Pyilper

This version has the following user visible changes and improvements:

- Do not enable logging, if open logfile fails.
- HP 82162A line spacing fix (contributed by Christoph Gießelink).
- Added /dev/tty/ACMxx to PIL-Box device dropdown list for Linux

Version 1.8.9 is not available on my Miniconda/Anaconda channel. Instead you can install it from the Python Package Index. See the installation instructions for details.

This version has the following user visible changes and improvements:

- force plotter background to be always white if desktop is in dark mode (applies only to Qt6)

This release has been tested successfully with Python 3.12, Qt6.6 on Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur/Sonoma (Intel only) and Debian Bookworm Linux.

Version 1.8.8 is not available on my Miniconda/Anaconda channel. Instead you can install it from the Python Package Index. See the installation instructions for details.

This version has the following fixes and improvements:

- Python 3.11 compatibility.
- HP 82162A printer font improvements.
- HP 82162A printer output width corrected for pixel size=1.
- Harmonization of hex number output in the scope window.
- Fixed a cursor width problem, which occurred on some platforms.

This version has the following improvements:

- Qt5 (PyQt5 binding) and Qt6 (Pyside6) compatibility.

- Python 3.10 compatibility.

- Tty device selection combo box improved.

- HP7475: Simplify input of pdf file name.

- HP82162A: do not use a default pdf file name.

The following changes and extensions are part of this release:

- New virtual raw drive device tab added
- Fixed crash when pasting text in the terminal
- Configuration file version check on startup
- Tab title text color problem (macOS Big Sur) fixed
- Plotter Tab: activate ENTER key after having digitized or entered a coordinate
- pyILPER command line parameters documented
- Copy configuration files between development/beta and production versions (-cc parameter, see documentation)

Note: pyILPER Version 1.8.4 was never released

This release fixes the following bugs in the Drive Tab Graphical User Interface:
- Right clicks into an empty directory listing caused a crash.
- File management controls in the drive tab remained enabled even if no valid version of the <i>LIFUTILS</i> was installed.
- Some error messages of the <i>LIFUTILS</i> were not shown in the Graphical User Interface.