SAOImageDS9 Version 7.6 Release Notes

    1. 12.15.2016 AST: updated to version 8.3.0.
    2. 12.15.2016 TCL/TK: updated to version 8.6.6.
    3. 12.15.2016 LIBXML2: updated to version 2.9.4.
    4. 12.15.2016 LIBXSLT: updated to version 1.1.29.
    5. 12.15.2016 FUNTOOLS: updated to version 1.4.7.
    6. 12.15.2016 TCLLIB: updated to version 1.18.
    7. 12.15.2016 XPA: updated to version 2.1.18.
    8. 12.28.2016 BUILD: now builds properly on OpenSUSE.
    9. 01.03.2017 TKIMG: updated to version 1.4.6.
    10. 01.03.2017 WCS: fixed a problem with FITS WCS files that use PCx_x keywords. Bug may have been introduced with version 7.4.
    11. 01.04.2017 BUILD: Simplify Master build.
    12. 01.05.2017 TCLZVFS: updated TEA 3.10.
    13. 01.05.2017 TKBLT: updated TEA 3.10.
    14. 01.05.2017 TCLCHECKDNS: updated TEA 3.10.
    15. 01.06.2017 TKMPEG: updated TEA 3.10.
    16. 01.06.2017 TCLIIS: updated TEA 3.10.
    17. 01.06.2017 TCLSIGNAL: updated TEA 3.10.
    18. 01.06.2017 TKWIN: updated TEA 3.10.
    19. 01.06.2017 TKMACOSX: updated TEA 3.10.
    20. 01.09.2017 TKHTML1: updated TEA 3.10.
    21. 01.09.2017 TKSAO: updated TEA 3.10.
    22. 01.11.2017 TKTABLE: updated TEA 3.10.
    23. 01.12.2017 GUI: fixed a problem with horizontal and vertical graphs when image is zoomed out.
    24. 01.13.2017 TCLXML: updated TEA 3.10.
    25. 01.13.2017 BUILD: Master build updated TEA 3.10.
    26. 01.13.2017 BUILD: DS9/unix updated TEA 3.10.
    27. 01.13.2017 BUILD: DS9/macosx updated TEA 3.10.
    28. 01.13.2017 BUILD: DS9/win updated TEA 3.10.
    29. 01.13.2017 MACOSX: complete new distribution package.
    30. 01.26.2017 TKCON: updated TEA 3.10.
    31. 01.31.2017 XMM: Epic PN template updated.
    32. 02.04.2017 WINDOWS: complete new distribution package.
    33. 02.06.2017 WINDOWS: enabled pthreads suppport.
    34. 02.07.2017 TCLIIS: added support for windows WINSOCK2.
    35. 03.03.2017 WCS: fixed a problem with position angle of regions in case of WCS linear.
    36. 03.03.2017 WCS: No longer use DATE or EPOCH to determine date of observation if MJD-OBS or DATE-OBS is not present.
    37. 03.07.2017 SAMP: Fixed a problem with MacOSX Aqua port.
    38. 03.08.2017 CONTOURS: Fixed a problem with 3D cubes.
    39. 03.09.2017 SCALE: fixed nested loop issue with scale dialog
    40. 03.09.2017 REGION: fixed a problem with ds9 regions format not printing coordinate system in rare cases
    41. 03.09.2017 PANNER: limit how small panner highlite box is displayed in cases where zoomed in.
    42. 03.10.2017 REGIONS: fixed a problem with reading XML files with optional region parameters.
    43. 03.16.2017 IIS: fixed a minor problem if encode WCS is not LINEAR.
    44. 03.16.2017 IIS: fixed a problem with colorscale values.
    45. 03.16.2017 IIS: add check to prevent segv in case of mismatch between buffer sizes.
    46. 03.17.2017 BACKUP: fixed an problem where any new WCS must be applied before panning and regions.
    47. 03.17.2017 REGION: added filled regions (circle, ellipse, box, polygon)
    48. 04.02.2017 SKYBOT: fixed an issue with API and added new fields to dialog.
    49. 04.13.2017 GRAPH: fixed graphs issue when cursor off image but in frame, which generated an Internal Error message.
    50. 04.20.2017 GRAPH: fixed graphs for mosaic image.
    51. 04.20.2017 GRAPH: Added support for Sum/Avg and Thickness.
    52. 04.20.2017 GRAPH: In tile mode, graphs are repositioned accordingly.
    53. 05.04.2017 HTTPS: is now supported.
    54. 05.04.2017 REGION: improved Ellipse X11 rendering.
    55. 05.04.2017 WINDOWS: new 32bit and 64bit ports are now supported.
    56. 05.04.2017 CATALOG: Add GAIA DR1 to menu.
    57. 05.04.2017 MOSAIC: fixed building mosaics base on WCS[A-Z].
    58. 05.04.2017 REGION: fixed problem with dashed Pandas X11 render.
    59. 05.15.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b1
    60. 05.26.2017 CONTOURS: Fixed a problem with load/copy/paste contours.
    61. 05.29.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b2
    62. 06.01.2017 FITS: Fixed a problem with Healpix RING formats.
    63. 06.02.2017 CUBE: Fixed a problem with command line -cube play command.
    64. 06.02.2017 GUI: Phyical and Image coordinates in the Info box now displays with precision of 8.
    65. 06.26.2017 VO: Fixed a problem in case XPA is not initialize.
    66. 06.26.2017 ANALYSIS: Fixed Clear Analysis Menu command.
    67. 06.27.2017 WINDOWS: Fixed a problem with processing keyevents at startup.
    68. 06.28.2017 TKHTML1: Fixed a problem with a compiler issue with va_args and 64bit.
    69. 06.29.2017 TKHTML1: Properly init all memory allocation.
    70. 07.04.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b3
    71. 07.06.2017 XPA: set XPA_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT to 3 secs.
    72. 07.06.2017 GUI: set title to rootname (removes any extension).
    73. 07.06.2017 XPA: fixed an issue with setting XPA at startup switch.
    74. 07.10.2017 WINDOWS: fixed warp cursor.
    75. 07.31.2017 CUBE: disable axes reorder for 2D images.
    76. 08.01.2017 WCS: Use default values for wcs keywords (CRPIX, CRVAL, CDELT, CD, PC) if not present in header.
    77. 08.01.2017 CUBE: remove un-needed WCS keywords when saving as a slice.
    78. 08.01.2017 CAT: selected rows blink markers in RED (/GREEN).
    79. 08.01.2017 SMOOTH: separated function radius parameter from kernel size parameter.
    80. 08.02.2017 SMOOTH: support elliptical gaussian.
    81. 08.07.2017 RULER: added length format spec. supports sprintf syntax.
    82. 08.08.2017 TKMPEG: updated to version 1.0.4
    83. 08.08.2017 TKBLT: updated to version 3.2.7
    84. 08.15.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b4
    85. 08.14.2017 TCLXML: updated to version 3.2.4
    86. 08.14.2017 TKTABLE: updated to version 2.10.3
    87. 08.14.2017 TCLZVFS: updated to version 1.0.4
    88. 08.14.2017 TCLSIGNAL: updated to version 1.4.3
    89. 08.14.2017 TCLCHECKDNS: updated to version 1.1.3
    90. 08.14.2017 TLS: updated to version 1.6.7.3
    91. 08.14.2017 TCLIIS: updated to version 1.0.5
    92. 08.14.2017 TKHTML1: updated to version 1.0.8
    93. 08.14.2017 TKMPEG: updated to version 1.0.5
    94. 08.16.2017 FITSY++: FITS compression- fixed a problem with ZQUANIZ=NO_DITHER.
    95. 08.16.2017 FITSY++: FITS compression- fixed a problem with BITPIX=-64 and ZQUANTIZ=NONE.
    96. 08.18.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b5
    97. 08.22.2017 GUI: don't update screen until end when loading mulitple files from command line.
    98. 08.24.2017 3D: fixed a problem with frame 3d backup.
    99. 08.24.2017 3D: add match/lock support.
    100. 09.01.2017 RULER: fixed a problem creating via GUI.
    101. 09.13.2017 ELLIPSE: fixed a problem creating via GUI at zoom other than 1.
    102. 09.14.2017 CONTOUR: add ability to load new contour format using original color, width, and dash options as specified in file.
    103. 09.14.2017 WCS: fixed a problem with calculating the rotation angle of regions with a LINEAR WCS which has been flipped. This bug was introduced with version 7.6b1.
    104. 09.18.2017 GUI: update info box when new file loaded.
    105. 09.19.2017 TCLZVFS: updated to version 1.0.5
    106. 09.20.2017 MACOS: fixed a problem with the standard save file dialog box. Second time thru, an invalid filename was being generated.
    107. 09.21.2017 TCL/TK: updated to version 8.6.7.
    108. 09.25.2017 VO: rm checkdns from init sequence
    109. 09.25.2017 XPA: rm checkdns from init sequence
    110. 09.29.2017 WCS: fixed a problem with use of PC keywords, with CDELT = 1.
    111. 10.01.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b6
    112. 10.04.2017 FITSY++: FITS compresssion- fixed a problem with ZNAXIS3=0 keyword issue.
    113. 10.16.2017 CATALOG: cat plot line command incorrectly finds 'Xerr' and 'Yerr' columns.
    114. 10.16.2017 CATALOG: match sometimes failed to find proper catalogs.
    115. 10.17.2017 TCL/TK: updated to version core_8_6_branch.
    116. 10.18.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b7
    117. 10.26.2017 XPA: updated to version 2.1.18+.
    118. 10.26.2017 CUBE: be sure to raise Cube Dialog when cube data is loaded via command line.
    119. 10.26.2017 XPA: default XPA_METHOD is now localhost.
    120. 10.30.2017 MACOS: removed codesign step during build.
    121. 10.31.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b8
    122. 11.27.2017 MMT: updated Binospec template.
    123. 11.27.2017 REGION: fixed an issue where region templates are rendered incorrectly in the case where the WCS RA and DEC axes have been flipped in the definition.
    124. 12.08.2017 AST: updated to version 8.4.0.
    125. 12.20.2017 REGION: fixed a problem with regions statistics. VAR (and STDDEV) were overflowing with large counts.
    126. 01.02.2018 TCL/TK: updated to version 8.6.8.
    127. 01.09.2018 AST: updated to version 8.6.2.
    128. 01.10.2018 GUI: up prec of displayed coords for deg and hms.
    129. 01.11.2018 CATALOG: update CDS server list.
    130. 01.12.2018 PREFS: add support for user defined precision.
    131. 01.23.2018 XPA: upgrade xpa to fix an issue with gcc 7.2.
    132. 02.12.2018 FITSY++: fixed an issue with the logic of locating keywords in current hdu and then the primary hdu.
    133. 02.13.2018 GUI: fixed an issue with the panner not updating properly on initial load.
    134. 02.13.2018 GUI: fixed an issue with current zoom and block factor and menu selection.
    135. 02.14.2018 SMOOTH: fixed a problem when creating a new frame with smoothing enabled. Bug introduced in version 7.6b4.
    136. 04.15.2018 RELEASE version 7.6