source: sasview/sansview/releases_notes.txt @ a42ea15

Release Notes
=============

SansView 2.1.1 (bug fixed)
        
        - Added DataInfo for data in the DataExplorer and plots
        - Added Maximize/Restore button in the title bar of the graphs
        - The 'x' button now works as deleting the graph
        - Added a hide button in the toolbar of the graph panel
        - Fixed some bugs and improved some behaviors in the batch/grid panel.
        - Edit SUM Model from the menubar can now generate more than one sum model.
        - Report can now be saved as a pdf format on WIN and MAC.
        - Fixed many minor bugs.
        
        -version 2.1
        
        - Multiprocessor support(Windows)
        - Simple custom model editor
        - Advanced model editor
        - Sum model editing panel 
        - 3D graphic (for 2d data/results) and legend moves with mouse
        - New Tool: density to vol fraction calculator and Python file editor
        
        - version 2.0: 

        - Release date: 10/21/2011
        - Batch Fit included.
        - More Graph modifications.
        - More options for the fit weighting.
        - Added a Python (PyCrust) shell in the 'Tool' menu.
        - The 'Startup Setting' in the View menu can remember the last data file folder.
        - Updated the resolution computation for the gravitational effect and added TOF estimation  capability.
        - Fixed the problem of displaying the fit results in the wrong parameter (with ParkMC FitEngine).
        
        - Previous Versions

        - Pr Inversion: Fixed a missing Rg output
        - Startup Setting: fixed a problem with DataExplorer ON/OFF
        - Fixed a bug w/ 2D color map dialog
        - Minor feature added: Enable to load a data folder from the command line       
        - Much easier graphical user interface
        - Optimized for the speed and accuracy of the computations
        - Added Many shape, polymer, and other models including SphericalSLD, OnionExponetialShell, and even ReflectivityModels
        - Added Data Explorer to manage, plot, delete, or setup for computation
        - Added Instrumental resolution estimator (as a Tool)
        - Customizable Startup appearance
        - More functionalities on plot panels
        - Combined Modeling and Fitting
        - Save/open a SansView project or SansView analysis (subproject)
        - Start the SansView application from a data file by double-clicking or from command line
        - Easy manipulation of data and plot
        - Provides Normalized residual plot
        - Added useful key-combinations to copy (fitpage), paste (fitpage), change fit-tolerance, etc.
        - Report
        - 2D masked circular averaging
        - 2D smearing calculation now uses dQ_parrellel and dQ_perpendicular
        - Improved the speed of loading 2D data.
        - Improved the speed of P*S calculations.
        - Added 2D smearing calculation for dQx and dQy given along the x-y axes.
        - MAC release
        - Implemented the invariant, volume fraction, and specific surface area computation.
        - Implemented the scattering length density calculator.
        - Re-structured 2D calculation to 2D reduced(Q) data rather than raw pixel data
        - Capable of Mask enhanced 2D calculation and fitting.
        - Added a 2D mask data editor.
        - Added inputs for the slit and pinhole resolution.
        - Added a slit size calculator.
        - Support more format options to save a graph.
        - Enable to display multiple data sets in one graph by loading a data into the graph.
        - Added a tool bar in a plot panel.
        - Implemented P(r) inversion (Indirect Fourier transformations).
        - Improved fitting and model calculation speed by a factor of ten.
        - Supporting many more model functions.
        - Supporting P(Q)*S(Q) for most of the shape based form factors.
        - Added more distribution functions for the polydispersion calculations.
        - Added a bookmark feature so that the results of the calculation can be recalled later.
        - Q range reset button is added.
        - Added a color bar in 2D data plots.
        - Added a model function detail button for an easy access to the model help from the fitting panel.
        - Simultaneous fit of a number of different sets of data with/without the constraints. 
        - Loading and displaying 1D and 2D data of various formats.
        - 1D and 2D data fitting using Scipy or Park (a MC fitting optimizer) fit engine. 
        - 2D data manipulation and modeling. 
        - Supporting a number of standard model and model-independent functions including form factor and structure factor functions and their multiplications.  
        - Plug-in mechanism for data readers. 
        - Easy pop-up menu by mouse clicking on a given plot. 
        - Users arrange the various windows. 
        - Supporting varius 2D averaging methods : Circular, sectorslicer, annulus, boxsum, boxQx and boxQy.  
        - User defined Qrange (Qmin and Qmax) for both 1D and 2D data for fitting and modeling.  
        - The user can toggle between a number of different scales on all plots.
        - Support saving data in the formats of ASCII and xml.


2- Downloading and Installing
        
        *** Note: If you have EXE or ZIP SansView installer, you don't need any of the following.
        
        2.1- System Requirements:
                - Python version >= 2.5 and < 3.0 should be running on the system
                - We uses Python2.6 (or 2.7)

        2.2- Installing from source:
                - Get the code from https://sansviewproject.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sansviewproject/releases/sansview-x.x.x
                        - run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sansview-x.x.x' folder
                        - run 'python sansview.py' under the 'sansview' folder.
                - The following modules are required:
                        * matplotlib = 1.1.0
                        * numpy = 1.6.1
                        * scipy = 0.10.1
                        * wxpython = 2.8.12.1
                        * lxml = 2.2.2
                        * comtypes = 0.6.2(for PDF window)(WIN)
                        * pywin32 = 217 (to read ms office)(WIN)
                        * PIL = 1.1.7(Python Image Library)
                        * Pyparsing = 1.5.5 (apply for periodictable and bundling)
                        * periodictable = 1.3.0 (using 'easy_install periodictable')
                        * pisa-3.0.27 (NOT 3.0.33)
                        * reportlab-2.5
                        * html5lib-0.95
                        * MinGW w/ gcc version 4.6.1 (for Windows) or other GNU compiler (gcc)
                        * Optional: setuptools-0.6c11, svn, Innosetup, py2exe-0.6.9(WIN),and/or py2app(MAC) to build App from the source.


3- Known Issues

        3.1- All systems:
                - very old computers may not be able to run 

        3.2- Windows:
                - None
                
        3.3- MAC:
                - None
                
        3.4- Linux:
                - None

4- Troubleshooting

        - None

5- Frequently Asked Questions

        - None

6- Installer download website

        - See: http://danse.chem.utk.edu/sansview.html