Version
2.1 Release Notes
Version 2.1
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fixed a problem with angles of regions specified in WCS
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add xpa point 'regions save'
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add xpa point 'regions load'
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regions file format SAOIMAGE now supports annulus, ellipse annulus,
and box annulus
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the obsolete Ftools regions file format support has been removed
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fixed many problems with IRAF regions file format
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fixed many problems with CIAO regions file format
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removed all support for Rosat All Sky Survey
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all comments and global settings have been removed from regions output
if delimiter is set to semicolon
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fixed a problem with regions defined in WCS degrees and do not lie
on an image
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fixed a problem with ellipse annulus and box annulus regions in regions
files that contain only one region
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check for radius of length 0 for circle, annulus, ellipse, and ellipse
annulus
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Added Histogram Equalization colormap scale distribution
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removed default as font option
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default font is now helvetica
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changed command line option -regionfile to -region
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fixed a problem with command line option -region and incorrect coordinates
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Change the 'Scale:User Limits...' dialog into non-modal 'Scale Parameters...'
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Added 'ZMax' Scale Limits algorithm
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fixed a problem with loading regions files with full pathnames with
'fits' in them
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Updated Prefs, command line options, and xpa points to reflect the
new way minmax and scale options are handled
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Removed 'Scan On Load' prefs
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Added 'Source/Background' region property
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Add support for 'Source/Background' region property to SAOtng region
parser
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Fixed a color problem with pseudocolor 8 frames and black/white. This
showed up in new Sun hardware and Solaris 8 sofware
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Fixed a problem with Postscript printing in pseudocolor 8 colormode
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The magnifier now updates during blinking
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Added pixel table commands to command line options and xpa
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Add -single command line option
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Add default region shape to preferences
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New Analysis File format supported, with new macros $message, $text,
$plot
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Add -analysis command line option
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Add subcommands to xpa analysis: load,clear,message,text,plot
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Add Analysis File macros $data and $image
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Add autoload FITS regions option
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Add load FITS Region file to command line options and xpa regions
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DSS servers now have limits as to size of image downloaded
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Open Array now presents a dialog box if no specs are given
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Now supports compression with .ftz extension
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All non-modal windows raise to top when re-invoked
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Added Line Width to all regions
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Comments are now retained for regions files
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Add Line Width to contours
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Changed xpa delim to strip yes/no
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Contour methods are 'Faster' and 'Better'
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Add Convert Contours to polygons
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Add $xpa analysis macro
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Add $param analysis macros
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Fixed a problem with crosshair and rebinning
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Fixed a problem with pan click and drag and fits binary tables
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Add undo regions
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Add cut/copy/paste regions
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Changed the preferences file and startup file to be consistent across
platforms
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Add 'Pan then Zoom' to button 2 options
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Add support for FITS 3D data cubes
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Add Edit button row
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Add default mode to prefs
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Fixed a problem with file names starting with 'file'
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Add xpa regions shape/color/width