whatsNew.md

#Change-Log

Version 0.94

• New
  Example of how to create a [stylesheet](/examples/stylesheets/) - [#481](#481)
• New
  Function to [move](/pythonWidgetOptions/#widget-manipulation) widgets - [#477](#477)
• Added
  [Paned Frames](/pythonWidgetGrouping/#paned-frame) support a change function - [#561](#561)
• Added
  All [labels](/outputWidgets/#set-labels) can be cleared with a single function call - [#570](#570)
• Added
  [File Entry](/inputWidgets/#entry) supports choosing a save file - [#539](#539)
• Added
  Option to display navigation bar in [MatPlotLib](/outputWidgets/#matplotlib) - [#529](#529)
• Added
  Additional properties on [Tables](/pythonDevWidgets/#table) - [#517](#517)
• Added
  Can now configure the bg colour of check boxes in [propeties](/inputWidgets/#set-properties) widgets - [#514](#514)
• Added
  Can now set the [sash position](/pythonWidgetGrouping/#set-paned-frames) on PanedFrames - [#504](#504)
• Added
  Multiple files allowed in [open file boxes](/pythonDialogs/#file-boxes) - [#479](#479)
• Added
  Option to add multiple action buttons and align horizontally/vertically in [Tables](/pythonDevWidgets/#table) - [#475](#475)
• Added
  Can now add [tabs](/pythonWidgetGrouping/#tabbed-frame) before/after existing tabs - [#473](#473)
• Added
  When updating a [textArea](/simpleAppJar/#text) you can now configure it to replace any existing text - [#472](#472)
• Added
  New [property](/simpleProperties/#looks) to change the statusbar font - [#463](#463)
• Added
  Can now create [trees](/pythonDevWidgets/#tree) with xml objects and show attributes - [#457](#457)
• Added
  Option to set `wrap` parameter on [Tables](/pythonDevWidgets/#table) - [#458](#458)
• Added
  Intoduced new container properties [rowspan/colspan](/simpleProperties/#grid-properties) - [#55](#55)
• Improved
  `getAllInputs()` now has a parameter `includeEmptyInputs` to include any empty input fields - [#563](#563)
• Improved
  [Buttons](/inputWidgets/#button) now align images/icons correctly in [ttk](/pythonTtk/) - [#560](#560)
• Improved
  Improved docs on [widget positioning](/pythonWidgetLayout/#widget-positioning) - [#524](#524)
• Improved
  Improved docs on [stopping the GUI](/pythonEvents/#stopping-the-gui) - [#521](#521)
• Improved
  Improved docs on [pip installation](/Install/#pip-installation) - [#519](#519)
• Improved
  Resolved deprecated import on [MatPlotLib](/outputWidgets/#matplotlib) - [#518](#518)
• Improved
  Removed imports from `__init__.py` file - [#505](#505)
• Improved
  [Scales](/inputWidgets/#scale) and other widgets can now have their state changed when in [ttk](/pythonTtk/) mode - [#465](#465)
• Improved
  Better change log? - [#219](#219)
• Improved
  appJar now uses tkinter style `config` functions - [#49](#49)
• Fixed
  Fixed typo in documentation page: [advancedLoops](/pythonLoopsAndSleeps/#advanced-loops) - [#564](#564)
• Fixed
  python2.6 now runs, after removing dependency on argsparse - [#547](#547)
• Fixed
  Resolved issues sometimes changing bg/fg in [ttk](/pythonTtk) - [#536](#536)
• Fixed
  Resolved issues with changing [radiobutton](/inputWidgets/#set-radiobuttons) type in ttk - [#534](#534)
• Fixed
  Scrolling to the end of an [entry](/inputWidgets/#entry) in ttk - [#538](#538)
• Fixed
  All start [container](/pythonWidgetGrouping/) functions now return the container - [#523](#523)
• Fixed
  [Menu check boxes](/pythonBars/#menubar) now toggle using the keyboard shortcut, and also work properly on Mac - [#512](#512)
• Fixed
  [Menu](/pythonBars/#menubar) shortcuts improved, to handle more cases - [#499](#499)
• Fixed
  Issue where [blocking subwindows](/pythonSubWindows/#startstop-sub-windows) wouldn't work - [#491](#491)
• Fixed
  Bug where Labelled widgets weren't [destroyed](/pythonWidgetOptions/#widget-manipulation) properly - [#489](#489)
• Fixed
  Issue with deleting rows on [tables](/pythonDevWidgets/#table) - [#482](#482)
• Fixed
  Issue where [opening containers](/pythonWidgetGrouping/#reopening-containers) was not returning the container - [#478](#478)
• Fixed
  Refactored Remove/Empty/Destroy containers - [#75](#75), [#339](#339), [#462](#75)
• Fixed
  Issue with setting `parent` of [message boxes](/pythonDialogs/#message-boxes) - [#461](#461)
• Removed
  Deprecated `.panedFrameVertical()`, you should now call `.panedFrame(vertical=True)` - [#504](#504)

Version 0.93

• NEW:
  • #453 - SubWindows refactored
  • #450 - Can now set the character used to disable options in OptionBoxes
  • #449 - updateListBox now has a callFunction flag
  • #447 - Canvases now support clickable maps
  • #446 - Setting listboxes now has better error checking
  • #445 - Ability to keep windows on top
  • #442 - SpinBoxes now call changeFucntion when changed manually
  • #437 - Page discussing how to manage multiple pages
  • #436 - TextAreas can now be programmatically cleared and set while disabled
  • #435 - Messages have better documentation and a function to set the aspect ratio
  • #429 - TabbedFrames & PagedWindows now use FrameStacks
  • #425 - Updated docs on geometry
  • #422 - TickOptionBoxes now return their name when changed
  • #421 - SelectableLabels now allow alignment setting
  • #415 - Disable Entry now disables all of a file/directory entry
  • #402 - Now possible to register a function to call once the GUI starts up
  • #377 - Auto-Labelled Widgets now have configurable labels
  • #345 - New container: FrameStack
  • #339 - Functions to remove toolbars and statusbars
  • #333 - Can now fully hide/show/delete tabs
  • #295 - New function to set the BG of the label in a validationEntry
  • #69 - Basic functions for tagging, searching and changing fonts in text areas
• FIXED:
  • #433 - Resolved issue with setting properties in Python2

Version 0.92

• FIXED:
  • #413 - Fixed issue with .refreshDbTable() in DB tables
  • #410 - Fixed issue with button text when adding tables
  • #409 - Fixed issue with topLevel binds on mouse down events
  • #408 - Changed logLevel for some widget removal

Version 0.91

• NEW:
  • Grids have been renamed to Tables!
  • appJar logging now uses its own logLevel of TRACE
  • #398 - Documented .pyw files
  • #395 - Option to fast stop a GUI
  • #391 - Updated error messages on _configWidget
  • #390 - New simpleAppJar functions for statusbar
  • #388 - Can now specify the cell style of tables
  • #373 - Added function to get the BG colour of a widget
  • #347, #360, 374 & #375 - Right Click Menu updates
  • #369 - Hide scrollbars in ScollPane
  • #367 - Update to logging - all appJar looging now done at a TRACE level, below DEBUG
  • #366 - Better error reporting on AutoEntries
  • #340 - appJar properties now fully documented & tested
  • #335 - No longer necessary to receive a parameter in functions linked to appJar widgets
  • #329 - Starting separator removed from Windows Right-click Menus
  • #328 - New Accessibility Widget introduced to configure colours & fonts
  • #301 - Updated layout parameters, can now pass previous & next for the row parameter, to make it easier to position widgets
  • #29 - Updated sound documentation to discuss blocking sounds
• FIXED:
  • #379 - PieChart % fix in Python 2.7

Version 0.9

• Introduction of alternative widget access functions (#235) - now possible to ADD, SET & GET widgets by just using their name

• Introduction of alternative GUI properties (#340) - now possible to GET/SET properties with special property functions

• Introduction of appJar settings - can now save/load GUI state to/from file

• Big improvements to grids - can add/remove/replace rows/columns, can sort data, can access a right-click menu, can connect to an sqlite database

• More ttk improvements - grouped widgets now work, introduced external themes

• Issues Resolved:

  • #356 - Updated documentation - widgets page split into input & output pages
  • #344 - labels now display the title when no text is provided, instead of an empty label
  • #343 - new parameter for appJar constructor: showIcon allows the icon to be ignored when running Windows
  • #340 - introduced GUI properties for most settings
  • #339 - new functions to remove toolbars and statusbars
  • #335 - when setting functions for events, if no parameter is present in the function, no parameter will be passed by the event
  • #333 - started work on hide/show/delete tabs
  • #325 - fixed issue with right-click menus
  • #324 - fixed issue with losing file/directory Entry values
  • #317 - implemented fonts on tabbed frames
  • #316 - can now display compound images and text in buttons
  • #309 - cleaned up handling of fonts
  • #303 - added functions to bind/unbind multiple keys to a function
  • #298 - fixed issue in menubar shortcuts where numeric shortcuts didn't work
  • #296 - two new widgets introduced turtle and canvas
  • #294 & #292 - fixes on entries: better handle arrow key presses on mac, defaults work better on secret entries & file/directory entries
  • #290 - fixed issue showing AutoEntries in subWindows
  • #289 - new functions to change list in AutoEntries
  • #288 - fixed issue showing dialogs in subWindows
  • #286 - added new threaded callback, contributed by @mpmc
  • #284 - new dialogs for strings, integers & floats
  • #283 - questionBox now returns Booleans instead of yes/no
  • #281 - resolved issues with threads
  • #279 - tidied up remove all widgets - now leaves GUI looking better
  • #271, #266, #255 & #232 - Grid improvements
  • #242, #259, #267 - work on MatPLotLib now support multiple plot types, and retaining some settings
  • #250 - Can now add compound images - images with a built in label
  • #236 - appJar can now save GUI settings and load them again
  • #233 - NumericEntries return None when empty
  • #218 - Can no longer set NumericEntries to Strings

Version 0.82.1

• Issues Resolved:
  • #275 - maps fix

Version 0.82

• Issues Resolved:
  • #189 - some tweaks to ttk support
  • Fixes to documentation

Version 0.8

• Changed versioning - PyPi difficulties, combined with close to a 1.0 release...

• Create a GUI in TWO lines using context managers - appJar now allows you to use with to create a GUI and containers

• Events, Threads, Loops & Sleeps have been improved. It's now possible to run background tasks (such as a download) and update the GUI safely

• Command line arguments: appJar now supports command line arguments for logging and internationalisation as well as help & version information

• Internationalisation is now greatly improved - nearly everything supports multiple languages

• ScrollPanes & Grids greatly improved

• Much more friendly license

• Issues Resolved:

  • #249 - Can now set a parent for dialogs so that if they are launched from a SubWindow they behave properly
  • #248 - Can now add icons and iconButtons using inbuilt icon set
  • #246 - Can now hide titles on labelFrames
  • #243 - Fixed bug in ToggleFrames
  • #241 - Notes on installing on linux
  • #234 - Support for ContextManagers throughout appJar
  • #228 - appJar prevents you from creating more than one gui at a time
  • #226 - fixed issues on file/directory entries
  • #223 - fixed issues with sound import
  • #217 - Fixed issues with removing BG images
  • #216 - Improvements to integrated testing
  • #215 - Changed licensing
  • #213 - Validation entries improved in Internationalisation
  • #212 - Creating an empty Tooltip now doesn't create anything
  • #211 - Logging now logs line number & function name
  • #209 - Additional testing for ScrollPanes & Grids
  • #207 - Now possible to change the title and anchor of a LabelFrame
  • #206 - New method for pausing functions when stopping infinite loops
  • #205 - Now possible to select a disabled item in an OptionBox
  • #204 - appJar now supports Command line arguments
  • #203 - updated docs on LabelFrames
  • #202 - functions now provided to get or clear all values of a selected widget type
  • #200 - Switched Grid to use a ScrollPane & changed ScrollPane to use AutoScrollbars
  • #196 - Resolved issue with configuring ScrolledTextAreas
  • #189 - More work on ttk
  • #177 - setLocation can now position windows in the center of the screen
  • #162 - PhotoImage objects can now be passed directly when adding/setting ImageData
  • #132 - Now possible to Delete and Rename OptionBox items.
  • #120 - Improvements to events & introduction of threading
  • #71 - More work on Internationalisation - now supports Images, LabelFrames, ToggleFrames, TabbedFrames, Properties, Grids, Toolbars, Tooltips, SubWindows, PagedWindows, SplashScreens & Titles
  • #69 - Changes to TextAreas - now, lines wrap on spaces & setTextArea() now appends to the text

Version 0.07

• New widgets: GoogleMaps - a widget to show a GoogleMap tile & control widgets, ImageMaps - clickable ImageMap with linked functions, FileEntries - Entries linked with File/Directory dialogs

• Widget enhancements: Pinnable Toolbars, SelectableLabels, better Tooltips, NamedCheckBoxes & settable ListBoxes

• Update to event model and documentation - now clearer how to perform different actions, and function names updated

• Switched to Python's logging feature

• Issues Resolved:

  • #192 - Fixed PNG image support in python 2.7 - specifically for toolbars
  • #189 - VERY basic support for ttk
  • #186 - Changes to Unicode support
  • #185 - All add functions now return the widget
  • #184 - Groupable List Boxes
  • #182 - Added a link to source for GoogleMaps
  • #181 - Disabling toolbars will also disable a pinned icon
  • #180 - SlowActions
  • #176 - Fixed issue with placing container in containers
  • #173 - New functions to Set ListBoxes
  • #161 - NamedCheckBoxes
  • #148 - Improved support for MouseOver Events
  • #151 & #158 - Some fixes to Grid Widget
  • #138 - Can now register a Change Event on DatePicker
  • #137 - File Entries
  • #136 - Simple GoogleMaps widget
  • #135 - A clickable Image Map
  • #133 - Improvements to Tooltips
  • #124 - Switched to Python's logging feature
  • #101 - More work implementing Drag n'Drop
  • #73 - Toolbars are now pinnable
  • #59 - SelectableLabels
  • #7 - Can now Set Foreground across the whole GUI

Version 0.061

• Issues Resolved:
  • #154 - Fixed bug with AutoEntry not showing drop-down in right position, when placed in a container

Version 0.06

• New widgets: MicroBit, Validation Entries
• Widget enhancements: Can now set some rules for entries
• New documentation: packaging, special characters, events, drag'n drop
• Work on events: stopping event propagation, drag/over events, drag'n drop
• Issues Resolved:
  • #143 - Fixed bug with setting defaults on AutoEntries
  • #142 - Finished documentation for popups
  • #130 - Documented how to use special characters
  • #123 - New features for setting entries - max length, auto uppercase/lowercase, validation
  • #119 - MicroBit widget added
  • #118 - dynamic library imports
  • #117 - introduced documentation on packaging
  • #116 - configurable trough increments for a scale
  • #115 - fixed transparency in python 2.7
  • #114 - ability to stop events being propagated
  • #112 - now possible to start with a subWindow (specified in go()) as well as hide() & show() main window
  • #110 - can now configure the number of rows to show in an AutoEntry
  • #108 - Fixed issue with modal SubWindows
  • #106 - Function to add an image button
  • #102 - Updates to drag/over events
  • #103 - Can now manage event calling when widgets change
  • #101 - Drag n'Drop beta support for dnd between applications
  • #92 - Function to get all entries
  • #75 - Fix to destroySubWindow
  • #46 - Added version details to about box
  • #42 - Added functionality to change TickOptionBoxes
  • #33 - Added convenience function to setTreeColours

Version 0.052

• Issues Resolved:
  • #114 - ability to stop functions being called when a set method is activated

Version 0.051

• Issues Resolved:
  • #109 - Labelled Auto Entry, contributed by jacobthetechy

Version 0.05

• Open Container - implemented issue #83, can now reopen a container, perform operations on it, and close it
• Changed disable entry to readonly, allows entries to be copied (#86)
• Images now support raw image data
• Setters now call any registered functions
• Rewrite of Meters, proper inheritance, all use gradated fill, Dual/Split Meter swapped (#65)
• Rewrite of ScrollPane, multi-platform scrolling...
• Added functions to change the bg/fg of ListBox items (#97)
• Issues Resolved:
  • #101 & #103 - updates to documentation
  • #99 - ability to create empty containers
  • #97 - ability to set bg/fg colour of list items
  • #94 - basic support for MatPlotLib
  • #90 - raw image data
  • #89 - minimum speed for animated image
  • #88 - preload mouse over images
  • #86 - disabled entry now readonly
  • #85 - setters now call function (if available)
  • #83 - can now reopen container
  • #65 - Meter rewrite
  • #34/#35 - ScrollPane rewrite

Version 0.042

• Issues Resolved:
  • #95 - fixed issue launching ShowCase under Python 2 (removed icons)
  • #93 - fixed issue with numDialog/textDialog under python 2

Version 0.041

• Continuous Integration - added landscape.io to monitor code quality
• Reload Image - function to force a reload of an image, bypassing the cache (issue #87)
• Minor fixes based off landscape report
• Issues Resolved:
  • #87 - reloadImage()
  • #84 - Removed requirement for appJar icon in Windows

Version 0.04

• Internationalisation - it's now possible to support multiple languages, by adding simple config files
• Splashscreen - a simple splashscreen is now available
• AutoCompletion EntryBox - added a new widget, giving autocompletion in EntryBoxes
• Function on change in ListBox - now possible to call a function each time a ListBox changes
• Python 3.6 Support - now supports python3.6 - fixed issue with renamed idelib files
• Continuous Integration - now uses Travis-CI and Coveralls to check for errors on each commit
• Updated documentation: Rearrangement of navigation bar, new pages for new features, minor modifications
• Issues Resolved:
  • #81 - now allows negative numbers/decimals to be entered correctly in NumericEntries
  • #80 - now support Python 3.6
  • #78 - fixed typo in documentation
  • #74 - SplashScreen
  • #72 - Unit testing
  • #71 - Internationalisation
  • #70 - AutoComplete EntryBox