Monthly Archives: November 2011

Plant database update

Posted on November 15, 2011 by geoff

It has been quite a long time since there was an update to the plant database itself, so here it is – Data Release 22. There is no program version update to go with it, the production program for Windows remains at version 1.6.1 and the mobile edition at 1.7. The downloadable install files now use Data Release 22, as will all newly supplied CD’s. The free web database, Plant Base Online, has also been updated to the same release level. This update adds approximately 300 new plant records and about the same number of new pictures. This isn’t a great many considering it is over year since the last update, however more importantly it also has amendments to over … Continue reading →

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New Android PBO Viewer versions

Posted on November 1, 2011 by geoff

At long last I’ve found some time to get back to some program coding! New versions of both the PBO Viewer apps for Android were uploaded to the market yesterday. PBO Viewer  – 1.0.6 PBO Viewer Plus  – 1.0.5 These updates are to give much better scaling for a wide range of screen sizes. The original versions did not handle Android tablets at all well, but they should now display correctly on most 7″ and 10″ tablets. Some minor formatting issues were also fixed and there is allowance for additional variations of phone screen resolutions, for example the  HTC Sensation with qHD 540×960 screen. The apps also work fine on Android x86 netbooks – we tested on an Acer Aspire … Continue reading →

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