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This fixes a problem -with -xpa and -linux/linuxppc.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>04.03.2002 fixed a problem with AST. plot.c, line 19463, -change parameter -'force' from 1 to 0 in call to 'CheckLabels'. Sometimes we were seeing -adj labels that where the same. This change makes sure that the labels -are 'reduced' if we have this condition.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>04.03.2002 ds9 will now automatically open as a bin table -fits extension -named EVENTS, STDEVT, and RAYEVENT.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>04.03.2002 when trying to find an image to open in relax -mode -(ie the -use did not specify an extension), ds9 will not find a valid image if -the -length of either axis is 0.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>04.03.2002 now check for Ghostscript version 6.50 or -higher -when invoking -Save As.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>04.03.2002 add help application preference. Users can now -choose between -Netscape and Mozilla as the prefered help application.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>04.04.2002 ds9 version 2.1b7 released to the public.</tt></li> - </ol> - <h4> <b>Version 2.1b6</b></h4> - <ol> - <li> <tt>02.04.2002 upgraded to ast version 1.8.6. Modified ast to -use -sscanf() -for all platforms except Darwin. Darwin uses astSscanf(), which works -around -a problem with sscanf() on MacOSX, with format strings of the following -format: sscanf(str, " %s %n", foo, &nc).</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.04.2002 changed fity++ primary_/head_ header -relationship. -primary_ -is only set if there is a primary header is available and different -from -head_.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.04.2002 wsc's are init'd with both the head_ and the -primary_ (if -available) to handle the case where wcs keywords are spread between hdu -nd primary headers in mulitiple extension files.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.06.2002 all xpa commands are now 'catch{}' to invoke a -procedure -that will unwind the watch cursor stack. Hopefully, no more stuck watch -cursors.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.07.2002 add <i>color</i> and <i>width</i> parameters -to -contours -paste command. defaults are <i>green</i> and <i>1</i></tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.08.2002 fixed a problem with the FRAME menu. It was -cutting off -the last separator.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.12.2002 AST grid still does not support ICRS properly. -When a user -sets the coordinate system to ICRS, the actually parameters sent to the -AST grid code is FK5</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.13.2002 for XPA points array, fits, regions, and wcs -(fillbuf=false), -manually flush the buffer at the end to make sure no data is left</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.13.2002 ecliptic coords from wcssubs corrected by new -version of -wcs/wcscon.c</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.13.2002 AST grids, corrected the MDJ-OBS keyword -generated -to generate -the correct EPOCH.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.13.2002 adjusted the EQUINOX value for ECLIPTIC coords -for -ast grids -to agree with wcssubs. Seems for ecliptic coords, wcssubs and ast use -two -slightly different interpretations of the EQUINOX value.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.13.2002 fixed a problem with histogram equalization -introduced in -version 2.1b5.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.14.2002 fixed a problem with titles in plot(stdin). We -now -take -the first line, and starting from the end, pick off the dimension, x -and -y axis titles, and the remainder is taken as the plot title. It can -contain -spaces and special characters such as '[]'</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.14.2002 add 'Always create new plot' option to prefs</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.14.2002 add multiple analysis plots, unless prefs are -unset</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.14.2002 change default annulus and panda to 1 annuli</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.14.2002 enable multiple array loads via blueplate -dialog</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.14.2002 reset,append, and replace wcs now processes -OBJECT -keyword</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.15.2002 fixed a problem with grid format of degrees. -Sometimes, -the incorrect format would be used. This was corrected by up'ng the -number -of digits displayed to d.3</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.21.2002 upgraded to AST 1.8.7</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.21.2002 upgraded to WCS 3.0.7</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.22.2002 fixed a problem with Ascii Tables in fitsy++. -The -column -offset is now calculated from TBCOLn if present.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.22.2002 simplied columns in fitsy++. Now all columns -have -a value(char* -ptr, int i) and str(char* ptr, int i) procedure.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.22.2002 add support for HST WFPC2 mosaics</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.25.2002 fixed a problem with 'marker command'. The -command -STRING -must be quoted by '\{' '\}' before being pasted to the Frame parser.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.26.2002 add $ERROR/ERROR: support for analysis -$plot(stdin) macro.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.26.2002 analysis menus now support multiple levels of -hierarchical -menus</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.26.2002 multiple hierarchical menus may have the same -label</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.26.2002 hierarchical menu label may have an imbedded -spaces</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.26.2002 add endhmenu endparam to analysis file parser</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.26.2002 analysis file text maybe indented</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.26.2002 add help support to analysis file</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.27.2002 add $BEGINTEXT/$ENDTEXT to $plot(stdin) macro</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.27.2002 add xpa get fits [type|image|table] command</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.27.2002 minor tweak with the File:Save as menu</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.27.2002 clean up some minor memory leaks with -FitsImage::initwcs()</tt></li> - <li> <tt>02.27.2002 fixed a problem in dialog.tcl DialogWait and -reseting errorInfo</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.01.2002 dss non-save file now uses internal gz</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.04.2002 plot windows can now support a second set of y -and -error -values.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.05.2002 add debug iis option</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.05.2002 filenames now always reflect fits extension -name/number -and filter.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.05.2002 the last step in analysis commands now -replaces -all '][' -with ',', building up readable filters.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.06.2002 updated nan.C and nan.h to reflect erics new -treatment of -alpha</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.08.2002 add support for save fits gz</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.12.2002 keywords BSCALE/BZERO/BLANK are now ignored -for -FITS IEEE -floating point data</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.12.2002 IEEE nan and inf are supported as valid FITS -IEEE -floating -point data</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.13.2002 add fits.sh test suite which tests for bitpix -= -8,16,32,-32,-64 -and BLANK,BSCALE,BZERO keywords, and IEEE floating point data NaN and -INF.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.15.2002 add save resample support</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.18.2002 add support for Mosaic Fast Render. Only valid -for -IRAF -mosaics. Basically, you track the current fitsimage til you have miss.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.19.2002 upgrade XPA 2.1.0e</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.19.2002 upgrade FILTER 1.1.0e</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.19.2002 upgrade FITSY 1.1.0e</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.19.2002 fixed a problem when a user CUT a region that -had -a dialog -box open. A CUT operation now calls the delete callback to remove any -pending -dialog boxes.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.19.2002 fixed a problem with -print command line -option -for truecolor -visuals. We need to make sure that the window is realized so that the -colormap -has been created.</tt></li> - <li> <tt>03.20.2002 ds9 version 2.1b6 released to the public</tt></li> - </ol> - <h4> <b>Version 2.1b5</b></h4> - <ol> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with bogus wcs data and replace wcs xpa -command</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add view tickmarks to grid dialog box</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading a custom colormap and then -printing</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add command line/xpa option load colormap file</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed problems with grid dialog box and switching between -frames</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add command line option pan</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add command line option about</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add command line option view</tt></li> - <li> <tt>gzip compression is now built-in</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add xpa fits [mosaic|mosaicimage]</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading arrays via stdin</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with the panda region and rotation</tt></li> - <li> <tt>improved performance in plotting of large data sets</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with xpa analysis plot stdin and ';' in -the -title</tt></li> - <li> <tt>increased the histequ internal buffer size to 16k</tt></li> - <li> <tt>enhance xpa analysis load command</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add multiple preload analysis files</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add hiearch analysis menus</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed cancel support for Namesvr</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed cancel support for DSS</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add virtual observatory support</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add jpeg,tiff,pgn,ppm support, via ghostscript</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fix a problem with min/max and DATASEC</tt></li> - <li> <tt>added 'load incr' commands</tt></li> - <li> <tt>added 'load xxxxx incr' command</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed minor memory leaks</tt></li> - <li> <tt>added analysis command log</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add xpa grid load/save</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add command line option grid</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading fits from a stream where the -primary hdu -contains an image</tt></li> - <li> <tt>enhance xpa/command support for dss</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add nameserver command line option</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fix a problem with panner and magnifer preferences</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a issue when gz files are a few bytes short</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add support for wcs mosaics</tt></li> - <li> <tt>added support for wcs grids for all types of mosaics</tt></li> - <li> <tt>speed up printing by factor of 5</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add new grid type</tt></li> - <li> <tt>updated to wcssubs 3.0.5</tt></li> - <li> <tt>updated to ast 1.8.3</tt></li> - <li> <tt>updated to filter 1.0b9</tt></li> - <li> <tt>updated to fitsy 1.0b9</tt></li> - <li> <tt>command line options -file, -mosaic, -mosaicimage, --array, --url are -now modal</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add -debug [options] support</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with contours and NAN data</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with contours and DATASEC</tt></li> - <li> <tt>split the pros, saoimage, and saotng parsers</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with text with the saotng parser</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with saotng,saoimage, and pros regions -parsers and -\n terminators</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add thin width contours</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add thin width grids</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with iraf mosaics</tt></li> - <li> <tt>10.31.2001 Physical, Amplifier, and Detector coordinates -are -only displayed -if keywords are present</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.1.2001 Diplay header will display primary header if -requested</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.1.2001 add xpa cmap value command</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.2.2001 removed support for analysis with files with -spaces -cause -it created a problem with filename with extensions</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.2.2001 fixed a problem with analysis regions files and -special characters -that was causing a problem with ellipse annlus</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.2.2001 add analysis $file[$region] macro</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.8.2001 fixed a problem with saving pixel table data</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.8.2001 add John Rolls new blueplate special stand -dialog -box</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.8.2001 removed 'Open Mosaic Images', since you can now -do -the same -from the dialog box</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.8.2001 fixed a problem with printing/saving text from -SimpleTextDialog</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.9.2001 load muliple files is now much faster</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.13.2001 fixed a problem with Simple List Box and -windows</tt></li> - <li> <tt>11.13.2001 default standard dialog box for windows is now -the -windows -default</tt></li> - <li> <tt>12.3.2001 expand update to update [now]</tt></li> - <li> <tt>12.4.2001 fitsy++ now promotes all keyword finds to -uppercase</tt></li> - <li> <tt>12.4.2001 add 'get fits header # keyword <str>' -command</tt></li> - <li> <tt>12.4.2001 fix a problem with selecting projection region -at -high zoom -factors</tt></li> - <li> <tt>12.5.2001 fixed problems with length and orientation of -projection -region</tt></li> - <li> <tt>12.6.2001 change 'get data values' syntax to include fits -#</tt></li> - <li> <tt>12.14.2001 fixed a problem with mosaics with linear wcs -that -caused -a core</tt></li> - <li> <tt>12.31.2001 supported added for regions and mosaics</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.2.2002 projection regions now support mosaics</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.3.2002 updated xparemote with proxy support</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.3.2002 add vo prefs</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.4.2002 add ciao pie region support</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.7.2002 fixed panda and wcs with rotation problem</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.9.2002 uprade ast to version 1.8.4</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.15.2002 enable Blt_ZoomStack for data plots</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.17.2002 fixed a problem with iraf mosaics with flipped -segments and -a round off problem</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.18.2002 add support for multiple aux contours</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.23.2002 fixed a problem with fits headers and the END -keyword is -not 8 chars</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.23.2002 fixed many problems with no fits loaded and -user -gui actions</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.24.2002 fixed a problem with looking for fits region -extensions and -a filter specified</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.24.2002 add regions file format and coord system to -prefs -menu</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.25.2002 get data values now spans mosaics and is in -native -coords</tt></li> - <li> <tt>1.31.2002 ds9 version 2.1b5 released to the public</tt></li> - </ol> - <h4> <b>Version 2.1b4</b></h4> - <ol> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem very, very large images and int overflow</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add Page Setup preferences</tt></li> - <li> <tt>plot data is filtered to remove all non numeric data</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with plotting x,y data on alpha</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add manual grid layout</tt></li> - <li> <tt>text regions can now be rotated</tt></li> - <li> <tt>regions text now appears in the magnifier</tt></li> - <li> <tt>added the PANDA region</tt></li> - <li> <tt>added analysis file macro $entry</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with multiple menu entries for analysis -files -with -multiple file templates</tt></li> - <li> <tt>default values of Analysis file parameters are now updated</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with clear analysis commands</tt></li> - <li> <tt>analysis tasks are now non-blocking</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add xy regions file format</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed problem with ps level 2 psuedocolor8 printing and -inverse colormaps</tt></li> - <li> <tt>in regions files, the comment char '#' comments out til a -new-line -char</tt></li> - <li> <tt>extended $regions macro to include multiple properties -and -regions -format</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading array data on a little -endian -machine -and the arch is not specified</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with histogram equalization</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a major problem with all negative float or double -data -and min/max -issues</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with $regions and no wcs</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with printing ps level 2 and fits with NAN</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with running on a msb machine, and -displaying -on a -lsb 24bit machine</tt></li> - <li> <tt>unrolled all mosaic algorithms to cycle thru all segments -for -each -pixel</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add DATASEC for rendering and printing</tt></li> - <li> <tt>upgraded to tcl/tk 8.3.3</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add http and ftp macro expand to analysis</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with contour log scale</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add button 2 bindinds for panner</tt></li> - <li> <tt>iraf -fifo default is now /dev/imt1</tt></li> - <li> <tt>commented out error messages for bad iraf -fifo, -port, --unix</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add default imtoolrc values to fb_config if no imtoolrc -file -is found -at startup</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add iis support for windows port</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add command: get data coordsys x y dx dy var</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add plot limits to plot tool</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add PROJECTION region</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add GETURL analysis macro</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Fits bin table keywords TUNITx are now process if -available</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add $filename(root) macro</tt></li> - <li> <tt>update filename on load</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with Colormaps with a name with a single -character</tt></li> - <li> <tt>added iraf 'non-display' imexamine support</tt></li> - </ol> - <h4> <b>Version 2.1b3</b></h4> - <ol> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with angles of regions specified in WCS</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add xpa point 'regions save'</tt></li> - <li> <tt>add xpa point 'regions load'</tt></li> - <li> <tt>regions file format <i>SAOIMAGE</i> now supports -annulus, -ellipse annulus, -and box annulus</tt></li> - <li> <tt>the obsolete <i>Ftools</i> regions file format support -has -been removed</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed many problems with <i>IRAF</i> regions file format</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed many problems with <i>CIAO</i> regions file format</tt></li> - <li> <tt>removed all support for Rosat All Sky Survey</tt></li> - <li> <tt>all comments and global settings have been removed from -regions output -if delimiter is set to semicolon</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with regions defined in WCS degrees and -do -not lie -on an image</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with ellipse annulus and box annulus -regions -in regions -files that contain only one region</tt></li> - <li> <tt>check for radius of length 0 for circle, annulus, -ellipse, -and ellipse -annulus</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Added Histogram Equalization colormap scale distribution</tt></li> - <li> <tt>removed <i>default</i> as font option</tt></li> - <li> <tt>default font is now <i>helvetica</i></tt></li> - <li> <tt>changed command line option -regionfile to -region</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with command line option -region and -incorrect coordinates</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Change the 'Scale:User Limits...' dialog into non-modal -'Scale Parameters...'</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Added 'ZMax' Scale Limits algorithm</tt></li> - <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading regions files with full -pathnames with -'fits' in them</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Updated Prefs, command line options, and xpa points to -reflect the -new way minmax and scale options are handled</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Removed 'Scan On Load' prefs</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Added 'Source/Background' region property</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add support for 'Source/Background' region property to -SAOtng -region -parser</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Fixed a color problem with pseudocolor 8 frames and -black/white. This -showed up in new Sun hardware and Solaris 8 sofware</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with Postscript printing in pseudocolor 8 -colormode</tt></li> - <li> <tt>The magnifier now updates during blinking</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Added pixel table commands to command line options and xpa</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add -single command line option</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add default region shape to preferences</tt></li> - <li> <tt>New Analysis File format supported, with new macros -$message, -$text, -$plot</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add -analysis command line option</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add subcommands to xpa <i>analysis:</i> -load,clear,message,text,plot</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add Analysis File macros $data and $image</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add autoload FITS regions option</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add load FITS Region file to command line options and xpa -regions</tt></li> - <li> <tt>DSS servers now have limits as to size of image downloaded</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Open Array now presents a dialog box if no specs are given</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Now supports compression with .ftz extension</tt></li> - <li> <tt>All non-modal windows raise to top when re-invoked</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Added Line Width to all regions</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Comments are now retained for regions files</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add Line Width to contours</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Changed xpa delim to strip yes/no</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Contour methods are 'Faster' and 'Better'</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add Convert Contours to polygons</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add $xpa analysis macro</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add $param analysis macros</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with crosshair and rebinning</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with pan click and drag and fits binary -tables</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add undo regions</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add cut/copy/paste regions</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Changed the preferences file and startup file to be -consistent across -platforms</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add 'Pan then Zoom' to button 2 options</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add support for FITS 3D data cubes</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add Edit button row</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add default mode to prefs</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with file names starting with 'file'</tt></li> - <li> <tt>Add xpa regions shape/color/width</tt></li> - </ol> -</ol> -</body> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; + charset=windows-1252"> + <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux + 2.4.7-10 i686) [Netscape]"> + <title>DS9 Version 2.1 Release Notes</title> + </head> + <body vlink="#551a8b" text="#000000" link="#0000ee" bgcolor="#ffffff" + alink="#ff0000"> + <h3> + <img alt="" src="../sun.gif" width="100" height="98" + align="middle">SAOImageDS9 Version + 2.1 Release + Notes</h3> + <ol> + <h4> <b>Version 2.1</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>04.05.2002 fixed a problem with xpa contour load.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>04.22.2002 ds9 version 2.1 released to the public.</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 2.1b7</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>04.02.2002 upgrade to XPA 2.1.0e2. This fixes a + problem + with + xpa and + linux/linuxppc.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>04.03.2002 fixed a problem with AST. plot.c, line + 19463, + change parameter + 'force' from 1 to 0 in call to 'CheckLabels'. Sometimes we + were seeing + adj labels that where the same. This change makes sure that + the labels + are 'reduced' if we have this condition.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>04.03.2002 ds9 will now automatically open as a bin + table + fits extension + named EVENTS, STDEVT, and RAYEVENT.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>04.03.2002 when trying to find an image to open in + relax + mode + (ie the + use did not specify an extension), ds9 will not find a valid + image if + the + length of either axis is 0.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>04.03.2002 now check for Ghostscript version 6.50 or + higher + when invoking + Save As.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>04.03.2002 add help application preference. Users can + now + choose between + Netscape and Mozilla as the prefered help application.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>04.04.2002 ds9 version 2.1b7 released to the public.</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 2.1b6</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>02.04.2002 upgraded to ast version 1.8.6. Modified ast + to + use + sscanf() + for all platforms except Darwin. Darwin uses astSscanf(), + which works + around + a problem with sscanf() on MacOSX, with format strings of + the following + format: sscanf(str, " %s %n", foo, &nc).</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.04.2002 changed fity++ primary_/head_ header + relationship. + primary_ + is only set if there is a primary header is available and + different + from + head_.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.04.2002 wsc's are init'd with both the head_ and + the + primary_ (if + available) to handle the case where wcs keywords are spread + between hdu + nd primary headers in mulitiple extension files.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.06.2002 all xpa commands are now 'catch{}' to + invoke a + procedure + that will unwind the watch cursor stack. Hopefully, no more + stuck watch + cursors.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.07.2002 add <i>color</i> and <i>width</i> + parameters + to + contours + paste command. defaults are <i>green</i> and <i>1</i></tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.08.2002 fixed a problem with the FRAME menu. It was + cutting off + the last separator.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.12.2002 AST grid still does not support ICRS + properly. + When a user + sets the coordinate system to ICRS, the actually parameters + sent to the + AST grid code is FK5</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.13.2002 for XPA points array, fits, regions, and + wcs + (fillbuf=false), + manually flush the buffer at the end to make sure no data is + left</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.13.2002 ecliptic coords from wcssubs corrected by + new + version of + wcs/wcscon.c</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.13.2002 AST grids, corrected the MDJ-OBS keyword + generated + to generate + the correct EPOCH.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.13.2002 adjusted the EQUINOX value for ECLIPTIC + coords + for + ast grids + to agree with wcssubs. Seems for ecliptic coords, wcssubs + and ast use + two + slightly different interpretations of the EQUINOX value.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.13.2002 fixed a problem with histogram equalization + introduced in + version 2.1b5.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.14.2002 fixed a problem with titles in plot(stdin). + We + now + take + the first line, and starting from the end, pick off the + dimension, x + and + y axis titles, and the remainder is taken as the plot title. + It can + contain + spaces and special characters such as '[]'</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.14.2002 add 'Always create new plot' option to + prefs</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.14.2002 add multiple analysis plots, unless prefs + are + unset</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.14.2002 change default annulus and panda to 1 + annuli</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.14.2002 enable multiple array loads via blueplate + dialog</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.14.2002 reset,append, and replace wcs now processes + OBJECT + keyword</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.15.2002 fixed a problem with grid format of + degrees. + Sometimes, + the incorrect format would be used. This was corrected by + up'ng the + number + of digits displayed to d.3</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.21.2002 upgraded to AST 1.8.7</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.21.2002 upgraded to WCS 3.0.7</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.22.2002 fixed a problem with Ascii Tables in + fitsy++. + The + column + offset is now calculated from TBCOLn if present.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.22.2002 simplied columns in fitsy++. Now all + columns + have + a value(char* + ptr, int i) and str(char* ptr, int i) procedure.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.22.2002 add support for HST WFPC2 mosaics</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.25.2002 fixed a problem with 'marker command'. The + command + STRING + must be quoted by '\{' '\}' before being pasted to the Frame + parser.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.26.2002 add $ERROR/ERROR: support for analysis + $plot(stdin) macro.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.26.2002 analysis menus now support multiple levels + of + hierarchical + menus</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.26.2002 multiple hierarchical menus may have the + same + label</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.26.2002 hierarchical menu label may have an + imbedded + spaces</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.26.2002 add endhmenu endparam to analysis file + parser</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.26.2002 analysis file text maybe indented</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.26.2002 add help support to analysis file</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.27.2002 add $BEGINTEXT/$ENDTEXT to $plot(stdin) + macro</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.27.2002 add xpa get fits [type|image|table] command</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.27.2002 minor tweak with the File:Save as menu</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.27.2002 clean up some minor memory leaks with + FitsImage::initwcs()</tt></li> + <li> <tt>02.27.2002 fixed a problem in dialog.tcl DialogWait + and + reseting errorInfo</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.01.2002 dss non-save file now uses internal gz</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.04.2002 plot windows can now support a second set + of y + and + error + values.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.05.2002 add debug iis option</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.05.2002 filenames now always reflect fits extension + name/number + and filter.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.05.2002 the last step in analysis commands now + replaces + all '][' + with ',', building up readable filters.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.06.2002 updated nan.C and nan.h to reflect erics + new + treatment of + alpha</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.08.2002 add support for save fits gz</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.12.2002 keywords BSCALE/BZERO/BLANK are now ignored + for + FITS IEEE + floating point data</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.12.2002 IEEE nan and inf are supported as valid + FITS + IEEE + floating + point data</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.13.2002 add fits.sh test suite which tests for + bitpix + = + 8,16,32,-32,-64 + and BLANK,BSCALE,BZERO keywords, and IEEE floating point + data NaN and + INF.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.15.2002 add save resample support</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.18.2002 add support for Mosaic Fast Render. Only + valid + for + IRAF + mosaics. Basically, you track the current fitsimage til you + have miss.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.19.2002 upgrade XPA 2.1.0e</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.19.2002 upgrade FILTER 1.1.0e</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.19.2002 upgrade FITSY 1.1.0e</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.19.2002 fixed a problem when a user CUT a region + that + had + a dialog + box open. A CUT operation now calls the delete callback to + remove any + pending + dialog boxes.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.19.2002 fixed a problem with -print command line + option + for truecolor + visuals. We need to make sure that the window is realized so + that the + colormap + has been created.</tt></li> + <li> <tt>03.20.2002 ds9 version 2.1b6 released to the public</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 2.1b5</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with bogus wcs data and replace wcs + xpa + command</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add view tickmarks to grid dialog box</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading a custom colormap and + then + printing</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add command line/xpa option load colormap file</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed problems with grid dialog box and switching + between + frames</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add command line option pan</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add command line option about</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add command line option view</tt></li> + <li> <tt>gzip compression is now built-in</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add xpa fits [mosaic|mosaicimage]</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading arrays via stdin</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with the panda region and rotation</tt></li> + <li> <tt>improved performance in plotting of large data sets</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with xpa analysis plot stdin and ';' + in + the + title</tt></li> + <li> <tt>increased the histequ internal buffer size to 16k</tt></li> + <li> <tt>enhance xpa analysis load command</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add multiple preload analysis files</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add hiearch analysis menus</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed cancel support for Namesvr</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed cancel support for DSS</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add virtual observatory support</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add jpeg,tiff,pgn,ppm support, via ghostscript</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fix a problem with min/max and DATASEC</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added 'load incr' commands</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added 'load xxxxx incr' command</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed minor memory leaks</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added analysis command log</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add xpa grid load/save</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add command line option grid</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading fits from a stream where + the + primary hdu + contains an image</tt></li> + <li> <tt>enhance xpa/command support for dss</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add nameserver command line option</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fix a problem with panner and magnifer preferences</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a issue when gz files are a few bytes short</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add support for wcs mosaics</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added support for wcs grids for all types of mosaics</tt></li> + <li> <tt>speed up printing by factor of 5</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add new grid type</tt></li> + <li> <tt>updated to wcssubs 3.0.5</tt></li> + <li> <tt>updated to ast 1.8.3</tt></li> + <li> <tt>updated to filter 1.0b9</tt></li> + <li> <tt>updated to fitsy 1.0b9</tt></li> + <li> <tt>command line options -file, -mosaic, -mosaicimage, + -array, + -url are + now modal</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add -debug [options] support</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with contours and NAN data</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with contours and DATASEC</tt></li> + <li> <tt>split the pros, saoimage, and saotng parsers</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with text with the saotng parser</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with saotng,saoimage, and pros regions + parsers and + \n terminators</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add thin width contours</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add thin width grids</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with iraf mosaics</tt></li> + <li> <tt>10.31.2001 Physical, Amplifier, and Detector + coordinates + are + only displayed + if keywords are present</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.1.2001 Diplay header will display primary header if + requested</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.1.2001 add xpa cmap value command</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.2.2001 removed support for analysis with files with + spaces + cause + it created a problem with filename with extensions</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.2.2001 fixed a problem with analysis regions files + and + special characters + that was causing a problem with ellipse annlus</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.2.2001 add analysis $file[$region] macro</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.8.2001 fixed a problem with saving pixel table data</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.8.2001 add John Rolls new blueplate special stand + dialog + box</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.8.2001 removed 'Open Mosaic Images', since you can + now + do + the same + from the dialog box</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.8.2001 fixed a problem with printing/saving text + from + SimpleTextDialog</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.9.2001 load muliple files is now much faster</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.13.2001 fixed a problem with Simple List Box and + windows</tt></li> + <li> <tt>11.13.2001 default standard dialog box for windows is + now + the + windows + default</tt></li> + <li> <tt>12.3.2001 expand update to update [now]</tt></li> + <li> <tt>12.4.2001 fitsy++ now promotes all keyword finds to + uppercase</tt></li> + <li> <tt>12.4.2001 add 'get fits header # keyword <str>' + command</tt></li> + <li> <tt>12.4.2001 fix a problem with selecting projection + region + at + high zoom + factors</tt></li> + <li> <tt>12.5.2001 fixed problems with length and orientation + of + projection + region</tt></li> + <li> <tt>12.6.2001 change 'get data values' syntax to include + fits + #</tt></li> + <li> <tt>12.14.2001 fixed a problem with mosaics with linear + wcs + that + caused + a core</tt></li> + <li> <tt>12.31.2001 supported added for regions and mosaics</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.2.2002 projection regions now support mosaics</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.3.2002 updated xparemote with proxy support</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.3.2002 add vo prefs</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.4.2002 add ciao pie region support</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.7.2002 fixed panda and wcs with rotation problem</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.9.2002 uprade ast to version 1.8.4</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.15.2002 enable Blt_ZoomStack for data plots</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.17.2002 fixed a problem with iraf mosaics with + flipped + segments and + a round off problem</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.18.2002 add support for multiple aux contours</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.23.2002 fixed a problem with fits headers and the + END + keyword is + not 8 chars</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.23.2002 fixed many problems with no fits loaded and + user + gui actions</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.24.2002 fixed a problem with looking for fits region + extensions and + a filter specified</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.24.2002 add regions file format and coord system to + prefs + menu</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.25.2002 get data values now spans mosaics and is in + native + coords</tt></li> + <li> <tt>1.31.2002 ds9 version 2.1b5 released to the public</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 2.1b4</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem very, very large images and int + overflow</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add Page Setup preferences</tt></li> + <li> <tt>plot data is filtered to remove all non numeric data</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with plotting x,y data on alpha</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add manual grid layout</tt></li> + <li> <tt>text regions can now be rotated</tt></li> + <li> <tt>regions text now appears in the magnifier</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added the PANDA region</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added analysis file macro $entry</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with multiple menu entries for + analysis + files + with + multiple file templates</tt></li> + <li> <tt>default values of Analysis file parameters are now + updated</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with clear analysis commands</tt></li> + <li> <tt>analysis tasks are now non-blocking</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add xy regions file format</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed problem with ps level 2 psuedocolor8 printing + and + inverse colormaps</tt></li> + <li> <tt>in regions files, the comment char '#' comments out + til a + new-line + char</tt></li> + <li> <tt>extended $regions macro to include multiple properties + and + regions + format</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading array data on a little + endian + machine + and the arch is not specified</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with histogram equalization</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a major problem with all negative float or + double + data + and min/max + issues</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with $regions and no wcs</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with printing ps level 2 and fits with + NAN</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with running on a msb machine, and + displaying + on a + lsb 24bit machine</tt></li> + <li> <tt>unrolled all mosaic algorithms to cycle thru all + segments + for + each + pixel</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add DATASEC for rendering and printing</tt></li> + <li> <tt>upgraded to tcl/tk 8.3.3</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add http and ftp macro expand to analysis</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with contour log scale</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add button 2 bindinds for panner</tt></li> + <li> <tt>iraf -fifo default is now /dev/imt1</tt></li> + <li> <tt>commented out error messages for bad iraf -fifo, + -port, + -unix</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add default imtoolrc values to fb_config if no + imtoolrc + file + is found + at startup</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add iis support for windows port</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add command: get data coordsys x y dx dy var</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add plot limits to plot tool</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add PROJECTION region</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add GETURL analysis macro</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fits bin table keywords TUNITx are now process if + available</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add $filename(root) macro</tt></li> + <li> <tt>update filename on load</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with Colormaps with a name with a + single + character</tt></li> + <li> <tt>added iraf 'non-display' imexamine support</tt></li> + </ol> + <h4> <b>Version 2.1b3</b></h4> + <ol> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with angles of regions specified in + WCS</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add xpa point 'regions save'</tt></li> + <li> <tt>add xpa point 'regions load'</tt></li> + <li> <tt>regions file format <i>SAOIMAGE</i> now supports + annulus, + ellipse annulus, + and box annulus</tt></li> + <li> <tt>the obsolete <i>Ftools</i> regions file format + support + has + been removed</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed many problems with <i>IRAF</i> regions file + format</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed many problems with <i>CIAO</i> regions file + format</tt></li> + <li> <tt>removed all support for Rosat All Sky Survey</tt></li> + <li> <tt>all comments and global settings have been removed + from + regions output + if delimiter is set to semicolon</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with regions defined in WCS degrees + and + do + not lie + on an image</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with ellipse annulus and box annulus + regions + in regions + files that contain only one region</tt></li> + <li> <tt>check for radius of length 0 for circle, annulus, + ellipse, + and ellipse + annulus</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added Histogram Equalization colormap scale + distribution</tt></li> + <li> <tt>removed <i>default</i> as font option</tt></li> + <li> <tt>default font is now <i>helvetica</i></tt></li> + <li> <tt>changed command line option -regionfile to -region</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with command line option -region and + incorrect coordinates</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Change the 'Scale:User Limits...' dialog into + non-modal + 'Scale Parameters...'</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added 'ZMax' Scale Limits algorithm</tt></li> + <li> <tt>fixed a problem with loading regions files with full + pathnames with + 'fits' in them</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Updated Prefs, command line options, and xpa points to + reflect the + new way minmax and scale options are handled</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Removed 'Scan On Load' prefs</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added 'Source/Background' region property</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add support for 'Source/Background' region property to + SAOtng + region + parser</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a color problem with pseudocolor 8 frames and + black/white. This + showed up in new Sun hardware and Solaris 8 sofware</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with Postscript printing in + pseudocolor 8 + colormode</tt></li> + <li> <tt>The magnifier now updates during blinking</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added pixel table commands to command line options and + xpa</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add -single command line option</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add default region shape to preferences</tt></li> + <li> <tt>New Analysis File format supported, with new macros + $message, + $text, + $plot</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add -analysis command line option</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add subcommands to xpa <i>analysis:</i> + load,clear,message,text,plot</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add Analysis File macros $data and $image</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add autoload FITS regions option</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add load FITS Region file to command line options and + xpa + regions</tt></li> + <li> <tt>DSS servers now have limits as to size of image + downloaded</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Open Array now presents a dialog box if no specs are + given</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Now supports compression with .ftz extension</tt></li> + <li> <tt>All non-modal windows raise to top when re-invoked</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Added Line Width to all regions</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Comments are now retained for regions files</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add Line Width to contours</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Changed xpa delim to strip yes/no</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Contour methods are 'Faster' and 'Better'</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add Convert Contours to polygons</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add $xpa analysis macro</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add $param analysis macros</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with crosshair and rebinning</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with pan click and drag and fits + binary + tables</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add undo regions</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add cut/copy/paste regions</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Changed the preferences file and startup file to be + consistent across + platforms</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add 'Pan then Zoom' to button 2 options</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add support for FITS 3D data cubes</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add Edit button row</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add default mode to prefs</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Fixed a problem with file names starting with 'file'</tt></li> + <li> <tt>Add xpa regions shape/color/width</tt></li> + </ol> + </ol> + </body> </html> |