New Features
Support of S57 map format
Views Maps now supports the S57 nautical maps format, a standard published by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).
Support semi-transparent PNGs
PNG images containing semi-tranparent pixel are now supported.
Easier interactions with Spline objects
New interactors have been added to permit easier creation and interactions with spline objects.
New filter effects to simulate different levels of transparency on graphics objects
Ctrl Mouse wheel support for zoom in/out in Studio
Mouse wheel support for up/down movement in spinbox
Ctrl-Tab key can be used for Tab-pane rotation
Generalized use of the ESC key for interrupting object creation interactors
GUI restructuring for Studio. New icons and dialog boxes
Better support of Windows Vista with Aero L&F
Windows Vista has new visual effects and look and feel elements that are now supported with Views.
New samples and documentation for printing
Support of Oracle 10 and Oracle 11 in DataAccess
Support of DB2 9.5 in Data Access
Support of OLE DB in DataAccess
Port on VS 2008
Integration of all bug fixes since version 5.1
Other minor fixes and evolutions
Published date: 05/24/2022
Last modified date: 02/24/2022