Saravali:

Bugfix Release 5.0.1 (Sept 18 2008)

Fixed Bugs

Wrong display of weekdays in some cases (was according to UT instead of local time, e.g. location in India (TZ 5.5) displayed for 2:00 AM the day before).
Wrong display of special Nakshatras in Sarvatobhadra afflictions. Feature is removed now and will appear again in next release.
Many compiler warnings on GNU C++ 4.2 removed (UNIX/Linux).

Stable Release 5.0 (Mar 18 2008)

Changes

Bug fix: Date input controls works now on text input - Enter is enabled.
Bug fix: Lordship Yoga is correct now for all Lagnas (Yoga View).
Hungarian translation completed.

Third Snapshot of Release 5.0 (Mar 09 2008)

This is a bugfix release.

Fixed Bugs

Program does not work after target "make install" (Linux/UNIX).
Ashtottari Dasa works now.
Several minor GUI bugs fixed.
Visual Studio: non working targets removed (Windows).

Known bugs

Text input in date fields doesn't work (Transit, Sbc, Hora).
Lordship Yoga not correct for several Lagnas (Yoga View).

Second Snapshot of Release 5.0 (Mar 03 2008)

New Features

Italian translation, Hungarian translation (partly).

Fixed Bugs

Path resolution problems hopefully fixed (Yoga definitions, multiple view definitions, fonts in printout.
"make install" target includes Yoga definitions now (Linux/UNIX only).
Program crash on printout fixed (only languages Russian, Telugu, Polish, Hungarian). Printout is now English for these languages.

Known bugs

Program does not work after target "make install" (Linux/UNIX). Please start the program with '/usr/local/maitreya/maitreya'.
Ashtottari Dasa doesn't work (crash).
Several minor GUI bugs, especially on mouse wheel.
Visual Studio: only target Unicode Debug works (Windows).

First Snapshot of Release 5.0 (Feb 16 2008)

Please read the Release Notes for details.

Known bugs

Several GUI errors, especially on mouse wheel.
Yoga definitions are not installed under make install target (Linux) - please start the program from src/gui directory or install manually (src/mdl directory to usr/local/maitreya).
Glyphs in PDF output missing (only on some platforms; path resolution bug).

Bugfix Release 4.2.5 (Jan 18 2008)

Fixed bug:

Crash in multiple view (like 4.2.3)

Bugfix Release 4.2.4 (Jan 18 2008)

This is a bugfix release. Fixed bugs are

Wrong Yogini Dasa for birth Nakshatras Aswini … Mrigasira.
Update of automake & co should give better build support on Linux and UNIX.

Version 4.2.3 (Jun 15 2007)

This is a bugfix release. Fixed bugs are

Crash in Multiple view.

Softpedia "100% CLEAN" AWARD (May 26 2007)

Maitreya was tested by Softpedia and received the "100% CLEAN" AWARD.

"Softpedia guarantees that Maitreya is 100% CLEAN, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors.

This software product was tested thoroughly and was found absolutely clean, therefore it can be installed with no concern by any computer user."

Version 4.2.2 (May 19 2007)

This is a bugfix release. Fixed bugs are

Text window crashes on some Windows machines.
Wrong display of Bhava lords in KP view (Bhava cusps).
Wrong display of signs in Telugu chart.

Version 4.2.1 (Apr 09 2007)

This is a bugfix release. Fixed bugs are

Western chart: planets not visible if black&white option is checked.
Application crash in multiple view mode.

Known Bugs

Text window crashes on some windows machines.

Version 4.2 Released (Apr 06 2007)

Focus of 4.2 is on user interface enhancements and new astronomical objects.

Astrological improvements are queued until next release.

Changes/Bug Fixes

Symbols for signs, planets and aspects in western and Vedic astrology.
Support for new astronomical objects: Chiron, Pholus, Lilith (Black Moon) and 4 planetoids Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta
Strongly improved western graphic chart. Styles can configured, colors, pictures, etc.
Support for Pratyantardasas in graphical Dasa view; display of periods on mouse-over event.
Vedic names of signs and planets are supported now
Polish language support.

Remarks

Installation of version 4.2 requires manual font installation on Linux/Unix, see the Font Installation Howto

Known Bugs

Still font problems in PDF printout (Telugu, Russian, Polish).
Western chart: planets not visible if black&white option is checked.
Application crash in multiple view mode.

Release 4.1 Available (August 06 2006)

Changes/Bug Fixes

Telugu language support.
Improved location database, mouse wheel, double click, etc. are supported now.
Support for Indian display of planetary positions (like 00-10-20 instead of 10-20 Aries).
Suport for Legal and Letter paper format.
Improved Sarvatobhadra with Sanskrit symbols (Unicode only)
Bugs of version 4.0 (Lagna Vimsottari and configuration errors) fixed.
Compilation errors on GNU gcc 4.1 ("invalid extra qualification") fixed.
Several minor changes.

Remarks

Older Windows platforms (95, 98) are now supported by the Unicode release. Win 9x users should read the Charset Howto. The special win9x release is obsolete.
Language change for Linux/Unix is now supported by the LANG environment variable, details again in the Charset Howto.

Known Problems

Telugu and Russian Fonts not visible in Pdf printout.
Unicode GUI slow (esp. in graphical Dasa view)

Release 4.0 Available (May 27 2006)

Changes/Bug Fixes

Improved language support.
Russian language added.
Unicode version for Windows platforms available (XP, 2000, NT)
Refresh errors in Sbc view fixed.
Several minor changes.

Remark: Older Windows platforms (95, 98) are not supported by the Unicode release.

Known Bugs

Lagna Vimsottari is wrong (identical to Chandra Vimsottari)
Permanent configuration for Nakshatra Padas and Ashtakavarga points doesn't work.

Third Snapshot of Release 4.0 (May 14 2006)

Changes/Bug Fixes

Improved table formatting (tables scroll now instead of breaking lines).
Text formatting in Midpoint related views improved.
Improved multiple views, several bugs around that subject fixed.
Several sizing problems fixed; window sizes will be remembered on close.
Mouse wheel okay in Dasa views and graphical ephemeris (Windows).
Russian translation prepared.
Several minor changes.

Known Bugs

Partner view unstable under GTK.

Second Snapshot of Release 4.0 (May 1 2006)

Changes/Bug Fixes

Missing display of Ascendant/Medium Coeli in western chart added.
Repaint errors in graphical view fixed (Windows).
Update of automake config.guess &co (compilation problems on amd64, Linux)
Linker errors on several platforms fixed (UNIX, Linux).
Improvements in KP view.
Partial support for Kalachakra/KP.
Paramayus and Savya/Apsavya added for Kalachakra Dasa.
Several minor changes.

Known Bugs

Several crashes in multiple view mode.
Sizing problems for chart in solar view (Windows).
Mouse wheel doesn't work in Dasa tree view (Windows).
Text formatting in Midpoint related views must be done.
Umlaut problems (i.e. iso/utf charset problems) in location database.

First Snapshot of Release 4.0 (April 22 2006)

See Release Notes.

Service Release 3.2.2a (Sep 24 2005)

Version 3.2.2a service release for Linux and Unix users.

There are no new features. This version is wxWidgets 2.5.x compatible.

Attention: nls (i18n) support is disabled.

Bugfix Release 3.2.2 (Jun 18 2005)

Release 3.2.2 is a pure bug fix.

The following bugs are fixed

Wrong display of nakshatras in printout/ print preview.
Main child window didn't accepts shortcuts - fixed.
List controls showed only one item in text window (Windows only).
Application crash after mouse click in child window (some UNIX platforms with GTK) - fixed.

Bugfix Release 3.2.1 available (Jan 15 2005)

The following bugs have been fixed

Application crash on shastiamsa display fixed.
Wrong display of hora fixed.

Release 3.2 available (Dec 21 2004)

Summary of new features (compared with version 3.1.x)

New window for sarvatobhadra chakra. Supported modes are birth chart and gochara.
New dasas: shodshottari, dvadashottari, panchottari, shatabdika, chaturashiti sama, dvisaptati sama, shat trimshat sama, lagna vimsottari.
New dasa window shows details in separate panel.
User can configure whether nakshatra dasas are calculated according to length or according to entry time (like former versions of the program always do).
Calculation of lunar and solar eclipses in separate window.
Chart window can also show nakshatra padas, ashtakavarga points an bhavas.
New menu structure for application window
Ashtaka varga: configuration of calculation type (Parasara/Vahara Mihira)
All opened charts get immediately updated on configuration changes
Calculation options for geocentrical/topocentrical and apparent/true positions of planets added.
Calculation option for for different types of sunrise/sunset (center/border of disk and refraction).
Year length for Vedic astrology may now be configured (currently no solar and lunar year). Custom year length for Vedic and western astrology.
Text output can be saved to file. Copy and paste works now on Windows.
A lot of bugs have been fixed.

Development Version 3.2-dev-4 available (Dec 15 2004)

This version is a bug fix.
What's new

Bug around kp lords of bhavas fixed
Display of bhavas (Vedic astrology) in main window possible

Development Version 3.2-dev-3 available (Dec 12 2004)

This version is intended to be the last development version before stable release 3.2.
New features

Year length for Vedic astrology may now be configured (currently no solar and lunar year). Custom year length for Vedic and western astrology.
Display of bhavas (Vedic astrology) and astronomical positions (high precision mode) in text window
All opened charts get immediately updated on configuration changes
New house system: equal (each house has 30 deg, counting from ascendant)
Bhavas in Vedic astrology can be configured to be according to western method (from cusp to cusp) or according to Vedic method (cusp in middle of bhava)
Several new standard ayanamsas

Bug fixes

Missing input field (time zone) added for location edit dialog.
Time for sunrise and sunset changed to local time of birth (instead of UT)
Compilation problems around errno.h fixed (occurred on some Linux systems like Mandrake and Mepis)
Wrong order or input fields in birth data dialog changed
Problems around decimal point handling ("," and ".") in some locales fixed
Small errors in ascendant and house positions fixed

Development Version 3.2-dev-2 available (Nov 19 2004)

New features of this pre-release

Bugs #2 (special Dasas) of version 3.2-dev-1 have been fixed.
Kalachakra Dasa has now 4 options.
Calculation options for geocentrical/topocentrical and apparent/true positions of planets added.
Lzma compression makes Windows installer 20% smaller.

Known bugs are

Display of current hora wrong around sunrise (status bar).
New calculation options not implemented for midpoint based windows.
Some text windows are not updated after text is entered into spin controls (Windows only).

Known Bugs of Version 3.2-dev-1 (last update: Nov 11)

Known bugs are

Display of current hora wrong around sunrise (status bar)
Calculation errors in chaturashiti sama and dvisaptati sama dasa

Development Version of Release 3.2 (Nov 09 2004)

This release is still unstable. Nevertheless you are encouraged to use it and to report bugs.
New features are

New window for sarvatobhadra chakra. Supported modes are birth chart and gochara.
New dasa window shows details in separate panel.
New dasas: shodshottari, dvadashottari, panchottari, shatabdika, chaturashiti sama, dvisaptati sama, shat trimshat sama, lagna vimsottari.
Kalachakra dasa can be run in 2 modes: cyclic or progressive (i.e. according to North or South Indian tradition)
User can configure whether nakshatra dasas are calculated according to length or according to entry time (like former versions of the program always do).
Calculation of lunar and solar eclipses in separate window.
Chart window can also show nakshatra padas and ashtakavarga points.
New menu structure for application window
Ashtaka Varga: configuration of calculation type (Parasara/Vahara Mihira)
Text output can be saved to file. Copy and paste works now on Windows.
Multi line remark field in birth data dialog allows arbitrary text portions.
Known bugs (#1028720, #1017502, #1018458) and some unreported bugs have been fixed.

Version 3.1.1 released (Aug 19 2004)

See the Download Section

Announcement of Release 3.1.1 (Aug 3 2004)

Version 3.1.1 is essentially a bug fix release, but also has two new features that haven't been released yet.
New features are

Custom ayanamsa can be configured.
Drag and drop support for Win32.

Bug fixes are

Chart animation works now.
Nakshatra mode in status line was always 28. Fixed.
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Please report bugs if you want to see them fixed.
Release date will be around August 15.

Version 3.1 released (Jul 25 2004)

See the Download Section

Version 3.1 alpha released (Jul 21 2004)

See the source code for this release in the Download Section

Release 3.1 coming soon (Jul 17 2004)

The new release 3.1 contains some bug fixes and improvements.

New Features of Version 3.1

New main window in tabular design. You may configure which main informations you want to see for a horoscope: navamsa, nakshatras, jaimini karakas, Krishnamurti (KP) lords, shastiamsa, dasavarga dignities, bhavas, special ascendants, upagrahas.
The location dialog gives you a quick access to geographical data.
The partner horoscope in Vedic style contains the classical aspects like varna, vashya, tara, etc.
Several bugs have been fixed.
Architectural changes simplify the object model.