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DXChrono Desktop — Changelog

1.0.94

24 April 2026

Added

  • Upcoming Passes widget: scrollable pass list (AOS / LOS / MAX elevation / TRK compass arc with hyphens, e.g. W-N-E), live ETA countdown (minutes, or hours and minutes when ≥ 1 hour), UTC or local times, configurable font size and resize; satellite names truncate by pixel width so they do not overlap AOS; pass predictions refresh on a short interval so ETAs and active-pass highlighting stay current.
  • Upcoming Contests widget: contest calendar RSS, live / scheduled status, separate title and meta font sizes, resize and scroll; stale indicator when the feed fails but cached data is shown; contests whose end time has passed are removed from the list (including between RSS refreshes).
  • Map: propagation marker lines (DX Cluster, Cloudlog, PSK Reporter, N1MM) are drawn as great-circle paths to your station; you can hover-highlight a line itself, not only the marker.
  • Settings options for contest calendar, satellite passes, and related refresh intervals; bundled docs/help pages updated (widgets, map behaviour, integrations, great-circle wording).
  • Update notification: optional version check from Settings → Data (enable/disable, Daily or Every startup, Check for Updates). When a newer build is published, an Update Available dialog offers Download and View Changelog; if you are already up to date, a short confirmation appears in Settings. HTTPS uses a standard certificate bundle so checks work reliably on macOS and other platforms.

Changed

  • Upcoming Passes table: wider default panel, tighter layout between TRK and ETA, right-aligned ETA; MAX shows peak elevation in degrees only (direction on TRK).
  • Map tooltips: each shows a Source line (e.g. DX Spot, N1MM, PSK Reporter, Cloudlog). DX Cluster spot tooltips also show the spotter callsign.
  • Contest calendar: removed the redundant Data-tab feed enabled checkbox; RSS fetching follows the Contest calendar widget toggle only.

Fixed

  • Settings: tab row label alignment (tabs such as DX Cluster, PSK Reporter, Special Event) so all labels sit on a consistent baseline with clearer text rendering.
  • Map / great-circle lines: more stable paths in edge cases (e.g. near-antipodal geometry).
  • Satellite footprints: corrected occasional missing or flickering fill when a footprint polygon crosses the map seam (wrap), including self-intersecting geometry during the transition.
  • Contest list no longer keeps finished events for an extended grace period; cached data is re-filtered against the current time.
  • Upcoming Contests widget: “updated” timestamp in the header aligns cleanly to the right edge of the panel.
  • PSK Reporter: WSJT-X / FT8 protocol tokens (e.g. RR73, RRR, 73) are no longer treated as station callsigns in the widget table or on the map.
  • Linux display: more reliable SDL setup when SDL_RENDER_DRIVER is unset (prefers software rendering where appropriate) and safer fullscreen / window flag handling — reduces black or blank window issues on some systems.