Note this new build includes some non-backwards-compatible changes
to the YAAC importing of OpenStreetMap data. The updated map data
(as of the October 30th snapshot) is also available, but requires taking
the code update to use it.
next beta build#191 of YAAC ("Yet Another APRS Client"), created 2023-Nov-13
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changes and updates include:
1. add support for decoding USGS river flood gauges (from FireNet).
2. remove duplicates from received text messages display.
3. fix scaling of weather flood level value.
4. support maxweight limits in units of persons, i.e., elevator or foot
bridge capacity.
5. allow monitoring APRS Objects the same way specific Stations can be
monitored, including right-clicking to monitor.
6. improve the interface for drawing extra information on line-of-sight
plots, and provide an implementation that can add OpenStreetMap Nodes
and Ways that might obstruct a line-of-sight, but is selectively
enabled by the expert-mode configuration dialog so small machines
running YAAC won't be driven into the ground from the memory demand
if not explicitly chosen.
7. add the ability for code launching line-of-sight panes to get feedback
from antenna height sliders.
8. fix marking start point for line-of-sight plots.
9. add hook for creating non-standard popup menus.
10. work around XML limitation that XML strings cannot contain US-ASCII
NUL control characters, which causes problems for saving Status
message configurations when they don't send Maidenhead locators
with APRS symbol codes.
11. make compatibility-breaking change to OpenStreetMap data storage
format to support more RF line-of-sight blocking structures that can
be plotted by the new line-of-sight plot additions. Users of older
versions of YAAC will need to upgrade to handle the new ways and
nodes files.
12. fix splitting of extremely long OSM Ways (from Relations) that are
multiply-concave.
13. tweak APRS-IS Pseudo Server plugin to allow not having an administrator
name appearing on the status web page.
14. add functionality to the AREDN Objects plugin to plot line-of-sight
for all detected AREDN nodes reported by the local AREDN node's
routing table, and also for proposed new nodes to add to the network.
Note this is a first draft of this functionality, and may be enhanced
in future builds. Also, it depends on the new OpenStreetMap import
functionality introduced in build 191 of core YAAC, and on the
topgraphic data.
