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Changelog 3.2: Difference between revisions
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* [[Reset & re-init]] is merged and now enabled | * [[Reset & re-init]] is merged and now enabled | ||
* A segfault related to scripted Nasal fgcommands (like used in joystick and other bindings) has been fixed {{Issue|1397}} | * A segfault related to scripted Nasal fgcommands (like used in joystick and other bindings) has been fixed {{Issue|1397}} | ||
* YASim versioning support | * YASim now has versioning support. The YASim FDM now checks a version tag in it's configuration file to eventually provide backward compatibility. | ||
* | * A text-to-speech system based on flite+hts_engine has been implemented. | ||
* ATIS messages, previously hard coded in C++, are now generated based on customizable XML configuration files. Their audio now gets generated by the new text-to-speech system. | |||
* Windows dependencies have been updated | * Windows dependencies have been updated | ||
* The integrated [[Map]] dialog now uses an azimuthal equidistant projection, for better representation in polar regions and across the International Date Line. | * The integrated [[Map]] dialog now uses an azimuthal equidistant projection, for better representation in polar regions and across the International Date Line. | ||
* A new internal web server (aka httpd) based on mongoose httpd has been added. It supports various AJAX requests, a screenshot server, a property tree browser and much more. | |||
* A web browser based moving map has been added using the new AJAX capabilities of FlightGear | |||
'''Aircraft Modeling''' | '''Aircraft Modeling''' | ||
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'''Performance''' | '''Performance''' | ||
As a side effect of a fixed bug, a huge performance boost with respect to frame rate can be seen on some machines. The implementation of a Uniform-Cache for shader-effects has reduced the CPU workload significantly. | |||
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'''Bug fixes''' | '''Bug fixes''' | ||
A serious bug has prevented FlightGear version 3.2 being released on time. Identified by the clumsy name "crash in SGPropertyNode::fireValueChanged", this bug clearly was a release blocker and it took a lot of effort to identify the cause for the crash. Finding a solution was even harder but was finally accomplished and presented the nice side-effect of a noticeable performance boost. | |||
* See [http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/issues/list?can=1&q=Milestone%3D3.2 our bugtracker] for an extensive, yet incomplete, list of the bugs fixed in this release. | * See [http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/issues/list?can=1&q=Milestone%3D3.2 our bugtracker] for an extensive, yet incomplete, list of the bugs fixed in this release. | ||
[[Category:FlightGear changelogs]] | [[Category:FlightGear changelogs]] | ||