ChemSense Studio Software Version History A list of new features, changes, and bug fixes for each release of the ChemSense software. 7/16/08 release (Larry and Patti): Version 3.0.11 Added delta plus and delta minus tools Added keyboard shortcut for selection tool (Cntl-T) in draw tool Replaced InstallAnywhere installers with PackageMaker for Mac and NullSoft for Windows 9/23/07 release (Larry): Version 3.0.10 Fixed Quicktime export by rewriting to match new Quicktime For Java API Fixed bug where hitting return key on an item created 2 display panels 2/24/06 release (Larry): Version 3.0.9 added photon tool (for NanoSense) save feature in Animator now remembers file you're saving to (doesn't prompt for each save) Animator remembers directory where last file was opened and goes there for subsequent "save as" or "open" requests open feature prompts for saving existing work (if not saved yet) first before showing dialog for opening a new animation 2/15/05 release (Patti): Version 3.0.8 fixed lone pair dots to draw horizontally and vertically 1/4/05 release (Larry and Patti): Version 3.0.7 added animated gif export to animator tool added drawings (gif) and animations (animated gif) to web interface created stand-alone animator installer removed animated gif export on Mac OS X (only) due to incompatibility with current OS X version of Java fixed import on animator tool to properly redraw first frame created download controller, updated license and readme files, and made all available to the public 8/12/04 release (Larry): Version 3.0.6 fixed ungroup bug, in which rotated or translated objects snapped back into their original (unrotated, untranslated) shape on ungroup. Now rotation/translation is applied to component shapes on ungroup. 1/12/04 release (Patti): Version 3.0.5 integrated 3D molecule viewer (JMol) in 3D viewer, expose ability to import or export CML, MOL, PDB, and XYZ files in 3D viewer, exposed ability to export JPG or PNG image files 10/4/03 release (Patti): Version 3.0.4 implemented delete group and edit group in web gallery fixed bug in draw tool where if pencolor wasn't set, a null pointer exception was thrown and caused loading to fail 8/31/03 release (Patti): Version 3.0.3 Server: changed client to use Expresso controller for deleting items (replacing delete servlet), updated properties paths added breadcrumb links to interface to help user track their location added viewing of content for text, html, and imported images (drawings, animations, and graphs coming soon) Bug fix: fixed bug where users couldn't edit their own information (exception when trying to set root group) 8/14/03 release (Patti): Version 3.0.2 Server: implemented administration functions in Web Gallery, including ability to create users and groups, create batch accounts, edit user information, and change passwords implemented viewing, adding, and deleting of comments in web gallery 7/30/03 release (Patti): Version 3.0.1 Client: number of comments on items in the tree browser now update as they are added number of items for users in the tree browser now update if an item is deleted File/Delete disabled for users and groups (can only delete items) Draw: added common, stable ions to the periodic table tool ball molecule text is now editable on double-click text tool now handles multiple lines, with newline signaled by carriage return text superscript/subscript made smarter: no subscript after '=' or '.', and added option to force subscripts after '^' and superscript after '|' text color now uses selected pen color on creation vertical and horizontal arrows now have larger selection area tool palettes (like periodic table) no longer hide on mouse exit, to work-around Java 1.4.x bug where the palettes hide on enter 7/1/03 release (Patti and Larry): Version 3.0 Client: major change in navigation metaphor, replacing build-on metaphor with groups/users/items metaphor newly-created items now automatically land in user's list (no build-on) reload now updates all items under the one selected (used to reload just selected item) reset default min and max memory for application for faster startup and export of larger animations added menu item (under Windows menu) to show/hide comments and explorer pane, to maximize work area login information (server and username) displayed at top of client now created Quick Start Guide describing new group and comment features, and posted PDF and Word versions Server: created new server code to support group/user metaphor (using Expresso) converted database schema to use new hierarchical group architecture schema cleaned database to remove old test/empty/garbage items implemented initial Web Gallery browser interface to view users and groups and data about them via a web browser posted 30+ teacher activities, categorized in a topic matrix, on public web site Bug Fixes: in draw, shape ID's were duplicated if you group and dupicate an item (ID's are now always unique) fixed import of tab-delimited data into grapher to not fail on text headers (ignores them now) fixed cookie bug for Apache compatibility (httpunit cookie compatibility changed to strict) 4/3/03 release (Patti and Larry): Version 2.1 Client: new comment/discussion feature: anyone can add comments to any item within the item display window removed buildon button from item view window (buildon metaphor will go away in next release, replaced by automatic organization of nodes under their owner and peer review via new comment/discussion area) added support for cookies to the client for client to access Expresso controllers as needed (with an eye towards adding browser functions for most client actions besides editing; i.e., allow viewing and file management via web browser in future releases) Server: created server installers for Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, Linux added discussion support (database tables and controllers) added support in Expresso for ChemSense Client authentication 3/1/03 release (Patti and Larry): Version 2.0.6 Client: added Save menu item to File menu for each editor Bug Fixes: fixed server loop/database connection bug (dead connections were returned after a period of sleep) Draw: made element colors and sizes (atomic radii)) more standard made dashed line have smaller dashes on mouse down on elements, start point of bond is now always under the cursor (before it sometimes jumped outside the element) 1/14/03 release (Patti and Larry): Version 2.0 Client: removed publish button and thinking types, and adjusted UI layout and preview pane as needed made preview pane and buttons hideable (Window/Show Preview Pane), default hidden created installers, with Java Virtual Machine (VM) and No VM options, license agreement pane added accelerator keys for common tasks (like closing the window) reorganized KBE menubar items to be more standard, add new Connection menu, add Close Window and Save menu items let user set server URL (as dynamic property) in gui preference panel, fix layout and saving of preferences added element number to gif for large periodic table tool added Help/About dialog with version and team information added version checker and Help/Check For New Version menu item replaced ugly internal Swing browser with external web browser launcher (for help and other URLs) updated and expanded Getting Started Guide to reflect changes in this new version on Save, add prompt for Title if Untitled, and disable Save until server replies (to avoid accidental creation of multiple copies on double-click) Draw: text objects in draw tool now editable on double-click periodic table now selects on single click, shows values on rollover, dissappears on mouse exit, has more margin, and appears next to tool button added smart scroll bar around drawing canvas to allow scroll for big drawings (getMaximumExtent) image and animation export in draw tool now smart about exporting entire extent of drawing, not just what is visible in the current window improved curved arrow tool to add chooser with different theta choices for arrow arcs after grouping, can now resize Infrastructure: implemented POST functionality, replacing PUT, for web server compatibility ported chemsense server and web site to new, faster server server, and put web site into cvs developed ant scripts to automatically publish site from cvs and create installers on server optimized login to one HTTP call for all nodes to be displayed on delete, data file is now really deleted from the server (not just entry taken out of the database) node names made shorter (from 38 down to 15 unique digits) XML that comes back from the login auth no longer contains user password set up Expresso to support Admin tool database tables and queries reworked (unused tables/fields dropped, queries made more readable and maintable through String constants, etc.) new tables for users, groups, group profiles created, and chemsense users ported to new tables Bug Fixes: delete from the kbe didn't work if you delete a child and then delete the parent in draw too nudge up, down, left, right worked for not menu items but not keys password field did not clear properly/locked up if password is typed in incorrectly search for a object with single-quote in search-string was broken for HSQL in-memory database actions for chooser tools (text, periodic table) weren't undoable (didn't set dirty bit) 6/12/02 release (Patti and Larry) implemented duplication of groups with connectors fixed bug where multi-bonds turned into single bond on new frame in animator changed slowest animation speed to be half as slow (users said animations played too fast) standardized import/export item wording across all components merged separate animation and drawing menus into one menu in animator tool added accelorator keys to animator menu items fixed bug where clicking application close box and then cancel on item save did not cancel quit 5/8/02 release (Patti and Larry) export to Quicktime made much more memory efficient ability to hide or show preview pane owner name added beside items in browser owner and date information added to view windows parent item more obvious in buildon dialog search dialog format now shows media type and owner, doesn't show users for security reasons edit and view panes now show owners 4/01/02 release (Patti) double-clickable application for Mac OS and updated README with Mac requirements and instructions ability to logout and login as new user without quitting the program Find menu item moved from Tools to Edit (more standard) Tools menu renamed to Windows and new options added: Close All Windows, Tile All Windows quit, logout, and close windows now check if open windows have been edited and prompt to save changes if so. If saves are cancelled, so is the quit/logout/close function. on startup, the KBE screen appears first thing, with the login dialog on top; cancel of login doesn't quit the program so you can view periodic tools or login again. 3/10/02 release (Larry and Patti) added support for proxy servers added properties panel dialog for editing server and other settings fixed export to quicktime bug that included menus and tools in exported animation Draw Tool: fixed refresh bug on import of xml into drawing tool improved backwards compatibility for old draw documents 1/27/02 release (Larry and Patti) added ability to delete or hide items that you own and are not built on Draw tool: completed port of old cold to open-source foundation layer, jhotdraw bonds and shapes now have connectivity cut, copy and paste of shapes between frames and canvases (via clipboard) added random/brownian motion added stamp tool for non-bond figures text tool now adjusts font in accordance to resize handle triangle, diamond tool now draw arbitrary sides--not equilateral 11/16/01 release (Patti and Larry) replaced gif support with png support due to gif licensing issues alert user on quicktime export if quicktime isn't installed process data before inserting into database to verify that it is in safe format for sql session expiration automatically brings up login dialog improved speed of animation tool more than 6 for viewer and more than 13 times for editor by replacing thumbnail images with Java2D graphics drag and drop frames now works in animator tool 10/29/01 release used at U. Mich (Patti and Larry) made server threadsafe centralized and pool database connections implemented webserver and local database for simple stand-alone or local area network install indexed database fields to speed up queries and improve server response time eliminated extra unneccessary server calls made by some beans added support for gif and png images (in addition to jpeg, which is already supported) 10/17/01 release used at U. Mich (Patti and Larry) Draw tool: added the ability to rotate shapes in the draw tool (req. from U. Mich and Texas teachers) ball molecules now drawn relative to their atomic radius w/fixed size option (requested by Judy) ball molecule tool just stamps out, no rubberband feedback ball molecules now resizable duplication in draw tool now selects the duplicated shape (requested by Han) draw tool resizing of groups was funky, fixed Other: workaround JAF bug that caused extra server calls (in URLDataHandler.getPreferredCommand) to get mime type fixes reload so it works and (recursively) shows new decendents (Ian reported this bug) server returns children sorted by creation date, search sorted by title (not node id which is random!) 3D VRML viewer/editor (created by John B) added but not in distribution yet (for ChemViz subgrant) ability to expand windows to the whole working space cleaned up source tree and refactored projects and classes to ease maintainance and development 8/21/01 release used at U. Mich (Patti) removed extra scrollbars in browser and preview areas title and thinking type in browser/preview now update immediately if changed in editor increased memory on startup to 128M to workaround quicktime eating up memory on big animations (bug found by ITC participants) fixed slow reload of children on selection 7/04/01 release used at Texas ITC Teacher Workshop (Patti and Larry) added export of animation to quicktime so can pause, step, etc; retains speed values set in chemsense (requested by ITC and Han) added grapher tool for x-y plots that imports/exports tab delimited data added help menu with links to getting started and other guides (requested by Han) made client window expand to fill screen upon startup 4/25/01 release (Patti) redesigned and implemented new graphic look designed by Aaron Becker show wait cursor now when expanding/collapsing tree so user knows their click was heard reworked animator interface to make more intuitive fixed drag exceptions in animator, show frame number on mouse over in animator factored animator into separate classes 12/04/00 release used at San Leandro High School (Patti and Grahame) fixed bug with diamond tool (caused an exception) fixed animator bug that caused frames to be lost added automatic update that checks server for newer jar versions and automatically updates 11/6/00 release used at U. Mich (Patti and Grahame) Bug fixes: fixed parsing errors on special characters (use URLEncoder/Decoder) encrypts password now notifies users of server errors search works on multiple words (with space) handles null documents gracefully releases image and other resources to reduce change of OutOfMemory error fixed draw tool problem with thin or tall single characters (-,(,),!,etc) Draw Tool (requested by Brian, Ian, Scott): made arrow heads smaller added formula text entry that does auto sub/superscript; numbers directly after letter -> subscript + or - directly after char -> superscript added lone-pair electron tool (dots) added formal charge tool (+, - in circles) added dash-wedge tool added hash-bond tool added bold-bond tool added ability to edit text shapes added ability to select text and change font added (dumb) ball molecules (for high school use) General: permissions: added ability to trust others to edit or co-own documents admin support: ability to add new users and co-owners via web (for developers only) closing document doesn't bring up save dialog now unless content changed 8/25/00 release (Beta release of client/server version; Patti and Grahame) implemented new version, reworking most all code core client-server functionality implemented using Java (JAF and servlets) client includes draw, html, text, and animator beans major improvements to draw tool: grouping, levels, undo/redo, save as xml, etc. animator tool redone to use image buttons demonstrated to U. Mich for feedback and began user testing 3/04/00 release used at Kennedy High School, Fremont (Rob, Grahame, Patti) modal application with simple draw tab, echem tab, html editor tab echem molecules import into draw tool uses local nodestore