Stellarium v0.20.1

[alexwolf]

Today we released version 0.20.1 of planetarium. Thank you very much to community for bug reports, feature requests and contributions!

Full list of changes:
- Added new language - Luxembourgish (lb)
- Added proper properties for Angle Measure plugin
- Added configurable colors for Angle Measure plugin
- Added GUI adaptations for Angle Measure plugin
- Added evaluates scripts in individual context (Scripting Engine)
- Added new planetary nomenclature
- Added use properties in Satellites plugin
- Added overloaded Labeling functions with colors specified as Vec3f (Scripting Engine)
- Added display proper file paths and line numbers on script errors (Scripting Engine)
- Added test for low precision hms time conversion function (GH: #1043)
- Added spiky stars option
- Added checkbox to the option settings in Script Console to clear the output text before a script is run
- Added implementation of telescope syncing in INDI client (GH: #1048)
- Added dirty flag, set by signal from QTextEdit (Script Console)
- Added code to set TAB stop width at 4 characters (Script Console)
- Added code to avoid losing names after Cancel in some QFileDialog (Script Console)
- Added implementation of FSM to tranfer properly between dirty/filename states on load, save, clear, edit, expand actions (Script Console)
- Added special case Catalogs/Other in GUI for objects without identifier (DSO Catalog v3.9)
- Added Oculus plugin (disabled by default; GH: #1056)
- Fixed ANGLE support for Windows package (GH: #1035, #1034)
- Fixed keyboard navigation in Oculars plugin (GH: #1036)
- Fixed Russian translation for Windows installer
- Fixed data blunder: severely wrong slope for upcoming comet (GH: #1033)
- Fixed flipping galactic/Supergalactic labels on Southern hemisphere (GH: #1028)
- Fixed translations 'Set FOV to XXX degrees' when language is changed
- Fixed possible segfault in SolarSystem class
- Fixed building Stellarium without scripting
- Fixed (restored) fading switch effect in Satellites plugin
- Fixed (inverted) realistic/iconic mode labeling in Satellites plugin
- Fixed (renamed) properties to better follow conventions in Satellites plugin
- Fixed visualization mode in Satellites plugin
- Fixed time conversion for low precision form (GH: #1042)
- Fixed jerking an animation of movement of Solar system bodies (GH: #1041)
- Fixed name for SH2-308 (DSO Catalog v3.9)
- Fixed filter properly objects by catalogs (DSO Catalog v3.9; GH: #1052) 
- Fixed few wrong objects in DSO catalog (DSO Catalog v3.9)
- Fixed WUI of Remote Control plugin
- Updated fix for ghost comet in ortographic projection issue (GH: #389)
- Updated list of contributors
- Updated code: simplified RegExp results handling
- Changed Vec3f& to Vec3f asreturn type for functions called from scripts in some classes (Scripting Engine)
- Re-implement getDecAngle, fixing some inconsistencies (GH: #1051)
- Removed Abell planetary nebulae catalog (DSO Catalog v3.9)

Binary packages you may download at https://stellarium.org website

[Joz_Man]

Hi, could you please let me know where I can find info in regards to the new change called "Added evaluates scripts in individual context (Scripting Engine)" ? In other words what does it do now and what doesn't it do anymore, because I'm experiencing issues with my scripts when trying this new release. Txs in advance and best regards.

[Ruud]

Thank you Alexander!

[alexwolf]

16 hours ago, Joz_Man said:

Hi, could you please let me know where I can find info in regards to the new change called "Added evaluates scripts in individual context (Scripting Engine)" ? In other words what does it do now and what doesn't it do anymore, because I'm experiencing issues with my scripts when trying this new release. Txs in advance and best regards.

See changes for this: https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/3f3422911dc0c69d72389025136c901a88a51651

[happy-kat]

Thank you

I'll try this as I've been having trouble with updating the comet plugin on the release I'm currently on.