GTData version 9.0.0.3 is Available

GTData version 9.0.0.3 is available.

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09.00.00.03 - 04/29/10

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- NEW - #6126 - GTGts2Gtg - GTGts2Gtg utility added to export the session graphics out of a .gts file into a .gtg file.

- NEW - #6158 - GTFont - If a character is already defined in a font definition file, it will now display an error message.

- NEW - #6161 - GTGetArea - The GTGetArea utility has been added so that a rectangular area can be written from a .gtg file into a new .gtg file.

- CHG - #6184 - GTQuery - The Omit Item limit has been increased from 2000 to 5000.

- NEW - #6226 - GTIndex - Support for CategoryStyleScale in Parameter file.

- NEW - #6234 - GTTextQuery - OmitNumeric property added.

- FIX - #6257 - GTConv - When using UseLevelAsFilterId, Cell Header elements with no linkage would not use the cell's first element's level for the group.

- FIX - #6259 - GTConv - Nested Cells did not get the first non-cell header element for the filter id when using the UseLevelAsFilterId mode.

- NEW - #6267 - GTFShiftGtg - Parameter File support is added to allow Offset entries to be specified similar to that in GTTile1.exe.

- NEW - #6269 - GTQuery - The Feature entries now support string values as well as the "SW:" tag. Wildcard (*) can now be used for feature or component field or just a feature can be specified.

- NEW - #6305 - GTQuery - HighlightMode property has been added to query definition.

- NEW - #6310 - GTFontEdit - Import Gtg functionality added.

- FIX - #6312 - Core - Group element with sub-elements containing linkages or embedded data were not handled correctly, especially if the the group itself did not have a linkage or embedded data.

- FIX - #6313 - Core - Stroking Arcs with angles greater than 2*Pi would cause problems.

- NEW - #6314 - GTPreset - Display Definition notation will now support an All() item that will set all filter ids in a category On or Off.

GTViewer version 9.0.x.10 is Available

GTViewer version 9.0.x.10 is available.

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09.00.00.10 - 04/28/10

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- FIX - #6298 - Closing GTViewer with multiple non-modal (Type 1 or Type 2)External App running could cause problems.

- FIX - #6299 - Feature Tooltip Logging message was showing the category id for the filter string parameter.

- NEW - #6306 - Support for the HighlightMode property in Queries. Highlighting can be persistent (default) or non-persistent now.

- NEW - #6308 - Support for an "External" application type to launch scripts, applications, and documents like an ActiveX or DotNet External Apps through the Query and/or Applications menus.

- FIX - #6312 - Group element with sub-elements containing linkages or embedded data were not handled correctly.

- FIX - #6313 - Stroking Arcs with angles greater than 2*Pi would cause problems.

GTVx version 9.0.x.2 is Available

Version 9.0.x.2 of GTVx is available.

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09.00.00.02 - 04/28/10

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- NEW - #6300 - OpenFileEx method has been added to allow alternate .GTM or .GTX file to be used with an existing session file.

- FIX - #6301 - The Fit Data operation was synched with GTViewer.

- FIX - #6302 - FontColor structure was not being initialized with CreateSession method.

- NEW - #6307 - Support for the HighlightMode property in Queries.

- FIX - #6312 - Group element with sub-elements containing linkages or embedded data were not handled correctly, especially if the the group itself did not have a linkage or embedded data.

- FIX - #6313 - Stroking Arcs with angles greater than 2*Pi would cause problems.

GTVx version 9.0.x.1 is Available

Version 9.0.x.1 of GTVx is available.

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09.00.00.01 - 04/08/10
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- NEW - #6266 - Filter Id is now supported by the Symbol entry definitions in the .GTM file.

- NEW - #6271 - Support for the "SW:" tag in the filter files.

- NEW - #6287 - Feature Tooltips will now support the GIS() notation for specifying filter ids.

- NEW - #6289 - Custom Attribute Info tabs are now supported.

- NEW - #6290 - Attribute Info dialog box now supports sorting rows when column is clicked.

- NEW - #6291 - The Attribute Info dialog now supports a Print button to print the current tab.

- NEW - #6292 - ConvertToSessionGraphicsMode data property has been added. When set to 0 (default), it will function as it always has. When set to a number greater than 0, it will use that value as the zoom level for scale dependent graphics. When set to -1, scale dependent graphics are omitted.

- NEW - #6293 - GIS Feature and GIS Component information are now read from the Filter Description field. This information is shown on the element tab of the
Attribute Info dialog.

- NEW - #6294 - Filter Info section added to Element tab.

- NEW - #6295 - Selecting a coordinate row on the element tab will now draw a highlight circle at the selected coordinate.

- NEW - #6297 - Copy Highlighted to Session Graphics functionality updated to
support conversion of symbols to text element to preserve symbol character in session category.

GTViewer version 9.0.x.9 is Available

GTViewer version 9.0.x.9 is available.

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09.00.00.09 - 04/08/10
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- NEW - #6265 - Filter Id is now supported by the Symbol entry definitions in the .GTM file.

- NEW - #6268 - XmlExportMode has been added to the Additional Properties section. Can be set to GTField to produce a GTField specfic XML export format.

- NEW - #6270 - Support for the "SW:" tag in the filter files.

- FIX - #6284 - With 2 or more Post Actions, if the first one failed, it would say no data to post even though it could post data on the next action.

- FIX - #6285 - Post Actions would say No data to post for each action when it should only give the message once.

- NEW - #6286 - Feature Tooltips will now support the GIS() notation for specifying filter ids.

- FIX - #6288 - Sorting a Custom Attribute table would cause problems. Sorting should not be allowed on custom attribute tabs.

- NEW - #6296 - Coordinate Indicator on the element tab will now support the Center and Origin coordinates as well as the Point coordinates.

GTViewer version 9.0.x.8 is Available

GTViewer version 9.0.x.8 is available.


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09.00.00.08 - 03/12/10
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- FIX - #6202 - If a Feature Tooltip label is blank and the value is blank, then the attribute is skipped.

- NEW - #6212 - All GTM paths will now accept a semicolon delimited list of paths. The first valid path will be used if more than one path is given.

- NEW - #6219 - Detail Range File now includes a coordinate mode parameter so that ranges can be specified as system or computed coordinates.

- NEW - #6223 - The filterId for CopyHighlightedToSession can now be set with the HighlightedToSessionFilterId Data Property.

- NEW - #6225 - LoadLinestyleDef method added.

- FIX - #6232 - Text elements containing empty strings would cause problems with Feature Counting.

- NEW - #6237 - The Element Tab on the Attribute Info dialog will now show detailed information for Dimension elements.

- CHG - #6238 - Post functionality will no longer post and empty .gtg file.

- NEW - #6239 - CategoryStyleScale support added to the category sections.

- FIX - #6244 - BGMask was sometime not getting filled depending on last style object used.

- NEW - #6245 - Selecting a coordinate row on the element tab will now draw a highlight circle at the selected coordinate.

- FIX - #6247 - RasterPath entry did not follow the alter path definitions added with #6211.

- FIX - #6248 - BorderColorValue was not working for Shape with Hole Elements.

- FIX - #6250 - The RasterPath entry in Raster Categories was not correctly handling the lack of a backslash at the end of the path in all cases.

- FIX - #6260 - TrueType fonts on UDLS definition were not correctly centered in the lines.

GTVx version 8.0.x.15 is Available

Version 8.0.x.15 of GTVx is available.

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08.00.00.15 - 03/12/10
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- NEW - #6242 - ExtractDataByShape method has been added.

- FIX - #6243 - BGMask was sometime not getting filled depending on last style object used.

- FIX - #6246 - RasterPath entry did not follow the alter path definitions added with #6211.

- FIX - #6249 - BorderColorValue was not working for Shape with Hole Elements.

- FIX - #6251 - The RasterPath entry in Raster Categories was not correctly handling the lack of a backslash at the end of the path in all cases.

- FIX - #6261 - TrueType fonts on UDLS definition were not correctly centered in the lines.

GTViewer version 9.0.x.7 is Available

GTViewer version 9.0.x.7 is available.


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09.00.00.07 - 02/01/10
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- NEW - #6175 - Attribute Info dialog will now show the first 25 characters of embedded data instead of just saying it is present.

- NEW - #6178 - Attribute Info dialog will now support the MeasureFactor, MeasurePrecision, and MeasureUnitLabel properties.

- FIX - #6180 - The MeasurePrecision data property was not spelled correctly. MeasurePrecision and MeasurePrecison are both accepted now.

- CHG - #6192 - The %DATE% token in the GTField Post user name will now replace all blanks with an underscore.

- NEW - #6193 - If is specified in the GTFieldPostUser, then the guid will not be appended to the filename.

- FIX - #6195 - QueryActivate always returned True even if the dialog were cancelled.

- NEW - #6196 - RasterFile display instruction has been added to the ToolBoxes.

GT/Metadata Explorer version 1.0.0.32 is Available

Version 1.0.0.32 of the GT/Metadata Explorer is available.

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01.00.00.32 - 01/15/10
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- NEW - #6188 - Set to be a 32bit app for easier compatibility with Oracle
Drivers on 64 bit machines.

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01.00.00.31 - 09/09/09
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- NEW - #6016 - Support for the different Legend structure in G/Tech 9.4.3.

- CHG - #6018 - Evaluation Keys changed to use a different mechanism.

- FIX - #6019 - About tab was disabled when application expired.

GTViewer version 9.0.x.6 is Available

GTViewer version 9.0.x.6 is available.

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09.00.00.06 - 12/23/09
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- FIX - #6170 - Raster range computation for MrSID file would have problem with large images using lat/long projections because of roundoff error.

- FIX - #6171 - Problem introduced with #6166 where the application menu does not clear out the default entries when no query or app menus exists.

GTViewer version 9.0.x.5 is Available

GTViewer version 9.0.x.5 is available.

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09.00.00.05 - 12/21/09
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- FIX - #6165 - Maximum Priority count was not initialized for dataset that did not use style rules.

- FIX - #6166 - Application menu would not update in some cases such as when a document was opened then closed, then another document was opened.

GTViewer version 9.0.x.4 is Available

GTViewer version 9.0.x.4 is available.

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09.00.00.04 - 12/04/09
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- FIX - #6121 - On Break at Vertex would be enabled and would work when on the first or last point of a line string.

- NEW - #6123 - LogRedlineEdits has been added to the [Additional Properties] section. If set to 1, all Move, Rotates, and Scales will be logged to a file.

- FIX - #6128 - Disclaimer would hide GTViewer when opening a file wit the Open Last File option on.

- FIX - #6130 - Category Level Display and Print Thresholds for Style, Weight, and Priority were not working correctly. If defined and false, they were using the default setting for the dataset instead of an off value.

- NEW - #6133 - GetPrintProperty and SetPrintProperty methods have been added.


- FIX - #6141 - Force Black and White was not converting colors for elements using a style rule with a BorderColorValue specified.

- NEW - #6144 - GetElementText will now work with Dimension Elements.

- NEW - #6146 - GetElementFontId will now work with Dimension Elements.

- NEW - #6148 - GetElementTextSize will now work with Dimension Elements.

- NEW - #6150 - GetElementDimensionInfo method added.

- NEW - #6151 - DrawDimension32 method added.

- FIX - #6154 - The X prompt will now have the focus when the dialog displays.

- FIX - #6155 - The ExportSessionGraphics method was not properly handling the mode parameter.

- FIX - #6156 - Problem was introduced with #5880 where the active indicator is shown by an active user preset.

GTech Loader version 8.0.0.15 is Available

GTech Loader version 8.0.0.15 is available.

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08.00.00.15 - 11/19/09
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- FIX - #6129 - If a Legend entry did not have a default style rule defined, the loader would stop. Now, the last style rule in the list will be used as a default, and a message is written to the log file.

- FIX - #6134 - Elements whose ESEQ value did not reset between elements were incorrectly grouped together.

GTData version 9.0.0.1 is Available

GTData version 9.0.0.1 is available.

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09.00.00.01 - 10/28/09

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- FIX - #5990 - GTQuery - GTQuery was not displaying the version number in the output header.

- NEW - #6008 - GTRemapFont - GTRemapFont utility added to remap fonts by number in a .gtg file.

- NEW - #6086 - GTCompact - All deleted elements are not omitted.

- NEW - #6094 - GTLabelGtg - The LabelAttribute entry can now be set to "\n" to allow carriage returns to be placed between attributes.

- FIX - #6122 - GTIndex - The TrueType font list was not show when the application ran.

- NEW - #6124 - Support for Redline Edit Logfiles with the -editFile parameter.

- CHG - #6125 - InstallShield Setup change to allow upgrade if installing a newer version instead of requiring the previous version to be removed.

GTVx 8.0.x.12 is Available

Version 8.0.x.12 of GTVx is available.

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08.00.00.12 - 10/23/09

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- NEW - #5904 - The GetFilterIdFromGisInfo method has been added to return a list of Filter ids from a GIS Feature and GIS Component information stored in the Filter Description field.

- NEW - #5905 - GetGisInfoFromFilterId method has been added.

- FIX - #5925 - The first record in the sorted index (.idx) would not be returned when multiple records with the same keys were found.

- CHG - #5934 - UpdateElementSetText will now pad the new text element with spaces instead of nul characters if the new text string is shorter than the existing one.

- NEW - #5944 - The BGMaskAddShapeFromBuffer method was added.

- NEW - #5957 - New BGMask functionality added: BGMaskAddShapeFromBufferEx, BGMaskDeleteByKey, BGMaskGetList, BGMaskGetRange, BGMaskClearHighlight, BGMaskSetHighlight, BGMaskGetElementInfo, BGMaskAddCircleEx, BGMaskChangeColor, BGMaskMoveToBack, BGMaskMoveToFront.

- NEW - #5958 - Session Data Info support added. New Methods: AddSessionDataInfo, ClearSessionDataInfo, RemoveSessionDataInfo, GetSessionDataInfo.

- NEW - #5959 - New events: SavingSessionBefore and SavingSessionAfter. FileOpened

- FIX - #5960 - Ascii Representation of Embedded data did not handle Pipes in the data.

- NEW - #5977 - ElementGetPartList method has been added.

- CHG - #6006 - More font sizes were added to the Text Size combo in the Place Text Dialog.

- NEW - #6007 - CustomPrint functionality has been added. New methods: CustomPrint, CustomPrintAddInstruction, CustomPrintClearInstructions.

- NEW - #6038 - UniqueListAdd, UniqueListCheck, UniqueListClear, UniqueListGetListOfSame methods have been added.

- NEW - #6039 - Data Property FeatureCountHighlight added to enable (1) or disable (0) the Feature Count Highlighting. The default is to highlight.

- NEW - #6044 - New methods added to View object: IsPointOnElement and CheckForIntersectingElements

- NEW - #6091 - The CountFeatureDetail method will now process each element in a group separately if the group does not test as a closed shape.

- NEW - #6092 - Fill Style now supported in Style Definitions.

- NEW - #6096 - The FindIntersection method has been added.

- NEW - #6103 - RequestNewBreakElementKeys event is fired if breaking an element at a vertex will create a new element (breaking a linestring).

- FIX - #6104 - On Break at Vertex would be enabled and would work when the required number of point in the element were not met.

- NEW - #6106 - VertexEditMask has been added to the Data Properties. The following values can be ORed together to disable one or more items on the vertex menu: 1 - Split, 2 - Delete, 4 - Add

- FIX - #6109 - Add, Delete, and Break at Vertex were causing the ElementSelected event to be fired too many times as the old element was deleted and the new element was added.

- CHG - #6119 - Changes to the InstallShield setup, so that a previous version will automatically be removed when installing a new version. The installation no longer needs to be run twice when upgrading.

GTViewer version 9.0.x.3 is Available

GTViewer version 9.0.x.3 is available. The Release Candidate and Released version held up the normal flow of updates for the last month. We will now resume our normal schedule.

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09.00.00.03 - 10/23/09
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- FIX - #6110 - Add, Delete, and Break at Vertex were causing the ElementSelected event to be fired too many times as the old element was deleted and the new element was added.

- FIX - #6111 - Attribute Info dialog now uses a default width that includes the Count button.

- NEW - #6112 - Count Detail dialog will now show coordinate values in Lat/Long if one of the Lat/Long coordinate readout modes is used.

- CHG - #6113 - Tip of the Day no longer shown at startup.

- FIX - #6117 - Hatch Fill on Shape with Hole elements would not use the correct fill color.

- FIX - #6118 - Print to Scale with Center of View was not getting all of the graphics in the print (it was still using center point as the lower left corner of the spatial query).

GTViewer 9.0 has been Released!

GTViewer 9.0 has been released.

New Features

• Favorites - Create and return to favorite locations.
• Applications Menu Item - place External Applications under the Query menu or the new Applications menu.
• Location History Dialog Enhancements - Query entries now include prompt values; history list can be filtered to show only Query entries.
• ToolBoxes - Define up to 10 ToolBoxes whose buttons can perform queries, activate presets, toggle the display of feature sets, run external applications, and more.
• Locate XY Dialog Enhancements - User can select between X/Y and Lat/Long modes; Last 10 locates are now stored in a history list.
• Attribute Info Dialog Enhancements - Print attribute info; Jump to Style Manager; Copy individual values to clipboard.
• Custom Print Labels - Provide up to 10 custom label prompts to add custom information to prints.
• Hatch Fill Styles - 6 new hatch fill styles are now supported.
• Custom Attribute Info Tabs - Create a new tab by combining attributes values from other tabs.
• Command-Line Parameter Enhancements - Specify X/Y or Lat/Long to locate; Set Display Preset.
• GPS Reference Point - Place a reference point and the GPS indicator will always point in its direction.
• Query Results Dialog Enhancements - Get Attribute Info for selected record; Set GPS reference point on Located feature.
• Dynamic Highlighting Support - API provided for highlighting features based on attribute values.
• API - 38 new methods and events added.
• Windows 7 tested.
  

GTViewer 9.0 Release Candidate is Available

The Release Candidate for GTViewer version 9.0 is available. Current GTViewer users can get the release candidate by contacting support@gti-us.com.

New Features

• Favorites - Create and return to favorite locations.
• Applications Menu Item - place External Applications under the Query menu or the new Applications menu.
• Location History Dialog Enhancements - Query entries now include prompt values; history list can be filtered to show only Query entries.
• ToolBoxes - Define up to 10 ToolBoxes whose buttons can perform queries, activate presets, toggle the display of feature sets, run external applications, and more.
• Locate XY Dialog Enhancements - User can select between X/Y and Lat/Long modes; Last 10 locates are now stored in a history list.
• Attribute Info Dialog Enhancements - Print attribute info; Jump to Style Manager; Copy individual values to clipboard.
• Custom Print Labels - Provide up to 10 custom label prompts to add custom information to prints.
• Hatch Fill Styles - 6 new hatch fill styles are now supported.
• Custom Attribute Info Tabs - Create a new tab by combining attributes values from other tabs.
• Command-Line Parameter Enhancements - Specify X/Y or Lat/Long to locate; Set Display Preset.
• GPS Reference Point - Place a reference point and the GPS indicator will always point in its direction.
• Query Results Dialog Enhancements - Get Attribute Info for selected record; Set GPS reference point on Located feature.
• Dynamic Highlighting Support - API provided for highlighting features based on attribute values.
• API - 38 new methods and events added.

GTViewer version 8.0.x.54 is Available

GTViewer version 8.0.x.54 is available.

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08.00.00.54 - 9/15/09
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- FIX - #5998 - Editing a Redline Text element where the font was not specified would cause problems.

- CHG - #6005 - More font sizes were added to the Text Size combo in the Place Text Dialog.

- NEW - #6022 - The command-line now supports the -top flag to send GTViewer to the top window position after the command-line is executed.

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08.00.00.53 - 8/19/09
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- FIX - #5995 - GetGisInfoFromFilterId method was not returning the right values.

GTech Loader version 8.0.0.14 is Available

GTech Loader version 8.0.0.14 is available.

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08.00.00.14 - 9/14/09
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- NEW - #6017 - Support for the different Legend structure in G/Tech 9.4.3

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08.00.00.12 - 8/03/09
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- FIX - #5980 - Point buffer increased from 30000 to 50000. If a point list is greater than 50000, it will now truncate overflow points and log message.