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{{draft|changelog|This changelog is currently being written for the FlightGear v3.6 release. Feel free to help! If you are aware of any FlightGear related changes, please add them to the changelog.<br/>It's a good idea to check [[:Category:Changes_after_3.4|the newsletters since the last release]] and the commit histories for all main repositories: | {{draft|changelog|This changelog is currently being written for the FlightGear v3.6 release. Feel free to help! If you are aware of any FlightGear related changes, please add them to the changelog.<br/>It's a good idea to check [[:Category:Changes_after_3.4|the newsletters since the last release]] and the commit histories for all main repositories: | ||
{{Commit log|mode=commit_browser|project=fgdata|title=fgdata}}<br/> | |||
{{Commit log|mode=commit_browser|project=flightgear|title=FlightGear source}}<br/> | |||
{{Commit log|mode=commit_browser|project=simgear|title=SimGear}}<br/> | |||
We also encourage people to help by translating the changelog and appreciate all contributions, however please keep in mind that this changelog is not yet final! | We also encourage people to help by translating the changelog and appreciate all contributions, however please keep in mind that this changelog is not yet final! | ||
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'''Launcher''' | '''Launcher''' | ||
[[File:Qt launcher for FlightGear 3.5 on Windows 7.jpg|thumb|The aircraft page of the Qt launcher for FlightGear 3.5 as rendered on Windows 7.]] | |||
The [[Integrated Qt5 Launcher|built-in Qt launcher]] | The [[Integrated Qt5 Launcher|built-in Qt launcher]], developed by James Turner shipped by default with the Mac version of FlightGear 3.4, will be used for other OSes<ref name="a">{{cite web | ||
|url = http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/issues/detail?id=1591#c2 | |url = http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/issues/detail?id=1591#c2 | ||
|title = Issues #1591, #1529, #1295, #1003, #911, #1348 | |title = Issues #1591, #1529, #1295, #1003, #911, #1348 | ||
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|authorlink-wiki = User:Gijs | |authorlink-wiki = User:Gijs | ||
|date = Sun Jan 11 | |date = Sun Jan 11 | ||
}}</ref>. [[FGRun]] will be | }}</ref>. In addition, [[FGRun]] will be dropped in favor of this. | ||
{{inote|In future FlightGear releases, there will be an additional HTML5-based version ([[Phi]], developed by Torsten D), and the Qt launcher, based on well-supported libraries, will be used as the main launcher (replacing [[FGRun]]). This parallel development is intentional<ref>http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=229445#p229445</ref>, and it is likely that both will use a common service layer to provide the necessary data<ref>http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=229303#p229303</ref>.}} | |||
To learn more, see [[Integrated Qt5 Launcher]] | To learn more, see [[Integrated Qt5 Launcher]] | ||
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* [[Tooltips]] can now be positioned at a specific place on-screen. | * [[Tooltips]] can now be positioned at a specific place on-screen. | ||
* Nasal wing flex module added | * Nasal wing flex module added | ||
* Bug-fixes and improvements to the [[ | * Bug-fixes and improvements to the [[Failure Manager]]. | ||
* <code><nowiki><variant-of></nowiki></code> tag in the [[Aircraft-set.xml|*-set.xml]] file has been added. | * <code><nowiki><variant-of></nowiki></code> tag in the [[Aircraft-set.xml|*-set.xml]] file has been added. See [[FlightGear Newsletter March 2015]]. | ||
'''JSBSim''' | '''JSBSim''' | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 15 March 2015
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This changelog is currently being written for the FlightGear v3.6 release. Feel free to help! If you are aware of any FlightGear related changes, please add them to the changelog. fgdata commit log We also encourage people to help by translating the changelog and appreciate all contributions, however please keep in mind that this changelog is not yet final! |
Major enhancements in this release
Project Organization
After lots of hard work by Torsten D, a new, more compact fgdata repository (base package) has now been created. Located at http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgdata/, this new fgdata has had all aircraft (except for the C172p and UFO) stripped from it, as well as the histories of the Scenery, AI, and Models directories[1]. This has reduced its size to about 1.3 GB[2].
Core
Launcher
The built-in Qt launcher, developed by James Turner shipped by default with the Mac version of FlightGear 3.4, will be used for other OSes[3]. In addition, FGRun will be dropped in favor of this.
Note In future FlightGear releases, there will be an additional HTML5-based version (Phi, developed by Torsten D), and the Qt launcher, based on well-supported libraries, will be used as the main launcher (replacing FGRun). This parallel development is intentional[4], and it is likely that both will use a common service layer to provide the necessary data[5].
To learn more, see Integrated Qt5 Launcher
Aircraft Modeling
- Tooltips can now be positioned at a specific place on-screen.
- Nasal wing flex module added
- Bug-fixes and improvements to the Failure Manager.
<variant-of>tag in the *-set.xml file has been added. See FlightGear Newsletter March 2015.
JSBSim
Atmospheric Light Scattering
- The addition of volumetric grass to the random vegetation system.
Environment Rendering
Performance
Usability
Internationalization
Scenery
Canvas System
- Canvas-based maps now support a new property for child elements to be automatically rotated/aligned with the heading of the map, to avoid redundant Nasal code doing this. This has the advantage of better peformance, as it is now done in C++. Commit
Nasal Scripting
Documentation
Highlighted new and improved aircraft
Misc/Uncategorized
Bug fixes
- See our bugtracker for an extensive, yet incomplete, list of the bugs fixed in this release.
References
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