================================================================================ SOLAR FIRE GOLD 8.1.5 - UPDATES ================================================================================ Listed in Reverse Chronological Order -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.1.5 - 17 JANUARY 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, User-defined point files from another system with Solar Fire 9 can lead to a crash. 2. Fixed, Can't create a new file with spaces in the file name. 3. Fixed, Interrupting electional search causes crash 4. Fixed, Inconsistent results in electional search depending on start date. 5. Fixed, dashes in date (such as 12-12-1977) not recognized. 6. Fixed, turning on user-defined points crashes the Ephemeris. 7. Fixed, Harmonic Age charts not showing the Descendant. 8. Fixed, Tertiary Progression setting affects the Transits to Solar Arc. 9. Fixed, error in Direction of Divisions with Primary Directions Rates other than 1. 10. Fixed, reporting many sequential lunar returns leads to eventual errors. 11. Fixed, Import Charts and Settings doesn't work with current file organization. 12. Fixed, Stellarium link not remembering where the Stellarium is. 13. Fixed, Firdaria Reports failing with "No text available - old interpretation file version". 14. Fixed, Glyphs for Amor and Amphitrite are switched. Solar Maps issues: 1. Fixed, Relocate line jumps to upper-left corner when dragging 2. Fixed, Open Chart dialog doesn't display all of the path text 3. Fixed, "Get Technical Support by Email" can't find the .ini file, and complains. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.1.4 - 25 SEPTEMBER 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, corruption in some aspect files leading to crash 2. Fixed, unable to change the font of some asteroids. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.1.3 - 6 AUGUST 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, chart converter utility lacking any default ASCII formats 2. Fixed, chart converter utility not working with first defined ASCII format 3. Fixed, file corruption in Interpretations editor when adding new aspects. 4. Fixed, file corruption in Interpretations editor when turning "Dynamic Aspects" on or off. 5. Updated geographical atlas and time zone information 6. Added Facebook and Twitter links to Solar Fire on the Help menu 7. Automatic transits chart computed at startup is no longer considered an unsaved chart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.1.2 - 31 OCTOBER 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, cannot start SolarFire because Swiss Ephemeris is not found (bug in version 8.1.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.1.1 - 19 OCTOBER 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Improvement, font ET Asteroid 1 is revised with Haumea and Makemake included 2. Improvement, print eclipse search option to print the selected criteria 3. Fixed, Centaurs.ast: Sedna has been removed, and Amycus, Crantor and Echechlus have been added -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.1.0 - 21 JUNE 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, User-defined points are not displayed in helio chart. 2. Improvement, User-defined points can be selected into Dynamic/Transits and Progressions and Dynamic/Graphic Ephemeris entry windows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.0.9 - 14 JUNE 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, Graphic Ephemeris: the planet/pts on the left do not appear correctly. 2. User-defined points erroneous values when going into Dynamic/Transits and Progressions and Dynamic/Graphic Ephemeris. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.0.8 - 20 MARCH 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, Solar Fire cannot create several old*.SFCHT files, so Solar Fire cannot start anymore (need to remove all the old_* files) 2. Fixed, new chart entry cannot be 29 Feb 3. Fixed, improve accuracy of stations calculations 4. Fixed, Page designer now support high resolution screen 5. Improvement, asteroids and extra points can be sorted out by alphabetic or zodiacal order in the current chart report 6. Improvement, add an option for pop-up each day the Sabian Oracle window, it can be turned on or off 7. Improvement, add 2 new chart pages specifically for synastry Hard/Soft aspects from Hank Friedman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.0.7 - 14 DECEMBER 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, Issue in 8.0.6, Program crash when opening more than 30 charts with User defined points activated. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.0.6 - 8 DECEMBER 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, auto lookup for timezone does not work 2. Fixed, User defined Points improvements and fixes: aspects do not show up 0 Aries in the object box bi-wheels, triwheels.. : user points are 0 Aries UDP don't show in group composites the Rx (retrograde) symbol is not written on a wheel 3. Fixed, Dynamic view: Dynamic/Transit and progression/View -> Result... part of the last column is always missed 4. Fixed, Dynamic view: Dynamic/Transit and progression/create a transit to transit list that includes prog to prog eclipses: 0 Aries and Libra for Lunar and Solar eclipses 5. Fixed, Chart search: point to Midpoint, the Aries point always keeps changing to 9th house 6. Fixed, Animate button: animate button will display the animate singlewheel, biwheel, triwheel… according of the current view 7. Improvement, eclipse search: add the aspects details to copy/print functions 8. Improvement, add a wheel style: French3.wh1 9. Improvement, add new glyphs in ET Asteroid font 10. Improvement, add 15 asteroids from the Swiss ephemeris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.0.5 - 15 August 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, all VEDIC calculations have been fixed 2. Fixed, Animate Wheels: AutoDST is set by default, and its value is saved. 3. Improvement, Appointments manager: the birthday input area format has changed and the month is written in letters 4. Improvement, the help file has been updated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.0.4 - 29 July 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Improvement, Eclipses search result can be printed or copied 2. Fixed, User Defined Points are now calculated in animate wheels 3. Improvement, User Defined Points Progressions and Transits are now calculated 4. Fixed, appointments manager: 24H format is now correctly supported 5. Fixed, in the interpretations editor: change view mode to "General" now works 6. Improvement, new help file: more help about interpretations Editor 7. Improvement, updated charts: Aus2011.SFcht,Literature.SFcht,Miscellaneous.SFcht,Politics.SFcht,Royalty.SFcht,Science.SFcht,Sports.SFcht new charts: Adventure.SFcht,Art&Design.SFcht,Business.SFcht,Crime&Infamy.SFcht,Fashion&Society.SFcht,Military.SFcht,Music&Dance.SFcht,Screen&Stage.SFcht -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.0.3 - 22 June 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, if Solar Fire 7 had the option "save settings on exit" untick then every time Solar Fire 8 was creating the user folder "creating the user files..". 2. Improvement, remove the warning message "run as an administrator" 3. Improvement, appointments manager: - Import contacts from .csv file : tested only with Outlook 2007 and Windows Live Mail exported files - Add 2 buttons to create a natal and a transit charts from the appointments manager using the contact information - Support of US format (date and currency) and windows local languages formats for the receipt - The user can now configure the text in the receipt (title, remove tax line or not...) - Display the number of contacts - Add multi selection to delete contacts (with the toggle select button, same as sending group email) - Display the email in the receipt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.0.2 - 8 June 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Improvement, page designer: possibility to define the rulership for a temperaments box. 2. Improvement, in Reports/Tabulations/Temperaments : possibility to choose the rulership. 3. Fixed, before: switching the time map window resets the time map view. Now the time map view keeps the modifications. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 8.0.1 - 26 May 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed, chart custom time zone is now used in the animate wheels window 2. Fixed, allow the user to change the time zone in the location window of the animate wheels window 3. Fixed, open a chart from outlook when SF8 is not running (if you are running Solar Fire as an administrator you should also run outlook as an administrator) 4. Fixed, minor issue when the last clients of appointments manager is deleted