| 1 | Release Notes |
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| 2 | ============= |
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| 3 | |
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| 4 | SansView 1.3.1 |
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| 5 | |
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| 6 | Package name: None |
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| 7 | |
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| 8 | 1- Version 1.3.1 |
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| 9 | |
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| 10 | - Release date: 06/11/2010 |
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| 11 | |
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| 12 | - Improved the speed of loading 2D data. |
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| 13 | - Improved the speed of P*S calculations. |
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| 14 | - Added 2D smearing calculation for dQx and dQy given along the x-y axes. |
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| 15 | - Fixed minor bugs. |
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| 16 | |
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| 17 | -Version 1.3.0 |
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| 18 | |
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| 19 | - MAC release |
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| 20 | - Implemented the invariant, volume fraction, and specific surface area computation. |
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| 21 | - Implemented the scattering length density calculator. |
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| 22 | - Re-structured 2D calculation to 2D reduced(Q) data rather than raw pixel data |
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| 23 | - Capable of Mask enhanced 2D calculation and fitting. |
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| 24 | - Added a 2D mask data editor. |
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| 25 | - Added inputs for the slit and pinhole resolution. |
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| 26 | - Added a slit size calculator. |
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| 27 | - Support more format options to save a graph. |
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| 28 | - Enable to display multiple data sets in one graph by loading a data into the graph. |
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| 29 | - Added a tool bar in a plot panel. |
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| 30 | |
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| 31 | - Previous Versions |
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| 32 | |
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| 33 | - Implemented P(r) inversion (Indirect Fourier transformations). |
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| 34 | - Improved fitting and model calculation speed by a factor of ten. |
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| 35 | - Supporting many more model functions. |
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| 36 | - Supporting P(Q)*S(Q) for most of the shape based form factors. |
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| 37 | - Added more distribution functions for the polydispersion calculations. |
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| 38 | - Added a bookmark feature so that the results of the calculation can be recalled later. |
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| 39 | - Q range reset button is added. |
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| 40 | - Added a color bar in 2D data plots. |
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| 41 | - Added a model function detail button for an easy access to the model help from the fitting panel. |
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| 42 | - Simultaneous fit of a number of different sets of data with/without the constraints. |
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| 43 | - Loading and displaying 1D and 2D data of various formats. |
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| 44 | - 1D and 2D data fitting using Scipy or Park (a MC fitting optimizer) fit engine. |
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| 45 | - 2D data manipulation and modeling. |
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| 46 | - Supporting a number of standard model and model-independent functions including form factor and structure factor functions and their multiplications. |
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| 47 | - Plug-in mechanism for data readers. |
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| 48 | - Easy pop-up menu by mouse clicking on a given plot. |
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| 49 | - Users arrange the various windows. |
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| 50 | - Supporting varius 2D averaging methods : Circular, sectorslicer, annulus, boxsum, boxQx and boxQy. |
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| 51 | - User defined Qrange (Qmin and Qmax) for both 1D and 2D data for fitting and modeling. |
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| 52 | - The user can toggle between a number of different scales on all plots. |
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| 53 | - Support saving data in the formats of ASCII and xml. |
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| 55 | |
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| 56 | 2- Downloading and Installing |
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| 57 | |
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| 58 | 2.1- System Requirements: |
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| 59 | - Python version >= 2.5 and < 3.0 should be running on the system |
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| 60 | |
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| 61 | 2.2- Installing: |
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| 62 | - Get the code from svn://danse.us/sans/releases/sansview-1.3.1 |
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| 63 | (after all dependent packages/modules are installed/compiled, run 'python sansview.py' under the 'sansview-1.0' folder) |
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| 64 | - This application is also dependent on the following DANSE code: |
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| 65 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/calculator-0.1.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'calculator-0.1.1' folder) |
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| 66 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/calculatorview-0.1.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'calculatorview-0.1.1' folder) |
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| 67 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/Invariant-0.1.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'Invariant-0.1.1' folder) |
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| 68 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/invariantview-0.1.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'invariantview-0.1.1' folder) |
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| 69 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/theoryview-0.1.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'theoryview-0.1.1' folder) |
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| 70 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/guiframe-0.2.0 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'guiframe-0.2.0' folder) |
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| 71 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/guicomm-0.1.5 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'guicomm-0.1.5' folder) |
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| 72 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/DataLoader-0.2.7 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'DataLoader-0.2.7' folder) |
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| 73 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/park_integration-0.1.5 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'park_integration-0.1.5' folder) |
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| 74 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/sansmodels-0.4.7 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sansmodels-0.4.7\src\' folder) |
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| 75 | svn://danse.us/park/releases/park-1.2.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'park-1.2.1' folder) |
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| 76 | svn://danse.us/common/releases/plottools-0.1.9 (run 'python setup.py install'under the 'plottools-0.1.9\trunk\' folder) |
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| 77 | svn://danse.us/common/releases/util-0.1.5 (run 'python setup.py install'under the 'util-0.1.5' folder) |
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| 78 | svn://danse.us/common/elements/releases/elements-1.2 (run 'python setup.py install'under the 'elements-1.2' folder) |
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| 79 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/pr_inversion-0.2.5 (run 'python setup.py install'under the 'pr_inversion-0.2.5' folder) |
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| 80 | svn://danse.us/sans/releases/prview-0.3.3 (run 'python setup.py install'under the 'prview-0.3.2' folder) |
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| 81 | - The following modules are required: |
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| 82 | * matplotlib >= 0.99 |
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| 83 | * numpy |
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| 84 | * scipy |
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| 85 | * wxpython 2.8 unicode |
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| 86 | * lxml |
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| 87 | * PIL (Python Image Library) |
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| 88 | * Pyparsing (apply for bundling) |
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| 89 | * MinGW (for windows) or other GNU compiler (gcc) |
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| 91 | |
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| 92 | 3- Known Issues |
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| 94 | 3.1- All systems: |
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| 95 | - None |
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| 97 | 3.2- Windows: |
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| 98 | - None |
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| 100 | 3.3- MAC: |
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| 101 | - None |
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| 103 | 3.4- Linux: |
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| 104 | - None |
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| 106 | 4- Troubleshooting |
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| 107 | |
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| 108 | - None |
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| 109 | |
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| 110 | 5- Frequently Asked Questions |
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| 111 | |
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| 112 | - None |
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| 114 | 6- Other Resources |
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| 115 | |
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| 116 | - See: http://danse.chem.utk.edu/sansview.html |
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