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@matthewstern matthewstern released this 25 Jun 15:12
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v1.2.0
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This is version-level update that includes many fixes and new features and introduces new dependencies, most significantly requiring RStudio 1.4 or greater.

New features

  • cmapplot now utilizes the new systemfonts package for custom font rendering, rather than sysfonts on Windows and X11fonts on Mac and other Unix-based machines. In addition, raster exports from finalize_plot now rely on the new raster drawing package ragg. These changes improve font accuracy and consistency across platforms. Note that this improvement does not yet extend to svg outputs, but may in the future (#134).
  • When an axis breaks are 4-digit years, new function abbr_years allows the conversion of specific years to 2-digit abbreviations, as is common on some designed CMAP graphics.
  • cmapplot_globals, which contains key package constants, is now an internal environment rather than an exported list. It can be accessed via new functions get_cmapplot_globals and get_cmapplot_global. Constants can now be overridden by the user for the current session by using set_cmapplot_global. Note that this does not yet apply to geom aesthetics set by the package, but may in the future (issue #117).
  • All palettes programmed into the package have been moved into a tibble at cmapplot_globals$palettes. A new function fetch_pal can be used to get details about any specific palette.

Bug fixes

  • Continuous color gradients can now be used on discrete color scales. E.g. cmap_color_discrete and cmap_fill_discrete can now call gradients as well as discrete palettes (see #70 and #119)
  • Nomenclature in help files (e.g. "palette" vs "scale") has been adjusted for clarity.
  • internal table recessions has been updated to include the business cycle contraction that began in Feb 202 (no end date for this cycle yet).
  • geom_recessions and related update_recessions have been updated to allow for ongoing recessions, improve NBER source for recessions table, and decrease likelihood of data fetch errors.

Backend changes

  • pkgdown site now correctly displays Whitney fonts and margin description images
  • backend script reorganization
  • improvements to pkgdown build github action, including ability to publish a test site

Backward compatibility notes

  • This package will now only render Whitney Fonts in RStudio when RStudio version >= 1.4
  • finalize_plot's window mode has been disabled for now, due to inability to use ragg drivers in independent window devices. Use mode = "plot" and click the "Zoom" button in the plot window instead.
  • cmapplot_globals, the exported list of package constants, has been removed (See new features set_cmapplot_global etc)
  • Color lists cmap_palettes and cmap_gradients have been removed (This information has been moved to cmapplot_globals$palettes. To access palette colors directly, use, say fetch_pal("reds") rather than cmap_gradients$reds.
  • viz_palette and viz_gradient now take as a first argument either the name of a palette (e.g. "reds") or the color palette itself (e.g. fetch_pal("reds")). viz_palette(cmap_gradient$reds) no longer works.
  • integer_breaks removed from package
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