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Transparent S Meter
Simon Brown • Jan 04, 2020
Analog S meter transparency
Version 3.0.13 introduced analog S meters and resulted in requests for transparency. One of the big features of SDR Console is the use of Direct2D graphics which is a lot more complicated than the GDI/GDI+ used in many other ham radio programs such as Ham Radio Deluxe.
Working out transparency wasn't easy, finally a Microsoft example showed me how to do this. A day when you don't learn something is a day wasted.
Here's an example of transparency. This will be part of 3.0.14.
Finally - it's here!
Resource Leaks During the testing phase of version 3.1 two major resource leaks have been found and resolved. Resource leaks cause one or more of: Steading increasing memory (Commit size), User interface slowing, and Program freezing.
In Action The multi-band display has been a long time coming but now it's here. As you see from the video, you can tune in any band just as you would in the main window.
