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@Rolf-Hempel Rolf-Hempel released this 24 Jun 14:29
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V1.0.0
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Changes since V0.9.5:

  • The graphical user interface (GUI) was revised substantially. Keys were renamed and arranged in a more logical way. New keys “Mark tile(s) processed” and “Exit” were added. In the configuration dialog windows, drop-down lists replace text input wherever possible.
  • If the user changes a configuration parameter during the workflow, re-initialization is limited to an absolute minimum, as required by the parameter change.
  • Error handling has been extended considerably. Problems in accessing external software (e.g. drivers, FireCapture program) should not cause the program to crash anymore. Instead, human-readable error messages are issued, and the program waits for a user response.
  • As an alternative to ASCOM there is the option to use INDI for telescope control. Therefore, MoonPanoramaMaker can be used on Linux systems as well now.
  • MoonPanoramaMaker and FireCapture can now run on different computers, even using different operating systems. In the case of INDI telescope control, the INDI server might run on a third system.
  • The configuration parameter set and some default values have changed.
  • The entire Python code was ported from Python 2.7 to Python 3.5. The GUI toolkit Qt4 was replaced with Qt5.
  • The Windows installer (as well as the Linux tarfile) was produced with PyInstaller 3.3.1 instead of Py2exe.

Before installation of this new version, de-install any earlier MoonPanoramaMaker version using the “Uninstall” entry in the program menu. The Windows installer has been tested with Windows 7 Professional and Windows 10 Professional. When the installation is complete, please do not forget to replace the MoonPanoramaMaker plugin in FireCapture's plugin directory with the new version. The Linux version has been tested on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

If you want to use the Linux version of FireCapture together with MoonPanoramaMaker, the plugin directory "MoonPanoramaMaker" has to be copied into the FireCapture folder "plugins/x64" (exactly as explained in the user guide for the Windows case). To this end, download the file "plugins.tgz" below and unpack it in FireCapture's directory "plugins/x64". Do not forget to select the "MoonPanoramaMaker" plugin in FireCapture's pre-processing section.

For details please refer to the user guide document. A link to it is contained in the Windows start menu after installation.

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