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1Release Notes
2=============
3
4SansView 2.0.0
5
61       - version 2.0.0:
7
8        - Release date: 10/21/2011
9        - Batch Fit included.
10        - More Graph modifications.
11        - Added a Python (PyCrust) shell in the 'Tool' menu.
12        - The 'Sartup Setting' in the View menu can remember the last data file folder.
13        - Updated the resolution computation for the gravitational effect and added TOF estimation  capability.
14        - Fixed the problem of displaying the fit results in the wrong parameter (with ParkMC FitEngine).
15       
16        -version 1.9
17       
18        - Release date: 06/22/2011
19        - MAC: Fixed some causes of crashing during fitting
20        - Pr Inversion: Fixed a missing Rg output
21        - Startup Setting: fixed a problem with DataExplorer ON/OFF
22        - Fixed a bug w/ 2D color map dialog
23        - Minor feature added: Enable to load a data folder from the command line       
24        - Much easier graphical user interface
25        - Optimized for the speed and accuracy of the computations
26        - Added Many shape, polymer, and other models including SphericalSLD, OnionExponetialShell, and even ReflectivityModels
27        - Added Data Explorer to manage, plot, delete, or setup for computation
28        - Added Instrumental resolution estimator (as a Tool)
29        - Customizable Startup appearance
30        - More functionalities on plot panels
31        - Combined Modeling and Fitting
32        - Save/open a SansView project or SansView analysis (subproject)
33        - Start the SansView application from a data file by double-clicking or from command line
34        - Easy manipulation of data and plot
35        - Provides Normalized residual plot
36        - Added useful key-combinations to copy (fitpage), paste (fitpage), change fit-tolerance, etc.
37        - Report
38        - 2D masked circular averaging
39        - 2D smearing calculation now uses dQ_parrellel and dQ_perpendicular
40        - More Help
41        - etc
42
43        - Previous Versions
44       
45        - Improved the speed of loading 2D data.
46        - Improved the speed of P*S calculations.
47        - Added 2D smearing calculation for dQx and dQy given along the x-y axes.
48        - MAC release
49        - Implemented the invariant, volume fraction, and specific surface area computation.
50        - Implemented the scattering length density calculator.
51        - Re-structured 2D calculation to 2D reduced(Q) data rather than raw pixel data
52        - Capable of Mask enhanced 2D calculation and fitting.
53        - Added a 2D mask data editor.
54        - Added inputs for the slit and pinhole resolution.
55        - Added a slit size calculator.
56        - Support more format options to save a graph.
57        - Enable to display multiple data sets in one graph by loading a data into the graph.
58        - Added a tool bar in a plot panel.
59        - Implemented P(r) inversion (Indirect Fourier transformations).
60        - Improved fitting and model calculation speed by a factor of ten.
61        - Supporting many more model functions.
62        - Supporting P(Q)*S(Q) for most of the shape based form factors.
63        - Added more distribution functions for the polydispersion calculations.
64        - Added a bookmark feature so that the results of the calculation can be recalled later.
65        - Q range reset button is added.
66        - Added a color bar in 2D data plots.
67        - Added a model function detail button for an easy access to the model help from the fitting panel.
68        - Simultaneous fit of a number of different sets of data with/without the constraints.
69        - Loading and displaying 1D and 2D data of various formats.
70        - 1D and 2D data fitting using Scipy or Park (a MC fitting optimizer) fit engine.
71        - 2D data manipulation and modeling.
72        - Supporting a number of standard model and model-independent functions including form factor and structure factor functions and their multiplications. 
73        - Plug-in mechanism for data readers.
74        - Easy pop-up menu by mouse clicking on a given plot.
75        - Users arrange the various windows.
76        - Supporting varius 2D averaging methods : Circular, sectorslicer, annulus, boxsum, boxQx and boxQy. 
77        - User defined Qrange (Qmin and Qmax) for both 1D and 2D data for fitting and modeling. 
78        - The user can toggle between a number of different scales on all plots.
79        - Support saving data in the formats of ASCII and xml.
80
81
822- Downloading and Installing
83       
84        *** Note: If you have EXE or ZIP SansView installer, you don't need any of the below. This is for installing the SansView from the source.
85       
86        2.1- System Requirements:
87                - Python version >= 2.5 and < 3.0 should be running on the system
88                - We uses Python2.5.4 for WIN, and Python2.6.3 for MAC
89
90        2.2- Installing:
91                - Get the code from svn://danse.us/sans/releases/sansview-1.9.1
92                        (after all dependent packages/modules are installed/compiled, run 'python sansview.py' under the 'sansview-1.9' folder)
93                - This application is also dependent on the following DANSE code:
94                        svn://danse.us/sans/releases/calculator-0.9.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'calculator-0.9.1' folder)
95                        svn://danse.us/sans/releases/calculatorview-0.9 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'calculatorview-0.9' folder)
96                        svn://danse.us/sans/releases/Invariant-0.9.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'Invariant-0.9.1' folder)
97                        svn://danse.us/sans/releases/invariantview-0.9 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'invariantview-0.1.1' folder)
98                        svn://danse.us/sans/releases/guiframe-0.9.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'guiframe-0.9.1' folder)
99                        svn://danse.us/sans/releases/DataLoader-0.9 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'DataLoader-0.9' folder)
100                        svn://danse.us/sans/releases/park_integration-0.9.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'park_integration-0.9.1' folder)
101                        svn://danse.us/sans/releases/sansmodels-0.9.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sansmodels-0.9.1\src\' folder)
102                        svn://danse.us/park/releases/park-1.2.1 (run 'python setup.py install' under the 'park-1.2.1' folder)
103                svn://danse.us/common/releases/plottools-0.9.1 (run 'python setup.py install'under the 'plottools-0.9.1\trunk\' folder)
104                svn://danse.us/common/releases/util-0.9.1 (run 'python setup.py install'under the 'util-0.1.5' folder)
105                svn://danse.us/sans/releases/pr_inversion-0.9 (run 'python setup.py install'under the 'pr_inversion-0.9' folder)
106                svn://danse.us/sans/releases/prview-0.9.1 (run 'python setup.py install'under the 'prview-0.9.1' folder)
107                - The following modules are required:
108                        * matplotlib = 0.99.0(WIN), 0.99.1.1(MAC)
109                        * numpy = 1.4.1
110                        * scipy >= 0.7.2
111                        * wxpython 2.8.11 unicode(WIN), 2.8.12.0(MAC)
112                        * lxml >= 2.2.2
113                        * multiprocessing-2.6.2(X)
114                        * comtypes (for PDF window)(WIN)
115                        * pywin32 (to read ms office)(WIN)
116                        * PIL (Python Image Library)
117                        * Pyparsing (apply for periodictable and bundling)
118                        * periodictable = 1.3.0 (using 'easy_install periodictable')
119                        * MinGW/Cygwin (for Windows) or other GNU compiler (gcc)
120                        *Optional: setuptools, svn, Innosetup, py2exe(WIN),and/or py2app(MAC) to build App from the source.
121
122
1233- Known Issues
124
125        3.1- All systems:
126                - None
127
128        3.2- Windows:
129                - None
130               
131        3.3- MAC:
132                - None
133               
134        3.4- Linux:
135                - None
136
1374- Troubleshooting
138
139        - None
140
1415- Frequently Asked Questions
142
143        - None
144
1456- Installer download website
146
147        - See: http://danse.chem.utk.edu/sansview.html
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