🏁 Release v2.2.0 - FINAL VERSION

🎯 What's in This Final Release

This release focuses on UI polish, text quality improvements, Docker environment optimization, and enhanced documentation, delivering the best possible visual experience, readability, and development workflow.

✨ New Additions

📚 Documentation Enhancements

• Centered DeepWiki Badge - Badge now prominently displayed in centered header section
• Simplified "How It Works" - Streamlined to direct users to comprehensive GESTURE_GUIDE.md
• Updated Project Structure - More concise and accurate reflection of actual codebase
  • Added ui_renderer.py to structure
  • Removed non-existent utils/ directory
  • Cleaner, more scannable format

🎨 UI & Text Quality Improvements

✅ Major Text Rendering Upgrade

The most significant improvement in this release is the complete overhaul of text rendering quality:

• Font Upgrade: Switched from HERSHEY_PLAIN to HERSHEY_SIMPLEX

  • Much clearer and more readable text
  • Professional appearance across all UI elements
  • Better suited for calculator display

• Increased Font Thickness: Changed from thickness 1 to 2

  • Crisper, bolder text
  • Better visibility and contrast
  • Easier to read at a glance

• Applied Consistently: All UI text elements now use the improved font settings

  • Calculator buttons
  • Display panels
  • Gesture indicators
  • Debug information

✅ Fixed Text Alignment Issues

Corrected vertical centering problems in display panels:

• Operation Display: Adjusted Y-coordinate by +10px for perfect centering
• Result Display: Adjusted Y-coordinate by +10px for perfect centering
• Text now properly centered within display boxes

🐳 Docker & Build Improvements

Dockerfile Enhancements

• Improved Working Directory: Changed from /opt to /opt/project for better organization
• requirements.txt Integration: Now uses requirements.txt for dependency installation instead of hardcoded packages
• Simplified Build Process: Cleaner pip installation workflow
• Better Layer Caching: Optimized for faster rebuilds during development

Makefile Updates

• Fixed Python Version Path: Corrected QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH from Python 3.11 to 3.9 across all targets
  • Applied to camtest, run, and shell commands
  • Ensures Qt plugin compatibility
• Corrected Test Path: Updated camtest target to point to correct location: /opt/project/src/test/webcam_test.py
• Consistency: All Docker run configurations now use matching environment variables