| [fa597990] | 1 | Release Notes |
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| 2 | ============= |
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| [e5c83e01] | 4 | SansView 2.1.0 |
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| [2d74016] | 5 | |
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| [996c643] | 6 | - Multiprocessor support(Windows) |
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| [e5c83e01] | 7 | - Simple custom model editor |
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| 8 | - Advanced model editor |
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| 9 | - Sum model editing panel |
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| 10 | - 3D graphic (for 2d data/results) and legend moves with mouse |
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| 11 | - New Tool: density to vol fraction calculator and Python file editor |
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| [2d74016] | 12 | |
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| [fa00944] | 13 | - version 2.0: |
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| [fa597990] | 14 | |
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| [02b0988d] | 15 | - Release date: 10/21/2011 |
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| 16 | - Batch Fit included. |
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| 17 | - More Graph modifications. |
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| [63edfb2] | 18 | - More options for the fit weighting. |
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| [02b0988d] | 19 | - Added a Python (PyCrust) shell in the 'Tool' menu. |
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| [63edfb2] | 20 | - The 'Startup Setting' in the View menu can remember the last data file folder. |
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| [02b0988d] | 21 | - Updated the resolution computation for the gravitational effect and added TOF estimation capability. |
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| 22 | - Fixed the problem of displaying the fit results in the wrong parameter (with ParkMC FitEngine). |
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| 23 | |
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| [e5c83e01] | 24 | - Previous Versions |
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| [fa597990] | 26 | - Pr Inversion: Fixed a missing Rg output |
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| 27 | - Startup Setting: fixed a problem with DataExplorer ON/OFF |
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| 28 | - Fixed a bug w/ 2D color map dialog |
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| [02b0988d] | 29 | - Minor feature added: Enable to load a data folder from the command line |
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| [fa597990] | 30 | - Much easier graphical user interface |
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| 31 | - Optimized for the speed and accuracy of the computations |
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| 32 | - Added Many shape, polymer, and other models including SphericalSLD, OnionExponetialShell, and even ReflectivityModels |
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| 33 | - Added Data Explorer to manage, plot, delete, or setup for computation |
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| 34 | - Added Instrumental resolution estimator (as a Tool) |
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| 35 | - Customizable Startup appearance |
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| 36 | - More functionalities on plot panels |
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| 37 | - Combined Modeling and Fitting |
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| 38 | - Save/open a SansView project or SansView analysis (subproject) |
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| 39 | - Start the SansView application from a data file by double-clicking or from command line |
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| 40 | - Easy manipulation of data and plot |
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| 41 | - Provides Normalized residual plot |
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| 42 | - Added useful key-combinations to copy (fitpage), paste (fitpage), change fit-tolerance, etc. |
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| 43 | - Report |
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| 44 | - 2D masked circular averaging |
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| 45 | - 2D smearing calculation now uses dQ_parrellel and dQ_perpendicular |
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| 46 | - Improved the speed of loading 2D data. |
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| 47 | - Improved the speed of P*S calculations. |
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| 48 | - Added 2D smearing calculation for dQx and dQy given along the x-y axes. |
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| 49 | - MAC release |
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| 50 | - Implemented the invariant, volume fraction, and specific surface area computation. |
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| 51 | - Implemented the scattering length density calculator. |
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| 52 | - Re-structured 2D calculation to 2D reduced(Q) data rather than raw pixel data |
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| 53 | - Capable of Mask enhanced 2D calculation and fitting. |
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| 54 | - Added a 2D mask data editor. |
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| 55 | - Added inputs for the slit and pinhole resolution. |
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| 56 | - Added a slit size calculator. |
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| 57 | - Support more format options to save a graph. |
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| 58 | - Enable to display multiple data sets in one graph by loading a data into the graph. |
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| 59 | - Added a tool bar in a plot panel. |
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| 60 | - Implemented P(r) inversion (Indirect Fourier transformations). |
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| 61 | - Improved fitting and model calculation speed by a factor of ten. |
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| 62 | - Supporting many more model functions. |
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| 63 | - Supporting P(Q)*S(Q) for most of the shape based form factors. |
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| 64 | - Added more distribution functions for the polydispersion calculations. |
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| 65 | - Added a bookmark feature so that the results of the calculation can be recalled later. |
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| 66 | - Q range reset button is added. |
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| 67 | - Added a color bar in 2D data plots. |
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| 68 | - Added a model function detail button for an easy access to the model help from the fitting panel. |
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| 69 | - Simultaneous fit of a number of different sets of data with/without the constraints. |
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| 70 | - Loading and displaying 1D and 2D data of various formats. |
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| 71 | - 1D and 2D data fitting using Scipy or Park (a MC fitting optimizer) fit engine. |
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| 72 | - 2D data manipulation and modeling. |
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| 73 | - Supporting a number of standard model and model-independent functions including form factor and structure factor functions and their multiplications. |
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| 74 | - Plug-in mechanism for data readers. |
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| 75 | - Easy pop-up menu by mouse clicking on a given plot. |
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| 76 | - Users arrange the various windows. |
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| 77 | - Supporting varius 2D averaging methods : Circular, sectorslicer, annulus, boxsum, boxQx and boxQy. |
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| 78 | - User defined Qrange (Qmin and Qmax) for both 1D and 2D data for fitting and modeling. |
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| 79 | - The user can toggle between a number of different scales on all plots. |
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| 80 | - Support saving data in the formats of ASCII and xml. |
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| 83 | 2- Downloading and Installing |
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| 84 | |
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| [fa00944] | 85 | *** Note: If you have EXE or ZIP SansView installer, you don't need any of the following. |
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| [fa597990] | 86 | |
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| 87 | 2.1- System Requirements: |
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| 88 | - Python version >= 2.5 and < 3.0 should be running on the system |
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| [e5c83e01] | 89 | - We uses Python2.5 - 2.7 for WIN, and Python2.6 - 2.7 for MAC |
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| 91 | 2.2- Installing from source: |
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| 92 | - Get the code from https://sansviewproject.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sansviewproject/releases/sansview-x.x.x |
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| 93 | - run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sansview-x.x.x' folder |
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| 94 | - run 'python sansview.py' under the 'sansview' folder. |
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| [fa597990] | 95 | - The following modules are required: |
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| [e5c83e01] | 96 | * matplotlib >= 0.99.0(WIN), 0.99.1.1(MAC) |
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| 97 | * numpy >= 1.4.1 |
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| [fa597990] | 98 | * scipy >= 0.7.2 |
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| [e5c83e01] | 99 | * wxpython 2.8.11 unicode(WIN), 2.8.12.0(MAC) < 2.9.xx |
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| [fa597990] | 100 | * lxml >= 2.2.2 |
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| [fb0eb1e] | 101 | * multiprocessing-2.6.2(X) |
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| 102 | * comtypes (for PDF window)(WIN) |
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| 103 | * pywin32 (to read ms office)(WIN) |
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| [fa597990] | 104 | * PIL (Python Image Library) |
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| [4e2fc799] | 105 | * Pyparsing (apply for periodictable and bundling) |
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| [fa597990] | 106 | * periodictable = 1.3.0 (using 'easy_install periodictable') |
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| [92a52ff2] | 107 | * pisa-3.0.27 (NOT 3.0.33) |
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| 108 | * pyPdf-1.13 |
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| 109 | * reportlab-2.5 |
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| 110 | * html5lib-0.95 |
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| [fa597990] | 111 | * MinGW/Cygwin (for Windows) or other GNU compiler (gcc) |
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| [fa00944] | 112 | * Optional: setuptools, svn, Innosetup, py2exe(WIN),and/or py2app(MAC) to build App from the source. |
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| 115 | 3- Known Issues |
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| 116 | |
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| 117 | 3.1- All systems: |
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| [2d52cf0] | 118 | - very old computers may not be able to run |
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| 120 | 3.2- Windows: |
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| 121 | - None |
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| 123 | 3.3- MAC: |
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| 124 | - None |
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| 126 | 3.4- Linux: |
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| 127 | - None |
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| 129 | 4- Troubleshooting |
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| 130 | |
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| 131 | - None |
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| 132 | |
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| 133 | 5- Frequently Asked Questions |
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| 135 | - None |
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| 137 | 6- Installer download website |
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| 138 | |
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| 139 | - See: http://danse.chem.utk.edu/sansview.html |
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