IGB 6.3 release notes

IGB 6.3 offers dramatic memory improvements and speedups, next-gen support, scriptability, and various GUI enhancements.

IGB 6.3 requires Java 6 or higher.

• BAM support
  • Shows gapped alignments and properties.
  • When zoomed in, shows residues. If partial or full reference sequence is loaded, shows only differing residues.
• Local files and QuickLoad: allow partial (chromosome) feature loading for most formats.
• Local files and QuickLoad: allow region-based feature loading for BAM, BED, Wiggle, Sgr, Gr, Fasta, and others.
• Drag and Drop for files and (file or QuickLoad) URLs.
• "Load from URL" menu item. Allows region-based feature loading for BAM.
• Scripting options for IGB. See this Wiki page for more details.
• Deletion of tracks.
• Ensembl external browser (also loadable via DAS).
• Load View: combo box hints for species (common name) and genomes (synonyms).
• Whole genome view for all organisms.
• Centralized server caching of common requests from slower servers (mostly UCSC and Ensembl).