flares/changelog_major.md

Version 1.7.2

• Fixed the Linux build not starting if shared library files were missing from the host machine
• Fixed the macOS version not loading plugins due to not having an HTTPS certificate

Version 1.7.1

• Added support for Plugins! Plugins can be downloaded from the official repository or from custom ones. Support for creating a plugin can be found on the wiki
• Files and folders can now be dragged and dropped into the loaded files area to be loaded instead of relying on the file menu
• Fixed an issue where shadow snirf files would attempt to be loaded by the application. Fixes Issue 92
• Fixed an issue where the application could not automatically update between versions 1.5.1 to 1.7.1. Sorry! 1.7.1 upgrading onward should be fixed and more robust
• Fixed an issue where some log files would not generate, or would generate in an incorrect location
• Fixed an issue where updating events in a snirf file would not release memory properly
• Fixed an issue where loading multiple files in quick succession could cause some of the files to never finish loading
• Fixed an issue where loading a saved project, pushing clear, and re-opening snirf files would cause them to appear incorrectly in the loaded files area
• Fixed a crucial bug where short channels were still being sent to the donor pool to assist in interpolating long channels from. Fixes Issue 80

Version 1.7.0

• This is potentially a save-changing release due to adding more data into the save file. Please update your project files to ensure compatibility
• Renamed all instances of "Inter" to properly read as "Intra" and changed "Cross" to now read as "Inter"
• Changed RESAMPLE to only apply where it is required to avoid having Functional Connectivity analysis methods running on data that has been resampled
• Added parameters that appear when attempting to generate results from the Participant and Intra-Group Functional Connectivity viewers and removed the non-functional placeholder parameters
• Modified the Participant and Intra-Group Functional Connectivity analysis options to better perform their expected tasks. This remains as a BETA feature
• Removed the existing Intra-Group Functional Connectivity option and replaced it with two new ones: Beta-Series Correlation and Spectral Coherence (epochs)
• Updated the names of the methods provided for the Participant Functional Connectivity Viewer to better match the actions they perform
• Updated the warnings for the Functional Connectivity Viewers to better represent the challenges these analysis options now face
• Added basic unit testing to hopefully prevent any accidental processing changes from occurring in the future
• Added a new parameter to the PSP section on the right side of the screen: PSP_USE_HEART_RATE_BAND. This functions similarly to the existing SCI_USE_HEART_RATE_BAND
• Added description text to the Inter-Group and Intra-Group Brain and Image Viewers, as well as the Functional Connectivity windows to explain what output can be expected
• Added a new Preference option of Theme. Allows from selecting Auto (System default), Light, or Dark. Fixes Issue 7
• Optode updater can now update optode locations in multiple snirf files at once
• Removed image index 1 (Significance) from the Intra-Group Brain and Image Viewer as it is now provided more in depth with the Stats viewers
• Modified the timeout when waiting for the application to close while performing updates down to a reasonable number
• Modified the help messages for parameters in the SCI and PSP areas to better reflect how the parameters are used
• Modified the heart rate calculation to be more precise and correct when dealing with good data and not messy data
• Modified the heart rate calculation to not take only one channel in the data to use, but rather an average of channels. This still prefers short channels if they are present
• Fixed an issue where loading a project from a saved project file would not allow the data to be reprocessed with new parameters
• Fixed an issue where the "Hand" BIDS metadata value would not populate on bubbles correctly
• Fixed an issue where performing PSP could ignore the bad channels that were marked by SCI and SNR
• Fixed an issue where the heart rate calculation would disregard all calculations and fall back to an extremely rudimentary calculation
• Fixed an issue that could prevent log file generation while the application was in the middle of an update
• Fixed an issue where a rare crash could occur while the application was in the middle of an update
• Fixed an issue that could have passed multiple conditions when generating an Intra-Group Stats image
• Fixed an issue that could pass NaN values when attempting to collapse channels
• Fixed an issue that was causing the OLS model to always be used for brain images with multiple participants, and not the MixedLM model
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Wavelet filtering step to crash
• Fixed an issue where file associations appeared to work as intended but would not load the project on macOS and only open the application
• Fixed an issue where file associations would refuse to associate on macOS once they have attempted to be associated
• Fixed an issue where certain parameters would not enable or disable depending on other parameters when they should've
• Fixed an issue where not all widgets would close when attempting to close the application causing the application to crash
• Fixed an issue where events were not created correctly after the data had been resampled by the design matrix
• Fixed an issue where progress bar colors would not reset if the data was reprocessed