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 CONTOURS: 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