# Changelog

Notable changes to the app. Newest first.

## 2026-09-07 — install split for non-admin users

The target account has no sudo, so install is two scripts:

- `install-system.sh` – admin runs once: `apt install python3-tk python3-venv git`.
- `install.sh` – user runs, **no sudo**: checks the system packages, creates
  `.venv` + installs `requirements.txt`, writes the `.desktop` menu entry. If a
  package is missing and the account can't sudo, it prints the exact admin
  command and stops.

## 2026-09-07 — one-command install + launcher

- `install.sh` – Linux Mint setup: `.venv` + `requirements.txt`, and a
  `.desktop` menu entry with correct absolute paths.
- `run.sh` – launches the app from `.venv`; the menu entry calls this.
- `icon.png` – bundled red-cross launcher/window icon (256×256); the app now
  prefers this over the runtime-drawn one.
- `requirements.txt` – **fully pinned** (direct + transitive), tested on
  Python 3.12. `numpy` capped at 2.2.6 so it still installs on Python 3.10.

## 2026-09-07 — built-in self-update

New **Hilfe** menu:

- **Nach Update suchen** – `git fetch` + count of new commits on the server.
- **Version…** – shows the installed commit (`<hash> · <date>`).

On start, a quiet background check runs; if updates exist the status bar says so
and the menu item becomes "Update installieren (N verfügbar)".

Installing runs `git merge --ff-only` (fast-forward only – never an automatic
merge), re-runs `pip install -r requirements.txt` if that file changed, then
restarts the app via `os.execv`. User data (`data/`) is git-ignored and
untouched. If the local checkout has diverged or the network is down, it shows a
clear message and does nothing.

Only active when the app runs from a **git clone** with `git` installed;
otherwise the menu just shows "Version: unbekannt". New `Updater` class,
`app.py`.

## 2026-09-07 — map tiles switched to OpenStreetMap

`folium.Map(tiles="CartoDB positron")` began showing an "API KEY REQUIRED"
watermark (Carto moved its basemaps behind a key). Switched to
`tiles="OpenStreetMap"` via a new `MAP_TILES` constant — no key required. OSM
standard tiles are more colourful than positron was; `MAP_TILES` makes swapping
the provider a one-line change.

## 2026-09-07 — UI/UX pass

A round of usability improvements aimed at the non-technical user
(see [improvements.md](improvements.md#uiux-review-2026-09-07)).

- **Larger UI font** (`UI_FONT_SIZE = 11`) applied to all default fonts, menus,
  dialogs and the Treeview (taller rows).
- **DRK-red header bar** with the app name; window title shows the total count
  ("… · 142 Einsätze"); simple red-cross window icon drawn at runtime (also
  written to `data/icon.png` for the launcher).
- **Status bar** is now colour-coded by severity (grey/green/orange/red), and
  transient messages auto-clear after 8 s back to a neutral state; queue-count
  messages stay put.
- **Tab 1:** more spacing in the form; PLZ field accepts digits only;
  "+ Hinzufügen" is a solid button; explicit **"Auswahl entfernen"** button and
  <kbd>Delete</kbd> key for queue rows; **"Warteschlange leeren"** now asks for
  confirmation; **duplicate save shows a modal** (list + "trotzdem speichern?")
  instead of a transient hint.
- **Tab 2:** the raw `lat`/`lon` columns are replaced by a single **"Karte"**
  column (`✓` / red `fehlt`); active sort column shows a ▲/▼ arrow; the hint
  line always shows the saved-entry count.
- **"Karte öffnen"** with no coordinates now shows a dialog, not just a status
  line.
- **Window size & position** are remembered between sessions
  (`data/window.json`).

## 2026-09-07 — data safety, robustness, easier input

Addressed the top three findings from [improvements.md](improvements.md).

### Data safety (`DataStore`)
- All writes (append / update / delete) now rebuild the full DataFrame and go
  through `_save_csv`: **rotating backup** to `data/backups/` (startup + before
  every change, keep 20, skip if unchanged) then **atomic write**
  (`tmp` + `fsync` + `os.replace`).
- `orte.csv` missing / empty (`EmptyDataError`) / unreadable now falls back to an
  empty table or the newest backup instead of crashing.

### Geocoder robustness (`GeocoderWorker`, `geocode_city`)
- Each queue item runs inside `try/except`; a failing lookup or callback logs a
  traceback and the worker keeps going (previously an unexpected error killed the
  thread and silently froze all further geocoding).
- `geocode_city` raises `GeocodingUnavailable` when every query failed on a
  service/network error. After 3 in a row the app shows a one-time
  "Standortdienst nicht erreichbar" dialog; entries still save without
  coordinates.

### Easier, safer input
- Date fields (entry form + edit dialog) are now `ttkbootstrap.DateEntry`
  calendar pickers, validated/normalized to ISO by `parse_date()` (also accepts
  `TT.MM.JJJJ`). Invalid dates are rejected with a dialog.
- Edit dialog has manual **Breitengrad / Längengrad** fields for fixing
  coordinates by hand.
- Tab 2: rows without coordinates shown in red, "Nur ohne Koordinaten" filter,
  count in the hint line, right-click **Koordinaten suchen**.

### Housekeeping
- `git init` + `.gitignore`.
- Rotating log file at `data/app.log` (`_setup_logging`).
- Shared helpers `filter_locations` / `split_city_plz` / `parse_coord` replace
  duplicated combobox code.
- Config constants: `GEOCODE_REGIONS`, `MAP_DEFAULT_CENTER`, `MAP_DEFAULT_ZOOM`,
  `MAX_BACKUPS`.
- `generate_map` fits the view to the markers.

### Verification
Non-GUI smoke tests (helpers, `DataStore` backup/atomic/recovery, geocoder
resilience) pass. The GUI now *can* be built and driven on the dev Mac via a
Homebrew Python with Tk 9 — see [dev-notes.md](dev-notes.md).