IGB 6.0 release notes

IGB 6.0 is a significant release that incorporates UI improvements, memory management, and other bugfixes.

IGB 6.0 requires Java 6 or higher.

• Enhanced data source preferences page
• Unification of "Pattern Search", "Name Search", and "Annotation Browser" tabs
• Added "Restriction sites" tab by default
• Auto-loading of features (if specified by DAS/2 server)
• Data provider hyperlinks and icons
• Feature hyperlinks and description tooltips
• QuickLoad annots.xml file (similar to DAS/2)
• GFF and BED parsing bugfixes
• Warnings for chromosome conflicts
• Assorted GUI enhancements and bugfixes
• Server file indexing: reduces memory requirements by up to 90%, often reducing startup time as well.
• Improved server ID searches: reduces network traffic, thus speeding up client-side search.
• Additional annots.xml properties for QuickLoad and DAS/2 servers