Revision history

Version 4.1 Version 4.0
Version 3.3 Version 3.2 Version 3.0 Version 2.0
Version 1.2 Version 1.1 Version 1.0
Version 0.99 Version 0.96 Version 0.95 Version 0.9 Version 0.8 Version 0.7

Version 4.1

Released March 2021

This version adds support for reading FITS ascii tables, and two new functions were added. For the moment, the GDL bridge is deactivated in the binary distribution.
Work on QFitsView includes:

New functions:


Version 4.0

Released May 2019

Most of the work for this major release was happening on QFitsView. For DPUSER, this release brings some new functions and procedures, a new parser and bug fixes.

New functions:

New procedures:


Version 3.3

Released July 2016

This version fixes some bugs that slipped the 3.2 release.

Version 3.2

Released June 2016

This version adds support for reading FITS binary tables. A new data type list has been added which can act as a container for FITS or String Array. The dependency on the external files grfont.dat and rgb.txt has been removed.

New functions:

New procedures:


Version 3.0

Released July 2011

New functions:

New procedures:


Version 2.0

Released July 2008

This is a major release after 2.5 years of silence.

New functions:

New procedures:


Version 1.2

Released September 2005

New functions:

New procedures:


Version 1.1

Never really released

This is a maintenance release.

New functions:


Version 1.0

Released August 12, 2004

This version adds a few new functions and procedures. Mostly, existing functions have been expanded, namely the ability to handle FITS file extensions. Also, the documentation has been extended. The main change is that DPUSER - The Next Generation now is fully integrated into the QFitsView program also written by me, and DPUSER now uses free code only (notably the GNU Scientific Library).

New functions:

New procedures:


Version 0.99

This is the last version of the 0.9x series. It is mainly a bug fix release. If you have any knowledge of bugs or inconsistent features, please let me know ASAP - I'll try to fix them before the release of version 1.0.

New functions:

Version 0.99 introduces no new functions or procedures.

Version 0.96

New functions:


Version 0.95

New functions:

New procedures:


Version 0.9

New functions:

New procedures:


Version 0.8

New functions:


Version 0.7