AAO version 3.00 has been released today. Although mostly under the hood, the changes in this version are significant.

• Major change: MSFS: with SU12 AAO can access LVars through SimConnect. If there is trouble with this new logic, you can switch the new logic off and go back to the legacy mode in the "Applicaion" menu.
   
• Major change: the MIDI library in AAO has been replaced, because the old one is no longer maintained. With the new version the channel number is finally correct (=same as in all other MIDI tools). AAO will automatically migrate all existing MIDI assignments (Buttons, Axis and Combos) to the new channel numbers. A backup of all affected files is created during the process, just in case (See Tools->Create Backup / Restore Database)
  
• Change: Implemented custom message boxes
• Change: updated all libraries, removed obsolete ones
• Change: updated and corrected installers
• Change: improved Script Handler SimConnect variable error handling
• Change: redesigned script initialization process
• Change: When autoconnect and autostart are active, AAO will start the sim and connect to it
• Change: Added Plugin - option for additional programmatic modules (=the bridges) that can be used instead of the WebAPI
• Change: Added Drag&Drop option for import files (templates, scripts, BVar mappings, gauge layouts, variable/event lists)
• Change: Added "Minimize to System Tray" option that hides all AAO icons from the task bar.
• Change: Added option to start AAO directly in Offline mode, loading the selection menu
• Change: Added option for displaying web pages and windows apps controlled by AAO (like gauges)
• Change: Added option to start AAO directly in Offline mode, loading a preselected profile.
• Change: RPN: redesigned Text-To-Speech, multiple voices can talk at the same time now
• Change: WebAPI: Secondary WebAPI process to balance load
• Change: WebAPI: Redesigned Port Settings dialogs
• Change: WebAPI: is always active when AAO is started "As Administrator"
• Change: WebAPI: added LEDs to show the status of the WebAPI on the main window
• Change: Gauges: added a new option (besides Desktop and Web FIPs) to create gauge windows to start and display other apps and web pages
• Change: Gauges: added "<Frequency>" to the "<Update>" tags for gauges
• Change: Gauges: added "<Redirect>" tag for web gauges, will display a web page inside an iFrame (if possible)
• Change: Saitek Panels: added option to force a permanent left-shift of the COM frequencies in 8.333 KHz mode
• Change: CAN: Candle and CANhid interface included, supports CIS standard and Canas input events
• Change: CAN: monitor dialog
• Change: CAN: send RPN commands
• Change: MSFS: added option to use the mouse as cyclic input
• Change: MSFS: added default visibility scripts for Ingame Panel
• Change: MSFS: added option to hide Ingame Panel border
   
• Bugfix: WebAPI: API was processing set and get the wrong way around
• Bugfix: Steam MSFS not started automatically by AAO
• Bugfix: it was possible to close the Script Watcher in a way that it can't be reopened
• Bugfix: "Hardware change" feature disregarded the Combo buttons
• Bugfix: Saitek Panel Handler not always stopping when it should
• Bugfix: multiple startup calls in MSFS version
• Bugfix: dialog for changing the WebFIP port was broken
• Bugfix: Some message boxes can't be closed (missing OK button)
• Bugfix: voice recognizer was case sensitive (problematic with duplicate commands)
• Bugfix: RPN: Re-definition of a <Macro> at a later time didn't work
• Bugfix: Desktop/Web FIPs size controls not working correctly

3 hours ago, Lorby_SI said:

Major change: MSFS: with SU12 AAO can access LVars through SimConnect.

Does this mean I should delete the `lorbysi-content-hooks` addon that is still in my Community folder?

1 hour ago, touchdown84 said:

Does this mean I should delete the `lorbysi-content-hooks` addon that is still in my Community folder?

No. HVars and SIMPROC still go through there, and some other things that SimConnect cannot process. Plus the LVar collector, TMBK that cannot be done with SimConnect. 

Edited March 24, 20233 yr by Lorby_SI