✎ what_is_new_8_9_2 [Dinamica EGO]

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===== What is new in stable version 8.9.2 ======

This release of the Dinamica EGO software introduces some improvements and addresses bugs:

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(Compared to stable version [[what_is_new_8_9_0|8.9.1]]):

===== Core Changes =====

  • Symmetrical tasks are now allowed to modify objects captured by copy.
  
  • The set of utilities used to report nested execution progress within a functor was re-implemented to be less error prone when used.
  
  • Storing a shared_ptr for functors in WorkerSummary was stopped to prevent a crash during access.
  
  • The use of mimalloc was disabled to workaround a bug in its library that causes an application crash.

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(Compared to stable version [[what_is_new_8_9_0|8.9.0]]):

===== Core Changes =====

  * Fixed bug where checkTaskCancellation() could crash the application if incorrectly called outside a task.

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(Compared to stable version [[what_is_new_8_8_0|8.8.0]]):

===== Core Changes =====

The core updates focused heavily on performance enhancements, parallelization fixes, extensive progress reporting infrastructure, and improved string handling for generated bindings.

==== Performance and Table Management ====

  * Added a ReadOnlyTable to speed up Map Calculation using tables

  * Fixed a problem where saved LookupTables couldn't be opened by the Load Table function

  * Fixed an assertion error that occurred when removing many rows from a big table column due to a miscalculation of column free space

==== Progress Reporting and Task Execution ====

  * Defined a new set of utilities to simplify the nesting of progress reports corresponding to functor execution
      * Code related to progress reporting was moved to specific source files
      * Existing code was updated to use these new features, and test cases were added

  * Added progress reporting for map calculation (CalculateMap and CalculateCategoricalMap) and area calculation (CalcAreas)

  * Integrated categorization calculation progress reporting into the Load Categorical Map functor
      * Included categorization when reporting execution progress for the CalculateCategoricalMap

  * Changed the definition of TaskProgressReporter so that it receives the initial progress during the setup phase
      * This fixed a potential bug where initial progress might not be properly initialized if the number of tasks related to a functor changes during execution

  * When calling //intoSingleTaskProgressReporter()//, the caller now has the responsibility for preparing the functor to receive progress notifications

  * Improved documentation of the task progress reporters

==== Parallelization and Coordinate Iteration ====

  * Fixed the initialization order of WorkerGroup variables

  * Fixed an error related to "totalSize__" when using PARALLEL_FOR_EACH_COORDINATE() and its variations

  * Made it possible to use iteration variables ("firstIndex_", "lastIndexPastOne_", and "indexRange_") inside a FOR_EACH_IMAGE_COORDINATE()

==== String Handling and Bindings ====

  * Changed the definition of "string_view.i" and the corresponding generated Java binding code to deal correctly with empty string_views

  * Updated the version of "swing_view.i" to match the one provided by SWIG, copying the string_view only if it is not null-terminated

  * Added comments to clarify that checking for zero-byte termination before calling NewStringUTF() could potentially cause an application page fault (and possibly crash)

==== Miscellaneous Core Fixes ====

  * Added an option to Test::areFilesEqual() to control the outputting of differences between two files if their content differs

  * Fixed regression by removing a declaration added from another branch

  * Fixed a compilation error when using the fmt library version 12.0.0

===== GUI Changes =====

GUI modifications focused on reliable window placement, persistence handling, and improved table rendering and messaging.

==== Window Placement and Dialogs ====

  * Implemented fixes for the window position calculation performed by placeWindowBelowBounds()
      * Fixed behavior for environments with several screens
      * Fixed behavior where placement hides the window under the OS task bar in some extreme cases

  * Refactored the definition of placeWindowBelowComponent() so that its behaviors can be used separately in other places

  * Added an optional new parameter when showing message boxes to prevent the dialog from overlapping a certain area on the screen

==== Table Display and Formatting ====

  * Changed integer representation in tables to use decimal notation instead of scientific notation
      * A numeric formatting change that was causing collateral issues was reverted, meaning the integer decimal formatting will be implemented specifically in TableUtils.CellRenderer

  * Restored correct DinamicaCellEditor invocation (which was previously broken due to Object.class column type reporting)

  * Added a utility method to check if a double value represents an exact integer

==== Messaging, Functors, and Error Prevention ====

  * Changed behavior to display the functor name when it is not visible in the sketch or when an alias hides its real name

  * Improved carrier operation messages and removed confusing 'remap' terminology

  * Prevented error message boxes displayed after validating a functor editor window from overlapping the editor that is being highlighted as the source of the error

  * Fixed execution options insets and changed the highlight color of options to be more readable

  * Fixed regressions between versions

==== Persistence and Hierarchy ====

  * Added handling for failed perspective restoration when the persistence key is missing or invalid

  * The current major application version is retrieved for the persistence key

  * Ensured the docking view is updated when a panel is attached to the hierarchy

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