Merge pull request #67 from rnd-team-dev/r0.19.0

R0.19.0

Author: robertsulej

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Release history
 ===============
 
-`v0.19.0-rc` - 2026-01-25
--------------------------
+`v0.19.0` - 2026-03-25
+----------------------
 
 Added
 ~~~~~
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Added
 
 - HEVC codec support.
 
+- View orientation changes in GUI, per user request. F5-F8 will flip/rotate the view.
+
 Changed
 ~~~~~~~
 
@@ -698,7 +700,7 @@ Added
 - this changelog, markdown description content type tag for PyPI
 - use [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html)
 
-.. _`v0.19.0rc`: https://github.com/rnd-team-dev/plotoptix/releases/tag/v0.19.0-rc
+.. _`v0.19.0`: https://github.com/rnd-team-dev/plotoptix/releases/tag/v0.19.0
 .. _`v0.18.4`: https://github.com/rnd-team-dev/plotoptix/releases/tag/v0.18.4
 .. _`v0.18.3`: https://github.com/rnd-team-dev/plotoptix/releases/tag/v0.18.3
 .. _`v0.18.2`: https://github.com/rnd-team-dev/plotoptix/releases/tag/v0.18.2

README.rst

@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ System Requirements
    - NVIDIA driver >= r570;
 - **Python 3 64-bit**
 - Windows:
-   - `FFmpeg <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html>`__ >= 7.0
+   - `FFmpeg <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html>`__ >= 8.0
 - Linux:
    - `Mono <https://www.mono-project.com/download/stable/#download-lin>`__ Common Language Runtime >= 6.6
    - `pythonnet <http://pythonnet.github.io>`__
-   - `FFmpeg <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html>`__ >= 7.0
+   - `FFmpeg <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html>`__ >= 8.0
 
 What's Included
 ---------------
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Windows prerequisites
 
 *FFmpeg:*
 
-FFmpeg shared libraries >= 7.0 are required to enable video encoding features (ffmpeg 8.0 recommended). Visit `FFmpeg site <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html>`__ and
+FFmpeg shared libraries >= 8.0 are required to enable video encoding features. Visit `FFmpeg site <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html>`__ and
 go to the site with pre-built Windows binaries. Download the *full-shared* package. Unpack it to a new folder. You'll need to add path to dll files (the `bin` folder, which
 contains exe's and dll's) to your `PATH` environment variable.
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ After successful installation you should be able to do python's import:
 
 *FFmpeg:*
 
-FFmpeg shared libraries >= 7.0 are required to enable video encoding features (ffmpeg 8.0 recommended). Uninstall older version first.
+FFmpeg shared libraries >= 8.0 are required to enable video encoding features. Uninstall older version first.
 Visit `FFmpeg site <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html>`__ and download the most recent release sources. Unpack it to a new folder, cd to it.
 Configure, compile and install as below::
 

docs/tkoptix.rst

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ With a light or an object / primitive selected:
 - scale up/down: hold ctrl + shift + left mouse button and drag up/down
 - select camera: double-click left mouse button in empty area or double-right-click anywhere
 
+Keyboard:
+
+- change view orientation: F5 - normal, F6 - horizontal flip, F7 - 180° rotation, F8 - vertical flip
+- save image: F12
+
 API reference
 -------------
 

examples/README.md

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ With a light or an object / primitive selected:
 
 Keyboard:
 
+- change view orientation: F5 - normal, F6 - horizontal flip, F7 - 180° rotation, F8 - vertical flip
 - save image: F12
 
 You'll find here super-basic examples of displaying data, like scatter plots or line plots below:

plotoptix/__init__.py

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 __author__  = "Robert Sulej, R&D Team <dev@rnd.team>"
 __status__  = "beta"
-__version__ = "0.19.0-rc"
-__date__    = "25 Jan 2026"
+__version__ = "0.19.0"
+__date__    = "25 Mar 2026"
 
 import logging