Top Features
- New Graph Type: Parallel Plot, Cluster Plot, Row-wise Plot
- Preview of Workbook in Project Explorer and Windows Explorer
- Data Visualization Improvements: Data Point Tooltip, Faceaway of Unselected Plot* – may move to 2019
- Add Matrix Book as an Embedded Sheet in Workbook
- Customize Layer & Plot Properties, Axis Scale and Style, and Show/Hide Plots on Multiple Layers Together
- New Fit Layers to Page and Set Scale Factor to adjust all layers to have tight fit to page.
- Backup folder and individual backup file for Each Project
- New Apps
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JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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ORG-17653 | Active Window is indicated by a frame around the window. System variables available to control color and line style. | 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=2;title bar frame and add 4 to use thin line
@AWC=color(255,0,0); |
ORG-17633 | Extra large icon view for workbooks and matrices in Windows/Project Explorer |
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ORG-17606 | Add Matrix as Sheet in Workbook, allowing for creating analysis templates with image or matrix type data and results | To support an analysis template which contains both workbook and matrix, everything must be in one workbook. So in Origin 2018b, we allow user to right click a workbook tab and choose Add Matrix as Sheet context menu. This actually adds the whole matrix book as a sheet in workbook. You can double click the matrix to open the matrix again. |
ORG-17631 | New Workbook Dialog to manage template samples and user-defined template | Create new workbook based on template samples and user-defined template
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JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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New Fit Layers to Page Dialog | Margin control to fit all layers in graph into page area nicely. User stories:
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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. | |
Easier notation when adding label to graphs in Merge Graph Windows dialog. Added support for Roman numerals. a$ (default) – enumerate lower case letters 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. | |
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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Batch Processing
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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New App to distribute multiple files for Batch Processing across multiple cores, with final consolidated report sheet. | ||
ORG-17383 | Save Batch Processing dialog settings into Analysis Template | this feature allow user saving current batch process dialog setting into analysis template, and apply it when do batch processing,origin will pop up a dialog ask if to save and where to save the analysis template with dialog settings when clicking ok in batch process dialog. To turn off this feature by setting system variable @bsct=0 in system varibles dialog. |
ORG-17526 | Rule changes on batch processing | We tend to have no dialogue, no interaction, in batch process. So the rule of batch process now becomes to:
Once user make analysis template with import ASCII, that means the template is only used for ASCII file. If user want to it for other type file, they must import another file from MENU and save analysis template again. |
ORG-15328 |
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ORG-17656 | GUI Improvements
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Project and Data Management
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS | |||||
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ORG-16509 | Set Column Label Row format | From Origin 2018b, user is allowed to set data format for a Parameter row or a User-Defined parameter row. This option is provided in Worksheet Properties dialog. | ORG-17477 | Sheet Copy Paste across Origin sessions | 17647 | Backup folder location moved to be same location as User Files Folder | |
ORG-17647 | Each Origin project will have its own backup file. | ||||||
ORG-17647 | Access to backup files via Help:Open Folder: Project Backup Folder. | ||||||
ORG-17647 | Change Backup folder location on System Paths tab of Tools: Options dialog. | ||||||
ORG-17263 | Supports to autosave for Untitled.opj | ||||||
ORG-17471 | Give user the option to default to use OPJ format | A 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-17295 | Problems Saving to or Opening from Google Drive | Origin 2018b supports the remote My Document case (My Document is set up on a network drive. ) | |||||
ORG-17409 | Hide 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.
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Programming
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Command to turn on general Audit Log | ORG-16968 | LabTalk LT to better support install uninstall of Origin files that D&D can install | |
Better default set index for GetParameterResults | The default value of second parameter of OC function GetParameterResults() was changed to 0. | ||
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; } | ||
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. 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 |
ORG-16425 | findFiles x-function should support recursive folder | New variable "recursive" is provided, can set value to 1 to find the files in the recursive folders. | |
ORG-17295 | Problems Saving to or Opening from Google Drive | Origin 2018b supports the remote My Document case (My Document is set up on a network drive. ) | |
ORG-17471 | Give user the option to default to use OPJ format | A 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-17263 | Autosave Untitled.opj | Origin 2018b supports to autosave for Untitled.opj |
Other
Labtalk: New command to turn on audit log for all projects. | 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
In Script Window, run HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OriginLab\Origin 9.5b\International\SysV\ALOG
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ORG-16968 | LabTalk: 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") LabTalk Access is supported: run.section(dofile.ogs, OnInstallTemplate, "%YMyGraph.otpu") run.section(dofile.ogs, OnUnInstallTemplate, "%YMyGraph.otpu") |
OC: Better default set index for GetParameterResults | The default value of second parameter of OC function GetParameterResults() was changed to 0. | |
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; } | |
Labtalk: 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. 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 | Labtalk: New command to remove dividers | Labtalk command to remove divider: page -ADX -<opt> dividerindex;
page -ADGR; |
ORG-16425 | X-Function: findFiles x-function should support recursive folder | New variable "recursive" is provided, can set value to 1 to find the files in the recursive folders. |
Other
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ORG-17378 | Support naming custom color | In Colors dialog which is used to create custom color, a Name box is added to allow user to give the color a name. |
ORG-17078 | Using 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
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