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Version 9 (modified by pinwc4, 14 years ago) (diff)
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Release 0.43

Fixed bug preventing racers that had timed out in a free play mode from getting added back in later

New graph type, rank over time
Speech translation files can be selected within the program
Ending count down option added. You can set the number of seconds the program will start counting down for the end of a timed or timed and lap race

The program closing prompt is now configurable. You can choose to always be prompted, be prompted only if a race is active or never be prompted
MR-03 added to the chassis list (you can add any chassis you want by editing the raceparts.xml file)
Configuration of the racer slot colors (colors that the racers appear as on the race screen) is now configured on the General Config Screen
Auto adding racers when using Core hardware has been sped up to take much less CPU time
Select Racers screen is removed as it is no longer needed
The program will now always clear the racer list when a new racer is started

If a new background is set in the theme.xml or BG_Frame.jpg is replaced with a new background that has a resolution less than the screen size the program will now correctly resize the window
Auto adding of racers to a race will no longer allow 2 racers with the same name, each racer in a race must have a unique name
Fixed a error message that could occur if a racer was deleted from the most recent race. The results were being stored even though there was an error

Options that are not available for certain race types are now grayed out on the race config screen
The program will only prompt you to verify you want to close it if a race is running

Check for updates option added. The program will check the website to see if a new version is available, if one is it will ask if you want to visit the website to download it. This is enabled by default
Documentation added. The program includes a manual that can be read using your web browser
Free Play race type added. This race type is for open track time, it has the following characteristics:
- No time or lap limit, race must be manually ended
- Racers are automatically removed from the race if they do not get a lap within the timeout period
- Overall best lap and personal best lap are announced
- Rank and time are not announced
- Results are not stored to the database
- Race screen is sorted by average lap time
- Start time for each racer is dynamic based on when they first cross the lap counter, like the staggered start race type
- If a racer timed out and was removed when they get back on the track all their information is reset to 0
- The pace column on the race screen shows average lap time
When selecting a racer image it is now automatically resized if it is too large
Linux Text To Speech is now supported. You must have kttsd installed and configure it with kttsmgr
You can now create new makes and models for the edit racers screen by typing in the info on the edit racer screen and hitting enter
The database and report data xml file now includes the rank a racer was at for each lap along with the time the lap occurred

When in lap race mode an announcement is now made when a racer is on their last lap
The racer logo defined in the theme.xml file now displays on the main page
Many enhancements to speed up internal processing of data
Lamborghini was added to the make/model list
Buttons on the main screen were updated and now take you to the documentation by launching a web browser

Controls on the statistics screen are now disabled while a race is running
Fixed bug allowing racers to be added with UID or name set to none or just a blank field
Changed the select racers screen to not use the select racers window in the background when automatically adding racers with the Kyosho IC lap counter