I have just uploaded installation packages for a new version of PixInsight: 1.8.6.1448 for Linux, macOS and Windows.
InstallationAs all new versions of the PixInsight core application, this one is not available as an automatic update. You have to uninstall the previous version (be it 1.8.6 or an older one) and install the new version manually. Of course, if you have already activated the initial 1.8.6 version on your computer, no additional license activation will be required.
Changes in this VersionBuild 1448 is a bugfix release providing the following modifications to the initial 1.8.6.1447 version:
All platforms: When a system temporary folder has been selected for storage of swap image files (such as /tmp on Linux or %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows), a warning message is shown upon application startup. This message is to inform the user about the risk of potential deletion of active image swap files as a result of system policies for automatic removal of temporary files. This warning message can be dismissed and disabled by means of a
don't show again check box.
macOs: Instead of a system temporary folder, a system
cache folder is selected by default for storage of image swap files. Files stored in system cache folders are never deleted automatically, which prevents issues such as those reported in
this forum thread. This change was intended to be included in the initial 1.8.6 release, but I forgot to copy the corresponding modifications to the code selected for the final builds.
macOS: This version opts out of Mojave's dark mode, which we still don't support correctly, by means of a special keyword included in the Info.plist configuration file. If you are interested in the details, see
the corresponding Apple's documentation. This change should fix the issues reported by some users with the dark mode enabled in their macOS 10.14 installations.
macOS: The Ephemerides script was failing with a weird 'out of memory' error when calculation of topocentric coordinates was selected. This has been fixed.
Windows: I have included a required DLL file that was missing in the initial 1.8.6 release: opengl32sw.dll. Although this file should not be used under normal working conditions, it may be necessary in cases where the OpenGL implementation provided by the Windows desktop is defective or nonfunctional. Unfortunately, this happens with relative frequency on Windows 7, especially on poorly maintained machines, and even on Windows 10 as a result of wrong video drivers.
I hope you enjoy this version. Thank you for your patience and support, and please let me know if you encounter further problems.