Dear all,
We are pleased to announce Aladin release 5:
http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/
=> A quick overview: http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/java/NewInV5.gif
It integrates the following new developments:
- Swing Look&Feel: Swing GUI instead of AWT meaning a menu bar,
more powerful tables, widgets, ...
- Huge images: No RAM limit => ex: 64000x64000 pixels loaded in 35s
- Match scales and orientation: Automatical scale and orientation
adjustement for easy comparison between images
- Image transparency: Image overlay support by transparency
- FoV: More instrument FoVs (WIRCAM, ESPADON, full HST, INT, FORS1 &
FORS2, ISAAC, VIMOS,...), remotely updated, displayable by
transparency, user addition support (XML file)...
- VO tool integration: flexible VO tool controller for installing and
running collaborative VO tools supporting PLASTIC
- SSAP 1.0 support
- Source measurement table: more powerful table (tags, sort, column
management, search...)
- Pixel control: Colormap controler improvements (faster, more
colormaps...)
- Pixel computation: Image pixel computation support (+,-,*,/,norm,conv)
- Script extension: Plane name used as a variable
(ex: foo = ESO - STScI), set command extensions, ...
- Translation: Russian translation (N.Samus), traditional Chinese
translation (Chi-Hung Yan)
Regards
Thomas Boch, François Bonnarel
and Pierre Fernique
Received on 2008-02-21Z17:11:12
