Measure J2X
RELEASE NOTES
Changes in
V5.03
Version 5.03 was released in July, 2017. It adds arrow-key controls
for the 'Read' and 'Zero' buttons making it easier to control the
program without looking (and remain looking through a
microscope).
Changes in
V5.02
Version 5.02 was released in May, 2017. It is a minor release
which fixes a long standing problem with registration failing to
validate after an operating system upgrade.
Changes
in V5.01
Version 5.01 was released in August, 2016. It is a minor release
which fixes the "ERROR in data received: a" message when using the
'Read' button with the Metronics QC1000 digital readouts.
New Features
in V5.0
Version 5.0 was released in September, 2013 and has the following
new features:
- additional File, Save format for 'csv' (comma separated
values) format that can be read directly in Excel or other
spreadsheet applications (useful for quick plotting and data
checking)
- ability to use mouse/keyboard input to control the measuring
system/digital readout for zeroing and reading measurements
- support for new measuring system/Velmex VRO digital readout
- support for new 'incremental mode' measuring
- fix for ew/lw measuring in 'LYOG' modes where
LW measurement is read first
- fix for problem with non-english PC settings and number
format
- general enhancements to the user interface
New Features
in V4.2
Version 4.2 was released in February, 2010 and made the following
fixes to the program when either the 'Early/Late Wood Measurement'
or the Direct Edit Mode Total Measurement' options were selected:
- fix File, Save (As) when using the 'App-FixLYOG' measuring
mode so files get written with correct start year
- fix for the year display when using the
'Ins-FixFYOG' measuring mode
- fix for 'Ins-FixLYOG' measuring mode so that last year of
series can be chosen for insertion without errors occurring
New Features in
V4.1.2
Version 4.1.2 was released in November, 2007 and added
enhancements and fixes to the V 4.1.1 release. Version
4.1.2.1 was released in March, 2009 and Version 4.1.2.2 was
released in October, 2009 and included fixes to the V 4.1.2
release. These releases included the following changes:
- fix for international multi-language systems (V4.1.2.1 fixed
for PC; V4.1.2.2 fixed for Mac)
- added an option for initial measuring prompt
- modifed the handling of the Measure Start/Stop buttons during
earlywood/latewood measurement to allow repositioning of the
sample
- changed handling of manual measure mode in the following ways:
- measurements can be entered manually without requiring a
functioning serial port
- entering of intial value is not required
- desired measurement values are entered directly
- fix for the Sony encoder
New Features in
V4.1.1
Version 4.1.1, released in June, 2007 adds the following new main
features to the MeasureJ2X program:
- measurement of earlywood/latewood series
- autosave mode
- support for extended ids
- support for manual input of measurements
- support for reading files containing metadata
- integrated help system
Features in V3.x
Version 3.2.1 was the first release to support Java 2 which
resulted in a number of improvements to the user interface (based
on the Java Swing package). Other features and changes from V2.x
are not documented.
Features in V2.x
First releases of the program. Included features for
measuring and editing total ring width series.