Release Notes

This is the first release of the new pathvisiojs viewer.

Features

• Rendered as SVG across all modern browsers (PNG for IE8 and older browsers)
• Conversion of GPML to a robust JSON model
• Architected to support editing (i.e., to replace the Java Applet editor)
• New annotations panel design
• Interactions with xrefs are now also clickable and will display in annotations panel
• Pan/zoom mouse controls and fit-to-screen button
• Typeahead search field
• Redesigned and fine-tuned interaction arrowheads for better visuals
• Improved rendering of groups

Style Changes

• Citations in light-gray font per pathway element; Removed display of citations on "infobox"
• Double-lined interactions are not rendered; Plan is to remove them from editor as well
• Text overflow is not truncated; Same as existing PNG

Known Issues

• SVG is not centered and doesn't fill available space [fixed]
• Zoom functions are off-centered [fixed]
• PNGs are not loading (for old GPML) [fixed]
• Graphical lines are not rendered [fixed]
• Performance: still optimizing GPML and PNG handling, plus a test3-specific bug related to loading the CC logo that actual takes most of the observed loading time [fixed]
• Empty citations crash viewer [fixed]
• Data nodes without references are not clickable [fixed]
• Interactions are rendered on top of data nodes [fixed]
• Backup PNG is not loading for old GPMLs [fixed]
• Pathway Widget instances do not support data node highlighting (broken in current version as well)
• Some label borders are not rendering
• Pan/Zoom is broken and thus disabled in all IE versions; still displaying clickable SVG for IE10+
• Node border and line stroke color issues in IE
• Lack of support for IE9 (GPML->JSON conversion); showing static PNG instead