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clip -cs; /// copy active sheet clip -ps; /// paste sheet to active book from clipboard, if possible clip -psn; /// paste sheet to new book from clipboard, if possible
  • show checkbox, you can later choose File: New: Worksheet... menu to see the dialog again.
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ORG-17633Workbook Preview and Thumbnail
  • Extra large icon view and Preview of workbook in Windows Explorer.
  • In Project Explorer, Extra large icon view and tooltip.
ORG-17647Better backup system for Origin projects
  • Backup folder parallel to User Files folder.
  • Each opj can have its own backup file
  • Easy access to backup files via Help: Open Folder: Project Backup Folder.
  • Change Backup folder location on System Paths tab of Tools: Options dialog.
ORG-17631New Workbook Dialog

Newly designed workbook dialogCreate new workbook based on template samples and user-defined template

  • Opens when launching Origin, starting new project/new folder or choosing File: New: Worksheet... menu.
  • Select built-in or user-defined workbook template with preview
  • Set Default and Do not show check boxes available.
  • If choosing Do not show checkbox, you can later choose File: New: Worksheet... menu to see the dialog again.
ORG-17477Sheet Copy Paste across Origin sessions

Right-click on the sheet tab, two new context menu items are available.

  • Copy Sheet
  • Paste as New Sheet

Use Copy Sheet to copy current sheet with all information(including the header lines and structure) into the clipboard, and then use Paste as New Sheet to paste it as a new sheet from the clipboard into a new layer or new window.

LabTalk command is also provided,

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ORG-17653Active Window Indicator

When there are many child windows, it's hard to tell which window is active.

A magenta frame is added around active window title bar 

System Variables

@AWI = bits as follows
0 = No Indicator
1 = Dashed line rectangle
2 = Solid line rectangle
4 = thicker line
@AWF=0 (default), no flashing
@AWF=100, in milliseconds, the flashing time

@AWC for indicator color
ORG-17409Hide folder in bottom panel of Project Explorer

We are working on supporting moving windows in bottom panel to reorder them. If there are folders in subfolder, it's hard to reorder windows. So we hide folder in bottom panel.

  • Folder structure will only show in top panel. 
  • Set system variable @PEF=1 to show folder in bottom panel
  • When mousing over folder in top panel, tooltip will show about folder comments, size, etc. 

Others

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ORG-9615

ORG-

9615

17567

Master Page Improvements

Easier way to create

Master

master page and apply it

  • Choose File: New: Master Page will create master page under root folder of current project.
  • Design logo, etc. on the master page.
  • All graphs in the project will have have elements, such as logo, etc. on master page.
  • If Rotate master page under root folder. The master page will be renamed as Portrait. Then only graph with portrait view will show logos, etc. on Portrait View.
  • If user has two pages under root folder, one is called Portrait, the other called Master. 
ORG-17567

Show Master Items on Screen should be default and convert existing

  • Allow any object to be skipped as master items
  • Apply page size to all
  • Allow rotate from landscape to portrait
ORG-
17647

Better backup system for Origin projects

  • Backup folder parallel to User Files folder.
  • Each opj can have its own backup file
  • Easy access to backup files via Help: Open Folder: Project Backup Folder.
  • Change Backup folder location on System Paths tab of Tools: Options dialog.
14614Add View in Order of Appearance in Object ManagerRight click below all listed items in Object Manager or Right click the Graph Level to toggle view option
ORG-17378Support naming custom colorIn Colors dialog which is used to create custom color, a Name box is added to allow user to give the color a name.
Image Modified
ORG-17078Using English date format in C/J version

This will be useful for user who want to keep using English date format in C/J version

  • rename current "Use English in Reports" into "User English in Reports and Graphs" in change Language dialog
  • Add User English in Reports and Graphs checkbox in Numeric Format tab of tools options dialog
ORG-14614Add View in Order of Appearance in Object ManagerRight click below all listed items in Object Manager or Right click the Graph Level to toggle view option

Graphing

Data Visualization Improvements

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ORG-17642

Command to turn on general Audit Log

new LT command

doc -log1; //turns on for current project with empty password doc -log1 test;//turns on for current project with password = "test" doc -log0 test;//turns off for current project
doc.AuditLog=; //(ready-only )returns 1 or 0 AuditLog is on/off for the current project.

New system variable that is Registry based added
In Script Window, run
@ALOG=1;//turn on Audit log on New project (untitled)

You can also preset this in msi installer script to set registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OriginLab\Origin 9.5b\International\SysV\ALOG

with a DWORD value of 1

ORG-16968LabTalk LT to better support install uninstall of Origin files that D&D can install

Add the nlsf_install_fdf and nlsf_uninstall_fdf OC functions to install and uninstall fitting functions.

LabTalk Access is supported:

run.section(dofile.ogs, OnInstallFDF, "%Yfitfunc\MyGauss.fdf")
run.section(dofile.ogs, OnUnInstallFDF, "%Yfitfunc\MyGauss.fdf")

Add the template_install and template_uninstall OC functions to install and uninstall graph templates.

LabTalk Access is supported:

run.section(dofile.ogs, OnInstallTemplate, "%YMyGraph.otpu")
run.section(dofile.ogs, OnUnInstallTemplate, "%YMyGraph.otpu")


ORG-17369

Better default set index for GetParameterResultsThe default value of second parameter of OC function GetParameterResults() was changed to 0.

ORG-16946

OC to provide access to LabTalk LT properties on OriginObject

S2: Support accessing page properties by OC functions:Pagebase::SetProp() and Pagebase::GetProp(), for example:

void test_Graph_Set_and_Get_Properties()
{
	GraphPage gp;
	gp.Create("origin");
	gp.AddLayer("Test");
	double vv;
	gp.SetProp("active", 2);
	gp.GetProp("active", &vv);
	
	return;
}

ORG-14663

Support programming way to control Master Item display

S2: Programming way to view Master Items on Screen LT

page.master = 0, not export the Master item.
page.master = 1, export the Master item, but not view it on screen.
page.master = 2, for screen, but ignore if bit 1 not set

However, if page.master = 1,  can use LT script "Menu -e 33096" to toggle viewing Master items on screen, but cannot control it.

 ORG-17687 LT command to remove dividers 

 Labtalk command to remove divider:

page -ADX -<opt> dividerindex;


Labtalk command to restore dividers:

page -ADGR;
ORG-16425findFiles x-function should support recursive folderNew variable "recursive" is provided, can set value to 1 to find the files in the recursive folders.
ORG-17295Problems Saving to or Opening from Google DriveOrigin 2018b supports the remote My Document case (My Document is set up on a network drive. )
ORG-17471Give user the option to default to use OPJ formatA new system variable:
@OPJ=
0 Project to use new format and Copy Paste also new format
1 Project to use old format but Copy Page to use new format
2 Project to use new format, but Copy page to use Old format
3 Both will use old format
ORG-17263Autosave Untitled.opjOrigin 2018b supports to autosave for Untitled.opj

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