SAOImageDS9 Version 8.6 Release Notes

  1. 09.19.2023 SAMP: disable SAMP HUB/WEB HUB via command line.
  2. 09.19.2023 SAMP: disable SAMP HUB/WEB HUB via prefs.
  3. 09.19.2023 SAMP: check for error during hub/web hub startup.
  4. 10.03.2023 CATALOG: update XMM Source Catalog link.
  5. 12.18.2023 SAMP/SAMPHUB: all new reimplementation using tcl xmlrpc.
  6. 02.01.2024 SAMP/SAMPHUB: new bison/flex xmlrpc parser.
  7. 02.14.2024 SAMPWEBHUB: pullCallbacks now work properly.
  8. 02.14.2024 URL: fixed an issue when receiving bad URL image.
  9. 02.14.2024 SAMP: ds9.set() and ds9.get() set to mostly harmless.
  10. 02.17.2024 ILLUSTRATE: fixed several items with backup/restore illustrations.
  11. 02.17.2024 IEXAM: fixed parser DATA cmd and default cmd.
  12. 02.17.2024 ILLUSTRATE: fixed a problem with enable/disable Illustrate menu (and submenus) for MacOS.
  13. 02.22.2024 CONTOUR: check for valid filenames on load.
  14. 02.23.2024 ALIGN: fixed a problem in that only the first 2 frames where aligned properly.
  15. 02.23.2024 PRISM: check for valid FITS file before load.
  16. 02.23.2024 PRISM: better support for compressed FITS files.
  17. 02.23.2024 BACKUP: fixed an issue with RGB frames.
  18. 02.24.2024 AST: when both WCS and WCSP present, use WCS first before write.
  19. 02.24.2024 REGION: updated SEGMENT region documentation.
  20. 02.24.2024 GROUP: fixed an issue with group names.
  21. 02.24.2024 REGION: updated TEXT region documentation.
  22. 03.01.2024 MACOS: change perms on tcl/tk frameworks.
  23. 03.15.2024 SAMP: fix multiple issues ERROR handling.
  24. 03.15.2024 XPA: fix multiple issues ERROR handling.
  25. 03.19.2024 TCL/TK: upgrade to version 8.6.14.
  26. 03.22.2024 URL: fixed a issue with load fits URL and commandline vs xpa vs samp.
  27. 03.25.2024 RELEASE version 8.6b1
  28. 04.03.2024 REGION: FITS Region Ellipseannulus is now ignored.
  29. 04.06.2024 BINNING: look for LONG/NPOL CTYPE and convert to XLON/XLAT
  30. 04.06.2024 BINNING: fix issue with update grid while binning.
  31. 04.24.2024 SAMP: samp.name for ds9 client set to ds9 title.
  32. 04.25.2024 LOCK: fix parser to accept all coordinate systems.
  33. 05.27.2024 BACKUP: fixed an issue where a number of frames have been deleted and the wrong frame number is used upon restoration.
  34. 05.28.2024 GRAPH: inserted sanity check for graph min/max.
  35. 05.29.2024 GCC: fixes for new gcc 14.x compiler.
  36. 06.15.2024 HSV: new hsv color mode.
  37. 06.15.2024 HLS: new hls color mode.
  38. 06.19.2024 GUI: user submited fix for very large fonts in GUI.
  39. 06.21.2024 SAMP: fixed an issue with recursive calls for pointAt.Sky, row.list, and row.highlight calls.
  40. 06.26.2024 CONTOUR: fixed an issue with specifying other color.
  41. 06.27.2024 GUI: for manual grid layout, check enough slots.
  42. 07.01.2024 RELEASE version 8.6b2
  43. 07.28.2024 GUI: update colormap CPT-CITY link.
  44. 07.30.2024 FITSY: support FITS compression up to 9 dimensions
  45. 07.30.2024 WCS: default is ICRS.
  46. 08.02.2024 COLORMAP: fixed an issue with incorrect 'a' and 'b' colormaps.
  47. 08.09.2024 TOPCAT: reinstall hack for TOPCAT, returns bad 'totalsize' value.
  48. 08.15.2024 RELEASE version 8.6