Simile version 6.10 released

Simile version 6.10 was released on June 11th 2019.

Changes since v6.9:

Improvements:

• General:
  • Simile now works well on displays with super-high pixel density (4k and above), scaling its fonts, graphics and other metrics when the DPI setting for the desktop is changed. 
  • You can now associate sounds with model events using a new multimedia display tool
• Popups:
  • 2-D arrays of data now pop up as matrices, which are clearer than alternating index-value lists -- subject to a preference setting.
  • Tooltip popup for event or squirt component includes its antecedents
• Dialogues:
  • More flexible editor for colour legends in display tools -- can load/save .rgb files
  • Access to system font selector to choose any font for component captions
  • 3-D shapes and 2-D layers can now mix model data with constants arbitrarily to specify positions, sizes, colours
  • Log messages for limit events or compartment values going out of range now include indices of the relevant instance
  • Search will indicate location of matching components even if they are currently hidden
  • 'Play' button looks different to indicate when model is running in debug mode
• Model building
  • Stochastic population channels can trigger discrete events, as well as be driven by them
  • Influences from events shown 'bulgey' to distinguish them from continuous influences

Bug fixes:

• Things that work better:
  • No longer asks you if you want to save the model when leaving if you haven't edited it
  • Snapshot tool can show data from a model that has paused due to a problem (showing red LED)
  • Several sequences of actions that left 'floaters' on the model diagram have been fixed not to do this
  • 'Use/Find elsewhere' dialogues for correcting execution setup after editing model now include top level as well as submodels
  • R interface now uses actual Simile edition, so no problems using it for large models if you have Standard
  • R interface now works a lot faster for large models
  • Label field in slider or file parameter table now always wide enough to show whole caption
  • .csv files with quotes around numerical data items, or commas inside quoted fields
  • Trailing zeros eliminated from slider ticks
  • Plug-and-play mechanism now works when submodel interface includes squirts
  • Customization now works for all components including those from discrete-event paradigm
  • Emptying a submodel can be undone (refilling it)
  • Having lots of sliders up doesn't slow model execution as much as it used to
• Actions that no longer cause hangs or crashes:
  • Running the model while it is already running but stuck in a long operation
  • Re-running a running model after adding a new fixed parameter
  • Hitting 'del' key when last submodel to have focus has no highlit components but there are some elsewhere
  • Crossing the border of an enumerated-type dimensioned submodel with a flow or squirt
• Actions that no longer result in cryptic error messages:
  • Showing a value of NaN in a popup when number format set to something other than default
  • Defining file column sources for many fixed parameters one after another
  • Loading data from a spreadsheet page with a space in its name
  • Using 'New' to delete contents of a variable-membership submodel with links to/from outside
  • Trying to save a model including image items, if saving canvas description is selected in preferences
  • Quick drags

Version-specific changes:

• Mac version:
  • HiDPI displays now supported
  • Problems with fullscreen windows (e.g., mouse clicks offset from cursor) now fixed
  • Popup menus etc will now appear in right place on any screen of multi-screen setup
• Linux version:
  • New arm64 version
  • armhf version now more likely to work

Download Simile v6.10 now!