[announce] GeoMapApp 1.5.6 released

[GeoMapApp Announcements]

Dear GeoMapApp user -

We are pleased to announce a new release, version 1.5.6.  Please download
and test it extensively, and email us with any issues, comments, and/or
suggestions: info at geomapapp.org.

The new release can be obtained by going to the following site:

   http://www.geomapapp.org/

Click "Download Options", select your operating system, and click "AGREE"
at the bottom of the page.  Alternatively, if you launch your existing
version of GeoMapApp, you will be prompted to download the newest version.


************************** GeoMapApp 1.5.6 ***************************



***** WEB FEATURE SERVICES HOSTED *****

IRIS
UNAVCO
PetDB
NGDC
LDEO BRG
MGDS

***** WEB FEATURE SERVICES HOSTED *****



IMPORTANT CHANGES:
- To access a feature in "Connect to WFS" the "Load Feature" button must be
clicked.
- Hosted Web Feature Services are now listed by name instead of by URL.

IMPORTANT FIXES:
- Added check to "Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles" to ensure that
when the download button is clicked for a selected cruise it is that
specific cruise that is downloaded and not a different cruise.
- Sun on/off tool now works for land and ocean palettes.
- Browser windows/tabs now open properly on Macs when clicking on URLs in
the "Imported Data (Tables)" interface.


OTHER CHANGES:


   IN THE FILE MENU:

   Connect to WFS:
   - Modified "Connect to WFS" interface to work with a wider variety of Web
Feature Services.
   - Added "Load Feature" button, this button must now be clicked to load a
feature.  Added label informing users of non-GeoMapApp related loading
issues, also added an image to indicate what area of the globe each grid in
the bounding box drop down list corresponds to.
   - "World" only shows up as an option in the bounding box dropdown list in
"Connect to WFS" if the URL is hosted and has a flag set to allow the world
to be added as an option.
   - Hosted Web Feature Services are now listed by name instead of by URL.

   Import Data Tables:
   - "Configure Table" window accessible via the "Import Data (Tables)"
interface now closes properly.
   - Browser windows/tabs now open properly on Macs when clicking on URLs in
the "Imported Data (Tables)" interface.

   Save As:
   - The "Save As..." option in the main "File" menu now automatically adds
the appropriate extension to the saved file.


   IN THE VIEW MENU:

   Map Scale:
   - Adjusted the "Map Scale" (accessible under "View" menu in main menu
bar) so that it can be moved by pressing anywhere on the scale and then
dragging.


   IN THE AVAILABLE DATA MENU:

   Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetics Profiles:
   - Added check to "Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles" to ensure
that when the download button is clicked for a selected cruise it is that
specific cruise that is downloaded and not a different cruise.

   Earthquake Locations and Epicenters:
   - Added a color key that denotes which colors correspond to which depth
ranges to "Earthquake Locations and Epicenters".

   Layers:
   - Added on-off radio buttons to switch between sun-illuminated and
true-color.
   - The normalize and de-normalize buttons are now toggle buttons.  If
de-normalized is selected the grid will not auto-normalize when zooming or
panning, allowing the user to keep the color range they have set.  If
normalize is selected it will.
   - Added two new color palettes, "rainbow" and "rainbowinvert".


   IN THE TOOLBAR:

   Profile Button:
   -  Added lon/lat display to the "Profile" tool, it appears to the right
of the set of options at the top of the "profile" window.
   - While dragging the mouse cursor to do a profile, lat/lon is displayed
in addition to distance.

   Lat/Lon Display:
   - The lon/lat display to the right of the toolbar now displays two
fraction digits for the decimal degree readout at zoom levels less than
four.

   Grid Button:
   - Added on-off radio buttons to switch between sun-illuminated and
true-color.
   - The normalize and de-normalize buttons are now toggle buttons.  If
de-normalized is selected the grid will not auto-normalize when zooming or
panning, allowing the user to keep the color range they have set.  If
normalize is selected it will.
   - Added two new color palettes, "rainbow" and "rainbowinvert".
   - When the main DEM grid is loaded (the default grid when clicking on the
Grid toggle button in the toolbar) the selected palette is maintained when
zooming.



************************** GeoMapApp 1.5.6 ***************************


Again, please send us any questions or suggestions: info at geomapapp.org.