====================== UI & Usability Changes ====================== .. contents:: Table of Contents :local: Installation ------------ Windows ####### * IPython has been upgraded to version 3.2.1 User Interface -------------- Instrument View ############### * The instrument view will now save the state of the window to a Mantid project file. Workspace Matrix View ##################### * Masked spectra (including masked monitors) will be highlighted with background colour (typically light grey). * Unmasked monitor spectra will have a dynamic background colour depending on the system settings (typically light yellow, as before). .. figure:: ../../images/MaskedAndMonitor.png Plotting Improvements ##################### * A new option has been added to the "Plot Spectrum" and "Plot Spectrum with Errors" dialogs. The "Tiled plot" checkbox enables such a plot to be produced as a simple right-click option. - When this option is used for a workspace group, each workspace will its own subplot, with all specified spectra in it. - When the option is used for a single workspace, each of the specified spectra will have its own subplot. * Using the Label Tool on a plot to add Sample Logs as labels now opens up a dialogue for the selected workspace with all the available Sample Logs listed and the ability to import the selected one onto the plot as a label. Algorithms ########## .. figure:: ../../images/GroupWorkspaces_multipleInput.png :width: 487 :align: right - Algorithms can now use a multiple selection list box for property input, :ref:`MergeRuns ` and :ref:`GroupWorkspaces ` use this so far. To select multiple rows use the Shift or Ctrl (Cmd) keys while clicking with the mouse. Scripting Window ################ - All `matplotlib` examples now work out of the box when run inside the MantidPlot scripting environment. Progress Reporting ################## - The progress reporting for algorithms has been improved, so that the progress is reported correctly when processing workspace groups or multi-period workspaces. - The progress reporting for algorithms has been improved, so that the progress is reported correctly when processing workspace groups or multi-period workspaces. Documentation ############# - Added Ragged Workspace as a concept page Options Window ############### - Within Preferences->Mantid->Options ticking a category off/on will now untick/tick all subcategories. Also having some subcategories on and off will now show a partially ticked box for that category. SliceViewer Improvements ------------------------ * When opening the SliceViewer, it will default to showing the first two non-integrated dimensions * The SliceViewer now uses bin centres instead of bin edges when slicing on a histogram workspace * The SliceViewer will now save the state of the window to a Mantid project file. VSI Improvements ---------------- * ParaView updated to version 5.1.2 * VSI will now save the state of the window to a Mantid project file. SpectrumViewer Improvements --------------------------- * The SpectrumViewer will now save the state of the window to a Mantid project file. Multi-dataset fitting interface improvements -------------------------------------------- * Fitting a single dataset with a composite function no longer causes a crash .. figure:: ../../images/MDFSetToLog.png :width: 487 :align: right * "Set to log" and "Set all to log" options have been added to the parameter editing dialog. These enable a parameter to be set to a value from a sample log for one or all spectra. Bugs Resolved ------------- - Floating windows now always stay on top of the main window in OSX. - The sliceviewer will now rebin an existing binned workspace correctly. - 2D plots now display correctly for point data workspaces as well as for histogram data - Cuts aligned with an axis no longer generate an empty integrated line plot. Full list of `GUI `_ and `Documentation `_ changes on GitHub