991b3c0bd4ec5909fd16b34ed7cc68c6f37afee4 gperez2 Tue Mar 17 11:19:32 2026 -0700 Announcing the updated SuperTrack Configuration Page, refs #36917 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html index 3061260ebe6..c495411f773 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html @@ -52,30 +52,67 @@ <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="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%'> +</div> +<ul> + <li><b>Show or hide this container and all tracks</b> - Hiding the entire container will + preserve the track visibility settings, and they can be restored by selecting "Show".</li> + <li><b>Apply visibility</b> - A new visibility control with two buttons: + <button disabled style="font-size:small">Apply to all visible tracks</button> sets the + selected visibility on all non-hidden tracks, and + <button disabled style="font-size:small">Apply to all tracks</button> sets it on all tracks + including hidden ones.</li> + <li><b>Visibility buttons</b> - Individual track visibility is now set using + Hide/Dense/Squish/Pack/Full buttons instead of the previous dropdown menus. The grey + button indicates each track's current visibility.</li> + <li><b>Folder icons</b> - Container tracks (composites) are now indicated with a folder icon. + Click the track name to see all subtracks.</li> +</ul> +<p> +These new controls allow users to quickly set visibility across multiple tracks. +We welcome your feedback. Please contact our +<a href="../../contacts.html">mailing list</a> with any issues, suggestions, or feature +requests. +</p> + <a name="031626"></a> <h2>Mar. 16, 2026 New DNA Methylation track: Human Methylation Atlas Summary and Signals tracks</h2> <p> We are excited to announce the release of the <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&g=humanMethylationAtlasSummary&position=default" target="_blank" >Human Methylation Atlas Summary</a> and <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&g=humanMethylationAtlasSignals&position=default" target="_blank">Signals</a> tracks for hg38 and hg19, available in the <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&g=dnaMethylation&position=default" target="_blank" >DNA Methylation superTrack</a>. The Human Methylation Atlas tracks display genome-wide DNA methylation profiles from deep whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) of 39 primary human cell types sorted from 205 healthy tissue samples. </p> <div class="text-center"> <a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/s/QAtester/humanMethylationAtlas" target="_blank">