Windows PlugIns for OpenCPN 4.99?

[JohnGC]

Originally Posted by Hakan

WMM is already changed in master

I see the old one.

[JohnGC]

Originally Posted by Hakan

John..
Splendid..

For consistency you may have a suggest for these to radar_pi as well?
https://github.com/opencpn-radar-pi/...ee/master/data
Thanks
Håkan

I'm happy to take a look. But I'm not familiar with the plug in. Can you give me a brief explanation of what each icon represents please?

John

[Hakan]

John
The figures are different stages in the radar plugin. The names would describe but see my link below. So the circles would represent the radar rings and the red spots echoes when in transmit mode. So I think its the background outside the rings that need to be consistent to the others you did.

Icons explained: https://github.com/opencpn-radar-pi/...asic-operation
The plugin download (For Win so far):

https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/snigulp/radarPI.html

[Hakan]

Originally Posted by JohnGC

I see the old one.

Yes, I built from Git master two hours ago so it's not reflected in the beta download.

Håkan

[rgleason]

My experience with OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280 and 5.0 Beta Plugins


- watchdog_pi-2.4.0-win32
- launcher_pi-1.1-win32
do not seem to be compatible
and I have to remove them or O crashes.


- sar_pi-1.1-win32
does not load into this version of windows. It appears under plugins but does not show in the available plugins window.



- vdr_pi-0.4-ov50-win32 Seems to be translating gpx files as pure html rather than converting them into nmea sentences. Or am I doing something wrong here.? See attached Nmea Window Please.





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:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: plugins loading from C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager searching for PlugIns in location C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\chartdldr_pi.dll
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\chartdldr_pi.dll
API Version detected: 113
PlugIn Version detected: 103
2:23:05 PM: chartdldr_pi: C:\Users\Frederick\Documents\Charts
2:23:05 PM: chartdldr_pi: C:\Users\Frederick\Documents\Charts
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\dashboard_pi.dll
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\dashboard_pi.dll
API Version detected: 106
PlugIn Version detected: 102
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\grib_pi.dll
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\grib_pi.dll
API Version detected: 116
PlugIn Version detected: 401
2:23:05 PM:
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\rotationctrl_pi.dll
2:23:05 PM: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\rotationctrl_pi.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\rotationctrl_pi.dll
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\vdr_pi.dll
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\vdr_pi.dll
API Version detected: 106
PlugIn Version detected: 4
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\wmm_pi.dll
2:23:05 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\wmm_pi.dll
API Version detected: 108
PlugIn Version detected: 101
2:23:05 PM: WMM: WMM model data loaded from file C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\wmm_pi\data\WMM.COF.

2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: plugins loading from C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager searching for PlugIns in location C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\DR_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\DR_pi.dll
API Version detected: 107
PlugIn Version detected: 201
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\iacfleet_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\iacfleet_pi.dll
API Version detected: 116
PlugIn Version detected: 20
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\nmeaconverter_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\nmeaconverter_pi.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\nmeaconverter_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\objsearch_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: OBJSEARCH_PI: Database file to be used: C:\ProgramData\opencpn\\objsearch_pi.db
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\objsearch_pi.dll
API Version detected: 113
PlugIn Version detected: 20
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\ocpn_draw_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: ocpn_draw_pi data location: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\ocpn_draw_pi\data\
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\ocpn_draw_pi.dll
API Version detected: 116
PlugIn Version detected: 105
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\oesenc_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\oesenc_pi.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\oesenc_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\rotationctrl_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\rotationctrl_pi.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\rotationctrl_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\s63_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\s63_pi.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\s63_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\sar_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\sar_pi.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\sar_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\statusbar_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\statusbar_pi.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\statusbar_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\tactics_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\tactics_pi.dll
API Version detected: 112
PlugIn Version detected: 100
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\vfkaps_pi.dll
2:25:45 PM: PlugInManager: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.99.1408+0395280\plugins\vfkaps_pi.dll
API Version detected: 113
PlugIn Version detected: 101
2:25:45 PM: Opencpn language load for: en_US
2:25:45 PM: Loading catalog for: opencpn-chartdldr_pi
2:25:45 PM: Loading catalog for: opencpn-dashboard_pi
2:25:45 PM: Loading catalog for: opencpn-grib_pi
2:25:45 PM: Loading catalog for: opencpn-vdr_pi
2:25:45 PM: Loading catalog for: opencpn-wmm_pi
2:25:45 PM: Loading catalog for opencpn core.

[rgleason]

The IAC Fleet Plugin seems to be partially working, but it is difficult to find the files when they are loaded and should be showing. It would be very nice to have a "Center IAC Files"


Also the animation part does not seem to be working very well, but it might be the way I am using the files.


Not sure if the NOAA IAC Fleet website is working at present, but I do have 2.13.2019 files downloaded. They just don't make an animation.


Also the fleet:nadi to saildocs does not seem to work now.

[nohal]

Originally Posted by rgleason

- launcher_pi-1.1-win32

Rick...

Maybe try to test the current version for O5 beta, not one from 2016.

Pavel

[JohnGC]

Originally Posted by Hakan

John
The figures are different stages in the radar plugin. The names would describe but see my link below. So the circles would represent the radar rings and the red spots echoes when in transmit mode. So I think its the background outside the rings that need to be consistent to the others you did.

Icons explained: https://github.com/opencpn-radar-pi/...asic-operation
The plugin download (For Win so far):

https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/snigulp/radarPI.html

What is radar_seen.svg used for?

[Hakan]

Originally Posted by JohnGC

What is radar_seen.svg used for?

Actually I'm not sure. I've not seen it myself and tried to find a situation in the code where this state can occur but haven't found an obvious occasion. Since the radar_pi is adapted for various radar types this icon can be meant for a possible future where there is a state between a radar not seen on the network and radar connected. The code is somewhat complicated but my best answer would be:
"Radar seen" is a state where a network connection is about to be established. For the moment rarely or not used but we can't ignore the icon.
Thanks for your efforts on this.
Håkan

[JohnGC]

Originally Posted by Hakan

Actually I'm not sure. I've not seen it myself and tried to find a situation in the code where this state can occur but haven't found an obvious occasion. Since the radar_pi is adapted for various radar types this icon can be meant for a possible future where there is a state between a radar not seen on the network and radar connected. The code is somewhat complicated but my best answer would be:
"Radar seen" is a state where a network connection is about to be established. For the moment rarely or not used but we can't ignore the icon.
Thanks for your efforts on this.
Håkan

I've added ICONs for the Radar pi and sorted them into sub-folders.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/f...ZW7rol7lPI22WW

I've also noticed that there is some discrepancy in the display of these svg files. Google drive(in Chrome) and my graphics design app display them with X&Y reversed compared to OpenCPN and Google Chrome. I've flipped them so they should be the right way around in OpenCPN.

Let me know what you think.

John

[Hakan]

John..
They are not really consequent to the inbound icons.

Discussion:
Instead of black and white they are all gray and white, except the "hidden" one.

• The hidden type would more fit a stand-by state but with the heading line?
• The radar_active wouldn't hurt if you give it blurred red spots and a blurred gray arc, even if that's not quite monochrome? (The arc indicates an alarm zone) and else as the (new) stand-by?
• The searching as is but black background?
• So what for the hidden? The state is stand-by but menu and alarm zones are not visible. Black, one ring with a tick? (=>Alive but aviating a user action)

That's my quick thoughts.
Håkan

[JohnGC]

Originally Posted by Hakan

John..
They are not really consequent to the inbound icons.

Discussion:
Instead of black and white they are all gray and white, except the "hidden" one.

• The hidden type would more fit a stand-by state but with the heading line?
• The radar_active wouldn't hurt if you give it blurred red spots and a blurred gray arc, even if that's not quite monochrome? (The arc indicates an alarm zone) and else as the (new) stand-by?
• The searching as is but black background?
• So what for the hidden? The state is stand-by but menu and alarm zones are not visible. Black, one ring with a tick? (=>Alive but aviating a user action)

That's my quick thoughts.
Håkan

Hi Håkan,

I'm not sure I follow you.

Apart from the MOB. The new inbuilt ICONs (EG GRIB) are made up of just 3 colours, all of them are shades of grey:-

Inactive background: Darkest grey at RGB 0x282828
Active background: Middle grey at RGB 0x898989
Detail: Lightest grey at RGB 0xB4B4B4

If you look at the action of the GRIB or tracking ICONs, they have a mid grey background when active. My new versions are consistent with that. They are also consistent in that they don't use any other colours. Excepting the MOB ICON; I think this makes for a better look and is why I raised the issue a few post ago.

The restricted palette means that the ICON design must be simpler, this is the trend with apps in general and I think it's better.

Regarding the ICON shapes:-
I agree it would be better to have a heading line on hidden ICON.
I think additional colours would detract from the new theme.
Bluring is a nice idea, but it doesn't render well at the small size used.

Or have I missed your point?

Cheers,

John

[JohnGC]

Originally Posted by JohnGC

snip
Regarding the ICON shapes:-
I agree it would be better to have a heading line on hidden ICON.
snip

I've updated this.

John

[Rasbats]

Have raised Flyspray #2473.

Low priority but ...

Seeing two different icons for the same plugin could confuse beginners. e.g. Grib plugin monochrome on the toolbar and a windsock on the plugins selection page. Suggest a similar icon should be used for docs/plugin selection/toolbar/plugin dialog.

Mike

[JohnGC]

Originally Posted by Rasbats

Have raised Flyspray #2473.

Low priority but ...

Seeing two different icons for the same plugin could confuse beginners. e.g. Grib plugin monochrome on the toolbar and a windsock on the plugins selection page. Suggest a similar icon should be used for docs/plugin selection/toolbar/plugin dialog.

Mike

Good idea Mike and since these are scalable they could be the existing inactive toolbar icons.

John