Pyilper

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.

This release introduces:
* Python 3.8 compatibility
* Fixed wrong address view for addresses &gt; 15 and changed device address view to HP71 style in the virtual HP-IL device status window
* Clear device buffers on LIF Image file change and clear disk drive status after successful reading or writing