DS9 Version 1.5 Release Notes

### Version 1.5 Release Notes

#### Version 1.5

1. `Fixed problem with Windows style Open file dialog box`
2. `Now supports following coords systems:`

- `Image (was Logical)`
- `CCD (was Physical)`
- `Detector (was Mosaic Physical)`
- `Amplifier`
- `WCS`

3. `New version of Doug Mink's WCS libs`
4. `Fixed minor problems with interactive Pan Mode`
5. `Added "Source TCL" file support`
6. `Open Mosaic Image command`
`Will open multiple fits files as a mosaic.`
`Supports following patterns:`
`*#.fits`
`*_#.fits`
`*.IM*.fits`
7. `Open Mosaic Segment command`
8. `Fixed minor problem with zscale and high energy data`
9. `The Magnifier now Works!`
`There are two algorithms available (under Preferences)`
`Magnification can be selected via preferences`

1. `Fast (and less Accurate)`
2. `More Accurate (and slower)`

10. `Improvements to Dialogs`
11. `Now supports (unoffical)FITS data size -16 (unsigned short)`
12. `Support for byte swapped processors`
13. `Support large images > 8k x 8k`
14. `Loading images are now 10x faster`
15. `Supports BLANK Fits keyword`
16. `Menu Short Cuts have been added (use Alt key, such as Alt-f for Frame menu)`
17. `Horizontal and Verticle Graphs now work in all modes (not just Crosshair)`
18. `ds9 will accept fits files via STDIN (ie. $ cat foo.fits | ds9 -file - )`
19. `command line argument support (ie. $ds9 -? for list)`
20. `crosshair position is more accurate`
21. `added new scales: 'ln' and 'log'.`

1. `ln -- SAOimage natural log based algorithm`
2. `log-- IRAF log base 10 algorithm`

22. `Support for Postscript printing (Level 1 and Level 2)`
23. `Blinking is now supported`