26 January 2022
Sky4Sim Team news

Sky4Sim Pad 1.2 Release Note

Today we release the version 1.2.0 with a lot of improvements and bugfixes. For more details about it, all the detailled changes are listed bellow.

The update process is automated since version 1.1.0, so if you have this version, your Sky4Sim Pad will be update on next startup. If you don’t have this version, use another of your download link received by mail after purchase to update manually to the last version.

Pad Changes:

Features:

  • Fully resizable Pad: The pad can now be resized following the user preferences and needs, that means it can be either portrait or landscape but also squared. All the content is designed to fit the container no matter its size
  • Clock in menu bar: You can now be aware of the dinner time without removing your Headset!
  • Notepad application: Take notes of everything you need (assigned start, approach frequency, XPNDR…)

Improvements

  • Bing Maps Retina screen map tiles: Better map background quality and wider map text (especially usefull on VR)
  • Aerial Map with labels: New bing map background layer.
  • Bigger tooltips font size
  • Scrolling arrows: Allow you to scroll even if you are not using a mouse wheel (VR controllers)
  • Improved Edge Navigation Bar: If no PDF are open in the viewer the PDF viewer application is not part of the fast navigation application accessible from pad edges
  • Tooltip Left Side: Display tooltip on the left side so they are not hidden by mouse pointer anymore
  • Virtual Keyboard Improvement and Layout: New virtual keyboard layout remapped for an easier access to most usefull characters
  • Virtual Keyboard ghost text: Added a text bar to be able to know what you’re typing when the virtual keyboard hide the textfield.
  • Improved Plane Tracking: The plane is now update every 250ms on the map, allowing a better tracking and a smoother map transition

Core Changes (.exe file):

  • Multiple PDF file upload: When uploading a PDF file from sky4sim Documents tab you can select multiple files to convert.
  • Auto Start Webserver: You can now choose to automaticaly start Sky4Sim server on launch

Bugfixes:

  • Resolved a bug that was preventing Sky4Sim to start when it was launched from another location (it is now possible to auto start Sky4Sim from MSFS exe.xml file)
  • Resolved a bug on API Keys saving during Welcome wizard (first launch)
  • Solved a bug that was leading to missing POI names in MSFS nav log on PLN files generated by Sky4SIm
  • Solved bug that was generating invalid .PLN files