ISL 4.2 Release
This release of ISL software includes three new components, along with the usual minor changes and bug fixes. All components of the release are compatible with Cedar 4.2.
A copy of this message is stored on [Indigo]<ISL>Documentation>ISL4.2.tioga.
**** System components ****
The following is a complete list of the system components included in this release. Details about the relationship of each component to the previous release and pointers to documentation and DF files appear in the "Summary of Release Components" section, below.
The field after the package name indicates what has changed. It can take the following values:
new component is new for this release
old component is unchanged for this release (DF file is from ISL 4.1)
minor component only has minor bugs fixed and/or simple recompilation
major component has significant changes
gone component no longer exists
AIS old
BandsClient old
Callig old
CGBands old
ColorCRTTool old
ColorDemo old
Dither old
DitherAIS old
EncryptTool new
Fit old
GL old
GraphicsToPress old
IconEditor old
IPDefs old
IPOut old
JaMObjectEdit old
Map old
Math minor
MonitorTool new
ParametricMap old
Peanut minor
PressFontIO old
PressIP old
PressReader old
Roots new
ShowPress minor
SolidViews minor
SplinePkg old
StyleTool old
TJaMGraphics minor
Video minor
**** Summary of Release Components ****
Note: In the descriptions that follow the DF file or files for a component are located on [Indigo]<ISL>Top> unless otherwise specified. If the documentation file name is not a path, it is assumed to be accessible using the DF file name and BringOver, i.e.,
BringOver /o DocFileName DFFileName
In general, documentation is stored on
[Indigo]<ISL>Documentation>ComponentName.tioga
but there are occasional exceptions. For brevity, we do not list Component.Press if Component.Tioga exists, and we do not include [Indigo]<ISL>Documentation> in the file name if that is the prefix. If not specified, the host is assumed to be [Indigo].
Components are listed below only if there has been a change for this release. Unless otherwise indicated, questions about changes in individual components should be addressed to their implementors.
EncryptTool
DF file: EncryptTool.df
Documentation: "A (hopefully) self-explanatory tool to encrypt files and Tioga nodes."
Implementor: McCreight, McGregor, Paxton
New submission.
Math
DF file: Math.df
Documentation: Math.tioga
Implementor: Plass
Bug fix in polynomial root finder.
MonitorTool
DF file: MonitorTool.df
Documentation: MonitorTool.tioga
Implementor: Pier
This new component is a tool for configuring monitors with various screen sizes and refresh rates.
Peanut
DF file: Peanut.df
Documentation: contact implementor
Implementor: Paxton
Fixes some mail parsing problems related to ARPA sites and adds enabling goodies so Warren can put a Remind button in the Peanut menu.
Roots
DF file: Roots.df
Documentation: contact implementor
Implementor: Bier
WARNING: Not yet for public consumption. Released to support Solidviews.
A new package to find all complex roots of quadratic, cubic, and quartic polynomials using closed form methods. Robust and fast. Will also include code to test your favorite root finders.
ShowPress
DF file: ShowPress.df
Documentation: ShowPress.tioga
Implementor: Beach
New interface procedure ShowPressTool.CreateShowViewer provided for clients to use ShowPress to display press files, e.g. WhiteBoards.
Scrolling now supports thumbing, as well as up and down.
Solidviews
DF file: Solidviews.df
Documentation: SolidviewsManual.doc, SolidviewsManual.press
Implementor: Bier
No major changes. Ray tracing of tori look different, but not necessarily better. There is a hook in the edittool for specifying ray tracing resolution, but it isn't wired up yet.
Some of the old bugs have been fixed. Cones should appear fine in shaded mode. The ArtworkTool buttons don't draw themselves upside down. The documentation has been updated to reflect these fixes.
TJaMGraphics
DF file: TJaMGraphics.df
Documentation: JaMGraphics.tioga and see implementor
Implementor: Maureen Stone
No significant changes.
Video
DF file: Video.df
Documentation: contact implementor
Implementor: Pier
No major changes.