This section describes some of the important milestones in the
development of
the NOAA Fisheries Toolbox.
Models
in the NOAA Fisheries Toolbox are continuously being updated. Be sure
to check the Toolbox home page
regularly to get information on the latest versions. For individual
model histories, please see the page describing the model you are
interested in, or contact User
Support.
April 2008
(NFT Version 3.0)
April 2008 marks the re-launch of the the NOAA Fisheries
Toolbox as
a completely public suite of fishery stock assessment software. In
preparation for this, the Toolbox web site underwent a significant
redesign.
In April/May 2007 the NOAA Fisheries Toolbox underwent a
significant
update.
The following enhancements and new features were added
to many
of the
existing models:
A
new grid editing tool. The new tool streamlines data entry when typing
from the keyboard and when pasting data from the Windows clipboard.
Shortcut key combinations (e.g. CTRL-C
for Copy, CTRL-V for Paste,
etc.) are available for common grid editing functions. A menu
of common grid editing functions is accessible by right-clicking
anywhere on the grid.
Ability
to save files with spaces in the file name, and use spaces in folder
names.
All of the new models
and many of the previous
models were re-styled to a multi-document interface with
separate forms for input and output. This allows the user to
find the needed item with fewer tabs to sort through.
Options were added to allow plots
to use default light
& dark background color schemes as well as user customized
schemes.
A plot collection feature was added to applications
with many plots such as ASAP or VPA. The plot collection feature allows
users to easily assemble groups of plots into a single
document for ease of use in meetings.
An option was added so that users can view text
output
reports with the
text editing software package of their choice or continue to use the
viewer that comes with the Toolbox.
