the prefuse visualization toolkit News

A new version of the flare visualization toolkit has been released. This release contains a number of bug fixes and minor updates, and now officially incorporates the "flare.apps" package to include additional application examples.

This release is the last planned release for Flash Player 9. Future versions will migrate to Flash Player 10.

A new version of Flare has been released! The latest version includes improved legend support, automatically cancelable transitions, new query constructs, bug fixes, and more.

A new version of Flare has been released! The latest version includes new data import and query features, improved charting, and better integration with Adobe Flex.

Flare is a toolkit for creating interactive visualizations that seamlessly embed into the web, using the Adobe Flash Player and ActionScript 3.

Flare is a new prefuse-based toolkit for ActionScript 3 and the Flash Player, intended for creating visualizations that more seamlessly embed into the web. This is the first alpha release of the software, so let us know what you think!

prefuse beta, version 2007.10.21, has been released.

Introduces numerous additions, updates, and bug fixes. See the release notes for all the details: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98962&release_id=548630

prefuse beta, version 2006.07.15, has been released.

Introduces numerous additions, updates, and bug fixes. See the release notes for all the details: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98962&release_id=432284

prefuse beta, version 2006.06.15, has been released.

Includes a new sorting subsystem, and some fixes and updates. The release notes and change log are available at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98962&release_id=425098

prefuse beta, version 2006.05.26, has been released.

Includes numerous fixes and updates. The release notes and change log are available at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98962&release_id=420198

prefuse beta, version 2006.04.11, has been released.

Includes numerous fixes and updates. The release notes and change log are available at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98962&release_id=409212

prefuse beta, version 2006.03.20, has been released.

Includes bug fixes for data management and rendering issues.
Includes new demo application for visualizing aggregates of visual items.

prefuse beta, version 2006.03.05, has been released.

Includes numerous bug fixes and feature improvements. New functionality includes multi-line text and image/text positioning support in LabelRenderer, generalization of many
processing actions to work with arbitrary data sets (instead of just Tables), custom tooltip support, and new extensions to the prefuse expression language.

prefuse beta, release 2006.02.20.

Includes important bug fixes and some new features, including new writer for GraphML and TreeML files, stroke handling to parameterize line widths and dashing, and quantile scaling for color and size encoding.

The initial beta release of the prefuse toolkit -- version 2006.02.09 -- is now available. The beta version marks a significant development from the alpha version, including a new data model, database connectivity, support for dynamic queries, new visual encoding operations, and a built-in expression language.

Coninciding with the beta release is the launch of the prefuse web page. Take a look at http://prefuse.org

We just released an alpha version of the prefuse toolkit! Interactive demo applets have also been posted at http://prefuse.sourceforge.net. Enjoy.