Version 2.5.0-b3

Beta version: Command history, watch window, dataref & command sources, Spanish translation, better logging

Published 2025-07-27

Beta software

This version has been released for testing purposes, and should be feature complete. Assuming no significant bugs are found, this will be released as version 2.5.0 in about a week.

Known issues

• None yet.

What's new?

Version 2.5.0 has some new tools and better performance, while keeping the same core functionality that's always been useful.

• The new command history shows what commands have been activated and when.
• The watch window is an easy way to keep an eye on specific datarefs, without keeping a search window open
• Dataref and command detail windows now show where they are used or referenced, including files, key bindings, and more.
• UI is now available in Spanish as well as English.
• New X-Plane APIs guarantee that all datarefs and commands are found every time.
• Updated logging shows what files DRT is scanning.
• X-Plane 11 support has been removed to simplify code.

Changes

• Feature: The command history shows commands events as they happen. This is a separate window from the search window.
• Feature: The watch window is a place to view a selection of datarefs that you choose. It's compact UI lets you keep an eye on things without using as much screen space as a full search window.
• Feature: In the details section, there is a listing of each file or setting that references a command or dataref. This includes OBJ files, ACF files, preferences like key bindings and joysticks, and more.
• Feature: Better UI for editing arrays, expecially byte arrays
• Improvement: Scan Lua files that would be run by FlyWithLua, no matter what folder they are installed in (by detecting the plugin itself)
• Improvement: The Log.txt file shows how DRT scans. Additional detail can be found by turning on 'debug' mode, and maximum detail by turning on 'tracing' on the debug menu.
• Improvement: If a crash occurs while interacting with another plugin, details on which dataref caused the crash are in Log.txt
• Change: X-Plane 11 is no longer supported.
• Fix: Scan rate setting is now more precisely followed.
• Fix: Common crashes with "popped-out" windows
• Fix: Scroll bars are now proportional
• Optimization: DRT is more careful about only updating visible UI. This helps reduce the performance impact of search windows.