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Changelog for kstars5-3.7.2-191.3.i586.rpm :

* Mon Aug 05 2024 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.7.2:
* Multi-camera support.
* Focus Advisor v4
* Lots of fixes. Full changelog: https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/blob/master/ChangeLog
* Mon Jun 10 2024 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.7.1:
* New mount panel
* Add support to obtain all object names
* Multiple cameras support (still ongoing)
* Various bugs fixed
* Full changelog: https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/blob/master/ChangeLog
* Tue Apr 02 2024 Paolo Stivanin - Update to version 3.7.0:
* Fix satellites loading error thanks to updated list by Own.
* Fix rare crash when opening search dialog due to unused AsyncDBManager in FindDialog
* Fix focus profile index bug
* Fix crash if sequence file was loaded with filter selection but active train does not have a filter wheel
* Separating Business Logic from UI in Scheduler
* Add blinking capabilities to FITS Viewer and Analyze.
* Focus 2 Tick Bugfix
* Use correct state after PHD2 complete dithering
* Adding the delay to the first image in the sequence
* Overhaul \"differential slewing\"
* Allow the user to mirror the sky map
* Add option for shoting skyflats
* Add edit profile button in FITS Viewer Solver and in Image Overlays
* Add option to render image overlays below catalogs.
* In Sequence Focus Phase 2
* Introduce Views: A way to quickly reorient the sky-map to match the view through an instrument]
* Tue Feb 13 2024 Wolfgang Bauer - Fix build for Leap
* Thu Feb 01 2024 infoAATTpaolostivanin.com- Update to version 3.6.9:
* Bug fix for unknown camera temperature, gain or offset
* Focus UI Refactor
* Always show and edit scheduler job properties
* Allow deleting of scheduler jobs and appending to scheduler queue while running other jobs.
* In Sequence HFR Check Refactor
* Add capture time delay estimate for rotator movements
* Various fixes
* Mon Dec 04 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.6.8:
* Added Aberration Inspector.
* Improved Sub-exposure Calculator.
* Added FITSViewer Solver.
* Make \"Set Coordinates Manually\" dialog more intuitive.
* Telescope name specified in the optical trains are now saved in the FITS header (the mount name was saved before).
* New placeholders for ISO, binning and pure exposure time added.
* Add a new not-default scheduler option to disable greedy scheduling.
* Reduce latency between captures, especially when guiding / dithering.
* Fix issue with differential slewing.
* Separate Business Logic from UI in Scheduler.
* Fix bug in estimating job time, capture delays were misinterpreted.
* Fixed guide start deviation was not saved properly in esq file.
* Bugfix in one-pulse dither. Dither pulses were going the wrong way.
* Fix Scheduler hangs when Focus does not signal Autofocus start failure.
* Focus Guide Settle Bug.- Add fix-crash.patch
* Mon Oct 09 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.6.7:
* Added custom image overlays support
* Rotator dialog improvements
* More file placeholders
* Lots of bugs fixed
* Docs updated
* Wed Aug 02 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.6.6:
* Add histogram stretch controls to fitstab
* Bugfix parking for darks and bias frames
* Fix bug computing histograms for float/double images
* Add histogram tooltips
* Refactoring capture module
* Speedup scheduler with large number of jobs
* Scheduler option for repeating the entire schedule
* HiPS FITS Viewer overlay
* Analyze/Capture stats were using default StellarSolver values. Now HFRProfiles.
* Retire classic scheduler algorithm- Drop upstreamed patches:
* fix-list.patch
* fix-status.patch
* Sun Jun 04 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.6.5:
* Sky Map Rotation
* NEW Optimal Sub-Exposure Calculator
* Rotator Dialog Improvments
* Linear 1 Pass Focus improvements including FWHM & Fourier Power focusing
* Focus Aberration Inspector
* Daily Supernovae updates
* Multiple fixes- Add fix-list.patch- Add fix-status.patch- Use GCC11 on Leap, otherwise compilation will fail.
* Thu Apr 20 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.6.4:
* Fix range for reducer/barlow
* Fix separator replacement mistake
* Fix setting optical train reducer
* Fix asteroid visual magnitude calculation
* Support for XISF
* Controlling EKOS with external Sky Maps
* Update target position angle when a meridian flip is detected so that it does not cause uncommanded rotation post MF
* Fix file overwriting issue
* Max dark guide threshold Default is 1 sec
* Fix dark library cache issue
* Bugfix for mount model- Drop fix-indi-timestamp.patch- Drop fix-dir-separator.patch- Drop fix-scheduler.patch- Drop fix-placeholder-path-part1.patch- Drop fix-placeholder-path-part2.patch
* Wed Apr 05 2023 Christophe Marin - Sync changes from the unstable package
* Wed Feb 08 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Backport multiple fixes from the master branch, because there won\'t be a new release for the next two months:
* Add fix-dir-separator.patch
* Add fix-indi-timestamp.patch
* Add fix-placeholder-path-part1.patch
* Add fix-placeholder-path-part2.patch
* Add fix-scheduler.patch
* Tue Jan 31 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.6.3:
* Optical trains editor reworked
* Add mount altitude constraint to scheduler altitude check
* Focus timer bug version 2
* Update to support INDI v2.0.0
* Auto focus overscan
* Fix major calculation error in calculating DSLR field of view
* Full changelog: https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/blob/stable-3.6.3/ChangeLog
* Fri Dec 09 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.6.2:
* See https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/blob/stable-3.6.2/ChangeLog- Remove lower_qt_version.patch
* Fri Sep 30 2022 Christophe Giboudeaux - Update constraints. Newer kstar versions need more disk space and memory
* Thu Sep 29 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.6.1:
* See https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/blob/stable-3.6.1/ChangeLog- Add lower_qt_version.patch
* Sun Jul 31 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.6.0:
* Add linear 1 pass focus algorithm.
* Polar alignment V3.
* Add image ROI statistics.
* Revamped profile scripts.
* Geographic map update.
* Show number of clipped pixels on fitsviewer status bar if show-clipping is enabled.
* Improve tooltips for GPG expert settings.
* Various fixes and improvements related to DSO catalogs and visibility.- Remove upstreamed fix-eigen3.patch
* Wed Jul 06 2022 Christophe Giboudeaux - Explicitly recommend dbus-send. The program is needed by the scripting tool.
* Thu May 26 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.5.9:
* Link the mosaic button in the scheduler UI to the new mosaic planner to avoid confusion
* Replace changes the string itself and does not only affect returned string
* Fix guide settle time setting
* Missed moving step
* Fix order of state strings
* Previous fix for I18N_NOOP got completely lost. This is a re-write for that previous fix
* Add option to refocus after meridian flip
* Disable unused functions for now to be implemented later
* Ensure that GOTO mode in align is set to GOTO_SLEW when using goto and solve button
* Must run equatorial to horizontal to check for altitude
* Record full object name to be used for FITS header
* fix the pipeline
* fix broken test_ekos_scheduler_ops test
* Update getDarkSettings in dark Library
* Fix mosaic panel and tiles compilation when INDI is not detected
* Limit mosaic tiles to INDI
* Mosaic Planner Sky Component
* Add Gain and ISO to dark library
* Bugfix for PHD2 guiding - restart guiding after lost star
* Use const qualifier for jobs
* Capture state machine | introducing device adaptor
* Bugfix for aborted jobs handling in the scheduler
* Add EkosLive shim to scheduler
* l10n Improves: comment added for gender change
* Current coord horizontal components need to be updated as per the timer; otherwise the mount indicator slips away
* Bugfix for aborting guiding while dithering
* More fixes to offline HIPS rendering
* Use BlockWithGui as proposed by Wolfgang
* Fix condition that prevented object selection from find dialog
* Fix I18N_NOOP usage
* adds schedular commands for EkosLive
* Support native INDI mount directional control reverse logic
* Fix issue estimating polar-alignment target pixel when error is large
* Respect None setting
* Fix typo and avoid using strings to send status due to internationalization
* Further improvements to offline HiPS rendering to fill the gaps for missing levels
* Add support for HiPS offline storage. Reduce unnecessary significant...
* Ensure Appimage builds do not occupy a significant amount of storage space.
* Prevent destructor from starting when fitsview is being updated
* Add Target Distance to the Analyze graph/stats
* Fix broken checkbox label and tooltip.
* Capture progress labels consolidated
* New index files
* Adds clear capture sequence queue command
* Switch scheduler table to ResizeToContents
* Stop update frame time on dtor
* Improve WCS when multithreading. Add parallel-solvers test.
* Fix crash in Guide::processCaptureTimeout()
* Support native INDI mount directional control reverse logic
* Fix issue estimating polar-alignment target pixel when error is large
* Fix compile on 18.04
* Respect None setting
* Fix test cases
* Fix typo and avoid using strings to send status due to internationalization
* Further improvements to offline HiPS rendering to fill the gaps for missing levels
* Add support for HiPS offline storage. Reduce unnecessary significant...
* Ensure Appimage builds do not occupy a significant amount of storage space.
* Prevent destructor from starting when fitsview is being updated
* Add Target Distance to the Analyze graph/stats
* Fix broken checkbox label and tooltip.
* Capture progress labels consolidated
* New index files
* Adds clear capture sequence queue command
* Switch scheduler table to ResizeToContents
* Stop update frame time on dtor
* adds commands to save and load sequence files
* Improve WCS when multithreading. Add parallel-solvers test.
* Fix crash in Guide::processCaptureTimeout()
* adds commands to save and load sequence files
* Check explicitly for CAL_NONE to fix an important bug where flat frames are captured twice
* One-pulse dither should not send any guide pulses on first guide frame
* Greedy scheduler speedups and test
* use captureStates directly to send the exact capture status string
* Disable warning that might get annoying after a while for some setups
* Avoid empty msgids
* Redesign capture progress
* Ensure that image frame still exists when timer hits
* Send dark frame as high bandwidth
* Simplify code by using existing currentCoordinates function
* Prevent cpu waster from zero-delay captureDelayTimer when CCD starts slowly.
* Dark library refactor to clarify function names
* We have to explicitly use a pointer for traversing the devices since we re-assign them
* Use const-correct loops for accessing INDI listener devices
* Fix align list save
* Bugfix: Greedy simulator needs capturedFramesCount
* fit altVsTime crash
* Fix auxiliary setting
* Fix possible crash when using remote astrometry solver in load and slew
* Fix issue with bias frame never emitting prepareComplete
* fix abort-delay bug
* Fix option name- Add fix-eigen3.patch
* Wed Mar 16 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.5.8:
* Avoid in-sequence-counter countdown when already zero
* Only emit newCoord when mount is connected
* Bugfix initial guide deviation set blocks post MF calibration
* If telescope device is not defined or connected, do not process coordinates
* Make some usability improvements, especially in the Find Dialog
* Fix various memory leaks
* Fix bug that caused PAA to fail if a driver send HORIZONTAL_COORD as well
* Update stellarsolver requirement to 2.2
* Capture encoding is now fully implemented in the code along with capture format
* Fixed restoring of bin settings
* Improve tooltip and simplify UI
* Clear sequence array on clear sequence
* New Greedy Algorithm for Scheduler
* Allow to provide a custom URL to download index data from
* Make minimum exposure value 1 for refresh phase
* Add support for INDI capture format
* Adding popular asterisms as a sky culture
* Change gpg period spinbox from int to double
* Bugfix selecting guide deviation when guiding is not running
* Fix calibration not always shown
* Fix multiStar graphics offset by a frame
* Full changelog at https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/blob/master/ChangeLog- Remove fix_flat.patch
* Wed Feb 09 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Add fix_flat.patch: when duration is set in the filename, Kstars will not increase the counter and always replace the same image over and over. This patch fixes this issue (invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/issues/156)
* Tue Jan 18 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.5.7:
* Fix mount model crash where it was calling system abort instead of align abort
* Use KSNotification when rejection motions outside of enabled mount limits.
* In Edit job mode, set default button to validate job. On exit edit mode, reset default button to preview.
* Add support for flat darks.
* Deactivating meridian flip while PAA is running
* Don\'t allow guidestars to redo star correspondence if it isn\'t the first guide frame
* In case we have pending in-sequence tasks, we need to suspend fast exposure to...
* Change label for new dither control, plus some dither and calibration code cleanup.
* Use xplanet to generate images for planetery bodies
* Fix bugs involving the reading and writing of user\'s notes (logs) on objects
* Add support to dragging mosaic panels around
* Display comets at almost all zooms, default names now 1AU.
* Fix issue where restarted guide camera was not properly reassigned as the current camera due to conflicting states.
* Add log when restarting a driver
* Enable complete flat capture with ADU calculation without using previews
* Bugfix guiding deviation restart aborted capture
* PolarAlign: Add image number display in refresh phase.- Full changelog: https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/blob/stable-3.5.7/ChangeLog
* Fri Nov 19 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.5.6:
* In case of framing, do not capture again in fast exposure as that it already done for us at the driver level
* Make the INDI server connection error uses KStars notification system
* Improve fast exposure behavior in focus and align
* Add extra check to prevent crash in case frame dimensions are different
* Clean up capture module after dark library is done
* Add support for selecting star by fraction of image size
* Use 1920 for high bandwidth images
* Add a row to display focus source temperature and the delta so that it is not ambigous
* Suspend on filter focus offset change. Also only suspend if OAG is in use
* What\'s up tonight DSO fix
* Add relative HFR calculation to Linear focus algorithm. Improve plotting. Tweak algorithm.
* After capture sequence is started, resync scheduler target position in alignment module
* improve guider binning setting/saving and check supported binning of guider camera to inform user in the log window of EKOS
* Use FWHM 1 as it appears to be much more reliable than 2 or above at detecting stars
* fix the issue where dso magnitudes are not drawn
* Retry focus position when solution is pending
* Give more time for INDI to properly shutdown in case an existing server is detected
* Add popup if image write fails
* Fix issue where PAA is falsely disabled due to FOV
* Wed Sep 15 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.5.5:
* Fix transit and set times for several types of objects
* When no temperature is supplied, turn off force
* Fix crash division by zero
* Reset default binning for solver to 2x2 since some cameras can be terrible at 4x4
* Idle is acceptable state for parking and unparking for dust caps
* INDI drivers sync
* On abnormal disconnect, try to clear devices first by using BlockingQueuedConnection
* Fix issue where calibration wasn\'t updated if guider binning was changed
* Add extra checks to prevent mix up of camera signals to guide slots
* fix guide driftplot for RA
* Guider fixes: ra error plotting reversed, disabling axes bug
* Sort by magnitude and activate supernovae when searching for them
* Save guide bin index properly for future sessions
* Refactor guider, adjust UI, convert to 0-1.0 control parameter, use calibration
* Ensure that filter info is synchronized before capture
* Removing legacy polar alignment
* fix for the twilight restriction
* Improve randomness of non guiding dithering
* When Ekos resets, release dark library
* Bring back auto dark in capture module
* Lots of small fixes- Drop 0001-Partial-fix-for-442082-regarding-building-on-newer-E.patch- Drop hotfix-twilight.patch
* Tue Sep 07 2021 Fabian Vogt - Add patch to fix build with Eigen >= 3.4.0 (kde#442082):
* 0001-Partial-fix-for-442082-regarding-building-on-newer-E.patch
* Thu Jul 08 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.5.4:
* clear texture cache before reloading the deeps sky, cache not found
* Set correct frame information for DSLR
* Fix twilight calculation
* don\'t show catalog identifier
* Better dso search
* fix descriptions due to wikipedia API update
* fix the thumbnails in what\'s interesting
* bring back the moon (and other solar system textures)
* Implement inline images for DSO, organize thumbnail downloads into separate directory
* Add filter synonyms for Analyze
* make the label density for catalogs cleverer
* Dso overhaul
* Increase sensitivity of pixel scale difference by an order of magnitude to detect small variations in focal length
* Add temperature regulation dialog box
* Magnifying glass for fitsviewer.
* Small update to the Scheduler docbook for the Mosaic Tool.
* Improve Mosaic Tool state
* Sync setting when temperature source changes
* Set calibration mode (previously preview_mode) whenever calibration is started...
* Make user select explicit temperature source for focus instead of assuming which source to use
* Refactor artificial horizon constraints. Add ceiling constraint. Add unit tests. Use Great circle.
* Bugfix meridian flip for lower culmination
* Lots of others small fixes- Add hotfix-twilight.patch: this patch fixes an issue with the twilight calculation. This fix is part of the 3.5.5-dev, and it seems that no new release will be made for 3.5.4 (e.g. 3.5.4.1)
* Tue May 11 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Fix crash, when using EKOS, caused by a missing runtime dependency (boo#1185891)
* Mon Apr 26 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.5.3:
* multi-star sep is now default algorithm
* reset mount park state after an error
* rework mosaic tool
* add feature to append scheduler jobs to queue
* simplify polar alignment star selection message during refresh
* add support for ORF files
* add channels to metadata
* add new dark frame library
* lots of fixes and code cleanup
* Tue Apr 20 2021 Christophe Giboudeaux - Spec cleanup- Stop owning directories provided by the filesystem package (boo#1184786)
* Mon Mar 01 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.5.2:
* Quick fix for meridian message box crash
* Improve solve failure alignment message
* Fix Guider capture/reacquire timeout handling
* Protect from focuser loss, ensure autofocus stop from button.
* Save Align accuracy. Add focus position to Analyze focus info box.
* Only debayer images that originally have single channel in the fits header.
* PAA fix issue with rotation, adjust test.
* When in meridian flip, ignore focus state changes
* Fix Capture aborting exposure of Focus
* New polar-alignment scheme
* https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/blob/master/ChangeLog
* Fri Jan 15 2021 Fabian Vogt - Add compatibility with qml-autoreqprov
* Sun Jan 10 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 3.5.1
* various fixes after the big 3.5.0 release
* https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KDE/kstars/master/ChangeLog
 
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