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StraboMicro2 v2.0.8

New Features

• Replace grain size filter with All/Selected spots picker

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Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.7

UI/UX Improvements

• Polish metadata panel and add instrument request mailto link

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Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.6

Bug Fixes

• Include opencv.js in repo for reliable CI builds

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.5

Bug Fixes

• Update User Guide link to micro2
• OpenCV.js fails to load in packaged builds

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.4

Bug Fixes

• Remove associated file cleanup on save to preserve undo across saves
• Defer associated file cleanup to save/load instead of eager deletion
• Clean up associated files when deleting spots via right-click context menu

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.3

Bug Fixes

• Run orphan associated file cleanup on app startup
• Clean up orphaned associated files on spot/micrograph deletion
• Disable spot click interaction when a drawing tool is active
• Move right panel collapse button outside panel to prevent overflow clipping

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.2

Bug Fixes

• Consume Cmd+Arrow on micrographs/samples even at list boundaries
• Stop keyboard reorder events from bubbling to parent DndContext
• Add M shortcut for measure tool
• Restore View menu shortcuts and add spot tool keyboard shortcuts
• Prevent Cmd+S and Cmd+Shift+S from triggering sketch mode
• Rename 'Export View with Sketches' to 'Export Micrograph with Sketches'
• Export sketches dialog now reflects newly created sketch layers
• Enable click-to-edit and drag-to-move for sketch text items
• Allow sketch eraser tool to delete text items
• Make spots non-interactive during sketch mode to prevent accidental selection
• Restore double-click to reset view in Image Comparator
• Remove per-spot showLabel override — labels now controlled globally via View menu

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.1

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.0

New Features

• Bidirectional PPL/XPL sibling pairing
• Add dockable toolbar positioning with edge cycling
• Add login/logout actions to header auth banner
• Add startup message dialog fetching from StraboSpot
• Add Grain Size & Point Count summaries to PropertiesPanel
• Add Spot Label Mode (Original / Mineralogy / None)
• Add Mineral Color Tool for viewing spots by mineral classification
• Pull latitude/longitude from parent spot when linking StraboField sample
• Persist sketch settings between app restarts
• Add dedicated Sketches tab in properties panel
• Add sketch export functionality (Phase 8)
• Add sketch layer management UI (Phase 6)
• Add sketch text tool (Phase 5)
• Add sketch eraser tool (Phase 4)
• Add sketch drawing tools (Phase 3)
• Add sketch layer canvas rendering (Phase 2)
• Add sketch overlay data model and store actions (Phase 1)
• Resize XPL to match PPL dimensions when adding sibling
• Add 'Add Corresponding XPL Image' option for quick sibling creation
• Add PPL/XPL toggle button to canvas for sibling pairs
• Share spots between PPL/XPL sibling pairs
• Add XPL/PPL synchronized viewing with sibling pairing
• Add preset serialization for .smz export/import
• Complete Quick Spot Presets with all metadata dialogs
• Add keyboard hints for preset keys in Quick Edit mode
• Add Applied Presets section to Properties panel
• Add pie chart indicator for applied presets on canvas
• Integrate Quick Apply Presets into Quick Edit toolbar
• Add Quick Apply Presets UI and menu integration
• Add Quick Apply Presets core infrastructure
• Add Grain Size Analysis dialog
• Add FastSAM model download from Hugging Face
• Add FastSAM grain detection integration
• Add thumbnail preview to New Micrograph wizard header
• Refactor Image Comparator to multi-canvas grid view
• Integrate 3-Point Registration into New Micrograph wizard (Phase 3)
• Add AffineRegistrationModal UI component (Phase 2)
• Add affine transform placement infrastructure (Phase 1)
• Add Lasso tool button to drawing toolbar
• Add Quick Edit entry dialog and statistics panel
• Add Quick Edit visual states to SpotRenderer
• Add Quick Edit menu item and IPC handler
• Add Quick Edit mode core infrastructure
• Add batch delete for multiple selected spots
• Add Merge and Split tools for polygon spots
• Add Batch Edit dialog and menu entry points
• Add multi-select for spots
• Move grain detection to Web Worker with progress indicator
• Add Grain Detection dialog with interactive preview
• Add grain detection core service with OpenCV.js
• Add arrow key spatial navigation in Point Count mode
• Add grid preview canvas to Point Count dialog
• Add lasso selection tool for batch point classification
• Add Point Count renderer (Phase 4)
• Add Tools menu and Point Count dialog (Phase 3)
• Add Point Count store integration (Phase 2)
• Add Point Count data model and storage (Phase 1)
• Add resizable left edge to Statistics Panel
• Make Quick Classify toolbar draggable and auto-show Statistics Panel
• Add floating Statistics Panel for point counting
• Add visual classification indicator and Delete key to clear
• Add Quick Classify Toolbar for keyboard-driven spot classification
• Complete Spot Generation Phase 2 - Point Counting Statistics
• Add archived spots system with View menu toggle
• Add random/stratified point generation and Clear All Spots
• Implement Spot Generation System Phase 1 - Core Infrastructure
• Add Edit All Associated Micrographs Opacity option
• Add inline editing for Detailed Notes panel
• Add Send Error Report functionality
• Add persistent error logging with viewer dialog
• Add Image Comparator for side-by-side micrograph comparison
• Block export/upload for incomplete micrographs

Bug Fixes

• Merge latest-mac.yml from both macOS arch builds for auto-update
• Reassign Cmd+Shift+P shortcut to Quick Spot Presets
• Add file validation to single-image import dialogs
• Pre-validate image files during batch import with magic-byte checks
• Disable sketch toolbar while text input is active
• Display orientation info in micrograph metadata summary panel
• Resolve sibling primary when clearing/editing spots from XPL view
• Share dock position between toolbars via useSyncExternalStore
• Center horizontal slider vertically and add spacing before preview
• Center dock button in vertical mode, fix slider overlap in horizontal mode
• Use wasmPaths.mjs to load ONNX backend from unpacked asar
• Override file protocol to serve WASM files from unpacked asar
• Unpack onnxruntime-web WASM files from asar for Windows builds
• Use NODE_PATH to bypass asar resolution for sharp native module
• Comprehensive sharp native module fix with diagnostics
• Revert skipOpenTelemetrySetup which surfaced hidden canvas error
• Patch sharp native module resolution for Windows asar builds
• Load sharp before Sentry to avoid require hook breaking asar resolution
• Disable asar packaging to resolve native module loading on Windows
• Force-include sharp and @img native binaries in build files
• Explicitly include sharp win32 native binaries in Windows build
• Add */.node to asarUnpack to ensure native binaries are extracted
• Show detecting overlay immediately when image loads, before inference starts
• Clear stale detection results and show loading state on dialog open
• Pre-initialize contour worker to eliminate delay on subsequent detection runs
• Strip letterbox padding from masks before upsampling to fix grain positioning
• Cache model session, only load bytes on first detection
• Enable WASM multi-threading and fix detection issues
• Send model bytes via IPC instead of file:// URL
• Migrate FastSAM from onnxruntime-node to onnxruntime-web (WASM)
• Improve auto-updater reliability for production release
• Move useMemo before conditional returns in SpotRenderer to fix hooks violation
• Add cache-busting param to startup message fetch
• Move Configure Mineral Colors from Tools menu to Spot menu
• Open startup message links in default browser instead of in-app
• Skip startup message when content is blank or whitespace-only
• Replace native color picker with themed HexColorPicker in mineral color dialog
• Handle Windows EPERM on scratch file unlink after copy
• Use standard filled spot style in Quick Edit mode
• Sync View menu toggle states with persisted settings on app restart
• Use case-insensitive mineral name matching in color resolution
• Add hardcoded DEFAULT_MINERAL_COLORS as final fallback in SpotRenderer
• Add guard for missing IPC handlers in preload
• Add rehydration guard and debug logging for mineral color mode
• Replace free-text mineral input with autocomplete dropdown in Quick Classify shortcuts
• Require valid scale method selection in associated micrograph wizard
• Use EditSampleDialog consistently for all sample editing
• Map other_sampling_purpose and other_material_type from StraboField
• Handle 'other' values when linking sample from StraboField
• Allow saving sample after linking from StraboField when sample lacks name
• Fix race condition in sketch layer hidden warning
• Add centered warning modal when sketch layer is hidden
• Block drawing on hidden sketch layers in TiledViewer
• Disable drawing on hidden sketch layers
• Ensure sketch layer visibility and auto-switch to Sketches tab
• Auto-create sketch layer when entering sketch mode
• Always show email field in error report dialog
• Allow sending error reports without login
• Parent micrograph zoom issue when navigating back from sibling view
• Exit sketch mode when switching micrographs
• Critical bug: use return value from updateMicrograph in all sketch layer actions
• Fix sketch layers not updating - subscribe to project state directly in panel
• Fix infinite render loop in SketchLayersPanel - use stable empty array reference
• Fix sketch layers not rendering - subscribe to actual state instead of using getter functions
• Move sketch layers panel from left sidebar to right properties panel
• Restrict sibling pairing options to PPL/XPL image types only 893fa97 Revert "[Fix] Adjust zoom proportionally when toggling between siblings with different dimensions"
• Adjust zoom proportionally when toggling between siblings with different dimensions
• Adjust XPL scalePixelsPerCentimeter to match PPL physical size 51d697d Revert "[Fix] Apply siblingScaleFactor when rendering XPL sibling in TiledViewer"
• Apply siblingScaleFactor when rendering XPL sibling in TiledViewer
• Apply scale factor when XPL has different dimensions than PPL
• Validate XPL image aspect ratio matches PPL before allowing add
• Dispatch thumbnail-generated event after sibling linking
• Hide secondary siblings from canvas overlay and fix thumbnail regeneration timing
• Handle null pointInParent when filtering point-located micrographs
• XPL inherits PPL position when linking siblings after-the-fact
• Cascade delete to PPL/XPL siblings when deleting micrograph
• Exclude XPL siblings from composite thumbnails and exports
• Properly detect sibling toggle in both directions
• Preserve zoom/pan when toggling PPL/XPL sibling views
• Downscale large images (>10K pixels) during manual import
• Downscale large images (>10K pixels) during import for better performance
• Sync micrograph dimensions with actual image files during import
• Add limitInputPixels option for very large panorama images
• Convert legacy TIFF images to JPEG during SMZ import
• Add fallback to uiImages for legacy projects missing images
• Skip to next unclassified spot after categorization in Quick Edit
• Update Quick Edit reviewed count on batch categorization
• Sync Quick Edit spot list when batch deleting via lasso
• Quick Edit lasso selection improvements
• Make grain analysis charts theme-aware
• Calculate total micrograph area for 'All micrographs' scope
• Improve Total Area formatting for small grains
• Add missing spot fields to project serialization
• Add onnxruntime-common to asarUnpack
• Add DLL path to Windows PATH for onnxruntime loading
• Require onnxruntime-node from unpacked location directly
• Use process.dlopen() to preload onnxruntime native binding
• Patch module resolution for onnxruntime-node on Windows
• Make onnxruntime-node loading graceful for Windows compatibility
• Add onnxruntime-node to asarUnpack for Windows
• Downgrade onnxruntime-node to 1.19.0 for Windows compatibility
• Implement GrainSight-compatible contour extraction
• Rewrite boundary extraction for proper contour tracing
• Use marching squares algorithm for mask contour extraction
• Scale FastSAM coordinates to preview image size
• Add affine overlay support to Image Comparator
• Correct overlay scale in Image Comparator
• Render actual overlay images with red outlines in Image Comparator
• Fix Image Comparator canvas sizing
• Persist affine transform data in project.json and regenerate on import
• Always resize affine medium image to full transformed dimensions
• Use micrograph data for affine overlay dimensions, not cache metadata
• Use correct field name affineTileHash for affine overlays
• Add affine overlay support to composite thumbnail generation
• Add affine overlay support to export-composite handler
• Add affine overlay support to composite image generation
• Recognize affine placement as valid location
• Rewrite affine tile generator with manual inverse sampling
• Improve panel sizing with useLayoutEffect and explicit flex
• Fix panel sizing in AffineRegistrationModal
• Fix panel sizing - use separate sizes for each panel
• Fix image sizing and centering in AffineRegistrationModal
• Correct affine transform for Sharp's inverse mapping
• Store and use affine tile hash to fix path mismatch
• Add --no-sandbox to AppImage via electron-builder config
• Improve Linux sandbox disable - set env var before Electron loads
• Disable sandbox on Linux for AppImage compatibility
• Always fill point spots with their set color
• Use theme-aware colors in Point Count and Quick Edit panels
• Store theme in createWindow scope so all menu rebuilds use correct theme
• Use correct buildMenuFn reference for theme sync
• Rebuild menu on theme change to sync checked state
• Use menu item IDs for theme sync
• Sync theme to menu after store rehydration
• Sync theme menu checked state with persisted preference
• Skip safeStorage entirely on Linux to prevent keyring hangs
• Linux compatibility - EXDEV error and login hang
• Load OpenCV.js via IPC for packaged app
• Try multiple URLs when fetching OpenCV.js in worker
• Include point count sessions in SMZ export/import
• Keep crosshair cursor during Split Spot mode
• Pre-mark classified spots as reviewed when entering Quick Edit
• Correct Quick Edit statistics calculations
• Mark spots as reviewed when classified in Quick Edit mode
• Improve Quick Edit navigation
• Use bright lime green for classified spots
• Use solid lines in Quick Edit mode
• Use cyan outlines for unclassified spots in Quick Edit
• Fix Quick Edit classification to advance within session
• Fix array corruption in project serialization
• Fix split and merge spot micrograph lookup
• Show crosshair cursor during split line drawing
• Clear multi-selection when clicking on empty canvas
• Use convex hull for merging non-overlapping polygons
• Use structuredClone in saveEditingGeometry for proper React updates
• Force stage redraw after geometry edit save
• Support curved split lines by buffering entire polyline
• Use polygon-clipping library for split algorithm
• Rewrite splitSpot algorithm to use half-plane intersection
• Fix split mode click handling priority
• Include activeSpotId in multi-select selection
• Remove opacity penalty for unclassified spots
• Scale grain detection coordinates from medium to full resolution
• Convert grain detection opacity to 0-100 scale for SpotRenderer
• Switch OpenCV.js to bundled local file with improved loader
• Close Statistics Panel when exiting Point Count mode
• Point Count mode isolates canvas from spots and navigation
• GridPreviewCanvas zoom limits and responsive width
• Fix GridPreviewCanvas container dimensions and add debug logging
• Consistent mineral colors between points and statistics panel
• Fix Point Count dialog view determination on open
• Reset Point Count dialog view state when reopening
• Fix React hooks violation in PointCountRenderer
• Adjust Quick Classify toolbar default position higher on screen
• Auto-pan canvas to keep current spot visible during Quick Classify
• Rebuild micrographIndex when adding spots
• Enable opacity for point spots
• Fix preview image scaling in Generate Spots dialog
• Show all populated fields in Project Metadata summary
• Keep crosshair cursor when drawing/measure tool is active
• Make color picker text fields read-only
• Block canvas navigation when notes are being edited
• Wire up Show Spot Labels menu toggle to viewer
• Fix mineralogy dialog save and dropdown selection issues
• Show sample notes when viewing spot on micrograph
• Show unsaved notes warning BEFORE navigation
• Enable back button when clicking point micrographs
• Disable auto-updates for dev builds
• Use medium resolution images as base layer in Image Comparator
• Fix image paths in Image Comparator
• Save scalePixelsPerCentimeter when using point placement in Edit dialog
• Recognize pointInParent as valid location for associated micrographs
• Auto-refresh expired tokens for all server operations
• Disable Save button until changes are made in Associated Files dialog
• Simplify incomplete micrographs dialog guidance text
• Skip unlocated micrographs in all compositing functions
• Fix server upload issues and JSON serialization
• Show Debug menu in GitHub dev builds
• Add padding when fitting micrograph to screen
• Add Optical Microscopy to instruments without dataType validation
• Prevent memory spike when locating batch-imported micrographs
• Use thumbnails instead of medium resolution in placement canvases
• Release memory when switching micrographs in TiledViewer
• Release memory when EditMicrographLocationDialog closes
• Fix image cleanup race condition in placement canvases
• Ensure project folders exist before batch import
• Fix tile cache path for batch-imported micrographs
• More aggressive memory cleanup after batch import
• Use RSS-based thresholds for main process memory color
• Add memory cleanup for placement canvas Image objects
• Eagerly release large buffers during image conversion
• Prevent OOM during batch import of large images
• Prevent OOM crashes when rapidly switching micrographs

UI/UX Improvements

• Remove preset colors and pie chart indicators from Quick Edit mode
• Remove Point Count Statistics from View menu
• Reorganize top menu: add Spot menu, remove View clutter
• Split Location into separate Longitude and Latitude fields in sample metadata
• Add IGSN field to sample metadata display
• Remove duplicate Name and Label fields from sample metadata display
• Make project tree headers clickable to expand/collapse
• Reorganize drawing toolbar and move measure tool
• Add delete dataset option and improve material type display
• Simplify import progress messages
• Make histogram text white and larger for dark mode
• Increase histogram chart font sizes for readability
• Enlarge charts in Grain Size Analysis dialog
• Add tabs to Properties Panel for Micrograph/Spot and Project views
• Apply theme-aware background to Image Comparator canvases
• Apply theme-aware background to AffineRegistrationModal canvases
• Affine overlay outline follows transformed shape
• Make preview panel pannable/zoomable and taller
• Redesign AffineRegistrationModal with preview pane
• Remove Tags option from Batch Edit Spots dialog
• Hide single-spot menu options when multiple spots selected
• Show selection count in title bar
• Add Recommended Points info box to Point Count setup dialog
• Include time in default Point Count session name
• Move Continue button above edit/delete icons in session card
• Simplify Point Count session rename - replace Continue with Save button during edit
• Show rename/delete actions on Point Count recent session card
• Change lasso selection highlight to bright yellow
• Consistent header styling for Quick Classify toolbar
• Remove hover effects from Point Count points
• Improve unclassified point visibility in Point Count mode
• Widen Statistics Panel to fit table content without scrollbar
• Move Statistics Panel to app level for full-window dragging
• Make Statistics Panel draggable floating window
• Improve classification indicator visibility
• Add scroll arrows for Quick Classify shortcut chips
• Replace edit text links with pencil icons in notes panel
• Place buttons to the right of textarea, top-aligned
• Position buttons inside textarea area like mockup
• Update inline notes buttons to match mockup
• Move inline notes Save/Cancel buttons beside textarea
• Combine search and dropdown into single data type selector
• Reduce accordion header height in metadata panel
• Add title bar above status bar showing active spot or micrograph
• Swap toolbar and login status positions in header
• Remove Dataset Metadata accordion from details panel
• Rename 'View Log File' to 'Report Error'
• Add consistent plus menus for adding items in project tree
• Improve accordion panel visual distinction
• Remove opacity sliders from Image Comparator
• Clarify notes label in Associated Files dialog
• Add placeholder to maintain consistent thumbnail width
• Hide action buttons for micrographs needing setup
• Add warning indicator for micrographs needing setup
• Simplify Instrument Database dialog
• Improve batch edit color defaults
• Add checkbox to disable auto Quick Edit after grain detection
• Auto-open Quick Edit after grain detection
• Implement lazy pan for Quick Classify - only scrolls when spot is off-screen
• Show clear message when adding duplicate associated files

Performance

• Reduce grain detection to 1024px for speed testing
• Reduce grain detection processing size to 1536px for faster detection
• Remove strokes from point count points for performance
• Disable hit-testing on point count points
• Memoize Point component in PointCountRenderer
• Implement viewport culling for spots
• Improve Image Comparator loading experience

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb