adding temporary fix for synchronizing Python and Qt event

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apply fix to allow Both axes to be ticked

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I moved a release note change description from the 2.8.0 release notes to 
the 2.7.2 release notes since the change was added to the 2.7RC. 



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I modified the visit-create-chksums script to once again checksum the
32 bit windows distribution.



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I added a fix from Pratick Fragile to the CosmosPP reader for an
enhancement he added. I didn't add anything to the release notes 
since the enhancement was for 2.7.2, which hasn't been released yet.



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adding helper functions for getting access to VisIt widgets

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Add silent uninstall to release notes.
Add a few options to the installer script for windows.

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Resolve #1647; clear python error after failed attempts to setattr in a custom base

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Fix #866; multiple issues with SIL selection for file with many meshes

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fixing test suite crashes from 22900 update, added a note in release notes

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