Version
1.8 Release Notes
Version 1.8.7.8
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Dialog windows now use the same colormap as the parent window.
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Fixed a problem with the tile xpa point.
Version 1.8.7.7
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Fixed a problem with updating the Contour dialog box.
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Fixed another problem with .gz, .Z, and .z
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Coordinate Grids now support WCS of projection TNX.
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Improved the appearance of Grids while in Internal Mode.
Version 1.8.7.6
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Fixed a problem with running under linux and displaying on Solaris.
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Fixed a problem with Truecolor 8 support.
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Added Coordinate Grids!
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Mouse coordinates may be printed by pressing the 'C' key. Which coordinates
are printed may be specified via the 'Edit:Preferences:Print Coordinates'
menu.
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Default Region Parameters now can be specified via the Preferences
menu.
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Contour Dialog has been redesigned and Contour scales and limits added.
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Fixed a problem with Contour scales log, squared, and sqrt.
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The user can save and load contours via the Contour Parameter Dialog
Box. The contours may be any supported coordinate system.
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The user can save and load contour levels via the Contour Parameter
Dialog Box.
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Fixed a problem with file names that contain .z, .Z, .gz
Version 1.8.7.5
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Fixed a problem with Truecolor 24 bit visuals under Solaris 7
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Fixed a problem with selecting Ruler Regions that are horizontal or
vertical.
Version 1.8.7.4
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Fixed a major bug with mosaics with an amplifier that reads out in
reverse and the data has been flipped before writing.
Version 1.8.7.3
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New wcssubs: Fixed a problem with wcs of RA--NCP and DEC--NCP
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Fixed a problem with 'Scale:User Limits'
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Removed a warning message if xpa is not available
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The coordinate info box is updated while editing regions
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Fixed a problem with the window manager closing region dialog boxes,
regions list dialog box, and analysis result dialog box
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List Regions, Display Header, and the Analysis Dialog box now have
options for printing, saving, and searching the contents.
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Display Header now supports multiple dialogs, one for each frame.
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Fixed a problem with parsing region files and the LINE region.
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Fixed a problem with polygon regions and PROS region file formats.
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All regions are deleted when 'Clear Frame' or 'Open' action taken.
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When creating Text regions, the 'Cancel' button now works.
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'Clear Frame' has been moved from 'File menu to 'Frame' menu.
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shell variable DS9_ARRAY may be used to define default array parameters.
Example: $export DS9_ARRAY='[dim=512,bitpix=-32]'
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shell variable DS9_BINKEY may be used to define default FITS bin table
cols. Example: $export DS9_BINKEY='[bin=rawx,rawy]'
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new 'Open Array...' menu item has been added to the 'File' menu.
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Changes to following ommand line options:
-array, -mosaicimage, -mosaicimages, -mosaicsegment, -shared
Version 1.8.7.2
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Add the -iconify command line option.
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FITS Region Binary Table Region file format is supported for input.
Version 1.8.7.1
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Now using BLT 2.4l
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Now using X11R6
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Fixed a problem with selecting blink frames multiple times.
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Fixed a problem with Line Regions always printing with arrows.
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Fixed a problem when a printing error occurs.
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External File support is now available.
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External Analysis support is now available.
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Added Frame refresh menu item.
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Fixed a problem with shared memory size.
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XPA frame has changed. The argument is now only a number, not a name.
This clears up some problems with syntax. If the frame does not exists,
the frame is created. The option 'frameno' is provided for backward compatiblity.
Example: xpaset -p ds9 frame 2 # goto frame name 'frame2'
xpaset -p ds9
frame frameno 4 # goto frame name 'frame4'
Version 1.8.7
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Scale type 'Ln' has been removed.
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Contour scales Log, Sqrt, and Squared have been fixed.
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Contour Dialog box is now non-modal.
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Fixed a problem with the FITS Header Dialog box.
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Support for > 256 colors in truecolor mode.
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New PS level 2 drivers that support more than 256 colors.
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Crosshairs will now appear in the magnifier if graphics enabled.
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Improved on the gui in terms of tile and blink. Now ds9 is in one of
3 display modes: single frame, tile frames, and blink frames.
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You can now Show or Hide frames, via the Frame:Show/Hide menu. When
a frame is 'Hidden', it does not appear in Single, Tile, or Blink mode,
and can not be selected via the Frames menu.
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Added a new mode: Examine. While in examine mode, if you click, a new
frame is created, loaded with the same data, and scaled about the point
you clicked. If the base frame is a FITS image, it is zoomed, if the base
frame is a FITS binary table, it is blocked. The file is not loaded again,
but shared between frames, requiring little additional memory. When you
clear or delete a base frame, all examine frames are deleted. Options as
to how many frames are created and the scale factor may be specified via
the preferences menu.
Version 1.8.6.9
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Support for FITS Bin Table Type 'U' (unsigned short) and Type 'V' (unsigned
long). Note these are not supported by the FITS standard.
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Added new default colormap 'Cool'
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SAOtng and PROS Regions file support: if wcs coords are used, yet no
wcs system has been specified, the native wcs of the file is used.
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Regions now are available in the magnifier (user prerference)
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Fixed a problem with working with line regions at high zoom factors
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Fixed a problem with working with polygon regions at high zoom factors
Version 1.8.6.8
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Fixed again problems with FITS Tables, Binning, Physical Coords, and
WCS
Version 1.8.6.7
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Binning on a third column is now supported
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Fixed a problem with FITS Tables and bit fields
Version 1.8.6.6
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Added new 'Zoom to Fit Window' function
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Added new 'Block to Fit Window' function
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Added 'Block to...' function
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'Mode' menu has been moved to under 'Edit' menu.
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Show/Hide Panner and Magnifier via the prefs, command line, and xpa
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Tear-Off menus now have window titles
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minor changes to xpa options syntax (no more -options), see XPA
for more info.
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xpa colormap is no longer case sensitive
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fixed a problem with tables and physical coordinates
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fixed a problem with interactive pan/zoom/rotate and coordinates
Version 1.8.6.5
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Fixed a problem with reading IRAF Pros regions files
Version 1.8.6.4
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Fixed a problem with Little Endian Machines and doubles in FITS bin
tables
Version 1.8.6.3
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Now supports SAOtng regions files in physical coordinates.
Version 1.8.6.2
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Improved Region clipping
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Fixed a problem with finding the Preferences File
Version 1.8.6.1
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Fixed a rather nasty bug with rendering Circle Regions. This bug would
sometimes cause the X Server to hang.
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Now does a better job of creating the default size regions.
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Frame buttons Prev and Next now will cycle thru all frames.
Version 1.8.6
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Automatic Tile Mode with multiple files on command line
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Fixed problems with HTTP and FTP access
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Fixed another problem with FITS Bin tables and regions
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There are now 2 modes for interactive panning-- default click to center
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Click to Center (SAOimage method)
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Drag to Center (Native DS9 method)
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New frames use the current user scale limits and colorscale.
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Added frameno option to FRAME xpa point
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REGION SAVE FORMAT menu now reflects coords available
Version 1.8.5
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New GUI Buttons Bar
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Rearranged Menus, smaller desktop footprint
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New Tiling algorithms
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Truecolor 8bit support
$ds9 -visual truecolor8
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Truecolor 16bit support
$ds9 -visual truecolor16
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Truecolor 24bit enhancements
$ds9 -visual truecolor24
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Pseudocolor 8bit enhancements
$ds9 -visual pseudocolor8
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Regions Modes now intergrated into Pointer Mode
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New colormaps have been added
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Fixed a problem with FITS ext names
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Editing RECTANGLE regions resizes about the opposite node, not the
center
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Polished the GUI for creating regions
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list/save regions in saoimage format now outputs points
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Fixed a problem with existing regions and blocking
Version 1.8.4.1
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Fixed problem with rotate mode and updating menus
Version 1.8.4
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24 bit color support
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New Postscript drivers
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CMYK support
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Variable resolution
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Online Documentation!
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Fixed a problem with Physical Coordinates and FITS Bin Tables
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Sticky file names have been implemented
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Fixed a problem with standard dialogs and double/triple clicks
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If Header window is open, load will display the new header
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Delete Frame now asks for confirmation
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Fixed a problem with arrays and xpa
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Fixed a problem with FITS keyword inheritance
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for FITS bin tables, the keywords BIN, BINKEY, and KEY are equivalent
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Fixed a problem with regions and tiled frames
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Keystroke shortcuts have been added to the GUI
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Added WCS menu items to preferences saved
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Added 'Clear Preferences' to preferences menu
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Mouse button 2 is now bound to 'Pan' function
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Minor changes to layout of Small and Large Infomation Panel
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Fixed problem with pseudocolor 8 and private colormaps
Version 1.8.3
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Fixed a problem with arrays and xpa
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xpaget regions: you now can specify coord/coordformat/format
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$ xpaget ds9 regions -format pros -coord fk4 -coordformat hms
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Interactive rotation is now works!
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PanZoom Dialog and Rotate Dialog now have 'Apply' buttons
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Preferences have been implemented. 'Save Preferences' will save the
current values of the 'Preferences' and 'View' menus in $HOME/.ds9.prefs.
On startup, this values will be used.
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Source user tcl file has been implemented. If $HOME/.ds9 exists, it
will be sourced on start up.
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New Standard Dialog box has been implemented. User now has a choice
of motif, windows, or 'blue plate special' dialog boxes.
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'$ xpaget ds9 file' now returns full file name
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More tolerant of non-existent or bad files.
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More robust checking of mosaic files
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FITS keyword inheritance is now supported.
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Mosaic Multiple Extension Fits files are now supported.
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Coordinate name 'CCD' has been changed to 'Physical'
Version 1.8.2
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Support for raw data arrays
$ ds9 "foo.arr[xdim=512,ydim=512,bitpix=-32]"
$ ds9 "foo.arr[xdim=512,ydim=512,bitpix=16,skip=100]"
$ ds9 "foo.arr[dim=1024,bitpix=8,bigendian]"
$ ds9 "foo.arr[dim=1024,bitpix=8,arch=littleendian]"
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xpa support for raw data arrays
$ cat foo.arr | xpaset ds9 array "[dim=512,bitpix=16]"
Version 1.8.1.2
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fixed problem with printing
Version 1.8.1.1
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fix problem with change of xpa api
Version 1.8.1
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fix blockfactor,blockbuffersize, and blockfunction command line options.
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fixed problem with Marker type Line Dialog box.
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Added new marker type: Ruler.
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fixed major problem with regions files and loading via xpa.
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Added arrows to line marker.
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more robust error handling.
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bin table extension names and column names are no longer case sensitive.
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fixed problem with printing to different page sizes
Version 1.8
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Fixed a major memory leak
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Fixed a XPA printing problem
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Fixed problem with LOG scale
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the xpa application name is now "ds9".
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the xpa class name is now "DS9"
example:
$ xpaget ds9 version # get version number from just ds9
$ xpaget DS9:ds9 version # get version number from just ds9
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$ xpaget DS9: version # get version number for all DS9 apps
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Markers!