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Tree viewNew feature: a new tree view layout called 'Compact' is now available. This 'Compact' layout works exactly in the same way as the tree view in ecflowview. To switch between the original layout, now called 'Standard' layout, and the new one use Edit → Preferences → Appearance → Tree view → Tree layout style.

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Tree viewNew feature: the last selected node per tree view is saved on exit and restored on startup 
Tree viewFix: fixed issue when a node not matching the status filter in the tree view was unselected 
BreadcrumbsNew feature: the breadcrumbs are now located in the panel headers header (previously they had their own area just below the panel header). The usage of the "Breadcrumbs" option in the panel headers header changed as well. When "Breadcrumbs" is on the standard breadcrumbs are visible in the header, otherwise simply the node path is shown (as text).

 

Why panelNew feature: the top-down why (through the children) is now displayed in the Why info panel alongside with the bottom-up why (through the parents). As an additional improvement the node statuses became colour-coded and the parts of the expression which are false are highlighted (with a darker background). Besides, the attribute notation became clearer and both the nodes and attributes are now hyper-linked.

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Tree viewNew feature: the last selected node per tree view is saved on exit and restored on statuplinked.

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LimitsNew feature: the limit editor now shows the list of nodes consuming the given limit. The With the provided buttons the selected node paths can be removed from the list('Remove' button) or the whole list can be cleared ('Reset' button).

  

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Limits

New feature: it is now possible to choose between circle or rectangle limit shape circular and rectangular limit shapes (see Edit → Preferences → Appearance → Attributes → Limit shape). The default limit shape is "circle".Image Removed. The default limit shape is "circle".

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LimitsFix: fixed issue when the limit maximum could not be set to zero 
LimitsFix: fixed issue when the limit text was incorrectly turned red when the limit reached the maximum 
TriggersNew feature: the colours used for trigger and complete rendering can now be controlled from Edit → Preferences → Appearance → Attributes.

RepeatsImprovements: in the repeat editor the current value for date repeats can be selected from the list at the bottom of the editor 
FlagsNew feature: flag flags of the selected node are now displayed in the 'Info' Info info panel

Info panelNew feature: the 'Info', 'Manual', 'Script' and 'Job' Info panels can now be manually updated with the provided update buttonImage Removedupdate button

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Info panelNew feature: the "detached" action in the popup (i.e. dialogue) info panel is now represented with a separate "chain" button just like in the docked info panel. As a further improvement the "detached" option is saved for the popup info panel.

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PanelsNew feature:a new button was added to the panel headers (tree view, table view and info panel) to maximise the panel area. When this button is pressed the panel occupies all the available space in the given tab and the other panels will be become hidden. At the same time a warning message appears in the header saying "Panel maximised". By pressing the button again the original panel layout in the tab is restored.

Popup Info panelNew feature: the "detached" action in the popup (i.e. dialogue) info panel is now represented with a separate "chain" button just like in the docked info panel. As an improvement the "detached" setting is saved for the popup info panel.

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Has node log messages
Complete by default status or by complete expression
Has been restarted
Slow server write
 
Table viewChanged behaviourChange: when a selection is broadcast to the table view (e.g. from a tree view, search result view etc) it will only be visible if it matches the filter set on the table view. Please note that is different to the previous behaviour when the broadcast selection was always shown in the table view even if it did not match the filter. 
Output logChanged behaviourChange: line numbers are not shown any more in the output log ('Output' panel) to save space 
CommandImprovement: when a command sent to the server fails a dialogue pops up showing the error messagePopup Info panelThe info panel popup dialogue was improved and the "detached" action is now exposed as a separate "link" button just like in the docked info panel. So it is easy to link/unlink a popup info panel! The other improvement is that ecFlowUI now remembers this setting. The default is still "detached" but you can easily change it with one click. 
Context menuImprovement: The the 'Cancel' command was renamed 'Remove' and was made available for suites, tasks and families. 
Context menuImprovement: when multiple attributes are selected in one of the views the context menu does not offer any commands. Limits
Context menuFix: fixed issue when the limit maximum could not be set to zero LimitsFix: fixed issue when the limit text was turned red when the limit reached the maximumstray context menu appeared in panel headers 
UpdateFix: fixed issue when setting the server update frequency did not always make effect immediately 
Server list fileFix: fixed issue when a malformed server list file caused a crash 
Tree viewZombiesFix: fixed issue when commands did not work for multiple zombie selection in the Zombies info panel 
VariablesFix: fixed issue when deleting a variable caused a crash a node not matching the status filter in the tree view was unselected 

 

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