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If bad file name had been used, (or an - extention), an - error would occur.</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.07.2007 TCL/TK: update to version 8.4.16.</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.08.2007 PLOT: fixed a problem with xpa/command line - linear/line tokens to match documentation.</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.09.2007 PREFERENCES: fixed a problem with slower - ppcs. - use 'update idletasks' instead of 'update' to avoid possible - race - condition.</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.21.2007 XPA: update to version 2.1.9</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.21.2007 FUNTOOLS: update to version 1.4.1</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.21.2007 WCSSUBS: update to version 3.7.0</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.21.2007 TCLLIBS: update to version 1.10</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.28.2007 TCL/TK: update to version 8.4.17 beta.</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.28.2007 ANALYSIS: fix a problem with spaces in tmp - file - names.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.05.2007 FLEXLEXER.Y: updated version.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.06.2007 GUI: change key binding 'c' to 'r'. It - conflicts - with 'copy' on MacOSX and Windows platforms.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.06.2007 REGIONS: fixed a problem with pasteing - regions - into an empty frame.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.18.2007 ZIP: fixed a problem with the unix Makefile.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.18.2007 FUNTOOLS: update to version 1.4.2.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.18.2007 2MASS: limit size to 1024 arcsec.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.21.2007 FITSY++: add support for HCOMPRESS compressed - FITS.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.28.2007 FITSY++: add support for GZIP compressed - FITS.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.03.2008 FITSY++: add support for PLIO compressed - FITS.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.04.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with X11 servers that - return truecolor 32 bit when in fact the visual is truecolor - 24bit.</tt></li> - <li><tt><b>01.15.2008 RELEASE version 5.1</b></tt></li> - <li><tt>01.17.2008 ANALYSIS: add the directory of any loaded - analysis file to the PATH.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.22.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem introduced with - reentrant parsers. Sexagesimal values between -00 and +00 - were - incorrectly parsed as +00.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.23.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem with parsing HMS/DMS - coordinates.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.24.2008 GUI: fixed a problem shift rotate mode.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.24.2008 GUI: info panel 'Frame' width set to +4.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.24.2008 GUI: add new goto frame menu.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.24.2008 GUI: add support for move frames.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.24.2008 ANALYSIS: for MacOSX tiger, wrap cmds with - shell - and PATH.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.25.2008 CATALOGS: make sure xpa and command line - retrieves are syncronous.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.28.2008 CONTOUR: fixed a problem with loading contour - levels into multiple frames.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.31.2008 WINDOWS: changed how windows come into focus.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.31.2008 TCL/TK: update to version 8.4.17.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.07.2008 GUI: change default directory for standard - dialog to $HOME.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.07.2008 ANALYSIS: add /sw/bin to default path for - MacOSX.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.20.2008 CATALOGS: add support for editing a catalog - table and regions.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.20.2008 TEXT: add enable rotation switch for text - regions.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.20.2008 GUI: ds9 will now start in the users home - directory for MacOSX Aqua users when invoked from a double - click and - the default dialog box is Motif or Windows.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.20.2008 TCL/TK: update to version 8.4.18.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.26.2008 IIS: disable most keystroke and mouse events - for - iis frames.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.28.2008 FITSY++: fixed a problem with save fits and - smoothed images.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.29.2008 WCS: fixed a problem with calculating the - size - and center of complex fits images in WCS.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.05.2008 GUI: backed out change key binding 'c' to - 'r'. - It causes untold grief with IRAF.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.10.2008 MACOSX: fixed a problem with printing non - standard colors.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.10.2008 CATALOGS: catalog dialogs are now tied to the - frame. This allows multiple copies of the same catalog, one - per frame.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.12.2008 GRID: added support for PC001001 formated WCS - keywords.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.13.2008 IIS: make sure socket is closed on exec.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.13.2008 WINDOWS: add support for native printing.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.18.2008 CROSSHAIR: fix a problem with the line width - for - postscript.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.18.2008 MACOSX: restore postscript printing.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.18.2008 WINDOWS: restore postscript printing.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.19.2008 GUI: enhancements with Find/FindNext in text - dialog windows.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.19.2008 GUI: add console support.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.24.2008 REGIONS: apply WCS to fits regions if - present.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.25.2008 PREFS: fixed a problem with Zoom menu - preferences.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.31.2008 GUI: add support for user configured button - bar.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.03.2008 CATALOGS: add support for simbad.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.04.2008 MASKS: fixed a problem with mask color - preference.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.07.2008 IMEXAMINE: added support for key stroke - events.</tt></li> - <li><tt><b>04.15.2008 RELEASE version 5.2</b></tt></li> - <li><tt>04.18.2008 REGIONS: added support for centroid.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.21.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with 'c' and control-c.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.21.2008 IIS: fixed a problem key events. Now all key - events are active until IIS is in cursor mode. At this point - all key - events are passed to IRAF except for 'TAB'.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.23.2008 MACOSX: split the binary and archive into two - files, and codesign the binary, so that it will play well - with - leopard's new firewall.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.25.2008 FITSY++: fixed a proble with mapincr. If - seek_ - is at end of file, mmap will not return an error.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.28.2008 GUI: delete all frames resets the frame - counter - (broken in 5.2).</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.02.2008 GCC: remove all references to <iostream.h> - and - use <iostream> instead.</iostream></iostream.h></tt></li> - <li><tt>06.02.2008 GCC: support for gcc 4.2.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.02.2008 GUI: fix typo in bin.tcl menus.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.03.2008 FITSY++: changes to processing the header - where - ds9 will now work with illegal fits files that contains - NULLs instead - of SPACEs.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.03.2008 RICE: implemented compatibility with cfitsio - 3.08.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.04.2008 GZIP: implemented compatibility with cfitsio - 3.08.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.04.2008 HCOMPRESS: implemented compatibility with - cfitsio 3.08.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.05.2008 IIS: disable scale menu with iis frame (fixed - from version 5.2).</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.05.2008 REGIONS: fixed FITS regions polygon support. - Now - determine how many points based on the repeat value of the - column, but - check for .</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.06.2008 FITS: for saveimage fits, if non-linear WCS, - don't attempt to save WCS.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.06.2008 BLINK: add xpa/command line option -blink - interval.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.06.2008 REGIONS: add for DASH property.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.11.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem with the 'delete - all' - button.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.16.2008 XPA: if CHECKDNS fails, set XPA_METHOD to - local - and initialize.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.21.2008 PROJECTION: minor change to ensure that we - step - over the grid in 1 pixel values.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.24.2008 IIS: add support for all 16 IIS colors.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.25.2008 BINNING: fixed a problem with smooth and 3d - binning.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.04.2008 FITSY++: fixed a problem with BSCALE/BZERO - and - float/double data types.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.11.2008 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with catalogs - retrieved - via a cds search. The id returned would fail during - evaluation in - creating a valid header.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.11.2008 CATALOGS: add CMC to catalog menu.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.11.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with the initial - directory - for the standard dialog when loading from the command line.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.14.2008 VECTOR: vast improvements in optimization.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.19.2008 GUI: catch a failure to initialize window - system - (a problem with X11) and exit nice.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.19.2008 MACOSX: fixed the window tab problem for Aqua - port.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.19.2008 MACOSX: fixed canvas background issues.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.20.2008 GUI: Add buttons to vertical layout.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.10.2008 XPA: fixed a problem with blink interval < - 1.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.12.2008 PREFS: add 'Preserve During Load' for scale, - pan, and regions.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.12.2008 CONTOUR: add dash line option.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.17.2008 PANNER: check to see if we are at pole.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.17.2008 CATALOGS: add copy from row(s).</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.17.2008 REGIONS: look for new FITS POLYGON - termination - conditions</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.22.2008 COLORBAR: removed truecolor colorbar options. - Always paint the entire image.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.25.2008 BINNING: automatically look for x,y then - ra,dec, - before settling for columns 1 and 2.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.25.2008 IMEXAM: added 'any' event (returns with a - mouse - event or key event).</tt></li> - <li><tt>10.02.2008 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with size format - for - SIMBAD and NED. Degrees and ArcSecs were incorrectly - calculated.</tt></li> - <li><tt>10.03.2008 CATALOGS: Add support for CXC catalog.</tt></li> - <li><tt>10.08.2008 MACOSX: add MacOSX X11 10.5 firewall port.</tt></li> - <li><tt>10.10.2008 FOV: add sao/binospec.</tt></li> - <li><tt><b>10.15.2008 RELEASE version 5.3</b></tt></li> - <li><tt>10.17.2008 CATALOGS: removed support for Chandra Source - Catalog at request of Ian Evans of CXC.</tt></li> - <li><tt>10.22.2008 MASKS: add support for mask transparency.</tt></li> - <li><tt>10.24.2008 MASKS: add new mask properties.</tt></li> - <li><tt>10.28.2008 GRID: add grid title support.</tt></li> - <li><tt><b>10.31.2008 RELEASE version 5.4</b></tt></li> - <li><tt>10.31.2008 GRID: full grid support for command line and - xpa.</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.04.2008 FITSY: fixed a problem with header keywords - that - start with 'END'.</tt></li> - <li><tt>11.13.2008 FITSY: fixed a problem when there was a - failure - to correctly parse iraf or wcs keywords.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.02.2008 FITS: for saveimage fits, fixed a problem - with - LTMV,DTMV, and WCS coordinates. They were off by 1 pixel in - x.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.02.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with panning via click - and - drag.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.04.2008 MPEG: changed makefiles to compile tkmpeg - code - without optiminzation. -O created invalid code for MacOSX - (and possible - others)</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.04.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem when creating a - default - panda region via a mouse click.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.05.2008 POSTSCRIPT: fixed a problem with printing - frames - that have no image loaded.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.05.2008 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with using the - arrow - keys in catalog dialogs.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.10.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem elongated rotated - ellipses.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.10.2008 MACOSX: fixed several problems with - processing - AppleEvents OpenDocument and PrintDocument. DS9 now supports - opendoc - and printdoc while currently running.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.12.2008 IIS: re-enabled mouse events while in cursor - mode.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.12.2008 IIS: trap arrow keys while in cursor mode, do - not pass to IRAF, instead warp cursor.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.15.2008 SMOOTH: ignore NAN in smoothing convolution.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.16.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with 'get fits size' to - make it behave in the regions of poles.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.29.2008 IIS: try to decode OBJECT from iisMessageCmd.</tt></li> - <li><tt>12.29.2008 IIS: if frame is in cursor mode (via the - imexam - task), RESET FRAME, will attempt to clean up.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.05.2009 FUNTOOLS: update to version 1.4.2.2</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.05.2009 WCSSUBS: update to version 3.7.6</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.05.2009 GUI: add support for loading FITS multiple - extension as multiple frames.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.05.2009 EXAMINE: fixed many problems. Will work not - work - with data loaded via stdin or xpa fits.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.15.2009 SMOOOTH: fixed a problem with BZERO and - BSCALE. - These keywords are reset to default values if present in the - smoothed - image, since the scaling has already been applied.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.15.2009 FILTER: fixed an issue when unable to build a - valid filter. Previously, it would exit() the program. Now, - it will - issue an error message and continue.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.16.2009 MACOSX: if using the X11 port of MacOSX, - increase the size of the window to make room for the size - tab, similar - for Aqua.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.16.2009 SAVEAS: PNG now saves without GAMMA.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.20.2009 GUI: Rearrange Frame menu and Region menu. - They - had grown too long and some window managers were having - difficulties.</tt></li> - <li><tt>01.21.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem rendering Bezier - curves.</tt></li> - <li><tt><b>01.23.2009 RELEASE version 5.5</b></tt></li> - <li><tt><b>01.28.2009 RELEASE version 5.5.1</b></tt></li> - <li><tt>01.28.2009 GUI: fixed a problem in that the last file - name - loaded is incorrectly set if there are command line options - that follow - the file name.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.02.2009 CATALOGS: updated urls for cds mirrors.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.03.2009 CATALOGS: cleaned up tsv code. Will read - comma - and tab separted values, and will write tab separated - values. Assumes - first row is cols header unless first and second cols are - numbers, then - assumes ra, dec, in fk5 degrees.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.04.2009 PSEUDOCOLOR: fixed a problem with the frame - not - remembering its current colormap bias and contrast setting - when - toggling between frames.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.10.2009 BLT: fixed a problem zoombox under Aqua. XOR - draws are now disabled.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.11.2009 CIAO: The ciao regions parser will now accept - compound region descriptions.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.12.2009 CONTOURS: fixed a problem with command - line/xpa - dashed line parameter. Processing the -contour command is - now a lot more robust in determining missing parameters.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.16.2009 HISTOGRAM EQU: fixed a problem with clipping - low = clipping high (usually as a result of ZSCALE).</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.19.2009 FITSY++: fixed a problem specifying an - extension number of 0 with a multiple extension file with no - primary image. It now properly fails to load.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.19.2009 GUI: FITS multiple extension multiple frame - will now load a primary image if present.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.19.2009 GUI: compressed FITS multiple extension - multiple frame will now load properly.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.19.2009 GUI: FITS multiple extension multiple frame - will ignore any bin table extensions.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.19.2009 BLT: add support for MacOSX native printing.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.19.2009 PLOT: native printing now fully supported for - MacOSX and Windows.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.24.2009 SAMP: add support for VO Simple Application - Messaging Protocol (SAMP). Will process image.load.fits and - table.load.votable events.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.25.2009 FITSY++: fixed a problem with saving a slice - of a cube. The header had invalid keywords.</tt></li> - <li><tt>02.27.2009 CATALOGS: support VOTable format.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.02.2009 MacOSX: support for the MacOSX X11 Leopard - 10.5 non-firewall version has been discontinued.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.02.2009 MacOSX: fixed a problem with plot y axis - titles offset.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.02.2009 MacOSX: fixed a problem fork/exec and version - 10.5 New version of tclMacNotify.c now used.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.09.2009 FUNTOOLS: updated to version 1.4.3.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.10.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem with listing - irregular panda, ellipse panda, and box panda in - ds9/funtools format. The conjunction has been removed.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.12.2009 GUI: If in tile mode, with only one frame, - and tile mode is set to manual, tile anyway (don't drop into - single mode).</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.12.2009 CATALOGS: speed up rendering of catalogs for - simple symbol filters.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.12.2009 REGIONS: support wildcards in filename.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.12.2009 REGIONS: add support for load into all - frames.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.17.2009 GUI: Name server support now utilizies CDS - Sesame.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.17.2009 SKYVIEW: fixed a problem processing the - survey query.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.18.2009 HV: add support for cookies.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.18.2009 ARCHIVES: add support for NVO Montage.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.18.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem calculating the WCS - angle of a flipped WCS.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.18.2009 HV: add support for mime-type text/xml for - votable.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.19.2009 CATALOGS: CDS now uses VOTABLE.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.24.2009 CATALOGS: SIMBAD now uses VOTABLE.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.24.2009 CATALOGS: NED now uses VOTABLE.</tt></li> - <li><tt>03.24.2009 CATALOGS: add preferences to download in - VOTABLE if available.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.01.2009 GUI: when you delete a frame, the current - frame is reset to the previous frame, not the first frame.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.06.2009 RULER: use preferences default distance - system.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.06.2009 GUI: fixed a problem with open other url.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.09.2009 PROJECTION: properly calculate width when - rebinning.</tt></li> - <li><tt><b>04.15.2009 RELEASE version 5.6</b></tt></li> - <li><tt>04.16.2009 REGIONS: fixed a rather nasty bug which - caused a segv when switching between modes after copy a - region from a frame.</tt></li> - <li><tt><b>04.16.2009 RELEASE version 5.6.1</b></tt></li> - <li><tt>04.17.2009 SAMP: use xmlrpc url method in POST header.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.17.2009 CATALOGS: fixed a typo in the default SDSSR5 - query.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.20.2009 HV: fixed a problem with parsing query linked - to a button.</tt></li> - <li><tt><b>04.20.2009 RELEASE version 5.6.2</b></tt></li> - <li><tt>04.22.2009 PREFS: updated the default name server menu.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.24.2009 FIRST: removed a debug statement which was - left in.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.27.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem loading a fits file - with specified extension.</tt></li> - <li><tt>04.28.2009 HV: fixed again a problem with parsing url - within a link with a query which contains a '?'.</tt></li> - <li><tt><b>04.30.2009 RELEASE version 5.6.3</b></tt></li> - <li><tt>05.01.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem creating a text - region with arcsec or arcmin char.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.01.2009 NAMESRVR: fixed a problem with simbad cfa - sexagesimal.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.01.2009 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with quoting a - VOTABLE FIELD DESCRIPTION string.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.01.2009 CATALOGS: add column parameters in header - output.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.04.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem with select row list.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.04.2009 REGIONS: add list to xpa and command line - regions option.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.21.2009 NVSS: add NVSS Image server back.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.26.2009 NAMESRVR: set default name server to cds.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.26.2009 CATALOGS: set default catalog erver to cds.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.26.2009 SAMP: fixed a proble with quoting filenames - and urls for xml.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.26.2009 CATALOGS: will now try to determine the RA - and DEC cols via the UCD if available.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.26.2009 GUI: fixed a problem with standard dialog - boxes and MacOSX Aqua and Windows. The dialogbox would - sometimes fail to rise to top.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.27.2009 GUI: WCS menu correctly updates print - coordinate parameters.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.27.2009 REGIONS: autocentroid now works for move, - edit, and rotate.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.27.2009 CATALOGS: CDS Search now retrieves search - options from cds.</tt></li> - <li><tt>05.27.2009 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with FILTER and - VOTable. The votable cols params were not being properly - transfered to the new filtered table.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.10.2009 REGIONS: DS9 regions syntax now supported in - VOTable format.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.11.2009 CATALOGS: "No Items Found" is now displayed - on status line and not as a model dialog.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.11.2009 REGIONS: fixed problem with dashed lines with - rotated ellipses.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.11.2009 GUI: fixed problem with standard file dialog - boxes. Now, command line options and xpa command DOES NOT - CHANGE the current directory. Only the use of the dialog box - will reset the current directory.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.11.2009 SAMP: don't send empty catalogs.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.11.2009 CATALOGS: don't write empty catalogs.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.11.2009 FILTER: fixed a problem with parsing filters - on the command line that contain quotes.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.16.2009 SAMP: the samp port number is now - automatically determined at connection time.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.17.2009 CATALOGS: for VOTables, change id to ID.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.17.2009 CATALOGS: Add ID param to CXC catalog.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.17.2009 SAMP: send unique catalog table-id for each - catalog so tha multiple copies of ds9 with the same catalog - loaded don't walk all over each other when connected to a - hub.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.18.2009 REGIONS: Update info box, graphs, and pixel - table when draging in pointer and catalog mode.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.18.2009 GUI: clean up code which enables/disables WCS - menus based on current frame.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.19.2009 HV: add support for arrow keys and mouse - wheel.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.19.2009 HV: add support for copy key shortcut.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.19.2009 HV: add support for Return key shortcut for - Submit.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.25.2009 GUI: update crosshair, infobox, pixeltable - when changing current slice in crosshair mode.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.25.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem with - create/load/save regions with mosaic. The WCS of the first - mosaic segment loaded is used for all regions.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.30.2009 REGIONS: removed listwcs option for ds9 - format.</tt></li> - <li><tt>06.30.2009 IIS: disabled annoying 'port/addr already in - use' error message.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.06.2009 BINNING: add update button to bin dialog.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.06.2009 HV: add enhancements to allow complete - control over a web browser window.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.06.2009 VO: add enhancements to allow complete - control over the vo dialog.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.09.2009 XPA: 'page setup' has been renamed pagesetup.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.15.2009 HV: support for sync http added.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.15.2009 VO: support for sync http added.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.15.2009 ANALYSIS: support for sync http added.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.15.2009 ANALYSIS: analysis tasks invoked via xpa or - command line are now run in blocking (sync) mode.</tt></li> - <li><tt>07.16.2009 XPA: added optional param to xpaget array to - specify the endianness.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.05.2009 XPA: add sleep command.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.05.2009 GUI: add sleep command line option.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.10.2009 GUI: fixed command line option commands.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.10.2009 CATALOGS: for CDS catalogs, ignore the UCD at - first and look for _RAJ2000 and _DEJ2000, then the UCD, then - a list of common names.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.11.2009 GUI: update Magnifier in Pan mode and key - arrows.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.12.2009 WINDOWS: Add support for wildcard filename - expansion if invoked from DOS shell.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.12.2009 REGIONS: Add support for load template at ra - dec skyframe.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.20.2009 MOSAIC: default for loading mosaics is now - WCS not IRAF.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.25.2009 SAMP: implemented full XPA capabilities via - SAMP.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.25.2009 I18N: make changes to fitsy++ lexer to allow - non-single byte chars in filenames and paths.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.26.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem with parsing the - hub.xmlrup.url.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.26.2009 XPA: update to version 2.1.10.</tt></li> - <li><tt>08.27.2009 FUNTOOLS: update to version 1.4.4.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.01.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem with extra key value - pairs in message.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.01.2009 CATALOGS: add default samp command.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.01.2009 CATALOGS: removed modal dialog info box - calls. Messages are now updated in the status windows.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.01.2009 GUI: added new level of menu updates that are - only executed when a frame is create or deleted and not - everytime there is a change of state.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.03.2009 WINDOWS: disable menu updates during blinking - because windows redraws the menu window each time the - configuration is changed.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.03.2009 SOLARIS: removed support for Solaris<9.0. - DS9 now requires libxml2 be supported by the OS.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.03.2009 GUI: added signal handling for non-windows. - We now trap SIGINT and clean up before exiting.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.08.2009 I18N: fixed a problem with spaces in - filename.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.08.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem using a hub that uses - the Apache xmlrpc library.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.10.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem with invalid ds9.get - commands.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.10.2009 GUI: cmap xpa, samp, and command line option - is now much more tolerant to capitalization and spellings.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.10.2009 WINDOWS: tcc is now used for the bin filter - compiler. cygwin is no longer required.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.21.2009 MACOSX: ports to Tiger (10.4), Leopard - (10.5), and Snow Leopard (10.6) are now built under 10.6</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.22.2009 MACOSX: fixed a problem with snowleopard. For - 32bit visuals, the alpha channel is set to 0xff, not 0.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.28.2009 XPA: add XPA connect/disconnect menu options.</tt></li> - <li><tt>09.29.2009 RGB: fixed a problem with displaying images - with NAN.</tt></li> - <li><tt>10.02.2009 MACOSX: pcc is now used for the bin filter - compiler of i386 platforms if XCode is not installed./tt></tt></li> - <tt> - <li><tt>10.09.2009 ANALYSIS: fixed a problem with analysis - plot command to maintain backward compatibility./tt></tt></li> - <tt> - <li><tt>10.12.2009 SMOOTH: fixed a problem that smooth is - reset when no image is loaded. /tt></tt></li> - <tt> - <li><tt><b>10.15.2009 RELEASE version 5.7</b></tt></li> - </tt></tt></tt> - </ol> - <tt><tt> - </tt></tt> - </ol> - <tt><tt> - </tt></tt> - </body> +<head> +<meta name="generator" content= +"HTML Tidy for Mac OS X (vers 31 October 2006 - Apple Inc. build 16.1), see www.w3.org"> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content= +"text/html; charset=us-ascii"> +<meta name="GENERATOR" content= +"Mozilla/4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.7-10 i686) [Netscape]"> +<title>DS9 Version 5 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 5 Release Notes</h3> +<div style="margin-left: 2em"> +<ol> +<li><tt>07.16.2007 FITSY++: fix a problem with rice compressed +images and multiple tiles.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.17.2007 MOSAIC: fix a problem with bin table extensions +at the end of a mosaic image wcs.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.20.2007 COLORMAP: fixed a problem with loading external +colormaps.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.20.2007 COLORMAP: fixed a problem colormap +menus.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.23.2007 ARCHIVES: new url for skyview.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.23.2007 I18N: add language support for Japanese. (many +thanks to Masahiro Tsujimoto!).</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.23.2007 PIXEL TABLE: xpaget will now return the pixel +table values.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.31.2007 SOLARISx86: now supporting solarisx86.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.15.2007 PIXELTABLE: fixed a minor problem with xpaget +pixeltable.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.15.2007 FUNTOOLS: update to version 1.4.0</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.15.2007 IIS: fixed a problem with frame number greater +than 10.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.15.2007 EXAMINE: changed frame name to +'Frame'.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.02.2007 CATALOGS: updated urls and menu +titles.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.20.2007 PREFS: new prefs dialog box.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.24.2007 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with the CDS +query.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.24.2007 CATALOGS: add SDSS DR6.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.24.2007 SKYVIEW: fixed default image size and updated +url.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.24.2007 PROJECTION: install callbacks only after Button +Release.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.25.2007 REGIONS: add xpa/command SHOW and SHOWTEXT +support.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.25.2007 CONTOURS: fixed a problem with load contours +from the command line.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.03.2007 MACOSX: MacOSX Aqua support is now fully +implemented!</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.03.2007 COLORMAP: pass colormap names thru translation +tables</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.03.2007 XPA: update to version 2.1.8</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.05.2007 COMPOSITE: add global properties +switch.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.05.2007 LINE: fixed a problem with initial displayed +arrow checkboxes in dialog.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.05.2007 FOV: moved FOV menu to more visible +level</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.10.2007 I18N: add language support for French.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.11.2007 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with the symbol editor +dialog.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>10.15.2007 RELEASE version 5.0</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>10.16.2007 PROJECTION: fixed a problem with the coordinates +of the projection plot.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.17.2007 RICE: fixed a problem with float and double RICE +compression.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.24.2007 RICE: fixed several problems with mosaics, cubes +and RICE compression.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.24.2007 GUI: added support for ds9 beta +versions.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.24.2007 PREFS: added OK and Cancel buttons to all +tabs.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.29.2007 CATALOGS: implemented support for new CDS +catalogs search format.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.30.2007 SAOTK: implemented reentrant parsers.</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.01.2007 SAOTK: now support any color for markers, +contours, etc.</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.02.2007 MACOSX/WINDOWS: fixed a problem with native open +file dialog. If bad file name had been used, (or an extention), an +error would occur.</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.07.2007 TCL/TK: update to version 8.4.16.</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.08.2007 PLOT: fixed a problem with xpa/command line +linear/line tokens to match documentation.</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.09.2007 PREFERENCES: fixed a problem with slower ppcs. +use 'update idletasks' instead of 'update' to avoid possible race +condition.</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.21.2007 XPA: update to version 2.1.9</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.21.2007 FUNTOOLS: update to version 1.4.1</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.21.2007 WCSSUBS: update to version 3.7.0</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.21.2007 TCLLIBS: update to version 1.10</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.28.2007 TCL/TK: update to version 8.4.17 beta.</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.28.2007 ANALYSIS: fix a problem with spaces in tmp file +names.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.05.2007 FLEXLEXER.Y: updated version.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.06.2007 GUI: change key binding 'c' to 'r'. It conflicts +with 'copy' on MacOSX and Windows platforms.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.06.2007 REGIONS: fixed a problem with pasteing regions +into an empty frame.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.18.2007 ZIP: fixed a problem with the unix +Makefile.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.18.2007 FUNTOOLS: update to version 1.4.2.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.18.2007 2MASS: limit size to 1024 arcsec.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.21.2007 FITSY++: add support for HCOMPRESS compressed +FITS.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.28.2007 FITSY++: add support for GZIP compressed +FITS.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.03.2008 FITSY++: add support for PLIO compressed +FITS.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.04.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with X11 servers that +return truecolor 32 bit when in fact the visual is truecolor +24bit.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>01.15.2008 RELEASE version 5.1</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>01.17.2008 ANALYSIS: add the directory of any loaded +analysis file to the PATH.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.22.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem introduced with +reentrant parsers. Sexagesimal values between -00 and +00 were +incorrectly parsed as +00.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.23.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem with parsing HMS/DMS +coordinates.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.24.2008 GUI: fixed a problem shift rotate +mode.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.24.2008 GUI: info panel 'Frame' width set to ++4.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.24.2008 GUI: add new goto frame menu.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.24.2008 GUI: add support for move frames.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.24.2008 ANALYSIS: for MacOSX tiger, wrap cmds with shell +and PATH.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.25.2008 CATALOGS: make sure xpa and command line +retrieves are syncronous.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.28.2008 CONTOUR: fixed a problem with loading contour +levels into multiple frames.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.31.2008 WINDOWS: changed how windows come into +focus.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.31.2008 TCL/TK: update to version 8.4.17.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.07.2008 GUI: change default directory for standard +dialog to $HOME.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.07.2008 ANALYSIS: add /sw/bin to default path for +MacOSX.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.20.2008 CATALOGS: add support for editing a catalog +table and regions.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.20.2008 TEXT: add enable rotation switch for text +regions.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.20.2008 GUI: ds9 will now start in the users home +directory for MacOSX Aqua users when invoked from a double click +and the default dialog box is Motif or Windows.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.20.2008 TCL/TK: update to version 8.4.18.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.26.2008 IIS: disable most keystroke and mouse events for +iis frames.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.28.2008 FITSY++: fixed a problem with save fits and +smoothed images.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.29.2008 WCS: fixed a problem with calculating the size +and center of complex fits images in WCS.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.05.2008 GUI: backed out change key binding 'c' to 'r'. +It causes untold grief with IRAF.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.10.2008 MACOSX: fixed a problem with printing non +standard colors.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.10.2008 CATALOGS: catalog dialogs are now tied to the +frame. This allows multiple copies of the same catalog, one per +frame.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.12.2008 GRID: added support for PC001001 formated WCS +keywords.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.13.2008 IIS: make sure socket is closed on +exec.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.13.2008 WINDOWS: add support for native +printing.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.18.2008 CROSSHAIR: fix a problem with the line width for +postscript.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.18.2008 MACOSX: restore postscript printing.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.18.2008 WINDOWS: restore postscript printing.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.19.2008 GUI: enhancements with Find/FindNext in text +dialog windows.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.19.2008 GUI: add console support.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.24.2008 REGIONS: apply WCS to fits regions if +present.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.25.2008 PREFS: fixed a problem with Zoom menu +preferences.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.31.2008 GUI: add support for user configured button +bar.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.03.2008 CATALOGS: add support for simbad.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.04.2008 MASKS: fixed a problem with mask color +preference.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.07.2008 IMEXAMINE: added support for key stroke +events.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>04.15.2008 RELEASE version 5.2</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>04.18.2008 REGIONS: added support for centroid.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.21.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with 'c' and +control-c.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.21.2008 IIS: fixed a problem key events. Now all key +events are active until IIS is in cursor mode. At this point all +key events are passed to IRAF except for 'TAB'.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.23.2008 MACOSX: split the binary and archive into two +files, and codesign the binary, so that it will play well with +leopard's new firewall.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.25.2008 FITSY++: fixed a proble with mapincr. If seek_ +is at end of file, mmap will not return an error.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.28.2008 GUI: delete all frames resets the frame counter +(broken in 5.2).</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.02.2008 GCC: remove all references to "iostream.h" and +use "iostream" instead.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.02.2008 GCC: support for gcc 4.2.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.02.2008 GUI: fix typo in bin.tcl menus.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.03.2008 FITSY++: changes to processing the header where +ds9 will now work with illegal fits files that contains NULLs +instead of SPACEs.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.03.2008 RICE: implemented compatibility with cfitsio +3.08.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.04.2008 GZIP: implemented compatibility with cfitsio +3.08.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.04.2008 HCOMPRESS: implemented compatibility with +cfitsio 3.08.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.05.2008 IIS: disable scale menu with iis frame (fixed +from version 5.2).</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.05.2008 REGIONS: fixed FITS regions polygon support. Now +determine how many points based on the repeat value of the column, +but check for .</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.06.2008 FITS: for saveimage fits, if non-linear WCS, +don't attempt to save WCS.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.06.2008 BLINK: add xpa/command line option -blink +interval.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.06.2008 REGIONS: add for DASH property.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.11.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem with the 'delete all' +button.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.16.2008 XPA: if CHECKDNS fails, set XPA_METHOD to local +and initialize.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.21.2008 PROJECTION: minor change to ensure that we step +over the grid in 1 pixel values.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.24.2008 IIS: add support for all 16 IIS +colors.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.25.2008 BINNING: fixed a problem with smooth and 3d +binning.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.04.2008 FITSY++: fixed a problem with BSCALE/BZERO and +float/double data types.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.11.2008 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with catalogs +retrieved via a cds search. The id returned would fail during +evaluation in creating a valid header.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.11.2008 CATALOGS: add CMC to catalog menu.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.11.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with the initial directory +for the standard dialog when loading from the command +line.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.14.2008 VECTOR: vast improvements in +optimization.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.19.2008 GUI: catch a failure to initialize window system +(a problem with X11) and exit nice.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.19.2008 MACOSX: fixed the window tab problem for Aqua +port.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.19.2008 MACOSX: fixed canvas background +issues.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.20.2008 GUI: Add buttons to vertical layout.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.10.2008 XPA: fixed a problem with blink interval < +1.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.12.2008 PREFS: add 'Preserve During Load' for scale, +pan, and regions.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.12.2008 CONTOUR: add dash line option.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.17.2008 PANNER: check to see if we are at +pole.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.17.2008 CATALOGS: add copy from row(s).</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.17.2008 REGIONS: look for new FITS POLYGON termination +conditions</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.22.2008 COLORBAR: removed truecolor colorbar options. +Always paint the entire image.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.25.2008 BINNING: automatically look for x,y then ra,dec, +before settling for columns 1 and 2.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.25.2008 IMEXAM: added 'any' event (returns with a mouse +event or key event).</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.02.2008 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with size format for +SIMBAD and NED. Degrees and ArcSecs were incorrectly +calculated.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.03.2008 CATALOGS: Add support for CXC catalog.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.08.2008 MACOSX: add MacOSX X11 10.5 firewall +port.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.10.2008 FOV: add sao/binospec.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>10.15.2008 RELEASE version 5.3</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>10.17.2008 CATALOGS: removed support for Chandra Source +Catalog at request of Ian Evans of CXC.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.22.2008 MASKS: add support for mask +transparency.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.24.2008 MASKS: add new mask properties.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.28.2008 GRID: add grid title support.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>10.31.2008 RELEASE version 5.4</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>10.31.2008 GRID: full grid support for command line and +xpa.</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.04.2008 FITSY: fixed a problem with header keywords that +start with 'END'.</tt></li> +<li><tt>11.13.2008 FITSY: fixed a problem when there was a failure +to correctly parse iraf or wcs keywords.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.02.2008 FITS: for saveimage fits, fixed a problem with +LTMV,DTMV, and WCS coordinates. They were off by 1 pixel in +x.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.02.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with panning via click and +drag.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.04.2008 MPEG: changed makefiles to compile tkmpeg code +without optiminzation. -O created invalid code for MacOSX (and +possible others)</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.04.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem when creating a default +panda region via a mouse click.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.05.2008 POSTSCRIPT: fixed a problem with printing frames +that have no image loaded.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.05.2008 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with using the arrow +keys in catalog dialogs.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.10.2008 REGIONS: fixed a problem elongated rotated +ellipses.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.10.2008 MACOSX: fixed several problems with processing +AppleEvents OpenDocument and PrintDocument. DS9 now supports +opendoc and printdoc while currently running.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.12.2008 IIS: re-enabled mouse events while in cursor +mode.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.12.2008 IIS: trap arrow keys while in cursor mode, do +not pass to IRAF, instead warp cursor.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.15.2008 SMOOTH: ignore NAN in smoothing +convolution.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.16.2008 GUI: fixed a problem with 'get fits size' to +make it behave in the regions of poles.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.29.2008 IIS: try to decode OBJECT from +iisMessageCmd.</tt></li> +<li><tt>12.29.2008 IIS: if frame is in cursor mode (via the imexam +task), RESET FRAME, will attempt to clean up.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.05.2009 FUNTOOLS: update to version 1.4.2.2</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.05.2009 WCSSUBS: update to version 3.7.6</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.05.2009 GUI: add support for loading FITS multiple +extension as multiple frames.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.05.2009 EXAMINE: fixed many problems. Will work not work +with data loaded via stdin or xpa fits.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.15.2009 SMOOOTH: fixed a problem with BZERO and BSCALE. +These keywords are reset to default values if present in the +smoothed image, since the scaling has already been +applied.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.15.2009 FILTER: fixed an issue when unable to build a +valid filter. Previously, it would exit() the program. Now, it will +issue an error message and continue.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.16.2009 MACOSX: if using the X11 port of MacOSX, +increase the size of the window to make room for the size tab, +similar for Aqua.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.16.2009 SAVEAS: PNG now saves without GAMMA.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.20.2009 GUI: Rearrange Frame menu and Region menu. They +had grown too long and some window managers were having +difficulties.</tt></li> +<li><tt>01.21.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem rendering Bezier +curves.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>01.23.2009 RELEASE version 5.5</b></tt></li> +<li><tt><b>01.28.2009 RELEASE version 5.5.1</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>01.28.2009 GUI: fixed a problem in that the last file name +loaded is incorrectly set if there are command line options that +follow the file name.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.02.2009 CATALOGS: updated urls for cds +mirrors.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.03.2009 CATALOGS: cleaned up tsv code. Will read comma +and tab separted values, and will write tab separated values. +Assumes first row is cols header unless first and second cols are +numbers, then assumes ra, dec, in fk5 degrees.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.04.2009 PSEUDOCOLOR: fixed a problem with the frame not +remembering its current colormap bias and contrast setting when +toggling between frames.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.10.2009 BLT: fixed a problem zoombox under Aqua. XOR +draws are now disabled.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.11.2009 CIAO: The ciao regions parser will now accept +compound region descriptions.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.12.2009 CONTOURS: fixed a problem with command line/xpa +dashed line parameter. Processing the -contour command is now a lot +more robust in determining missing parameters.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.16.2009 HISTOGRAM EQU: fixed a problem with clipping low += clipping high (usually as a result of ZSCALE).</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.19.2009 FITSY++: fixed a problem specifying an extension +number of 0 with a multiple extension file with no primary image. +It now properly fails to load.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.19.2009 GUI: FITS multiple extension multiple frame will +now load a primary image if present.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.19.2009 GUI: compressed FITS multiple extension multiple +frame will now load properly.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.19.2009 GUI: FITS multiple extension multiple frame will +ignore any bin table extensions.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.19.2009 BLT: add support for MacOSX native +printing.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.19.2009 PLOT: native printing now fully supported for +MacOSX and Windows.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.24.2009 SAMP: add support for VO Simple Application +Messaging Protocol (SAMP). Will process image.load.fits and +table.load.votable events.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.25.2009 FITSY++: fixed a problem with saving a slice of +a cube. The header had invalid keywords.</tt></li> +<li><tt>02.27.2009 CATALOGS: support VOTable format.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.02.2009 MacOSX: support for the MacOSX X11 Leopard 10.5 +non-firewall version has been discontinued.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.02.2009 MacOSX: fixed a problem with plot y axis titles +offset.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.02.2009 MacOSX: fixed a problem fork/exec and version +10.5 New version of tclMacNotify.c now used.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.09.2009 FUNTOOLS: updated to version 1.4.3.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.10.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem with listing irregular +panda, ellipse panda, and box panda in ds9/funtools format. The +conjunction has been removed.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.12.2009 GUI: If in tile mode, with only one frame, and +tile mode is set to manual, tile anyway (don't drop into single +mode).</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.12.2009 CATALOGS: speed up rendering of catalogs for +simple symbol filters.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.12.2009 REGIONS: support wildcards in +filename.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.12.2009 REGIONS: add support for load into all +frames.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.17.2009 GUI: Name server support now utilizies CDS +Sesame.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.17.2009 SKYVIEW: fixed a problem processing the survey +query.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.18.2009 HV: add support for cookies.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.18.2009 ARCHIVES: add support for NVO Montage.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.18.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem calculating the WCS +angle of a flipped WCS.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.18.2009 HV: add support for mime-type text/xml for +votable.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.19.2009 CATALOGS: CDS now uses VOTABLE.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.24.2009 CATALOGS: SIMBAD now uses VOTABLE.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.24.2009 CATALOGS: NED now uses VOTABLE.</tt></li> +<li><tt>03.24.2009 CATALOGS: add preferences to download in VOTABLE +if available.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.01.2009 GUI: when you delete a frame, the current frame +is reset to the previous frame, not the first frame.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.06.2009 RULER: use preferences default distance +system.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.06.2009 GUI: fixed a problem with open other +url.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.09.2009 PROJECTION: properly calculate width when +rebinning.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>04.15.2009 RELEASE version 5.6</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>04.16.2009 REGIONS: fixed a rather nasty bug which caused a +segv when switching between modes after copy a region from a +frame.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>04.16.2009 RELEASE version 5.6.1</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>04.17.2009 SAMP: use xmlrpc url method in POST +header.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.17.2009 CATALOGS: fixed a typo in the default SDSSR5 +query.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.20.2009 HV: fixed a problem with parsing query linked to +a button.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>04.20.2009 RELEASE version 5.6.2</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>04.22.2009 PREFS: updated the default name server +menu.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.24.2009 FIRST: removed a debug statement which was left +in.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.27.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem loading a fits file +with specified extension.</tt></li> +<li><tt>04.28.2009 HV: fixed again a problem with parsing url +within a link with a query which contains a '?'.</tt></li> +<li><tt><b>04.30.2009 RELEASE version 5.6.3</b></tt></li> +<li><tt>05.01.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem creating a text region +with arcsec or arcmin char.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.01.2009 NAMESRVR: fixed a problem with simbad cfa +sexagesimal.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.01.2009 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with quoting a VOTABLE +FIELD DESCRIPTION string.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.01.2009 CATALOGS: add column parameters in header +output.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.04.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem with select row +list.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.04.2009 REGIONS: add list to xpa and command line +regions option.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.21.2009 NVSS: add NVSS Image server back.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.26.2009 NAMESRVR: set default name server to +cds.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.26.2009 CATALOGS: set default catalog erver to +cds.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.26.2009 SAMP: fixed a proble with quoting filenames and +urls for xml.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.26.2009 CATALOGS: will now try to determine the RA and +DEC cols via the UCD if available.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.26.2009 GUI: fixed a problem with standard dialog boxes +and MacOSX Aqua and Windows. The dialogbox would sometimes fail to +rise to top.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.27.2009 GUI: WCS menu correctly updates print coordinate +parameters.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.27.2009 REGIONS: autocentroid now works for move, edit, +and rotate.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.27.2009 CATALOGS: CDS Search now retrieves search +options from cds.</tt></li> +<li><tt>05.27.2009 CATALOGS: fixed a problem with FILTER and +VOTable. The votable cols params were not being properly transfered +to the new filtered table.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.10.2009 REGIONS: DS9 regions syntax now supported in +VOTable format.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.11.2009 CATALOGS: "No Items Found" is now displayed on +status line and not as a model dialog.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.11.2009 REGIONS: fixed problem with dashed lines with +rotated ellipses.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.11.2009 GUI: fixed problem with standard file dialog +boxes. Now, command line options and xpa command DOES NOT CHANGE +the current directory. Only the use of the dialog box will reset +the current directory.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.11.2009 SAMP: don't send empty catalogs.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.11.2009 CATALOGS: don't write empty catalogs.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.11.2009 FILTER: fixed a problem with parsing filters on +the command line that contain quotes.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.16.2009 SAMP: the samp port number is now automatically +determined at connection time.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.17.2009 CATALOGS: for VOTables, change id to +ID.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.17.2009 CATALOGS: Add ID param to CXC catalog.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.17.2009 SAMP: send unique catalog table-id for each +catalog so tha multiple copies of ds9 with the same catalog loaded +don't walk all over each other when connected to a hub.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.18.2009 REGIONS: Update info box, graphs, and pixel +table when draging in pointer and catalog mode.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.18.2009 GUI: clean up code which enables/disables WCS +menus based on current frame.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.19.2009 HV: add support for arrow keys and mouse +wheel.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.19.2009 HV: add support for copy key shortcut.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.19.2009 HV: add support for Return key shortcut for +Submit.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.25.2009 GUI: update crosshair, infobox, pixeltable when +changing current slice in crosshair mode.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.25.2009 REGIONS: fixed a problem with create/load/save +regions with mosaic. The WCS of the first mosaic segment loaded is +used for all regions.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.30.2009 REGIONS: removed listwcs option for ds9 +format.</tt></li> +<li><tt>06.30.2009 IIS: disabled annoying 'port/addr already in +use' error message.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.06.2009 BINNING: add update button to bin +dialog.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.06.2009 HV: add enhancements to allow complete control +over a web browser window.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.06.2009 VO: add enhancements to allow complete control +over the vo dialog.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.09.2009 XPA: 'page setup' has been renamed +pagesetup.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.15.2009 HV: support for sync http added.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.15.2009 VO: support for sync http added.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.15.2009 ANALYSIS: support for sync http added.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.15.2009 ANALYSIS: analysis tasks invoked via xpa or +command line are now run in blocking (sync) mode.</tt></li> +<li><tt>07.16.2009 XPA: added optional param to xpaget array to +specify the endianness.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.05.2009 XPA: add sleep command.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.05.2009 GUI: add sleep command line option.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.10.2009 GUI: fixed command line option +commands.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.10.2009 CATALOGS: for CDS catalogs, ignore the UCD at +first and look for _RAJ2000 and _DEJ2000, then the UCD, then a list +of common names.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.11.2009 GUI: update Magnifier in Pan mode and key +arrows.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.12.2009 WINDOWS: Add support for wildcard filename +expansion if invoked from DOS shell.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.12.2009 REGIONS: Add support for load template at ra dec +skyframe.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.20.2009 MOSAIC: default for loading mosaics is now WCS +not IRAF.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.25.2009 SAMP: implemented full XPA capabilities via +SAMP.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.25.2009 I18N: make changes to fitsy++ lexer to allow +non-single byte chars in filenames and paths.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.26.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem with parsing the +hub.xmlrup.url.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.26.2009 XPA: update to version 2.1.10.</tt></li> +<li><tt>08.27.2009 FUNTOOLS: update to version 1.4.4.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.01.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem with extra key value pairs +in message.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.01.2009 CATALOGS: add default samp command.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.01.2009 CATALOGS: removed modal dialog info box calls. +Messages are now updated in the status windows.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.01.2009 GUI: added new level of menu updates that are +only executed when a frame is create or deleted and not everytime +there is a change of state.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.03.2009 WINDOWS: disable menu updates during blinking +because windows redraws the menu window each time the configuration +is changed.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.03.2009 SOLARIS: removed support for Solaris<9.0. DS9 +now requires libxml2 be supported by the OS.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.03.2009 GUI: added signal handling for non-windows. We +now trap SIGINT and clean up before exiting.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.08.2009 I18N: fixed a problem with spaces in +filename.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.08.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem using a hub that uses the +Apache xmlrpc library.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.10.2009 SAMP: fixed a problem with invalid ds9.get +commands.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.10.2009 GUI: cmap xpa, samp, and command line option is +now much more tolerant to capitalization and spellings.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.10.2009 WINDOWS: tcc is now used for the bin filter +compiler. cygwin is no longer required.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.21.2009 MACOSX: ports to Tiger (10.4), Leopard (10.5), +and Snow Leopard (10.6) are now built under 10.6</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.22.2009 MACOSX: fixed a problem with snowleopard. For +32bit visuals, the alpha channel is set to 0xff, not 0.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.28.2009 XPA: add XPA connect/disconnect menu +options.</tt></li> +<li><tt>09.29.2009 RGB: fixed a problem with displaying images with +NAN.</tt></li> +<li><tt>10.02.2009 MACOSX: pcc is now used for the bin filter +compiler of i386 platforms if XCode is not +installed./tt></tt></li> +<li><tt>10.09.2009 ANALYSIS: fixed a problem with analysis plot +command to maintain backward compatibility./tt></tt></li> +<li><tt>10.12.2009 SMOOTH: fixed a problem that smooth is reset +when no image is loaded. /tt></tt></li> +<li><tt><b>10.15.2009 RELEASE version 5.7</b></tt></li> +</ol> +</div> +</body> </html> |