v2.1.0

Version 2.1.0

In this release, test coverage is 71%.

New features:

• Curve-related features:
  • New tools.SelectPointsTool to select graphically multiple points on a plot
  • New tools.EditPointTool to edit graphically the position of a point on a plot
  • New downsampling feature:
    • The user may enable it to reduce the number of points displayed on a curve
      (e.g. when the curve is too dense)
    • The downsampling factor is adjustable
      (default to 10, i.e. 1 point out of 10 is displayed)
    • The feature is disabled by default
• Image-related features:
  • New "Colormap Manager":
    • Before this release, the colormap selection was limited to presets (e.g. "gray",
      "jet", etc.)
    • Now, the user can select a preset, edit it, or create a new one from scratch
      thanks to the new "Colormap Manager" dialog
  • New line cross section feature:
    • Before this release, the cross section feature was limited to either horizontal
      or vertical lines, or an average cross section withing a rectangle (aligned with
      the axes, or oblique)
    • Now, the user can draw a line cross section with the new "Line Cross Section"
      tool: the intensity profile associated to the drawn segment is displayed in a
      dedicated plot
• Added support for gestures:
  • Zooming in/out with the a two-finger pinch gesture
  • Panning with a two-finger drag gesture

Documentation:

• Reorganized some sections
• Added sections on new features

Bug fixes:

• Fixed critical bug in oblique cross section feature (regression introduced in 2.0.0)
• Removed dependency to pytest-qt for the test suite (due to Qt6 compatibility issues)