Version 1.3.6

After a long time and so many commits (more than 350!), it is now time to publish a new release.

Changelog is quite long but includes:

  • Build for MacOS X Big Sur and AppImage format for Linux build
  • Allow import of metadata from an Excel or ODF spreadsheet
  • Allow to remove group mappings columns and update mappings when loading mapping file instead replacing everything
  • Delay import dependencies modules for workers (faster loading of main interface)
  • Scores matrix is loaded only when needed instead at project opening (faster project opening)
  • Allow to copy molecular structure to copy clipboard as images from Database dialog
  • Export of Database Results in CSV format
  • Allow to export a subset of metadata
  • Add a warning if user tries to import an empty data file
  • Allow to copy molecular structure to copy clipboard as images from Database dialog
  • Export of Database Results in CSV format
  • Mechanism to check and notify user for new versions on start-up
  • Improved SVG export and add EMF export for network views

Many User Interface improvements have been made, including:

  • Use of Qt-Advanced-Docking-System to manage docks and allow to create network views independently. It is possible to create more than one view of each type (multiple t-SNE for example): Docking system
  • Network annotations: Annotations
  • A plugin mechanism for database downloading has been developed. Plugins can be updated independently directly from MetGem interface: Plugins
  • Freeze columns feature: Freeze columns
  • Use left mouse for selection of columns in metadata tables. Enable sorting and moving with tool button: Sort and move columns
  • Dialog to create new columns by combining existing ones via arithmetics formulae: Arithmetics on columns
  • Add pixmaps onto nodes: Pixmaps on nodes
  • Welcome screen visible at startup: Pixmaps on nodes
  • You can drag and drop a project directly into the main window to open it: Drag-and-drop
  • Interface to visualize which peaks match between two spectra and cursor to show coordinates of fragments when clicked: Peaks match
  • Allow to use one column as index when importing metadata: Use column as index
  • Dialog create new column in nodes table containing name of cluster to which each node belong (using hdbscan algorithm): Clustering
  • Filtering steps can be bypassed in import dialog: Bypass filtering steps
  • Color Mapping Dialog can handle Boolean, Numerical or Categorical data: Color Mapping

A large number of bugs have also been fixed. Full changelog can be found in the release page. However, if you think you found one, feel free to fill a new issue on the github project page. You can also discuss this release in the forum.

Documentation is also available online.

Downloads are available here: