# # ChangeLog for src # # Generated by Trac 1.6 # 11/24/24 02:14:02 Sat, 16 Sep 2023 14:43:25 GMT István Váradi [1103:03fdfc6c9577] * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Timestamp monotonicity on X-Plane is checked only while monitoring Sat, 16 Sep 2023 11:53:25 GMT István Váradi [1102:5f3549b61301] * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Support for the Felis Tu-154-B2 model (re #372, #373) Sat, 16 Sep 2023 11:51:29 GMT István Váradi [1101:7939f3eeb03e] * src/mlx/rpc.py (modified) The flight date is set properly when a flight is read from a file Sat, 16 Sep 2023 11:50:53 GMT István Váradi [1100:dd8cd03bdc63] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped version to 0.61 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:47:06 GMT István Váradi [1099:a2d5a4d1c6c1] * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) Various minor bugfixes Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:46:33 GMT István Váradi [1098:cd3cf67ef749] * locale/en/mlx.po (modified) * locale/hu/mlx.po (modified) * src/mlx/config.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/prefs.py (modified) The main window can be made resizable (re #369). Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:39:35 GMT István Váradi [1097:f2ac841cffec] * locale/en/mlx.po (modified) * locale/hu/mlx.po (modified) * src/mlx/config.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/acars.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) The browser cache can be cleared from the menu (re #368) Sun, 16 Jul 2023 10:58:19 GMT István Váradi [1096:3b923185a50d] * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) The CEF cache directory is removed on startup Sun, 16 Jul 2023 10:57:25 GMT István Váradi [1095:6729940c3d74] * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) On SimBrief login failure, it is restarted. Sun, 16 Jul 2023 10:55:47 GMT István Váradi [1094:a2a4b6462f53] * locale/en/mlx.po (modified) * locale/hu/mlx.po (modified) * src/mlx/config.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/prefs.py (modified) * src/mlx/soundsched.py (modified) The taxi sounds can be started on pushback (re #367) Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:07:00 GMT István Váradi [1093:dc920cdc6015] * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) FSUIPC offset 0x0590 is handled as an integer on MSFS 2020 (re #366) Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:47:14 GMT István Váradi [1091:190a836956c0] * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) CEF is initialized with a delay on Linux to avoid it crashing Sun, 19 Mar 2023 14:02:32 GMT István Váradi [1089:03726a21f686] * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) * src/mlx/pyuipc_sim.py (modified) FSUIPC offset 0x0590 is used to query altitude on MSFS 2020 (re #366) Sun, 19 Mar 2023 14:01:48 GMT István Váradi [1088:2f55d163f603] * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) The flight simulator type is set for all FSUIPC-based aircraft models. Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:28:59 GMT István Váradi [1087:73fbd444b7fe] * locale/en/mlx.po (modified) * locale/hu/mlx.po (modified) * src/mlx/acft.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) It is possible to provide an extra parameter for the SimBrief cruise ... Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:28:08 GMT István Váradi [1086:54924f6e0818] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) The Next button's sensitivity on the SimBrief setup page is updated ... Sun, 19 Mar 2023 12:55:57 GMT István Váradi [1085:31eec9ef6a2d] * locale/en/mlx.po (modified) * locale/hu/mlx.po (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) The SimBrief result displayed by the integrated browser contains the ... Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:03:03 GMT István Váradi [1084:4d1bce6fff23] * locale/en/mlx.po (modified) * locale/hu/mlx.po (modified) * src/mlx/config.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) SimBrief handling via CEF is reinstated optionally Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:01:30 GMT István Váradi [1083:a5f219c25f2a] * setup.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/acars.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) Updates for CEF 108 and the corresponding CEFPython. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:57:14 GMT István Váradi [1082:df60142f1b22] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped the version to 0.60 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 19:21:12 GMT István Váradi [1081:f5a181f3329e] * license.txt (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) Some updates to the copyright text and dates Wed, 15 Feb 2023 19:09:50 GMT István Váradi [1080:e65385c0e41f] * src/mlx/config.py (modified) Removed the semi-automatic update URL updating Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:47:22 GMT István Váradi [1079:bfa2f7d95934] * src/mlx/gui/pirep.py (modified) The PIREP message viewer's size is determined automatically Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:15:42 GMT István Váradi [1078:a1e7d4f63210] * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) PMDG on MSFS 2020 support (re #364) Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:14:47 GMT István Váradi [1077:e230d26ca700] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) * src/mlx/pyuipc_sim.py (modified) Constants and basic support for MSFS 2020 (re #364). Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:30:51 GMT István Váradi [1076:5a7bb93c337d] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) SimBrief handling is reworked to use the user's browser (re #362) Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:30:24 GMT István Váradi [1075:98d4c4481dd6] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) The flight wizard pages have new callback functions to prepare for ... Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:27:21 GMT István Váradi [1074:638d4c261307] * src/mlx/rpc.py (modified) * src/mlx/web.py (modified) New RPC call to query the SimBrief results (re #362) Sat, 24 Dec 2022 08:47:04 GMT István Váradi [1073:a5a22d24f890] * src/mlx/checks.py (modified) * src/mlx/const.py (modified) * src/mlx/fs.py (modified) * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) New constant for X-Plane 12 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 08:39:53 GMT István Váradi [1071:1a5ab6d7fe1b] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) The Next button on the flight selection page can only be sensitive if ... Sat, 24 Dec 2022 08:39:07 GMT István Váradi [1070:6df48aba546b] * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Only non-periodic requests are put back into the queue on connection ... Sat, 24 Dec 2022 08:31:45 GMT István Váradi [1069:4117951c11e6] * src/mlx/rpc.py (modified) Fixed the string representation of booked flights Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:17:25 GMT István Váradi [1067:9ce88d0b881d] * locale/en/mlx.po (modified) * locale/hu/mlx.po (modified) * src/mlx/config.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/prefs.py (modified) * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Support for connecting to X-Plane remotely Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:16:04 GMT István Váradi [1066:75375f196443] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped the version Sun, 25 Sep 2022 12:53:06 GMT István Váradi [1064:d70786515883] * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Support for the FlyJSim Q4XP model Sun, 25 Sep 2022 12:52:51 GMT István Váradi [1063:b2b67f680d11] * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Added support for the AP states of the Zibo/LevelUp models. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 12:51:59 GMT István Váradi [1062:dbe4dc2847a8] * src/mlx/gui/monitor.py (modified) The trim value has more digits in the monitor display Sun, 25 Sep 2022 12:51:31 GMT István Váradi [1061:5c1132d07bb1] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped the version to 0.51 Sat, 27 Aug 2022 07:28:56 GMT István Váradi [1059:07ffbc5c13f8] * src/mlx/checks.py (modified) The navigation and strobe lights checkers have a patience of 5 seconds Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:07:11 GMT István Váradi [1057:c0b03a92ef29] * doc/overview.dox (modified) * src/mlx/web.py (modified) Eliminated some unresolved references in the documentation Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:01:49 GMT István Váradi [1055:e55d18232dcf] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) All booked flights are displayed, but those that are too much in the ... Sun, 24 Apr 2022 13:07:12 GMT István Váradi [1054:a8ec882a1f9d] * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Fix to handle the time going backwards in X-Plane Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:36:56 GMT István Váradi [1053:b2375bf26604] * src/mlx/web.py (modified) PilotWeb NOTAM query works again Sun, 10 Apr 2022 13:48:20 GMT István Váradi [1052:ab6c60d5cd36] * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) CoG is taken from a different dataref for Zibo/LevelUp 737NG Sun, 10 Apr 2022 13:47:50 GMT István Váradi [1051:66c3a2d96865] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped version Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:35:01 GMT István Váradi [1049:6455f47f42a0] * src/mlx/acars.py (modified) The total number of passengers is passed to the online ACARS (re #357) Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:34:37 GMT István Váradi [1048:e5bfc691ad08] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped version Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:06:02 GMT István Váradi [1047:23b36442cf1c] * src/mlx/common.py (modified) The original MAVA website URL is used (re #357) Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:15:57 GMT István Váradi [1046:12bbf8604117] * mavalogo.png (added) * setup.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) * src/mlx/rpc.py (modified) New style briefing (re #357) Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:04:11 GMT István Váradi [1045:110ed385e042] * src/mlx/config.py (modified) Some update URLs are changed automatically to the current one (re #357) Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:59:17 GMT István Váradi [1044:988bfea3e8db] * src/mlx/config.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/prefs.py (modified) * src/mlx/rpc.py (modified) * src/mlx/web.py (modified) RPC is the only communication method (re #357) Sun, 03 Apr 2022 14:32:40 GMT István Váradi [1043:3629e16455ef] * src/mlx/acft.py (modified) * src/mlx/checks.py (modified) Unreadable N1 values are handled better (re #359) Sun, 03 Apr 2022 14:17:27 GMT István Váradi [1042:c1308fb39512] * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Added support for the Zibo/LevelUp Boeing 737NG models Sun, 03 Apr 2022 14:16:59 GMT István Váradi [1041:f66573decc5e] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped the version Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:46:13 GMT István Váradi [1040:1c0a2408634b] * src/mlx/config.py (modified) New default update URL (re #357) Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:27:02 GMT István Váradi [1039:928f23d94583] * src/mlx/rpc.py (modified) Fixed the HTTPS access to the JSON-RPC handler (re #357) Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:17:11 GMT István Váradi [1038:8778ab6e2d19] * src/mlx/common.py (modified) Updated the MAVA site URL (re #357) Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:16:54 GMT István Váradi [1037:687ff2fb8cab] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) Stepped version and copyright date (re #357) Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:04:06 GMT István Váradi [1035:463c2477d842] * src/mlx/gui/delaycodes.py (modified) At most 4 delay codes can be selected (re #357) Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:58:58 GMT István Váradi [1034:4836f52b49cd] * locale/en/mlx.po (modified) * locale/hu/mlx.po (modified) * src/mlx/const.py (modified) * src/mlx/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/pirep.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/weighthelp.py (modified) * src/mlx/pirep.py (modified) * src/mlx/rpc.py (modified) * src/mlx/web.py (modified) Updated the flight type handling (re #357) Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:46:34 GMT István Váradi [1033:330058d37574] * locale/en/mlx.po (modified) * locale/hu/mlx.po (modified) * src/mlx/const.py (modified) * src/mlx/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flightlist.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/pirep.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/weighthelp.py (modified) * src/mlx/pirep.py (modified) * src/mlx/rpc.py (modified) * src/mlx/web.py (modified) Updates for the new crew and passenger handling (re #357) Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:45:50 GMT István Váradi [1032:36f152c70cd7] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) * src/mlx/rpc.py (modified) * src/mlx/web.py (modified) Updated aircraft type constants (re #357). Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:44:19 GMT István Váradi [1031:91f69f47ba09] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped version. Sun, 02 May 2021 07:29:36 GMT István Váradi [1030:1365902665d4] * setup.py (modified) * src/mlx/const.py (modified) The scalable icons are also included in the distribution on Windows Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:26:37 GMT István Váradi [1023:5a6dd5e563fe] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped the version Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:20:55 GMT István Váradi [1022:b96b66bd7213] * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) A periodic request is not reinserted into the one-shot request queue ... Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:20:08 GMT István Váradi [1021:53dd9a8e6b99] * src/mlx/pyuipc_sim.py (modified) The PyUIPC simulator returns string data as bytes Sun, 10 May 2020 11:48:45 GMT István Váradi [1019:d45b3d2eeb1d] * src/mlx/singleton.py (modified) Fix in the singleton model handler for Python 3 (re #347) Fri, 01 May 2020 09:09:50 GMT István Váradi [1018:be38fc98e0d4] * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) Backed out changeset a04761c61c0e It makes no sense to increase the ... Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:46:17 GMT István Váradi [1017:a04761c61c0e] * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) The PMDG model handler increases the elevator trim value by 5.0 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:45:55 GMT István Váradi [1016:e387ac8b0dda] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped version to 0.39.7 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:53:26 GMT István Váradi [1015:a6e03fae41e0] * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) Adapted to the new interface of PyUIPC using bytes for strings (re #347) Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:53:02 GMT István Váradi [1014:f58c416c3b50] * src/mlx/const.py (modified) Stepped the versions Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:07:11 GMT István Váradi [1013:84d79c1cab91] * src/mlx/gui/timetable.py (modified) The unavailable types in the booking window are not checked (re #347) Sat, 10 Aug 2019 08:31:43 GMT István Váradi [1012:bad9cfc4bfc3] * src/mlx/gui/timetable.py (modified) Fixed date selection in the booking window (re #347). Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:55:32 GMT István Váradi [1011:6a2730357409] * src/mlx/config.py (modified) Semi-automatic upgrate of the update URL to HTTPS Sun, 14 Jul 2019 11:39:25 GMT István Váradi [1010:e2b76a41d9ca] * license.txt (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) Updated copyright end years Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:46:41 GMT István Váradi [1008:5a311694b5cb] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) If the number of fuel tanks is less than 5, the old-style, side-by- ... Sun, 07 Jul 2019 08:07:07 GMT István Váradi [1006:9a97fc27f9d8] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) Fonts are not scaled with the DPI when producing the briefing (re #347). Sun, 07 Jul 2019 08:06:31 GMT István Váradi [1005:5ba38c0f2ab9] * src/mlx/gui/monitor.py (modified) The monitor window has enough space for the NAV1 and NAV2 frequencies ... Sat, 06 Jul 2019 14:15:10 GMT István Váradi [1004:09bc17c7f94e] * src/mlx/fsuipc.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/util.py (modified) * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Removed the xxx_todo stuff generated by 2to3 (re #347). Sat, 06 Jul 2019 14:10:30 GMT István Váradi [1003:21efc7bbbbc2] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) The fuel tank levels can be changed with the mouse wheel (re #347). Sat, 06 Jul 2019 13:54:20 GMT István Váradi [1002:5e741be6b47c] * src/mlx/gui/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) The printing of a briefing works with Gtk 3 (re #347) Sat, 06 Jul 2019 12:53:26 GMT István Váradi [1001:e5cde583f829] * src/mlx/gui/timetable.py (modified) The booking frame is now constructed properly (re #347) Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:54:23 GMT István Váradi [999:e096a5638b87] * src/mlx/gui/bugreport.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/callouts.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/checklist.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/delaycodes.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/faultexplain.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flightlist.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/info.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/pirep.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/prefs.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/statusbar.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/timetable.py (modified) Removed Gtk 2/3 constant definitions (re #347) Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:08:19 GMT István Váradi [998:6fda08fc895b] * src/mlx/gui/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/statusicon.py (modified) Using 'GdkPixbuf' instead of 'gdkPixbuf', 'AppIndicator3' instead of ... Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:02:37 GMT István Váradi [997:57814da33b6a] * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/faultexplain.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flightlist.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/statusbar.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/timetable.py (modified) Using 'Gdk' instead of 'gdk' (re #347) Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:57:45 GMT István Váradi [996:8035d80d5feb] * src/mlx/gui/acars.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/bugreport.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/callouts.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/checklist.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/delaycodes.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/faultexplain.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flightlist.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gates.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/info.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/monitor.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/pirep.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/prefs.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/statusbar.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/statusicon.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/timetable.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/update.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/weighthelp.py (modified) Using 'Gtk' instead of 'gtk' (re #347) Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:39:03 GMT István Váradi [995:ad90726834d4] * src/mlx/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/callouts.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/delaycodes.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/faultexplain.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flightlist.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/prefs.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/timetable.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/update.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/weighthelp.py (modified) * src/mlx/sound.py (modified) Using 'GObject' instead of 'gobject' (re #347) Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:29:58 GMT István Váradi [994:e71fbf2ee978] * src/mlx/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/callouts.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/checklist.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/common.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/delaycodes.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/faultexplain.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/flightlist.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gates.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/gui.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/pirep.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/statusbar.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/statusicon.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/timetable.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/update.py (modified) * src/mlx/gui/weighthelp.py (modified) Removed conditions on pygobject (re #347) Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:36:34 GMT István Váradi [992:6dcd4236af57] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) The size of the flight wizard is computed earlier to avoid resizing ... Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:04:06 GMT István Váradi [990:7ba1c9864bbb] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) Further reduced the window size by making the registration page ... Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:48:47 GMT István Váradi [989:d60ebbdef36c] * src/mlx/gui/flight.py (modified) The width of the fuel page has been significantly reduced (re #347). Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:32:42 GMT István Váradi [988:0ba32f747163] * src/mlx/gui/faultexplain.py (modified) The fault display in the explanation widget is of the correct size ... Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:19:57 GMT István Váradi [986:97ad2dd3f77f] * src/mlx/gui/pirep.py (modified) The PIREP reviewer's message is not editable. Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:19:32 GMT István Váradi [985:f5569c17e934] * src/mlx/gui/pirep.py (modified) The sender of a message is visible in the PIREP viewer (re #347). Sun, 23 Jun 2019 12:09:42 GMT István Váradi [983:c8bdc51e9f79] * src/mlx/gui/flightlist.py (modified) The cell data function of the flight percentage column in the ... Sun, 23 Jun 2019 12:08:23 GMT István Váradi [982:5834a65a8527] * src/mlx/gui/flightlist.py (modified) The buttons on the flight list windows handle underline (re #347). Sun, 26 May 2019 05:54:07 GMT István Váradi [977:68c0592b4915] * src/mlx/update.py (modified) The certificates are set for HTTPS access during update (re #347) Sat, 18 May 2019 15:16:53 GMT István Váradi [973:6b82c047497f] * src/mlx/xplane.py (modified) Removed latin-1 decoder from the X-Plane adaptor (re #347)