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diff --git a/ds9/doc/release/r1.9.html b/ds9/doc/release/r1.9.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f3d3151 --- /dev/null +++ b/ds9/doc/release/r1.9.html @@ -0,0 +1,302 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> +<html> +<head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" + content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> + <meta name="GENERATOR" + content="Mozilla/4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.7-10 i686) [Netscape]"> + <title>DS9 Version 1.9 Release Notes</title> +</head> +<body alink="#ff0000" bgcolor="#ffffff" link="#0000ee" text="#000000" + vlink="#551a8b"> +<h3> +<img alt="" src="../sun.gif" align="middle" height="98" width="100">Version +1.9 Release +Notes</h3> +<ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.8</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with listing regions that are very long. +the +size limit +has been increased from 1024 to 8192</tt></li> + <li> <tt>completed MS Windows port</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with large polygons in FITS Regions bin +table +format</tt></li> + <li> <tt>ds9 will now correctly load a FITS Extension image +without a +primary +header</tt></li> + <li> <tt>xpa wcs [reset|replace|append] function added</tt></li> + <li> <tt>the default nameserver is now 'simbad-sao'</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.7.2</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with reading arrays via xpa and extra +data an +the end +of the image</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with region callbacks and actions on +regions +within +the callback</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a memory leak with deleteing polygon vertices</tt></li> + <li> <tt>double click on region with select=0 no longers opens a +dialog</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added select property to ds9 region properties list</tt></li> + <li> <tt>for default annulus, ellipse annulus, box annulus, the +number +of annuli +is now used when the user click and drags</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with ellipse annulus and box annulus and +zero +inner +radius</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with box and boxannuls and updating the +region dialog +coords</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with turning off/on active frames</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with saving fits images created from a +fits +image extension</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added new 'new' option to xpa points 'FITS' and 'ARRAY' +to +create a +new frame before loading the new image</tt></li> + <li> <tt>completed port HP-UX</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.7.1</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with prefs and sourcing external tcl files</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.7</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>mktclapp is now used to build the application from tcl</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with HMS and hour=0</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with parseing old ds9 region files and +'global'</tt></li> + <li> <tt>support for SAOtng Regions file format has been restored</tt></li> + <li> <tt>upgraded to tcl/tk 8.3.2</tt></li> + <li> <tt>upgraded to blt2.4u</tt></li> + <li> <tt>minor changes made to ciao regions file format</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with Ciao FITS regions files</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.6</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>Added Truecolor Colorbar preference</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fitsy++ now supports fixed and free format keyword +strings +correctly</tt></li> + <li> <tt>While in 'Pan' mode, the arrow keys may be used to pan +the +image</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Custom Page Setup in mm is now supported</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Region Text string can now contain both a ' and "</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Region File format for text now supports the following +text +strings:</tt></li> + <ol> + <tt>text="This is a test"</tt> <br> + <tt>text="This is a test of '"</tt> <br> + <tt>text='This is a test of "'</tt> <br> + <tt>text={This is a test of ' and "}</tt> + </ol> + <li> <tt>DS9 will now correctly parse a regions spec with a delim +of +';'</tt></li> + <li> <tt>XPA tcl command now runs in the same context frame as +source +and ds9</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with the Colorbar contrat/bias dialog and +truecolor</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with BOX list/save format</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with contours in that one extra level was +generated +when using the low/high and number of contours controls</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Updated to Doug Mink's wcssub version 2.8.1, which fixes +a +problem +with keywords without an '='</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with printing Region Text with '(', ')', +or +'\' in +it.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Region file format is now valid for both reading and +writing +Region +files</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Implemented new Regions file format, version 3</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with IRAF and the 'f' and 'c' keys</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Images with odd length will center on pixel boundaries</tt></li> + <li> <tt>The number of bins if determined from TLMIN/TLMAX will +now +vary, based +on column type (integer or real). The bin space for integer is TLMIN-.5 +to TLMAX +.5 and for real TLMIN to TLMAX.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Binning Dialog box is now non-modal</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Made improvements in the resolution of coordinates</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added the -version command line option</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with bad name resolution and NED-SAO</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with -grid and -contour command line +options</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add -format, -coord, -coordformat, and -delim to xpaget +regions</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added FITS bin table filtering</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Changed XPA BLOCK to BIN</tt></li> + <li> <tt>bin factors of less than 1 but greater that 0 are now +allowed</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with ecliptic coords and FITS BIN TABLES +with +wcs</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with contours and high resolution values</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added algorithm method to contours</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with contours and re-binning a FITS bin +table</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Changes to BIN commandline options to mirror BIN xpa +options</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added raise/lower command line options</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added raise/lower xpa options</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Cut/Paste to/from the primary selection is now provided</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added new type of grid, Exterior Axis with interior +numerics</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed problems with grid numerics and rotation of non-zero</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with graphs and no FITS loaded</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added Regions Delimiter menu</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added ANNULUS, ELLIPSE ANNULUS, and BOX ANNULUS regions</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.5</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with Saving FITS images on byte swaped +platforms</tt></li> + <li> <tt>FITS Bin table support now uses TLMIN/TLMAX to determine +binning buffersize +up to the user specified limit</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed the XPA Regions format,coord, and coordformat calls</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Changed the behavior of $xpaget ds9 regions +[format|coord|coordformat]</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.4</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>Added ability to save a FITS bin table as a FITS image</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added xpa point to support the above</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with loading arrays</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added support for the Rosat All Sky Survey</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added command line support for DSS and RASS</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with displaying LINEAR WCS</tt></li> + <li> <tt>DS9 is now much more tolarent of FITS files in which the +data +segment +is short in size, ie, is not a multiple of FITBLOCK (2880 bytes)</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with FITS files with headers with 100's +or +1000's of +comments or history keywords</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Enhanced Preferences support</tt></li> + <li> <tt>The information panel is now updated during blinking</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with long frame names</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added new fuctionality to the 'Frame' xpa point</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a memory problem that caused problems with the +Alpha +port</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with regions in sexagesimal format and +NATIVE +WCS</tt></li> + <li> <tt>DS9 is now much mor tolerant of sexagesimal format +regions +that do +not map directly on top of a image</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Implemented the new default region format</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with Polygon regions and creating/moving +vertices</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added Colormap Contrast and Bias Dialog</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with Box regions and negative width and +height</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Angle has been added to the Ruler Region dialog box</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Length has been added to the Line Region dialog box</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with Region Text and the '"' character</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added XPA point for DSS</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added XPA point for RASS</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added XPA point for Name Servers</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with rotated Regions and IRAF images</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added XPA point xpaget fits</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added XPA point xpaset file save <filename></tt></li> + <li> <tt>xpa regions may now be delimited by nl or semicolon</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.3</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with preferences. The prefs file was not +parsed.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with xpaset ds9 fits and multiple ext +fits +files</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed some minor problems with xpa and blink,frame</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added xpaset ds9 frame [first|next|prev|last]</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added printing of pixel tables</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added Copy/Paste support for pixel tables</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with changing the size of pixel tables</tt></li> + <li> <tt>'F' toggles Info Pannel 'freeze' mode.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Full shared memory support has been added</tt></li> + <br> + <tt>$xpaget ds9 shm</tt> <br> + <tt>$xpaset -p ds9 shm 102 8640</tt> <br> + <tt>$xpaset -p ds9 shm shmid 102 8640 foo[2]</tt> <br> + <tt>$xpaset -p ds9 shm mosaicimage key 100 10240 foo</tt> <br> + <tt>$xpaset -p ds9 shm mosaic key 100 10240 foo[3]</tt> <br> + <tt>$xpaset -p ds9 shm array shmid 102 8640 [dim=32,bitpix=16]</tt> + <p><tt>$xpaset -p ds9 update 1 100 100 200 200 # update HDU1 in +image coords</tt> <br> + <tt>$xpaset -p ds9 update 3 400 400 500 500 # update HDU3 in image +coords</tt></p> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.2</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>Fixed yet another problem with contours</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with loading arrays with bitpix of -64</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9.1</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>Fixed the 'Analysis' menu item 'DSS'</tt></li> + <li> <tt>provided for more backward compatibility with old +preference +files</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with IRAF support and changing buffer +sizes</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with contours and reading incorrectly +levels</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with printing and pan/rotation/zoom</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with Grid Rotated numbers and MSB/LSB +cross-platform</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 1.9</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>DS9 now supports IRAF!</tt></li> + </ol> + <ol> + <li> <tt>point regions now have the include/exclude property</tt></li> + <li> <tt>crosshairs will now print</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with contours and the contour dialog is +visible</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with the wcs of FITS files with very long +headers</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added Pixel Table feature</tt></li> + <li> <tt>contours now appear in the magnifier with graphics enabled</tt></li> + <li> <tt>John Roll's Tcl Ast package has been added</tt></li> + <li> <tt>DS9 is now more tolerant of 'SIMPLE = F' type FITS files</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with render speed in single frame mode +and +multiple +frames loaded</tt></li> + <li> <tt>The Pan Zoom Rotate Dialog Box is now Non-Modal</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Name Resolution support has been added</tt></li> + <li> <tt>DSS support has been added</tt></li> + <li> <tt>A problem with contours has been corrected. if contours +levels = n, +then n+1 contours are actually rendered</tt></li> + <li> <tt>DEC Alphas are now supported</tt></li> + <li> <tt>SGI is now supported</tt></li> + <li> <tt>LINEAR WCS is now fully supported</tt></li> + </ol> +</ol> +</body> +</html> |