JKQtPlotter/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
jkriege2 a67975e680 - major rework of graph styling (now using mix-in classes)
- some reorganizations into different files
- additional options for graph filling (color gradients, textures, ...) as provided by QBrush
- PREPARATIONS: added a general feature to JKQTPPlotElement which allows to show a graph in a highlighted state (if supported by the derived graph class!)
- JKQTPXYParametrizedScatterGraph: added functors to transform column values into symbol type+size and line-width to give even more control
- JKQTPStepHorizontalGraph has been renamed to JKQTPSpecialLineHorizontalGraph (vertical variants also) and have gained additional features (baseline for filling and drawing of symbols)
- filled curve graphs (e.g. JKQTPSpecialLineHorizontalGraph) are now merely a specializedly initialized JKQTPSpecialLineHorizontalGraph
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/*!
\page WHATSNEW What's New (Release Notes/Versions)
This page lists release notes for the diferent version of JKQTPlotter
\tableofcontents
\section WHATSNEW_TRUNK trunk: Major Update/Refactoring
\subsection WHATSNEW_TRUNK_OVERVIEW trunk: Overview
Starting in summer 2018, JKQTPlotter received some major workover. During this, it lost compatibility to the <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/QuickFit3">QuickFit 3.0</a> code base.
Changes, compared to \ref WHATSNEW_V2018_08 "v2018.08" include:
<ul>
<li> new: added QMake-Projects for static and for shared library builds </li>
<li> new: \ref exampleTutorialProjects "extensive set of Examples and Tutorials" </li>
<li> new: checked builds with continuous integration from AppVeyor: <a href="https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jkriege2/jkqtplotter/branch/master">https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jkriege2/jkqtplotter/branch/master</a> </li>
<li> new/update: support for building with Microsoft Visual Studio (Win), MinGW (Win), GCC (Linux/MacOS) </li>
<li> update: massively improved (doxygen-generated) <a href="http://jkriege2.github.io/JKQtPlotter/index.html">Online-Documentation (http://jkriege2.github.io/JKQtPlotter/index.html)</a> (automatically generated after each commit using ravis CI) </li>
<li> update: refactoring of the library's directory structure </li>
<li> update: refactoring/renaming of API, including the function anming scheme and class names </li>
<li> changed: using static const variables instead of \c #define for fixed default values (e.g. JKQTPImageTools::LUTSIZE, JKQTPImageTools::PALETTE_ICON_WIDTH, JKQTPlotterDrawinTools::ABS_MIN_LINEWIDTH, JKQTMathText::ABS_MIN_LINEWIDTH ...)</li>
<li> Updates to JKQTPlotter:
<ul>
<li> new: added JKQTPSingleColumnSymbolsGraph for single-column data, e.g. drawn as (random) scatter or bee-swar plots </li>
<li> new: stacked barcharts with JKQTPBarVerticalStackableGraph, JKQTPBarHorizontalStackableGraph </li>
<li> new: use/support of C++11 features (e.g. \c std::function<> and lambda functions in JKQTPXFunctionLineGraph / JKQTPYFunctionLineGraph )</li>
<li> new: \ref jkqtpopencvinterface "optional OpenCV interface" </li>
<li> new: \ref jkqtpplotter_styling "Styling System for JKQTPlotter" </li>
<li> new: added debugging option, which surrounds different regions with visible rectangles (JKQTBasePlotter::enableDebugShowRegionBoxes() ) </li>
<li> new: frames (plot viewport, key/legend ...) may be rounded off at the corners</li>
<li> new: diverse new styling options (default font name/size ...)</li>
<li> new: additionl options for styling coordinate axes</li>
<li> new: Mix-In classes to unify plot styleing functions (setters/getters) in all graphs </li>
<li> new: additional options for graph filling (color gradients, textures, ...) as provided by QBrush </li>
<li> new: added a general feature to JKQTPPlotElement which allows to show a graph in a highlighted state (if supported by the derived graph class!) </li>
<li> new: JKQTPXYParametrizedScatterGraph: added functors to transform column values into symbol type+size and line-width to give even more control </li>
<li> changed: removed old selection-code and replaced by general highlighting feature </li>
<li> changed: JKQTPStepHorizontalGraph has been renamed to JKQTPSpecialLineHorizontalGraph (vertical variants also) and have gained additional features (baseline for filling and drawing of symbols) </li>
<li> changed: filled curve graphs (e.g. JKQTPSpecialLineHorizontalGraph) are now merely a specializedly initialized JKQTPSpecialLineHorizontalGraph </li>
<li> deprecated: Removed datarange-feature </li>
<li> update: \ref JKQTPLOTTER_USERINTERACTION "reworked user interactions API" </li>
<li> fixed: colorbars at top were positioned over the plot label </li>
<li> fixed: RGB-image plots now work properly with inverted axes (image is inverted, befor image was not shown at all) </li>
</ul></li>
<li> Updates to JKQTMathText:
<ul>
<li> update/fix: several general improvements and bugfixes </li>
<li> update/fix: improved error handling </li>
<li> update: updated contained version of STIX fonts, better handling of different STIX versions </li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
\subsection WHATSNEW_TRUNK_DOWNLOAD trunk: Download
This release is available from:
- Source code branch: <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter">https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter</a>
- Source Code download (ZIP): <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/archive/master.zip">https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/archive/master.zip</a>
- Git-Link: <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter.git">https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter.git</a>
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\section WHATSNEW_V2018_08 v2018.08: Minor Modifications (Final QuickFit3-compatible Version)
\subsection WHATSNEW_V2018_08_OVERVIEW v2018.08: Overview
This is the final version of JKQTPlotter, which is still compatible with the <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/QuickFit3">QuickFit 3.0</a> code base. It contains minor changes as compared to \ref WHATSNEW_V2015_10 "v2015.10":
- new: added Qt data model to switch graphs on/off
- update: some improvements to test programs
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\subsection WHATSNEW_V2018_08_DOWNLOAD v2018.08: Download
This release is available from:
- Source code branch: <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/tree/v2018.08">https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/tree/v2018.08</a>
- Latest Release/Tag: <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/releases/tag/v2018.08">https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/releases/tag/v2018.08</a> (2018-Aug-19)
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\section WHATSNEW_V2015_10 v2015.10: Initial Release
\subsection WHATSNEW_V2015_10_OVERVIEW v2015.10: Overview
This is the initial release of the library. It was developed initially as part of <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/QuickFit3">QuickFit 3.0</a> and then separated out into a separate repository.
\subsection WHATSNEW_V2015_10_DOWNLOAD v2015.10: Download
This release is available from:
- Source code branch: <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/tree/v2015.10">https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/tree/v2015.10</a>
- Latest Release/Tag: <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/releases/tag/v2015.10">https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/releases/tag/v2015.10</a> (2015-Oct-20)
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