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1Release Notes
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3
4SasView 2.2.0
5       
6        - Changed the application name to 'SasView'.
7        - Model category can be modified via (Category Manager).
8        - Improved Grid/Batch window functionality.
9        - Easier Graph/Plot modification.
10        - Added a new tool; Data operation for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and combination of two data sets.
11        - Extended Sum Model Editor to Summation and Multiplication Editor.
12        - More options for 1d plot symbols.
13        - Better compiling error captures in the 'New' model editor.
14        - More outputs (e.g., Rg, background, or rod diameter) on LinearFit in certain axis scales.
15        - More models.
16        - Fixed many minor bugs.
17       
18        -version 2.1
19       
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.
27               
28        - Multiprocessor support(Windows)
29        - Simple custom model editor
30        - Advanced model editor
31        - Sum model editing panel
32        - 3D graphic (for 2d data/results) and legend moves with mouse
33        - New Tool: density to vol fraction calculator and Python file editor
34       
35        - Previous Versions:
36
37        - Release date: 10/21/2011
38        - Batch Fit included.
39        - More Graph modifications.
40        - More options for the fit weighting.
41        - Added a Python (PyCrust) shell in the 'Tool' menu.
42        - The 'Startup Setting' in the View menu can remember the last data file folder.
43        - Updated the resolution computation for the gravitational effect and added TOF estimation  capability.
44        - Fixed the problem of displaying the fit results in the wrong parameter (with ParkMC FitEngine).
45        - Pr Inversion: Fixed a missing Rg output
46        - Startup Setting: fixed a problem with DataExplorer ON/OFF
47        - Fixed a bug w/ 2D color map dialog
48        - Minor feature added: Enable to load a data folder from the command line       
49        - Much easier graphical user interface
50        - Optimized for the speed and accuracy of the computations
51        - Added Many shape, polymer, and other models including SphericalSLD, OnionExponetialShell, and even ReflectivityModels
52        - Added Data Explorer to manage, plot, delete, or setup for computation
53        - Added Instrumental resolution estimator (as a Tool)
54        - Customizable Startup appearance
55        - More functionalities on plot panels
56        - Combined Modeling and Fitting
57        - Save/open a SasView project or SasView analysis (subproject)
58        - Start the SasView application from a data file by double-clicking or from command line
59        - Easy manipulation of data and plot
60        - Provides Normalized residual plot
61        - Added useful key-combinations to copy (fitpage), paste (fitpage), change fit-tolerance, etc.
62        - Report
63        - 2D masked circular averaging
64        - 2D smearing calculation now uses dQ_parrellel and dQ_perpendicular
65        - Improved the speed of loading 2D data.
66        - Improved the speed of P*S calculations.
67        - Added 2D smearing calculation for dQx and dQy given along the x-y axes.
68        - MAC release
69        - Implemented the invariant, volume fraction, and specific surface area computation.
70        - Implemented the scattering length density calculator.
71        - Re-structured 2D calculation to 2D reduced(Q) data rather than raw pixel data
72        - Capable of Mask enhanced 2D calculation and fitting.
73        - Added a 2D mask data editor.
74        - Added inputs for the slit and pinhole resolution.
75        - Added a slit size calculator.
76        - Support more format options to save a graph.
77        - Enable to display multiple data sets in one graph by loading a data into the graph.
78        - Added a tool bar in a plot panel.
79        - Implemented P(r) inversion (Indirect Fourier transformations).
80        - Improved fitting and model calculation speed by a factor of ten.
81        - Supporting many more model functions.
82        - Supporting P(Q)*S(Q) for most of the shape based form factors.
83        - Added more distribution functions for the polydispersion calculations.
84        - Added a bookmark feature so that the results of the calculation can be recalled later.
85        - Q range reset button is added.
86        - Added a color bar in 2D data plots.
87        - Added a model function detail button for an easy access to the model help from the fitting panel.
88        - Simultaneous fit of a number of different sets of data with/without the constraints.
89        - Loading and displaying 1D and 2D data of various formats.
90        - 1D and 2D data fitting using Scipy or Park (a MC fitting optimizer) fit engine.
91        - 2D data manipulation and modeling.
92        - Supporting a number of standard model and model-independent functions including form factor and structure factor functions and their multiplications. 
93        - Plug-in mechanism for data readers.
94        - Easy pop-up menu by mouse clicking on a given plot.
95        - Users arrange the various windows.
96        - Supporting varius 2D averaging methods : Circular, sectorslicer, annulus, boxsum, boxQx and boxQy. 
97        - User defined Qrange (Qmin and Qmax) for both 1D and 2D data for fitting and modeling. 
98        - The user can toggle between a number of different scales on all plots.
99        - Support saving data in the formats of ASCII and xml.
100
101
1022- Downloading and Installing
103       
104        *** Note: If you have EXE or ZIP SasView installer, you don't need any of the following.
105       
106        2.1- System Requirements:
107                - Python version >= 2.5 and < 3.0 should be running on the system
108                - We currently use Python 2.6
109
110        2.2- Installing from source:
111                - Get the code from https://sasviewproject.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sansviewproject/releases/sasview-x.x.x
112                        - run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sasview-x.x.x' folder
113                        - run 'python sasview.py' under the 'sasview' folder.
114                - The following modules are required (version numbers are what are used in the release build):
115                        - wxPython 2.8.12.1 (NOTE: do NOT use version 2.9)
116                        - matplotlib 1.1.0  (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.0.1)
117                        - SciPy 0.10.1
118                        - 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!)
119                        - setuptools 0.6c11
120
121                        (The following three are easily installed using easy_install)
122                        - lxml 2.3.0
123                        - numpy 1.6.1 (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.5.1)
124                        - periodictable 1.3.0
125
126                        (The following are additional dependencies for Mac)
127                        - py2app
128
129                        (The following are additional dependencies for Windows)
130                        - comtypes 0.6.2 (for PDF support on windows systems)
131                        - pywin32 build 217 (to read ms office)
132                        - pyPdf 1.13
133                        - html5lib 0.95
134                        - reportlab 2.5
135                        - pyparsing 1.5.5 (required for periodictable and bundling)
136                        - PIL 1.1.7 (Python Image Library)
137                        - py2exe 0.6.9 (WIN)
138                        - svn
139                        - MinGW w/ gcc version 4.6.1 (WIN)
140                        - Innosetup (WIN).
141
142                        (On Windows, the following site has all the dependencies nicely packaged)
143                        http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
144
145
1463- Known Issues
147
148        3.1- All systems:
149                - very old computers may not be able to run
150
151        3.2- Windows:
152                - None
153               
154        3.3- MAC:
155                - None
156               
157        3.4- Linux:
158                - None
159
1604- Troubleshooting
161
162        - None
163
1645- Frequently Asked Questions
165
166        - None
167
1686- Installer download website
169
170        - http://sourceforge.net/projects/sansviewproject/files/
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