usual.

[bdbcat]

Moo...
There are problems with NmeaConverter installation.
I would remove anything that looks like nmeaconverter_pi.dll from:


1. C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN\plugins
2. C:\Users\tweed\AppData\Local\opencpn\plugins


Then, ignore the current catalog entry "OPCN NmeaConverter". It is faulty, fix is coming.

If you need that plugin right now, then install only the legacy version available from the opencpn.org site.
Thanks
Dave

[bdbcat]

mgrouch...
I have replicated your dark theme display issues on rPi4/buster.


Unfortunately, the problem is with the wxWidgets version available for rPi. The standard system colors simply do not track correctly in a dark theme. While it may be possible to fix in OCPN as a special case for rPi/buster, the impact of this fix on the larger code base, and on other platforms, is problematic.
So, there will be no improvement/correction of this issue for OCPN 5.2 release.


The bug should be recorded in the Flyspray tracker, for future reference.


Sorry
Dave


So

[bdbcat]

vechnyak:
re:
"Found small issue. It seems on RPi 4 default boat speed does not accept decimals like 6.5. I can have boat speed 6 or 7 though"


What screen/dialog are you attempting to edit?


Thanks
Dave

[Moo]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

Moo...
There are problems with NmeaConverter installation.
I would remove anything that looks like nmeaconverter_pi.dll from:


1. C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN\plugins
2. C:\Users\tweed\AppData\Local\opencpn\plugins


Then, ignore the current catalog entry "OPCN NmeaConverter". It is faulty, fix is coming.

If you need that plugin right now, then install only the legacy version available from the opencpn.org site.
Thanks
Dave

Hi Dave,

Ahh I have cleaned out OpenCPN\plugins and ProgrameData but not AppData.

Thanks. I don't actually need that plugin, but I have it just for running some tests as some people I help out do need it.

Cheers

[mgrouch]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

mgrouch...
I have replicated your dark theme display issues on rPi4/buster.


Unfortunately, the problem is with the wxWidgets version available for rPi. The standard system colors simply do not track correctly in a dark theme. While it may be possible to fix in OCPN as a special case for rPi/buster, the impact of this fix on the larger code base, and on other platforms, is problematic.
So, there will be no improvement/correction of this issue for OCPN 5.2 release.


The bug should be recorded in the Flyspray tracker, for future reference.


Sorry
Dave


So

Dave,


If you know how to fix it for RPI why wouldn't you fix it?
It's quite a large user base and sounds like a safe fix for even any future releases. Would some macro block in the code guard it against impacting other platforms?


Thanks,
--MG

[bdbcat]

MG...
Like all cross platform coding, the concept is simple, but the devil is in the details.
In this case, to work around a wxWidgets bug, several code modules would be affected.



Of course, this is a judgment call. But a change of this magnitude would likely require careful validation, essentially restarting the Beta test for all possible platforms.


And that is something we do not want to do, for a UI bug of this type, when we are so close to a viable release.


Finally, the fact that this bug showed up so late in the Beta cycle demonstrates my point. Volunteer testing of a complex cross-platform GUI intensive app is a non-deterministic activity. We must manage the test engine state, as well as the state of the test article.


The workaround in this case is pretty simple: On rPI, don't use a dark theme if you need to access certain configuration settings.


Thanks
Dave

[verkerkbr]

I can repport that latest the beta 5.1.619.1-0 for arm64 works very well on the new RaspiOS 64 bits Buster on my Raspberry Pi 4 with 2 GB.

With the latest Oesenc plug 4.2.12 my Oesenc charts with dongle copy protections also now works.

But at first I could not find the new plugin manager. The folders were empty.

I had to remove the opencpn.conf and the present fingerprints.

Made a new fingerprint, (no more special setting for an usb dongle). And the Oesenc charts appeared.

Sending back routes from OpenCPN to the SignalK server (and then to nmea2000)
Outgoing connection: localhost udp port 2000.

The wait is now to version 5.2.

Regards,


Bram

[bdbcat]

bram...


"Made a new fingerprint, (no more special setting for an usb dongle). And the Oesenc charts appeared."


FYI, it is no longer necessary to make and upload a fingerprint manually. The plugin will automatically create the FPR as required.


Thanks for the report.


Dave

[hreuver]

After reading above story I tried installing the new plugin.
Replacing the old plugin with the new 4.2.12 plugin via the pluginmanager and I must say it was almost too easy on Ubuntu 18.04.

In short on Ubuntu 18.04 (odroid) the 5.1.621 version works perfectly with the supplied plugins. I believe the only plugins I mis are objsearch and perhaps the pypilot plugin, but I haven't seen those in the pluginmanager at all. (Can be comiled easily from github).

So far Ubuntu 18.04, as expected of the latest LTS released more than a year ago.

Ubuntu 20.04 was a complete different story. The beta version runs without much problems. The plugins are a problem though (most work, but no binaries available, no success with the oesenc plugin).

[skipperearly]

Had raised gui comments already in previous beta (see https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ml#post3157183) but guess its somehow didnt find focus.

I like the functionality of the new pi.manager but the user interface of some dialogues is really poor.

The attached screenshot is on W10 with 1920x1080 resolution but on smaller screens with less resolution its nearly impossible to handle this dialog layout!

[Rasbats]

To test SAR localisation I have been looking for a managed plugin that uses French translations.

Looking at 'Ocpn Draw' on OpenCPN 5.0 the plugin shows French text. Using the managed plugin on 5.1.620 there is no translation.

Is there a problem incorporating translation into a managed plugin?

Mike

[transmitterdan]

Mike,

No, managed plugins can have all translations. This is probably an error in producing the tarball that contains the plugin and all supporting files. In other words, it’s probably an error of the plugin packaging process.

[bdbcat]

SkipperEarly...


I think you are mistaking the larger boxes to the right of each plugin panel as user-activated check boxes. Easy to understand this interpretation, because that is what they look like.
Actually, they are simply icons, representing "unmanaged, legacy" plugins. Clicking them does nothing.
The "Enable" checkbox, however, does what is expected.



Maybe a new icon for "legacy" plugin status is called for....
Ideas, anyone?

Or maybe I am missing your point entirely....

Does this help?
Thanks
Dave