Refs #2584: Can specify alternative log file path under Linux. Logging configuration should be picked up from Mantid.user.properties better than before.

Added a few convenience functions for dealing with ConfigService data paths from Python. Should avoid the need to deal with the raw keys. Fixes #2302

Fix problem with saving certain paths after the default save directory had been appended to it. Fixes #2445
Also improve python simple algorithm functions help documentation with a few new lines to make them clearer. Fixes #2459

Removed check for the executable name from the ConfigService. It now either uses the path pointed to by MANTIDPATH or the executable's directory if the former is not set. Also renamed a couple of functions relating to this so that it is clearer what their return values point. Re #2256

The SANS interface now uses the Load algorithm and can read sample log information from Nexus files refs #2251 and #2238 and #2152 fixes #1294

Rename Framework code directory to just that. Also delete Main and VS & Eclipse project file. Re #1881.

  InstrumentName

This means there will be two input properties which can be used to specify and IDF:

  Filename
  InstrumentName

If Filename is specified then use that this filename. If not then it is required that an InstrumentName is specified. And an appropriate filename is created at runtime (search the Workspace's Run object for "startdate"/"starttime" and get IDF search directory from Config) 

Modify all loaders (except LoadEmptyInstrument) to load inst using this InstrumentName property
 
re #1997

Updated Python scripting startup to be slightly friendlier to this. 
Mantid part first so that the build goes in the right order.
Re #1791

re #1691 - adjusting ConfigService to send POCO Notifications on change of a user property. Adding test for this. Adjusting the InstrumentSelector widget in MantidPlot to pick up on these signals and act on them.

Removed references to instrument prefixes which are now handled with the facilities XML file. The MantidPlot config dialog now includes the instrument selector widget rather than a standard combobox. Re #1533

Added getInstrumentFilename() method to return the filename of the instrument geometry defintion file. refs #1463

Also cleared some warnings. Re #1416

Copyright updated to read
Copyright © 2007-10 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory & NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Allow property values within the ConfigService to be changed at run time. Added a function to save the current configuration to a file. Re #1248

Re-jig the ConfigService so that the logging doesn't start up until after the Mantid.user.properties file has been dealt with. Re #1161.

Improved the handling of scripts paths in the ConfigService so that there are two separate keys for the Python scripts: those required by Mantid and those specified by users.
Updated SANS interface so that it better handles being unable to find the reduction script. Re #1152 

handles this for algorithm file properties. The algorithms don't use this yet. Also added
ignore properties for the generated object files of the new Geometry directories. Re #767

Outputting files now differs under Windows and Linux. Linux now uses a directory under the user's home directory, $HOME/.mantid, to store things such as mantidsimple, logs, managed workspace files. This is basically so that the 
installation via the RPM can work properly. Windows behaviour should be unchanged. Re #587  

Changed FindPeaks algorithms to use WorkspaceFactory to create their TableWorkspace properties (and not to do it in the constructor). Removed statics from ConfigService. Re #470.

Mantid.user.properties is now written by mantid if it cannot be found - so there is no need to deliver this in the installer.
Also logging levels set higher for files to alleviate speed problem on encrypted hard drives.

Changes to Properties files

Mantid now tries to load TWO properties files
Mantid.Properties as before
and now a Mantid.user.properties

Any entries in the user.properties file overides those on the main file.  The intention is that on reinstalls we will not overwrite the user file, but are free to replace the original .properties file to add new keys etc.

IMPORTANT:
The release properties files are now in the Properties subdirectory, the ones in the release directory have been removed.

Changed handling of working directory so that if we are running through Python then the initial working directory is that set by Python. Closes #434. 

Altered ConfigService so that relative path names are converted to absolute ones. Note that the original value is not actually altered but the call for a key is intercepted and a locally stored value is returned. Re #404

Remove the method in ConfigService that's causing a test failure on the Windows build server. Fixes #113.

Update to doxygen class headers following change to some class names with introduction of SingletonHolder. Re #100.

gets created at a random time and causes problems for singletons that
get created as part of other objects static constrcutors.
As a workaround I have moved the Logger instance into the class itself
for singletons. 

Refs #96.

Refs #96. Tided up the code. Added DllExport.h to API and Kernel - this contains the #define information for any exports from the dll.