For this 2024.2.0 although there are many changes and therefore potential for some slight changes in behaviour we have focussed more this release on just making existing functionality smoother rather than adding new big fetaures.
New and Improved 🎉
* Added "force nonslip" parameter to Routine Settings so that you can now use non-slip timing for a Routine using a variable by TEParsons in 6603
* Fix opacity not applying properly to border colors by TEParsons in 6704
* User can set the online end message from Builder rather than relying on JS default by TEParsons in 6258
* Performance improvements for MovieStim (parituclarly noticeable for larger videos) by aforren1 in 6449
* Added functions to MicrophoneDevice to continuously monitor volume by TEParsons in 6444
* Added function to check whether a speaker is working by TEParsons in 6446
* Builder can now set logging level for app console, independently of log file by TEParsons in 6510
* Added Keyboard.getState() to get current state of a key by TEParsons in 6537
* Added text-to-speech synthesis by mdcutone in 6588
* Eyetracking: Various fixes to plugin- and eyetracker-detection by TEParsons mdcutone EyeLogicSolutions mh105 KirstenWilliams
* Eyetracking: New support for EyeLogic Solutions eyetrackers with plugin (alongside existing Tobii, SRR, Pupil Labs, and Gazepoint support)
* Eyetracking: Fixes and more flexible settings for calibration routines KirstenWilliams mdcutone EyeLogicSolutions TEParsons RebeccaHirst
* Eyetracking: can now save dwell times from ROI component by RebeccaHirst in 6500
* If storing all valid mouse clicks, still show invalid clicks explicitly in the list as `None` (or `Null` online) e.g. [None, "foil", "target"] for 3 clicks ending in target by TEParsons in 6516 6548
* Some loops/form/counterbalance were not fetching the correct xlsx templates by TEParsons in 6514
* Implement orientation parameter for TextBox2 by TEParsons in 6513
* New changelog dialog on app start by TEParsons in 6445
* Improved error message for iohub connection error (issue 1226) by MarkellaEgglezou in 6354
* Visual stimuli now `draggable` attribute accessible from Builder by TEParsons in 6337
* Improved TrialHandler2 for more flexible adding/cancelling and retrieving info about trials TEParsons in 6425 6408 6590
* Using PhotoDiodes Components in experiments (e.g. in BBTK T-pad) 6432 6442
* Provide PsychoPy experiment filename to the ioHub server by mh105 in 6555
* Allow experiment to pause on the current frame by TEParsons in 6584
* Allow plugins to be uninstalled via the manager by mdcutone in 6587
* Store/update Routine parameters live in an object, rather than hardcoding them to the experiment file by TEParsons in 6597
* Make save speech onset/offset only available to supporting transcribers by kimDundas in 6672
🐛 Bug Fixes
* Fixed error sampling microphone volume even when buffer is full by TEParsons in 6488
* Fixed plugins page sometimes failed to load cached plugins file due to encoding error by peircej in 6428
* Fixed the launch of PsychoPy App on conda envs without pythonw by mh105 in 6436
* Allowed Static Component to update params by TEParsons in 6462
* Fixed TextStim letter height wasn't settable each frame/Routine in JS by TEParsons in 6511
* Fixed check for pythonw executable on macOS in psychopyApp.py by mh105 in 6521
* Fixed .js file not being found when using "Use version" (removed _legacy from suffix) by RebeccaHirst in 6515
* Hide dollar sign on start/stop controls when one is hidden by TEParsons in 6528
* Removed unused %s string format in MenuFrame to avoid unrecognized accel key by mh105 in 6523
* Remove incorrect code on removing eyetracker generated by builder by mh105 in 6526
* Fixed import backend_pysound after module name change by mh105 in 6524
* Caught AttributeError for sound.getDevices() when opening PreferenceDlg by mh105 in 6522
* Unregister event monitors during iohub calibration by mh105 in 6466
* Fixed plugin discovery algorithm not finding user package entry points correctly by mdcutone in 6539
* Allow enough time for all ioHub device._close() to finish by mh105 in 6540
* Use default speaker device if index is default by mh105 in 6538
* Fixed eyetracker record stop/start by TEParsons in 6545
* Fixed duplicate dependency install on MacOS and package installation in virtual environments by mdcutone in 6529
* Fixed size and pos of Line by TEParsons in 6543 and mh105 in 6525
* Fied bug setting Sound in static period online by TEParsons in 6546
* Fixed ioHub finding eyetracker configuration files by TEParsons in 6547
* Fixed the issue that speaker index could jump over integers by mh105 in 6559
* Fixed crash when mono is specified if the microphone device expects stereo as default by mdcutone in 6564
* Fixed csv conditions file loading by TEParsons in 6552
* Get correct speech onset/offset times and write them to data file by mdcutone in 6566
* Fixed dict keys for setting sample filter levels by mh105 in 6554
* Add default duration to eyetracker record component by RebeccaHirst in 6599
* Remove second whisper option from mic transcriber backend drop down by RebeccaHirst in 6604
* Fixed remove the use of currentlyRecording in EyetrackerControl by mh105 in 6567
* Fixed syntax for mic max recording parameter by RebeccaHirst in 6598
* Decouple setting status from triggering playback/clock resets/etc. by TEParsons in 6562
* Fixed starting and stopping times for EyetrackerRecordComponent by mh105 in 6607
* Don't change self.param in getStartAndDuration of et component by mh105 in 6615
* Typo in JS boilerplate (True rather than true) by wakecarter in 6625
* Builder: Ensure frame rate is stored. by aforren1 in 6619
* Allow Sound to stop on a condition rather than just time by TEParsons in 6631
* Fix `obj.contains is not a function` error in JS by TEParsons in 6635
* Enable correct behavior of entry-points to load eyetrackers by mh105 in 6610
* Movie component Volume inputType should be single instead of float by mh105 in 6643
* Use inspect.getfile to check path of plugin entry points by mh105 in 6660
* UI wasn't fully refreshing after changing theme by TEParsons in 6673
* Coder GUI fixes by aforren1 in 6678
* Allow keyboard allowedKeys to be set as an int by TEParsons in 6676
* Enable mouse clickable from variable when running online by RebeccaHirst in 6668
* Fixed crash when `clearEvents(device_label=None)` by mdcutone in 6669
* Fix JS translation of `.pop()` when there's no index by TEParsons in 6651
* Allow polygon outline opacity to be persistent across frames by mdcutone in 6657
* Sound Component code was using the wrong set function name in JS by TEParsons in 6649
* Fixed files being marked as modified as soon as opened by TEParsons in 6679
* Re-add distro as a runtime dependency for linux & remove deprecated function. by aforren1 in 6686
* Save mouse.corr for online studies by RebeccaHirst in 6701
* Creating project from ribbon raised error by TEParsons in 6706
* Plugin Components weren't recognised if experiment loaded with app by TEParsons in 6707
* Original types for "UnknownPluginComponent"s were being lost after loading and saving again by TEParsons in 6708
* Start/Stop controls had lost their tooltip by TEParsons in 6711
* Update flow button style when switching theme by TEParsons in 6712
* Conditions file wasn't updated when chosen from file browser for multistair loops by TEParsons in 6714
* Save to the color cache when rendering. by aforren1 in 6720
* BF/RF: Code to load Builder-relevant entry points was broken and obsolete by TEParsons in 6717
* maxDurationReached in Routine Settings False should be false online by wakecarter in 6724
* fix trial data writing when there are multiple key presses including None by mh105 in 6718
* Fixed units for mouse gaze calibration targets (pix -> height) by KirstenWilliams in 6443
* Standardise `tDown` attribute between ioHub and ptb Keyboard backends (follow ioHub behaviour) by TEParsons in 6417
* Improved audio resampling method by mdcutone in 6605
* Change iohub port to avoid conflicts with Whisper transcription by mdcutone in 6661
* Fixed 'best match' mic settings not being used to init recording buffer by mdcutone in 6670
* Prompt user to reconsider if they try to close plugin window mid-install by TEParsons in 6705
📓 Docs & Demos
* Create hdf5_2_csv by KirstenWilliams in 6508
* make a note that writeRoutineEndCode does not save onset/offset times by mh105 in 6571
* Add demo for Button Box Component by TEParsons in 6716
Translations
* Arabic: new by Ahmad-Abudoush Ahmad-Ramy in 6634 6638 6636 6674 and with DeepL by peircej in 6641
* Portugese: new by joana-quarenta in 6662 6665 6690
* Japanese: updates by hsogo in 6654
* Spanish: es-co, es_es and es_us now completed by carosamu in 6541 6577
New Contributors
* MarkellaEgglezou made their first contribution in 6354
* xjlc made their first contribution in 6570
* EyeLogicSolutions made their first contribution in 6586
* Ahmad-Ramy made their first contribution in 6636
* mabuhayeh made their first contribution in 6638
* joana-quarenta made their first contribution in 6662
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.1.5...2024.2.0