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What's new in this version:

EarthView 6.4.9
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.4.8
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.4.7
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.4.6
- New: updated city database
- Fix: display problem of main dialog after monitor disconnection, etc.
- Fix: various small changes and fixes


EarthView 6.4.5
- New: updated city database

Fixed:
- issue with program not updating data when main dialog not visible
- issue with tray icon when auto starting with Windows


EarthView 6.4.4
New:
- updated city database

Fix:
- recompilation with new compiler version
- issue with restoring old wallpaper after exit
- various small changes and fixes


EarthView 6.4.3
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.4.2
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.4.1
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.4.0
New:
- updated timezone and city databases

Fix:
- display issue with multiple views and different maps
- hyperlink to website not working in map download dialog
- various small changes and fixes


EarthView 6.3.5
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.3.4
- New: Fix: halo of globe cut off in some cases
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.3.3
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.3.2
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.3.1
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.3.0
New:
- added support for sunrise, sunset and twilight start and end times in city texts
- updated city database


EarthView 6.2.9
- New: updated city database
- Fix: issue with saving options when system shuts down


EarthView 6.2.8
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.2.7
- Fix: issue when programs change the display resolution


EarthView 6.2.6
- New: updated city database
- Fix: weather update status sometimes incorrectly showing "Invalid API key"


EarthView 6.2.5
- New: updated city database
- Fix: rare issue with internal uncompression routine


EarthView 6.2.4
- New: updated city database
- New: improved setup and uninstall programs
- New: updated end user license agreement in setup
- Fix: various small changes and fixes


EarthView 6.2.3
- New: updated city database
- Fix: saving options and configuration sometimes failed
- Fix: improved format of setup program
- Fix: various small changes and fixes


EarthView 6.2.2
- Fix: removed statically linked Microsoft runtime libraries, because they were incorrectly detected as a virus by Windows Defender and other virus scanners (Windows Defender detects Microsoft standard libraries as a virus - that shows how bad quality Microsoft's own malware detection is...)


EarthView 6.2.1
- New: updated city database
- Fix: DPI scaling issues for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
- Fix: various small changes and fixes


EarthView 6.2.0
- New: creation of start menu shortcuts now optional in setup
- New: setup dialogs dynamically adjusts to DPI changes
- New: program dialogs dynamically adjust to DPI changes
- New: updated city database
- Fix: updates more often than selected due to weather data updates
- Fix: better support for monitor configurations with mixed DPI settings
- Fix: various small changes and fixes


EarthView 6.1.4
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.1.3
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.1.2
- New: preview of default ICAO code when selecting a city from the database
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.1.1
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.1.0
- New: updated timezone and city databases


EarthView 6.0.3
- New: updated city database


EarthView 6.0.2
- Fix: update of screen preview when moving viewpoint in map preview


EarthView 6.0.1
Fixed:
- restored function of line justification tags in city labels
- better randomized camera positions


EarthView 6.0.0
New:
- multiple view system
- different (and multiple) views on each monitor on multi-monitor systems
- improved background image handling
- updated city lights and urban areas
- weather optionally usinging METAR data based on ICAO code
- added more than 10.000 locations with ICAO code (airports, weather stations, etc.)
- minimum weather download interval reduced to 10 minutes
- more units for wind speed (m/s, km/h, mph, knots)
- more weather related tokens for display text (e.g. long weather description, wind chill, etc.)
- METAR string (or parts of it) can be displayed in the city boxes
- improved weather symbols
- flexible weather symbol sizes (size in pixels)
- separately adjustable city box colors for day and night
- city dialog usability improvements
- updated timezone and city databases

Fix:
- many internal improvements and bug fixes


EarthView 5.21.3
- New: updated city database


EarthView 5.21.2
- New: updated city database


EarthView 5.21.1
- New: updated city database


EarthView 5.21.0
New:
- updated city database
- removed Windows XP support (please download v5.20.1 if you want to use the program under Windows XP)
- Visual Studio 2019 recompilation for better compatibility to new systems
- adjustments for the latest updates of Windows 10


EarthView 5.20.1
- Fix: small cosmetical changes to some dialogs


EarthView 5.20.0
- New: support for improved cloud data quality
- New: updated city database
- Fix: issue with file write privileges under standard user accounts


EarthView 5.19.1
- New: updated city database


EarthView 5.19.0
- New: updated timezone and city databases


EarthView 5.18.1
- New: updated city database
- Fix: dialog and menu positions when screen configuration changes
- Fix: small fixes regarding user account access (data folder, etc.)
- Fix: adjustments for the latest updates of Windows 10


EarthView 5.18.0
- New: updated city database
- New: improved unattended setup
- Fix: various small fixes and improvements