SearchCal Changelog

What's new in SearchCal 4.4.3

Dec 3, 2013
  • Features:
  • Added a filter to reject stars with magnitude below a given value.
  • Changes:
  • Removed deprecated I-band querying.
  • Fixed interpolation of missing magnitudes B, K.
  • Fixed computation of missing magnitude M (bright scenario).
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fix compatibility for java 1.5.
  • Enhanced progress bar updates to avoid updating form fields related to query parameters.
  • Fixed lost changes in the DEC range field (focus issue).
  • Fix minor concurrency issue when the query status fails with an Invalid server id error but the query was successfully performed.

New in SearchCal 4.4.2 (Dec 3, 2013)

  • Features:
  • Added an easy way to choose SIMBAD mirrors from star search field.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts to close Preferences window.
  • Changes:
  • Enhanced file choosers behavior.

New in SearchCal 4.4.1 (Dec 3, 2013)

  • Features:
  • Added a new 'Find' capability.

New in SearchCal 4.4 (Dec 3, 2013)

  • Features:
  • Added AKARI catalog querying to provide IR photometries and compute N flux when missing.
  • Enhanced columns order preference list readability.
  • Changes:
  • Enhanced VOTable output efficiency.
  • Enhanced cross-matching algorithm on the server side.
  • Removed L and M columns but added UD_N in bright detailed views.
  • Enhanced calibrator's table cell tool-tips for computed values.
  • Removed all CHARM2 catalog references.
  • Better handling of user default values parsing problem.
  • Updated acknowledgements to add reference to our new FAINT article (Bonneau et al, 2011).
  • Updated dependencies to add reference to our jMCS framework.
  • Updated polynomial coefficients (FAINT) to compute uniform diameters.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed FAINT crossmatch radius from 10 (!) to 1 arcsecond.
  • Fixed query's magnitude default value.
  • Removed deprecated columns 'LD', 'e_LD', 'UD', 'e_UD', 'Meth' and 'lambda' from detailed views.
  • Fixed 'detailLed' typo.
  • Fixed columns order preference list selection tracking.
  • Fixed concurrency issues, memory leaks and major optimizations on server side.