X-Git-Url: http://gitweb.fperrin.net/?p=GpsPrune.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Ftim%2Fprune%2Freadme.txt;fp=src%2Ftim%2Fprune%2Freadme.txt;h=0c5bf5c33987915d36f012cc929f77710549a950;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=ce6f2161b8596f7018d6a76bff79bc9e571f35fd;hpb=2d8cb72e84d5cc1089ce77baf1e34ea3ea2f8465 diff --git a/src/tim/prune/readme.txt b/src/tim/prune/readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c5bf5c --- /dev/null +++ b/src/tim/prune/readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,289 @@ +GpsPrune version 19.2 +===================== + +GpsPrune is an application for viewing, editing and managing coordinate data from GPS systems, +including format conversion, charting, 3d visualisation, audio and photo correlation, and online resource lookup. +Full details can be found at https://gpsprune.activityworkshop.net/ + +GpsPrune is copyright 2006-2018 activityworkshop.net and distributed under the terms of the Gnu GPL version 2. +You may freely use the software, and may help others to freely use it too. For further information +on your rights and how they are protected, see the included license.txt file. + +GpsPrune comes without warranty and without guarantee - the authors cannot be held responsible +for losses incurred through use of the program, however caused. + + +Running +======= + +To run GpsPrune from the jar file, simply call it from a command prompt or shell: + java -jar gpsprune_19.2.jar + +If the jar file is saved in a different directory, you will need to include the path. +Depending on your system settings, you may be able to click or double-click on the jar file +in a file manager window to execute it. A shortcut, menu item, alias, desktop icon +or other link can of course be made should you wish. + +To specify a language other than the default, use an additional parameter, eg: + java -jar gpsprune_19.2.jar --lang=DE + + +New with version 19.2 +===================== +The following fixes and additions were made since version 19.1: + - Fix right-click-and-drag bug for zooming with Java 9 and Java 10 + - Fix export of timestamps when photo points don't have timestamps + - Lighting of 3d views from the northwest (thanks, PeHar) + - Remember the name tag from a loaded gpx file, suggest it again for gpx export + - Removal of the Thunderforest tile sources (OpenCycleMap, Outdoors) + +New with version 19.1 +===================== +The following fixes and additions were made since version 19: + - Performance improvements regarding scrolling through points + - Keyboard shortcut to access point edit dialog (part of Github issue #10) + - Online services Inlinemap.net and Graphhopper.com (routing) + - Cardinals in java3d view get billboard behaviour to always face camera (thanks, PeHar) + - Fix for PeakFinder urls + +New with version 19 +=================== +The following fixes and additions were made since version 18: + - Fix for duration rounding bug affecting sub-second timestamps + - Wikipedia search now also includes galleries from wikimedia + - Photo popup window now gets updated when the track selection changes + - Remove export to SVG function as it has fallen behind the java3d and pov options + - Remove Turkish language because there haven't been any translators since early 2010 + - Function to add waypoints along the track at intervals of distance or time (eg every 5 km) + - Optionally draw arrows on the track lines to show direction of travel + - Waypoint rendering using icons (wishlist 71) + - Allow user to select timezone in which timestamps are displayed (wishlist 61) + - Provide call to geonames.org's OSM node search function, to find amenities (like bus stops) close to the current point + - Fix OSM download function using overpass API + - Fix opencyclemap URLs + - Fix reading of Exif data for some unusual cases (from Adobe Lightroom?) + - Remove Panoramio + - Update wikimedia catalogue + - Debian and Ubuntu packages no longer rely on external libmetadata jar + +New with version 18 +=================== +The following features were added since version 17: + - New search options using opencaching.de and mapillary + - New web options using peakfinder, geohack and panoramio + - Autoplay function for automatically scrolling through the track + - Marking uphill lift sections of skiing / snowboarding tracks + - Configurable anti-aliasing for map view and profile view + - Allow showing just the lines between track points but not the track points + +New with version 17 +=================== +The following features were added since version 16: + - Colouring the track points according to various criteria (such as altitude, + speed, segment, file) in both the regular map view and the image export + - Marking points for deletion according to their date + - Select the current segment + - Adding an altitude tolerance to the climb and descent calculations + - Sorting waypoints by name or by timestamp + +New with version 16 +=================== +The following features were added since version 15: + - Extend povray output using terrain and/or map image + - Extend java3d output using terrain and/or map image + - Weather forecasts + - Splitting a track into segments based on distance or time + - Sewing track segments together + - Function to download and save SRTM tiles + +New with version 15 +=================== +The following features were added since version 14: + - Extend povray output using map image on base plane + - Export an image of the map and track at a selected zoom level + - Estimation of hiking times and learning of parameter values + - Allow altitude / speed profile to show any arbitrary field + - Accept files dragged and dropped onto the GpsPrune window + - Take account of timezone if present in track timestamps + - Allow timestamp exports in KML using gx extensions + - GPSBabel filters + - Improved wikipedia name lookup + - Allow loading of speeds and vertical speeds from text files + +New with version 14 +=================== +The following features were added since version 13: + - Dragging of existing points + - Creation of new points by dragging the halfway point between two points + - Nautical miles option including knots + - Full range details dialog + - Extension of interpolation function + - Selecting points within a rectangle to delete + +New with version 13 +=================== +The following features were added since version 12: + - Name change from Prune to GpsPrune + - Handling of description field for waypoints + - Opening of images from within kmz files, zip files and from http links + - Compression using Douglas-Peucker algorithm + - Option to save settings automatically on exit + - Dialog to show the local tile cache, report sizes and allow deletion + of tiles, either deleting whole tilesets or individual tiles older than + a specified number of days + - Checkbox on GPX export to specify UTF-8 rather than default system encoding + - Importing of files through GPSBabel + - List of recently used files in the menu + - Display of bearing at which a photo was taken (display only) + - Allow edit of custom map sources + - Russian translation + +New with version 12 +=================== +The following features were added since version 11: + - Options to load audio files, play them, connect to points and auto-correlate them + - Extend Gpx export to include links to photos and audio files + - Extend Gpx load to also load referenced photos, audio files + - Function to search for places in Wikipedia by name + - Function to search for places in Wikipedia near the current point + - Function to download OSM data using the XAPI and save to osm file + - New drawing mode to add points with one click each + - Hungarian translations thanks to György + - Korean translations thanks to HooAU + +New with version 11 +=================== +The following features were added since version 10: + - Option to select which of the named tracks to load out of a gpx file or gps + - Function to delete all values of a single field (eg all altitudes, all timestamps) + - Export of 3d view to svg file + - Function to upload current track to gpsies.com + - Option to hide sidebars (left panel, right panel and lower panel) to just show map + - Various bugfixes, especially with gpx export, track compression and scale bar + - Dutch and Czech translations thanks to generous volunteers + +New with version 10 +=================== +The following features were added since version 9: + - Function to lookup altitudes using SRTM data from the Space Shuttle + - Choice between altitude profile and speed profile in main view + - Caching of map tiles to disk for faster access + - Offline mode where maps are only retrieved from disk + - Storage of multiple custom map sources, not just one custom one + - Use of maps with multiple layers (like maps-for-free) + - Use of cloudmade maps + +New with version 9 +================== +The following features were added since version 8: + - Ability to paste coordinates (eg from wikipedia or geocaching sites) to create new points + - Configurable colour settings + - Function to convert waypoint names into timestamps + - Function to reorganise and sort photos either by filename or time + - Ability to load gzipped xml files + - New "full range details" dialog including pace and average gradient + - Preservation of unrecognised gpx tags by copying source xml + - Improved photo handling and ability to rotate photos + - Japanese, Portuguese and Turkish languages thanks to generous user input + +New with version 8 +================== +The following features were added since version 7: + - Loading of NMEA files (with suffix .nmea) + - Loading of nearby tracks from gpsies.com + - Function for finding waypoints by name + - Language-sensitive keyboard shortcuts + - Scale bar + - Display of pace (time per km or time per mile) + - Ability to display and save configuration settings + - Configurable program paths and KMZ image sizes + - Chinese language thanks to generous user input + +New with version 7 +================== +The following features were added since version 6: + - Loading of KMZ files and zipped GPX + - Improved compression functions with four configurable algorithms + - New function to call gpsbabel to send data directly to GPS receiver + - Charting functions (eg altitude or speed against distance) using gnuplot + - Map view can now use other OpenStreetMap images such as OpenCycleMap or any other tile server + - New function to create an average position from a track section + - Display of straight line distances between waypoints + +New with version 6 +================== +The following features were added since version 5: + - Map view using OpenStreetMap images is now integrated in the main window, with control for map transparency + - Pov export has new option to use sphere sweeps for better appearance + - New function to check online for a newer version of Prune + - New function to take a section of track and cut/paste it to another position + - New function to add or subtract a time offset from point timestamps + - New function to call gpsbabel to load data directly from GPS receiver + - Additional file filter options on load and save + - Italian language thanks to generous user input + +New with version 5 +================== +The following features were added since version 4: + - New map window in the View menu, showing points overlaid on OpenStreetMap images + - New function to launch a browser showing the area in either Google Maps or OpenStreetMap + - Handling of track segments, including loading, saving and exporting, and preservation during edits and undos + - New function to merge track segments for the current selection, to make one single segment + - Display of current and average speed on details panel + - Statusbar showing confirmation of actions + - Much improved French texts thanks to generous user input + +New with version 4 +================== +The following features were added since version 3: + - Automatic correlation of photos with points based on timestamps + - Manual disconnection of photos from points + - Reading of photo thumbnails from exif data (speeds up photo loading) + - Export to GPX format + - KML and KMZ export now includes altitudes option for airborne tracks + - Track points in map can be connected by lines + - On loading a text file, fields are now guessed according to data or column headings + - Polish language + +New with version 3 +================== +The following features were added since version 2: + - Loading of GPX and KML files + - Loading of jpeg photos with or without coordinate data + - Manual correlation of photos with points + - Saving of coordinates in exif data of jpegs + - Exporting to KMZ format including thumbnails of photos + - Four-panel layout with toolbar + - French language + +New with version 2 +================== +The following features were added since version 1: + - Display of data in 3d view using Java3D library + - Export of 3d model to POV format for rendering by povray + - Point edit dialog, waypoint name edit dialog + - Waypoint list + - Spanish language + +Features of version 1 +===================== +The following features were included in version 1: + - Loading of text files, display in overhead and profile views + - Display of track details such as distances, speeds + - Deletion of points and ranges, and variable compression + - Export to KML format + - English, German and Swiss German languages + + +Further information and updates +=============================== + +To obtain the source code (if it wasn't included in your jar file), or for further information, +please visit the website: http://gpsprune.activityworkshop.net/ + +You will find there user guides, screenshots and demo videos illustrating the major features. +As GpsPrune is further developed, subsequent versions of the program will also be made freely +available at this website. + +You can also provide feedback on GpsPrune, and find out more about contributing to the development, +especially with regard to language translations.