Map Suite Desktop Edition Features & Bug Fixes Change Log

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Contents 1 Version 6.0.0.0 2 Version 5.5.0.49 3 Version 5.5.0.0 4 Version 5.0.0.55 5 Version 5.0.0.0 6 Version 4.5.0.0 7 Version 4.0.40.0 8 Version 4.0.0 9 Version 3.1.299

Version 6.0.0.0

Release date: 05/14/2012

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.DesktopEdition Namespace:

• Fixed an issue where GetLineOnLine returns the wrong result.
• Fixed an issue where the tooltips of marker are duplicated.
• Fixed an issue where ScaleBar and ScaleLine don't match in PrinterLayer.
• Added the method ZoomToNextExtent().
• Fixed an issue where features cannot be selected after editing if the layer is reprojected.
• Fixed an issue where the application crashes under visual studio 11.
• Improved serialization of InMemoryFeatureLayer by using the class GeoSerializer.
• Fixed an issue where System.ArgumentException is thrown when resizing LabelPrinterLayer.
• Fixed an issue where map is not correctly printer to PDF.
• Fixed an issue where IconImageScale in IconStyle is not printed correctly.
• Fixed an issue where "memory access violation" exception is thrown when drawing the overlay after deserializing.
• Fixed an issue where Manged4Projection cannot be correctly serialized.
• Fixed an issue where projection won't be opened in GraticuleAdornmentLayer unless it is passed in through constructor.
• Fixed an issue where Graticule Grid gets smaller when panning out of map boundary if the internal/external projection are both set to 4326.
• Improved LegendPrinterLayer by rendering Legend using Vector Graphics.
• Added the support for ThinkGeo's TinyGeo (.tgeo) File Format.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core Namespace:

• Fixed an issue where certain styles don't call the GetRequiredColumnNames for child styles.
• Fixed an issue where GeoTiffRasterLayer’s HasBoundingBox always returns true.
• Implemented GeometryCollection.GetDitanceTo() method.
• Fixed an spelling issue, rename "Dragable" to "Draggable"
• Added the ability to use custom servers in OpenStreetMaps.
• Added the support of Nautical Miles to ScaleBarAdornmentLayer.
• Fixed an issue where the first feature is always removed when deleting multiple features in MsSql2008FeatureLayer.
• Fixed an issue where an exception is thrown in PrinterGeoCanvas.DrawTextCache method when RotationAngle is not 0.
• Improved the Exception Description in FeatureSource.GetAllFeatures method
• Added the implementation of PostgreSqlFeatureSource GetFeaturesByColumnValueCore.
• Fixed an serialization issue where the keys to a GeoCollection were not being added back correctly when de-serializing.
• Fixed an spelling issue, rename GoogleMapZoomLevelSet to GoogleMapsZoomLevelSet.
• Fixed an issue where shapefile's bounding box is not updated after removing a feature.
• Fixed an issue where multi features cannot be correct deleted at the same time.
• Fixed an issue where ShapeFileFeatureSource.GetBoundingBoxById() doesn't call GetFeaturesByIdsCore() internally.
• Improved the creating shape performance by moving some logic from BaseShape constructor to property.
• Removed the TabFeatureLayer from FdoExtension as we've added it in MapSuiteCore.
• Fixed an issue where WorldMapKitLayer couldn't export to Pdf by using PdfExtension.
• Fixed an issue where an exception is thrown in BingMapsLayer when zooming to an area where no imagery is available.
• Added Clear() method into InMemoryFeatureLayer and InMemoryFeatureSource.
• Improved the performance of MsSql2008FeatureSource GetBoundingBox
• Fixed an issue where files with big case ".SHP" extension are not accepted.
• Added the support of WMS 1.3.0.
• Fixed an issue where PagePrinterLayer automatically changes the orientation..
• Added StreamLoading event to GridIsoLineLayer
• Upgraded all the 3rd part DLLs referenced to the latest version
• Fixed the issue where the features returned by GetFeaturesInsideBoundingBox shouldn’t contain the ones removed.
• Improved the map object XML Serialization.
• Improved Speed Improvements by introducing MapSuite WicBitmap extension.
• Added the support of Layer Transparency.
• Improved the Memory Usage for ShapeFileFeatureSource.
• Upgraded MrSid & Ecw to the latest version.
• Improved drawing performance.
• Added the support of Code Generator.
• Fixed the issue where the "out of memory" exception is thrown when loading a large .tiff image.
• Improved the drawing quality of TiffRasterLayer by optimizing the reading logic
• Improved Label Formatting by adding Formatting and Formatted events to TextStyle.

Version 5.5.0.49

Release date: 12/31/2011

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.DesktopEdition Namespace:

• Fixed an issue where markers shift when panning the map.
• Fixed an issue where the layers are opened/closed multi times in LayerOverlay.Draw() method.
• Fixed an issue where ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown when calling GetFeaturesWithinDistanceOf method on a projected Layer.
• Fixed an issue where the map flashes while panning under multithreading mode with tile cache enabled.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core Namespace:

• Fixed an issue where the PrinterDocument is disposed after raising the PrintPage event.
• Fixed an issue where an exception is thrown when the tiff image is zoomed out to one pixel.
• Fixed an issue where the rtreeIndex cannot be correctly used in ShapeFileMultiFeatureSource.
• Fixed an issue where an SQL exception is thrown when executing a SQL statement with "where" clause within it in MsSql2008FeatureLayer.
• Fixed an issue where the bounding box is incorrect after removing a feature from a shapefile.
• Fixed an issue where Bing Maps Layer shifts after zooming in.
• Fixed an issue where LineShape.GetLineOnALine doesn't work properly.
• Fixed an issue where the MapPrinterLayer constructor doesn't hold the passed parameters.
• Fixed an issue where GeoCanvas.DrawCircle method is using the wrong coordinate unit for width and height.
• Fixed an issue where OpenStreetMapLayer doesn't display properly on the border.
• Fixed an issue where ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown when calling SpatialQuery method on a projected Layer.
• Fixed an issue where the first features is always deleted when deleting features..
• Fixed an issue where GetLineOnALine sometimes returns null.
• Fixed an issue where GetFeaturesInsideBoundingBox doesn't work properly for point based shape file.

Version 5.5.0.0

Release date: 11/14/2011

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.DesktopEdition Namespace:

• Fixed an issue where TrackEnded event doesn't work properly in some cases.
• Fixed an issue where exceptions from BingMapsLayer cannot be caught.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core Namespace:

• Fixed an issue where PointType.Cross in PointStyle doesn't work properly.
• Enhanced the documentation for OSM layer and overlay.
• Fixed an issue where ScaleBar.AreaStyle doesn't draw properly.
• Fixed an issue where an exception is thrown when Multipolygon.Contains method is called.
• Enhanced the exception description where a single Tab file is loaded without other related files.
• Fixed an issue where GettingZoomlevelsForDrawing doesn't work well when custom levels are overlapped.
• Changed the "URI" to "WebRequest" property in SendingRequestUriTileEventArgs Class for all the products.
• Fixed an issue where ShapeFileFeatureSource.CloneDeepCore() didn't work well with dBaseEngine.
• Added MaxRecordsToDraw property to FeatureSource and FeatureLayer.
• Fixed an issue where GraticuleAdornmentLayer doesn't work properly.
• Fixed an issue where IndexPathFileName is not updated when ShapePathFileName property is changed.
• Added the IsoLine Support.
• Created a Print layout system.
• Fixed an issue where the polygon shapes are not loaded correctly if the first ringShape in a polygon feature in shape file is not the outer ring.
• Fixed an issue where GetFeatureNestestTo returns wrong result.
• Fixed an issue where EditTools.ScaleUp and ScaleDown doesn't work for line shapes.
• Fixed an issue where TabFeatureLayer doesn't display properly with Projections settings.
• Fixed the issue where an exception is thrown when calling GetLineOnALine with the same start and end points.

Version 5.0.0.55

Release date: 7/7/2011

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.DesktopEdition Namespace:

• Enhanced ZoomLevel Setting
• Fixed a bug where the layer had to be reopen after drawn in version 5.0
• Fixed a bug where points disappeared while panning
• Fixed a bug where the marker click event didn't work properly in some cases
• Fixed a bug where RestrictedExtent didn't work as expected
• Fixed a bug where WinformsMap.RestrictedExtent didn't work as expected
• Fixed a bug where an exception was thrown while resizing within the restricted extent

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core Namespace:

• Enhanced method GetPointOnALine in LineShape
• Fixed a bug where the first point of DotDensityStyle wasn't random when using multiple DotDensityStyles
• Enhanced MsSql2008FeatureSource to support Open/Close connection only once
• Fixed a bug where Legend LineItem images and text didn't aligned on some systems
• Fixed a bug where TabFeatureLayer Spatial query returned wrong featureID
• Enhanced the logic for method GetLineOnALine in LineShape
• Fixed a bug where an exception was thrown while loading tab file based with index.
• Fixed a bug where MultipleShapeFileFeatureLayer constructor parameteres are useless
• Fixed a bug where BuildIndexMode had no effect while building index file of Tab file with DoNotRebuild mode
• Enhanced the load performance for tab file when using index file
• Enhanced the logic in GetLineOnALine
• Fixed a bug where CloneDeep method in TabFileFeatureLayer class didn't work as expected
• Fixed a bug where the ValueStyle didn't work as expected on TabFileFeatureLayer
• Fixed a bug where invalid validation of wms crs existed while checking WmsRasterLayer.
• Fixed a bug where an exception was thrown while serializing MsSql2008FeatureLayer.
• Enhanced the drawing order for features in layer
• Fixed a bug which is related to location calculate problem in GdiPlusGeoCanvas
• Fixed a bug where method GetBoundingBox thrown exception on MsSql2008FeatureLayer if some of the features are null

Version 5.0.0.0

Release date: 5/16/2011

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.DesktopEdition Namespace:

• Fixed a bug where the DrawingTime of Overlays was reported incorrectly.
• Fixed a bug where an exception was thrown when initializing the area units in multithreaded scenarios..
• Fixed a bug in TrackInteractiveOverlay where the start point was offset when tracking a shape.
• Fixed a bug where the Current Extent gets pretty big when passing in a very small extent.
• Fixed a bug where the trackzoomin rectangle was still be displayed while holding the shift key even the track zoom key is set to another key.
• Fixed a bug that threw an exception after calling Refresh when CanReshape was set to false.
• Added BingMapsOverlay with the new way of authentication.
• Added method GetBitmap(Single width, Single height) in wpfMap.
• Added the property TrackZoomInLayer in the ExtentInteractiveOverlay.
• Added a way to restrict the users extent using the Map.RestrictedExtent property.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core Namespace:

• Fixed an issue where an exception was thrown when adding two styles with the same column name except the case was different.
• Fixed a bug where the result was not complete in the MultipleShapefileFeatureSource.GetFeaturesNearestTo() method.
• Fixed a bug where the TileCache result was not always correct when using a projection.
• Fixed a bug where the GetInternalGeographyUnit always return Unknown when using FeatureSource.GetFeaturesWithinDistance with the RotationProjection.
• Fixed a bug where the UserID doesn't be set in the constructor of OracleFeatureSource/OracleFeatureLayer.
• Fixed a bug where the DrawingLevel could not be set for an IconStyle.
• Fixed a bug that the GetLineOnLine method doesn't work correctly for some cases.
• Fixed a bug where the map was not displayed correctly when using GdiPlusRasterLayer.
• Fixed a bug where Feature.Equals method didn't always work correctly.
• Fixed the issue where the GraticuleAdornmentLayer blocks when its projection's internal and external parameters are the same.
• Fixed the issue where an exception was thrown when calling GetBoundingBox in MsSqlFeatureSource which only had one feature.
• Fixed the issue where the map was not displayed properly when using GoogleLayer as background with different DPIs.
• Fixed a bug in MultipleFeatureLayer where GetFeatureById returned a wrong feature.
• Fixed a bug where an exception was thrown when zooming out too far for geotiff raster layers.
• Fixed the issue where the ClientId and PrivateKey properties wouldn't work in the Google Maps Layer.
• Fixed a bug where the Column.MaxLength is not correct when opening a database view with MsSQL2008FeatureLayer.
• Fixed the bug that the result if not correct for GetBoundingBox method in WmsRasterLayer.
• Fix a bug where the image had a one pixel offset while using WMSRasterLayer.
• Fixed the issue where the GetDistanceTo method returns the same result no matter what the DistanceUnit was.
• Fixed a bug where the GeometryCollectionShape could only be displayed when three default styles where set.
• Fixed a bug where "null object reference" exception was thrown when using AllowLineCarriage=true.
• Fixed a bug where the GeoTiffRasterLayer threw an exception when passing in a rectangle shape instead of a world file.
• Fixed the issue where the GoogleLayer would not overlap with a given shape file in some zoomlevels.
• Fixed the issue that FDOExtensionX64 didn't work in .net 4.0 framework.
• Fixed a bug in the InMemoryFeatureLayer.Update which caused it to fail in some cases.
• Fixed the issue where a wrong Geography Unit was used within GetFeaturesWithinDistanceOf when the projection was set.
• Fixed a bug where the AreaStyle didn't work properly in the CustomStyles collection when the feature count was less than ten.
• Fixed a bug where the value of the Tag property is lost when assigning a BaseShape to a Feature.
• Fixed a bug that the result of GetLineOnALine is not correct for some cases.
• Fixed the issue where some features had fewer points than they should using the DotDensityStyle.
• Fixed the issue where the GeoLinearGradientBrush might draw incorrectly.
• Fixed a bug where DrawWorldImageWithoutScaling didn't work correctly when passing in a rotation angle.
• Fixed a bug where the TabFeatureLayer in the previous FdoExtension could not be serialized.
• Fixed the bug in GetLineOnALine where the first and last vertex has the same coordinates.
• Added the static method GenerateGrid() in the GridFeatureLayer to create grid files.
• Modified the validator to allow the user to use unstandard crs.
• Improved the exception descriptions for Oracle, Sql2008 and Postgre layer.
• Added an constructor which accepts an image in LogoAdornmentLayer class.
• Set an alias when a dbf has duplicate column names.
• Added support for more types of GeoTiff files.
• Added properties in FdoFeatureLayer to make them consistent with the constructor parameters..
• Added validators to ZoomLevel.Draw method to check if input features are empty.
• Added Methods GetWGS84ParametersString, GetDecimalDegreesParametersString and GetLatLongParametersString to ManagedProj4Projection, UnmanagedProj4Projection and Proj4Projection.
• Added ShapeFileReadWriteMode property to the ShapeFileFeatureLayer.
• Enhanced TiledWmsLayer to support more than one server url as input.
• Fixed a bug where the ScaleLine didn't refresh properly during panning.
• Fixed a bug that memory usage would increase when using Projection.
• Added a way to build nice looking legends using the LegendAdornmentLayer.
• Supported projection for GeometryCollectionShape.
• Updated EPSG list from the Proj4 website.
• Added a validator to handle the exception when passing in an empty collection of features to the ZoomLevel.Draw.
• Enhanced exception description for the RtreeSpatialIndex.
• Fixed the issue where the GeoPen.Brush only worked for the GeoSolidBrush.
• Enhanced the way of using StreamLoading event in GdiPlusRasterSource.
• Supported conversion of .PRJ files to and from PROJ4 strings.
• Fixed a problem where the polygon GetCenterPoint returns NaN for some case.
• Added an event in GoogleMapsLayer which passes out the request url.
• Updated the GetGeographyUnit methods and remove unused GetXXXParameters methods.
• Added a GeographyUnit property to the RotationProjection.
• Added a way to get the bounding box from the world file class.
• Added support for the 64 bit version of FDO.
• Marked ManagedGeoTiffRasterSource Serializable.
• Added a new API to create a simple MsSqlServer table.
• Fixed a bug where the GetLongitudeDifferenceFromDistance didn't work correctly when very small values were used as inputs.
• Added BingMapsLayer and BingMapsZoomLevelSet.
• Added new overload constructor Feature(wellKnownText, id, columnValues) to Feature.
• Added GraticuleAdornmentLayer class.
• Added Height, Width and BackgroundMask properties to AdornmentLayer.
• Added AlternateBarBrush property to ScaleBarAdornmentLayer.
• Added DrawingQuality enum to GeoTiffRasterLayer.
• Marked [Serializable] for GeoTiffRasterLayer, HeatLayer, GraticuleAdornmentLayer and HeatStyle.
• Added overloads for GetFeaturesNearestTo at QueryTools to be the same as the FeatureSource.
• Exposed InterpolationMode for GdiPlusGeoCanvas and GdiPlusRasterLayer.
• Added a StreamLoading event to the GdiPlusRasterLayer and ShapeFileFeatureLayer to make it easier for the users to find.
• Added OpenStreetMapsZoomLevelSet class.
• Added WrappingMode property to support map wrapping past the dateline.
• Added LabelAllLineParts property in TextStyle to label all parts of a MultiplelineShape.
• Added the enum PolygonLabelingLocationMode to improve the algorithm for labeling polygon.
• Added new class "SerializationHelper" for help to deserialize objects accross different versions of Map Suite.
• Obsoleted some methods in ManagedProj4Projection according to Proj4Projection class.
• Fixed a bug where the IconStyle didn't display any labels when user didn't set icon images.
• Removed the Obsolete APIs.

Version 4.5.0.0

Release date: 11/01/2010

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.DesktopEdition Namespace:

• Added MarkerOverlay which support SimpleMarkerOverlay, InmemoryMakerOverlay and FeatureSourceMakerOverlay.
• Added OpenStreetMapOverlay to support Open Street Map.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core Namespace:

• Fixed the problem not encrypted for some private functions
• Optimized the retrieving twice for MSSqlFeatureSource geometry column.
• Provided support for VS2010 and samples.
• Fixed a rounding bug in GetPointOnALine API of LineShape.
• Fixed an issue when using a Chinese font
• Functions of MSSqlServer2008FeatureSource or Layer run to error in some specified culture.
• Bad performance with SQLServer2008 when using Geography type and large data size.
• Fixed an issue when using the UpdateColumnName API in dbf module.
• Fixed an issue throwing exception when calling BuildIndex in Turkey enviroment.
• Point Placement Affected by Label Length
• WmsRasterLayer cannot work when deserialized
• Support .NET 3.5 Client Profiler
• Implemented INotifyCollectionChanged, INotifyPropertyChanged interface in GeoCollection
• Replaced the Proj4Projection into ManagedProj4Projection used internally
• Fixed the issue the RasterLayer is not drawn in the PrinterGeoCanvas.
• Added OpenStreetMapLayer to support OpenStreetMap
• Added Managed GeoTiffRasterSource
• Added GetFeatureInfo functions for WmsRasterLayer
• Enhanced performance for GdiPlusRasterLayer
• Added ClusterPointStyle
• Added DrawingProgressChanged event

Version 4.0.40.0

Release date: 6/15/2010

• Updated assembly version to 4.0.0.0; included strong-named and weak-named assemblies. Please see the latest post in the Developer Blog for full details.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.DesktopEdition Namespace:

• Updated assembly version to 4.0.0.0; included strong-named and weak-named assemblies. Please see the latest post in the Developer Blog for full details.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core Namespace:

• Fixed issue with the ScaleTo API in BaseShape when called by a Rectangle Shape.
• Fixed issue where an exception would be thrown when calling BuildIndex in a Turkish enviroment.
• Fixed issue when using the UpdateColumnName API in DBF module.
• Fixed issue involving use of Chinese fonts
• Fixed a rounding bug in the GetPointOnALine API of LineShape.
• Some minor API changes. See the API change log for complete details.

Version 4.0.0

Release date: 5/1/2010

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.DesktopEdition Namespace:

• Many core enhancements and additions as itemized here.
• Added support and sample applications for Visual Studio 2010.
• Increased panning performance both for WinformsMap and WpfMaps.
• Improved WPF performance issues related to screen resolution.
• Enhanced Overlay.Draw to display the full stack trace if an exception is thrown.
• Fixed issue for SpatialQuery result without USA.
• Fixed environment-related issue when using ClassBreakStyle.
• Fixed issue where WorldMapKitWMsRasterSource would throw a thread exception.
• Fixed issue where the Scale of InteractionArguments is always 0.
• Fixed issue where there is no effect when the user sets a different DrawingQuilty for a layer from winforms.DrawingQuity.
• Fixed issue where an exception is thrown when using multithreading.
• Fixed issue where a NullReferenceException will be thrown after a CloneDeep operation because the Encoding is null.
• Fixed issue where a WPF map cannot be zoomed in after hiding the AvalonDock.
• Fixed issue with inheriting from TrackInterativeOverlay to remove a vertex.
• Fixed issue where the map will not display when TileWidth is not 256.
• Fixed issue with exceptions while drawing.
• Fixed issue where mouseDownCount needed to be set to for TrackOverlay.
• Fixed issue where an IOException will be thrown when using MultiThreadMode with TileCache.
• Fixed issue where the worker thread will continue running after you call Dispose in multithreaded mode.
• Changed the MapUnit property's default value from DecimalDegree to Unknown.
• Changed the default DrawingExceptionMode to DrawException for WorldMapKitWmsDesktopOverlay.
• Overall performance improvements.
• Several API additions. See the API change log for complete details.
• Updated the API documentation.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core Namespace:

• Added additional helper methods to the GeoCollection class.
• Added better support for labeling with Asian characters.
• Added support for Google Static Maps API v2.
• Added simple support for Yahoo Maps.
• Added support for heat map layers.
• Added support for 100% managed proj Projection Library.
• Added direct support for Map Shapes.
• Added API to modify the column name in ShapeFileFeatureSource and ShapeFileFeatureLayer.
• Added new API BuildIndex for MultipleShapeFileFeatureLayer
• Included GraticuleLineLayer support and a sample application for it.
• Enhanced the MultiShapeFileFeaturesLayer class to allow you to use files in multiple folders.
• Enhanced the distance measuring method to use the Haversine formula.
• Improved GeoCache performance.
• Updated the PostgreSQL Assembly versions.
• Exposed the DBaseFile class library.
• Exposed the disk-based RTree Spatial Index.
• Split up the Map Suite MergeModule into smaller and more manageable pieces.
• Fixed issue where GetCenterPoint using NTS would return an invalid value when the polygon's width and height is 0.
• Fixed issue regarding GetBoundingBox of GroupLayer.
• Fixed issue where GetAllColumns also returns the Geometries column.
• Many API additions. See the API change log for complete details.
• Updated the API documentation.

Version 3.1.299

Release date: 11/16/2009

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.DesktopEdition Namespace:

• Concluded public beta and moved to final release.
• Fixed issue where a null pointer exception is thrown when the network is not available.
• Fixed issue where the GradientStyle does not work properly.
• Fixed issue where snapping does not occur in Google & Virtual Earth layers.
• Fixed issue where the TileCache is not properly cleared when the environment is set to French.
• Fixed issue where the preview cache folder could not be created when the environment is set to French.
• Fixed issue where an overlay does not redraw when using lock object in multi-threaded mode.
• Fixed issue where layers would disappear when the map is set to a certain extent.
• Several API changes. See the API change log for complete details.

ThinkGeo.MapSuite.Core Namespace:

• Fixed issue with the ScaleTo API in BaseShape when called by a Rectangle Shape.
• Fixed issue where SaveToProjection is incorrect for some data.
• Fixed issue with the DecimalDegreesHelper API GetDecimalDegreeFromDegreesMinutesSeconds.
• Fixed caculation issue in DecimalDegreeHelper.GetDistanceFromDecimalDegrees when passing particular data.
• Fixed issue where an exception is thrown for TAB files when the column name starts with an underscore(_).
• Some minor API changes. See the API change log for complete details.