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== 27 February, 2009 (v201) ==


== 12 February, 2009 (v200) ==
== 12 February, 2009 (v200) ==

Revision as of 18:19, 4 March 2009

This page contains a list of major new software features found in the UCSC Genome Browser. The most recent features are always at the top of the page.

27 February, 2009 (v201)

12 February, 2009 (v200)

  • turned on drag-and-zoom feature by default
  • fixed navigation to Ensembl when their chromosome names are different than ours


30 January, 2009 (v199)

  • introduced multi-view track configuration


16 January, 2009 (v198)

  • added drag-and-zoom feature to image (hgTracks)
  • changed default image width from 620 pixels to 800 pixels
  • added expand all / collapse all buttons for groups on hgTracks
  • import marker-value pairs into Genome Graphs to get a custom marker column in the Gene Sorter
  • Table Browser sped up when large number of ID names are uploaded/pasted

19 December, 2008 (v197)

  • Turned on by default the "next/previous exon navigation"

5 December, 2008 (v196)

  • (partial list)
  • hgPcr expanded to include UCSC Genes amplification for human and mouse (jumps across introns).

18 November, 2008 (v195)

  • Session tool UI changes.
  • Session tool gives error message when a session is given an existing name.
  • Option to not color chains in the Chain track.
  • Option to filter chains in the Chain track on a particular chromosome.

31 October, 2008 (v194)

16 October, 2008 (v193)

  • Added next/previous item capability to Custom Tracks.
  • Added MAF r lines to indicate how MAF regions were defined.
  • Automatic updates to upstream FASTA and MAF files.

3 October, 2008 (v192)

  • New CGI: hgPal

22 September, 2008 (v191)

9 September, 2008 (v190)

  • Added MAF as custom track type

22 August, 2008 (v189)

  • Fixed snp128 and snp129, so Table Browser filter doesn't show misleading choices.
  • Fixed PDF/PS output to not include hidden BLAT results.

8 August, 2008 (v188)

  • Added links to other organisms' browsers and DNA from Conservation track details page.

28 July, 2008 (v187)

  • Added next-item feature to BED tracks with less than 9 columns
  • Always show the "hide all" button even if the track control display is turned off.

11 July, 2008 (v186)

  • Display the "hide all" button even if the track control display is turned off
  • Added check for custom track existence when saving a session
  • Added next-item feature to BED tracks with less than 9 columns
  • New link in xenoRefGene details page to browser for other species
  • New "D" (DNA) link on Conservation track details page for all species

27 June, 2008 (v185)

  • Position/Search box now allows a single-base search (e.g. chr3:12345)

16 June, 2008 (v184)

  • Added support for MAF-formatted custom tracks.
  • java script now can collapse control button groups without server round trips

Previous Releases

  • Genome Browser Scale Bar (in Base Position track).