E-Paper-Calendar/Changelog.md
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E-Paper-Calendar Software Changelog

All significant changes will be documented in this file. The order is from latest to oldest and structured in the following way:

  • Version name with date of publishing
  • Sections with either 'added', 'fixed', 'updated' and 'changed'

[1.6] Mid March 2019

Added

  • Added day-list panel
  • Added support for rss-feeds
  • Added design options
  • Added update-interval option
  • Added debug options

Changed

  • Extracted functionality to extra classes
  • Changed the month-overview panel to be less based on image-files

Removed

  • Removed a lot of graphics
  • Removed icons_position file

[1.5] Early February 2019

Added

  • Added option to update or uninstall the software via the Installer. To uninstall, just re-run the Installer.
  • Added feature to display upcoming events from the current month and next month on the bottom section.
  • Added support for 12 hour/ 24 hours (sunrise- and sunset-timings can now be adjusted via the settings file)
  • Added support for imperial units (wind speed can now be shown as mph as well)
  • Added option to choose metric/imperial units
  • Added option to save the generated image in the 'Calendar' folder to help debugging.

Changed

  • Changed a lot of icon sizes, positions and locations.
  • Changed the file format for nearly all icons. Icons should now be in JPEG format.
  • Chnaged the way icons are displayed. The software now uses the correct coordinates of icons
  • Icons are no longer rotated
  • Changes a few values in 'epd7in5b' to improve the readability of icons on the display
  • Changed the 'current day' and 'event' icon with slightly better ones
  • Changed the folder structure in the 'Calendar' folder for better navigation and overview

Removed

  • Removed the Installer without debug
  • Removed the calibration.py file by merging the calibrations for the 3-Colour and 2-Colour display.
  • Removed a few font files as only 1 is required.
  • Removed the monocolour-converter.py file as the conversion is no longer required

[1.4] Late December 2018

Added

  • Added short weather description in the top section
  • Added wind speed (in km/h) and an icon for wind speed
  • Added sunrise icon and time of sunrise
  • Added sunset icon and time of sunset
  • Added memory limits on both log files (output file and error file) to 1 MB
  • Added option for multiple iCal URLs in the settings file

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where text would not fit on screen
  • Fixed an issue where the script would fail after every network error from openweathermap API
  • Fixed an issue where text would not be centered
  • Fixed an issue with decoding the calendar url

Changed

  • Changed the position of the weather icon to the top left corner
  • Changed the way text is displayed on the display by adding a function named 'write_text'
  • Split the main script to form a new file with icons and their position and locations

Removed

  • Removed the explicit date from the top left corner

[1.3] Mid October 2018

Added

  • Added a seperate configuration file for the main script named settings.py
  • Added option to choose display within the setting.py file
  • Added German language support
  • Added option to choose language within the settings file
  • Added a working RGB to 3-Colour/2-Colour converter for jpegs, pngs and bmps for easier conversion of custom icons

Fixed

  • Fixed some issues with a new bmp files which were not displayed correctly on the display

Changed

  • Combined the software for the 2-colour and 3-Colour version
  • Split the main script into a settings file and the main programm itself.

[1.2] Early October 2018

Added

  • Added option to choose E-Paper version (2/3-Colour) at beginning of install
  • Added a file 'Info.txt' (home/pi/E-Paper-Master/Info.txt) which contains some basic info of the install on your system
  • Created a new folder in this repo named 'For-developers-only' to give access to developer stuff
  • Added an converter (in developers folder) for converting .jpeg, .png and .bmp files to useable .bmp files. (Currently in ALPHA phase!)
  • Created a Changelog
  • Created contribution guidelines

Fixed

  • Fixed a critical problem to prevent further burn-ins (ghosting) and damage due to over-voltages.
  • 2-Colour E-Paper now uses specific (driver) files for the 2-Colour version

Changed

  • Changed the main script slightly (stable.py) to allow easier input of personal variables
  • Improved the single-line installers (with and without debug)

[1.1] Late September 2018

Added

  • Added a command to partially support the 7.5" 2-Colour (Black and White)
  • Added support for Raspbian Stretch Lite by installing missing packages
  • Created code of Conduct
  • Created an issue named 'Improvement ideas' as a place for discussing new features and ideas.

Fixed

  • fixed a bug (reference to Issue #3) where the 'Installer with Debug' was not working due to incorrect url

[1.0] Mid-September 2018

Initial Release of the E-Paper-Calendar Software