Release notes

Version 0.17.0 is based on Qt 5.9.3, but it can still be built from sources with Qt 5.4.

The major changes of this version:

• Added support for nomenclature of planetary surface (SOCIS 2017 project)
• Added improvements for AstroCalc tool
• Added improvements for Oculars plugin
• Added improvements for Exoplanets plugin
• Added INDI support for Telescope Control plugin
• Updated code and data

Changelog

Full list of changes:

• Added support for nomenclature of planetary surface (SOCIS 2017 project)
• Added templates for translation of planetary features nomenclature
• Added support of movement to selected nomenclature item
• Added new tab for AstroCalc tool: Planetary Calculator
• Added Icelandic translation for a couple of skycultures
• Added another OS detection logging function
• Added new landscape: the Sun
• Added Russian translation for new landscape
• Added filters for nomenclature (Search Tool/Lists)
• Added support plural forms for translation (LP: #1561457)
• Added deselectConstellations() method to public area
• Added new time steps for AstroCalc/Ephemerides tool
• Added sane defaults to Planets
• Added subclasses to the list of Solar system objects in AstroCalc/Positions tool
• Added config option to allow make visible orbits for major planets only (LP: #1720722)
• Added rule to allow to hide nomenclature on the celestial body of observer (LP: #1723742)
• Added context support for Solar system bodies
• Added angular size filter for DSO
• Added shortcut for nomenclature
• Added plus/minus keys for elevation change on Macs without PgUp/PgDn
• Added better font scaling for HiDPI Macs
• Added detection method info for exoplanets
• Added visual resolution info for Oculars plugin
• Added GUI options for color of exoplanet marker
• Added a default for night mode
• Added API command to retrieve view direction in RemoteControl plugin
• Added API commands into RemoteControl plugin: allow view setting jNow, harmonize capitalisation for the parameters.
• Added velocity display to Planets, MinorPlanets and Comets
• Added improvements for AstroCalc/PC tool
• Added orbital velocities for AstroCalc/PC tool
• Added special case for long list of "also known as" names
• Added INDI support for Telescope Control plugin
• Added Caucasian Mountain Observatory to locations list
• Added option to select temperature scale to the Exoplanets plugin
• Added option to allow scaling of Ocular buttons (LP: #1507205)
• Added new option to the Navigational Stars plugin
• Added checkboxes for DSO catalogs (PN G, SNR G, ACO) in Remote Control plugin
• Added wikilinks for names of Solar system bodies
• Fixed filter for limiting by DSO mangitudes
• Fixed TestStelJsonParser fails (LP: #1719076)
• Fixes and additions for French descriptions
• Fixed context support for constellations
• Fixed sort order for 'Peak' in Meteor showers search (LP: #1719939)
• Fixed location for stellarium.appdata.xml file
• Fixed stupid bug for asterisms in Search Tool/Lists
• Fixed some back-side issues of nomenclature (LP: #1721815)
• Fixed crash for Custom Objects (LP: #1722527)
• Fixed output data for Exoplanets plugin
• Fixed potential crash for nomenclature and inconsistency of data
• Fixed light speed correction issue for nomenclature items (LP: #1724517)
• Fixed annoying malfunction in Oculars plugin (lost of tracking) (LP: #1724106)
• Fixed the new moons' rotation times
• Fixed selecting of comets in AstroCalc/Positions tool
• Fixed behaviour and style of tool for download star catalog
• Fixed infostring for satellite features
• Fixed centering/tracking issues for Nomenclature feature (LP: #1721818)
• Fixed small Coverity issue
• Fixed bug of positions for nomenclature when Solar system data is reloaded
• Fixed shader for planet texture rendering (LP: #1731788)
• Fixed sign for declination coordinate for Southern Iota Aquarids
• Fixed behaviour of Velocity checkbox
• Fixed Oculars GUI Panel behaviour: disabled event processing on the sky under GUI
• Fixed ray helpers lines behaviour in Oculars plugin
• Fixed crossid info of alpha2 centauri (LP: #1734396)
• Fixed Oculars plugin mouse bug on retina display
• Fixed wrong unit of measurement for distance
• Fixed mouse cursor hidding
• Fixed zero-filled initial date/time window issue (LP: #1409935)
• Fixed crash of Stellarium when flag for decimal degrees usage is changed
• Fixed regressions introduced by recent LabelMgr refactoring
• Updated default settings of build environment for Windows and Mac OS X
• Updated ICU rules for Qt 5.9+
• Updated Oculars plugin (Allows accessing via RemoteControl)
• Updated list of DSO outlines (port from HNSKY)
• Updated list of DSO names
• Updated behaviour of auto-load landscape when moving to selected planet
• Updated scripts and their descriptions
• Updated Bengali description of landscapes
• Updated list of planetary nomenclature
• Updated list of official star names
• Updated default time step for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool
• Updated behaviour of flag for orbits to renew visibility of orbits
• Updated GUI items in the View dialog
• Updated list of ray helpers
• Updated protocols for MPC
• Updated Triangulum constellation lines
• Updated the solar system screen saver script
• Updated code for beta versions naming
• Updated Chinese skyculture
• Improved performance for AstroCalc tool
• Improved performance for Nomenclature feature
• Code refactoring