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diff --git a/funtools/doc/pod/regdiff.pod b/funtools/doc/pod/regdiff.pod deleted file mode 100644 index e1c38ca..0000000 --- a/funtools/doc/pod/regdiff.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,99 +0,0 @@ -=pod - -=head1 NAME - - - -B<RegDiff:Differences Between Funtools and IRAF Regions> - - - -=head1 SYNOPSIS - - - - -Describes the differences between Funtools/ds9 regions and the old IRAF/PROS -regions. - - - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - - - - - -We have tried to make Funtools regions compatible with their -predecessor, IRAF/PROS regions. For simple regions and simple boolean -algebra between regions, there should be no difference between the two -implementations. The following is a list of differences and -incompatibilities between the two: - - - -=over 4 - - - - - - -=item * - -If a pixel is covered by two different regions expressions, -Funtools assigns the mask value of the B<first> region that -contains that pixel. That is, successive regions B<do not> -overwrite previous regions in the mask, as was the case with the -original PROS regions. This means that one must define overlapping -regions in the reverse order in which they were defined in PROS. If -region N is fully contained within region M, then N should be defined -B<before> M, or else it will be "covered up" by the latter. This -change is necessitated by the use of optimized filter compilation, i.e., -Funtools only tests individual regions until a proper match is made. - - - - -=item * - -The B<PANDA> region has replaced the old PROS syntax in which -a B<PIE> accelerator was combined with an B<ANNULUS> accelerator -using B<AND>. That is, - - ANNULUS(20,20,0,15,n=4) & PIE(20,20,0,360,n=3) - -has been replaced by: - - PANDA(20,20,0,360,3,0,15,4) - -The PROS syntax was inconsistent with the meaning of the B<AND> operator. - - - - -=item * - -The meaning of pure numbers (i.e., without format specifiers) in -regions has been clarified, as has the syntax for specifying coordinate -systems. See the general discussion on -Spatial Region Filtering -for more information. - - - -=back - - - - - -=head1 SEE ALSO - - - -See funtools(n) for a list of Funtools help pages - - - -=cut |