fab868fba7354bde3fe88a611e5f2224d61b6d45 mspeir Sat Mar 28 16:51:56 2026 -0700 adding announcement for glossary page and tip for new page, refs #35259 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html index 0f1dfa447fc..73f771a27b3 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html @@ -51,30 +51,51 @@ <p>You can sign-up to get these announcements via our <a target=_blank href="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/g/genome-announce?hl=en">Genome-announce</a> email list. We send around one short announcement email every two weeks.</p> <p>Smaller software changes are not announced here. A summary of the three-weekly release changes can be found <a target=_blank href="https://genecats.gi.ucsc.edu/builds/versions.html">here</a>. For the full list of our daily code changes head to our <a href="https://github.com/ucscGenomeBrowser/kent/commits/master" target=_blank>GitHub page</a>. Lastly, see our <a href="credits.html" target="_blank"> credits page</a> for acknowledgments of the data we host.</p> <!-- ============= 2025 archived news ============= --> <a name="2026"></a> +<a name="032826"></a> +<h2>Mar. 28, 2026 New UCSC Genome Browser glossary page</h2> +<p> +Have you ever wondered what we mean by "track" or what the difference is +between "haplotype" and "fix" sequences? We are pleased to +announce the release of a new <a href="/docs/genomeBrowserGlosasry.html" +target="_blank">Genome Browser Glossary</a> page. It provides a guide to the +tools and features of the Genome Browser as well as the terminology used across the site. +</p> + +<p> +The glossary covers a wide range of topics including genome assemblies and +nomenclature, core tools, browser interface elements and interactions, tracks +and display modes, user data features, common data formats, genome browser +data and annotations, and technical terms. For example, it describes the various +interface buttons and interactions available you from the main genome browser +graphic, such as the ability to drag-and-reorder tracks or drag-and-zoom. +<a href="/contacts.html" target="_blank">Contact us</a> if there are terms +you'd like to see added. +</p> + <a name="031726"></a> <h2>Mar. 17, 2026 Updated superTrack configuration page</h2> <p> The configuration page for <a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/help/hubQuickStartGroups#superTrack" target="_blank">superTracks</a> has been updated with new controls for managing track visibility. SuperTracks are containers that group a variety of track types, including composite tracks, and support two levels of hierarchy for complex nesting (e.g., superTrack > composite > subtrack). </p> <div class="text-center"> <img src="../images/newsArchImages/superTrackUi.png" alt="Updated SuperTrack configuration page showing new Show/Hide container control, Apply visibility buttons, per-track Hide/Dense/Squish/Pack/Full visibility buttons, and folder icons for container tracks" width='60%'>