[Jchart2d-release] JChart2D 2.1.2 (performance) released

[Achim W. <Ach...@gm...>]

Dear user,

a new version of JChart2D a LGPL Java library for precise real time 
display of x-y plots has been released. This version should be 
downloaded by everyone who encountered performance problems in dynamic 
charting applications: A major performance bottleneck was discovered and 
fixed. Also some bugfixes and minor feature enhancements were made.

You can download the latest version at: 
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=50440

Some detailes relase information:

History of changes for the jchart2d project.

Changes are chronologically ordered from top (most recent)
to bottom (least recent).

Legend:
! New Feature
* Bug fixed, (unreleased) points out that this bug was never released.
- General comment
o API change that requires refactoring.
   Note that refactoring of protected code intended for library
   internal details will not be listed.


jchart2d-2.1.2 - July, 25th, 2007

* Fixed issue #1711148: LayoutFactory does not provide documented methods.
! Configurable context menu entry for zooming out for ChartPanel when 
wrapping
   a ZoomableChart. Contribution by Vasilis Pappas.
! Only use lower unit in LabelFormatterAutoUnits when data range is
   smaller 1.5 of a whole unit.
! New error bar policy for summation of absolute values.
! Added default constructors and additional setters for bean compliance
   of label formatters.
* Fixed issue with UI not reacting upon changed label formatter of Axis 
at runtime.
* Fixed issue with UI not reacting upon changed number format of
   LabelFormatterNumber at runtime.
* Fixed issue with concurrent painting / potential deadlock in 
addErrorBarPolicy
   and setErrorBarPolicy of traces.
* Fixes issue with traces not updating in case the error bar policies / 
their
   configuration changes at runtime.
* Fixed issue with color icon of error bar painter edit panel not 
updating when
   corresponding error bar segment is changed at runtime.
* Fixed minor rounding bug in value to pixel transformation of AAxis.
* Fixed issue with axis scale values that appear out of the chart area 
(too low).
* Fixed issue with traces being rescaled in both dimensions even if only 
one
   dimension changed (Performance improvement).
! Updated profiling support to Java Interactive Profiler (JIP) Version 
1.1(final).
! Major performance improvement for updateScaling: JProfiler measured 
~42 % total of paint
   runtime before, now takes ~ 16 %.
! New info.monitorenter.gui.chart.labelformatters.LabelFormatterUnit 
allows to specify
   a fixed unit for an axis.


kind regards,

Achim