A patch release, IDL 8.0.1, is now available. This is a planned release to follow up the major changes that were introduced in IDL 8. It contains over 100 bug fixes plus 5 new features: Arrow function MAPGRID BOX_AXES property Multiple IDL graphics can now be saved to a single PDF file New graphics and object graphics now allow for thicknesses WRITE_PNG now allows the horizontal or vertical resolution to be specified NOTE: IDL 8.0.1 is an overlay installation. It requires that IDL 8.0 is installed first before installing IDL 8.0.1. To download IDL 8.0.1: Navigate to http://www.ittvis.com/Dow...oad.aspx?product=IDL and supply your ITTVIS website login and password. Click on the link for IDL 8.0 that matches your platform. Complete the checkboxes, then at the bottom of the page there are several links to download IDL 8.0.1 along with release notes and installation instructions. For more information about the fixes and the new features, please refer to the release notes for IDL 8.0.1. Bill Okubo, IDL Product Manager