SAOImageDS9 Version 7.6 Release Notes
- 12.15.2016 AST: updated to version 8.3.0.
- 12.15.2016 TCL/TK: updated to version 8.6.6.
- 12.15.2016 LIBXML2: updated to version 2.9.4.
- 12.15.2016 LIBXSLT: updated to version 1.1.29.
- 12.15.2016 FUNTOOLS: updated to version 1.4.7.
- 12.15.2016 TCLLIB: updated to version 1.18.
- 12.15.2016 XPA: updated to version 2.1.18.
- 12.28.2016 BUILD: now builds properly on
OpenSUSE.
- 01.03.2017 TKIMG: updated to version 1.4.6.
- 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.
- 01.04.2017 BUILD: Simplify Master build.
- 01.05.2017 TCLZVFS: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.05.2017 TKBLT: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.05.2017 TCLCHECKDNS: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.06.2017 TKMPEG: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.06.2017 TCLIIS: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.06.2017 TCLSIGNAL: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.06.2017 TKWIN: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.06.2017 TKMACOSX: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.09.2017 TKHTML1: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.09.2017 TKSAO: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.11.2017 TKTABLE: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.12.2017 GUI: fixed a problem with horizontal and
vertical graphs when image is zoomed out.
- 01.13.2017 TCLXML: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.13.2017 BUILD: Master build updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.13.2017 BUILD: DS9/unix updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.13.2017 BUILD: DS9/macosx updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.13.2017 BUILD: DS9/win updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.13.2017 MACOSX: complete new distribution
package.
- 01.26.2017 TKCON: updated TEA 3.10.
- 01.31.2017 XMM: Epic PN template updated.
- 02.04.2017 WINDOWS: complete new distribution
package.
- 02.06.2017 WINDOWS: enabled pthreads suppport.
- 02.07.2017 TCLIIS: added support for windows
WINSOCK2.
- 03.03.2017 WCS: fixed a problem with position angle of
regions in case of WCS linear.
- 03.03.2017 WCS: No longer use DATE or EPOCH to determine
date of observation if MJD-OBS or DATE-OBS is not
present.
- 03.07.2017 SAMP: Fixed a problem with MacOSX Aqua
port.
- 03.08.2017 CONTOURS: Fixed a problem with 3D
cubes.
- 03.09.2017 SCALE: fixed nested loop issue with scale
dialog
- 03.09.2017 REGION: fixed a problem with ds9 regions format
not printing coordinate system in rare cases
- 03.09.2017 PANNER: limit how small panner highlite box is
displayed in cases where zoomed in.
- 03.10.2017 REGIONS: fixed a problem with reading XML files
with optional region parameters.
- 03.16.2017 IIS: fixed a minor problem if encode WCS is not
LINEAR.
- 03.16.2017 IIS: fixed a problem with colorscale
values.
- 03.16.2017 IIS: add check to prevent segv in case of
mismatch between buffer sizes.
- 03.17.2017 BACKUP: fixed an problem where any new WCS must
be applied before panning and regions.
- 03.17.2017 REGION: added filled regions (circle, ellipse,
box, polygon)
- 04.02.2017 SKYBOT: fixed an issue with API and added new
fields to dialog.
- 04.13.2017 GRAPH: fixed graphs issue when cursor off image
but in frame, which generated an Internal Error message.
- 04.20.2017 GRAPH: fixed graphs for mosaic image.
- 04.20.2017 GRAPH: Added support for Sum/Avg and
Thickness.
- 04.20.2017 GRAPH: In tile mode, graphs are repositioned
accordingly.
- 05.04.2017 HTTPS: is now supported.
- 05.04.2017 REGION: improved Ellipse X11
rendering.
- 05.04.2017 WINDOWS: new 32bit and 64bit ports are now
supported.
- 05.04.2017 CATALOG: Add GAIA DR1 to menu.
- 05.04.2017 MOSAIC: fixed building mosaics base on
WCS[A-Z].
- 05.04.2017 REGION: fixed problem with dashed Pandas X11
render.
- 05.15.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b1
- 05.26.2017 CONTOURS: Fixed a problem with load/copy/paste
contours.
- 05.29.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b2
- 06.01.2017 FITS: Fixed a problem with Healpix RING
formats.
- 06.02.2017 CUBE: Fixed a problem with command line -cube
play command.
- 06.02.2017 GUI: Phyical and Image coordinates in the Info
box now displays with precision of 8.
- 06.26.2017 VO: Fixed a problem in case XPA is not
initialize.
- 06.26.2017 ANALYSIS: Fixed Clear Analysis Menu
command.
- 06.27.2017 WINDOWS: Fixed a problem with processing
keyevents at startup.
- 06.28.2017 TKHTML1: Fixed a problem with a compiler issue
with va_args and 64bit.
- 06.29.2017 TKHTML1: Properly init all memory
allocation.
- 07.04.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b3
- 07.06.2017 XPA: set XPA_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT to 3
secs.
- 07.06.2017 GUI: set title to rootname (removes any
extension).
- 07.06.2017 XPA: fixed an issue with setting XPA at startup
switch.
- 07.10.2017 WINDOWS: fixed warp cursor.
- 07.31.2017 CUBE: disable axes reorder for 2D
images.
- 08.01.2017 WCS: Use default values for wcs keywords (CRPIX,
CRVAL, CDELT, CD, PC) if not present in header.
- 08.01.2017 CUBE: remove un-needed WCS keywords when saving
as a slice.
- 08.01.2017 CAT: selected rows blink markers in RED
(/GREEN).
- 08.01.2017 SMOOTH: separated function radius parameter from
kernel size parameter.
- 08.02.2017 SMOOTH: support elliptical gaussian.
- 08.07.2017 RULER: added length format spec. supports
sprintf syntax.
- 08.08.2017 TKMPEG: updated to version 1.0.4
- 08.08.2017 TKBLT: updated to version 3.2.7
- 08.15.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b4
- 08.14.2017 TCLXML: updated to version 3.2.4
- 08.14.2017 TKTABLE: updated to version 2.10.3
- 08.14.2017 TCLZVFS: updated to version 1.0.4
- 08.14.2017 TCLSIGNAL: updated to version 1.4.3
- 08.14.2017 TCLCHECKDNS: updated to version 1.1.3
- 08.14.2017 TLS: updated to version 1.6.7.3
- 08.14.2017 TCLIIS: updated to version 1.0.5
- 08.14.2017 TKHTML1: updated to version 1.0.8
- 08.14.2017 TKMPEG: updated to version 1.0.5
- 08.16.2017 FITSY++: FITS compression- fixed a problem with
ZQUANIZ=NO_DITHER.
- 08.16.2017 FITSY++: FITS compression- fixed a problem with
BITPIX=-64 and ZQUANTIZ=NONE.
- 08.18.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b5
- 08.22.2017 GUI: don't update screen until end when loading
mulitple files from command line.
- 08.24.2017 3D: fixed a problem with frame 3d
backup.
- 08.24.2017 3D: add match/lock support.
- 09.01.2017 RULER: fixed a problem creating via
GUI.
- 09.13.2017 ELLIPSE: fixed a problem creating via GUI at
zoom other than 1.
- 09.14.2017 CONTOUR: add ability to load new contour format
using original color, width, and dash options as specified in
file.
- 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.
- 09.18.2017 GUI: update info box when new file
loaded.
- 09.19.2017 TCLZVFS: updated to version 1.0.5
- 09.20.2017 MACOS: fixed a problem with the standard save
file dialog box. Second time thru, an invalid filename was being
generated.
- 09.21.2017 TCL/TK: updated to version 8.6.7.
- 09.25.2017 VO: rm checkdns from init sequence
- 09.25.2017 XPA: rm checkdns from init sequence
- 09.29.2017 WCS: fixed a problem with use of PC keywords,
with CDELT = 1.
- 10.01.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b6
- 10.04.2017 FITSY++: FITS compresssion- fixed a problem with
ZNAXIS3=0 keyword issue.
- 10.16.2017 CATALOG: cat plot line command incorrectly finds
'Xerr' and 'Yerr' columns.
- 10.16.2017 CATALOG: match sometimes failed to find proper
catalogs.
- 10.17.2017 TCL/TK: updated to version
core_8_6_branch.
- 10.18.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b7
- 10.26.2017 XPA: updated to version 2.1.18+.
- 10.26.2017 CUBE: be sure to raise Cube Dialog when cube
data is loaded via command line.
- 10.26.2017 XPA: default XPA_METHOD is now
localhost.
- 10.30.2017 MACOS: removed codesign step during
build.
- 10.31.2017 RELEASE version 7.6b8
- 11.27.2017 MMT: updated Binospec template.
- 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.
- 12.08.2017 AST: updated to version 8.4.0.
- 12.20.2017 REGION: fixed a problem with regions statistics.
VAR (and STDDEV) were overflowing with large counts.
- 01.02.2018 TCL/TK: updated to version 8.6.8.
- 01.09.2018 AST: updated to version 8.6.2.
- 01.10.2018 GUI: up prec of displayed coords for deg and
hms.
- 01.11.2018 CATALOG: update CDS server list.
- 01.12.2018 PREFS: add support for user defined
precision.
- 01.23.2018 XPA: upgrade xpa to fix an issue with gcc
7.2.
- 02.12.2018 FITSY++: fixed an issue with the logic of
locating keywords in current hdu and then the primary
hdu.
- 02.13.2018 GUI: fixed an issue with the panner not updating
properly on initial load.
- 02.13.2018 GUI: fixed an issue with current zoom and block
factor and menu selection.
- 02.14.2018 SMOOTH: fixed a problem when creating a new
frame with smoothing enabled. Bug introduced in version
7.6b4.
- 04.15.2018 RELEASE version 7.6