DeltaGraph 5.6.5 for Windows Readme
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1. Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash after exporting to WMF Fixed some selection issues when selecting non contiguous columns in the data sheet Non contiguous row column insert and delete in the data sheet now works properly Fixed a crash on change axis max for spider chart with lots of categories Fixed a bug where symbols would disappear when exporting to PDF using Adobe Distiller Fixed a problem where Data gt Series in Rows setting was not maintained in a saved file Fixed a bug where the Symbols dialog would change the symbols for the wrong chart on a canvas with multiple charts Fixed a problem where Y Dimension error bars could not be added When adding an additional axis its scale is now set to match the primary axis Restored undo functionality after grouping or ungrouping objects Fixed a problem where undoing the resizing of grouped objects would cause a crash Fixed a problem where non contiguous column selections for chart creation revision would result in charts being created improperly Fixed a bug that caused bars in bar column charts to grow when exported Fixed a bug where 3D chart labels would shrink when the font size was set to a large value Fixed an issue where pasted data with leading or trailing spaces would be treated as text and not numbers which would not plot correctly Click drag in row or column headers will now scroll the data sheet up or left Fixed a2. Fixed a problem where error bars may appear and disappear Fixed a problem where error bars didn t import from DG4 properly Fixed a problem where you were able to convert a DG4 file to DG5 but not reload the DGS file afterwards Disabled the custom symbol option for 3D scatter charts since they are not supported Fixed a problem where a data selection was being deselected when entering the chart gallery in some cases We no longer offer the option to enter a license code after installation to close a security loophole When creating a scatter chart we could fail under some circumstances We have reduced the number of cases where this can happen and give a better error message if it does When using the formula builder the data window no longer scrolls when the Calculate Now button is pressed The window still scrolls when the column selection buttons are used Changing the printer page to landscape now updates the canvas size if Printer Page is selected as the base page size Fixed a problem with subscripts and superscripts which caused them to draw incorrectly if they were longer than 1 3 inches or so about 3 4 cm Text is printing at the correct size now It is no longer possible for the wrong document s palette to be used during EPS export Non standard lines thickness now print and print preview properly Paper settings in the Page Setup dialog are now stored properly Subscripts now work properly when embedded
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4. been grouped with other objects the pasted chart object is shown as box with an X through it Fixed a problem with the Bglucose dcf curve fit Fixed a bug where Built in DeltaGraph Symbols appeared blank after setting a white fill Fixed an issue where the Chart gt Axis menu would be empty and not get updated regardless of the chart that was selected 7 Bullet text functionality has been improved and many bugs have been fixed It should now work as expected Style runs in labels should now be correctly positioned when printed OLE objects embedded in version 4 files will show up in version 5 4 when the file is imported OLE linking for such objects still isn t functional This will be addressed in a future release A bug that produced extra blank sheets when printing DG charts on some printers has been fixed 1 The printer page size is now accurately displayed in the canvas view when that option is selected a Arrows are now drawn correctly in the Arrows dialog Fixed a bug which caused charts created in 5 0 and 5 0 1 to be offset when exported as EPS images Fixed a number of memory access issues which should contribute to better overall stability Fixed issue with exports of center and right justified text which caused in the worst case missing text in the output file Fixed problems with exporting bulleted text in EPS format where all but the first line of text would have the wrong formatting and
5. in axis tick labels You can now set the number of decimal points for currency text format Fixed an error that caused a Bad or Corrupt chart data Need to rebuild chart message This message should not have been given You can now select and copy the formula from the curve fit dialog If you paste to the canvas a text box with the formula is created Printing now properly supports the line thickness none setting properly Linear Curve fit equation is no longer forced through zero You can now create overlays from scatter charts properly The formula for Polynomial Curve Fits is now correct Polynomial curve fits are now correct when force through origin option is enabled You can no longer set the direction for spline curve fits since this information was being ignored We give a better warning when fitting a line y f x to a set of data perfectly on a vertical line Curve Fits correctly match up the direction with the formula R squared is now correct when curve fit is forced through zero Fixed a problem where you were unable to create a XYZ Contour Line Chart Line style now exports correctly in EPS Axis dialogs now appear on a double click in all cases Show Values now longer adds the Yen symbol on Japanese OS Exporting EPS files in locales such as Danish where punctuation mark usage is different from English are now supported properly What s New in DeltaGraph 5 0 An all new interface gives DeltaGr
6. on each data sheet tab before attempting to save the conveted file This will be addressed in a future release When output is directed to a high resolution printing device or to a PDF file via Distiller TM memory problems may occur resulting in no output When this happens a dialog will be displayed The workaround for this problem is to either decrease the page size of the output or decrease the resolution of the output What s New in DeltaGraph 5 6 3 The following issue has been addressed for DeltaGraph 5 6 3 for Windows Upgrading a DeltaGraph for Windows version 5 0 or 5 01 installation to the latest version could cause DeltaGraph to incorrectly report too many users using the same license code This has been fixed What s New in DeltaGraph 5 6 2 The following issue has been addressed for DeltaGraph 5 6 2 for Windows Fixed a problem reading DeltaGraph for Macintosh files version 5 7 and later Fixed problems with the Formula Builder Fixed a bug that prevented copy paste with multiple charts selected What s New in DeltaGraph 5 6 1 The following issues are among those addressed for version 5 6 1 1 With this release DeltaGraph 5 can open libraries created with DeltaGraph 4 for Windows lt New Pantone color picker dialog along with new Pantone colors Microsoft Windows Image Color Matching 2 0 is now used for all color conversions Pantone half tone color support in EPS image exports To use this feat
7. the bullets themselves would have the wrong font setting What s New in DeltaGraph 5 4 Most of the changes made for this release were related to bug fixes The following issues are among those addressed for version 5 4 Images exported as EPS now preserve patterns better Dither patterns are not supported with EPS exports Fixed a problem in the File menu caused when filenames with 256 characters in MRU Fixed a problem in some dialogs where the Apply button wouldn t work 1 Trying to delete the label row in the data sheet no longer crashes DeltaGraph Measurement definitions have been corrected This was causing several small problems Pattern printing has been improved and several problems have been corrected Fixed a bug in the Curve Fitting functionality that kept some valid curve fits from working Fixed a problem where weighting was not working correctly in some curve fits Fixed a bug where labels placed on the chart using Show Values sometimes ended up in unexpected locations due to space restrictions Text data in data sheets now respects alignment settings Patterns are now more distinct when exported at high resolutions Fixed a glitch in the 3D Column Chart Options dialog which sometimes made it difficult to achieve the desired wall thickness The bottom grid lines should now disappear correctly when they are turned off a The Legend dialog now allows the Base and Overlay symbol dimensions
8. to be adjusted Dates should no longer revert to short date format after being edited Year only date formatted data now shows up correctly in data cells It is now possible to set the alignment for multi line chart labels Fixed a problem where objects rectangles ellipses would change location when printed Fixed an issue where dates with 2 digit years were converted to 1 1 1904 Changing the system font no longer effects the scaling of objects on the canvas Fixed an issue with inconsistent tab spacing for text in the canvas Fixed a bug where rotated text would disappear if moved too close to the left edge of the canvas It is now much easier to select chart elements e g thin lines 1 Tabbed text in DeltaGraph 4 files now import correctly DeltaGraph 4 x files should now retain their font specifications when opened in 5 4 1 Images in DeltaGraph 4 files should not shrink when the file is opened in 5 4 Many other issues affecting importing DeltaGraph 4 files Fixed an issue where text alignment would change on export or zoom Fixed a problem where a data sheet could not be deleted even though it was not linked to any charts Improved quality of text in exported EPS files Fixed a problem with rotated text when exporting to EPS Fixed export issues for styled text Fixed issues with objects created with the Equation Editor when zooming Fixed a problem where charts exported to EPS would be clipped w
9. DeltaGraph 5 6 5 for Windows Readme November 2009 Overview This document describes outstanding issues new features and enhancements included in this release of DeltaGraph for Windows For more product information please visit http www redrocksw com Minimum System Requirements Operating System Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 System Memory 128 MB Hard Drive 40 MB of available disk space Display 256 Color 800x600 resolution QuickTime Required we recommend the latest available version See below QuickTime QuickTime must be installed for DeltaGraph to run If you have an installed version of QuickTime older than 4 1 2 you should uninstall QuickTime before running the DeltaGraph setup For best compatibility with DeltaGraph we strongly recommend using the latest version of QuickTime You can download the latest free version here http www apple com quicktime download To enable all export formats in DeltaGraph the QuickTime Still Image components must be installed During QuickTime installation you arrive at a step labeled Choose Installation Type where you are given three options Minimum Recommended and Custom Most users should choose Recommended If for some reason you need to use the Custom install option make sure that you include the QuickTime Still Image component in your installation What s New in DeltaGraph 5 6 5 Resolved issue Fix
10. aph 5 0 for Windows a much more intuitive and easy to use look and feel DeltaGraph charts embedded in other applications can now be edited in place the application must support ActiveX containers The Data Grid now provides direct cell formatting capabilities and has improved Excel cell linking Print Preview is now available for both the data worksheet and the chart canvas A new Document Manager window with drag and drop functionality allows you to view and manage all aspects of open documents from one location The improved Library window is a dock able window containing separate view panes for charts and library pictographs The new Chart Wizard makes it easy to find the charts you want and assign chart and axis titles before creating the chart DeltaGraph now supports a much broader range of graphic import and export file formats and the quality and options available for the various image types have been greatly enhanced DeltaGraph now supports many new data formats including SPSS for Windows Excel 2000 and many more New Microsoft Office add ins creates a new DeltaGraph toolbar and menu items in Office applications Office 97 and higher which enable easy creation of embedded DeltaGraph charts directly within Microsoft Office Automatic URL detection Canvas text boxes now automatically detect 11 different URL Mime types http mailto ftp https wais gopher file nntp telnet news and prospero Type or paste in a
11. bug that would cause a crash when rotating text to a custom angle Fixed a problem that would cause the Office Integration component of the installer to fail aborting the install Fixed an issue where the canvas selection would be lost on undoing a move or resize Fixed a problem where the header footer font size was really small on print or print preview What s New in DeltaGraph 5 4 1 The following issues are among those addressed for version 5 4 1 Fixed a bug which filled all arcs with white when exported as WMF or EMF no matter their fill color or pattern Fixed a crasher which manifested itself most often after copying a Pie chart Fixed a problem which caused charts originally created with DeltaGraph 5 0 1 to be sized smaller when opened with DeltaGraph 5 4 Fixed a problem which caused text areas to be sized too small vertically sometimes cutting off lines of text This occurred most often on Japanese systems when editing Japanese text Fixed problem that caused data sheet to scroll to the bottom on a paste column Double clicking a DeltaGraph document in Windows Explorer no longer opens a second instance of the DeltaGraph application if one instance is already running Fixed problems with defining custom curve fits in imported DeltaGraph 4 documents Fixed problems with the scaling of canvases other than the first in files with more than one canvas When copying and pasting a chart that has
12. ed lines to be spaced incorrectly For example using the default font size of 9 with single spacing the line height should be 12 pixels In previous versions the line height was actually set to 15 pixels because of the extra 3 leading pixels 2 Leading was being added to the first line as well as subsequent lines This caused dead space at the start of all text objects We have addressed these problems The fix for problem 2 has a side effect that you need to be aware of As we have eliminated the leading for the first line text objects created in previous versions of DeltaGraph will appear to have shifted upwards by 3 pixels due to the missing dead space Note that the excess leading between subsequent lines will still be there unless you manually change the spacing and then edit the object to force it to be rebuilt If you want your existing text objects to be truly single spaced without the extra leading you will need to select them then go to the Format menu choose Text choose the Spacing tab and change the spacing to Single and click Apply and then OK it s important that you hit Apply before you click OK Due to some corrections in the way DeltaGraph handles text layouts line spacing in some existing files may need to be adjusted after opening files from 5 0 1 in version 5 x If you notice a change in your line spacing after the update simply select the text go to the Format menu select the Text command select the spacing tab a
13. ed problem when running on 64bit Windows installs with more than 2 gigabytes of available memory This problem would cause chart creation or updating of charts with new data to fail What s New in DeltaGraph 5 6 4 1 New feature Check for Updates feature This provides user configurable automatic or manual checking for new versions of DeltaGraph via the Internet Resolved issue Fixed problem with EPS export half tone support for stroke color Resolved issue Fixed problem which could cause loss of data in data sheets when more than one data sheet is used Resolved issue Fixed problem with Bar and Column Charts Set the Min value from 0 as a default to any other number ex 10 in Y axis of Column or bar charts and hit OK button Then go back to Y axis and set Min value as 0 and hit OK The charts are not re drawn correctly the area below 10 in this case is not filled with column or bar Resolved issue Fixed problem with XY Vector Chart which applied changes to X axis setting such as Max Min value via the Menu Chart gt Axis gt X axis to the Y axis and vice versa Known Issues Before updating to version 5 6 1 or greater please be aware of the following issue In version 5 6 1 we fixed some long standing issues relating to line spacing in user created text objects this does not affect chart text There were a couple of problems 1 3 pixels of extra leading was added to all newly created text objects This caus
14. g that could prevent chart creation if data included empty cells Fixed a bug that caused an extra page to be printed if a header or footer existed Fixed a problem in print preview where the page would be drawn outside of its boundary when changing between landscape and portrait Fixed a bug in the symbols dialog where the symbols in the list would be drawn improperly when selecting with control click Now possible to undo Ungroup Objects Fixed a problem where the Reverse scale setting for an axis would get reset on changes to the axis Fixed a bug that prevented changes to the Z axis of a 3D XYZ surface fill chart Fixed a problem with axis breaks that caused the axis ticks after the break to be calculated improperly This problem could also cause the chart size to be too large the chart would be drawn properly but the selection rectangle would be much larger than the chart What s New in DeltaGraph 5 6 The following issues are among those addressed for version 5 6 1 The following chart types have been added to the Special Charts library Bar Line Overlay Stacked Bar Line Overlay Floating Stacked Bar Line Overlay Stacked Column Line Overlay Floating Stacked Column Line Overlay Volume High Low Close Added a Hide slice borders option for pie charts 1 The Overlay and Symbols dialogs are now accessible for floating stacked chart types Better support for linking to Excel documents includi
15. hen imported in MS Word Fixed an issue where a low memory warning message would appear inappropriately 1 Canvas background can now be set immediately as was possible in DeltaGraph 4 Fixed a problem where the last column of data was not editable under some conditions Corrected a problem where the text box size could be set incorrectly Equation Editor objects should remain editable now after resize or zoom Column charts are now drawn correctly when negative data is present Fixed a bug where the built in symbols were sometimes not being printed Fixed a problem where images were being copied to the clipboard at the wrong resolution Fixed several issues related to importing opening files with too many rows columns Fixed an issue where symbols were not being centered on lines properly X amp Y axes are no longer reversed in Axis Value dialog for 3D charts Fixed a bug where the bin tab was sometimes not available in Axis dialog View should now be scrolled properly when zooming a canvas 1 The printer page size and canvas size are now displayed correctly 1 Images copied from DeltaGraph and pasted into other applications should no longer be clipped Fixed a problem where some curve fits caused DeltaGraph to crash when loaded Fixed a bug where setting a text color in text objects would remove other previously applied styles Many other issues were addressed to improve the stability and usability of DeltaGraph Ot
16. her Changes Version 5 4 also introduces a new feature You can now add superscript and subscript characters to text created using the Text Tool in your chart canvases To superscript or subscript text in a text object simply highlight the text go to the Format menu and choose Text In the Text tab there are now checkboxes for superscript and subscript Select the appropriate checkbox and click the OK button New sample files are being included with this release These files show examples of most chart types which DeltaGraph can create and give style tips What s New in DeltaGraph 5 0 1 Right clicking on an item now selects the item and then displays the right click menu The error bar dialog now correctly remembers the whisker lengths when re entering the dialog Deselecting the All checkbox in the chart gallery now deselects all the other checkboxes for faster access to the section you are looking for Fixed a bug that caused certain files to open very slowly under Windows 98 Fixed a problem that prevented the program from starting on certain systems Fixed problem where more than three lines of Japanese text in a text box would not display correctly Made some changes to initialization that should help with printer related messages about DLLs when starting Changed the output of the polynomial curve fit equation to express the secondary goodness of fit measures as correlations to improve clarity
17. nd change the Increment setting from Custom to single or whatever increment you need The Pantone color set has changed since DeltaGraph 5 6 for Windows Because of this Pantone color names will not be preserved for files created in DeltaGraph 5 6 when opened and saved in DeltaGraph 5 6 1 however the color information will be correct Pantone colors cannot be converted between Deltagraph for Windows and DeltaGraph for Macintosh When plotting a polynomial curve fit to a graph which has a logarithmic X or Y axis the curve fit may not be properly displayed To workaround this bug try different node values until you find one that works We are working on a fix for this problem Please be aware that DeltaGraph 5 4 reintroduced the correct limit on the number of rows and columns in a data sheet In previous 5 x releases a user could import or add more data into a data sheet than the charting engine could correctly handle In some cases this caused severe problems To address this we have restricted the number of rows and columns to 255 columns by 32 000 rows Charts which were created using data sets larger that this in either dimension will need to be updated when opened in version 5 4 Open the file select the chart go to Chart gt Revise Data and re select your data set We were able to address many issues with curve fits created in DeltaGraph 5 x but there are some known problems affecting DeltaGraph 5 files which were created by importi
18. ng DeltaGraph 4 files containing user defined custom curve fits Where problems are observed the workaround is to open the Curve Fit dialog and click the Define button which opens the Custom Curve Fit dialog then click the Estimate button Click the Continue button to apply the change Mixed single byte and double byte text in labels and text areas in WMF files exported from DeltaGraph may be drawn incorrectly when the WMF files are imported into Illustrator The character spacing may be too small and the characters may be drawn overlapping each other There are two workarounds 1 Use copy paste instead of export import 2 Use all double byte or all single byte text in any given label or text area This problem does not affect charts or text that are simply viewed in other applications like Word or PictureViewer Bullet text default settings are not editable This will be addressed in a future release OLE linking is not completely functional For some applications DeltaGraph will accept links However DeltaGraph will not create a link which can be pasted into another application A workaround for this is to open the other application insert an OLE object and then link to DeltaGraph Full OLE funtionality will be addressed in a future release Version 4 files which are converted to version 5 and contain multiple data sheets can cause DeltaGraph to crash when the converted file is saved A workaround for this problem is to click
19. ng support for multiple links in a single DeltaGraph document though still only a single link per data sheet Better behavior when embedding DeltaGraph in Excel documents In particular behavior is now as described on page 256 of the user manual 7 Restored missing tabs in axis dialog for Z color axis in 3D surface charts Restored Show data only option for 2D charts Grids can now be turned on off in ternary charts Clockwise counterclockwise setting now retained in ternary axis dialog Portrait landscape setting now being maintained after restart Fixed some issues in the data sheet when importing files with more than 50 columns Fixed some issues with data transpose Fixed a bug where printed data included one extra row and column Fixed a problem where the canvas was scrolled to left edge on any vertical scroll action Fixed a bug that made error bars for overlay chart with additional axis not visible Fixed issues with TrueType fonts in EPS exports Fixed issues with ternary chart axis labels Fixed a bug where chart disappeared when changing page orientation Fixed an issue where objects on the canvas disappeared and didn t come back until redraw was forced Fixed a problem where tool palette titles could be clipped on Windows XP Fixed a bug for Ogive charts could not place the bin labels on the edge Fixed a problem where the plot type was not set correctly in QC chart options dialog
20. ure your object must have a Pantone fore color and a white background color You must then choose a pattern from the last 32 patterns last 2 rows in the pattern palette with each progressive pattern representing roughly a 3 increase in the tone An exported EPS file will maintain the Pantone named color and a half tone value based on the pattern Any other export type will interpret the pattern as a normal pattern rather than a halftone value Improved the quality of printed output for curve fits with fat lines lt Improved printing for imported EPS images Improved performance for curve fits with large data sets Fixed a long standing problem with text leading see note below in Known Issues for details please see http support redrocksw com dgknowledge question php qstId 266 a Added Treat consecutive delimiters as one in import range dialog Projected ticks check box moved from axis dialog to the Ternary Options dialog as it applies to multiple axes Fixed some minor issues with functionality relating to libraries Fixed a crash when opening a file created on a Macintosh that contained pictographics Fixed a crash when opening the symbol dialog for a chart with an overlay Fixed a bug that caused text objects to get shifted when exported to a non vector image format e g JPEG BMP Fixed an issue with symbol size when using a mixture of the DeltaSymbol font and the built in DeltaSymbol Fixed a bu
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