NEWS.txt

Changes in version 4.0.1 and 4.1.1:

- Update hidapi to 0.8-rc1+1.
- Switch back to using libusb on linux.
- Udev rules updates:
  - Separate files for Pro and Pro+.
  - change permissions from 0666 to 0660.
  - Set owner group to "users".
  - create symlinks FCD and FCDPP respectively.


Changes in version 4.1:

- Special release with Funcube Dongle Pro+ support.


Changes in version 4.0:

- New layout with IF, IQ and firmware controls hidden by default.
- New frequency controller widget.
- Support for up- and downconverters


Changes in version 3.2:

- Switch to using hidraw driver on Linux 2.6.38 or later (fixes crashes
  experienced on recent Linux with libusb-1.0.9).
- Update HID API.
- Reduce widow width.


Changes in version 3.1:

- Support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Support for Bias-T with firmware 18h and later.
- Allow user to force band selection to be different from the one chosen by
  the FCD (temporary workaround for a FW 18f bug occurring at 861 MHz).
- Change default value of IQ gain correction from 0.0 to 1.0.
- Use correct FCD command for setting IQ phase correction (GH-5).
- Various fixes for windows build using latest SDK (7.0).
- Removed RSSI indicator since it is unlikely that it will ever work.


Changes in version 3.0:

- Implement full API in firmware 18f (thanks Mario Lorenz, DL5MLO).
- Requires firmware 18f or later (earlier firmwares are not detected).
- Added auto-repeat to tuning buttons (click and hold the button to scan).
- Added new RF chain diagram.
- Show firmware version in status message.


Changes in version 2.3:

- No code changes, just a Mac OS X build.


Changes in version 2.2:

- Use native toolbar and status bar on Mac OS X
- New application icon based on SVG drawing
- Correctly set application and bundle icon on Mac OS X and Windows
- Minor UI tweaks.
- Fix qthid.pro to allow correct build on Ubuntu 9.04 (thanks EA4FVS).
- Correct application name in file headers (thanks Andrew Elwell)


Changes in version 2.1:

- Various fixes and workarounds to prevent crash and freeze when switching
  between application and bootloader mode. The application can now run with or
  without FCD (hotplug). Upgrade and verify firmware have been tested on Linux
  (32 and 64 bit) and OSX 10.6.
- Updated HID API to hidapi/master from 2011-02-17
- Retrieve libusb configuration on Linux using pkg-config
- Remove local Qt Creator configuration from distribution
- Improvements to the UI layout and widgets
- Added application icon
- Applied GPL V3 license