.. _releasev0.6.0:

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 Release notes v0.6.0 (2020-07-20)
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Quick Overview
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* Added new features: Picking and double-click callback.
* Added Signed Distance Field actor.
* Added a new UI ComboBox.
* Added multiples primitives (Rhombocuboctahedron, ...).
* Huge improvement of multiple UIs and actors.
* Fixed Compatibility with VTK9.
* Large documentation update, examples and tutorials (5 new).
* Added a blog system.
* Increased tests coverage and code quality.

Details
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GitHub stats for 2020/04/09 - 2020/07/20 (tag: v0.5.1)

These lists are automatically generated, and may be incomplete or contain duplicates.

The following 9 authors contributed 266 commits.

* Eleftherios Garyfallidis
* Liam Donohue
* Marc-Alexandre Côté
* Melina Raglin
* Naman Bansal
* Serge Koudoro
* Soham Biswas
* Tushar
* Lenix Lobo


We closed a total of 60 issues, 25 pull requests and 35 regular issues;
this is the full list (generated with the script
:file:`tools/github_stats.py`):

Pull Requests (25):

* :ghpull:`241`: Adding  a Blog system to fury
* :ghpull:`268`: Clip Text Overflow
* :ghpull:`267`: SDF tutorial
* :ghpull:`250`: SDF based FURY actors
* :ghpull:`246`: ComboBox UI tutorial
* :ghpull:`265`: Adding new Earth coordinates tutorial
* :ghpull:`240`: ComboBox2D UI element
* :ghpull:`169`: Use primitive for box, cube, square, rectangle actors
* :ghpull:`262`: Solar System Tutorial
* :ghpull:`248`: Setting Bounding Box for TextBlock2D
* :ghpull:`263`: [NF] Deprecated parameters
* :ghpull:`127`: [CI] add Python 3.8
* :ghpull:`255`: Let VTK delete timers on exit.
* :ghpull:`233`: Picking API and picking tutorial
* :ghpull:`261`: Adding Earth Animation Tutorial
* :ghpull:`249`: Octagonal Prism and Frustum Square Pyramid
* :ghpull:`258`: Updating test of order_transparency for compatibility with vtk 9
* :ghpull:`259`: Updated Step 3 in README.rst
* :ghpull:`231`: Adding Double Click Callback
* :ghpull:`256`: Install ssl certificate for azure pipeline windows
* :ghpull:`245`: [FIX]  Compatibility with VTK 9
* :ghpull:`244`: Added new texture tutorial
* :ghpull:`235`: Function to use Hexadecimal color code in Colormap
* :ghpull:`238`: Added Rhombocuboctahedron, 2D and 3D star to primitive
* :ghpull:`237`: update copyright years

Issues (35):

* :ghissue:`241`: Adding  a Blog system to fury
* :ghissue:`268`: Clip Text Overflow
* :ghissue:`264`: Re-implementation of Text Overflow in ListBox2D
* :ghissue:`267`: SDF tutorial
* :ghissue:`247`: PR idea: create SDF alternatives to FURY primitive actors
* :ghissue:`250`: SDF based FURY actors
* :ghissue:`246`: ComboBox UI tutorial
* :ghissue:`265`: Adding new Earth coordinates tutorial
* :ghissue:`240`: ComboBox2D UI element
* :ghissue:`169`: Use primitive for box, cube, square, rectangle actors
* :ghissue:`138`: Box, cone etc. to work similarly to superquadric
* :ghissue:`262`: Solar System Tutorial
* :ghissue:`248`: Setting Bounding Box for TextBlock2D
* :ghissue:`263`: [NF] Deprecated parameters
* :ghissue:`127`: [CI] add Python 3.8
* :ghissue:`51`: Improvements from VTK 8.2.0?
* :ghissue:`255`: Let VTK delete timers on exit.
* :ghissue:`253`: Programs with timers hang on exit. [VTK9] [Linux]
* :ghissue:`233`: Picking API and picking tutorial
* :ghissue:`261`: Adding Earth Animation Tutorial
* :ghissue:`249`: Octagonal Prism and Frustum Square Pyramid
* :ghissue:`258`: Updating test of order_transparency for compatibility with vtk 9
* :ghissue:`254`: unexpected order transparent behavior [VTK9] [Ubuntu 18.04]
* :ghissue:`259`: Updated Step 3 in README.rst
* :ghissue:`251`: Developer installation instructions should describe -e option
* :ghissue:`226`: Adding double-click event
* :ghissue:`231`: Adding double-click Callback
* :ghissue:`256`: Install ssl certificate for azure pipeline windows
* :ghissue:`245`: [FIX]  Compatibility with VTK 9
* :ghissue:`244`: Added new texture tutorial
* :ghissue:`235`: Function to use Hexadecimal color code in Colormap
* :ghissue:`238`: Added Rhombocuboctahedron, 2D and 3D star to primitive
* :ghissue:`197`: Added Rhombocuboctahedron, 2D and 3D star to primitive
* :ghissue:`237`: update copyright years
* :ghissue:`216`: Utiltiy function to use Hexadecimal color code
