X11IRAF V1.2 Now Available

Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on May 01, 2000

X11IRAF V1.2 RELEASED
Mon May  1 16:46:24 MST 2000


A new version of the X11IRAF tools (XGterm, XImtool, etc) is now available
from the IRAF network archive at the location:

	ftp://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/x11iraf

Distribution files include the following:

    x11iraf-v1.2-src.tar.gz		Source files

    x11iraf-v1.2-bin.alpha.tar.Z	Alpha Tru64/OSF binaries
    x11iraf-v1.2-bin.freebsd.tar.gz	FreeBSD binaries
    x11iraf-v1.2-bin.hp700.tar.Z	HP-UX 10.20 binaries
    x11iraf-v1.2-bin.linux.tar.gz	Linux binaries
    x11iraf-v1.2-bin.linuxppc.tar.gz	LinuxPPC binaries
    x11iraf-v1.2-bin.sparc.tar.Z	SunOS binaries
    x11iraf-v1.2-bin.ssun.tar.Z		Solaris binaries
    x11iraf-v1.2-bin.sunos.tar.gz	Solaris 7 for Intel binaries

The new version should also appear at our mirror sites within the next
day or so.  At this time we do not have pre-built IRIX or AIX binaries
but the tasks will build from the sources.  See the README.install file
for detailed instructions.  The "linux" binaries were built on a Slackware
system but are known to work on most other recent Linux systems.

X11IRAF V1.2 is primarily a bug fix release (along with adding new platform
support), however there are a few changes or enhancements worth noting:

    XGterm 		- Now based on X11R6 version of Xterm
			- Fixed a lot of memory leaks, program should be
			  more stable

    XImtool 		- Print panel now allows control over hardcopy
			  annotation options
			- Panner and Magnifier can be toggled with Ctrl-P
			  and Ctrl-M
			- New Ctrl-Arrow keystrokes to move frame one full
			  panner width, Ctrl-Alt-Arrow will move 1/2 width
			- TIFF added as a new output format option for the
			  Save command.

    CDL 		- The Client Display Library V1.7 is now included
			  with the main X11IRAF distribution.

There were numerous bug fixes to the various widget code and a new 'Tabs'
widget was added to the toolkit.  Interested users should consult the
detailed Revisions file in the source distribution for a full list of
changes.

A minimal installation requires only the binary archive for a given
platform, this includes binaries, man pages and possible app-defaults
files for the XGTERM and XTAPEMON tasks.  Once unpacked, all that is
required to do the install is to manually move the binaries to /usr/local/bin
(or wherever you wish to install them), the app-defaults files to
/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults, and the man pages to e.g. /usr/local/man/man1.
The CDL library and it's include files may optionally be installed in e.g.
/usr/local/lib and /usr/local/include but these are not required.

Anyone with problems or questions should feel free to contact IRAF site
support, iraf@noao.edu.

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