GUIslice Latest Status

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Latest Updates

The following lists a few of the recent changes, with the latest entry at the top

• Released 0.12.1
• Fix TFT_eSPI internal XPT2046 touch handling mode (DRV_TOUCH_TFT_ESPI) #149
• Fix HX8357 initialization (DRV_DISP_ADAGFX_HX8357)
• Released 0.12.0
• Enhance TFT_eSPI internal touch to support dynamic rotation, calibration #143
• Optimizing redraw with invalidated regions
• Add XRingGauge element #145
• Add XKeyPad element #5
• Add support for rounded buttons / round rects #142
• Add XSpinner element
• Add support for Adafruit Seesaw controller
• Resolve 8-bit parallel TFT + 4-wire touch + TFT_eSPI #130
• Add support for Teensy #136
• Add support for RA8875 display & touch driver (#125 )
• Add listbox control (#46)
• Enhance ease of creating custom widgets (#120 )
• Support for popup dialog boxes (#81)
• Support for page stacks (#71 )
• Add API ElemSetVisibleEn() to change visibility, along with partial redraw #24
• Released Builder 0.11.0-rc2
• Add support for overriding MCUFRIEND ID (DRV_TOUCH_ADAGFX_MCUFRIEND_FORCE)
• Enhanced calibration with support for touch controllers using swapped X&Y (#113)
• Automated build versioning (X.Y.Z.build)
• Add API ElemSetClickEn() to change click-enable attribute
• Released v0.11.0
• Fix Z-order touch detection with overlapping elements
• Add ElemCreateLine_P() for line elements in Flash
• Created a number of example shield configs
• Significant updates to all wiki documentation on configuration & touch
• Extensive cleanup of example configuration files using consistent sectioning.
• Rework the touch orientation code #98
• Create diagnostic / touch calibration sketches #105
• Add support for checkbox / radio button callbacks #74
• Add support for drawing images from memory (FLASH) #101
• Rewrote Installation guide for Raspberry Pi
• Made errors in touch driver initialization non-fatal and show visual error message
• Improve 4-wire resistive touch controller handling (#96)
• Change config strategy to enable single-line selection between configs in GUIslice_config.h #86
• Add support for Adafruit FeatherWing TFT
  • HUZZAH ESP8266, HUZZAH32 ESP-32 and Feather M0. See /configs/misc-featherwing.h
• Add support for additional shields: Adafruit 1.8" Color TFT shield
• Released Builder 0.10.4-beta7 (https://github.com/ImpulseAdventure/GUIslice/issues/79#issuecomment-451725127) along with source code
• Add support for more STM32 cores, DUE, Arduino Zero (#88)
• Add support for GPIO / pin control for DRV_TOUCH_NONE mode (related to #66)
• Support for MCUFRIEND displays with mcufriend_kbv (#82)
• Started adding device-specific example configurations to /configs
  • Included so far: M5stack, more to come shortly
  • Initial focus will be on shields, but example breakout board wiring options will also be provided
  • The intention is to enable plug & play configuration with a variety of devices, as the current master config file (GUIslice_config_ard/linux) can be intimidating for new users.
• Support for M5stack should be complete as fixes applied now that I have the hardware on-hand to test
• Integrated API documentation now automatically deployed online
• All examples renamed to make them clearer about function and screenshots provided. (#78).
• Keyboard / GPIO Pin control over the GUI (#66). This is particularly useful on non-touch displays.

Work in Progress

In an effort to give users some idea of the work that is currently in development, the following are a few of the features / changes in development.

• GUIslice Builder release 0.13.0
• Update calibration sketch to report ADATOUCH_PRESS_MIN/MAX guidance
• Revise checkbox / radio button grouping flexibility
• Add dropdown combobox control #46
• Add support for SdFat library (SD SW SPI for mcufriend ATmega)
• Optimize XSlider redraw
• Split XGauge into XSlider, XRadial, XRamp
• Optimize compound element handling
• Add clipping support to DrvDrawTxt()
• Automate RPi example config generation as done for all other targets
• Rewrite & simplify configuration guides for STM32 and Raspberry Pi #86
• Resistive touch debounce filtering #102

Other features under consideration

• Support for UTFT
• Support visual themes (ie. consistent GUI element color scheme, etc.)
• Support gradients (eg. buttons)
• Support for RA8875 ROM fonts
• Support for sumotoy/RA8875

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Posted proof-of-concept for multiple layers / tabbed dialog in #71 in new branch WIP71-GlobalPage.

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Created initial work on simplifying configuration strategy in #86

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GUIslice Builder version 0.10.4-beta7 has been released.

• Please refer to https://github.com/ImpulseAdventure/GUIslice/issues/79#issuecomment-451725127 for details regarding fixes and enhancements
• Source code for the Builder can be found in /builder

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Add support for Adafruit FeatherWing 2.4" TFT

• HUZZAH ESP8266, HUZZAH32 ESP-32 and Feather M0. See /configs/misc-adagfx-shld-featherwing24.h
• Tested with Adafruit 2.4" TFT FeatherWing

Add support for Adafruit 1.8" Color TFT Shield v2 w/ Joystick

• See /configs/ard-adagfx-shld-tft18v2.h
• Tested with Adafruit 1.8" Color TFT Shield v2
• Note that this shield requires the Adafruit seesaw library to be installed to access the TFT controls and buttons. Native support for the Seesaw controller will be added in a future update.

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• Rewrote Installation guide for Raspberry Pi
• Fixes for RPi tslib touch handling
• Made errors in touch driver initialization non-fatal and show visual error message
• Improve 4-wire resistive touch controller handling (#96)
• Change config strategy to enable single-line selection between configs in GUIslice_config.h #86

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• Add support for drawing images from memory (FLASH) PR #101, #4

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• Created a number of example shield configs, extensive update to GUIslice Display Config table
• Significant updates to all wiki documentation on GUIslice configuration & touch
• Extensive cleanup of example configuration files using consistent sectioning (these are now all auto-generated from a common source to enhance maintainability)
• Rework the touch orientation code #98
  • Note that this is a major update, with two breaking changes:
  • Breaking change: Users with resistive displays may need to perform a one-time calibration to ensure that the configuration is correct with the simplified library handling. Please refer to Configuring Touch Support for details.
  • It is also strongly recommended that users consider migrating to the simplified example configuration files located in the /configs directory
  • Breaking change: STM32 devices with XPT2046: users will need to rename DRV_TOUCH_XPT2046 to DRV_TOUCH_XPT2046_STM.
• Create diagnostic / touch calibration sketches #105
• Add support for checkbox / radio button callbacks #74

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Released GUIslice v0.11.0 along with the latest Builder. Please see the v0.11.0 release notes for details.

Update: detailed notes for new features & bugfixes captured: https://github.com/ImpulseAdventure/GUIslice/issues/79#issuecomment-466292972

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Started development on:

• Adding support for Teensy 3 #136
• New extended GUI elements, including keypad

Recent completed changes:

• Add support for RA8875 display & touch driver (#125 )
• Add listbox control (#46)
• Released Builder 0.11.0-rc4
• Enhance ease of creating custom widgets (#120 )
• Support for popup dialog boxes (#81)
• Support for page stacks (#71 )
• Add API ElemSetVisibleEn() to change visibility, along with partial redraw #24
• Add support for overriding MCUFRIEND ID (DRV_TOUCH_ADAGFX_MCUFRIEND_FORCE)
• Enhanced calibration with support for touch controllers using swapped X&Y (#113)
• Automated build versioning (X.Y.Z.build)
• Add API ElemSetClickEn() to change click-enable attribute

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Recent completed changes:

• Enhance TFT_eSPI internal touch to support dynamic rotation, calibration #143
• Optimizing redraw with invalidated regions
• Add XRingGauge element #145
• Add XKeyPad element #5
• Add support for rounded buttons / round rects #142
• Add XSpinner element
• Add support for Adafruit Seesaw controller
• Resolve 8-bit parallel TFT + 4-wire touch + TFT_eSPI #130
• Add support for Teensy #136