Reference / v2.0.5

Changelog

Release-level changes for the desktop app.

v2.0.5 - October 25, 2026

Added keyboard shortcuts and undo for existing file and edit actions.
Added in-app notices: failures remain in a dialog, while successful-save notices stay visible without blocking further work.
Added a Problems list for the open DBC and for an open log. Selecting a problem selects its signal, and layout problems open the bit grid.
Added a session log of opened files and changes. Export and Copy act on the active Problems or Log tab.
Added a right-click Share action with the app icon, a short note, and the website link.

Save now asks for confirmation before writing a DBC that still has errors. Warnings alone do not require confirmation.
A DBC with an isolated broken line can still open. The broken lines are listed and remain in the original file until a save is confirmed.
The field related to a problem is outlined in Edit.
Signals that share bits are marked in the signal list and table, and repeated copies of the same problem are collapsed into one row.
A DBC can be removed from a Log Analyzer session without deleting the source file.

Signals whose only receiver is the placeholder can be edited again.
Selecting a problem now selects the related signal in both the list and table.
If a file cannot be recovered, the database that was already open remains available.

Added operating-system file opening for .dbc files. A second file opens in the already running app.
Added Per message and chronological All frames trace views in Log Analyzer.
Added Refresh mapping for loaded DBCs in the Log Analyzer Sources panel.
Added shared-time-axis plots with an overview strip, persistent time axis, overlay or stacked lanes, per-signal scaling, step or linear lines, and sample markers when zoomed in.
Added A/B plot cursors with delta time and signal values at both positions.
Added plot-to-inspector navigation for the selected signal and cursor position.
Added log checks for cycle time, DLC, and decoded values outside their defined signal range.
Added changed-bit inspection and trial decoding for unknown IDs, with the option to save a trial as a DBC signal.
Added A/B measurement of decoded signal values at two trace frames.

Replay now behaves like a live capture: trace rows and plots advance with replay time, pause keeps the current view, and Stop / reset restores the pre-replay view.
Each plotted signal keeps its own colour, and changed trace bytes are marked against the previous frame with the same ID.
Redesigned the Sources panel, inspector, trace table, and filters. Signal start/end bits and the payload layout are shown together.
Opening a log reuses the DBC already open in the app.
The Add signal to plot dialog adds selected signals from its footer action and then closes.
Recent-file dates are shown in local time.

Added shared VAL_TABLE_ editing in the Editor, including table management, signal assignment, and change counts.
Added Integer, Float32, and Float64 signal data types through Vector SIG_VALTYPE_, while keeping bit length and signedness independent.

DBC saves now preserve the source encoding and original line endings for better Vector CANdb++ compatibility.
Translation output now normalizes common Unicode punctuation for CANdb++ and keeps renamed identifiers unique and within 32 characters.
Help content now follows the features enabled in the current app build.
Linux DEB packages support Ubuntu 24.04 t64 WebKit/GTK dependencies and include xdg-utils; RPM packages use improved gzip compression.
Linux installers use the CPU-only translation stack without Torch, CUDA, or Stanza.

Removed Message Type from the message editor and structured comparison because it is not stored as a separate DBC record.

Translation renames now update signal-group and relationship references, and string attribute values can be translated without changing attribute names.
Value-table edits are retained when compare data does not include the shared table catalog.
Translate and Log Analyzer progress updates no longer fail with Windows access-denied errors.
Long tables scroll without jumping, and render failures show an error screen instead of a blank window.
Saving an existing DBC now writes edited cycle time, send type, CAN FD frame format, start value, inactive value, SPN, and bus name back to their BA_ lines while preserving unrelated attributes.
Deleting a message, signal, or node now removes related comments, value descriptions, attributes, and obsolete signal-group references while preserving remaining group members.
GenSigInactiveValue now loads into the signal inactive-value field.

Added Save and Save As actions while Compare is active when either file has unsaved edits.
View, Edit, Compare, and Log Analyzer now preserve selection, filters, scroll position, and session state when switching tabs.

Compare opens with a faster text diff and builds the Structured view only when requested.
Side-by-side Compare now uses a fixed copy gutter, shared vertical scrolling, and independent horizontal scrolling.
Compare edits update locally until compare mode, whitespace settings, or saving requires a full refresh and validation.
After Compare and Save succeeds, closing the confirmation returns to Edit.

Compare and Save handles wrapped or OEM comments, apostrophes, Unicode, and embedded newlines more reliably.
German characters remain consistent between Original and Modified content.
Confirm Save tolerates pre-existing malformed comment quotes after a successful validated write.

Added an offline Log Analyzer for ASC and BLF files with DBC mapping, filters, bookmarks, plots, statistics, unknown-ID review, and multi-channel settings.
Added German-to-English and English-to-German translation for comments, value labels, value tables, and string attributes.
Added optional signal and message renaming plus an automotive glossary for technical phrasing.
Added a Models menu for installing or removing Argos language packs on demand; language packs are stored in app data and are not bundled with the installer.

Help now includes bundled release notes for offline access and can show update notes when a newer version is available.
The Log Analyzer home action now uses the same icon styling as the other home actions.

Rebuilt DBC Utility as a Tauri desktop app with a React interface and embedded Python backend.
Added production packaging for Windows NSIS and Linux DEB/RPM releases.