fv: New Features

The latest version of fv is version 3.0 released on November 9, 2000. Here is a list of features added since version 2.6.1 released on February 11, 2000:

fv

• New Tools: SkyView, Catalogs, Run Ftool...
  • SkyView: Query SkyView online database for images of a region of the sky
  • Catalogs: Query SkyView online database for a plottable list of objects located in a given region of the sky
  • Run Ftool: Add-on package allowing one to select and execute an FTOOL from within fv (Unix only)
• Scripting: added use of a default/selected extension number; added close (files and windows), save (saveAs), and sort commands; modified "display curve" command to allow plotting of rows/columns of an image, not just table columns
• Allow plotting of vector columns and subsets of rows
• Add image smoothing
• Support column names with spaces
• Support opening files when symlinks
• Implemented copy/paste for ALL table views, ie added c/p to vector and image tables
• Fixed a loss-of-precision bug when copy/pasteing real values... Data would only be to precision of a TDISP keyword
• Added command-line options: -help, -quiet, -winmanager 1/0
• Support new WCS matrix format; added -CAR (cartesian) projection
• Included symlinks in FitsFileSelection in FTP mode

POW

• Tools: Added Ruler, Probe, and Profile tools...
  • Ruler: Measures the distance between two points on a graph
  • Probe: Calculates flux and centroid values for a region of an image
  • Profile: Extracts an image cross-section and plots its intensity.
• Scripting: added delete, remove, graph, contour, remote, wcs, init, cursor, and "colormap add"; expanded curve command to allow setting default parameters for curves not yet plotted/created.
• Printing: fixed printing of line plots in color; image printing on Windows and Mac OS fixed with upgrade to tcl/tk 8.3.2; background no longer printed (was printed as white) and UI elements no longer obscure graph contents.
• Redesigned region file handling to support new DS9 formats.
• Added user-selectable default graph size and made this argument optional for powCreateGraph function.
• Tick labels on graphs with celestial coordinates adjust their precision according to current range.

Go to release notes for version 2.6.