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== 15 May, 2009 (v206) ==
* Fixed a couple off-by-one problems with insertion lines on the right end of CDS
* Fixed performance/memory leak for bedList
* Fixed bug where exons within 3 bases of the start of a chromosome are rendered in solid yellow
== 1 May, 2009 (v205) ==
* Increased size for table names of composite tracks to accommodate long ENCODE table names
* New file types: bigBed and bigWig
* Initial implementation of gff3 parser
== 17 April, 2009 (v204) ==
* Fixed off-by-one error that caused blue insert line to be drawn 1 base to the left of the end of + strand items
* Fix to Table Browser schema for subtrack tables
* Fixed Table Browser to allow show schema to work properly for non-genome databases
* Set USE_SSL=0 be the default since some mirror sites have difficulty
* Added numeric field validation by javascript to hgTracks
* Added numeric field validation by javascript to Table Browser
* Extended BLAT to accept long chrom names (e.g. chrNN_something)
* Fixed many instances of Table Browser using composite table when subtrack table is needed


== 3 April, 2009 (v203) ==
== 3 April, 2009 (v203) ==

Revision as of 22:06, 11 May 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.

15 May, 2009 (v206)

  • Fixed a couple off-by-one problems with insertion lines on the right end of CDS
  • Fixed performance/memory leak for bedList
  • Fixed bug where exons within 3 bases of the start of a chromosome are rendered in solid yellow

1 May, 2009 (v205)

  • Increased size for table names of composite tracks to accommodate long ENCODE table names
  • New file types: bigBed and bigWig
  • Initial implementation of gff3 parser

17 April, 2009 (v204)

  • Fixed off-by-one error that caused blue insert line to be drawn 1 base to the left of the end of + strand items
  • Fix to Table Browser schema for subtrack tables
  • Fixed Table Browser to allow show schema to work properly for non-genome databases
  • Set USE_SSL=0 be the default since some mirror sites have difficulty
  • Added numeric field validation by javascript to hgTracks
  • Added numeric field validation by javascript to Table Browser
  • Extended BLAT to accept long chrom names (e.g. chrNN_something)
  • Fixed many instances of Table Browser using composite table when subtrack table is needed

3 April, 2009 (v203)

  • added color-by-gray-scale option to Net track configuration (in addition to existing color-by-chromosome)
  • new output type in Table Browser for microarray tracks: microarray tissue names

13 March, 2009 (v202)

  • changed PCR display to indicate the location of primers

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).