| 1 | Release Notes |
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| 2 | ============= |
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| 3 | |
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| 4 | SasView 3.0.0 |
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| 5 | |
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| 6 | - Implemented Polarization and magnetic SANS parameters in some models. |
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| 7 | - New Tool: Generic SANS / PDB reader & atomic scattering calculator |
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| 8 | - New Tool: Image viewer |
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| 9 | - Redefined angles of angular parameters for anisotropic models |
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| 10 | - Use MDI frames in GUI |
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| 11 | |
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| 12 | - Previous Versions: |
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| 13 | |
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| 14 | - Changed the application name to 'SasView'. |
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| 15 | - Model category can be modified via (Category Manager). |
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| 16 | - Improved Grid/Batch window functionality. |
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| 17 | - Added a new tool; Data operation for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and combination of two data sets. |
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| 18 | - Extended Sum Model Editor to Summation and Multiplication Editor. |
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| 19 | - Better compiling error captures in the 'New' model editor. |
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| 20 | - More outputs (e.g., Rg, background, or rod diameter) on LinearFit in certain axis scales. |
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| 21 | - Added DataInfo for data in the DataExplorer and plots |
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| 22 | - Added Maximize/Restore button in the title bar of the graphs |
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| 23 | - The 'x' button now works as deleting the graph |
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| 24 | - Added a hide button in the toolbar of the graph panel |
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| 25 | - Fixed some bugs and improved some behaviors in the batch/grid panel. |
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| 26 | - Edit SUM Model from the menubar can now generate more than one sum model. |
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| 27 | - Report can now be saved as a pdf format on WIN and MAC. |
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| 28 | - Multiprocessor support(Windows) |
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| 29 | - Simple custom model editor |
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| 30 | - Advanced model editor |
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| 31 | - Sum model editing panel |
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| 32 | - 3D graphic (for 2d data/results) and legend moves with mouse |
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| 33 | - New Tool: density to vol fraction calculator and Python file editor |
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| 34 | - Batch Fit included. |
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| 35 | - More Graph modifications. |
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| 36 | - More options for the fit weighting. |
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| 37 | - Added a Python (PyCrust) shell in the 'Tool' menu. |
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| 38 | - The 'Startup Setting' in the View menu can remember the last data file folder. |
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| 39 | - Updated the resolution computation for the gravitational effect and added TOF estimation capability. |
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| 40 | - Fixed the problem of displaying the fit results in the wrong parameter (with ParkMC FitEngine). |
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| 41 | - Pr Inversion: Fixed a missing Rg output |
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| 42 | - Startup Setting: fixed a problem with DataExplorer ON/OFF |
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| 43 | - Fixed a bug w/ 2D color map dialog |
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| 44 | - Minor feature added: Enable to load a data folder from the command line |
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| 45 | - Much easier graphical user interface |
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| 46 | - Optimized for the speed and accuracy of the computations |
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| 47 | - Added Many shape, polymer, and other models including SphericalSLD, OnionExponetialShell, and even ReflectivityModels |
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| 48 | - Added Data Explorer to manage, plot, delete, or setup for computation |
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| 49 | - Added Instrumental resolution estimator (as a Tool) |
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| 50 | - Customizable Startup appearance |
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| 51 | - More functionalities on plot panels |
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| 52 | - Combined Modeling and Fitting |
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| 53 | - Save/open a SasView project or SasView analysis (subproject) |
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| 54 | - Start the SasView application from a data file by double-clicking or from command line |
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| 55 | - Easy manipulation of data and plot |
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| 56 | - Provides Normalized residual plot |
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| 57 | - Added useful key-combinations to copy (fitpage), paste (fitpage), change fit-tolerance, etc. |
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| 58 | - Report |
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| 59 | - 2D masked circular averaging |
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| 60 | - 2D smearing calculation now uses dQ_parrellel and dQ_perpendicular |
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| 61 | - Improved the speed of loading 2D data. |
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| 62 | - Improved the speed of P*S calculations. |
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| 63 | - Added 2D smearing calculation for dQx and dQy given along the x-y axes. |
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| 64 | - MAC release |
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| 65 | - Implemented the invariant, volume fraction, and specific surface area computation. |
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| 66 | - Implemented the scattering length density calculator. |
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| 67 | - Re-structured 2D calculation to 2D reduced(Q) data rather than raw pixel data |
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| 68 | - Capable of Mask enhanced 2D calculation and fitting. |
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| 69 | - Added a 2D mask data editor. |
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| 70 | - Added inputs for the slit and pinhole resolution. |
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| 71 | - Added a slit size calculator. |
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| 72 | - Support more format options to save a graph. |
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| 73 | - Enable to display multiple data sets in one graph by loading a data into the graph. |
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| 74 | - Added a tool bar in a plot panel. |
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| 75 | - Implemented P(r) inversion (Indirect Fourier transformations). |
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| 76 | - Improved fitting and model calculation speed by a factor of ten. |
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| 77 | - Supporting many more model functions. |
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| 78 | - Supporting P(Q)*S(Q) for most of the shape based form factors. |
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| 79 | - Added more distribution functions for the polydispersion calculations. |
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| 80 | - Added a bookmark feature so that the results of the calculation can be recalled later. |
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| 81 | - Q range reset button is added. |
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| 82 | - Added a color bar in 2D data plots. |
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| 83 | - Added a model function detail button for an easy access to the model help from the fitting panel. |
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| 84 | - Simultaneous fit of a number of different sets of data with/without the constraints. |
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| 85 | - Loading and displaying 1D and 2D data of various formats. |
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| 86 | - 1D and 2D data fitting using Scipy or Park (a MC fitting optimizer) fit engine. |
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| 87 | - 2D data manipulation and modeling. |
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| 88 | - Supporting a number of standard model and model-independent functions including form factor and structure factor functions and their multiplications. |
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| 89 | - Plug-in mechanism for data readers. |
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| 90 | - Easy pop-up menu by mouse clicking on a given plot. |
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| 91 | - Users arrange the various windows. |
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| 92 | - Supporting varius 2D averaging methods : Circular, sectorslicer, annulus, boxsum, boxQx and boxQy. |
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| 93 | - User defined Qrange (Qmin and Qmax) for both 1D and 2D data for fitting and modeling. |
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| 94 | - The user can toggle between a number of different scales on all plots. |
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| 95 | - Support saving data in the formats of ASCII and xml. |
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| 98 | 2- Downloading and Installing |
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| 99 | |
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| 100 | *** Note: If you have EXE or ZIP SasView installer, you don't need any of the following. |
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| 102 | 2.1- System Requirements: |
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| 103 | - Python version >= 2.5 and < 3.0 should be running on the system |
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| 104 | - We currently use Python 2.6 |
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| 106 | 2.2- Installing from source: |
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| 107 | - Get the code from https://sasviewproject.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sansviewproject/releases/sasview-x.x.x |
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| 108 | - run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sasview-x.x.x' folder |
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| 109 | - run 'python sasview.py' under the 'sasview' folder. |
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| 110 | - The following modules are required (version numbers are what are used in the release build): |
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| 111 | - wxPython 2.8.12.1 (NOTE: do NOT use version 2.9) |
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| 112 | - matplotlib 1.1.0 (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.0.1) |
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| 113 | - SciPy 0.10.1 |
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| 114 | - 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!) |
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| 115 | - setuptools 0.6c11 |
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| 116 | |
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| 117 | (The following three are easily installed using easy_install) |
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| 118 | - lxml 2.3.0 |
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| 119 | - numpy 1.6.1 (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.5.1) |
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| 120 | - periodictable 1.3.0 |
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| 121 | |
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| 122 | (The following are additional dependencies for Mac) |
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| 123 | - py2app |
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| 124 | |
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| 125 | (The following are additional dependencies for Windows) |
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| 126 | - comtypes 0.6.2 (for PDF support on windows systems) |
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| 127 | - pywin32 build 217 (to read ms office) |
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| 128 | - pyPdf 1.13 |
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| 129 | - html5lib 0.95 |
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| 130 | - reportlab 2.5 |
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| 131 | - pyparsing 1.5.5 (required for periodictable and bundling) |
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| 132 | - PIL 1.1.7 (Python Image Library) |
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| 133 | - py2exe 0.6.9 (WIN) |
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| 134 | - svn |
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| 135 | - MinGW w/ gcc version 4.6.1 (WIN) |
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| 136 | - Innosetup (WIN). |
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| 137 | |
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| 138 | (On Windows, the following site has all the dependencies nicely packaged) |
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| 139 | http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ |
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| 141 | |
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| 142 | 3- Known Issues |
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| 143 | |
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| 144 | 3.1- All systems: |
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| 145 | - very old computers may not be able to run |
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| 147 | 3.2- Windows: |
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| 148 | - None |
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| 150 | 3.3- MAC: |
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| 151 | - None |
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| 153 | 3.4- Linux: |
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| 154 | - None |
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| 156 | 4- Troubleshooting |
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| 157 | |
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| 158 | - None |
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| 159 | |
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| 160 | 5- Frequently Asked Questions |
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| 161 | |
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| 162 | - None |
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| 164 | 6- Installer download website |
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| 165 | |
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| 166 | - http://sourceforge.net/projects/sansviewproject/files/ |
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