What's New in 3.01
Version 3.01 is the first release of a complete rewrite of xyscan. The previous version (2.09) is not supported any more. While the user graphical user interface changed quite a bit the basic workflow remains the same. Users that worked with xyscan before should have no problem to adapt to the new interface. The main new features are:
- Mouse handling added
- You now can move the cursor also with the mouse in addition to the standard method of using the arrow keys (see Moving the Cursor for more). This was one of the most requested features.
- Drag an Drop added
- Instead of using the File->Open command one can now drag and drop a file from the desktop or file browser (finder window) in the scan area to open it. See Loading Plots and Images for more.
- Paste from clipboard
- Probably the most powerful feature added. You now can paste a plot from the clipboard into xyscan. This means you can copy directly plots from Acrobat Reader or Power Point (or similar applications) into xyscan. See Loading Plots and Images for more.
- Docking windows
- xyscan is now using docking windows for the new settings window , the coordinate display, and the data table (see Component Overview).
- Settings window
- There is now a separate window that display the plot coordinate of the marker selected as well as the axis (lin/log) and the error bar scan mode selectors. Markers are not selected with menu commands any more but with buttons in the Settings window. See Setting Markers and Scan Settings for more.
- Printing
- New Help Browser (see Getting Help)