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SciDAVis package in Debian unstable
SciDAVis is now officially part of Debian GNU/Linux. Yesterday the package has entered Debian unstable; migration to to testing is expected to happen within a few weeks.
For details and updates, see:
http://packages.qa.debian.org/s/scidavis.html
2009-12-13 12:56:26 UTC by knut_f
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SciDAVis 0.2.3 released
As of now, a new bugfix release is available for download.
- fixed many more bugs, including various crashes
- performance improvements
- improved pasting of cells from OpenOffice.org Calc and KSpread into tables
- Brazilian Portuguese and German translations improved
- Some build system fixes for building on MacOS X Tiger and detecting lupdate-qt4/lupdate
- now also compatible with Qwt 5.2.0
- main window remembers size from the last session instead of always displaying maximized
- added the following methods to the Python interface:
MDIWindow.name()
MDIWindow.setName(string) <- don't use, it's currently buggy!
Note.text()
Note.setText(string)
Note.executeAll()
Note.setAutoexec(bool)
Note.exportASCII(filename)
Note.importASCII(filename)
Unfortunately, it was found after publishing the release that the new Python function MDIWindow.setName() doesn't update the project explorer correctly. This will be fixed with the next regular release; until then, we recommend using app.renameWindow(window, "name") instead.
2009-07-12 18:33:45 UTC by knut_f
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SciDAVis 0.2.2 released
This release adds a Brazilian Portuguese translation by Fellype do Nascimento and fixes a number of bugs:
- fixed opening of legacy files with non-numeric data
- fixed various crashes
- fixed importing of numeric data as new rows or overwriting the current table
- fixed various issues with invalid/empty cells
- implemented a more sophisticated file-saving protocol, which is supposed to
protect against data loss in the event of a system crash shortly after saving
the file; see
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/317781/comments/54
- performance improvements
- Python function Table.importASCII() reimplemented, which was missing in
SciDAVis 0.2.0 and 0.2.1.
2009-04-20 06:18:54 UTC by knut_f
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SciDAVis 0.2.1 released
This is the first bugfix release in the 0.2 series. Most importantly, saving project files containing fit/function curves works again. This bug also affects version 0.1.4; but since 0.2.1 should fix the critical issues in 0.2.0, users are assumed to upgrade to this release and a bugfix release for the 0.1 branch will be made only if requested.
Other fixes and updates include:
- fixed opening of backup copy on discovery of a corrupt project file
- Spanish translation update by Mauricio Troviano
- fixed several regressions introduced by the table/matrix rewrites in 0.2.0
- added per mille and per ten thousand signs to SymbolDialog
- compatibility problems between SIP versions triggers a warning instead of a
crash (happens sometimes when SIP version at runtime differs from the one
used at compile time)
There's a small update to the dialog for importing ASCII files with numeric data: The global decimal separator isn't used any more (as it was in SciDAVis 0.1.x); effectively, the old option "use custom decimal separator" is always set. Most applications and programming languages use "C" conventions for exporting numbers, so defaulting to "C" makes more sense than defaulting to the format chosen for display. In place of the custom decimal separator setting, a new "numeric data" option has been added. By default, this option is disabled, giving the same behaviour as in SciDAVis 0.2.0 (which makes it possible to import files containing text or date/time data). By enabling it, you get the same behaviour as in SciDAVis 0.1.x, which is useful if you're working with lots of numeric data (assumed to be a common use case).
2009-03-12 20:32:03 UTC by knut_f
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SciDAVis 0.2.0 released
SciDAVis 0.2.0 is a stable release with a new minor version number. This means it comes with many new features and is found to be stable enough to replace the 0.1.x versions. Especially tables and matrices have seen a lot of improvements/changes. This release includes all fixes of the 0.1.x-line and many resolved issues found during beta testing.
SciDAVis 0.2.0 is backwards compatible as it can read all files saved by SciDAVis 0.1.x. Files created with version 0.2.0 however cannot be opened by any older versions.
During the next days, you can also expect an updated version of the manual and some updated translations.
If you have any questions or comments about the new version, don't hesitate to use the help&tips forum.
Most important changes (since 0.1.4)
- multi-level undo/redo for all operations on
tables and matrices
- many operations on tables and matrices now support
non-contiguous selections
- the important options/controls for matrices
and tables are now integrated in a sidebar
of control tabs which make working with
column or matrix based data much more
convenient (almost no more opening and closing of
dialogs necessary)
- tables now support different formulas
for each cell
- numeric values are now stored independent of
their textual representation, i.e., you don't
lose data when hiding decimal digits
- formula edit mode: tables feature a new
mode which allows the user to individually edit
the formula for each cell
- invalid cells: tables now mark cells without
input as invalid rather than treating them
as 0; these cells are ignored in plots
- date/time values are now internally stored
as QDateTime objects which opens up many
new possibilities of date/time manipulation
using PyQt/Python scripting
- many bug fixes
2009-02-15 02:05:03 UTC by thzs
