### 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`