Sibl-gui

| **Umbra** 1.0.1 - Beta - Milestone: https://github.com/KelSolaar/Umbra/issues?milestone=1&state=closed

- Implemented notifications manager code.
- Implemented **Search In Files** in **Script Editor** Component.
- Implemented matching symbols pairs highlighting in **Script Editor** Component.
- Implemented occurences highlighting in **Script Editor** Component.
- Implemented **Duplicate Line(s)** methods in **Script Editor** Component.
- Implemented **Delete Line(s)** methods in **Script Editor** Component.
- Implemented **Move Up / Down** methods in **Script Editor** Component.
- Implemented **Font Size Increase / Decrease** methods in **Script Editor** Component.
- The FAQ have been moved into the documentation: http://kelsolaar.hdrlabs.com/sIBL_GUI/Support/Documentation/Api/resources/pages/faq.html
- Added support for command line files arguments.
- Refactored the layouts management code.
- Optimized **Search Database** Component speed.
- **Online Updater** Component now correctly reports networks errors.
- Rolled back to Qt 4.7.x thanks to **Jens Lindgren**.
- Fixed an exception in **Inspector** Component when an Ibl Set is modified and reloaded on Windows Os.
- Fixed an exception related to drag'n'drop in **Collections Outliner** Component.
- Ensured workers threads are properly closed on application exit.
- Handled exception when **FreeImage** library cannot be loaded.

- Implemented asynchronous images loading in related **sIBL_GUI** Components for increased speed and responsiveness.
- A new **Images Caches Operations** Component has been introduced to allow images caches operations.
- Dropped **NSIS** installer for **Actual Installer** ( http://www.actualinstaller.com/ ) on Windows Os.
- Double clicking an Ibl Set in the **Database Browser** Component now opens the **Inspect** layout.
- Fixed a subtle memory leak related to a Python interpreter issue ( http://bugs.python.org/issue1469629 ), slightly reducing memory consumption.
- Fixed an exception in **Inspector** Component when a plate was selected and the view attempted to store the current nodes selection.
- Fixed an exception in **Inspector** Component when current Ibl Set preview image doesn't exists.

- **sIBL_GUI** is now built around **Umbra**: https://github.com/KelSolaar/Umbra
- **sIBL_GUI** now features a refreshed new dark Ui theme with new logo, splashscreen and more!
- x64 is the default new **sIBL_GUI** architecture, there won't be anymore support for x86.
- **sIBL_GUI** 4.x.x preferences a now stored per version in **./HDRLabs/sIBL_GUI/$MAJOR_VERSION.$MINOR_VERSION** directory.
- A new **Inspect** layout has been implemented, it makes use of the new **PREVIEWfile** attribute of .ibl files and allows you to browse your Collections using large preview images.
- A new **Edit** layout has been implemented, it features **Umbra** **Script Editor** Component and allows you to directly edit Ibl Sets or Templates files and interact with **sIBL_GUI**.
- Support for Ibl Sets plates has been added (Templates don't create them in scenes yet).
- Major parts of the underlying architecture have been rewrote for better evolutivity and feature a cleaner code base.
- Startup speed has been dramaticaly increased (Non frozen application version is more than 4 times faster).
- **sIBL_GUI** can be toggled to fullscreen using the related option in the **Custom_Layouts** menu.
- A patches mechanism has been implemented to allow migrations between **sIBL_GUI** versions.
- The **Logging Window** Component has been replaced by the **Script Editor** Component that allows direct interaction with **sIBL_GUI**.
- The **Database Backup** Component has been integrated into the **Db** Component.
- A database migration mechanism has been implemented using SQLAlchemy Migrate, it should allow database structure manipulation for future releases.
- A new **Database Operations** Component has been introduced to allow manual database synchronization.
- Adding / Renaming a Collection using an empty name was possible, this incorrect behavior has been fixed.
- A **Logging Formatter** preferences option has been added, allowing to choose between different logging formatters.
- Added support for Templates strings: **nodePrefix = nodePrefix | __Prefix__ | String | Node Prefix**.
- Added **-f / --loggingFormatter** command line parameter allowing logging formatter choice.
- Added **-x / --startupScript** command line parameter allowing execution of an user script on startup.
- Added **-t / --deactivateWorkerThreads** command line parameter allowing Worker Threads deactivation.
- Renamed **-s / --noSplashScreen** command line parameter to **-s / --hideSplashScreen**.
- Package directories structure has been deeply reorganized.
- Documentation has been updated and converted from textile to reStructuredText and is available in different flavors:
- Sphinx documentation with chapters and API.
- Inline monolitic file for HDRLabs.com.
- A **defaultScript.py** file is provided to showcase a few high level API features.
- Templates settings are now stored / restored in preferences folder for each Template release.
- Most Maya Templates have been ported toward Python for better maintainability and performance.
- 3dsMax and Softimage / XSI Templates have been refactored for better maintainability.
- Most Templates allows the user to define the prefix the setup will use for better customization.
- The Maya, 3dsMax, Softimage / XSI helper scripts have been refactored to be inline with **sIBL_GUI** 4.0.0 release.
- A donations page has been added and is available here: http://kelsolaar.hdrlabs.com/sIBL_GUI/Support/Donations/Make_A_Donation.html

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- Implemented support for **Lightsmith Lights**: http://vimeo.com/20879389.
- Most of the Templates have been refactored at different level.
- Fixed an issue where Ibl Sets were displayed multiple times in the **Database Browser** Component.
- Dropped support for Illuminate Labs Turtle Renderer.

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- Templates have now options to define different light types: **Area**, **Directional**, **Point**, **Spot**, etc...
- **Search Database** Component **In Tags Cloud** method is now case sensitive.
- Fixed a remaining issue in **Search Database** Component and empty Ibl Set attributes in the **In Tags Cloud** method.
- Fixed Windows building file to prevent incorrect Templates folder hierarchy.

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- Fixed issues with the **Search Database** Component and empty Ibl Set attributes.
- Added new **In Tags Cloud** method to the **Search Database** Component. It's now possible to search for multiples keywords in any order either by typing them in the **Search Database** widget or select them in the **Tags Cloud** widget.
- **Search Database** widget now has a button to clear the current search.
- Implemented units tests on **sIBL_GUI** **foundations**, **manager** and **globals** packages.
- Extracted multiple packages to new repositories for better code reusability.