Soccer Sketchpad Changelog

What's new in Soccer Sketchpad 2.2.6

Sep 19, 2012
  • Change: This version implements a new registration protocol.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.2.4 (Jan 17, 2012)

  • Converted all internal base drawing graphics to png format.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.2.2 (Aug 6, 2011)

  • Fix: Fixed a bug that caused a new install to create the database for the Sketchpad.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.1.8 (Jul 2, 2010)

  • Fix: Fixed an error in the Export as JPEG menitem that caused the print to fail on some machines.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.1.7 (Mar 12, 2010)

  • Fix: Fixed a fatal error caused when trying to drag a drawing element from the drawing palette to the drawing canvas.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.1.6 (Feb 22, 2010)

  • Change: Improves the look of markers and cones on Windows machines by changing the drawing routine to overcome the core graphic suite's difficulty in drawing curved shapes especially when they are small.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.1.3 (Jan 28, 2010)

  • Fix: Fixed an error when the fillcolor is redefined by double-clicking on it.
  • Change: Changed the way the arrowhead is drawn on the straight and curved arrow so that it looks right when partially transparent.
  • Fix: Fix the transparency sliders to properly update when an object is selected using a mouse click.
  • Fix: Fix spelling error on the help tag of the drawing element palette.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.1.2 (Jan 25, 2010)

  • Change: Improved drag to select objects. Handle now light up when an object is selected in a drag. Objects will deselect then the drag rectangle area is changed to exclude them. (You used to have to release the mouse to see which drawing elements were selected)
  • New: Tool Tips are added to the drawing element palette. This is also a preferences setting so you can turn them off if you want.
  • New: Added markers to the lower right corner of the drawing element buttons which can be clicked and held to reveal other drawing elements (polygon, straight line buttons).
  • New: Added Graphic indicators for keydown events for Shift Key and Control key. These keys are used to modify the drawing elements buttons.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.0.8 (Nov 5, 2009)

  • New: Implements the Free Form Polygon drawing elements which is especially good for highlighting a given area of the field. The FFP has 0 - 100% transparency for fill and border.
  • New: Text drawing elements can now be given alignment: left, center, or right.
  • Change: The Undo function is rewritten so you now have up to 30 undos in your history instead of just one. Redo is included.
  • Fix: Transparency sliders now correctly reflect fill and border transparency of the last element you selected.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.0.2 (Oct 22, 2009)

  • New: Implemented player themes.
  • New: Players in the "checker" theme can be double-clicked and given labels.
  • New: Attackers in the "checker" theme can be rotated.
  • New: A "Pressure" drawing element has been added to the drawing palette.
  • New: Implements a ghost for the ball drawing element. Hold down the shift key to create ghosts for drawing elements. Ghosts have 50% transaparency.

New in Soccer Sketchpad 2.0.0 (Oct 16, 2009)

  • New: Palettes are integrated into the main drawing window.
  • New: Added drawing elements: Dribble Line, shot line.
  • Deprecated: Footprint Arrow, Wide Arrow. These will still draw in existing sketches.