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[fa00944]1Release Notes
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[0e18d07]4SasView 3.0.0
5
6    - Implemented Polarization and magnetic SANS parameters in some models.
7    - New Tool: Generic SANS / PDB reader & atomic scattering calculator
8    - New Tool: Image viewer
9    - Use MDI frames in GUI
10
11        - Previous Versions:
[754c436]12       
13        - Changed the application name to 'SasView'.
[5d9b2c0]14        - Model category can be modified via (Category Manager).
[754c436]15        - Improved Grid/Batch window functionality.
[50ccf77]16        - Added a new tool; Data operation for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and combination of two data sets.
17        - Extended Sum Model Editor to Summation and Multiplication Editor.
[61dfff9]18        - Better compiling error captures in the 'New' model editor.
[50ccf77]19        - More outputs (e.g., Rg, background, or rod diameter) on LinearFit in certain axis scales.
[8128147]20        - Added DataInfo for data in the DataExplorer and plots
21        - Added Maximize/Restore button in the title bar of the graphs
22        - The 'x' button now works as deleting the graph
23        - Added a hide button in the toolbar of the graph panel
24        - Fixed some bugs and improved some behaviors in the batch/grid panel.
25        - Edit SUM Model from the menubar can now generate more than one sum model.
26        - Report can now be saved as a pdf format on WIN and MAC.
[fa00944]27        - Multiprocessor support(Windows)
28        - Simple custom model editor
29        - Advanced model editor
30        - Sum model editing panel
31        - 3D graphic (for 2d data/results) and legend moves with mouse
32        - New Tool: density to vol fraction calculator and Python file editor
33        - Batch Fit included.
34        - More Graph modifications.
35        - More options for the fit weighting.
36        - Added a Python (PyCrust) shell in the 'Tool' menu.
37        - The 'Startup Setting' in the View menu can remember the last data file folder.
38        - Updated the resolution computation for the gravitational effect and added TOF estimation  capability.
39        - Fixed the problem of displaying the fit results in the wrong parameter (with ParkMC FitEngine).
40        - Pr Inversion: Fixed a missing Rg output
41        - Startup Setting: fixed a problem with DataExplorer ON/OFF
42        - Fixed a bug w/ 2D color map dialog
43        - Minor feature added: Enable to load a data folder from the command line       
44        - Much easier graphical user interface
45        - Optimized for the speed and accuracy of the computations
46        - Added Many shape, polymer, and other models including SphericalSLD, OnionExponetialShell, and even ReflectivityModels
47        - Added Data Explorer to manage, plot, delete, or setup for computation
48        - Added Instrumental resolution estimator (as a Tool)
49        - Customizable Startup appearance
50        - More functionalities on plot panels
51        - Combined Modeling and Fitting
[c329f4d]52        - Save/open a SasView project or SasView analysis (subproject)
53        - Start the SasView application from a data file by double-clicking or from command line
[fa00944]54        - Easy manipulation of data and plot
55        - Provides Normalized residual plot
56        - Added useful key-combinations to copy (fitpage), paste (fitpage), change fit-tolerance, etc.
57        - Report
58        - 2D masked circular averaging
59        - 2D smearing calculation now uses dQ_parrellel and dQ_perpendicular
60        - Improved the speed of loading 2D data.
61        - Improved the speed of P*S calculations.
62        - Added 2D smearing calculation for dQx and dQy given along the x-y axes.
63        - MAC release
64        - Implemented the invariant, volume fraction, and specific surface area computation.
65        - Implemented the scattering length density calculator.
66        - Re-structured 2D calculation to 2D reduced(Q) data rather than raw pixel data
67        - Capable of Mask enhanced 2D calculation and fitting.
68        - Added a 2D mask data editor.
69        - Added inputs for the slit and pinhole resolution.
70        - Added a slit size calculator.
71        - Support more format options to save a graph.
72        - Enable to display multiple data sets in one graph by loading a data into the graph.
73        - Added a tool bar in a plot panel.
74        - Implemented P(r) inversion (Indirect Fourier transformations).
75        - Improved fitting and model calculation speed by a factor of ten.
76        - Supporting many more model functions.
77        - Supporting P(Q)*S(Q) for most of the shape based form factors.
78        - Added more distribution functions for the polydispersion calculations.
79        - Added a bookmark feature so that the results of the calculation can be recalled later.
80        - Q range reset button is added.
81        - Added a color bar in 2D data plots.
82        - Added a model function detail button for an easy access to the model help from the fitting panel.
83        - Simultaneous fit of a number of different sets of data with/without the constraints.
84        - Loading and displaying 1D and 2D data of various formats.
85        - 1D and 2D data fitting using Scipy or Park (a MC fitting optimizer) fit engine.
86        - 2D data manipulation and modeling.
87        - Supporting a number of standard model and model-independent functions including form factor and structure factor functions and their multiplications. 
88        - Plug-in mechanism for data readers.
89        - Easy pop-up menu by mouse clicking on a given plot.
90        - Users arrange the various windows.
91        - Supporting varius 2D averaging methods : Circular, sectorslicer, annulus, boxsum, boxQx and boxQy. 
92        - User defined Qrange (Qmin and Qmax) for both 1D and 2D data for fitting and modeling. 
93        - The user can toggle between a number of different scales on all plots.
94        - Support saving data in the formats of ASCII and xml.
[3dc977c]95
[fa00944]96
972- Downloading and Installing
[afea8fe]98       
[c329f4d]99        *** Note: If you have EXE or ZIP SasView installer, you don't need any of the following.
[afea8fe]100       
[fa00944]101        2.1- System Requirements:
102                - Python version >= 2.5 and < 3.0 should be running on the system
[8128147]103                - We currently use Python 2.6
[fa00944]104
105        2.2- Installing from source:
[c329f4d]106                - Get the code from https://sasviewproject.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sansviewproject/releases/sasview-x.x.x
107                        - run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sasview-x.x.x' folder
108                        - run 'python sasview.py' under the 'sasview' folder.
[e4d8cdf]109                - The following modules are required (version numbers are what are used in the release build):
110                        - wxPython 2.8.12.1 (NOTE: do NOT use version 2.9)
111                        - matplotlib 1.1.0  (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.0.1)
[940aca7]112                        - SciPy 0.10.1
[e4d8cdf]113                        - pisa 3.0.27 (NOTE Mac Version uses 3.0.33 BUT -- DO NOT USE ver 3.0.33 on windows: it will not work!)
[8128147]114                        - setuptools 0.6c11
[940aca7]115
116                        (The following three are easily installed using easy_install)
117                        - lxml 2.3.0
[e4d8cdf]118                        - numpy 1.6.1 (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.5.1)
[940aca7]119                        - periodictable 1.3.0
120
[e4d8cdf]121                        (The following are additional dependencies for Mac)
122                        - py2app
123
[940aca7]124                        (The following are additional dependencies for Windows)
[8128147]125                        - comtypes 0.6.2 (for PDF support on windows systems)
126                        - pywin32 build 217 (to read ms office)
127                        - pyPdf 1.13
[940aca7]128                        - html5lib 0.95
129                        - reportlab 2.5
[8128147]130                        - pyparsing 1.5.5 (required for periodictable and bundling)
131                        - PIL 1.1.7 (Python Image Library)
[940aca7]132                        - py2exe 0.6.9 (WIN)
133                        - svn
134                        - MinGW w/ gcc version 4.6.1 (WIN)
135                        - Innosetup (WIN).
136
137                        (On Windows, the following site has all the dependencies nicely packaged)
138                        http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
[fa00944]139
140
1413- Known Issues
142
143        3.1- All systems:
144                - very old computers may not be able to run
145
146        3.2- Windows:
147                - None
148               
149        3.3- MAC:
150                - None
151               
152        3.4- Linux:
153                - None
154
1554- Troubleshooting
156
157        - None
158
1595- Frequently Asked Questions
160
161        - None
162
1636- Installer download website
[3dc977c]164
[0b96d74]165        - http://sourceforge.net/projects/sansviewproject/files/
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