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Imview: a portable image viewing and analysis application

Imview is a multi-platform image viewing and analysis application written by Hughes Talbot. The software has been developed for multi-platform operation, it runs under Linux, UNIX, Windows, and Mac OS/X.

The list of Imview features and capabilities includes:

• Support for many image formats.
• Ability to display 2D images and 3D slices.
• Support for TIFF stacks, animaged GIFs, and other multiple image formats.
• Display of 1-64 bit pixel data in integer and floating point formats.
• Inclusion of multi-spectral features.
• Display of 1D profiles of 2D images and 2D profiles of 3D images.
• Extraction of point statistics.
• Inclusion of support for false color colormaps.
• Manipulation of brightness, contrast, gamma, zoom, crop, rotation, and more.
• Support for image upload via sockets and shared memory.

Some Imview online documentation is available, but it is fairly out of date. The FAQ page is available for common questions, and the screenshots page shows Imview in action.

Imview has been written in C++ and uses FLTK, the Fast Light ToolKit for GUI features. LibTIFF, LibPNG, and ImageMagick are required for building the software.

Version 1.0.1 of Imview was recently released, a version 1.1.1 is currently under development. Imview is available under the GNU GPL, the code is available for download here. Source code and precompiled binaries are available.

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JACK 0.71.1 released

Version 0.71.1 of the JACK Audio Connection Kit is available.

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PostgreSQL Weekly News

The May 7, 2003 edition of the PostgreSQL Weekly News is out with this week's PostgreSQL database development news.

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FreeMed Billing 1st Alpha (LinuxMedNews)

LinuxMedNews covers the first alpha release of an open-source XML-based medical billing package called FreeMED.

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POE 0.26 Released (use Perl)

Use Perl has an announcement for version 0.26 of POE. "dngor writes: "POE is an award-winning networking and multitasking framework for Perl. Version 0.26 includes several bug fixes and a few new features. Thanks go out to everyone who helped make this release happen. This version fixes a few fatal problems within POE's core. It's therefore recommended that everyone upgrade, even if they haven't seen problems with previous versions.""

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Twisted 1.0.5 announced

Version 1.0.5 of the Twisted event-driven networking framework is available. Among other things, this version requires Python 2.2, and the component architecture has been made closer to Zope3.

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PyKota 1.07 Released

Version 1.07 of the PyKota print quota system has been released. "The external accounting methods driver was left out of the CVS tree. Nobody could use it since it wasn't included !"

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Secure Programming Techniques, Part 4 (O'Reilly)

O'Reilly has published part four of a series of book excerpts on secure programming techniques. "In this week's final excerpt of the series, we have tips on using passwords more securely, and on generating random numbers, both of which play important roles in maintaining computer security."

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CGI::Kwiki (O'Reilly)

Brian Ingerson introduces CGI::Kwiki on O'Reilly. "This article is about a new Perl module called CGI::Kwiki. With this module you can create a Wiki Web site in less than a minute. Now that's quick. Or more appropriately, ``That's Kwik!''"

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Tiki 1.6 released (SourceForge)

Version 1.6 of TikiWiki, a Web Wiki platform, has been released. The release summary says: "Plenty of good news; install script added, notable performance improvement, less memory consumption, and alot of new features: user calendar, user tasks, user notepad, newsreader, ephemerides, link directory, wiki structures, new plugins and more! Tiki is full featured content management system suited to many types of online communities. Features include news, topics, wiki, polls, trackers, image galleries, froums, blogs, webmail, and much more. Using PHP, MySQL and Smarty."

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VimZopeEditor 1.0 released (ZopeMembers)

Version 1.0 of VimZopeEditor, a plugin VIM editor for Zope, has been released. "This program is a plugin in VIM editor for ZOPE, you can edit ZPT or DTML files with VIM more conveniently. I want to add more features in ZOPE, such as Python, SQL method etc. It will be a full editor for Zope. It's a powerful tools especially when you edit files with VIM and ExternalEditor by Casey Duncan."

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Zope 2.6.2 Beta 1 Released (ZopeMembers)

ZOPE version 2.6.2 Beta 1 has been released. "Users of the Zope source release should note that Python 2.1.3 is now the required platform. Python 2.1.3 includes a fix to an issue that could cause crashes in Zope." A number of additional fixes are included.

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netRhythmbox 0.4.8 released (GnomeDesktop)

Version 0.4.8 of netRhythmbox, a music player and organizer for GNOME, has been released. "This should hopefully be the last bugfix release before the next major version, 0.5.0, which will be released from CVS head. Incidentally, if you have had crashing problems with netRhythmbox, I'd be interested to know whether this release fixes them or not for you."

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Planet CCRMA updates

The Planet CCRMA site hosts a collection of RPM packages for transforming a RedHat based computer into an audio workstation. A number of packes have been updated recently, see the changelog document for details.

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WaveSurfer 1.5.1 available

Version 1.5.1 of WaveSurfer, an audio file editor, is available. The changes include a new seconds time format, the use of Snack 2.2.2, enhancements, bug fixes, and more.

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GNOME 2.3.1 changes (GnomeDesktop)

Gnomedesktop.org has published a list of new features that are included in GNOME 2.3.1. "Here is a compilation of the release notes and NEWS files available for the various modules and proposed modules updated for the GNOME Development Series Snapshot 2.3.1...." Also, see the GNOME 2.3.1 announcement.

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GNOME Summary for May 10, 2003

This GNOME Summary covers April 20 to May 10, 2003 and includes the GNOME Development Series Snapshot 2.3.1, the first release of CCMTools, Mozilla and Bonobo together at last, and many other topics.

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KDE Traffic #50

Issue #50 of KDE Traffic has been published. Topics include: Visual feedback during execution of commands, Streamlining bugs.kde.org, A very big thanks, Patches for KWord, OpenOffice Plugin Just In, Alas - KOffice Icons Reloaded, and KPDFIMPORT - Not in KOffice's Beta, but later.

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KDE-CVS-Digest

The May 9, 2003 edition of the KDE CVS Digest is out, here's what's happening this week: "KOffice developers add a number of templates to Kspread, and work towards Excel compatibility. KStars now has interface to telescope hardware. Kwin and Kdesktop fine tuning continues. Work continues on freedesktop.org standards implementation."

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ScummVM 0.4.0 released (SourceForge)

A new version of ScummVM has been released. "ScummVM is a cross-platform interpreter for SCUMM-based games, used by LucasArts in games like: Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, Day Of The Tentacle, The Dig, etc. It also includes an non-SCUMM interpreter for Simon The Sorcerer 1/2." For change information, see the release notes.

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New Glade 2 Tutorial Published

A tutorial for Glade2, known as Graphical Interface Development with Glade2, has been published. Glade assists with the construction of GUI software for GTK+.

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Wine Traffic #169

Issue #169 0f Wine Traffic is available. Topics include: Wine-20030508, Lycoris GamePak, Compiling Mozilla With Wine Tools, Solaris x86 Status, Broken flex, Building a Windows API Database, and WinZip Registry Patch.

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Wine 20030508 released

Version 20030508 of Wine has been announced. Changes include a source tree reorganization, new steps toward kernel/ntdll separation, Direct3D improvements, more compatible COM interface definitions, and many bug fixes.

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AbiWord Weekly News

Issue #143 of the AbiWord Weekly News is out with the latest AbiWord word processor news. "Dom, Martin and Tomas go all out to make 1.9.1 worth your while. Really, this time, it's coming out! Also, the Open Text Summariser gets it official plugin announcement. And, we have some updated screenshots for the mail merge utility! Donuts within."

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AbiWord 1.9.1 released (GnomeDesktop)

Gnomedesktop.org has an announcement for AbiWord version 1.9.1. "I'm very happy to announce the release of AbiWord 1.9.1 and AWN 142. 1.9.1 is easily our most featureful release ever and I believe one of our most stable releases ever. It is easily the most stable version in our current development series, and worth trying out and reporting bugs against."

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GnuCash 1.8.3 Released (GnomeDesktop)

Stable version 1.8.3 of the GnuCash money handling application has been released, and includes many changes.

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Mozilla 1.4 Beta is out

Version 1.4 Beta of the Mozilla browser is available with lots of bug fixes and speed improvements. See the release notes for more information.

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Christopher Blizzard of mozilla.org Speaks on the Firebird Naming Conflict (MozillaZine)

MozillaZine is running an interview with Christopher Blizzard about the whole Firebird name dispute. "We're simply using a name that's been used over and over again in the past. We've been called all sorts of nasty names over the past few months, being accused of all kinds of malice and ill intent. I can assure you this is not the case. The reality is that if we're guilty of anything it's being a bit apathetic."

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KFLog: Flight Planning and Analysis for KDE

Version 2.1.0 of KFLog, a glider pilot's flight log analyzer program, has been announced. "The KFLog Team is proud to announce the latest major release of KFLog. KFLog (screenshots) is a flight analyser program aimed at glider pilots and is the only of its kind for Linux to be recognized by the FAI IGC. Of course, KFLog runs on any KDE platform, not just Linux, and with KFLog/Embedded and Cumulus on Qtopia/Opie, even PDAs are supported. With the introduction of version 2.1.0, KFLog gives glider pilots a powerful tool to plan their flight tasks, analyse their own flights or gawk at the recorded flights filed in the Aerokurier Online Contest."

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C++ Memory Management: From Fear to Triumph (O'Reilly)

George Belotsky covers C++ memory management issues on O'Reilly with part one of a three part series. "This article, part one in a series, discusses C++ in the context of several other popular languages. It also describes the kinds of memory errors that can occur in C++ programs. The most common specific errors are then presented in a set of tables, for easy reference when developing your own code."

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Caml Weekly News

The May 6-13, 2003 edition of the Caml Weekly News is out. Topics include: ODLL Release, XmlLight 2 Release, Paper on zippers, Structural vs physical equality, and Ocaml-MySQL 1.0.0.

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O'Caml Schtuff

Shawn Wagner's O'Caml Schtuff site lists the release of Ocaml-MySQL 1.0.0, a library for binding MySQL to O'Caml.

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Haskell Communities and Activities Report

The 4th edition of the Haskell Communities and Activities Report has just come out, with news of all the latest developments in the Haskell community. Thanks to Jens Petersen.

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Create native, cross-platform GUI applications, revisited (IBM developerWorks)

IBM's developerWorks has an updated article on cross-platform GUI development under Java. "Just over a year ago, Java developer Kirk Vogen explored combining the GNU Compiler for Java, Linux, and the Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) to create native, cross-platform Java applications. In this article, Kirk revisits the topic and covers support for Windows, GNOME, and SWT 2.0. This time he uses Ant to illustrate automated builds of your native applications, then shows you how to bring it all into the Eclipse IDE."

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Black Box Web Testing with HttpUnit (O'Reilly)

Giora Katz-Lichtenstein discusses black-box testing on O'Reilly. "Automated software tests are crucial for IT projects. They enable continuous modifications to an existing code base without the fear of damaging existing functionality. They are executed at will and don't carry the costs and inconsistencies associated with manual tests."

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This Week on perl5-porters (use Perl)

The May 5-11, 2003 edition of This Week on perl5-porters has been published. The summary says: "scoops about RedHat 9 - the possible future of CPAN packaging - some overloading - old and new error messages - Windows killing - and other interesting stuff."

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This week on Perl 6 (O'Reilly)

The May 7, 2003 edition of This week on Perl 6 is out. "A quiet week this week. Even the hotbed of discussion that is perl6-language saw fewer than 100 messages. However, in accordance with tradition, I'll start with perl6-internals, which saw all of 47 messages this week, none of them from Leon Brocard."

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PHP Weekly Summary

The May 12, 2003 PHP Weekly Summary is out. Topics include: "conversion to libxml2, SimpleXML for PHP, stdio removal, apache2handler, replacing errors with exceptions, Kerberos extension, Apache vhosts, COM extension."

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April Python-dev Summary

The Python-dev Summary for April is out; it looks at garbage collection, a potential move away from SourceForge, the 2.3b1 release, the status of various PEPs, and a vast number of "quickies."

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Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! for May 12, 2003

The Dr. Dobb's Python-URL for May 12, 2003 is available. This week read about an elegant puzzle-solving framework by Raymond Hettinger; the application of a design principle by Tim Peters; David Mertz describes a possible book on Python metaprogramming; and much more.

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Python Imaging Library Version 1.1.4 released

Version 1.1.4 of PIL, the Python Imaging Library, is available. This release features bug fixes, see the changes document for the full story.

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Ruby Weekly News

The May 12, 2003 edition of the Ruby Weekly News is out. Threads include: Symbiosis offer: trade Ruby for German :-), ruby-dev summary #20112 - 20158, petition for raa-install to be included in 1.8, and SOAP in 1.8 standard library?.

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Dr. Dobb's Tcl-URL!

The May 8, 2003 edition of the Dr. Dobb's Tcl-URL has been published, check it out for the latest Tcl/Tk news.

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Dr. Dobb's Tcl-URL!

The May 12, 2003 edition of Dr. Dobb's Tcl-URL! has been published. Take a look for this week's Tcl/Tk news.

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Tcllib 1.4.0 released (SourceForge)

Version 1.4.0 of tcllib, "a Tcl-only library of standard routines for Tcl", has been released. "This release is a minor version change which fixes numerous bugs and provides a lot of enhancements as well."

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XML development with Eclipse (IBM developerWorks)

Pawel Leszek writes about XML development on the Eclipse platform. "This article gives you an overview of how the Eclipse Platform supports XML (Extensible Markup Language) development. Eclipse does not support XML code editing right out of the box. However, because Eclipse is a platform-independent framework for building developer tools, you can add support for new languages relatively easily."

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Berkeley DB XML: An Embedded XML Database (O'Reilly)

Paul Ford introduces Berkeley DB XML on O'Reilly. "Berkeley DB XML is an open source, embedded XML database created by Sleepycat Software. It's built on top of Berkeley DB, a "key-value" database which provides record storage and transaction management. Unlike relational databases, which store data in relational tables, Berkeley DB XML is designed to store arbitrary trees of XML data. These can then be matched and retrieved, either as complete documents or as fragments, via the XML query language XPath."

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XSLT 2 and Delimited Lists (O'Reilly)

Bob DuCharme writes about delimited lists under XSLT 2.0 in his Transforming XML column. "The XSLT 2.0 specification is still a Working Draft, so you don't want to build production code around it, but it's still fun to try out some of the new features offered by the next generation of XSLT and XPath. In the next few columns, I'll look at some of these features. Most functions have been separated into their own specification, separate from the XPath 2.0 spec, because they're shared with XQuery: XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators."

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Internationalizing the URI (O'Reilly)

Kendall Grant Clark covers the current state of XML URI specifications on O'Reilly. "As Paul Grosso said at the end of April, the progress of the XML 1.1 and Namespaces 1.1 recommendations may be slowed, if not stopped altogether, because of issues raised by the future of URIs. That is to say, because the future, in the form of IRIs, isn't here yet. The W3C's Technical Architecture Group has been unable to reach consensus on its Issue 27, which asks whether, when, and how to integrate IRIs into the core recommendations of the Web. One of the problems is that IRIs aren't finished yet, and it's notoriously tricky to rely on a formal concept or standard which, in some strict sense, doesn't yet exist. It's perfectly reasonable for the TAG and for other W3C Working Groups to point at the eventual IRI RFC and say, "do it like that". But until that RFC is finished, pointing blindly may cause more trouble than simply waiting till it is."

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Anjuta 1.1.1 Beta GNOME2 port released! (SourceForge)

Version 1.1.1 Beta of the GNOME 2 port of the Anjuta IDE has been announced. "We are please to annonce the release of Anjuta GNOME2 port version 1.1.1 Beta. Anjuta is a versatile IDE for C and C++, written for GTK/GNOME. Features include project management, application wizards, an onboard interactive debugger, and a powerful source editor with browsing and syntax highlighting."

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LTP release announcement 2003.05.08 (SourceForge)

A new release of the Linux Test Project, a Linux test suite, has been announced. "The latest version of the testsuite contains 1800+ tests for the Linux OS. Our web site also contains other information such as: test results, a Linux test tools matrix, an area for keeping up with fixes for known blocking problems in the 2.5 kernel releases, technical papers and HowTos on Linux testing, and a code coverage analysis tool."

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Language Fermentation

Tim Bray writes about language fermentation, and compares strongly and weakly typed languages. "C, C++, Java, C#, R.I.P.? Thus the big question: if the strong-typing advantages of conventional compiled programming languages are moot, do we really need them? In 2020, will everyone be a Python programmer?"

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