Changelog • unikn

unikn 1.0.0.9004

This is the development version of unikn, available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

This version adds functionality and fixes some bugs.

Changes since last release:

Major changes

Add theme_bwkn() and theme_minikn() as clean, light, and subtle ggplot2 themes.

Minor changes

Tweak theme_unikn() and theme_grau() for consistency with new ggplot2 themes.

Details

Package maintenance:
- Add DOI 10.5281/zenodo.7096191 to citation info
- Update references to unicol R package

The current development version of unikn is available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

unikn 1.0.0

CRAN release: 2024-04-16

This release of unikn (v1.0.0) mostly acknowledges the package’s stable state. [2024-04-16]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

When seecol() compares a list of color palettes:
- Add a scale_x option to scale palettes to a fixed total width;
- Use list element names of the pal argument as default names.

Minor changes

url_unikn() prints an en-dash, rather than a figure dash (as the latter created issues on Fedora Linux systems).
newpal() provides pattern and replacement arguments (to allow for REGEX operations on color names).

Details

Add a new hexagon logo.
Deprecate pal = "add" keyword for seecol().
Reduce number of examples and image sizes.
Update unicol references from GitHub to CRAN.

unikn 0.9.0

CRAN release: 2023-08-10

This release of unikn (v0.9.0) reduces its functionality by migrating some color palettes to a new R package unicol. [2023-08-09]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

Migrated all color palettes from other institutions to a dedicated R package unicol.

Minor changes

Add user feedback when newpal() uses col and names of different lengths.
Add is_col_pal() utility function.

Details

Update status badges in README.

The current development version of unikn is available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

unikn 0.8.0

CRAN release: 2023-01-06

This release of unikn (v0.8.0) extends its functionality to additional color palettes. [2023-01-06]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

Add color palettes of many academic institutions (migrated to R package unicol).

Minor changes

Updated color palettes (migrated to R package unicol).

Details

Replace use of crayon package by use of cli package.
Add utility functions col_asif_alpha() and v_col_asif_alpha().
Revise vignettes.
Fix some bugs.

unikn 0.7.0

CRAN release: 2022-11-10

This release of unikn (v0.7.0) adds and improves functionality and fixes some bugs. [2022-11-10]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

Add color palettes of additional institutions (evaluate seecol("add") for palettes).
Add a type = 'curve' option to demopal() for evaluating transparent color palettes.

Minor changes

Improve demopal() function:
- Align point colors for type = "scatter" to those of other options.
- Increase robustness by allowing alternative type inputs.
- Pass ... to auxiliary functions.
Improve newpal() function:
- Enforce return of vectors when as_df = FALSE.
- Revise names to enable automatic naming and non-named palettes.
Bug fixes:
- Handle length(pal) == 1 case for all types of demopal().
- Handle alpha = NA case in demopal().
- Handle pal = NA case in seecol() and usecol().

Details

Call for contributions of user-generated color palettes from other institutions (see GitHub issue).
Fine-tune parameters of plotting HEX values with seecol().
Reorganize files of utility functions.
Add Zenodo doi 10.5281/zenodo.7096191 for citations.
Revise and update vignettes.

unikn 0.6.0

CRAN release: 2022-09-20

This release of unikn (v0.6.0) adds and revises functionality and fixes some bugs. [2022-09-20]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

Add a demopal() function for illustrating color palettes.
In xbox(): Add a use_x argument for hiding or showing a cross in upper right corner (default use_x = TRUE).
In seecol(): Deprecate the title argument and replace by standard main and sub arguments.

Minor changes

Enable probabilistic welcoming messages.
Enable crayon styles for console text.

Details

Add options to internal col_distinct() function.
Fix a bug in grepal() that caused an error when no color is found.
Maintenance:
- Rename utility functions isCol() and isHexCol() to is_col() and is_hex_col().
- Distribute color functions into separate files.

unikn 0.5.0

CRAN release: 2022-08-15

This release of unikn (v0.5.0) adds new functionality and fixes some bugs. [2022-08-15]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

Add a simcol() function to find similar colors.
Add an ac() function as a flexible wrapper of grDevices::adjustcolor().
Add a shades_of() function to conveniently get n shades of a color.

Minor changes

Add a plot argument to grepal() and simcol() to visualize results.
Add a distinct argument to usecol() and simcol() to remove visual duplicates.
Add utility functions for obtaining color transparency values (get_alpha()), quantifying color distance (col_distance()), and detecting and filtering visual duplicates (col_distinct()).
Add an x_layout argument to control horizontal positions of text labels (e.g., by numeric increments, centering, right-adjusted).

Details

Fix some bugs in README and vignettes.
slide() now uses the dim argument.

unikn 0.4.0

CRAN release: 2021-03-27

This release of unikn (v0.4.0) adds new functionality, tweaks aesthetics, and fixes a bug. [2021-03-27]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

Add a grepal() function to match patterns in the names of colors() or color palettes.
Change color sequence of pal_unikn_pref to increase contrast between adjacent colors.

Minor changes

Add mar_note argument to seecol() for margin note option.
Add two new vignettes (on “Color recipes” and “Institutional colors”).
Fine-tune aesthetics of theme_unikn() and theme_grau() for use with ggplot2.
Add Travis support for GitHub builds.

Details

Adjust display of HEX codes in seecol():
Show HEX codes on two alternating lines (or with diagonal labels) when length of codes exceed line length(s).

unikn 0.3.0

CRAN release: 2020-08-24

This release of unikn (v0.3.0) adds functionality and fixes some bugs. [2020-08-24]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

Add theme_grau() to provide an alternative ggplot2 theme.

Minor changes

Add pal_names argument to seecol() function to allow re-labeling color palettes and colors.

Details

Bug fix: Use seecol() to flexibly plot color palettes provided by name or incomplete names.
Revise documentation of seecol() and usecol() functions.
Clean up and update online documentation.

unikn 0.2.0

CRAN release: 2019-09-25

This version of unikn (v0.2.0) is a maintenance release, adding some functionality, but primarily fixing bugs. [2019-09-25]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

New functionality:

Add a newpal() function for defining new color palettes (as a named vector or data frame).
Add a theme_unikn() function to provide a basic ggplot2 theme.

Minor changes

Changes in existing functionality:

Add a col_bg argument to the seecol() function to allow setting background color.
Add a title argument to the seecol() function to allow overwriting the default title (created when title = NA).
Add lwd_brd argument to the seecol() function to allow setting the linewidth of shapes (and setting sensible defaults in combination with col_brd).

Details

Bug fix: Correct an error in seecol() and usecol() that prevented use in other packages (by requiring list of palettes).
Bug fix: Prevent showing duplicate color names in seecol(), due to searching both the current set of color palettes and base R colors(). Different names for the same color are now separated by a forward slash (/), duplicates are removed before naming.
Bug fix: Allow isHexCol() to recognize hexadecimal color values starting with lowercase letters.
Cleanup: Remove packages not needed from list of suggested packages.

unikn 0.1.0

CRAN release: 2019-06-15

Initial release of unikn (v0.1.0) on CRAN: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=unikn. [2019-06-15]

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