[drats_users] D-RATS 0.3.0-alpha3

[dave at proficia.com]

Dan Smith wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just posted 0.3.0-alpha3.  I wanted to get this one out a little
> quicker since there were some packaging issues with the previous
> version.  Hopefully those have been fixed now.  A rough set of changes are:
>
> - Add entry in file menu to launch form builder
> - Add icon to map menu item
> - Make file upload automatically start the image resizer for image files
> - Add File->Broadcast text file when chat tab is selected
> - Add File->Ping Station
> - Add internet connectivity toggle to file menu (requires restart to
>   take effect until I fix it)
> - Add View->Clear for chat tab
> - Add chat filtering
> - Add per-tab chat logging
> - Add View->Log for chat tab
> - Make map load images in the background, threaded
> - Make map display load progress in status bar at the bottom of the
>   window
> - Fix exporting map image to include the markers (a fix that needs to be
>   applied to 0.2.x as well)
>
> I'm particularly excited about the map fixes.  It shows about a 1000%
> improvement in load speed for me, and makes the process much less
> annoying because it doesn't take over the entire app like it used to.
> It's still a little fragile, so don't change the zoom level until you
> let it finish with the current one.  However, if you have any interest
> in the map stuff, *definitely* check this out.
>
> The alpha3 is available in the same place the others have been:
>
>   http://d-rats.danplanet.com/download/beta/0.3-alphas/
>
> I think that we're closing in on feature parity with 0.2 here, so I'm
> thinking it's about time for a beta, including an installer (which will
> need a lot of testing because it will have to do more work now).
>
> Comments appreciated.  Thanks!
>
>   
One thing I have noticed that is different is the line wrap in the chat 
window. Is there a way to turn on line wrap. Havin each transmission on 
just one line is a little harder to read for big messages.



-- 
Dave Cooley
N4DIB
www.tampadstar.com