v2.9.0-beta

[Dovyski]

Long time no see, right?! 😄

It's been almost 4 (F-O-U-R) years since the last release. That's a lifetime in terms of software/lib development. The world is a very different place now. We have even been through a worldwide pandemic! I am also a different person as well. You all have probably noticed that cvui is not my main focus anymore.

However, I still want to maintain it and eventually add features I think are useful. This lib is close to my heart and it deserves a place under the soon. If I had do choose a name for this release, it would be "v2.9 I am not dead yet!" 😝 This release marks the inclusion of the much requested, much anticipated input component! I can finally rest in bed at night knowing users can input data into their cvui-based OpenCV apps. A huge thank you to Yuyao Huang who kick-started the implementation of cvui::input! Thanks to all users who also supported this feature by commenting, suggesting, voting, and making sure this was something people wanted.

This release will remain in beta for a while as we test and iron things out. If you find anything out of ordinary, please open an issue.

Changelog

Added

• Headless mode (thanks to jmuncaster, #46
• input() (based on tjyuyao, #80, read more)
• Canny example has a moving settings window (thanks to abreheret, #36

Fixed

• Small bugfix for potential divide by zero error during sparkline rendering (thanks adewinter, #113)
• Assert fail bug (thanks to Andyalevy, issue #71)
• cpp code highlighting in docs (thanks to ksakash, #27

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