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diff --git a/xpa/doc/changes.html b/xpa/doc/changes.html deleted file mode 100644 index 8488985..0000000 --- a/xpa/doc/changes.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -<!-- =defdoc xpachanges xpachanges 1 --> -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>Changes For Users from XPA 1.0 and 2.0</TITLE> -</HEAD> -<BODY> - -<!-- =section xpachanges NAME --> -<H2><A NAME="xpachanges">XPA Changes: Changes For Users from XPA 1.0 and 2.0</A></H2> - -<!-- =section xpachanges SYNOPSIS --> -<H2>Summary</H2> -<P> -This document describes changes that will affect users who migrate -from XPA 1.0 to XPA 2.0. - -<!-- =section xpachanges DESCRIPTION --> -<H2>Description</H2> -<P> -There have been a few changes that affect users who upgrade XPA -from version 1.0 to version 2.0. These changes are detailed below. -<UL> -<P> -<LI>XPA commands no longer have a resolver routine (this is open to -negotiations, but we decided the idea was dumb). For the SAOtng -program, this means that you must explicitly specify the access -point, i.e.,: -<PRE> - cat foo.fits | xpaset SAOtng fits -</PRE> - -<P> -instead of: -<PRE> - cat foo.fits | xpaset SAOtng -</PRE> -<P> -<LI>By default, xpaset, xpaget, etc. now wait for the server callback to -complete; i.e., the old -W is implied (and the switch is ignored). -This allows support for better error handling. If you want xpaset, etc. -to return before the callback is complete, use -n switch: -<PRE> - echo "file foo.fits" | xpaset -n SAOtng -</PRE> -<P> -<LI>The old -w switch in xpaset and xpaget is no longer necessary (and is -ignored), since you can have more than one process communicating with -an xpa access point at one time. - -<P> -<LI>The new -p switch on xpaset means you need not read from stdout: -<PRE> - xpaset -p SAOtng colormap I8 -</PRE> -<P> -will send the paramlist to the SAOtng callback without reading from stdin. - -</UL> - -<!-- =section xpachanges SEE ALSO --> -<!-- =text See xpa(n) for a list of XPA help pages --> -<!-- =stop --> - -<P> -<A HREF="./help.html">Go to XPA Help Index</A> - -<H5>Last updated: September 10, 2003</H5> -</BODY> -</HTML> |