0.3 — Release

0.3 — Release#

Released

The 0.3 release introduced the release pipeline, the installer, and the first set of core widgets and objects.

Changes#

Releasing#

  • Added VIS release command to build and release a version of the project

  • Uses project.json to generate a PyInstaller spec file for compilation

  • Can switch from screen to screen using internal methods (os.execl)

  • Can release a single screen (VIS release Screen <name>)

  • Releasing creates installers for the project

Screen Functionality#

  • Default form changed

  • Currently active screen is tracked in Project

  • Screens can load with args

Objects#

  • VIMG can bind image path resizing to a widget

New Widgets#

  • Window — mixin class for fullscreen control and icon loading

  • Root (Tk, Window) — main application window

  • SubRoot (Toplevel, Window) — popup/secondary window

  • WindowGeometry — window sizing and positioning helper

  • LayoutFrame (ttk.Frame) — frame with a Layout object pre-attached

  • QuestionWindow (SubRoot) — configurable dialog with response buttons

  • ScrollableFrame (ttk.Frame) — frame with vertical scrollbar

  • ScrollMenu (ScrollableFrame) — scrollable VISMenu

Updated Widgets#

  • Menu — buttons highlight on hover; can provide screen names instead of paths

  • MenuItem (Button) — now the button itself with auto-sized text; uses screen.load() when provided with a screen name