Climb! - 2.6.1

Version 2.6 of Climb! adds an image library with image linking, an updated appearance, and functional enhancements to Version 2.5 along with a few bug fixes.

Featured Enhancements:

Version 2.6 adds an Image Library and image database. Image data is stored in a separate database, just like the airport data. Images can be manually and automatically linked to flight records. Linked images are displayed in the new Images Sidebar when the linked flight record is selected.

Also new to Version 2.6 is completely automatic update checking, download, and installation. A new preference enables update checking at program startup. If a new version is available, it can be downloaded and installed automatically.

Notable Changes:

• Added new toolbar items for Image Library and World Map windows.
• Added a preference to disable Help Tags throughout the application.
• Added a preference to set the maximum size for images stored in the image database.
• Added a preference for automatic update checking at launch to support new update system.
• Revamped appearance of Views and Images Sidebar splitters for cleaner, updated look and better use of application screen area.
• Resized default minimum Log View Window width for greater clarity.
• Compact Logbook process now also checks for orphan links in the image join table.
  

Other Improvements:

• Added support for replacing empty Category Class, Flying Type, and Flight Conditions in the Replace Window.
• Added support for replacing above field contents with none.
• Relocated some controls in the iCal Window for greater clarity and better appearance.
• Rewrote most Help Tags for greater consistency and clarity.
• Improved date handling to correct the century when using date control. Increases usability especially with two digit year date formats.
• Changed airport search methods to improve interoperability between ICAO and IATA codes for SegmentView plotting and View Panel decode.
• Changed Global Search control function so that even if the control does not have the focus, the search is triggered by a menu selection.
  

Bug Fixes and Changes in Version 2.6.1:

• Added autocomplete feature to Log View Window Edit Panel Flight field. Operation is similar to Acft ID feature and inserts From and To airports based on most recent routing of the entered flight number.
• Changed both autocomplete fields to sort by true date rather than entry order.
• Added key down actions to the following controls: Log View Table, Flight Tracks Table, Airports Table, User Views list, Preferences Text Clippings list, and Preferences Aircraft Types list. Depending on the table/list, the selected item now responds to one or all of: delete, return, enter, and spacebar with an appropriate action.
• In the Image View Window, the Acft ID drop down menu can contain a blank entry. Corrected.
• In the iCal Import window, even when the out and in time are explicitly provided in the Summary or Note sections, the block time is still calculated based on event start and end times. Corrected.
• Airport codes are now capitalized in imported iCal events.
• In the iCal Import window, changed the alert warning when Import button clicked with no events marked for import.
• In the iCal Import window setup panel, even with an item selected in the destination list, a new item is still added at the bottom of the list rather than inserted after the selected item. Corrected.
• Widened the iCal Import window and contents.
• In Log View Window, narrowed splitters between Views Sidebar, Log View Table, and Images Sidebar for better appearance.