Release autumn 2024

Monday October 21st, 2024 / / No Comments

Autumn is here, and with it the latest version of the Atlas of Switzerland. Various improvements have been implemented and bugs fixed. Among other things, the spatial map navigation via the keyboard and the display of the legend have been optimised.

The new Atlas Desktop App is now available for Windows and Mac in the Download section.
Below you will find detailed information on the current release.

  • New: Changing the viewer height with PgUp/PgDown (Mac: Fn + Up/Down) similar to a helicopter. Only functional if you are zoomed in strongly in the landscape (e.g. in a valley or in front of a mountain flank). In combination with the Shift key, the height adjustment is accelerated.
  • New: The key combination Ctrl or Alt together with the left-right cursors tilts the viewer section to the left or right. The key combination Ctrl or Alt together with the up-down cursors tilts the viewer section up or down.
  • New: If titles in the drop-down menu are too long, a tooltip with the full title is now displayed on hover.
  • Improved: The transparency of the UI elements of the map navigation has been adjusted to ensure better visibility.
  • Improved: The sensitivity of the zoom buttons has been improved.
  • Improved: When querying objects in the map, fields with ‘no data’ are no longer displayed.
  • Improved: When clicking on images in the description text, they are now displayed larger on the screen.
  • Improved: Errors in the Italian terms of the user interface have been corrected.
  • Improved: The colour of the ‘Select category’ drop-down menu has been adjusted for better visibility.
  • Fixed: A problem with the translation of the legend when switching languages has been corrected. The legend is now always translated correctly.
  • Fixed: An error that caused the legend not to be displayed in certain cases has been fixed.
  • Fixed: In the Mac version, a bug in the navigation with the keys has been corrected so that the navigation now works better.
  • Fixed: An error when importing GPX files in the Mac version has been fixed. GPX files can now also be imported on the Mac without any problems.
  • Additional: Further technical improvements and bug fixes have been made in the background.