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Top Features

  • New Graph Type: Parallel Plot
  • Better Backup System for Each Project
  • Data Visualization Improvements in Graph: Tooltip, Faceaway of unselected plot
  • Matrix in Workbook
  • Common Display Across Layers
  • Fit Layers to Page to place layers nicely within graph page.
  • Preview of Worksheet

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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

Create 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-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. 

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When selecting plot in graph, fadeaway effect on unselected data.


ORG-4006

ORG-16440

ORG-16691

Tooltip of data points when mousing over data point in graph and the tooltip is customizable.

Useful context menu for extra options:

  • Go to Sheet
  • Show Data Plot Tooltip
  • Pick Data Points...
  • Copy
  • Preferences...

Default Tooltip

  • System Variable @PT=0 to turn off tooltip (Include Data Point Tooltip and Data Plot Tooltip)
  • System Variable @PTI=0 to show tooltip of plot instead of data point
  • Double click on tooltip or right click on tooltip to choose Preferences... to open Data Point Tooltip dialog
ORG-17587Data Tooltip for Parallel Plot graph

If click the Go to sheet in the context menu of Data Tooltip, all related rows will be selected

ORG-17697

Support <end> as end of column/row in VM size

Add a context menu "Dynamic Ends" to the Plotvm dilaog's Input node. When it is selected, virtual matrix's range will be expanded to both row&column ends.

New Graph Types

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ORG-16798

Parallel Plot

  • support rescale each axis independently or together.
  • curve the plots
  • Plot categorical data as Parallel set

ORG-16220

Cluster Plot: Plot data with grouping column into multiple panel graphs with different XY scale

ORG-17640

Line Series (row wise) with Error Bars

  • Use Plot: Line Series: Row-wise to plot row-wise data. 
  • Line, scatter, line+symbol, column, bar plot types are supported.
  • Error data is supported as well




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ORG-17707

Fit Layers to Page

Margin control to fit all layers in graph into page area nicely.

User stories:

  • There are too much white space outside the layer. User wants to make the margin tigher.
  • Some text, axis title, or layer shows in gray area, so they will not be printed/exported. Use this tool to fit them into page siie.

ORG-16780

Customize Layers/Plots/Axes Properties in Different Layers Together

By checking what you want to customize together on Layers tab of Page level of Plot Details dialog, and then go to a layer to customize settings, all layers will be customized together.

ORG-17570

Easier notation when adding label to graphs in Merge Graph Windows dialog. Added support for Roman numerals.

a$ (default) – enumerate lower case letters
A$ – enumerateupper case letters
r$ – enumerate lower case roman numerals 
R$ – enumerate upper case roman numerals 
n$ or # – enumerate numbers
h$ – represent #

Graph## – Graph01, Graph02, ...

hsn$ means #1, #2, ....


Set Label Text as Custom and click the dropdown list to see Custom notations.

Notations can be combined, e.g. h$n$ to show #1, #2, ....

Labtalk Script example:

merge_graph labeltext:=custom labelcustom:=h$n$;

Tip: Click the > button next to Dialog theme and choose Generate Script, executable Labtalk script will be created.



ORG-17052

Scale in linked layers support

If layers are linked with 1:1 X axis and area, choose Scale In toolbar button and click in graph to create enlarged graph. Plots in all linked layers show in enlarged graph. 




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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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