[cig-commits] commit: Update RELEASE_NOTES

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changeset:   443:994625a5d93a
tag:         tip
user:        Walter Landry <wlandry at caltech.edu>
date:        Sat Nov 26 15:06:05 2011 -0800
files:       RELEASE_NOTES
description:
Update RELEASE_NOTES


diff -r dbec72a131f7 -r 994625a5d93a RELEASE_NOTES
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES	Sat Nov 26 15:05:47 2011 -0800
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES	Sat Nov 26 15:06:05 2011 -0800
@@ -1,11 +1,30 @@ 1.6.2
-1.6.2
+2.0.0
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-* The main feature of this release is the inclusion of an equation
-  parser, allowing you to input initial conditions and boundary
-  conditions much more easily.  As a consequence, the existing
-  StandardConditionFunctions are no longer recommended, though they
-  will continue to work as before.
+* The main feature of this release is the support for Quadratic (Q2)
+  and discontinuous linear (P-1) elements.
+
+* JSON is the new recommended format for input files.  It works by
+  converting the JSON files to XML, so existing XML files will
+  continue to work with minor changes.  See the file UPGRADE for
+  details.
+
+* Gale now includes an equation parser, allowing you to input initial
+  conditions, boundary conditions, and shapes much more easily.  As a
+  consequence, the existing StandardConditionFunctions and most shapes
+  are no longer recommended, though they will continue to work as
+  before.
+
+* StressBC now explicitly applies either a shear or normal stress.
+  This also fixed a bug when applying a StressBC against a curved
+  boundary.
+
+* Thermal diffusion and advection benchmarks have been added.  These
+  benchmarks highlighted bugs with thermal evolution which have been
+  fixed.
+
+* VTKOutput has been deprecated.  Instead, you should use the XDMF
+  files, which work in Paraview and Visit.
 
 * The File input method for initial conditions and boundary conditions
   can now handle 2D and 3D input data.
@@ -20,6 +39,15 @@ 1.6.2
 * Gale is little quieter when checkpointing is turned on.
 
 * A C++ compiler is now required to build.
+
+* The recommended visualization tool has been changed to Visit.
+
+* The generate_pvd utility has been removed.  Visit will automatically
+  create a movie from a series of XDMF files.
+
+* The vtk2csv.py script has been removed since it does not work with
+  the XDMF files.
+
 
 1.6.1
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