Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- stacker:docs:modificationhistory [2020/03/28 20:45]
rjlittlefield [Current Beta] T2020-03-22-2054-beta
+++ stacker:docs:modificationhistory [2022/07/06 21:59]
rjlittlefield
@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 ==== Current Beta ====
-The current beta release is version **T2020-03-22-2054-beta** (March 22, 2020).
+The current beta release is version **T2022-07-04-1214-beta** (July 4, 2022).
-Compared to the most recent production version T2019-10-07-1410, this T2020-03-22-2054-beta contains the following improvements:
+Improvements in **T2022-07-04-1214-beta**
-  * Added ability to have dust/defect mask during stacking. (Specify at Options > Preferences > Preprocessing.)
+  * New features:
+    * Added option to specify display monitor profile when color managing screen images.
+    * Batch > Slabbing automatically selects "Add new files as already aligned".
+  * User interface:
+    * Diagnose size mismatch between source images and dust/defects mask image.
+    * Silently skip EXIF propagation if source image is not available at time of save.
+    * DMap contrast setting dialog rings bell when opened.
+    * "Uh-oh" popup notifications are suppressed if console log is already visible.
+    * "Uh-oh" popup notification references Options > View Console Log.
-  * Added Batch > Slabbing... capability (first cut, PMax only, hardwired output image specs).
+\\
+==== Current Full Release ====
+The current full release is Build **T2022-04-21-0715** (April 21, 2022).
+Improvements in **T2022-04-21-0715** and **T2022-04-21-0715-beta**:
+  * StackShot: provide option to swap Back/Fwd directions.
+  * User interface:
+    * Clarified prompt when selecting folder for image saves.
+    * Specify default image naming template as "{datetime:YYYY-MM-dd-hh.mm.ss} ZS {method}".
+  * Bug fixes:
+    * Restore image saving parameters even if slabbing run is aborted.
+    * Image cache could be temporarily lost after saving project to different device and continuing to work without close/re-open.
+Improvements in T2022-03-26-1023-beta
+  * New features:
+    * Automatic save project on new or renamed output image (feature controlled at Options > Preferences > Project Settings, enabled by default).
+    * Renamed output images are also renamed in file system on project save (including automatic saves).
+    * Files with extension .txt are allowed in project folders and folders of images.
+  * DOF and stereo calculators dynamically update to reflect newly opened project.
+  * Bug fixes:
+    * Closing project with stereo view active left an image displayed.
+    * Switching projects via drag-and-drop bypassed close code and could discard a modified project without warning.
+Improvements in T2022-03-19-1717-beta
+  * Performance:
+    * Faster reading and writing .zsy files (Output Images).
+    * Faster save output image immediately after stacking.
+  * Bug fixes:
+    * Added diagnostic printout, "Developer.TracebackImageDisposes=true".
+    * Avoid unnecessary re-reading of .zsy file caused by pre-sizing.
+    * Avoid hanging the GUI on certain file reading errors.
+    * Avoid resetting modification date of project folder when opening old projects.
+Improvements in **T2022-03-12-1935** and **T2022-03-12-1935-beta**
+  * New function: view existing stereo pair
+  * New feature: Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > "Sort new files in reverse order".
+  * New option for {datetime:format} to image naming template.
+  * StackShot: avoid exceeding firmware limit for maximum rail speed steps/second.
+  * User interface:
+    * Stereo calculator, added more precision in display values.
+    * Changed initial setting: Default to hand cursor (pan/zoom tool) when stereo previewing.
+    * Relabeled button: "Stop Preview" --> "Stop Stereo View".
+  * Bug fixes:
+    * Avoid out-of-memory error caused by badly formatted Exif data.
+    * Avoid rare crash due to race condition in retouching.
+Improvements in T2021-09-30-1652-beta (rebuilt as **T2021-10-12-2040**)
+  * Avoid popup on sporadic and harmless noSuchMethod errors inside JRE 17.
+  * Avoid red popup and hang if source image missing and screen image not cached.
+Improvements in T2021-09-06-1856-beta
+  * Avoid popup on sporadic and harmless accessibilityHitTest error inside JRE 17.
+The current full release is Build **T2021-08-28-1410** (Aug 28, 2021). \\ This is a re-build with no functional modifications, to provide a production build number.
+Improvements in T2021-08-10-1929-beta
+  * User Interface & API
+    * File name "RegistrationParameters.txt" changed to "AdjustmentParameters.txt" for consistency with user interface.
+  * macOS compatibility & performance
+    * Embed OpenJDK 17 to use Apple's Metal API, for faster image window updates.
-  * Added "Resets" panel to Options > Preferences.
+Improvements in T2021-07-31-1138-beta
-  * Changed default memory allocation to use up to 1/2 of physical memory.
+  * Code signing: switched to EV code signing certificate for Windows.
+  * Bug fix:
+    * Work around launch problem introduced by font management in macOS Monterey.
+Improvements in T2021-06-10-1611-beta
+  * User interface:
+    * Log but not alarm on spurious exceptions regarding component visibility.
+    * Added Help > Reset Menus, to repaint window and reset menu entries based on application state.
+Improvements in T2021-06-06-1947-beta
+  * User interface:
+    * Improved progress bar handling when DMap caching.
+    * Preferences dialog, added button in DMap Settings to set threshold mask color.
+  * Bug fix:
+    * Set color mask button did not work. (Bug introduced in T2021-05-31-1607-beta.)
+  * Other:
+    * Reduced access to Windows registry, may speed opening of Preferences dialog.
+Improvements in T2021-05-31-1607-beta
+  * User interface
+    * Allow copying text of labels, buttons, checkboxes, etc. to clipboard, using right-click context menu.
+    * Provide concise diagnostic instead of generic "Uh-oh" when image files cannot be read.
+    * Renamed menu entry File > "Save Registration Parameters" to be File > "Save Adjustment Parameters", for consistency with "Save Adjusted Input Images" and to avoid confusion with Options > Registration.
+  * Bug fixes:
+    * Correction to components considered relevant for DMap caching.
+    * Reduce progress bar startup spike when using DMap cache.
+Improvements in T2021-05-29-1631-beta
+  * DMap speedup:
+    * Options > Preferences > DMap Settings: "Cache DMap pass 1 info for faster work with multiple thresholds"
+Improvements in **T2021-05-28-1930** and **T2021-05-28-1930-beta**:
+  * Bug fix:
+    * Allow trialing of Pro-only features for entire duration of Promotional Edition license.
+Improvements in **T2021-05-05-1700** and **T2021-05-05-1700-beta**:
+  * Bug fix:
+    * Clean installation of Professional Edition license key could give misleading diagnostic.
+Improvements in **T2021-05-05-1700** and **T2021-05-05-1700-beta**:
+  * Bug fix:
+    * Filechooser could be used off event thread for new project placement "Ask".
+Improvements in **T2021-04-24-1600** and **T2021-04-24-1600-beta**:
+  * Batch mode: allow selection of input and output images to inherit from environment.
+  * Added license type "Promotional Edition".
+  * Improved display of applicable license keys.
+  * Bug fixes:
+    * Multi-line tooltips in menu entries were sometimes truncated.
+    * Main menu entries were sometimes not re-enabled on completion of batch script.
+    * File > Save Other... menu entry was enabled even when no sub-entries were enabled.
+    * Added defensive check for filechooser used off event thread.
+    * Values in DOF and stereo calculators were not always reloaded by Open Project.
+Improvements in **T2021-02-16-2045** and **T2021-02-16-2045-beta**:
+  * Added native build for Apple Silicon cpu (ARM cpu) on macOS.
+  * Bug fixes
+    * "File > Remove from list" now removes cached copy of converted TIFF.
+    * StackShot controller now saves 6 digits  for step size in predefined setups.
+    * StackShot controller, maximum rail speed was set wrong on launch with nonstandard drive pitch.
+    * DOF calculator clarifies the meaning of "Step overlap".
+  * User Interface:
+    * Include File > Exit menu item in all Mac configurations.
+    * Stereo calculator panel, use "P" instead of Unicode checkmark which may be absent.
+Improvements in T2020-10-25-1049-beta
+  * User interface:
+    * Add access to stereo calculator through main menu bar.
+    * DOF calculator:
+      * Allow to skip magnification if NA specified.
+      * Improve some field labels.
+    * Added option to pan/zoom by default (no spacebar needed) when stereo previewing.
+Improvements in T2020-10-17-0907-beta
+  * Ignore leading/trailing blanks when finding missing source files.
+Improvements in T2020-10-16-1537-beta
+  * Added DOF calculator.
+  * User interface:
+    * Added estimated time remaining to the normal progress bar.
+    * Added comment at Preferences > Memory usage, to note pixels versus bytes.
+  * Bug fixes
+    * Avoid hang on certain cases of invalid file paths or device failure.
+    * Recover gracefully from project missing source files, when app launched from .zsj .
+    * Disable diagnostic printout of initialization of dark theme and logging.
+    * Ignore upper/lower case when finding missing source files.
+Improvements in T2020-10-11-1557-beta
+  * Debug code: show initialization of dark theme and logging
+  * Added off-axis shift calculator, at Options > Preferences > Stereo/Rocking.
+  * User interface
+    * StackShot control panel: display estimated time to shoot stack
+Improvements in T2020-10-05-0914-beta
+  * User interface
+    * Add configuration file parameters to set dark theme colors.
+    * Add stereo preview control buttons to swap sides and stop preview.
+    * Improve gray levels for dark mode theme.
+    * Avoid pure black for unoccupied image area.
+    * StackShot control panel: draw light in dark mode.
+Improvements in T2020-09-17-1351-beta
+  * User interface: added keyboard shortcut for Save Project.
+Improvements in T2020-09-12-1527-beta
+  * Debug printout of all files in 'generatedimages' folder, if .zsy file not found.
+  * Image saving:
+    * Expose all TIFF compression modes supported by underlying javax.imageio .
+  * Bug fixes:
+    * Batch > Slabbing default output naming template now reflects PMax vs DMap.
+Improvements T2020-06-01-1033-beta
+  * Added dark mode Look & Feel.
+Improvements in **T2020-05-22-1330** and **T2020-05-22-1330-beta**:
+  * Added ability to rename entries in the Input Files and Output Images lists (via popup menu on list entry)
+  * Batch mode
+    * Sort folders & projects by name when dragged or pasted into Batch Queue dialog.
+    * Added explanatory comment at Options > Preferences > Slabbing.
+    * Added explicit Align All Frames as first task.
+    * Allow transient selection of "Save in designated folder" with no folder specified.
+  * Bug fix: Options > Preferences > Resets > "to factory settings" would sometimes fail to remove the configuration file.
+  * License agreement: shortened and simplified treatment of embedded components.
+Improvements in T2020-04-04-1104-beta
+  * Batch mode
+    * Improved and expanded user interface for control of slab generation.
+    * Slab generation settings now "stick" from one execution to the next.
+    * CHANGE OF SPECIFICATIONS: "Save in source folders" now always saves in folder of source images, never in root of project folder.
+  * Dust/defects mask
+    * Added option to avoid edge streaks by in-filling after alignment.
+Improvements in T2020-03-22-2054-beta
+  * Added ability to have dust/defect mask during stacking.
+Improvements in T2020-03-10-1317-beta
+  * Added command line option "-suppressSaveProperties" to prevent writing of zerenstk.cfg on exit.
+  * Added "Resets" panel to Options > Preferences.
+  * Changed default memory allocation to use up to 1/2 of physical memory.
+Improvements in T2020-03-03-2039-beta
   * User interface
     * Added {numinp} tag in file save template, number of input files selected for stack output.
     * Added {fntodot} tag in file save template, file name of first file selected, to first dot.
     * Reordered main menu bar to better match workflow: File, Stack, Edit versus File, Edit, Stack.
   * Configuration
     * Setting for Options > Preferences > Multiprocessing > number of cores/processors is now preserved from exit to next launch.
-    * Added command line option "-suppressSaveProperties" to prevent writing of zerenstk.cfg on exit.
   * StackShot
-    * added configuration file parameters AcquisitionSequencer.HoldingTorque{Low,High}Precision, each with legal values 0-10.
+    * added configuration parameters AcquisitionSequencer.HoldingTorque{Low,High}Precision, each with legal values 0-10.
     * StackShot controller window bounds are now retained across exit/relaunch.
+Improvements in T2019-12-15-1443-Windows10-beta
+  * Batch
+    * Added Batch > Slabbing... capability (first cut, PMax only, hardwired output image specs)
+Improvements in **T2019-10-07-1410** and **T2019-10-07-1410-beta**
-==== Current Full Release ====
+  * User interface
+    * Added {project} tag in depth maps folder path to allow project-relative placement.
+  * Bug fix
+    * "Fit window" was not being preserved as an image scale from exit to next launch.
-The current full release is Build **T2019-10-07-1410** (October 7, 2019).
+Improvements in T2019-09-03-1609-beta
+  * Macintosh compatibility
+    * Revert to slower automatic switch to JFileChooser due to improved Catalina beta 8 (19A546d).
+  * Other
+    * Allow .zsj files in Input Files list.
+Improvements in T2019-08-25-1114-beta
+  * User interface
+    * Added configuration file option to suppress warning about "not yet completely aligned", \\ UIStyle.SuppressNotCompletelyAlignedWarning=true
+  * Bug fix
+    * Avoid exception caused by edit-undo while canceling or committing retouching.
 Improvements in T2019-08-20-1411 and T2019-08-20-1411-beta:
@@ Line 42: / Line 298: @@
     * Faster automatic switch to JFileChooser if system native filechooser (Finder) does not open.
     * Diagnose issue with macOS Catalina (10.15) not allowing use of native filechooser.
   * User interface: Added {project} tag in depth maps folder path to allow project-relative placement.
   * Bug fixes
     * “Fit window” was not being preserved as an image scale from exit to next launch.
@@ Line 52: / Line 306: @@
     * Avoid exceptions caused by switching source files while canceling or committing retouching.
     * StackShot 3x, activate Shutter 2 in addition to Shutter 1.
   * Embedded JRE
     * Upgraded to AdoptOpenJDK JRE 12.0.1+12 on all 64-bit platforms and 32-bit Windows.