From: Uwe Hermann Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 08:56:03 +0000 (+0100) Subject: NEWS: Add list of user-visible changes so far. X-Git-Tag: pulseview-0.4.1~3 X-Git-Url: https://sigrok.org/gitaction?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a489713f133a623806ed1ee53d495bcb37a4830d;p=pulseview.git NEWS: Add list of user-visible changes so far. --- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index d5934f45..69c7ac5d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,167 @@ +0.4.1 (2018-10-29) +------------------ + + * Updated build requirements: + - libsigrokcxx >= 0.5.1 (libsigrok C++ bindings) + - libsigrokdecode >= 0.5.2 + - libboost-stacktrace (optional, only needed for debugging) + - asciidoctor (optional, only needed to build the HTML manual) + - asciidoctor-pdf (optional, only needed to build the PDF manual) + * Add support for snapping cursors and markers to signal edges (bug #684). + - When the mouse cursor is in a channel, snapping will only be performed + for edges of that specific channel. + - When the mouse cursor is not in a channel, snapping will happen for any + edge of any channel (bugs #1292, #1294). + - When moving both cursors at the same time, the left one will snap to + edges while the right one will not (e.g. useful for measurements). + - The edge to snap to is chosen based on heuristics involving the edge + density near the mouse cursor (to try to get the most useful matches). + * Command-line options: + - Add support for loading multiple files from the command-line (bug #1040). + - Add support for input format options for the -I parameter (bug #951). + Example: pulseview -I csv:header:first-channel=2 -i filename.csv + - Try to autodetect the input format when -I is not supplied (bug #1015). + - Add support for -d/--driver, i.e. driver scan options (bug #953). + Example: pulseview -d ols:conn=/dev/ttyACM0 + - Add a -D/--dont-scan option, don't auto-scan for devices (bug #1116). + - The -V option now shows the full PulseView/libs version info (bug #1213). + * Add support for per-channel analog-to-logic conversion (A2L) via either + the "threshold" or "schmitt-trigger" method, which allows running protocol + decoders on the converted channels. + * Cursors: + - Add a tooltip when there's not enough space to show the + interval/frequency measurement values (bug #1222). + - Measurements are always shown with 12 digit precision (bug #870). + * Add theme (and Qt UI style) support, including two "dark" themes. + * Add a PulseView manual (HTML and PDF format), generated by "make manual". + * manpage: Document all new command-line options. + * Add a "fill logic signal high areas" feature with configurable color. + * Add segment/frame support and a selector UI for e.g. oscilloscope frames. + * Add multi-segment protocol decoding support. + * Add support for an (optional) vertical mouse hover line (bug #770). + * The obsolete signal scale handle has been replaced by another mechanism. + * Accept user-entered sample rates when external clock is enabled. + * Slightly more user-friendly scan dropdown for VXI vs. Raw TCP (bug #1146). + * Suppport for new libsigrok(cxx) config keys: + - SR_CONF_DATA_SOURCE + - SR_CONF_EXTERNAL_CLOCK_SOURCE + - SR_CONF_AVERAGING + - SR_CONF_AVG_SAMPLES (including support for list of values) + * Fix long UI hangs when changing decoder options/channels (bug #1174). + * Many internal refactorings and flexibility/performance improvements. + - Decrease the number of trace redrawing operations in a few places. + - Use emplace_back() in various places to avoid some allocations. + - Increase decode chunk size to 256kB for better performance. + - Increase input file chunk size to 4MB for improved performance. + - Speed up painting by not unnecessarily copying decoder annotations. + - Improve MipMap downsampling code, speeding up e.g. file loading. + - Fix various memory leaks and other issues reported by valgrind. + - Various fixes for issues reported by clang-tidy and clazy. + - Fix some issues reported by Coverity. + - Fix various gcc 8 warnings/errors. + * Decoder channel name (auto-)assignment: + - Auto-match e.g. "SCL analog" to the "SCL" decoder channel. + - Ignore "insignificant" characters (-_.) for name matching (bug #1270). + - Fix a channel auto-assignment issue with disabled channels (bug #1182). + - Fix a channel auto-assignment issue with multiple matches (bug #1201). + - Fix an issue where channel names weren't updated correctly (bug #1089). + - Fix multiple decoder channel assignment issues (bug #1024). + - Fix an issue where channel auto-assignment was incorrectly applied. + * Fix an issue where decoder warnings weren't always shown (bug #982). + * Fix an issue with incorrect samplerates during multiple decoder runs. + * Fix a decoder restarting issue after reloading an input file. + * Fix an issue where existing decoder traces were not shown in new views. + * Fix an issue where stacked decoders weren't restored (bug #832). + * Fix an issue where decoder channel mappings were not restored (bug #831). + * Fix an issue where decoder options were not restored (bug #831). + * Fix an issue where not all decoder stacks were restored (bug #888). + * Fix an issue where header area tooltips were incorrectly shown. + * Fix trace resizing when new annotation classes appear. + * Fix an issue with ruler updating after restoring a session. + * Fix an issue with header resizing events. + * Fix an issue where decoders would not restart upon A2L conversion changes. + * Fix an issue with bit IDs which caused incorrect decode runs. + * Avoid a crash by ignoring invalid loglevel (-l option) specs (bug #1071). + * Fix an issue where settings callbacks could not be unregistered. + * Ruler tick legends now don't partly disappear when scrolled off the ends. + * Fix file extension filter in "Import File" dialog (bug #1039). + * Fix a crash when trying to save invalid trace ranges (bug #1038). + * Fix a crash related to A2L conversion changes (bug #1132). + * Fix a crash when config_list() was returning errors (bug #928). + * Fix a crash when config_get() was returning errors (bug #1035). + * Fix a crash when read_config() calls were failing. + * Fix a crash caused by incorrectly sized sample buffers (bug #1166). + * Fix an issue where decoder option changes affected other options (bug #1162). + * Resize trace when hiding/deleting a stacked PD. + * Only pass non-zero samplerate metadata to protocol decoders (bug #1118). + * Fix an issue when processing packets without sample data. + * Fix inconsistent decoder annotation colors upon multiple runs (bug #709). + * Fix two minor UI issues with the decoding "progress bar" display. + * Fix some voltage threshold UI widget and default value issues (bug #1149). + * Fix an issue when loading settings saved via older Boost lib (bug #1203). + * Avoid qDebug().noquote() for now, would require more recent Qt (bug #1169). + * Fix an issue where the last analog sample was not being shown (bug #956). + * Fix an issue where markers were not removed upon new sessions (bug #540). + * Fix an issue where the "show cursors" button wasn't working (bug #1212). + * Fix a crash by forbidding UI trigger changes during acquisitions (bug #807). + * Fix an issue where trigger markers would disappear (bug #1226). + * Fix a crash when running out of memory during acquisitions (bug #975). + * Fix an issue where multiple decoder traces would overlap (bug #1204). + * Fix an issue with silent failures during file loading (bug #1259). + * Avoid incorrectly hardcoded ConfigKey::SAMPLERATE (bug #651). + * Prevent some crashes when scanning for devices. + * Show a slightly more specific error for "Failed to select device". + * Remove the "1:1 zoom button" (bug #1198). + * Cache device triggers instead of querying multiple times (bug #979). + * Add new context menus (right-click in the trace area or header): + - Add annotation exporting support from a decoder's context menu: + All, only a specified row, all from mouse position, all between cursors. + - Add a facility to pause/resume decoding via a decoder's context menu. + - Add a "Create marker here" context menu item. + - Add "Set as zero point" context menu item. + - Header: Add an "Enable/disable mouse hover marker" context menu item. + * Settings: + - Enable the "show sampling points" setting by default. + - Enable the mouse hover marker by default. + - Add a "zoom-to-fit when acquisition stops" setting (bug #236). + - Add a "default div height" setting. + - Add a "logic trace height" setting. + - Add a "Show conversion thresholds in analog traces" setting. + - Add a "Show time zero at the trigger" setting. + - Show firmware and decoder search paths in the settings dialog (bug #1128). + - Show logs from libsigrok, libsigrokdecode, and PulseView itself. + - Change page list design, also fixes UI inconsistencies (bug #1095). + - Only show drivers PulseView will actually use (bug #1153). + - Make the version info in the dialog selectable for copy-paste (bug #1264). + - Add annotation export formatting setting. + - Add a setting for the snap-to-edge distance (in pixels). + * HACKING: Prefer git pull requests over mailing list patches. + * UI: Use slider instead of combo box for contiguous ranges. + * Reset and re-use existing decoder sessions (no full reconstruction). + * Trace view: Make the zero line for analog traces thicker. + * PulseView .desktop file: Fix a "desktop-file-validate" error. + * Add experimental (default-off) boost::stacktrace support. + * Add more options to show/hide certain channels (bug #1023): + - Enable: All / Logic / Analog / Unnamed / Non-chaning + - Disable: All / Logic / Analog / Named / Changing + * Build system: + - Set CMake policy CMP0071 to NEW (bug #1143). + - Set CMake policy CMP0054 to NEW, fixes a warning. + - Show a helpful message when libsigrokcxx is not found (bug #1199). + - Fix a build issue with ENABLE_DECODE=n. + * Windows: + - Have debug builds (-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug) show/open a "DOS box". + - Fix a MinGW compile error due to a missing #include. + - Fix a Windows XP crash caused by a missing cast (bug #1125). + - Fix a Windows XP crash caused by incorrect segment handling (bug #1139). + - CMakeLists.txt: Only add Qt5PlatformSupport for Qt < 5.8.0. + - Fix a build issue on MSYS2 by applying an MXE workaround only on MXE. + - Installer: Add debug shortcut (Windows start menu) for -l 5. + - Installer: Add links to the HTML/PDF manual. + * Mac OS X: + - Fix a crash with large acquisitions on Mac OS X (bug #1284). + - Work around a QColor serialization bug on Mac OS X. + 0.4.0 (2017-06-12) ------------------