File Release Notes and Changelog
Release Name: 0.5.1
Notes:
Tarball files unpack to ./evolvotron/
See the README file for build instructions.
User manual in USAGE.
Changes:
From release 0.5.0:
- Replace not often used frontside heating/cooling buttons with autocooling mechanism.
- Separate tabs for info & license on "About" dialog.
- Better formatting of function properties dialog, and also shows XML function tree.
- Dialog with rendering controls
- Multisampling (antialiasing) options
- -a/-j/-s command line options for autocool/jitter/multisample
- evolvotron_render adds -j/-s to control jitter & multisampling
- Option (-E) of separate thread pool (with different nices: -n/-N) for enlargements.
Task totals for each reported separately.
- Enlargement and solo renderings are fragmented into multiple smaller
jobs to better utilize multiprocessor systems.
- Generally better use of ref-counted QImage and QPixmap.
- Middle-mouse drag adjustments flicker less.