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1Release Notes
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3
4SasView 2.2.0
5       
6        - Changed the application name to 'SasView'.
7        - Improved Grid/Batch window functionality.
8        - Added a new tool; Data operation for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and combination of two data sets
9        - Extended Sum Model Editor to Summation and Multiplication Editor
10        - More options for 1d plot symbols.
11        - Better compiling error captures in the 'New' model editor.
12        - More outputs (e.g., Rg, background, or rod diameter) on LinearFit in certain axis scales
13        - More models.
14        - Fixed many minor bugs.
15       
16        -version 2.1
17       
18        - Added DataInfo for data in the DataExplorer and plots
19        - Added Maximize/Restore button in the title bar of the graphs
20        - The 'x' button now works as deleting the graph
21        - Added a hide button in the toolbar of the graph panel
22        - Fixed some bugs and improved some behaviors in the batch/grid panel.
23        - Edit SUM Model from the menubar can now generate more than one sum model.
24        - Report can now be saved as a pdf format on WIN and MAC.
25               
26        - Multiprocessor support(Windows)
27        - Simple custom model editor
28        - Advanced model editor
29        - Sum model editing panel
30        - 3D graphic (for 2d data/results) and legend moves with mouse
31        - New Tool: density to vol fraction calculator and Python file editor
32       
33        - Previous Versions:
34
35        - Release date: 10/21/2011
36        - Batch Fit included.
37        - More Graph modifications.
38        - More options for the fit weighting.
39        - Added a Python (PyCrust) shell in the 'Tool' menu.
40        - The 'Startup Setting' in the View menu can remember the last data file folder.
41        - Updated the resolution computation for the gravitational effect and added TOF estimation  capability.
42        - Fixed the problem of displaying the fit results in the wrong parameter (with ParkMC FitEngine).
43        - Pr Inversion: Fixed a missing Rg output
44        - Startup Setting: fixed a problem with DataExplorer ON/OFF
45        - Fixed a bug w/ 2D color map dialog
46        - Minor feature added: Enable to load a data folder from the command line       
47        - Much easier graphical user interface
48        - Optimized for the speed and accuracy of the computations
49        - Added Many shape, polymer, and other models including SphericalSLD, OnionExponetialShell, and even ReflectivityModels
50        - Added Data Explorer to manage, plot, delete, or setup for computation
51        - Added Instrumental resolution estimator (as a Tool)
52        - Customizable Startup appearance
53        - More functionalities on plot panels
54        - Combined Modeling and Fitting
55        - Save/open a SasView project or SasView analysis (subproject)
56        - Start the SasView application from a data file by double-clicking or from command line
57        - Easy manipulation of data and plot
58        - Provides Normalized residual plot
59        - Added useful key-combinations to copy (fitpage), paste (fitpage), change fit-tolerance, etc.
60        - Report
61        - 2D masked circular averaging
62        - 2D smearing calculation now uses dQ_parrellel and dQ_perpendicular
63        - Improved the speed of loading 2D data.
64        - Improved the speed of P*S calculations.
65        - Added 2D smearing calculation for dQx and dQy given along the x-y axes.
66        - MAC release
67        - Implemented the invariant, volume fraction, and specific surface area computation.
68        - Implemented the scattering length density calculator.
69        - Re-structured 2D calculation to 2D reduced(Q) data rather than raw pixel data
70        - Capable of Mask enhanced 2D calculation and fitting.
71        - Added a 2D mask data editor.
72        - Added inputs for the slit and pinhole resolution.
73        - Added a slit size calculator.
74        - Support more format options to save a graph.
75        - Enable to display multiple data sets in one graph by loading a data into the graph.
76        - Added a tool bar in a plot panel.
77        - Implemented P(r) inversion (Indirect Fourier transformations).
78        - Improved fitting and model calculation speed by a factor of ten.
79        - Supporting many more model functions.
80        - Supporting P(Q)*S(Q) for most of the shape based form factors.
81        - Added more distribution functions for the polydispersion calculations.
82        - Added a bookmark feature so that the results of the calculation can be recalled later.
83        - Q range reset button is added.
84        - Added a color bar in 2D data plots.
85        - Added a model function detail button for an easy access to the model help from the fitting panel.
86        - Simultaneous fit of a number of different sets of data with/without the constraints.
87        - Loading and displaying 1D and 2D data of various formats.
88        - 1D and 2D data fitting using Scipy or Park (a MC fitting optimizer) fit engine.
89        - 2D data manipulation and modeling.
90        - Supporting a number of standard model and model-independent functions including form factor and structure factor functions and their multiplications. 
91        - Plug-in mechanism for data readers.
92        - Easy pop-up menu by mouse clicking on a given plot.
93        - Users arrange the various windows.
94        - Supporting varius 2D averaging methods : Circular, sectorslicer, annulus, boxsum, boxQx and boxQy. 
95        - User defined Qrange (Qmin and Qmax) for both 1D and 2D data for fitting and modeling. 
96        - The user can toggle between a number of different scales on all plots.
97        - Support saving data in the formats of ASCII and xml.
98
99
1002- Downloading and Installing
101       
102        *** Note: If you have EXE or ZIP SasView installer, you don't need any of the following.
103       
104        2.1- System Requirements:
105                - Python version >= 2.5 and < 3.0 should be running on the system
106                - We currently use Python 2.6
107
108        2.2- Installing from source:
109                - Get the code from https://sasviewproject.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sansviewproject/releases/sasview-x.x.x
110                        - run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sasview-x.x.x' folder
111                        - run 'python sasview.py' under the 'sasview' folder.
112                - The following modules are required (version numbers are what are used in the release build):
113                        - wxPython 2.8.12.1 (NOTE: do NOT use version 2.9)
114                        - matplotlib 1.1.0  (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.0.1)
115                        - SciPy 0.10.1
116                        - 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!)
117                        - setuptools 0.6c11
118
119                        (The following three are easily installed using easy_install)
120                        - lxml 2.3.0
121                        - numpy 1.6.1 (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.5.1)
122                        - periodictable 1.3.0
123
124                        (The following are additional dependencies for Mac)
125                        - py2app
126
127                        (The following are additional dependencies for Windows)
128                        - comtypes 0.6.2 (for PDF support on windows systems)
129                        - pywin32 build 217 (to read ms office)
130                        - pyPdf 1.13
131                        - html5lib 0.95
132                        - reportlab 2.5
133                        - pyparsing 1.5.5 (required for periodictable and bundling)
134                        - PIL 1.1.7 (Python Image Library)
135                        - py2exe 0.6.9 (WIN)
136                        - svn
137                        - MinGW w/ gcc version 4.6.1 (WIN)
138                        - Innosetup (WIN).
139
140                        (On Windows, the following site has all the dependencies nicely packaged)
141                        http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
142
143
1443- Known Issues
145
146        3.1- All systems:
147                - very old computers may not be able to run
148
149        3.2- Windows:
150                - None
151               
152        3.3- MAC:
153                - None
154               
155        3.4- Linux:
156                - None
157
1584- Troubleshooting
159
160        - None
161
1625- Frequently Asked Questions
163
164        - None
165
1666- Installer download website
167
168        - http://sourceforge.net/projects/sansviewproject/files/
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