2012-02-26 : zyGrib Version 5.1.2
Display data of GulfStream (RTOFS model, available from saildocs.com).
Bug fixed: MAC version : jpeg images recording was broken.
Dutch translation updated (thanksReinout de Groen).
Some little bugs fixed, but it remains...
2011-12-22 : zyGrib Version 5.1.1
Curve drawer from Polaris, the return.
Bug fixed : random loss of characters in proxy parameters, sometimes.
2011-12-18 : zyGrib Version 5.1.0
Optional download of files in strict HTTP mode.
Only for zygrib's forum users (free).
Limits :
30 files max each 24h.
250 MO max each 24h.
At least 1 connection to zyGrib forum each 4 months.
New altitude level : 925hPa (# 760m).
Display sea currents, but zyGrib does not provide these data (thanks to Alain Coat from Actimar).
Sample currents and weather forecast file (West of France) from Actimar wrf1.grb
Arabic translation (thanks to Andreas Degwerth from Cassidian).
Security: encrypted passwords in configuration file.
Perhaps you have to reconfigure the proxy parameters.
Bug fixed : date cursor was sometime misplaced in 'local hour' mode.
Bug fixed : better bounding box for the selection of very small areas.'.
Bug fixed : crash with grib file with only waves.
# 2011-05-21 : zyGrib Version 4.0.1
* User can choose visible data in the left board (right clic in the panel).
* Bug fixed: crash sometimes with data out of the "normal" range.
# 2011-05-08 : zyGrib Version 4.0
* NOAA data up to 8 days rather than 7.
* Color scales.
* Data values panel can be hidden (Ctrl+V).
* Colors scale panel can be hidden (Ctrl+Y).
* Warning : changes in directories structure.
* Totally new colors scheme.
Color scales are editable (text files colors_xxx.txt).
o 1 ligne per threshold : v r g b
v = threshold value
r g b = rgb level (red, green, blue) between 0 and 255
o values must be in ascending order
o color is attributed to values ##less than or equal to v
except the last which is also the color of all excess values##
o fixed color (no interpolation) below the first value or above the last.
* More complete list of cities (source GeoNames)
Around 60,000 cities come with zygrib (population >= 3000).
Around 100,000 smaller cities are available in additional files (see download page).
* New population threshold for shown cities:
1. population >= 1000000
2. population >= 100000
3. population >= 10000
4. population >= 1000
5. population < 1000
* Bug fixed : values displayed for the position under the mouse are updated when the date is changed using the keyboard.
* Bug fixed : crash (sometimes) when the mouse was moved on a POI while reading aa grib file.
# 2010-10-06: zyGrib Version 3.9.4
* Reduce flashing when resizing window.
* Fixed a bug: the first image was not allways visible with
some graphic cards.
# 2010-10-05: zyGrib Version 3.9.3
* Supress a vicious bug (random crash).
* New dutch translation.
# 2010-05-14: zyGrib Version 3.9.2
* zyGrib uses the new GRIB file server, faster and more reliable.
* Max file size is now 50 Mb (was 20).
* New data in meteotables: geopotential altitude.
* Can save data from meteotables in SYLK format, readable with a
spreadsheet. Don't use a famous but stupid spreadsheet which do
not understand correctly languages with beautiful accentued
characters, but prefer OpenOffice.
# 2010-05-02: zyGrib Version 3.9.1
* More complete information about data on the map.
* Add relative humidity in altitude in meteotables.
* Display if possible the wind arrows at the same altitude than the
main data of the map.
* Suppress a bug: area containing longitude 180° was sometimes not
displayed when zooming.
# 2010-04-20: zyGrib Version 3.9.0
* New altitude level: 200 hPa ( 11800 m).
* New data: relative humidity at levels 850, 700, 500,300, 200 hPa.
* Can choose altitude levels when downloading GRIB files.
* Solve some bugs.
# 2010-04-03: zyGrib Version 3.8.6
* Despite malformed file headers, zyGrib can now display corrupted GRIB
files distributed by some suppliers, in particular Maxsee. There are
more explanation in the french news page and in the forum (also in
french, sorry).
# 2010-03-15: zyGrib Version 3.8.5.3
* New language: Czech (thanks Pavel Kalian).
# 2010-03-09: zyGrib Version 3.8.5.2
* Suppress again the bug in the Windows version: saving images worked
with XP, but not with Vista or Windows 7 (thanks a lot Microsoft for
not being compatible with yourself).
# 2010-03-08: zyGrib Version 3.8.5.1
* Suppress a bug in the Windows version: a dll was missing, so it was
impossible to save images.
# 2010-03-08: zyGrib Version 3.8.5
* Suppress an important bug: there was an unpredictable crash when reading
certain GRIB files (rare, but it is not a reason).
# 2010-03-01: zyGrib Version 3.8.4
* Save image (menu file or Ctrl+S).
* Save all the images of an animation.
* The trick red of the choice in the date moves when the mouse comes
to titillate the date selector (sorry, automatic translation lose
spoonerism !!!).
* Dialog boxes more compact, so zyGrib is usable on low resolution
screen (800x600).
* Choose the language at the first start of the application.
* Source sentences are now in english (bad :) ) to facilitate the
translations.
* Suppress a bug: geopotential altitudes very different from average
value was not shown.
# 2010-01-31: zyGrib Version 3.8.3
* Graphical date selector.
* More complete information on meteorigical data shown on the map.
# 2010-01-28: zyGrib Version 3.8.2
* Can choose the unit for the geopotential altitudes.
* Show altitude data in meteotables.
* suppress a bug in the Windows version: save file path was lost.
# 2010-01-25: zyGrib Version 3.8.1
* Download and visualization of data in altitude (geopotential altitude,
wind, temperature, theta-e) at 850, 700, 500 et 300 hPa (approx
1460, 3000, 5600 and 9200 meters).
* When opening a GRIB file, the displayed date is the closest date
from now.
* There was a lot of very important changes in the source code structure.
It is now much easier to evoluate and to add new meteorological data.
* Suppress a important bug when loading application in 3.8.0 version
(in line only a few minutes).
# 2009-12-16: zyGrib Version 3.7.1
* Update Dutch translation.
* New Makefile in the source version for Linux.
One can now do a make install to install all files in the directory
$HOME/zyGrib (see the variable INSTALLDIR in the Makefile).
Note: it's not a universal solution... but it's on the way...
# 2009-12-05: zyGrib Version 3.7.0
* User can change the fonts used in the interface (Ctrl+E).
* By default, zyGrib use and provide free fonts Liberation Fonts, for
the interface and (more important) to assure the control of the size
of the annotations on the maps.
* Adaptive display of cities names, sorted by population.
* Using cache memory for configuration parameters (significant speed
improvment on slow support like USB key).
* Important rewriting of source code to facilitate future evolutions.
# 2009-08-19: zyGrib Version 3.6.3
* ZyGrib can now display Saildocs GRIB files.
# 2009-08-16: zyGrib Version 3.6.2
* Updated translation files.
# 2009-08-15: zyGrib Version 3.6.1
* Fixed a bug on the version number.
* Meteotables a little dense for more data under the eyes.
# 2009-08-12: zyGrib Version 3.6.0
* Transition to QT 4.5.
improvements include new weather features (convective available potential
energy - an indicator of potential thunderstorm strength), several new
translations (German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Dutch) plus bugfixes
