_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _ ( ____ \( ____ )( ___ )( ___ )( ____ \( ____ \( \ | ( \/| ( )|| ( ) || ( ) || ( \/| ( \/| ( | (__ | (____)|| (___) || | | || | | (__ | | | __) | __)| ___ || | | || | | __) | | | ( | (\ ( | ( ) || | /\| || | | ( | | | ) | ) \ \__| ) ( || (_\ \ || (____/\| (____/\| (____/\ |/ |/ \__/|/ \|(____\/_)(_______/(_______/(_______/ ***************************************************************** Fraqcel Version History Log ***************************************************************** Version 2.7.1 (November 20, 2017) -- Fixed issue where Refresh button did not disable on SETTINGS tab Version 2.7.0 (November 13, 2017) -- Added bump mapping to the color palette options Version 2.6.1 (October 10, 2016) -- Changed default values of divThreshold and maxPastRef based on additional testing -- Fixed issue when multiple ranges were selected -- Improvements to color palette GUI on SETTINGS tab Version 2.6.0 (September 17, 2016) -- Improved automated glitch correction by flagging occurrence of high additional iterations beyond reference point -- Fixed issue with custom Cell context menu if more than one workbook is open -- Fixed issue that could occur if simultaneously panning and changing the maximum number of iterations Version 2.5.0 (September 1, 2016) -- Changed equations for the Beetle and Rotation Family fractal types, Beetle result unchanged -- Changed Burning Ship code to better reflect equation, result unchanged Version 2.4.1 (August 10, 2016) -- Corrected equation pictures on the SETTINGS tab Version 2.4.0 (August 5, 2016) -- Added VIDEO worksheet containing tools to create an image sequence -- Changed value of global variable defaultThreshold from 1e-14 to 1e-13 due to shaking during zoom videos Version 2.3.0 (July 4, 2016) -- Added 3 new fractal types: Beetle, Rotation Family, Perpendicular Burning Ship -- Expanded XNUMBERS excerpt to include sine and cosine functions -- Corrected expression for initial B3i value in Mandelbrot series approximation (VBA and DLL) -- Corrected and simplified equation pictures on the SETTINGS tab Version 2.2.0 (May 5, 2016) -- Removed all ActiveX controls -- Reduced usage of SendKeys statement and Like operator -- Added a custom Cell context menu on the MAIN worksheet for quicker navigation -- Added buttons on the MAIN worksheet to increase and decrease the max iteration value Version 2.1.1 (February 13, 2016) -- Fixed issue that prevented the export of larger publication images -- Improved handling of memory related errors Version 2.1 (February 2, 2016) -- Incorporated continuous (smooth) coloring using the normalized iteration count algorithm -- Divide iteration value is no longer restricted to integers -- Added ability to use perturbation methods with a manually selected initial reference point (Recalc button on single pixel) -- Added option to limit degree of parallelism in DLL file to improve system responsiveness for CPU intensive images -- Changed the behavior of the divide iteration buttons on the MAIN worksheet -- Added buttons to move a selected key color up or down the list of key colors -- Added ability to replace all key colors with random colors Version 2.0 (December 28, 2015) -- Integrated the use of an optional DLL file to greatly improve performance -- Rearranged GUI when the navigation image size is 596 x 596 to better support smaller screen resolutions -- Minor VBA code changes to perturbation and series subroutines -- Added new color palette preset: Blue Waves -- Added option to reverse color palette -- Added an improved plotting method that uses background bitmap images -- Changed image export method to create bitmap files directly from iteration data, as a result, publication images now save iteration data -- Added buttons on the MAIN worksheet to cycle colors and divide the iteration values more easily -- Fixed a bug where the color palette skipped one value resulting in an incorrect offset of 1 -- Added button to provide instructions on using the color palette settings Version 1.1 (September 5, 2015) -- Fixed bugs that prevented the calculation and output of larger publication images -- Added optional anti-aliasing via supersampling for publication images -- Added feature to export/import location and color data using text files -- Fixed various minor GUI bugs that caused VBA runtime errors Version 1.0 (May 27, 2015) -- Initial release