Groundspeak Release Notes

[MightyReek]

05/10/2010 Release Notes

New features:

17909: Show an RSS feed of the Blog on the Geocaching.com Home Page
Added RSS feed of the blog to the Geocaching.com home page.

20292: Personal Notes for Cache Listings
Added personal notepad for cache listings for Premium Members (eventually will allow syncing in the field)

11362: Create a Difficulty/Terrain rating scale on our own site.
Added Difficulty/Terrain rating determination tool to cache creation page. Same rules apply (Thanks to Clayjar for hosting all these years!)

17908: Change Event Section on Front Page to provide more useful information
Updated Event Section so that users can see more upcoming events, and see them by location.

14139: Activation Code Retrieval
Added new facility to obtain lost activation codes for purchased Trackables

21750: Replace Get Satisfaction
Moved the feedback site to UserVoice

21130: Forgot username tool
Added a user name retrieval tool to the website.

21789: Require CAPTCHA for search results .LOC download
Added CAPTCHA for downloading search results in a .loc, no CAPTCHA for Premium members

21502: Text Change: Adding alternate email address confusion
Changed text when adding alternate e-mail address for greater clarity.

20340: Bad password captcha
Added a captcha after three failed log in attempts to prevent brute force attacks on user's accounts.

16090: Add the What is Geocaching?" video to the Getting Started page
"What is Geocaching?" video added to the Getting Started page.

18376: Replace Loki on Home Page with a more generic location tool
Geocaching.com now has access to more ways to determine a users location.

19860: Shrink secondary validation email so email to text message conversion is not split
Validation e-mail is now formatted in a way that is friendlier to use on cell phones.

18824: Referral Field on Membership page
When creating a membership there is now a field to enter the username of the user who referred you

22338: GeoCrush Landing Page
Added a GeoCrush page to http://www.geocaching.com/geocrush/ (Seattle-area arts promotion)

21404: Update to Coord.info splash screen
HOTFIX: Opening a coord.info link on the iPhone will give you the option of opening in the app

22073: Update Magellan Communicator
Updated plugin to latest version from Magellan



Bug fixes:

22497: Setting trackable to its last known location is not working properly
Marked as missing logs are excluded when determining the last known location.

16713: Pocket Query consistently not available for download after generation
Removed ability to delete My Finds PQ to insure it is always available

10583: Cache listing is not rendering in HTML properly on Garmin Oregon/Colorado.
Fixed issue that was causing cache listings to not render HTML properly on Garmin Oregon and Colorado devices.

19795: Dipped trackable does not show in cache history
Enabled the "View past Trackables" link if the only travelbug logged against the cache is a Visit

19213: No break between "X users watching this cache" and "You found this on" text on cache page
UI fix

22281: Marking trackable as missing fails to work when language preference not English
Fixed

16076: Polish Provinces
Added

22113: Text Change: Tracking code instead of number
Replaced five instances of "number" with "code"

22019: Obfuscate cache coordinates to anonymous users on /map/ page.
Cache coordinates now using same logic as KML generator.

20408: Clicking the "Event Cache" subclass of all events on cache tab of user profile returns all event cache types
Fixed

16143: new text at "Archive" logtype
Clarified warning text when attempting to archive a geocache

21853: Text change: Include Android app on /waypoints software faq
Added

21524: small text change for Home Coordinates
Clarified text on cache submission to ensure users their home location will not be shared

21860: Add 'Evince' to the Web-Based Applications List on gc.com
Added

22246: New Geocoin Vendor
Added http://www.strikezoneinc.com to list of vendors

21446: Text change: Online map link on cache page
Fixed text of Open Street Map URL on cache page

2019: Pocket query giving some logs but not all
Fixed issue where Pocket Queries weren't giving all logs.

20827: Link Refund Policy to Android App Page
Refund policy for the Android App now posted on the Android App Page.

20465: Text in email notification needs colon
Fixed URL formatting in cache submission confirmation email

22529: The difficulty /terrain rating with floating point values like 2.5, 1.5 dont show up on the display correctly
Fixed issue that was causing fractional d/t ratings to display improperly.

21508: Remove nearest benchmarks link when not logged in.
Removed link to nearby bookmarks on cache details if the user is not logged in

21344: Update "Password Reset Request for <username>" email to use shorter URL's
Now using coord.info URL for pw reset request

21217: Map Links: Rand McNally link not working
Fixed bad links on cache details

20993: Add new lackey icons to Groundspeak.com
Updated lackey icons on Groundspeak.com About page.

22131: Changing waypoint type anchors to top of page
Page no longer anchors to the top on postback

22341: Stat bar image broken
Fixed issue that was causing the stat bar to sometimes not display.

22031: Invalid email addresses in our system
Fixed issue involving users with e-mail addresses containing invalid characters.

19145: Remove Send Friend Request when email another user who is already a Friend
Users no longer have the option to send a friend request to a user who is already a friend.

21409: Form field in IE not grayed out
Forum title field made it appear as though basic members could edit their forum title

21959: Upgrade to recaptcha 1.0.4.0
Implemented upgraded recaptcha on the website.

[MightyReek]

Release Notes 09-11-2010

Introducing Geocaching for Windows Phone 7 Mobile Application

Windows Phone 7 uses a combination of GPS, Wi-Fi positioning and cell towers to determine your approximate location. Groundspeak's Windows Phone 7 Application then queries the Geocaching.com database in real-time and provides a list of geocaches near you. Check out the Geocaching for Windows Phone 7 application page for a full list of features!

Souvenirs

We now have the capability to award Souvenirs retroactively! Souvenirs will be awarded in batches over the next several weeks. If you logged a geocache in the past that would have awarded a Souvenir it will automatically appear on your profile tab.

WYSIWYG

What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get makes a reappearance in this month's release. This time you'll find the new simplified text editor added to the geocache and Trackables logging page. In the next release we'll finish the job by adding a more feature-rich version to the cache details and profile pages.



New features:

18880: Allow the "My Finds" Query to run every 3 days
Reduced frequency with which PMs can request the My Finds Pocket Query

20377: Create new Trackable Tattoo Trackable Type (Icon)
Added new Trackable type for trackable tattoos, email contact@geocaching.com with pic to request

23188: TwoNav GPS Field Notes support
Added Field Notes support for MyNav GPS units

23275: Shop Groundspeak: New Distributor
Added shop.j-mart.de, indiannationsdetectors.com, geosurvivalgear.com, ddgamezone.com, geokes.cz, cachers-corner.de, baseoftree.com, geocraft.cz, geocachingcentre.co.uk

18687: Put Hider's Name on the Log a Cache Page
Now reads: "In reference to {cache} by {cache owner}"

19281: Add Mass Delete to watch list functionality
Added checkboxes to watchlist to mirror bookmark functionality

20804: Screencast videos: Create page where "how to use" videos are displayed
Created new page at /about/screencasts.aspx for instructional videos

20805: Screencasts: Pocket Query Video
Added explanation video to /pocket

21917: rename /waypoints to /software
Changed URL and setup redirects

18824: Referral Field on Membership page
When creating a membership there is now a field to enter the username of the user who referred them

22311: Addition of Premium text to Send to GPS feature
Added reminder to Send to GPS that PMs receive more cache info in GPX downloads

18467: Coordinate Change Logs more logical and conversational
Reformatted coordinate change logs for clarity

18285: explanatory text at Additional Waypoints
Added additional text at Coordinates field to help explain the default values

20792: Localize Your Profile
Added new translations for the private profile

21902: change from "banned" to "locked"
Terminology change to account for a variety of scenarios

19806: Link "you logged this as found on..." to the log
This text on cache pages will now link to that log

21214: Text Change: All instances of Home Coordinates to Home Location
Updated the site with the term Home Location instead of Home Coordinates



Bug fixes:

22752: Attempting to view APE cache in Dutch results in server error
Fixed

23041: Referral field errors preventing account creation
Fixed misaligned error message on account creation page

22714: Remove mention of machete from ...hide/rate.aspx
Updated language and title for the Difficulty/Terrain selector page (formerly Cache Rating)

23073: User not signed in should not be able to search for an user
You must now be logged in to use the user lookup tool

23063: Trackable Adoption Page - Text Change Requested
Changed "tracking ID" to "reference number"

23187: Map is gone when cache page is translated
Map on cache details page will no longer disappear when switching language settings

22709: Cache Rating System gives .25 and .75 results
Modified to round down to .00 and .50 respectively

23350: Logging/viewing a waypoint log for Benchmark throws an exception
Fixed

22552: Change field title from Cache Note to Personal Cache Note
Text change

22718: Safari browser- Side Navigation links on gc.com become invisible once logged in
Fixed

23340: Additional waypoint notes don't show up on print friendly page
Fixed

23312: Add lackey icons to Groundspeak.com
Added Matthew, Aubrey, Kelly and Ernesto to Lackey list on http://www.Groundspeak.com/about.aspx

23192: Upcoming Geocaching Events shows text in German for all locales
Fixed

23522: Send to GPS for Garmin and DeLorme devices is broken
Hotfixed

22538: Link Addition to Geocaching Software
Added gototool.com

22932: Remove Netherlands Antilles from list of countries
Removed

4848: Stash Note in Serbian
Added

23521: Addition of brochures to resources page
Added Korean and Portuguese geocaching brochures

23248: Addition of podcast link
Added cachingnw.com

15597: Large gaps between friend widgets on my/myfriends.aspx
Fixed styling on friends page


Coming soon:

Stats, Ratings and Maps.

[lynxpardinus]

A melhoria preferida é, para mim, e claramente, a possibilidade de "mass deletion" na watchlist!

P.S- "Icon específico" para tattoo TBs!

[Torgut]

Um gajo continua a ter que ter 6 ou 7 notifications para saber que caches saem em redor de casa. Deve ser muito complicado de resumir para apenas 1................

[GeoDuplaP&F]

Mas fizeram alguma coisa por nós!

"23521: Addition of brochures to resources page
Added Korean and Portuguese geocaching brochures"

[rifkinda]

Já demos conta que algumas páginas de caches que tinham imagens de fundo em tabelas ficaram estragadas com estas alterações.

Rifkinda

[ViperUnderground]

Aiiiii...andam a semear o pânique com o novo editor HTML! C#$£€§$&!!

Segundo li, hoje ainda, a questão do HTML e das tags nos logs deverão ficar resolvidas "brevemente"!

Só agora dei uma vista de olhos pelo site, e à vista larga sobressai (negativamente):

- As páginas das caches todas "cafunfadas";
- As tags nos logs não "funcam";
- "Roubaram-me" as Souvenirs;

[vsergio]

Já demos conta que algumas páginas de caches que tinham imagens de fundo em tabelas ficaram estragadas com estas alterações.

Rifkinda

Epá, nunca consegui fazer isso

[lynxpardinus]

É nestas alturas que percebo o valor de ter as páginas mais aborrecidas do geocaching nacional... (fundo branco e um textito)

[pxlobo]

Para quem como eu gostava de colorir um bocado os logs ... Adeus !!!! Já era !!!
A partir de agora tudo a preto e branco ... Ainda estou para ver como vão ficar os que já estão feitos ...

Fico com a sensação que "estamos a andar ó pra trás" além do cinzentismo destes senhores que nos governam !!!

Uma trapalhada, uma completa catástrofe este "update"

[ViperUnderground]

Para quem como eu gostava de colorir um bocado os logs ... Adeus !!!! Já era !!!
A partir de agora tudo a preto e branco ... Ainda estou para ver como vão ficar os que já estão feitos ...

Fico com a sensação que "estamos a andar ó pra trás" além do cinzentismo destes senhores que nos governam !!!

Uma trapalhada, uma completa catástrofe este "update"

Não sejam "profetas da desgraça"!
Pelo que li (não li tudo) penso que a situação é temporária! Eles apenas estão a substituir/actualizar o editor de HTML e o sistema de tags dos logs!
Assim, como aqui no fórum, usamos o BBCode, imaginem que existe outro sistema melhor e mais fiável!

[alieri]

A partir de agora tudo a preto e branco

Acho que não, pq no log que fiz há pouco aparecia um editor que dantes não aparecia (ou será que nunca tinha reparado nele? Também pode ser...)

[Kinder]

Para quem como eu gostava de colorir um bocado os logs ... Adeus !!!! Já era !!!
A partir de agora tudo a preto e branco ... Ainda estou para ver como vão ficar os que já estão feitos ...

Fico com a sensação que "estamos a andar ó pra trás" além do cinzentismo destes senhores que nos governam !!!

Uma trapalhada, uma completa catástrofe este "update"

Dá para por cores fazes como eu ontem deparei-me com esta alteração a modificar a página do TB Galo de Barcelos. Tudo cinzento e destruído, abri a opção source e fiz tudo à unha.

<font color="#ff0000"> e pronto tens o vermelho por exemplo

[GeoDuplaP&F]

Tudo cinzento e destruído, abri a opção source e fiz tudo à unha.

<font color="#ff0000"> e pronto tens o vermelho por exemplo

Open source? Onde está isso? Aquela opção do browser que dá para ver o código? (Mas não modificar...)

Edit: Esquece! Não tinha ainda visto a nova forma de escrever os logs.

[lynxpardinus]

Confesso que estive a visitar um número limitado de caches e não percebi o problema - claro que não tentei logar nenhuma, e o problema pode estar aí, mas, à primeira vista...