What's New V10

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What's New with Version 10.0:

Registration

Added the ability to capture racer snapshots directly from a compatible video camera or webcam.
Improved image resizing.
Added the ability to undo/redo image changes.
Upon save, data will only be reloaded if a group/subgroup has changed for one of the rows.
Enabled the use of the Delete key for deleting rows from data entry tables.
Added the ability to rearrange data table columns.

Scheduling

To reduce confusion, schedule generator screens will now display racer names and car numbers instead of "chart numbers".
Master schedule, if used, can now be viewed by selecting the round number on the Scheduling tab.

Standings

Added Custom Field column to Standings tab, for those using that field for regional/district/council races.

Awards

Upon save, data will only be reloaded if a group/subgroup has changed for one of the rows.
Enabled the use of the Delete key for deleting rows from data entry tables.
Added the ability to rearrange data table columns.
Added the ability to determine the Turtle (Best Gas Mileage) award winner (from Awards/Standings display screen and the award certificates report).

Hardware Setup

Added display of the serial port name and the COM number for each serial port. Should aid in identifying correct port to use.
If a USB to Serial Adapter is detected, the software will default to using that port.

Software Setup

Roster Screen

Added the ability to display a roster by round number. Can be used to show the audience who advanced to a new round.
Added the ability to hide the # column, so not confused with the vehicle number.
Added the ability to rearrange the columns.

Racing

Added a screen that can be used to control the Racing screen from the laptop computer and will not seen on the projection screen (when running in dual monitor mode).
If using a secondary monitor, notice messages and dialogs will be displayed on the primary monitor (except when running in Hands-Free mode).
Improved warning of an incomplete round by ignoring any heats full of maximum times (timer timeout issue).

Track Records

Added the ability to specify the location of the Track Records data file. Can switch to different track record files.
Added the ability to specify the name and location of the data file backup.
Added the ability to set a minimum time limit. Any time below this will not trigger a new track record (i.e. during testing) or a new top time.
Added a "Reset Selected" button to make more intuitive than having to use the Save button for that purpose.
Added the ability to set how long the notice of a new track record is displayed.

Top Times

Added the ability to specify the location of the Top Times data file. Can switch to different top times files.
Added the ability to specify the name and location of the data file backup.

Reports

Replaced Crystal Reports with the Microsoft ReportViewer. This change does have some give and take to it.
- Report generation is generally faster. No prolonged initialization for the first report viewed.
- More flexibility in tailoring reports based on user preferences.
- More control over print settings.
- Image proportions can be maintained.
- Fewer install issues and a far smaller set of drivers to install.
- Some export formats are no longer available (CSV, HTML, RTF, and Text). You can still export to Excel, PDF and Word formats. CSV exports can be made from any of the data tables, instead of from the reports.
- Windows 2000 is not supported by the new report viewer.
Added a blank sheet at the end of the Check-in Sheet report. Can use extras for walk-ins.

General

Added the ability to hide any disabled lanes (affects scheduling, results, racing, stats, and the schedule reports).
Added a basic setup wizard to aid new users.
Several other less notable improvements and fixes were implemented.