Release Notes

Version 1.25

New Features:

Statistics Filtering is now available allowing the user to identify particular drills that need improvement. Refer to the statistics manual for details.
The Statistics Add-on is now available in German. Menus and database keywords are translated.
State now supports multiple users, ideal for instructors with multiple students. A password protected version, suitable for pool halls, is still planned.

Bug Fixes:

End-mount users might have noticed some ghost balls did not properly "touch" the associated object ball (side-mount is OK). This bug was introduced in an earlier version, now fixed.
The 'Y' shortcut key will in-selectable image.
Shift-Up Arrow/and Shift-Down Arrow will display a random drill from the current directory.
ICA Circle targets can now vibrate halfway off the table, for a sink-hole against a cushion or a quarter stack in a corner.

New Features:

Images can now be loaded into Text Boxes, to support QR codes linking to associated training videos, etc.
Cue Balls now support "Extended Aiming Lines" as an aiming aid.

Bug Fixes:

Phantom-feed black lines ("stack" inside a ball) are ignored.
Some German language translations are improved.
The finish "Update Complete" message, misleading as it always implied "success", has been changed so failure of other code or content update is communicated.
Cosmetic problems with track labels during "Add/Remove Segment" are fixed.

Fixed several small problems around the new features of Drill Previews, Curves, Add/Remove Segments and Free Lines.
Added Escape key as a global and simple "close current menu" function.
The "Yes/No" menu, which gathers a Y/N answer to a question, now accepts the equivalent keystroke (in addition to mouse clicks).
In FileManager, if focus is not on the filename entry/edit widget, a backspace key will move to the parent directory.
Ball Labels, did not support special characters like question mark, underscore, etc. Non-alphanumeric printable characters are now supported.

New Features:

When a file is highlighted in the File Manager a miniature version of the drill is displayed, simplifying the user's job of finding the desired drill to load.
Track line segments can now be Bezier curves, to allow easy drawing of curved ball paths such as massé shots. A Right-click on the desired track line segment and select "Curve" from the menu.
"Floating Lines", which are lines not attached to a ball and very similar in function to Track Lines, are now added as a layout tool. Arrowheads (None, Start, Both) are also supported through the Right-Click menu. Shortcut key 'Ctrl-l' (L) will starts a Floating Line at the current mouse position.
Track Line Segments can now be added or removed through right-click menus. "Removing" a curve turns it back into a straight line.
"Start Calibration" shortcut key SHIFT-S added.

Bug Fixes:

Pattern Ball out angles were not being rotated during use of the shift-B shortcut key. Fixed.
During calibration, shortcut key 'D' toggles end-mount/side-mount but resulted in the mouse being unusable after toggle. Fixed.
When attempting to save a Target Practice "solution", the user is informed if there is any missing critical element (AB pill, Trackline) and the drill will not be saved.
After editing an existing TP solution, in certain situations the user could not overwrite the desired file. Fixed.

Major new feature "Pattern Breakdown" implemented. See \pattern\pattern breakdown for details.
"Ctrl-P" shortcut key adds a "Pattern Ball", used for Pattern Breakdown layouts.
"Target Circle" (circle/square) from Target Practice Setup is now scaled to both Base and Solution drills for consistency.
Ball and field rendering algorithms. For a look better on lower resolution projectors and are now consistent across all table sizes.
Caps-Lock prevented previous/next drill arrow keys from working. Fixed.

CATS again properly loads JPG images as drills (error introduced by changes in V1.04).
New keyboard shortcuts implemented.
Ball labels (cue ball, object ball, spacer ball) are now moveable. Just click-and-drag to move labels to one of 8 positions around the ball.
Ball labels are now editable. Right-click on a ball, select 'Edit Label', and create an arbitrary (up to 3 letter) label.
Fixed error where Caps-Lock enabled caused all hotkeys to be ignored, appearing to lock-up the program.
Table images (JPGs) are now loaded in native (non-inverted) form, preserving color images. Images were previously loaded in inverted form, as some white-on-black material looked "cool".