TACtool v1.3.0

Feature Update - Recoordination

• New Features

  • Recoordination
    • A feature which allows the recoordination of SEM CSV files into TACtool has been added. Detailed instructions for this process can be found here.
  • Ghost Point
    • A feature which allows the user to see a transparent version of an Analysis Point before it is placed onto the image. This can be enabled through a new toolbar option: Tools > Ghost Point. This was a requested feature from #6.

• Changes

  • Automatic id value incrementation
    • Previously, when deleting a point with the highest id value, the next point would not adopt that id value, and instead would continue from the previous highest + 1. The logic for incrementing the id value has been changed, so that everytime a new point is created, it will get the current highest + 1.

• Bug fixes

  • #9
    • The unexpected crash when adding notes after deleting a point has been fixed. It occured due to the previous id value incrementation method being inconsistent.

TACtool v1.2.0

This is the second minor update to TACtool, which introduces a MacOS version of the application:

• MacOS version
  • The environment files have been updated to include a windows and macos specific environment file.
  • The README has been updated to include information for each operating system, windows and macos.
  • The GitHub Workflow has been updated to test and build on both windows and macos.
• Minor code fix
  • A couple of PyQt5 methods were mistakenly being overwritten when creating the window layout. This has been fixed.

TACtool v1.1.0

This is the first minor update to TACtool, which includes changes to improve usability:

• The formatting used for exporting CSV files has been updated
  • The id and sample_name columns have been concatenated into a single column Name.
    • A separator _# is used in the new Name column to identify the start/end of the concatenated values.
  • id values are now padded using leading 0 characters to ensure the id value contains 3 digits.
• Usability when setting the scale has been improved
  • The set scale dialog box now opens at the top left of the main window.
  • All input areas on the main window are now disabled when using the scaling feature.
  • The scale input box on the main window has been disabled permanently.
  • The units of measurement for the scale value is now included in the set scale dialog box box.

Backwards compatibility is supported for CSV files which do not include the new formatting features.

TACtool v1.0.0

This is the first public release of TACtool and is version 1.0.0.