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New version of Workbench released

Version 2006.4.rc1 of Workbench, Astro Runtime and PLASTIC Hub is now available.

The AstroGrid Team is pleased to announce the 2006.4.rc1 release of Workbench
and Astro Runtime.

http://www.astrogrid.org/desktop


Changes in this version include:

New Features:

o Workbench: Enabled UKIDSS access. UKIDSS ADQL and Cone services can now by
queried from Task Launcher.
o Workbench - Registry Search: Task Launcher, Workfllow Editor and Astroscope
components use fast streaming registry client. Formatting of registry
entries is improved. Responsiveness improved by caching registry records.
Deleted applications and services aren't displayed anymore. Issue: 1814.
o Workbench - Query Builder: sort columns within metadata display. Clicking
on column header sorts alphabetically, either ascending or descending.
Issue: 1790.
o Workbench: Added list of available communities to login dialogue Issue:
1788.
o Workbench - Science workflows: added ability to save the workflow without
executing it. Issue: 1882.
o Packaging: stripping unused code to reduce executable size.
o Plastic: Astroscope, Myspace, Lookout now send Spectra Plastic Messages.
o AstroRuntime: DAL (Cone, SIAP, SSAP) interface - Added methods to return a
parsed version of the query response, and to save selected datasets.
o AstroRuntime: Implemented interface to standard IVOA registry; Uses a
streaming parser and improved data model. Issue: 1413, 1574.
o AstroRuntime: Improved Sesame name resolver interface.
o AstroRuntime: Added votable manipulator (STIL) interface Issue: 1585.

Fixed bugs:

o Astroscope - Usability: Save object names in search history; Indicate
completed searches; Indicate number of results from each service; Added
save button to heliscope; Corrected 'Go To Top' button label and set added
shortcut key. Issue: 1719.
o Workbench - Usability: Changed file open icon; Improved MySpaceBrowser
menus Issue: 1889,1892,1896.
o AstroRuntime: honours user registry endpoint settings; no longer fails if
connected to by applications a second time. Issue: 1836, 1726.
o Astroscope: handles non-standard siap responses; updates display when
plastic application connects. Issue: 1780, 1777.
o Workbench - Lookout: can now delete from list of workflows. Issue: 1710.
o Workbench - QueryBuilder: Sorting of tables before metadata display.
Correction of bug in metadata display preventing display when archive
separately chosen. Correction of displaying of brackets in Query Builder
Issue: 1768.
o Workbench - Usability: Fixed 'enter' or 'return' to work on Registry panel
for workflow. Issue: 1366.
o Plastic: Improved concurrency behaviour of Plastic hub, added more tests;
Made hub more robust to duff clients; Hub now only unregisters xmlrpc
clients when there's an IOException, not if the client faults; fixed
XML-RPC return type conversion; Assorted other fixes: hub now self
registers properly and responds to messages such as getName; Rephrased
pop-up text on plastic registration; Removed "list" plastic applications
button from all variants except plastic hub-only AR. Issue: 1762, 1734,
1757.

Changes:

o Workbench: Reorganized front pane tabs and buttons.
o Workbench: Updated helper application links
o Workbench: Updated splashscreens and icons

Enjoy!
-The AstroGrid Team