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| − | [[image:Slicer4Announcement-HiRes.png|center|'''{{documentation/version}}''']]
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| − | |[[#Summary|Summary ]]
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| − | |[[#What is 3D Slicer|What is 3D Slicer]]
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| − | |[[#Slicer {{documentation/version}} Highlights|Slicer {{documentation/version}} Highlights]]
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| − | |[[#Slicer Extensions|Slicer Extensions]]
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| − | |[[#Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation|Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation]]
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| − | = Summary =
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| − | The [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Acknowledgments community] of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of '''Slicer {{documentation/version}}'''.
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| − | * Slicer {{documentation/version}} introduces
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| − | ** an improved App store, known as the extension manager, for adding capabilities to Slicer. More than 50 plug-ins are currently available.
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| − | ** close to 400 feature improvements and bug fixes lead to improved performance and stability.
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| − | ** augmentation of many modules.
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| − | * Click here to [http://download.slicer.org/ download] Slicer {{documentation/version}} for different platforms and find pointers to the source code, mailing lists and bug tracker.
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| − | * Please note that Slicer continues to be a research package and is not intended for clinical use. Testing of functionality is an ongoing activity with high priority, however, some features of Slicer are not fully tested.
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| − | * The [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Training|Slicer Training]] page provides a series of courses for learning how to use Slicer. The portfolio contains self-guided presentation and sample data sets.
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| − | The main [http://www.slicer.org slicer.org] pages provide a guided tour to the application, training materials, and the development community. New users should start there because we try to keep the pages organized and up to date.
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| − | = What is 3D Slicer =
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| − | Slicer is a community platform created for the purpose of subject specific image analysis and visualization.
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| − | * Multi-modality imaging including, MRI, CT, US, nuclear medicine, and microscopy
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| − | * Multi organ from head to toe
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| − | * Bidirectional interface for devices
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| − | * Expandable and interfaced to multiple toolkits
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| − | There is no restriction on use, but permissions and compliance with rules are responsibility of users. For details on the license see [http://www.slicer.org/cgi-bin/License/SlicerLicenseForm.pl here]
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| − | = Slicer {{documentation/version}} Highlights =
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| − | <gallery caption="New and Improved Modules" widths="350px" heights="250px" perrow="3">
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| − | Image:Redview slice view annotations.png|New Slice View Annotations is now available in [[Documentation/Nightly/Modules/DataProbe|DataProbe]] module. This new feature includes information about volume nodes of different layers of slice view in the form of corner text annotations (including DICOM information if available), color scalar bar and an interactive scaling ruler.
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| − | Image:LandmarkRegistration-4.4.png|New [[Documentation/Nightly/Modules/LandmarkRegistration|LandmarkRegistration]] module providing interactive registration and inspection.
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| − | Image:20141116_SubjectHierarchyAnnouncement.png|New [[Documentation/Nightly/Modules/SubjectHierarchy|Subject hierarchy]] module organizes and handles loaded data, providing processing and analysis features through plugins.
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| − | Image:Grid3dVolume.png|Improved [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/Transforms|Transforms]] module with support for non-linear transforms, visualization of transforms in 2D and 3D, detailed transform properties view - '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUAfR0mqqI click here for demo video]'''.
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| − | Image:ExtensionWizard-and-ExtensionsManager.png|New [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/ExtensionWizard|ExtensionsWizard]] tool deprecating the [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/ModuleWizard|ModuleWizard]]. <ul><li>This new tool separates the concepts of extensions and modules, and allows creating an extension containing several modules, as well as adding modules to an existing extension.</li><li>It allows to publish an extension source code to github.</li><li>It provides an easy way to create a pull request on the extension index.</li></ul>
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| − | Image:CompareVolumes-1-volume.png|New [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/CompareVolumes|Compare Volumes]] supports an overview of one or more volumes in the scene.
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| − | <li>For one volume you can look at an array of equally spaced images (like [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/SlicerApplication/MainApplicationGUI#Slice_Viewers|LightBox mode]], but wth an independent viewer per slice.</li><li>You can have a look at one viewer per loaded volume.</li><li>You can choose a common label or background volume for each per-volume viewer.</li>
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| − | <li>The RevealCursor allows you to look in detail at the fg/bg layers.</li>
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| − | Image:DICOM Screenshot.png |DICOM module user interface is improved for a better user experience. DICOM meta-data (header) viewer is now available and auto-examine in the DICOM browser makes it easier to work with plugins.
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| − | Image:SlicerErrorReportDialog.png|All application error and warning messages are saved to file. Logged messages for the current and recent sessions are available from the new error report box (menu: Help / Report a bug).
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| − | Image:Slicer44-SceneViewGUI.jpeg|[[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/SceneViews|Scene Views]] module GUI updated with better layout.
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| − | Image:Slicer44-Markups-CoordsCopy.jpeg|[[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/Markups|Markups]] module fiducial right click menu expanded to include copy and showing RAS coordinates. Show Slice Intersections check box added.
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| − | Image:Slicer44-Colors-Continuous-UseColorNamesForLabels.jpeg|[[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/Colors|Colors]] module expanded to support continuous color maps, added an option to use the color names as labels on the scalar bar.
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| − | == DICOM ==
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| − | * Improved [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/DICOM|DICOM]] support and user experience
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| − | ** Added a way to change the table densities in three levels: compact, cozy and comfortable.
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| − | ** Re-arranged the patient, study and series search box so that the search box will be on the top of tables for both horizontal and vertical cases.
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| − | ** Resize tables based on contents.
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| − | ** Allow users to acknowledge all DICOM loading errors with a single click
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| − | ** Add DICOM meta-data (header) viewer
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| − | ** Auto-examine in dicom browser added by providing two modes: Advanced and Non-advanced mode.
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| − | ** Added repair tool for DICOM database
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| − | == Transforms ==
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| − | * Improved integration of non rigid deformations, including grid (displacement field) and bspline transforms
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| − | * Interactive application of non rigid deformations to volume slices, models, markups
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| − | * Visualization of any transforms as glyphs, grid, or contours in 2D slice and 3D views - '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUAfR0mqqI click here for demo video]'''
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| − | * Computing and applying inverse transforms, compositing any number of transforms
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| − | * Real-time update: if the transform (or any visualization parameter) is changed then the visualization is updated immediately (interactive visualization while editing the transform)
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| − | * Detailed transform information display (type of transform, basic properties, displacement at current position)
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| − | * Loading/saving of oriented bspline transforms with or without additive bulk component
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| − | * Loading/saving of oriented grid transforms
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| − | * Loading/saving of transforms in h5 file format
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| − | == Colors ==
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| − | * Improved [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/Colors|Colors]] module user interface
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| − | ** Added support to display continuous color scales
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| − | ** Added an option to use color names as labels on the scalar bar
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| − | == Markups ==
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| − | * Improved [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/Markups|Markups]] module user interface
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| − | ** Add slice intersections toggle
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| − | ** Add right click option to copy markups list
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| − | ** Add coordinates to right click menu
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| − | == Editor ==
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| − | * Add a Sphere option to the PaintEffect to make it quicker to segment large anatomical regions that are somewhat spherical.
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| − | * Paint using pixel mode if brush size is too small
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| − | * Button effect are checked/unchecked based on the 'effect' property stored in the parameter node
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| − | == Extensions Manager ==
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| − | * Add search box
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| − | * Add 'More' link
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| − | * Load extension icon from disk
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| − | * Implement downloading of extension icons
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| − | * Install extension dependencies
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| − | * Add mechanism to check for extensions updates
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| − | =Slicer Extensions=
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| − | TODO: Will be generating automatically list.
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| − | = Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation =
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| − | == Optimization ==
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| − | * Improve Rendering pipeline performance optimizing observations management
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| − | * Reduce memory footprint (Fix memory leaks)
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| − | * Reduce installer size
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| − | * Faster image stack (png, jpg, bmp, tiff...) loading
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| − | == Rendering / Visualization ==
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| − | * Add Multi-sampling option
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| − | * Improved scalar bar to allow displaying of annotations in conjunction with labels.
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| − | * Slice Annotations: enhance the [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/DataProbe|DataProbe]] module providing an easy way to show/hide/customize corner annotations, ruler and color bar in the Slice viewers.
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| − | == CLI / SlicerExecutionModel ==
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| − | * Improved [http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/482 CLI AutoRun] ensuring slice view is not reset when inputs are updated.
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| − | * In developer mode do not remove CLI input and output files
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| − | * Reduce the chance of crashes when CLI returns result images
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| − | == Python scripting ==
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| − | * Add support for real Qt resources in Python. See [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewvc.cgi/Slicer4?view=revision&revision=23290 r23290] for details.
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| − | * Improve VTK event support adding a way to specify the CallData type. See [https://github.com/Kitware/VTK/blob/0ed018620d0a3187ee2ed2831843132ca3337c97/Wrapping/Python/README_WRAP.txt#L266-296 here] for details.
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| − | * Bundle [http://code.google.com/p/pydicom/ pydicom] python module in Slicer package
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| − | * Add helper methods to <code>ScriptedLoadableModuleLogic</code> for managing parameter nodes
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| − | * SelfTest: Add <code>clickAndDrag()</code> method to the scripted module. It allows to send synthetic mouse events to the specified widget ([http://slicer.org/doc/html/classqMRMLSliceWidget.html qMRMLSliceWidget] or [http://slicer.org/doc/html/classqMRMLThreeDView.html qMRMLThreeDView])
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| − | * Improve <code>slicer.util</code> python module.
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| − | ** Add <code>modulePath(moduleName)</code> method
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| − | ** Add <code>resetThreeDViews/resetSliceViews</code>
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| − | ** Add <code>VTKObservationMixin</code>
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| − | ** Add <code>getFirstNodeByClassAndName()</code>
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| − | ** Add <code>NodeModify</code> context manager: It allows to easily disable modified event associated with a node, and automatically re-enable them and invoking them if it applies.
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| − | * Markups: Add an event [http://slicer.org/doc/html/classvtkMRMLMarkupsNode.html#a527d30c581763822ef32fc14b2ab5a94ad628dfaf54f410d2f4c6bc5800aa8a30 PointEndInteractionEvent] for the end of a fiducial interaction
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| − | * TODO: Add reference to VTKv6 blog posts
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| − | == Other ==
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| − | * Help / Report a bug: Application error/warning/debug log messages are now saved to file. Added option to copy/paste log file contents of recent Slicer sessions to bug reports.
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| − | == Improved Transforms module ==
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| − | * Short video demonstrating the main features: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUAfR0mqqI
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| − | * Support non-linear transforms in the Transforms module: allow Apply, Harden, Invert transform
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| − | * Transform information displayed in the Transforms module (type of transform, basic properties)
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| − | * Transform visualization:
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| − | ** Built into the Transforms module
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| − | ** Three main modes: Glyphs (show an array of arrows, cones, spheres), Grid (show a deformed grid), or Contour (show isolines/isosurfaces for specified displacement magnitude values)
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| − | ** All transform types are supported (chains of transforms as well)
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| − | ** Visualization in the slice viewers
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| − | ** Visualization in the 3D viewers, in the specified region (region can be a slice viewer, a volume, or a ROI widget)
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| − | ** Real-time update: if the transform (or any visualization parameter) is changed then the visualization is updated immediately (interactive visualization while editing the transform)
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| − | ** Built-in colormap editor
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| − | * MetaImage (mha), NIFTI (nii) vector volumes can be loaded as displacement field (grid) transform
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| − | = For Developers =
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| − | == Under the hood ==
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| − | * VolumeLogic:
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| − | ** Add method [http://slicer.org/doc/html/classvtkSlicerVolumesLogic.html#a1fe71cc716593ac47988e71bdee736c9 ResampleVolumeToReferenceVolume]
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| − | ** Add method [http://slicer.org/doc/html/classvtkSlicerVolumesLogic.html#ab852b66dc8108a8a544b845c0e055109 CloneVolumeWithoutImageData]
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| − | * Add support for user-defined stereo-viewing options
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| − | * Build-system
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| − | ** Improve support for Visual Studio 2013
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| − | ** Refactor management of external project launcher settings. See [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewvc.cgi/Slicer4?view=revision&revision=23724 r23724]
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| − | ** Add option <code>Slicer_ITKV3_COMPATIBILITY</code>. This option enabled by default will allow (if disabled) to build Slicer with ITKv3 compatibility later disabled and <code>ITK_USE_64BITS_IDS</code> enabled.
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| − | * SlicerExecutionModel: Add [https://github.com/Slicer/SlicerExecutionModel/pull/20#issue-18339466 ParameterSerializer support].
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| − | Image:CTK-Logo.png|Moved from CTK [https://github.com/commontk/CTK/commit/f64b68a f64b68a] to [https://github.com/commontk/CTK/commit/1c97e54 1c97e54] (499 commits) <!-- git log --oneline f64b68acd717dab060db41e8bee3f0f30df1a58f...1c97e5426f898bc7d074e6122992d0dd12bab56b --no-merges | wc -l -->
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| − | Image:CTKApplauncher_Logo.png|Moved from CTKAppLauncher v0.1.11 to v0.1.14 (43 commits) <!-- git log --oneline v0.1.11..v0.1.14 --no-merges | wc -l -->
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| − | Image:ITK_logo.png|Moved from ITK v4.4.1 to v4.6.0 (1089 commits) <!-- git log --oneline v4.4.1..56fae27 --no-merges | wc -l -->
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| − | Image:OpenIGTLink-Logo.png|Moved from OpenIGTLink [https://github.com/openigtlink/OpenIGTLink/compare/66e272d...849b434 66e272d to 849b434] (53 commits) <!-- git log --no-merges --oneline 66e272d..849b434 | wc -l -->
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| − | Image:VTK_logo.png|Moved from VTK v5.10.1 to VTK v6.2.0 (5490 commits) <!-- git log --oneline v5.10.1..b55dad7 --no-merges | wc -l -->
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| − | == Looking at the Code Changes ==
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| − | From a git checkout you can easily see the all the commits since the time of the 4.4.0 release:
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| − | git log v4.3.0..HEAD
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| − | To see a summary of your own commits, you could use something like:
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| − | git log v4.3.0..HEAD --oneline --author=pieper
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| − | see [https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-log.html the git log man page] for more options.
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| − | [[Release_Details#Slicer_{{documentation/version}}.0|Commit stats and full changelog]]
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| − | = Related Projects =
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