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