Virtual Observatory Software for Astronomers

VODesktop 2008.1 Release Notes

2008.1

Changes in this version include:

Fixed bugs:

  • Force update of VOSpace filesizes. Issue: 2679.

2008.1 RC2

Changes in this version include:

Fixed bugs:

  • Improved SSAP handling in AstroScope Issue: 2689.
  • Fixed race condition at start-up fetching helpmap (as seen by Dave).
  • Fixed code error in content-type filter. Issue: 2681.
  • Increased defensive coding in resource parser. This will fix problems seen when doing reg query through AR

2008.1 RC1

Changes in this version include:

New Features:

  • Added button to fire an availability query from VOExplorer
  • Added tooltip of login information - including DN - to login indicator.
  • Improved display of security info in VOExplorer, and force login when trying to execute a secured service in TaskRunner.

Fixed bugs:

  • Added to, and made uniform, UI help tags.
  • Freshened all example resource lists. Made the examples location a preference Issue: 2640.
  • !VOExplorer left-right resizing now works properly. Issue: 2609.
  • Improved synchroniation to prevent concurrent modification exceptions in Helio/AstroScope. Issue: 2665.
  • Added preference to enable chunking of transfers to FileStore. Issue: 2675.
  • Altered initial capacity settings of HtmlBuilder and reviewed instances of StrBuilder Issue: 2640.
  • Minor fix to style sheets to correct Group By error in ADQL. Issue: 2673.
  • Another minor fix to the sizing of Query Builder. Renamed the comment tab in QB to Comment rather than Information plus icon change. Slightly more tasteful failure if tabular metadata not found. Improved comment processing. (added C and C++ style) Issue: 2649.

Changes:

  • Updated to latest browser-control library Issue: 2677.

2008.1 Beta 5

Changes in this version include:

New Features:

  • Display test queries in resources, and allow them to be executed.

Fixed bugs:

  • Query size estimator gives total size of registry. Issue: 2666.
  • FileExplorer: fixed handling of spaces in filepath.
  • Improved appearance on Windows
  • System tray now responds to right and left mouse clicks
  • Provide better info when sending vizier tables via plastic.
  • Improved filenames generated when downloading Vizier tables.

Changes:

  • Upgraded parser to handle SSAP v0.4 resource schema

2008.1 Beta 4

Changes in this version include:

Fixed bugs:

  • Tables should not be case sensitive in ADQL. Issue: 2639.
  • Execute button enabled and populated within TaskRunner. Some failsafe checking when trying to retrieve tabular metadata. Some ivorns within registry inconsistent on case when used as a foreign key. Issue: 2632.
  • Renable AstroScope search button when resolve fails. Issue: 2624.
  • Resource list popup menu on OS X no longer deselects selected resource. Issue: 2610.
  • File dialogue remembers position last browsed to. Issue: 2422.
  • File dialogue can now display in list view. Issue: 2439.
  • Improved progress display of self tests. Issue: 2629.
  • Test for running on low memory. Issue: 2613.
  • Changed text colour in smart list progress bar for readability. Issue: 2532.
  • Finally fixed problems with initial expansion state of resource list tree. Issue: 2430.

2008.1 Beta 3

Changes in this version include:

New Features:

  • New network preferences configuration panel enables configuration of HTTP proxy and other network system preferences. Issue: 2559.

Fixed bugs:

  • Resizing query builder. Issue: 2362.
  • Fix VOSpace problems via AR (now use FileManager-client-2008.0b2). Issue: 2578.
  • Work around bug which caused preference saving to fail at java 1.6. Issue: 2595.
  • Multiple capabilities (even of the same kind) per resource now supported in AstroScope. Issue: 2562.
  • In-context menu reintroduced into Query Builder Issue: 2418.
  • Make sure resources tree is expanded when first viewed. Issue: 2430.
  • "concrete" myspace IVORNs used to call CEA server Issue: 2547.
  • Final aspects of ADQL folded into Query Builder Issue: 2546.
  • Retrieval of metadata for Query Builder now at Registry v1.0 Issue: 2560.

2008.1 Beta 2

Changes in this version include:

Fixed bugs:

  • URLs now visible in VOExplorer resource display Issue: 2520.
  • TabularMetadataViewer. Fixed NPE when column value null. Fixed incorrect inclusion of columns after a sort. Issue: 2419.
  • Improved :8080 selftest. Issue: 2466.
  • Fixed filename-related bug on Windows. Issue: 2465.

Changes:

  • Upgraded Registry client and parser to Registry v1.0

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