v1.21.0-beta-1

What's new in 1.21.0-beta-1

• Copy traces to multiple sections at once. Select traces, right-click, choose "Copy to sections," and place them at the same spot across a range of sections in one step.
• Propagate an alignment by correlation across sections. After aligning a section with Align by correlation (Ctrl+\), you can now propagate that shift across a range of sections, the way you already can with a manual transform.
• Isolate the objects you're working on. "Hide Other Objects" hides everything except your selection across the whole series, so your object stays isolated as you page through sections. "Show all objects" brings them back, and "Hide all objects" clears the view so you can reveal objects a few at a time. Look in the object list's new Selection menu or the right-click menu.
• Invert a selection in one step. Flip which objects are selected in the object list, or which traces are selected on the current section, so you can pick a few and instantly switch to all the rest.
• Clearer colors for imported traces. Traces brought in from automatic segmentation now get distinct, easy-to-tell-apart colors that also work well for colorblind viewers and stand out against the grayscale image. The colors you see while importing match the final result, and you can shuffle them if you'd like a different set.
• The 3D scene keeps up with your edits. Changes to your 2D traces now show up right away in an open 3D view, instead of it showing a stale 3D object until you remove and add back/reload the object in the 3D scene.
• Re-read release notes anytime. The Help menu now includes "What's new," which reopens this summary on demand so you can revisit what changed after the update popup is gone.
• A browsable user guide. The full user guide is now a searchable wiki with a page for each topic, reachable from Help, Online resources.

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For developers — the full technical changelog: compare v1.20.4 → v1.21.0-beta-1

v1.20.4

What's new in 1.20.4

• Faster first edits on large series. The first time you recolor or rename an object in a big dataset no longer stalls.
• Clearer wording when smoothing skips a trace. The dialog after smoothing now calls them "skipped traces" and shows the reason for each, instead of "malformed contours."
• "Go to trace" zooms right in. Jumping to a skipped trace now centers and zooms on that individual trace, the same as double-clicking it in the Trace List.
• Progress bar while propagating. Propagating an alignment to the start or end of a series now shows a progress bar instead of the window looking frozen.
• Progress bar while locking or unlocking sections. Bulk-locking or unlocking a large set of sections now shows a progress bar.
• Fixed a crash in Series ▸ Options. Changing options no longer risks an error on some setups.

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For developers — the full technical changelog: compare v1.20.3 → v1.20.4

v1.20.3

What's new in 1.20.3

• Your palette layout sticks. Drag the brightness/contrast sliders, increment
  buttons, or scale bar where you want them — they reopen right where you left them.
• A clearer "What's new." This dialog now shows your version and release date,
  and sums up everything new since the version you last had.

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For developers — the full technical changelog: compare v1.20.2 → v1.20.3

v1.20.2

What's new in 1.20.2

• A calmer first launch. PyReconstruct no longer pops up a box asking for your
  name every time it starts — it remembers who you are.
• See what changed. A short summary like this one now appears after you update.
• The window remembers itself. PyReconstruct reopens at the size and position
  you left it, and opens a little smaller on a brand-new install.
• Your palette stays put. If you hide the section-increment buttons, the
  brightness/contrast sliders, or the scale bar, they stay hidden next time too.

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For developers — the full technical changelog: compare v1.20.1 → v1.20.2

v1.20.1

What's new in 1.20.1

• Much faster with large series. Opening and working in big datasets is
  dramatically quicker.
• Easy installers. One-step installers for Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon and
  Intel), and Linux.
• Updates from inside the app. PyReconstruct can now check for and install new
  versions for you — no manual download needed.

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For developers — the full technical changelog: compare v1.20.0 → v1.20.1