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🔗 Companion PR for the glvis-4.5 release in GLVis/glvis#351

🔴 TODO:

  • Update code references to v4.5 (updating the code lines as well!)
  • Add new command line options
  • Update command and stream options

🏁 Endgame:

  • Update the Mac binary with signed+notarized image
  • Update the size and SLOC for this version in download.md

🟢 DONE:

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Pull request overview

This PR updates the GLVis website to prepare for the upcoming v4.5 release. It updates version references from 4.4 to 4.5 across the website's main pages and adds a new release entry to the download history.

Key Changes

  • Updated version numbers from 4.4 to 4.5 across index, news, and download pages
  • Added new release announcement for version 4.5 with placeholder date (Jan XX, 2026)
  • Added new download table entry for glvis-4.5.tgz with placeholder size and SLOC values

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File Description
src/news.md Added version 4.5 release announcement with placeholder date
src/index.md Updated version references from 4.4 to 4.5 in latest release section and download links
src/download.md Updated version references and added new table entry for v4.5 with placeholder metrics

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**Filename** | **Version** | **Release Date** | **Size** | **[SLOC](https://github.com/AlDanial/cloc)** | **Notes** |
------------ | ----------- | ---------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
[glvis-4.5.tgz](https://bit.ly/glvis-4-5) | v4.5 | Jan 2026 | X.XM | XXK | |
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The placeholder values "X.XM" for size and "XXK" for SLOC need to be replaced with actual values before this PR is merged. According to the PR description, this is an endgame TODO item.

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[glvis-4.5.tgz](https://bit.ly/glvis-4-5) | v4.5 | Jan 2026 | X.XM | XXK | |
[glvis-4.5.tgz](https://bit.ly/glvis-4-5) | v4.5 | Jan 2026 | 2.7M | 42K | |

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**<i class="fa fa-download"></i>&nbsp; glvis-4.4.tgz**
</button>](https://bit.ly/glvis-4-4)
**<i class="fa fa-download"></i>&nbsp; glvis-4.5.tgz**
</button>](https://bit.ly/glvis-4-5)
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The bit.ly shortlink (https://bit.ly/glvis-4-5) needs to be created before this PR is merged, as indicated in the PR description TODO list. Ensure the link is functional before making it publicly available.

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**Filename** | **Version** | **Release Date** | **Size** | **[SLOC](https://github.com/AlDanial/cloc)** | **Notes** |
------------ | ----------- | ---------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- |
[glvis-4.5.tgz](https://bit.ly/glvis-4-5) | v4.5 | Jan 2026 | X.XM | XXK | |
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&nbsp; | |
------------ | -----------------------------------------------------------------
Jan XX, 2026 | Version 4.5 [released](https://github.com/glvis/glvis/blob/v4.5/CHANGELOG).
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The placeholder date "Jan XX, 2026" needs to be replaced with the actual release date before this PR is merged. According to the PR description, this is still a TODO item.

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Jan XX, 2026 | Version 4.5 [released](https://github.com/glvis/glvis/blob/v4.5/CHANGELOG).
Jan 15, 2026 | Version 4.5 [released](https://github.com/glvis/glvis/blob/v4.5/CHANGELOG).

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Date | Message
------------ | -----------------------------------------------------------------
May 1, 2025 | Version 4.4 [released](https://github.com/glvis/glvis/blob/v4.4/CHANGELOG).
Jan XX, 2026 | Version 4.5 [released](https://github.com/glvis/glvis/blob/v4.5/CHANGELOG).
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The placeholder date "Jan XX, 2026" needs to be replaced with the actual release date before this PR is merged. According to the PR description, this is still a TODO item.

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Jan XX, 2026 | Version 4.5 [released](https://github.com/glvis/glvis/blob/v4.5/CHANGELOG).
2026 | Version 4.5 [released](https://github.com/glvis/glvis/blob/v4.5/CHANGELOG).

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**Download glvis-4.4.tgz**
</button>](https://bit.ly/glvis-4-4)
**Download glvis-4.5.tgz**
</button>](https://bit.ly/glvis-4-5)
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The bit.ly shortlink (https://bit.ly/glvis-4-5) needs to be created before this PR is merged, as indicated in the PR description TODO list. Ensure the link is functional before making it publicly available.

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</button>](https://bit.ly/glvis-4-5)
</button>](https://github.com/glvis/glvis/archive/refs/tags/v4.5.tar.gz)

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