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AstroPlanner Beta Testing

Introduction

Anyone is free to download and test the latest beta version of the application. Please note that beta versions of the application have a built-in expiration date that is 120 days after the release date. After that date, you can still use it, but you'll be "nagged" to download a more recent release. This is to prevent bugs being reported on older beta versions that have already been fixed in later releases.

Please discuss beta issues only on the Beta Testers mailing list. Click here to join/leave the list.

Click here for more information on how to report a bug.

V2.4 Notes:

This page last modified: 2023/03/25 09:27 (Pacific time)

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VersionRelease DateExpiry Date
2.4b172023/03/17120 days from release

Macintosh

64-bit Application (.dmg)Download153.2MB64-bit version. Intel-based Mac with MacOS 10.14 or later. Apple Silicon-based Mac with MacOS 11 or later.
64-bit Application (.dmg)Download101.9MBSpecial version for MacOS 10.11 through 10.13. Intel-only.

Windows

32-bit Application (.exe)Download150.6MiB32-bit version. Installer. Windows 8.1 or later
32-bit Application (.exe.zip)Download150.1MiB32-bit version. Zipped installer
64-bit Application (.exe)Download138.5MiB64-bit version. Installer. Windows 8.1 or later
64-bit Application (.exe.zip)Download138MiB64-bit version. Zipped installer
64-bit Application (.exe.zip)Download140.2MiBSpecial 64-bit version for Windows 7 SP1 through 8.0.
32-bit Application (.exe.zip)Download149.8MiBSpecial 32-bit version for Windows 7 SP1 through 8.0.

Both platforms

User ManualDownload38.5MiBV2.3 user manual

Note: Beta versions of the application typically do not include the user manual or scripting manual in order to reduce download size.

Release Notes

A list of unresolved bugs can be found here, and feature requests here.

Version: 2.4b18
Release Date: Soon
Fixes: 1, Enhancements: 0

ID:
7518

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/03/25

MainWindow.APTools_IsButtonToggled: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.APTools_IsButtonToggled( MainWindow, APToolbar, int64, int0(), w.MainWindow.BarItems ) as boolean
2: Sub APToolbar.Update( APToolbar )
3: Sub FindCityDialog.TypingTimer_Action( FindCityDialog, Timer )
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()


Resolution:
Fixed.

Version: 2.4b17
Release Date: 2023/03/17
Fixes: 2, Enhancements: 0

ID:
7512

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/03/16

Script editor is unstable

The script editor is flakey and prone to unhandled exceptions.

Analysis:
It's also very unreliable with large scripts (e.g. the script framework, which is c. 20,000 lines long).

Resolution:
Fixed. The editor has been entirely replaced by a Scintilla-based widget. This appears to be totally reliable and just laughs at handling 20,000 line scripts...
Famous last words. Also, script preferences/settings has been changed to suit the new editor.

ID:
7508

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/03/13

Many UI enhancements

As the author updates the user manual he is finding and fixing or enhancing many issues mainly related to the user interface. Too many to list. This process will be ongoing for some time.

Resolution:
Fixed.

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