Release Notes - Ariane v26.3.0 This release introduces multilingual UI support (French, German, Spanish), a new dynamic plugin container with proper JPMS module loading, the new XYZ export plugin, an Excel-style data table mode, and a major overhaul of the licensing pipeline. New Features

• Multilingual UI Support (i18n):
  • The user interface is now fully translatable through resource bundles, with built-in support for English, French, German, and Spanish.
  • Languages other than English currently rely on automatic translation and may include minor wording inaccuracies. The plugins are open source and contribution is welcome !
  • Language is selectable from the Options dialog and persisted as a user preference.
  • Translations are delivered as separate plugin modules (fr, de, es), allowing additional languages to be shipped independently of the main application.
  • Property files are now loaded with proper UTF-8 handling for correct rendering of accented characters.
• Dynamic Plugin Container:
  • Introduced PluginContainer, a new modular plugin loading mechanism built on the Java Platform Module System (JPMS).
  • Plugins are now resolved through their actual module names embedded in each jar, making discovery robust even when filenames differ from module names.
  • External plugins coexist cleanly with bundled translation and import/export plugins under a unified module layer.
• XYZ Export Plugin:
  • New plugin to export survey data in plain XYZ coordinate format, useful for interchange with point-cloud and GIS tools.
• Excel Mode in Data Table:
  • Added a spreadsheet-style editing mode with full keyboard navigation (Tab / Enter / arrow keys) for fast data entry across survey rows.
• Reset Preferences / Reset All:
  • The launcher now offers explicit "Reset Preferences" and "Reset All" actions to recover from a corrupted local state without manual file cleanup.
  • A matching erasePrefs Gradle task is available for developers and support workflows. Improvements & Fixes
• Plugin System:
  • Fixed external plugin name casing in PluginContainer.
  • Refactored ModuleLayer retrieval to remain compatible with nested module layers used by the plugin loader.
  • Build scripts now compile i18n translation plugins and generate per-module manifest files.
• UI / FXML:
  • Refined FXML layouts across multiple views for improved consistency, alignment, and platform behavior under the updated JavaFX version.
  • Reverted icon changes in the Layer tab, Carto tool section, and the swap button to preserve the established iconography.
  • Fixed null handling in the language display conversion in OptionsController.
  • DisplayTool.fxml: wrapped displayDataToggleLabel in a Group and adjusted rotation for correct labeling on rotated views.
• Survey Data:
  • Fixed SurveyData#setDate to correctly handle empty string input.
  • Optimized local coordinate retrieval by caching offsets in CaveGeo, reducing redundant computation in map rendering paths.
• Build & Tooling:
  • Updated Gradle wrapper to 9.4.1.
  • Updated GitHub Actions workflows to the latest action versions.
  • Updated JavaFX version.
  • Image assets refreshed for various tools and icons.