psychopy - PsychoPy 2025.2.0

Highlights

🐍 = Works locally 🌐 = Works online

🐍 Reworked SerialComponent to give more control over what data is sent 🐍 Device Manager to consolidate working with a single device at multiple points in a study or across studies 🐍 Much better performance for movie playing and camera recordings (better buffering of frames) 🐍 Revamped photometer classes for easier gamma calibration

Other Changes

Add example demo script for extracting hdf5 data by @RebeccaHirst in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7223
fixed iohub compatibility with PyObjC>=8.0
Plugin/package manager performance improvements by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7194
Fixes for numpy>=2.0 by @aforren1 in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7229
New endCurrentRoutine method for ExperimentHandler by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7213
Better updating of local language translation files by @hsogo in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7230
Don't cancel upcoming iteration in TrialHandler2 if on last trial by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7240
Enable discarding previous responses in Button Box akin to keyboard by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7250
Fix erronious alert about missing transcriber (for Mic) when running locally by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7258
Don't search for experiment fonts if the experiment folder is the home directory by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7257
Allow overriding user preferences directory with PSYCHOPYCONFIGFOLDER environment variable by @wieluk in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7207
Sound sensor volume was adjusted for 255 (when threshold is 0-1) by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7261
Enforce a minimum size on multiline text params by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7263
Fixed error when adding data to a row that's out of bounds by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7266
Handle when allowedKeys is just 1 multi-character string (e.g. "return") online by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7268
Improved movie playback performance for MovieStim using ffpyplayer by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7264
Handle when a file added to runner has been deleted by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7276
For Sesssion, set experiment start time and name in Experiment run function by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7281
Improved camera performance in local studies by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7267
Fix package indexing subprocess crash by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7293
Catch "Bad perspective string" errors on app launch by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7298
Fix gamma calibration button in Monitor Center by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7304
Better handling of legacy params for device Components by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7308
Various UI fixes by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7311 https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7312 and by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7323
Allow ButtonBox responses to be compared to dicts with the correct fields by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7306
Give more information when an image fails to load by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7310
Fix legacy photometer finding methods by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7321
Give more informative error when conditions file has duplicate names by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7324
Maintain aspect ratio when MovieStim size is None by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7325
Deprecated psychopy.voicekey (move to psychopy-legacy) by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7326

New Contributors

@bschiller8 made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7114

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2025.1.1...2025.2.0

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Published by peircej 7 months ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2025.1.1

What's Changed

Bugs Fixed

Respect existing opacity when setting a color by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7200
Fixed missing references to GazePoint sample event class by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7228
Fixed moviepy import for window frame capture by @sh4r11f in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7218

Other Changes

Limiting PTB version for now (to 3.0.19, the last free version) by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7204
Allow numpy>=2.0 (#7229) by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7231
Many fixes to docs by @TEParsons and @RebeccaHirst

New Contributors

@sh4r11f made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7218

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2025.1.0...2025.1.1

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Published by peircej 9 months ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2025.1.0

Highlights

🐍 = Works locally 🌐 = Works online

🐍 Visual and audio timing validators to provide automated always-on timing tests of your stimuli
Movie and audio improvements:
- 🌐 YouTube as movie stimulus accessible from Builder
- 🐍 Improved audio playback and recording with automatic resampling (no more "sample rate not supported" errors!)
- 🐍🌐 Microphone now has a .getCurrentVolume method
- 🐍 Support for infinite duration recordings with Microphone
🌐 Face API accessible from Builder (via the new Face API Plugin
🐍 Any visual stimulus can now be used as an eyetracker calibration point
🐍 Sound Sensor Component: Get True/False responses from a microphone or specialised VoiceKey device
- 🐍 Supported VoiceKey devices: BBTK T-Pad, Cedrus RB / Riponda / StimTracker

New and Improved

First steps towards modernizing the OpenGL pipeline to support Pyglet v2.0
Joystick class now supports deadzones, plugins and button mappings by @mdcutone in #6967
Make install behaviour consistent between plugins and packages by @TEParsons in #6742
Allow Sound to play on different speakers in the same experiment by @TEParsons in #6760
Disable pip version check in plugin manager by @mh105 in #6772
Allow Session window to switch between fullscreen and windowed by @TEParsons in #6783
Added "force end Routine" option for Sound Component by @TEParsons in #6766
When a trial is skipped, end all Routines in current trial by @TEParsons in #6785
Allow Sound to receive a Microphone object as its sound by @TEParsons in #6793
Better default behaviour for SpeakerDevice by @TEParsons in #6811
After adding a listener, return it by @TEParsons in #6822
After skipping/rewinding a trial, return the new current trial by @TEParsons in #6819
Better logging around audio recording / playback by @TEParsons in #6820
Better logging behaviour for SerialDevice by @TEParsons in #6827
Added the option for an expVersion into the SettingsComponent by @peircej in #6830
Device responses should indicate which device they came from by @TEParsons in #6838
Run Microphone.saveClips in endExperiment by @TEParsons in #6845
Allow recursive callOnFlip() calls by @zeyus in #6814
Include details about sample rate and channels in SpeakerDevice by @TEParsons in #6867
Clearer wording in console when experiment finishes by @TEParsons in #6866
Add function to get parameters from stimuli, which you can use to recreate it by @TEParsons in #6801
Allow eyetracker plugins to control how their eyetracker appears in Builder by @TEParsons in #6779
Add option to save data during Static Component period by @TEParsons in #6882
Log device responses by default by @TEParsons in #6881
Add "update" button to plugin dialog if plugin version isn't the latest by @TEParsons in #6919
Improve app load speed by caching icons added by plugins by @TEParsons in #6934
Allow non-WASAPI audio devices by @zeyus in #6922
Misc. improvements to app launch speed by @TEParsons in #6941
In Components from not installed plugins, add a button to get the plugin by @TEParsons in #6891
Added case-sensitive search and search-as-you-type in Builder search by @jderrfuss in #6947
Add "Find" buttons to Builder and Coder ribbons by @TEParsons in #6956
Add option for regex search in Builder search dialog by @TEParsons in #6955
Replace default participant ID in pilot mode with "pilot" by @TEParsons in #6976
Allow automatic resampling of audio files by @TEParsons in #6987
Allow plugin Components to specify themselves as hidden by @TEParsons in #6988
Trim silence from start of default.mp3 by @TEParsons in #6994
Added error type for devices not found to make it easier to catch errors by @TEParsons in #7019
set user path for different python versions on OSX framework by @mh105 in #6769
Better error catching when loading plugins by @TEParsons in #6877
Silently handle when prefs/appData files are broken by @TEParsons in #7047
Add menu item & shortcut for Experiment Settings (CTRL+SHIFT+X) by @TEParsons in #7050
Allow for infinite duration audio recording by @mdcutone in #7060
Compile translation files when building the package by @hsogo in #7079
Remove sampleRate and channels params from Microphone, both of these can be detected reliably now by @TEParsons in #7090
Add a keyboard shortcut (ALT+SHIFT+R) for "Reveal in file explorer" by @TEParsons in #7093
Ask in Builder before downloading a Google Font by @TEParsons in #7082
Added loops to Builder search by @TEParsons in #7096
Style a greater range of filetypes in Coder file browser by @TEParsons in #7117
Define "PILOTING" variable online as well as locally by @TEParsons in #7109
Add option to always show mouse in pilot mode by @TEParsons in #7120
New splash screen with OST logo by @TEParsons in #7134
Add (online only) support for YouTube videos in MovieStim by @TEParsons in #6989
Track installed files to prevent accidental deletion of user files during uninstallation by @mdcutone in #7175

Fixed

Allow Microphone to be found by name OR index by @TEParsons in #6756
Allow Speaker to be specified using name rather than index by @TEParsons in #6759
More helpful error message when importing function that's moved to a plugin by @TEParsons in #6774
Append user packages correctly to PYTHONPATH by @mh105 in #6770
Clear listeners when closing a MicrophoneDevice by @TEParsons in #6803
Allow Microphone to be closed and reopened multiple times in same session by @TEParsons in #6804
Fix KeyError when closing microphone by @TEParsons in #6805
Distinguish between a trial that's been skipped and a trial that's currently skipping by @TEParsons in #6807
Reset session clock to 0 before running an experiment by @TEParsons in #6817
Reset the global clock after a pause, otherwise onflip timing breaks by @TEParsons in #6816
Fixes to device listeners by @TEParsons in #6824
Fix removing devices from listener loop by @TEParsons in #6825
Remove child devices when a device is removed from DeviceManager by @TEParsons in #6831
Fix bug where "ERROR" logs showed up as "DEPRECATION" by @TEParsons in #6836
Alerts were displaying in wrong tab by @TEParsons in #6870
Coder was always opening with psychopyApp.py open by @TEParsons in #6875
When installing packages, don't add --user flag if --target is specified by @mdcutone in #6879
Fix Linux iohub keyboard relative import error by @zeyus in #6858
Fixed `AttributeError` calling `refreshPackages` on Py3.9 by @mdcutone in #6909
Better error handling when getting recording from mic that's still recording by @TEParsons in #6908
Fix nonslip timing issue in JS code by @TEParsons in #6928
If ioHub keypress made with only key code, use value for key name by @TEParsons in #6894
Fixed `cielch2rgb` handling of multidim arrays by @mdcutone in #6961
Fixes to opening files from Coder's file browser panel by @TEParsons in #6983
Avoid "untitled.psyexp does not exist" warning by @TEParsons in #6992
Remove "Close" buttons from Runner tabs by @TEParsons in #6997
Sound online was sometimes marked as already finished on second iteration of a loop by @TEParsons in #7016
Slashes in project names were causing Pavlovia sync to error by @TEParsons in #7017
Opening the same experiment in two Builder windows caused the prefs file to be saved wrong, leading to an error next time the app started by @TEParsons in #7045
Variables in Button Component callbacks weren't defined properly online by @TEParsons in #7048
Fix rendering error when max Routine duration was set in frames by @TEParsons in #7057
Fixed app failing to start on Windows using `pythonw.exe` by @mdcutone in #7061
Removed package search as PyPi no longer supports searching by API by @mdcutone in #7064
Fix error at staircase in loop by @hideh1231 in #7062
Fixed Google API transcriber options not appearing in mic component by @mdcutone in #7075
If a Mic was never started, it would error on saving recording by @TEParsons in #7076
Fixes import error when using Neon (Pupil Labs eyetracker) in coder by @domstoppable in #7083
Downgrade "git not installed" error to a warning by @TEParsons in #7086
Handle when allowed keys is a code snippet (not just a variable) by @TEParsons in #7085
Fix confusing item type error in Form by @TEParsons in #7084
All unknown parameters were labelled "Plugin" by @TEParsons in #7089
Silence unnecessary "ERROR" log in Polygon by @TEParsons in #7091
Installing package in Builder via pyproject.toml wasn't working by @TEParsons in #7100
Make it clearer that Slider labels/ticks can't be set each trial by @TEParsons in #7112
Coder file modified dialog shouldn't block Builder by @TEParsons in #7111
Fix timing issue when a non-slip Routine was force ended in JS by @TEParsons in #7110
Parameters weren't being set on first frame in JS by @TEParsons in #7113
Remove unnecessary font check which was causing a sporadic error by @TEParsons in #7126
Better handle (and warn about) deprecated color attributes by @TEParsons in #7127
Some params of Button Component were missed online by @TEParsons in #7128
MovieStim was still marked as finished after seeking back to 0 by @TEParsons in #7131
App ribbon labels were wrong color in dark mode by @TEParsons in #7132
Catch when a plugin doesn't have a version number by @TEParsons in #7133
Update TextStim after setting opacity to trigger a re-render by @TEParsons in #7135
Fixed camera recordings appending frames from previous recordings by @mdcutone in #7140
Fonts in experiment folder weren't found when running locally by @TEParsons in #7142
Interleaved staircases were using wrong name for thisTrial by @TEParsons in #7143
Syntax error in Camera in JS when stop time was blank by @TEParsons in #7146
Prevent crash if locale is not supported by the system by @mdcutone in #7152
Make ptb the default keyboard backend for new studies by @peircej in #7107
Translation of the Preference Dialog was broken by @hsogo in #7153
Handle & alert when Static Component has no duration by @TEParsons in #7160
Allow pip to uninstall user packages by @mdcutone #7164
Fix conflict when a Component has multiple parameters with live-populated dropdowns by @rlaboiss in #7174
Ensure that coordinates passed to `convertToPix` are `ndarray` before conversion by @mdcutone in #7184

Incompatible changes

Summary csv files from loops now have a _ between the filename and the loop name #6982
MicrophoneComponent no longer has the parameters "Sample rate" or "Channels" as these are now detected from the device #7090
Due to issues with ioHub on some devices, the default keyboard backend for new experiments is now psychtoolbox #7059

New Contributors

@jderrfuss made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6947
@laurabpaulsen made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7065
@hideh1231 made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7062
@rlaboiss made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7098
@sjentsch made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7078
@myd7349 made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7123
@wieluk made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7161
@saeub made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7165

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.2.5...2025.1.0

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Published by peircej 11 months ago

psychopy - 2024.2.5

Fixes

Sending experiment to Runner was sometimes (wrongly) toggling pilot/run mode by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6945
Fixed ioHub sometimes failing to close when script terminates by @mh105 in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6949
Fixed ioHub process staying alive after crash by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6938
Standalone Routine names weren't handling name conflicts properly by @Lance-Buescher1 in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6999 and https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7000
Documentation fixes by @jfkominsky @mhyeun and @RebeccaHirst

New Contributors

@Lance-Buescher1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6999
@mhyeun made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/7035

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.2.4...2024.2.5

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Published by peircej about 1 year ago

psychopy - 2024.2.4

Fixes this release

Recreate .js file on run when piloting in JS by @TEParsons in #6920
App failing to start on MacOS if all windows closed on last app close by @peircej in #6926
Fix nonslip timing issue in Builder-generated PsychoJS code by @TEParsons in #6921

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.2.3...2024.2.4

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Published by peircej over 1 year ago

psychopy - 2024.2.3

Bugs fixed and minor tweaks

Fixed machine-specific crashing of the app on launch for MacOS by building app bundle with setuptools==70.3.0 by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6901
Fix routine clock resetting in JS by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6861
Fix default audio device not being found by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6863
Fix error writing Polygon initial colors in JS by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6865
ensure window focus for the first win.flip() with pyglet backend on Windows OS by @mh105 in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6874 and https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6876
fix startView across OS platforms that opens psychopyApp.py by @mh105 in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6869
if PsychoPy version includes "postN" then strip from PsychoJS version number by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6873
Handle when record of last open app windows is an invalid value (e.g. from old version) by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6885
suppress pip version check in package manager by @mh105 in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6868
Added beta sticker to Counterbalance Component icon by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6890
Counterbalance Routine conditions file chooser wasn't updating the value properly by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6892
Silence unnecessary warning about unrecognised params by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6896
moviepy and egi_pynetstation now included in standalone not as a plugin by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6905

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.2.2...2024.2.3

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Published by peircej over 1 year ago

psychopy - 2024.2.2

Bug Fixes

Fix ribbon buttons showing label on Mac by @TEParsons in #6767
Builder files were marked as modified as soon as opened by @TEParsons in #6778
Builder getting start/stop times when using non-slip timing by @mh105 in #6739
Restore backwards-compatability to psychopy.gui.dlg by @TEParsons in #6792
Routines were still writing their end experiment code in JS even when removed from the flow by @TEParsons in #6780
Fix whisper transcriber sometimes being initialised twice (and breaking as a result) by @TEParsons in #6796
DlgFromDict was erroneously adding keys when given "order" or "fixed" by @TEParsons in #6818
Make output of Dlg.show backwards compatible with older versions by @TEParsons in #6809 #6792
pyglet controls of macOS NSWindow with multiple screens by @mh105 in #6799
Fixed detection of installed packages in standalone app for py3.10 by @mh105 in #6771
Smoother output from background jobs to stdout by @mh105 in #6833

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.2.1...2024.2.2

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Published by peircej over 1 year ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2024.2.1

Fixes

TrialHandler2 was starting thisRepsN at 1 rather than 0 by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6747
The py3.10 standalone app failed to launch on macos-arm chips (due to broken tables release 0.9.2)
Updated translations for Spanish variants by @carosamu in #6763 #6737
Fixed a typo in Trials routine template .psyexp file by @mh105 in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6738
Set MovieComponent.status to FINISHED when playback finishes by @mh105 in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6740

FYI the windows py3.10 version didn't originally include git binaries, and the updated version number post4 simply indicates that it wasn't the original build, but compiled 4 commits later.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.2.0...2024.2.1

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Published by peircej over 1 year ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2024.2.0

For this 2024.2.0 although there are many changes and therefore potential for some slight changes in behaviour we have focussed more this release on just making existing functionality smoother rather than adding new big fetaures.

New and Improved 🎉

Added "force nonslip" parameter to Routine Settings so that you can now use non-slip timing for a Routine using a variable by @TEParsons in #6603
Fix opacity not applying properly to border colors by @TEParsons in #6704
User can set the online end message from Builder rather than relying on JS default by @TEParsons in #6258
Performance improvements for MovieStim (parituclarly noticeable for larger videos) by @aforren1 in #6449
Added functions to MicrophoneDevice to continuously monitor volume by @TEParsons in #6444
Added function to check whether a speaker is working by @TEParsons in #6446
Builder can now set logging level for app console, independently of log file by @TEParsons in #6510
Added Keyboard.getState() to get current state of a key by @TEParsons in #6537
Added text-to-speech synthesis by @mdcutone in #6588
Eyetracking: Various fixes to plugin- and eyetracker-detection by @TEParsons @mdcutone @EyeLogicSolutions @mh105 @KirstenWilliams
Eyetracking: New support for EyeLogic Solutions eyetrackers with plugin (alongside existing Tobii, SRR, Pupil Labs, and Gazepoint support)
Eyetracking: Fixes and more flexible settings for calibration routines @KirstenWilliams @mdcutone @EyeLogicSolutions @TEParsons @RebeccaHirst
Eyetracking: can now save dwell times from ROI component by @RebeccaHirst in #6500
If storing all valid mouse clicks, still show invalid clicks explicitly in the list as None (or Null online) e.g. [None, "foil", "target"] for 3 clicks ending in target by @TEParsons in #6516 #6548
Some loops/form/counterbalance were not fetching the correct xlsx templates by @TEParsons in #6514
Implement orientation parameter for TextBox2 by @TEParsons in #6513
New changelog dialog on app start by @TEParsons in #6445
Improved error message for iohub connection error (issue #1226) by @MarkellaEgglezou in #6354
Visual stimuli now draggable attribute accessible from Builder by @TEParsons in #6337
Improved TrialHandler2 for more flexible adding/cancelling and retrieving info about trials @TEParsons in #6425 #6408 #6590
Using PhotoDiodes Components in experiments (e.g. in BBTK T-pad) #6432 #6442
Provide PsychoPy experiment filename to the ioHub server by @mh105 in #6555
Allow experiment to pause on the current frame by @TEParsons in #6584
Allow plugins to be uninstalled via the manager by @mdcutone in #6587
Store/update Routine parameters live in an object, rather than hardcoding them to the experiment file by @TEParsons in #6597
Make save speech onset/offset only available to supporting transcribers by @kimDundas in #6672

🐛 Bug Fixes

Fixed error sampling microphone volume even when buffer is full by @TEParsons in #6488
Fixed plugins page sometimes failed to load cached plugins file due to encoding error by @peircej in #6428
Fixed the launch of PsychoPy App on conda envs without pythonw by @mh105 in #6436
Allowed Static Component to update params by @TEParsons in #6462
Fixed TextStim letter height wasn't settable each frame/Routine in JS by @TEParsons in #6511
Fixed check for pythonw executable on macOS in psychopyApp.py by @mh105 in #6521
Fixed .js file not being found when using "Use version" (removed _legacy from suffix) by @RebeccaHirst in #6515
Hide dollar sign on start/stop controls when one is hidden by @TEParsons in #6528
Removed unused %s string format in MenuFrame to avoid unrecognized accel key by @mh105 in #6523
Remove incorrect code on removing eyetracker generated by builder by @mh105 in #6526
Fixed import backend_pysound after module name change by @mh105 in #6524
Caught AttributeError for sound.getDevices() when opening PreferenceDlg by @mh105 in #6522
Unregister event monitors during iohub calibration by @mh105 in #6466
Fixed plugin discovery algorithm not finding user package entry points correctly by @mdcutone in #6539
Allow enough time for all ioHub device._close() to finish by @mh105 in #6540
Use default speaker device if index is default by @mh105 in #6538
Fixed eyetracker record stop/start by @TEParsons in #6545
Fixed duplicate dependency install on MacOS and package installation in virtual environments by @mdcutone in #6529
Fixed size and pos of Line by @TEParsons in #6543 and @mh105 in #6525
Fied bug setting Sound in static period online by @TEParsons in #6546
Fixed ioHub finding eyetracker configuration files by @TEParsons in #6547
Fixed the issue that speaker index could jump over integers by @mh105 in #6559
Fixed crash when mono is specified if the microphone device expects stereo as default by @mdcutone in #6564
Fixed csv conditions file loading by @TEParsons in #6552
Get correct speech onset/offset times and write them to data file by @mdcutone in #6566
Fixed dict keys for setting sample filter levels by @mh105 in #6554
Add default duration to eyetracker record component by @RebeccaHirst in #6599
Remove second whisper option from mic transcriber backend drop down by @RebeccaHirst in #6604
Fixed remove the use of currentlyRecording in EyetrackerControl by @mh105 in #6567
Fixed syntax for mic max recording parameter by @RebeccaHirst in #6598
Decouple setting status from triggering playback/clock resets/etc. by @TEParsons in #6562
Fixed starting and stopping times for EyetrackerRecordComponent by @mh105 in #6607
Don't change self.param in getStartAndDuration of et component by @mh105 in #6615
Typo in JS boilerplate (True rather than true) by @wakecarter in #6625
Builder: Ensure frame rate is stored. by @aforren1 in #6619
Allow Sound to stop on a condition rather than just time by @TEParsons in #6631
Fix obj.contains is not a function error in JS by @TEParsons in #6635
Enable correct behavior of entry-points to load eyetrackers by @mh105 in #6610
Movie component Volume inputType should be single instead of float by @mh105 in #6643
Use inspect.getfile to check path of plugin entry points by @mh105 in #6660
UI wasn't fully refreshing after changing theme by @TEParsons in #6673
Coder GUI fixes by @aforren1 in #6678
Allow keyboard allowedKeys to be set as an int by @TEParsons in #6676
Enable mouse clickable from variable when running online by @RebeccaHirst in #6668
Fixed crash when clearEvents(device_label=None) by @mdcutone in #6669
Fix JS translation of .pop() when there's no index by @TEParsons in #6651
Allow polygon outline opacity to be persistent across frames by @mdcutone in #6657
Sound Component code was using the wrong set function name in JS by @TEParsons in #6649
Fixed files being marked as modified as soon as opened by @TEParsons in #6679
Re-add distro as a runtime dependency for linux & remove deprecated function. by @aforren1 in #6686
Save mouse.corr for online studies by @RebeccaHirst in #6701
Creating project from ribbon raised error by @TEParsons in #6706
Plugin Components weren't recognised if experiment loaded with app by @TEParsons in #6707
Original types for "UnknownPluginComponent"s were being lost after loading and saving again by @TEParsons in #6708
Start/Stop controls had lost their tooltip by @TEParsons in #6711
Update flow button style when switching theme by @TEParsons in #6712
Conditions file wasn't updated when chosen from file browser for multistair loops by @TEParsons in #6714
Save to the color cache when rendering. by @aforren1 in #6720
BF/RF: Code to load Builder-relevant entry points was broken and obsolete by @TEParsons in #6717
maxDurationReached in Routine Settings False should be false online by @wakecarter in #6724
fix trial data writing when there are multiple key presses including None by @mh105 in #6718
Fixed units for mouse gaze calibration targets (pix -> height) by @KirstenWilliams in #6443
Standardise tDown attribute between ioHub and ptb Keyboard backends (follow ioHub behaviour) by @TEParsons in #6417
Improved audio resampling method by @mdcutone in #6605
Change iohub port to avoid conflicts with Whisper transcription by @mdcutone in #6661
Fixed 'best match' mic settings not being used to init recording buffer by @mdcutone in #6670
Prompt user to reconsider if they try to close plugin window mid-install by @TEParsons in #6705

📓 Docs & Demos

Create hdf52csv by @KirstenWilliams in #6508
make a note that writeRoutineEndCode does not save onset/offset times by @mh105 in #6571
Add demo for Button Box Component by @TEParsons in #6716

Translations

Arabic: new by @Ahmad-Abudoush @Ahmad-Ramy in #6634 #6638 #6636 #6674 and with DeepL by @peircej in #6641
Portugese: new by @joana-quarenta in #6662 #6665 #6690
Japanese: updates by @hsogo in #6654
Spanish: es-co, eses and esus now completed by @carosamu in #6541 #6577

New Contributors

@MarkellaEgglezou made their first contribution in #6354
@xjlc made their first contribution in #6570
@EyeLogicSolutions made their first contribution in #6586
@Ahmad-Ramy made their first contribution in #6636
@mabuhayeh made their first contribution in #6638
@joana-quarenta made their first contribution in #6662

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.1.5...2024.2.0

- Python
Published by peircej over 1 year ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2024.1.5

Bug fixes on top of 2024.1 highlights

Standalone distribution on Windows wasn't starting due to incompatible pandas/numpy versions
Failing to find Eyetracker Components (Eyelink by @KirstenWilliams in #6406 and Gazepoint by @mdcutone in #6424 )
Installed plugins were not being found on Linux/MacOS by @mdcutone in #6441
Faster MovieStim rendering (don't call play() when already playing) by @aforren1 in #6448
Fixed eyetracker calibration target units (height -> pix) by @peircej in #6451
KeyboardComponent allowed keys from spreadsheet caused namespace errors by @TEParsons in #6458
hide that visible mouse, please by @mh105 in #6465
Fix an issue with etRecord component for Stop Only (not stopping the eytracker) by @mh105 in #6463
Only change Mouse visibility if explicitly asked to by @TEParsons in #6467
Fix "Stop only" issue regardless of Component order by @TEParsons in #6468
Clear keys to initialize keyboard when starting a routine by @mh105 in #6471
Allow getKeys() to return the same key pressed multiple times by @mh105 in #6479

Documentation fixes and updates

by @suelynnmah in #6341 #6426 #6427
by @KirstenWilliams in #6480 #6481 #6487 #6498 #6506
by @RebeccaHirst in #6504 #6505
Arabic app translations by @Ahmad-Abudoush in #6476

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.1.4...2024.1.5

- Python
Published by peircej over 1 year ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2024.1.4

Bug fixes on top of 2024.1 highlights

ioHub keyboard was registering key releases before presses, so duration was always None. We now have a test in place that confirms keyboard RT timing using hardware which will be used on each new release going forwards. By @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6416
fixed some translation issues by @hsogo in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6409
Fixed JSON encoding error when opening plugin dialog by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6411

Docs * updated screenshots by @charlottej3673 in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6392

New Contributors

@charlottej3673 made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6392

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.1.3...2024.1.4

- Python
Published by peircej almost 2 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2024.1.3

What's Changed

BF: Telling Mouse Component to check new clicks without clickable stim raised syntax error by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6398
BF: Keyboard responses in ioHub weren't using relative time by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6407

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.1.2...2024.1.3

NB the version of the windows installer initially uploaded was inadvertantly an un-signed version. That will likely raise a security warning on Windows during the install. This was updated 25th Apr 2024 at 09:10 (UTC) to a code-signed version that will not raise the security warning

- Python
Published by peircej almost 2 years ago

psychopy - 2024.1.2

Enhancements

Default TextStim font set to Arial (TextBox default was already Arial) by @wakecarter in #6378

Bug fixes

Keyboard clock wasn't being reset properly, so .rt values were from exp start by @TEParsons in #6360
Safer (and faster) behaviour when copying a param, avoids "infinite recursion" (app hangs) by @TEParsons in #6362
Make line spacing specific to just one TextBox2 object by @Catherine9811 in #6356
Fixes to the Gazepoint eyetracker plugin by @mdcutone in #6365
Fixed error when camera tries to close when it's already closed by @mdcutone in #6364
Fixed editable TextBox2 cursor location with line breaks by @Catherine9811 in #6358
Remove "constant" updates option from SoundComponent (as it wasn't used) by @TEParsons in #6351
Python 3.8 was falsely marked as incompatible with 2024.1.x onwards in "use version" interface by @TEParsons in #6366
Form Component wasn't finding the correct table template by @TEParsons in #6381
Remove blank rows from form template by @wakecarter in #6382
Error saving icons from plugin details by @TEParsons in #6368
Transparent colours online by @wakecarter in #6386
Button numclicks defined by timesOn.length by @wakecarter in #6385

Documentation and testing improvements by...

@peircej
@TEParsons
@kimDundas
@suelynnmah

New contributors

@Catherine9811 made their first contribution in #6356

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.1.1...2024.1.2

- Python
Published by TEParsons almost 2 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2024.1.1

This version adds bug fixes on top of the highlights and features of 2024.1.0

Fixes

Handle errors when loading list of plugins by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6334
Counterbalance in online studies was still trying to confirm entries after finishing by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6345
Make sure the drawn max time in Builder is never None by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6347
Fixed translation issues by @hsogo in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6348
Fixed inability to load plugins list from local with non-utf-8 default encoding by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6349

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2024.1.0...2024.1.1

- Python
Published by peircej almost 2 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2024.1.0

Highlights

Counterbalance Routine: Standalone Routine to handle counterbalancing between participants, using the "shelf" to maintain records inbetween
Piloting Mode: Run experiments in "piloting" mode - adjusts settings to avoid common pitfalls while you're building (e.g. getting stuck in a full screen experiment), then switch to "running" when you're ready to start gathering data
Improved UI: Toolbars across the app have a clearer layout for buttons and a more intuitive interface for Pavlovia. Runner especially has had a visual overhaul, with a lot more space for reading stdout/alerts and a new output specifically for Pavlovia sync messages.
Fixes to Eye tracker plugins: Several eye trackers had not been working since being moved out to plugins and these should all now be back in operation

Translation works

Continued translation into Simplified Chinese (and now Traditional Chinese) and beginnings of translations into Spanish, Hebrew: #5891 #5892 #5893 #5894 #5895 #5897 #5904 #5912 #5915 #5917 #5923 #5903 #5932 #5925

New features and enhancements

Added plugin support for standalone plugins by @mdcutone in #5866
Button Box Component: Component for using button boxes, which will always have the same methods and properties but by installing plugins you can add functionality for different devices
Allow speech-to-text engine configuration from Builder by @mdcutone in #5905
Replace toolbars with a "Ribbon" by @TEParsons in #5920
Method for processing device info on Windows by @TEParsons in #5940
Added tools for creating and managing hardware interfaces by @mdcutone in #5950
Allow expInfo fields to be ordered, required, hidden and deprioritised using a new name syntax by @TEParsons in #5949
Added Counterbalance Routine (and Python implementation of Shelf) by @TEParsons in #5967
Add component for Button Box, with plugin-able backends by @TEParsons in #6006
Option in Builder to skip/customise frame rate check by @TEParsons in #6049
Option in Builder to specify globalClock format by @TEParsons in #6048
Added method to Window to get value of specific pixels by @mdcutone in #6054
Added piloting mode by @TEParsons in #6066
Add param to enable "rush" mode by @TEParsons in #6279
Speed up plugin dialog by @mdcutone in #5796
Better handling when opening e.g. png files in Coder by @TEParsons in #5788
Speed up app by using faster string tools for labels and methods by @TEParsons in #5826
Improved plugin installation method by @mdcutone in #5872
Allow prefs dialog menu to be resized by @TEParsons in #5869
Add method to manually create a keypress, photodiode response, etc. by @TEParsons in #6022
Add option to ignore keypresses outside of PsychoPy window by @TEParsons in #6039
Allow Sound to specify a Speaker rather than using general system audio by @TEParsons in #6079
Add method to wait for responses to SerialDevice by @TEParsons in #6092
Include link to project in "Successful sync" message by @TEParsons in #6171
Silence "Unrecognised Parameter" warnings if params came from a plugin by @TEParsons in #6179
Speed up experiment loading by @TEParsons in #6180
Catch fails in Packages dialog by @TEParsons in #6193
Hide components/routines from future versions by @TEParsons in #6200
More intuitive label on Pavlovia project info update button by @TEParsons in #6217
Added menu item in Builder to reveal current folder by @TEParsons in #6218
Install packages in editable mode via a pyproject.toml file by @TEParsons in #6228
Improvements to Code component UI behaviour by @TEParsons in #6265
Open news from menu by @peircej in #6205
Make expInfo dialog always on top by @TEParsons in #6301

Bug fixes

Fix matrix questions Survey Routine by @TEParsons in #5797
Fix crash which happened if wx wasn't installed by @peircej in #5832
Make sure icons & labels in preferences dialog are always visible by @TEParsons in #5868
Handle when Component has no start time in JS by @TEParsons in #5864
Static component was preventing Movie from starting by @TEParsons in #5928
Change default logging level to warning by @suelynnmah in #5941
Let experiments run without git installed by @TEParsons in #5939
Fix bug whereby Brush wouldn't pick up on mouse clicks by @TEParsons in #6056
Fix inconsistent data outside trial loop by @monique2208 in #6004
Fix shape setting on Polygon-derived components (e.g. ROI) by @TEParsons in #5971
Remove darc toolbox demos (maintainer no longer supporting package) by @RebeccaHirst in #6094
Fixed error when audioLib is None by @mdcutone in #6103
Handle unconventional launch methods (e.g. launching from command line with unrecognised args) by @peircej in #6118
Fixed error with resizing "sash" in Preferences dialogby @mdcutone in #6146
If psychtoolbox can't detect devices, log warning rather than crashing by @TEParsons in #6150
Fixed error when using Save in Coder when there is no file open by @nvanhaute in #6158
Fixed "missing reference" error with setting Sound device by @mdcutone in #6122
Fix _set function for NoiseStim to handle input length by @simonfei123 in #6136
Draw expected duration from Routine Settings in Builder by @TEParsons in #6190
Fix error when loading window whose size is negative by @mdcutone in #6192
Stop Builder from assuming the current folder is .../psychopy/app whenever filename is "untitled.psyexp" by @TEParsons in #6198
Catch error when package info is missing by @mdcutone in #6202
Experiments weren't working online if experiment name differed from filename by @TEParsons in #6221
Fixed iohub eyetracker calibration (keyboard was losing input) by @mdcutone in #6226
Handle when Static component has no start time by @TEParsons in #6248
Don't scroll to top after opening a Builder component category by @TEParsons in #6251
Fixed Mouse.visible attribute not applying requested state by @mdcutone in #6254
Fixed freeze when running eyetracker validation by @mdcutone in #6264
Fix error when cancelling a commit by @TEParsons in #6271
Special code for when Slider is "radio" was missed in JS code by @TEParsons in #6272
Fix "iCCP profiles" error with classic icons by @TEParsons in #6276
Fix wrong setter name in Textbox/TextStim JS code by @TEParsons in #6277
New Pavlovia projects were being created empty until first commit by @TEParsons in #6273
Fix UI inconsistencies on Ubuntu by @TEParsons in #6242
Fix code for sound component stop values by @zuazo in #6300
Fixed selecting audio device in builder and coder by @zuazo in #6299
Fix bug where local PsychoJS server kept running after quitting by @TEParsons in #6323

Documentation and testing improvements by...

@alexander-pastukhov
@peircej
@suelynnmah
@patrickabolger
@richardnaar
@JensBoelte
@d-scanzi
@psych575
@shun2wang
@Solveig-Castelli
@carosamu
@Ahmad-Abudoush
@RebeccaHirst
@ice-yu
@domstoppable
@kimDundas
@afuetterer
@TEParsons

New contributors

@mscheltienne made their first contribution in #5889
@JensBoelte made their first contribution in #5956
@d-scanzi made their first contribution in #5952
@kshtjkumar made their first contribution in #5955
@Solveig-Castelli made their first contribution in #5961
@carosamu made their first contribution in #5972
@monique2208 made their first contribution in #6004
@afuetterer made their first contribution in #6110
@bartuatabek made their first contribution in #5942
@FS94 made their first contribution in #6121
@simonfei123 made their first contribution in #6136
@tomdstone made their first contribution in #6261
@zuazo made their first contribution in #6299

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2023.2.3...2024.1.0

- Python
Published by TEParsons almost 2 years ago

psychopy - 2023.2.3

Key fixes (from 2023.2.2)

Silenced warning about numpy version number in Windows Standalone
Fixed issue with "cannot import Never from typing_extensions" in Windows standalone
Fixed error detecting eyetracker config files by @TEParsons in #5883 #5886
Fixed eyetracker calibration routine freezing by @mdcutone in #5901
Fixed support for updated Pupil Labs plugin w/ support for Neon by @domstoppable in #5887
Fixed useVersion for JS - needed to create a _legacy.js file by @TEParsons in #5918
Fixed SerialOut parity should be N not None by @TEParsons in #5907
Fixed bug whereby Textbox's scrolling Aperture was applied to all stim by @TEParsons in #5934

Translation works

Continued translation into Simplified Chinese (and now Traditional Chinese) and beginnings of translations into Spanish, Hebrew: #5891 #5892 #5893 #5894 #5895 #5897 #5904 #5912 #5915 #5917 #5923 #5903 #5932 #5925

New Contributors

@meltemkaraca made their first contribution in #5891
@SarvCh made their first contribution in #5893
@ymhuang1005 made their first contribution in #5894
@ice-yu made their first contribution in #5895
@domstoppable made their first contribution in #5887
@jingrun213 made their first contribution in #5897
@psych575 made their first contribution in #5912

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2023.2.2...2023.2.3

- Python
Published by peircej over 2 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2023.2.2

What's Changed

Fixed ioHub keyboard timing (was using incorrect timestamp offset) by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5807
Fixed locating config files for ioHub extensions which prevented them from loading by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5821
Fixed bug whereby iohub couldn't find plugin backends on Mac by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5824
Better handing of experiments with Components that are now only in plugins by @TEParsons in #5834 #5831 #5833
Fixed "logFile does not exist" error when "Save log file" is False by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5836
Fixed matrix question breaking apart code in Survey Routine by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5840
Allow expInfo to use values from Code components without overriding them by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5837
Fixed error in Form when using a radio ctrl by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5843
Polygon broken in JavaScript code from Builder by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5844
Ignore spaces when getting variables from name by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5841
"tThisFlip not defined" error when using Routine stop time online by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5849
"eyetracker is not defined" error on experiment quit by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5850
Fixed incorrect formatting in AudioDeviceInfo __repr__ by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5851
Fixed message order in Plugins dialog output by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5865
Update path of README dialog on "save as" by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5863
Fixed sounds restarting at the end of a Routine where they had perviously stopped by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5874

Various documentation updates: * Progress bar API and documentation by @suelynnmah in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5822 * Bart Builder demo fix by @suelynnmah in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5823 * psychophysicsStaircase demo fix by @suelynnmah in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5829 * Fix colors demo by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5838 * Sternberg Builder demo - checked save log file to remove logFile error by @suelynnmah in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5845

- Python
Published by peircej over 2 years ago

psychopy - 2023.2.1

On top of the new features in 2023.2 series

Bugs Fixed

Eyetracker plugins were not being detected by Builder by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5808
Fix device selection for Microphone component by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5811
ioHub reporting negative response times by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5807
Add attributeSetter / set functions for borderWidth by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5779
Option for hiding splash screen available in Preferences by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5776
endExpNow was only defined if Escape was enabled by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5780
Polygon JS from Builder failing to initialise code by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5783
Copied Routines were getting two Routine Settings components by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5792
Fix unresponsive scrolling in Routine canvas by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5795
update Japanese translation by @hsogo in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5789
If rewinding Sound (seek to before end) then mark as not finished by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5781
Fixed _legacy-legacy-browser.js is not a file by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5799
Coder was making an error when opening a new file by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5801
Conditions file was being cleared when loop type is "interleaved staircase" by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5803
Add JS code to set window background image on init by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5806
MacOS iohub "TypeError: startswith first arg must be bytes..." by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5812
New projects sometimes wouldn't have a local root by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5814
Handle when Static Component tries to set param of deleted/disabled Component by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5815
Python 3.10 version bump had broken GIF avatars by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5791

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2023.2.0...2023.2.1

- Python
Published by peircej over 2 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2023.2.0

Highlights

Routine settings: Routines now have parameters of their own, giving control over their max duration, skipping the Routine altogether, or changing the way the window looks just for that Routine.
Sort by priority: Columns in the data file can now be given a "priority" value, with the option to sort by priority instead of chronologically.
Whisper transcription PLUGIN for Microphone: Using the OpenAI backend, Microphone transcriptions can be done quicker and more accurately, and include timing info for each word.
Progress bar component: A visual component to show progress along an axis.
Builder search dialog: Search for values across your whole experiment, then jump to the specific Routine/Component where it's present. Makes debugging much easier.
Most stimuli now support a draggable attribute. If set to draggable=True then that stimulus should check/update position on each frame using stim.doDragging()

Behaviour changes

Eyetrackers (Tobii, SRR Eyelink, Gazepoint, PupilLabs) are now plugins rather than built-in, in keeping with the drive to cut down the dependencies of core PsychoPy

New features and enhancements

PsychoJS: Mobile-friendly viewport settings. by @lightest in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5380
Allow experiment to run with different clocks (e.g. wall clock time instead of starting at t=0) by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5621
PsychoJS ShapeStim from Builder now supports custom vertices by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5522
Numerous improvements to plugins system and dialog
Added abortCurrentTrial (Python only for now) method to TrialHandler2 and MultiStairHandler by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5423
Better performance and fixes to FFPyPlayer movie engine
Added letterSpacing attribute to Textbox by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5487
New Session class to run multiple experiments - create your stimulus window once and run multiple experiments in it, with the ability to pause/resume/stop the experiment. (Python only for now) Session can be controlled over websockets using the Liaison server
Full support for Python 3.10, wxPython 4.2, and PyQt6
Preserve tab order for Routines when saving/loading an experiment by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5517
Added audio settings to Camera component by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5681
Improved streaming of camera to disk by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5551
Window now explains it is performing timing test by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5511
Keyboard Components from Builder will store duration if available (if release has already occurred) by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5569
Show status text for objects in Flow panel by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5443
Make psychopy.Window title (and icon in pyglet) settable by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5540
UI enhancements to Coder and Runner by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5539
Multihead support for X11/Linux by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5520
Plugins Dialog now checks for version compatibility with PsychoPy by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5649
Install plugins to subdirectories by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5398
Make Save & Edit/View buttons on README window more explicit by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5523
New option to abbreviate long component names in Preferences, fixes #5574 by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5586
Highlight selected Routine in Flow panel by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5588
Better Builder visualisation very large experiments by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5618
Lock Flow panel buttons to the left when scrolling by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5620
ExperimentHandler.addData() now has optional row argument to specify previous entry by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5652
Fixed useVersion warning untracked working tree files would be overwritten by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5670
Add param to control whether movies/sounds end when the Routine does, by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5415
Add "transparent" as named color by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5689
Radio button styling was not work in Slider component in 2023.1, fixes #5661 (dev) by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5691
Allow expInfo fields to be marked as required (*) by @ainazay in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5543
Fix VlcMovieStim by @marcpabst in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5702
Added data file separator to expInfo by @EitanHemed in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5607
Minor Textbox bugfixes by @ollie-d in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5723
Extended autotranslate functions supported by py2js by @roelofsaj in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5713
Submitting GitHub issues now supports templates by @shun2wang in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5732
Numerous Documentation improvements by @fboers @kimDundas @patrickabolger @EitanHemed @larsoner @pmolfese

Bug fixes

Fixed missing comma in Brush component code by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5564
Mouse position incorrect when desktop scaling not 100% on Windows by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5758
Fixed AttributeError: 'SoundPTB' object has no attribute 'isFinished' by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5541
Better handling of missing audio libraries - allow the app to load always and fallback to PsychToolBox if possible
Better handling of Mouse.getPos() when no windows open by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5763
Param updates code for Sound in JS was using Python syntax by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5762
More informative error when useVersion fails to write script by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5761
saveAsWideText was using deprecated DataFrame.append function by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5507
Polygon/ROI vertices caused error if trying to set each frame by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5686
Don't crash if user attempts to initialise ioHub more than once by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5533
Added log file entry for Keyboard.clearEvents() by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5558
Fixed missing movie file in MoviePause.py demo by @EitanHemed in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5583
Coder source tree thought any variable name beginning with def was a function def by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5581
README filename wasn't being updated for new frames by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5593
Fix Markdown parsing on README files by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5572
Ignore Escape in Keyboard component if needed to end experiment by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5598
Joystick component - SyntaxError in generated code by @EitanHemed in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5601
Error got an unexpected keyword argument "reset" when trying to pause using PTB sounds by @peircej in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5619
PsychoPJS: Fix issue with first frame of image being shown as default.png in JS by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5716
Add self to list of disallowed Component names by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5742
Split compound Survey answers into individual columns by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5734
Fixed audio file not resetting during (Python) experiment by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5712
If trying to load previously open file that is corrupted, do at least open the app (with an empty window) by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5696
Better catching of name errors in conditions file by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5654

New Contributors

@ranibaron made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5394
@patrickabolger made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5414
@fboers made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5482
@gtosh4 made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5609
@ainazay made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5543
@marcpabst made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5702

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2023.1.2...2023.2.0rc7

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Published by peircej over 2 years ago

psychopy - 2023.1.3

Bug fixes

Added log file entry for Keyboard.clearEvents() by @peircej in #5558
Syntax error (missing comma) in Brush Component code by @TEParsons in #5564
Store duration for Keyboard Components when available (if waitForRelease=True ) by @TEParsons in #5569
AudioClip recordings with PTB backend fail to honor sample rate @mdcutone in #5530
Removed redundant "MainLoop" call to remove error during shutdown of app by @mdcutone in #5538
Spaces in executable path were breaking PIP terminal in Windows by @TEParsons in #5579
Save prefs just once after closing all frames by @TEParsons in #5510
JS code wasn't distinguishing between regular polygon & custom vertices in ShapeStim by @TEParsons in #5522
NameError: name 'environmenttools' is not defined #5563

Full Changelog: 2023.1.2...2023.1.3

- Python
Published by peircej over 2 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2023.1.2

On top of the new features added in 2023.1 series

Fixes

Fix crash following gamma semi-auto correction (when laying out dialog box) dialog box by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5452
Crashing due to outdated core.getFromNames in Mouse by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5474
Setting Image as a numpy array caused a TypeError by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5453
Handle invalid paths when stringifying params by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5465
Swap all references to Panorama.altitude with Panorama.elevation by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5471
Fix typo in Survey routine - stauts rather than status by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5468
If user requests showing README and there isn't one then show a blank file @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5470
Fix typos in high contrast theme by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5504
Sound files online were playing forever if duration set to <0.5s by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5466
Let Builder treat Sound.isPlaying and Sound.status==STARTED as synonymous by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5428
Correctly ignore blank columns by @wader in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5406
Viewport was left as None when checkTiming was unticked by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5451
Better handling when a Pavlovia project / plugin avatars in the app @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5458 https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5460 https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5469

Documentation fixes by

@roelofsaj in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5477 https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5483 https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5484
@ChenBri in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5478 https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5480
@ChristopheBossens in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5481
@suelynnmah in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5444

New Contributors

@roelofsaj made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5477
@ChenBri made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5478
@ChristopheBossens made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5481
@wader made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5406

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2023.1.1...2023.1.2

- Python
Published by peircej almost 3 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2023.1.1

On top of the new features added in 2023.1 series

Fixes

If attempting to open readme dlg and there's no readme, make one by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5365
Fixed error with images being set-every-repeat (default.png not defined) by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5374
Make sure default.* stimuli are included in online resources by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5384
Better error handling for unknown PsychoPy version in useVersion by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5372
Nested Routines raised an error during generation of script by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5377
README dialog was created twice by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5383
Movie Opacity in local studies was not being honored by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5385
fix wx version comparison bug, allowing wider range of wxPython versions by @waltervanheuven in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5400
fixed encoding error preventing loading of csv files from MacOS on Win32 by @richardnaar in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5396
Various plugin dlg improvements from @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5410
Update Japanese translation by @hsogo in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5387
Fixed PanoramicImageStim to work when Window FBO=True by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5416
If setting size with ImageStim.setSize(), rather than during init, it only lasted for current image by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5422
Movie in JS was getting undefined error if updates were "set every repeat" by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5421
Don't reset survey clock each routine by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5433
Textbox lineSpacing param is now being applied to JS boilerplate by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5420
Sort plugin package versions in descending order by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5441
Better handling of plugin startup errors by @mdcutone in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5436
Catch AttributeErrors on Pavlovia login rather than trying to pre-empt them, fixes #5382 by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5450
If experiment is ended by esc, close eyetracker by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5448

Improvements

Added excel templates for MultiStair, QUEST and QUESTPLUS by @TEParsons (templates by @kimDundas) in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5361
Save README file on save not on dlg init by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5379
Silence FutureWarning from numpy about comparing array to string by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5376
Panorama vertical pos should be "elevation" not "altitude" in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5419
Coder SourceTree wasn't showing async functions by @TEParsons in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5435

New Contributors

@richardnaar made their first contribution in https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/5396

Full Changelog: https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/compare/2023.1.0...2023.1.1

- Python
Published by peircej almost 3 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2023.1.0

Release series 2023.1. Highlights

Pavlovia Surveys: can now be integrated into PsychoPy online studies. You still create your survey in the Pavlovia Survey Creator (on you Pavlovia Dashboard) but you can then incorporate them as either a link or an embedded json file into your PsychoJS study. This only works for online studies at present
Panorama Stimuli: now supported in PsychoPy (lab-based) studies. You can add a photo-sphere as a stimulus (e.g. create them in Street View app on Android phones) and then insert them into Builder and explore
Plugins and Packages: You can now add packages to your PsychoPy installation with a GUI that installs new packages to your user folder (without needing admin rights). Some of PsychoPy's existing functionality has also moved out to "Plugins"
- For users, plugins mean more control over what functionality you want PsychoPy to support
- For developers, plugins mean keeping more independence over your code and ownership
Speech Point: on TextBox allows a tail to be added giving the impression of a cartoon speech bubble (lab-based only, currently)
MovieStim: several performance improvements and fixes

- Python
Published by peircej about 3 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.2.5

On top of the new features of the 2022.2.x series this release fixes:

Several fixes to syncing of Pavlovia projects (e.g. when project has been deleted/recreated online or when files have been copied over from another machine) #5117 #5221
Shape Component in Builder can now update vertices on each frame/repeat commit:e493ee2ca
Participant name missing from filename if given in URL query #5171
Eyetracker ROI stop code should only be written if a value is given to stop on #5156
Don't crash if Microphone.stop() called repeatedly #5121
TypeError in Window.resetViewport() #5135
PupilLabs lib was not being found due to missing __init__ #5180
QUESTplus had ben removed from list of loop types commit:2da0cfa0a
Sound.pause() was reseting to start of track commit:a161e135a

- Python
Published by peircej about 3 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.2.4

On top of the new features of the 2022.2.x series this release fixes:

Python: fix to occasional crashing of new FFPyPlayer moviestim caused by excessive logging in the underlying lib commit:47289f6ca
App: better handling of case where Experiment Settings may have syntax error commit:60cf0cea6
App: rare case where the $ could get ignored during dialog box validation commit:eb1897087
App: better handling of an (apparent) syntax error in user-supplied JS commit:992aaa423
App: transcription setting on Mic Component now False by default (because most people don't have a Google API key set up) commit:2c8a27ed

- Python
Published by peircej over 3 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.2.3

On top of the new features of the 2022.2.x series this release fixes:

App: Dark mode was missing "goto" button
App: Coder save button was not updating correctly after a change #5031
Python: Arabic Harakat diacritics were misaligned in Python TextBox2 #5033
Python: rendering performance improvement when contrast=1 #5027

- Python
Published by peircej over 3 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.2.2

On top of the new features of the 2022.2.x series this release fixes: - an issue with non-slip Routines not being terminated properly by force-end-routine

- Python
Published by peircej over 3 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.2.1

On top of the new features of the 2022.2.x series this release fixes:

App: bug loading experiments on MacOS: ‘PosixPath’ object has no attribute ‘is_relative_to’
Py: Keyboard releases were showing up as additional key events when using the ioHub for keyboard
Py: Slider.reset() was not making use of the desired startValue
App: better performance when using large history in the Python Shell

- Python
Published by peircej over 3 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.2.0

Highlights:

BETA: You can now get participant responses using Cameras (webcams), both in web-based and in local experiments. The new Camera Component allows you to
- save recordings to disk
- show the current input from the webcam (make the Camera the input to a regular ImageStim)
- replay a recording later in the experiment (use the Camera as input to a subsequent MovieStim)
- all the above features are currently BETA
Python: New movie playing engine for higher performance playback in locally experiments (using FFPyPlayer)
Online: Introducing the "Shelf" for persistent storage on Pavlovia of variables accessible to a range of scopes (only the current participant, only the current project, any project in the lab etc.). This may sound like not a big deal but it opens options for the following:
- multi-session studies: retrieve the participant threshold/progress form last session
- interactive multi-player studies: store 'messages' for another user to receive
- counterbalancing online: by tracking the number of participants that have been in each group
Online: Gratings and Gabors now supported online, straight from your Builder experiments
Online: gamma correction supported in the browser(!!) by setting Window.gamma property (currently requires a code snippet)
Python: Builder now has a Serial Port Component to make it easier to connect to hardware without needing Code Components

Compatibility changes:

Studies with Code Components that access routineTimer will need adapting because the non-slip Builder logic has changed this is now a regular (count-up) Clock instead of a CountdownTimer

Key Fixes:

Online: Button Component is now fully working, so you don't need to create your own text boxes for this
Online: Routines used outside a loop now always advance the next row in the data file so that they can't overwrite each others' data
Python: The .stopped times should now be showing up correctly for all Components in the csv file (they were always correct in the log file)
Python: Better timing in non-slip Routines. Previously the non-slip timer corrected for overshoots but not undershoots. This is now fixed.
Is trials property of loops (to control whether the data file advances) is now supported in online studies

- Python
Published by peircej over 3 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.1.4

In addition to the new features of the 2022.1 release series this release includes the following

Fixes: - experiments using iohub were not running on MacOS standalone due to broken version of the gevent library - fixes to connection from Builder to Pavlovia in certain circumstances (e.g. certain usernames or when project has moved) 22963a9db - fixes searches of Pavlovia for private projects by the logged in user - fix to use of correct answers for Joystick Buttons Component 2e66dc188 f9ef1bea2 - Builder crashing when a Routine had been copied over 45928769c - some parameters in Builder dialogs were missing their label names c8cd3802e - ShapeStim was not obeying requests for zero opacity 8030b2ff4 - fixed "currentLoop is not defined" error for online studies a261d0446 - in certain circumstances, mic recordings were not saving for each trial, only for the last trial, when online 5e23a0a34

- Python
Published by peircej almost 4 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.1.3

In addition to the new features of the 2022.1 release series this release includes the following

Fixes: - TextStim (and Button, which is derived from TextStim) was not easily clickable online due to incorrect bounding box psychopy/psychojs#492 - Slider styleTweaks were not being applied #4773 - Check that file is saved before trying to Run #4759 - Mouse coordinate mapping was incorrect for MacOS Retina displays which meant that Slider and Brush wasn't working, for instance #4755 - Allow the Sound Component to be used if transcription libs were not available #4747 - Form Component excel template was corrupted (by google sheets export) #4742 - Copying a Routine from one experiment to another was causing a compile error #4740 - Better logging of errors during application load for debugging purposes #4750 - Setting the Slider to reset() was looking like a response when it shouldn't #4738 - Fixed core.getTime() for M1 native installations (does not affect Standalone or Intel-based installations on M1) b839a32da52b - Allow 3-dimensional arrays for ShapeStim vertices 31ca663bf2 - Fix dependency definition for Poetry installations 77cb7c92eac4 - Fix use of event module for keyboard as fallback for iohub/ptb 5c3672804f1 - If HomeBrew has a broken fonts folder ignore it #4719 - If user specifies a line width of "2"make it 2 389bfd4692

- Python
Published by peircej almost 4 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.1.2

In addition to the new features of the 2022.1 release series this release includes the following

Fixes: - URL redirection was failing at the end of the study for online experiments where the JS code was generated using 2022.1.0-2022.1.1 due to an erroneous replacement of // with / in https:// e8218b31f71 - Hyphens can now be included in Pavlovia project names (the validator in the PsychoPy GUI was being too strict) bbe6bf5ed01 - Static Components that are used for fetching online resources (e.g. using a Movie Component that sets its stimulus during a Static) will now freeze and wait until the resource is fully received if it takes longer than the set duration. Using ResourceManager components the experiment will not freeze but status can be checked status==FINISHED when download is complete - Fixed a bug where, after logging out of the Pavlovia Session in the PsychoPy interface, PsychoPy would still provide the option to use the names/groups of that user, but would not then allow access to their contents. bbe6bf5ed01d2657d968f1f429b31bfec064292e - PsychoPy would crash if using the Classic Theme on a mac with a retina display (missing icons) 495fddd814ce1e0b79d4c6483a3d1bdd5ed4b5a5 - DotStim in local (Python) experiments was failing to update dots position (at all) #4694 - Error raised when creating a new Pavlovia project from the menu item rather than the toolbar button #4683 - Crashing on MacOS when running experiment due to Keyboard a) 'iohub' not loading due to gevent incompatibility and b) not then correctly falling back to 'event' backend

- Python
Published by peircej almost 4 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.1.1

Highlights of 2022.1.x release series

Improved interface for searching, syncing and viewing Pavlovia projects from within the PsychoPy app
In online experiments you can now dynamically choose the resources your participant needs as the experiment progresses rather than downloading them all in the first dialog box
Can now insert new Routines from pre-packaged templates (such as Fixation, 2-alternative forced choice, feedback, etc)
QUEST handlers now available in PsychoJS including interleaved staircases
Most visual stimuli now have an "anchor" parameter to control how it's laid out relative to its position, and you can now set the alignment of text within a Textbox (with a handy demo to illustrate the difference between anchor and alignment!)
Added support for Pupil Labs eye trackers (thanks to Pupil Labs themselves) directly from the Builder

Compatibility Changes in 2022.1.x release series

Python 2.x is no longer supported
Filename timestamps now have a different default format (based on ISO 8601): 2022-01-14_14h39.36.092 for 2:39pm and 36s, 92ms See :func:psychopy.data.utils.getDateStr for details on the new functionality

Fixes since 2022.1.0:

MacOS app failed to run experiments with dialog boxes (broken dependency being packaged)
the application would hang while trying to push any changes to Pavlovia
added Japanese translations of the new menu items

- Python
Published by peircej about 4 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2022.1.0

Highlights:

Can now insert new Routines from templates (such as Fixation, 2-alternative forced choice, etc)
Improved interface for searching, syncing and viewing Pavlovia projects from within the PsychoPy app
Dynamic loading of resources in online experiments so that not all resources in a study need downloading in the first dialog box
QUEST handlers now available in PsychoJS including interleaved staircases
Most visual stimuli now have an "anchor" parameter to control how it's laid out relative to its position, and you can now set the alignment of text within a Textbox (with a handy demo to illustrate the difference between anchor and alignment!)
Added support for Pupil labs eye trackers (thanks to Pupil Labs themselves) directly from the Builder

... and many more. For full list of changes see the PsychoPy Changelog

- Python
Published by peircej about 4 years ago

psychopy - Release 2021.2.3

Fixes:

on macOS the long-standing issue of the app freezing in the dock has now been fixed #4214
smoother handling of trying to run an experiment on a computer with different mic hardware than where the experiment was created #4210
Minolta LS100/110 was not working due to broken bytes/unicode conversion #4186
ElementArray was not honouring the contrasts (contrs) parameter #4196
Code Components were giving unnecessary warning about namespace issues. Should only warn if a variable name is being shadowed not if it's being used #4193

- Python
Published by peircej over 4 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2021.2.2

Bug fixes for release 2021.2. See changelog for the new features in the 2021.2 release series

Builder outputs weren't fully honouring the userVersion() request, resulting in broken PsychoJS code 5f10b0a12 017c18f2f31e
Better documentation of (high-performance) VLC movie backend
iohub.Mouse.setPosition was not handling units correctly when given a float
Builder boilerplate for Microphone was looking for a transcription even if none was requested #4163

- Python
Published by peircej over 4 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2021.2.1

Bug fixes for release 2021.2. See changelog for the new features in the 2021.2 release series

macOS was crashing on launch (caused by missing files from psychtoolbox stripped by macOS GateKeeper)
added cryptography lib explicitly to requirements for pip install 267483d00
Runner local debug of PsychoJS experiments was failing with MIME-type errors (Runner didn't know about new psychojs packaging) #4153
extended timeout when querying Pavlovia from the app (e.g. searching for projects) #4148
corrected reset of clock for new Button Component
DlgFromDict was crashing if labels were used (in code) #4137
short (<0.5s) sounds were not labelled as finished in PsychoJS boilerplate #4117
contrast parameter was not being applied to ShapeStim #4111

- Python
Published by peircej over 4 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2021.2.0

Highlights:

Unified Eyetracker support via ioHub is now integrated into Builder for easy-to-use eyetracking studies, many improvements and a "MouseGaze" option to simulate eye movements while testing
Mic recordings for voice responses (Python and JS)
Transcription (speech-to-text) via Google Speech or using CMU Pocket Sphinx (free but currently on the Python lib only)
Improved JavaScript outputs from the Builder, providing more seamless migration to web-based studies

Compatibility Changes:

CHANGED: In Python the random number generators for TrialHandlers etc use an improved algorithm (PCG64) and are now indendent of each other but seeded random sequences will differ from previous versions

For the details of all changes see the Changelog

[Update: 2021.2.0.1 Standalone downloads include an updated version of msgpack_numpy due to an issue with the previous version. The PsychoPy code itself within that download is not changed]

- Python
Published by peircej over 4 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2021.1.4

FIXES:

Py Lib: Sounds from files were being truncated #3689
Py Lib: TrialHandlerExt now compatible with current numpy (had an index error before) #3705
Py Lib: MoviStim raising an error if opacity was None commit:50334df2f
Py Lib: RIFT backend not working commit:428f62f80
Builder: When letter height was set to a variable it raised an error at run time TypeError: len() of unsized object commit:b1a77ca3a
Builder: Raising an error when floats looking like file names #3719
Builder: better handling of failure to updateVersion commit:afec41226
JS: TextBox when editable was not being reset on each trial #3706
JS: Keyboard should stop consuming keypresses at end of trial, even if not storing data #3706
JS: Add Sound.setSound() method to allow for dynamically deciding audio source psychopy/psychojs#154
JS: Allow for PIXI updates when dynamically adjusting opacity, including on polygons psychopy/psychojs#203
JS: Give Form radio type support psychopy/psychojs#281
JS: Improve ImageStim.setImage() attribute checking psychopy/psychojs#292
JS: Give TrackPlayer fades on play / stop psychopy/psychojs#296
JS: Fix TextBox eating up key presses psychopy/psychojs#302

- Python
Published by peircej almost 5 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2021.1.3

FIXES:

Builder: Fix 'list' object has no attribute 'contains' with clickable mouse objects #3651
Builder: context (right-click) menu was not aligned with mouse in Flow for large Flows #3657
Builder: Slider styles were not being used correctly from previous versions (<2021.0) #3665
Builder: crash if the filter preference was used to filter out pure Python or pure JS Components from Builder #3649
Builder: Color Picker defaults to RGB to reduce chance of users pasting in RGBA to visual Components #3667
Runner: local debug of online studies working again (was trying to fetch the wrong PsychoJS version) commit:af6622c71
PsychoPy lib: better handling of unknown fonts (fall back to Open Sans and Alert) commit:fba09ef8d
PsychoPy lib: better timing on iohub for macOS key/mouse polling commit:fba09ef8d

- Python
Published by peircej almost 5 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2021.1.2

FIXES on top of the new features in 2021.1:

Code Components were raising an error when trying to generate JS code #3643
Slider styles weren't generating correct JS code
New Button component (Python only) was not cleaning previous clicks so they tended to act as if clicking all trials! #3641

- Python
Published by peircej almost 5 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2021.1.1

FIXES:

Error when trying to sync a new project with Pavlovia commit:33b3d80ea
TextBox in Builder was resetting to "default text" on each repeat rather than blank commit:8510d9f1a
Editable elements of Form were being erroneously drawn when they fell beyond the Form boundary commit:7d02c8251
Several improvements to styling of Form (on Python)
Added a preference for Builder to show only the online-compatible Components (or other similar options). This is a BETA testing feature

- Python
Published by peircej almost 5 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2021.1.0

The first major release of 2021 brings a lot of fixes (we're focussing heavily on making the user experience more smooth at the moment).

On top of those fixes are a number of useful additions though, like the new Button component for adding text-based buttons with callback functions.

NEW:

Builder has a Button component to make it easier to have clickable image/text objects
Builder: Improved layout of Component dialogs:
- Consistent tabs for common parameters (like pos, size, color...)
- Component parameters that use filenames (sounds, images, etc.) now have a Browse... button
- Component parameters that use Excel files now have an “open in Excel” button, if you click this when the field is blank it will open a pre-made template for you
- Component parameters that are colors now have a button to open the color picker
Builder now features separate compile buttons for JS and Py and will open the JS file in the Coder view when compiled
Builder readme files now support markdown formatting (and .md extensions) psychopy/psychopy#3377
PsychoPy lib: refactored color handling via the :class:Color class

CHANGES (compatibility issues):

Changed: the new more-flexible parameters of PsychoPy Experiment Components makes experiments from 2021.1 will not run on older versions of PsychoPy. If you share your study with people using older versions make sure you set the :ref:useVersion setting to be 2021.1.0 or upwards so that it will run elsewhere
Changed: PsychoJS: orientation for PsychoJS now follows clock convention rather than engineering convention (polar coordinates, positive rotation is anti-clockwise) whereas PsychoPy used the clock convention. From this release onwards both use the clock convention or orientation/rotation.
Changed: Slider has additional params for colors and fonts of lines/labels/marker that will not exist on older installations
Changed: BufferImageStim was using an incorrect rect specification for selecting the region of the screen - it was using a bottom-left instead of PsychoPy standard center #3597

FIXES:

All: Curly quotation marks (“”), which are sometimes automatically put into text boxes by MacOS and certain keyboard settings, will now be automatically replaced with regular quotation marks (“) when in code. To use curly quotation marks still, you can “escape” them by putting a \ before them.
Lib: Fixed syntax warnings on Python 3.8 #3344
Lib: The Pygame audio backend can be used again. #3382
Lib: Several fixes to iohub ( #3348, #3399, #3412, commit psychopy/psychopy/3912167)
Builder/Coder: Fixed the error raised when the “Plot gamma” button in the monitor center is clicked but no calibration data is loaded. #3384
Coder/Builder: Correct detection of retina/high-dpi displays within wxPython on MacOS, Linux, and Windows.
Python Lib: TextBox stim text layout not working on linux and macOS.
Python Lib: various minor fixes to TextBox2
Coder: Miscellaneous bug fixes to demos/coder/stimuli example scripts.
Coder: Fixed a possible error when parsing code to build the source tree.
Coder: Handle error caused when closing editor tabs.
Builder: The “Routine” pane can no longer be- moved which broke the builder interface.
Coder: Make Coder's default size reasonable on fresh install. #3472
Coder: Bug where opening an unsupported file type raises an error. #3519
Coder: Fixed bug where the source tree raises and error if it comes across things it cannot correctly parse.
Online: Prevent Safari from beeping in full screen. psychopy/psychojs#266
Online: Slider sizing, tick placement, and event handling improvements. #249 #263 #264
Online: Fixed ShapeStim instances ignoring the closeShape property. psychopy/psychojs#245
Online: Support TrialHandler.Method.FULLRANDOM. psychopy/psychojs#247
Online: Improved mouse event accuracy overall. psychopy/psychojs#248
Online: Fixed ShapeStim variants ignoring the contrast property. psychopy/psychojs#250
Online: Fixed an issue translating ‘\n’ encoded line breaks when importing conditions files. psychopy/psychojs#251
Online: Fixed TextBox click handling. psychopy/psychojs#258
Online: Improved MovieStim autoplay. psychopy/psychojs#260
Online: Allow for parsing of array-like strings when setting VisualStim position or size. psychopy/psychojs#262
Online: Prevent Safari from beeping in full screen. psychopy/psychojs#266

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psychopy - Release 2020.2.10

Further fixes on top of the new features in 2020.2:

Fixed rendering of TextBox2 following Big Sur update of 2020.2.7 commit:0fcb89c54 commit:39777a3e0 commit:1aec9abb9
Fixed handling of continueRoutine=False in BeginExperiment of online studies commit:ae20cb12f
Erroneous warnings about code being used as parameters commit:40bbfe1a3

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Published by peircej about 5 years ago

psychopy - Release 2020.2.9

Further fixes on top of the new features in 2020.2:

TextBox2 broke in 2020.2.8 due to switch from PyOpenGL to pyglet.gl in text rendering commit:39777a3e0 commit:1aec9abb9
Fixed error Unknown colorSpace: 'Named' commit:da234cc46
Superfluous debug messages from ioHub when no key pressed commit:9589e4865

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Published by peircej about 5 years ago

psychopy - Release 2020.2.8

FIXES:

support for macOS 11.1 Big Sur (updated mac pyglet to 1.5.11 and mac Python to 3.6.8)
fixed default blank text in textBox for online studies actually showing a pair of quotes commit:786e1d3f7
flag to alphabetically sort Exp Info fields was being set always true #3279
Position and Size params for Form Component were being requested twice commit:d45ca99c9
fixed annoying (but harmless) error 'ModuleNotFoundError: import of pyglet halted; None in sys.modules'
further fixes to Runner not showing print() statements commit:e0ec67e6f
Routine panels now support mouse scroll wheel to navigate commit:6da3707d3

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psychopy - Release 2020.2.6

Fixes on top of the new features in 2020.2:

missing resource error in some online experiments, caused by incorrect relative relative paths in Settings>Online>Resources #3285
JavaScript Code Components for Before Experiment is now moved earlier in the script - it needed to be positioned before first function opens #3289
TextBox was missing setBorderColor and setFillColor so these needed code to change dynamically commit:eb915732d
TextBox was carrying the text from one trial into the next commit:330f5fa1d
Coder FoldAll menu item was having no effect commit:6d4f66b0d
TextStim opacity can now be set dynamically #1045
Loop OK button was sometimes left disabled if invalid inputs commit:3a1104f71
fixed non-uniform probabilities of conditions file row selection suggested in docs #3256
workaround for scipy.optimize import error on windows machines that are using BitLocker #3287
if a TextBox is the only editable thing on the screen then give it focus #3269

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psychopy - Bug-fix release 2020.2.5

Lots of fixes on top of the features introduced in 2020.2

Now code-signing the installer on Windows as well as macOS
Failing to send print statements to output, depending on how PsychoPy was launched commit:4773ec32d Only occured if you launch by double-clicking file or if you close Runner
Coder crashing on macOS when using editor with autocomplete=True commit:687e81dfb
ioHub fix for unicode strings commit:5451ea49a
Marker color on RatingScale was not resetting (but use Slider anyway!) #3140
Runner sometimes ran wrong script (and never knew which to stop). Now better tracking of running process #3142
Slider not honoring the order from the Routine (should render in order from top down) commit:9e0299544
JavaScript Code Components for Before Experiment were having no effect #3151
error with trying to poll() on a script process that was NoneType commit:cc56713cc
Editable textboxes were still able to be drawn if you clicked on them (even when they were not told to draw()) commit:8253f0696
warn against using global JS names in experiment #3177
Brush not being reset in JavaScript commit:88812c3bd
Movie reset issue #3183
countinueRoutine=False had no effect for online studies if in Begin Routine block
errors that should have appeared in the console were sometimes appearing in the (app) error dialog commit:d44f24d63
more tolerant of whitespace in Emotiv Client ID file
Runner AddTask dialog had wrong format for file filter #3213
Sound volume attribute was having no effect on the PTB backend #3215
Fixed fill/line colors of TextBox #3222
Error in JavaScript code when Movie Component had blank stop time commit:0b4ddcffc
Better handling of stdout encodings when console not set to utf-8 encoding commit:d77535906
Improved Resources box for the online (using relative references commit:c9558bfd8 and resize with dialog commit:d607271db)
JavaScript code-conversion now uses our own built-in round() function mimicking the same function in Python commit:da426d9e3

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psychopy - Release 2020.2.4

FIXES: - improved search for resources files whne compiling JS (was crashing if using root folder and using code to specify the conditions file) 09816985d5 - the Before Experiment section of Code Components wasn't being written for JavaScript components bbfd310 - error with wx complaining about Alignment (in wx 4.1) a32e2ca ae508d6 - TextBox Component default size is None (=autoexpand) - TextBox editable=True had no effect on the Builder outputs to JavaScript - themes menu correctly updates what thte current them is in all open windows c5cdc49 - custom fonts that didn't provide a "family name" were causing the font search to crash ef078ab - bug trying to us an invalid "useRunner" preference 3532e4c - JavaScript studies failed if there were 2 Mouse Components in a single Routine 0e0b26d4dcc 32a6be2 - improved Big Five Inventory demo - blank TextBox Component should use blank string rather than None 39bf1bb - further fix to macOS stapling (might not have worked for users with no internet connection?) - Form Component now honors being set to show only at certain times (in keeping with other visual Components) 35ad5bc - Coder now correctly providing syntax styling for JS and C

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psychopy - Release 2020.2.3

All the highlights of the 2020.2.2 but with these FIXES:

Mac version now fully signed and notarized for GateKeeper! For some time it's been an annoyance that Apple would block PsychoPy because of it not being from a "known developer" but in recent updates GateKeeper has become so aggressive the app has been crashing on startup for some macOS versions. Hopefully Apple will now let us launch in peace!
better handling of non-loading fonts in the application On mac some fonts weren't being found (although this might be due to the now-solved gatekeeper issue)
auto-translate py->js for parameters with $ We were translating code components but not parameter boxes where the user was switching to code using $ #3064
better handling when a piece of code fails to convert (warning not error) #3063
show progress (in Runner) while syncing project with Pavlovia #3061
various fixes and additions to Japanese translations

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psychopy - Mac Test 2020.2.3

Testing a new version for Mac. Many thanks to those that have helped us work out why it wasn't running on some macs. A number of issue have been solved and this is a chance to test what versions of macOS it now works on. I believe there are still some issues with Apple blocking parts of the application from working properly but hopefully we'll get a fully code-signed version working soon too.

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psychopy - Release 2020.2.2

Couple of quick fixes (don't crash if the system has an invalid font) and added a Mac Standalone dmg

As always be cautious - this is an early release and lots of code has changed. In particular in this version the new TextBox and Form objects are certainly in beta and should be tested carefully in your study

For full details see https://www.psychopy.org/changelog.html

2020.2 HIGHLIGHTS :

New look, including dark mode, customizable themes and new flat buttons (you can choose a Classic theme to get the old buttons back for comfort)
Now have an class for /editable/ text called TextBox2 (Beta testing) :
Form (Beta testing) components now work online and support (in both lab-based and online versions):
Improved Coder
Improved Runner
Online studies don't need to use html folder
Added support for Emotive and BrainProducts EEG hardware
CSV data outputs now have an option to set the delimitter (e.g. ; or \t rather than ,)

CHANGES:

PsychoJS code now uses the same syntax for loop termination as PsychoPy allowing either nameOfLoop.finished=true or currentLoop.finished=true
Python 2.7 is no longer supported. We recommend Python versions 3.6 or 3.7 (3.8 is not tested likely to work)

Sorry - no Mac Standalone right now but you can install using pip!

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psychopy - Psychopy 2020.2.1

As always be cautious - this is an early release and lots of code has changed. In particular in this version the new TextBox and Form objects are certainly in beta and should be tested carefully in your study

For full details see https://www.psychopy.org/changelog.html

2020.2 HIGHLIGHTS :

New look, including dark mode, customizable themes and new flat buttons (you can choose a Classic theme to get the old buttons back for comfort)
Now have an class for /editable/ text called TextBox2 (Beta testing) :
Form (Beta testing) components now work online and support (in both lab-based and online versions):
Improved Coder
Improved Runner
Online studies don't need to use html folder
Added support for Emotive and BrainProducts EEG hardware
CSV data outputs now have an option to set the delimitter (e.g. ; or \t rather than ,)

CHANGES:

PsychoJS code now uses the same syntax for loop termination as PsychoPy allowing either nameOfLoop.finished=true or currentLoop.finished=true
Python 2.7 is no longer supported. We recommend Python versions 3.6 or 3.7 (3.8 is not tested likely to work)

Sorry - no Mac Standalone right now but you can install using pip!

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psychopy - Release 2020.2.0

As always be cautious with the first version in a major new release stream (the x.x.0 release) as lots of code has changed. In particular in this version the new TextBox and Form objects are certainly in beta and should be tested carefully in your study

For full details see https://www.psychopy.org/changelog.html

2020.2 HIGHLIGHTS :

New look, including dark mode, customizable themes and new flat buttons (you can choose a Classic theme to get the old buttons back for comfort)
Now have an class for /editable/ text called TextBox2 (Beta testing) :
Form (Beta testing) components now work online and support (in both lab-based and online versions):
Improved Coder
Improved Runner
Online studies don't need to use html folder
Added support for Emotive and BrainProducts EEG hardware
CSV data outputs now have an option to set the delimitter (e.g. ; or \t rather than ,)

CHANGES:

PsychoJS code now uses the same syntax for loop termination as PsychoPy allowing either nameOfLoop.finished=true or currentLoop.finished=true
Python 2.7 is no longer supported. We recommend Python versions 3.6 or 3.7 (3.8 is not tested likely to work)

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psychopy - PsychoPy 2020.1.3 (bug-fix)

Many new features in 2020.1:

See changelog#2020.1

Fixes in this patch release:

Runner was not launching Coder scripts from their own directory #2819
csv files should allow separator to be ; and decimal place to be , #2825 #2828
PsychoPy application was now launching in Windows versions <8.1 (which don't know about high-dpi displays) #2820

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Published by peircej almost 6 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2020.1.2 (bug-fix)

Bug fixes:

Keypad key responses were not showing up as numbered responses under the new Keyboard class #2812
Cedrus button box had an error int he Builder-output code added in 2020.1.1 commit:186ec5876
Code Component was accidentally forcing people to use code auto-conversion commit:5c57d0c9d

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psychopy - 2020.1.1

Many new features in 2020.1:

See changelog#2020.1

Fixes in this patch release:

Several tweaks to the new Runner dialog:
- double-click takes you back to the file in the appropriate Builder/Coder view
- Ctrl-R within the Runner run the file (so you can do Ctrl-R twice from builder and you're running)
- Alerts separated from stdout so they're more visible
- Alerts for Builder are checked on experiemnt selection rather than on script compile time
- Alert was testing stim size/pos incorrectly if using units "from experiment settings"
Mac keyboard access should now bring up a dialog taking you to the correct System Preferences panel
Fixes to Eyelink 1000 communications from iohub #1a8c6923b0
Better support for high-res displays on Windows #2795
Further tweak to readline issues on linux #6975040fae #4a80060b94

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Published by peircej about 6 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 2020.1.0

This version adds lots of great new features for online studies, for running and checking your experiments, and for 3D worlds!

NEW:

Many exciting tools for 3D rendering. See Coder demos menu for some examples
Online studies now support shapes Cross, Star and regular polygons (nVertices) #2673
Online studies have better cross-browser compatibility including fixed support for edge
Online studies have substantially improve timing. In fact, PsychoPy now has the best timing of any online system, consistently under 4ms precision for RTs! <https://psyarxiv.com/d6nu5/>_
New Runner dialog:
- provides some 'Alerts' about things that might go wrong in their study #2646
- allows you to run/save/open a set of studies without opening a window for each one
- allows online studies to run locally in "debug" mode to test the study before uploading
Support for pyglet 1.4, including support for text alignment in multi-line text #2693
CHANGED: rendering of text stimuli may not look quite the same. We now have new parameters anchorHoriz and TextAlign rather than alignHoriz but this may not act the same in all cases #2693
Online studies no longer require a separate html folder. #2687 In some cases (e.g. when adding extra resource files) it may be preferable to keep the html folder and that's currently still the default for new studies but ExperimentSettings>online>folder can now be set to blank and the html/js files will be saved alongside the psyexp/py files. This reduces file duplication.
Support for QUESTplus staircases
Pyglet backend now supports 10-bit framebuffer #2672
Updated support for Oculus Rift #2655
Added a :class:~psychopy.visual.Pie (pacman) stimulus #2652
Substantially faster rendering of DotStim #2647

FIXED:

Rect stimulus now aliases size with width and height so that users can refer to either #2650
Faster updating of DotStim dot locations (so fewer dropped frames) #2647
continueRoutine can be set in the BeginRoutine block rather than the EachFrame block #2680
Tab key was incorrectly reporting itself as 'escape' in new Keyboard object #2620
many more!

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Published by peircej about 6 years ago

psychopy - 3rd release candidate for 2020.1.0

Edge support added (back) in and better timing for web studies (need to recompile the experiment to the new version and re-upload scripts)

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psychopy - 2nd Test release for 2020.1.0

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psychopy - Testing only Release 2020.1

Testing only

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Published by peircej about 6 years ago

psychopy - Bug-fix release 3.2.4

FIXED:

Mitigated the gamma get/set fails caused by Microsoft release 1903. PsychoPy
- now avoids using these calls unless gamma-setting is really needed
- gives more info about the cause. See more info in troubleshooting gamma ramp
- provides an option to skip gamma-setting entirely
Slider wasn't allowing the units to be "from experiment settings" commit:23d80b49f
Setting the conditions rows from another conditions file was causing "Error path is on mount... start on mount..." commit:2e8cd2183
Mac 'tab' key was reporting itself as 'escape' with new Keyboard commit:95326cadd
PSTBox Python3 incompatibility (although there may be more) commit:da83429d6
better scaling of rating scale (Slider) in Form commit:d115e63cb
Stencil for Form was being activated immediately rather than when needed commit:9daeba94d

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Published by peircej over 6 years ago

psychopy - Bug-fix release 3.2.3

FIXED:

for the pip install version (incorrectly packaged) there was an error "NameError: name ‘pythonExec’ is not defined"
JS version system now drops the final (bugfix) release number (3.2.3 -> 3.2 in JS lib)
Cedrus response box now supports keys as a variable value in Builder #2608
QUestPlusHandler now supports "unkown" kwargs #2610

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psychopy - Bug-fix release 3.2.2

FIXED:

timing of first frame was being given an extra (unecessary) delay if images were loaded 8ddab41
potential app crashes if no internet avilable 63aa7e0 b3e15f9
Builder under OS X was not launching experiments if filename contained a space 1b205df

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psychopy - Bug-fix release 3.2.1

FIXED:

Python2 installations crashed when trying to launch studies from Builder due to the use of a modern argument to subprocess not supported by Python2 #2596
If Builder script had an error then printing of that error was sometimes being split across the output frame and the output panel of Coder #2594

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psychopy - Release 3.2.0

It's all about the new timing improvements!

TIMING improvements:

new Sound backend 'PTB' which is much faster than any of the alternatives on all operating systems (using the C code from Psychtoolbox thanks to Mario Kleiner) :
- when combined with pre-scheduling (e.g. start playback on upcoming win.flip()) this can generate sub-ms precision and sub-ms lag!
- works with standard audio hardware
better timing of visual stimuli when timing by 'secs' (rather than frames):
- new feature to request info from the Window about next expected flip
- t in a Builder scripts is now time from first frame (so synched to visual stims)
better timing on the keyboard responses of the JavaScript experiments due to timestamping asynchronously with your script

Also ADDED:

Standalone installations now provide an updated Cedrus library, pyxid2
Support for new LabHackers USB2TTL8 device (parallel port alternative)
Envelope grating now has exponent (power) option

FIXED:

Long-standing issue with lots of print-statements (e.g. on every frame) crashing Builder scripts
Support for Pyglet 1.4 (although text scaling appears to have changed a little)
Some serial devices (photometers) were not compatible with Python3 string/bytes conversion
Too many more to mention...!

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psychopy - 2nd TESTING release for PsychoPy 3.2.0

TESTING that the release works on all platforms as expected Fixed some settings around the new audio lib (higher priority audio now by default and enabled for translation)

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psychopy - TESTING release for 3.2.0

PsychoPy 3.2 introduces:

a faster sound engine, based on Psychtoolbox sound
better timing for Builder Components, by predicting actual time of screen flips

We're currently just testing this version so beware (use 3.1.5 for actual studies)

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psychopy - Release 3.1.5

FIXED:

a new small rendering glitch. When using an image with mask=None and interpolate=False the opacity of the image was reduced at the edges of the stimulus GH-2526

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psychopy - Bug-fix release 3.1.4

FIXED:

further fix to Mic for experiments created under the previous version (our last fix only solved the problem for new Mic Components being inserted) #2512
fixed demo timeByFrames which was set to use Qt4 for plotting instead of Qt5 (which has been the default version provided since the switch to Python3)
fixed crash in the new Keyboard class caused by psychtoolbox lib incorrectly converting unicode characters in the device name (this was actually a fix in kleinerm/Psychtoolbox-3@a5c37855a4a097 ) that needed repackaging
error with Variable Component trying to save start/stop times (that might not exist for that variable) commit:e1bca1bdc
some data could get orphaned (and not saved) by being collected in the outer section of a nested loop commit:8b7fda826
when using Mouse.getPos() with retina display and win.units=='pix' the mouse pos was double the expected value commit:a78d74420

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psychopy - Bug-fix release 3.1.3

FIXED:

StairHandler code from Builder was failing in 3.1 due to new tStartRefresh data being sent to wrong method (addData not addOtherData) #2497
Routines in online studies that weren't included in (or before) a loop were not having their data saved #2496
Fix to audio capture error "bad argument at position 0" from Builder experiments commit:dadb9be25
PsychoPy app didn't recognise projects that were pointing to gitlab ssh targets (e.g. created in terminal) commit:08d7937

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psychopy - Release 3.1.2

FIXED:

teething problems with new Keyboard class:
- in Builder there was stuttering of sounds and lags in frame timing caused by accidentally creating lots of Kyeboards while checking for 'escape'
- durations were being reported with correct magnitude but as negative values commit:e43e47460
- problem on Windows if keyboard device name contained unicode (that problem was actually in psychtoolbox package, now updated in Standalone)
- on Windows, the 'return' key was being called 'num_enter'
videos were not running online commit:9779579b6 commit:51b0824f7
fixed rounding error in filtering of NoiseStim commit:5d0e360d8
iohub waitKeys should act like getKeys if maxWait<=0 commit:e33f733f3
error if unicode items in the new Form class commit:8287674f4

ADDED:

videos in Builder now have a Loop playback parameter
Standalone distributions now include tobii-research package

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Published by peircej almost 7 years ago

psychopy - Release 3.1.1

ADDED:

Added the loop playback parameter to Movie Components

FIXED:

The new Keyboard class wasn't clearing all events when requested (e.g. at the beginning of stimulus onset) #2442
Microphone on windows failed if user didn't manually set pyo to be preferred lib. That isn't now needed commit:700b72cd6
pyo lib is now provided in the 64 bit Python3 Standalone (win)
Parallel port lib in the Windows 32-bit version wasn't working (installed a new dll)
OpenCV in Mac Standalone wasn't working (updated to be a package not a single file)
Sounds with variable duration didn't stop properly #2446
Fix to JS output when useVersion was set to something
Cedrus XID lib is now working on Python3 (although their official one is yet to come)

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Published by peircej almost 7 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 3.1.0

Highlights: - Adds the new Keyboard class for faster - Improved ioHub and eyetracker compatibility for Python3 (although this is still very much in a beta state)

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psychopy - Release 3.0.7

Bugfix release

FIXED: - local project repeatedly asking to Create New Pavlovia project when one already exists c3f0d203f - Fixed "No module named 'PyQt4'" on MacOS<10.10 caused by PyQt dropping support for Mac10.9 in PyQt5.9 #2375 - don't allow movie->online to use units 'from experiment settings' 8cbaf8a713 - Py3 string/byte fixes for CRS ColorCal 3bf1b7e5d4 d49f154a0 - various fixes to Japanese translations

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Published by peircej almost 7 years ago

psychopy - Release 3.0.6

FIXED:

TrialHandler.next() was accidentally removed by Python3 conversion and now added back in commit:c44621ab0
various fixes to iohub Python3 compatibility (especially for datastore)
permit reading "xlsm" files as conditions files (Excel files with macros although these will be ignored by Python) commit:9e11bfd61
added space key to the GlobalEventKeys #2310
fix to pasting into Code Component with windows EOLs
fixes to Japanese translation (and bug around saving Static Components in Japanese locale)
packaging: PyQt package inside one of the Standalone distros was broken

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psychopy - Release 3.0.5

FIXED:

sounddevice backend not importing on systems that don't have readline commit:a9bbe98b3
better automated Pavlovia logging-in for users, based on project commit:460889e5d
faster auto-logging for changes involving numpy arrays (e.g. elexment arrays XYs) commit:e5dfc9e7d
fix paste when using legacy macOS end-of-lines (convert them to '\n' always) commit:94c5ee6a2
updated Japanese translations #2292

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psychopy - Release 3.0.4

FIXED:

fixes to prevent stalled "Synchronizing..." message by preventing behaviours that would cause it commit:8cadce02d
workaround to stop sounddevice backend from silencing input() commit:1422fd7c9
prevent JS experiments being compiled with units of "use prefs" commit:a686dbf52
cleaner ioHub shutdown commit:7a7751ca5 and datastore commit:209c4047f
Slider in JS allows forceEndRoutine commit:0694027b2
better error reporting when compiling scripts commit:a01cb2982
don't crash the app if no internet commit:84b7602c3
don't crash if scipy.optimize doesn't load commit:0f8038629
set Slider label height to match tick height by default commit:f8bdf2341
online sounds were never ending if duration was blank (now ends at end of file) commit:6d91b3186
problem converting EOLs between different formats when pasting code

ADDED:

New Builder Pavlovia button to examine properties of current project
Added star to ShapeStim (currently only in Python) commit:8e6c40993
Added tooltips for Pavlovia buttons

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Published by peircej about 7 years ago

psychopy - Release 3.0.3

CHANGED: Slight change to creation of new experiments, which will now default to the units of 'height' rather than 'use preferences' (that had led to potential confusion when the experiment moved to a different computer and makes no sense at all for online studies)

FIXED:

Force End Routine wasn't working with Slider when online commit:a0ca2e312
Fix to the online error about units: if an experiment is given units of "use preferences" this will switch to height during HTML export commit:a686dbf52
First push of a new project to Pavlovia didn't note that remote now exists, so tried to "first push" again commit:f4134a670
fixed detection of correct non-response in JavaScript outputs (so no-go works online) commit:0c3cea2b2
added workaround for strange clash of sounddevice with input() commit:f99bef4a9
various small fixes to iohub for Py3 commit:e6a2169d6 commit:4ca503399 commit:cf432bc3c

ADDED:

star available as a Shape in Builder (but not online yet)
experiment info dialog now supports drop-downs to constrain options (e.g. ['male','female','other'] )
BBTK now supports mode Digital Stimulus Response Echo commit:5da328fcf

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Published by peircej about 7 years ago

psychopy - Release 3.0.2

Bug-fix release

FIXES:

Builder's PsychoJS outputs were not updating their versions (pointing to the version the script was first created in, not the version currently used) #789d24ee45aa
sounddevice under Python2 had a bug with being unable to copy() #c1317b6b6355e
now prevent the user from accessing useVersion if that version can't be supported by the current install (e.g. incompatible Python version or wx version)
Windows Standalone version now includes dependency for pyqmix pumps

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Published by peircej about 7 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 3.0.1

FIXED:

JS outputs were connecting to outdated PsychoJS version (3.0.0b11 instead of 3.0.0)
updated numpy (to 1.15.4) and scipy (to 1.2.0) for windows installs using https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ in the hope of fixing numpy problems for some windows boxes
JS string values in Py27 were being convert to b'theString' in JS outputs which obviously broke JS

ADDED:

Slider support from JS outputs

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Published by peircej about 7 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy 3.0.0

PsychoPy3 is the new phase of development including support for online studies at the Pavlovia.org experiment server. Many of the features here are relatively new and, although we have spent hundreds of hours developing and testing them you should be more cautious than ever checking your experiment and data outputs.

PsychoPy 3.0.0

Although there were several beta versions preceding this, the changes described below are the broader changes since 1.90.3 (the previous "stable" version).

NEW:

Online studies with heavily revamped PsychoJS library :
- new PsychoJS supports text, images, keyboards, mouse, sounds, movies, sliders
- you can also now include Builder Code Components that include both Python and JavaScript optional code so your components will work online too
Pavlovia.org where PsychoPy can search, sync and create experiments :
- search for existing studies
- create your own
- run (and collect data into csv files or mongoDB)
- sync, including (push changes to the server and fetch back data)
Additional new features :
- Slider class, recommended replacement for RatingScale (more efficient, more flexible and simpler to use)
- support for Oculus Rift (only on Windows 64bit Python 3) all due to Matthew Cutone

Many bugs have also been fixed, notably in terms of audio library problems and memory problems with MovieStim3.

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Published by peircej about 7 years ago

psychopy - Beta 13 of PsychoPy3.0.0

Fixed:

a further issue in Pavlovia sync when pushing an experiment for the first time
wxPython bugs using redo (caused by wxPython<4.0.4). Now packaging 4.0.4alpha in the Standalone
Standalone supports GLFW windows now (the lib wasn't being provided properly before)
Mouse Component fixes from Builder

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Published by peircej about 7 years ago

psychopy - Beta 12 of PsychoPy 3.0.0

Improvements to sync and permissions problems:
- you no longer need to enter an additional password for sync (beyond that used to log in to Pavlovia initially)
- Standalone is now providing its own git executable
- dulwich is now used for most git operations except for push/pull
PsychoJS/Pavlovia fixes and improvements to online studies:
- Data collection can now be deactivated and can be CSV or MongoDB
- Fixed variables in the data files (sometimes missing conditions columns)
- Sound files now playing as well as tones
Other major additions and fixes:
- Added a Joystick Component to Builder (similar behaviours to a Mouse Component). #2112

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Published by peircej about 7 years ago

psychopy - Beta 11 of PsychoPy 3.0.0

We've fixed a number of further bugs with PsychoPy3, both in the online and local experiments.

Online fixes:

data files were being saved with some duplicate columns and sometimes incorrect rows!
there are various improvements to connectivity with pavlovia.org
pavlovia.org itself is now able to deactivate and reactivate studies

Local application:

(all) movie stimuli were crashing the program with MovieStim3 class!
Joystick is working and has a Builder Component
many smaller fixes

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy3 Beta10

Fixes launch problems on MacOS in particular, but various minor fixes too

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy3 Beta9

Refactoring of PsychoJS to use ECMA6 modules system:
- e.g. import * as visual from './lib/visual-3.0.0b3.js';
- this is good for performance and means that the psychojs lib can be separated better into usable chunks
- we also moved to global declarations of variables using var myMariable; but this is done automatically for user variables (even from Code Components)
added the "radio" style to Slider so we can create radio choice boxes
lots of updates to the head mounted display tools
FIXED:

- another packaging problem (esprima lib not being found on Standalone)

The Python2.7 release is still not packaging correctly on the MacOS so we only have a Python3 (default) release in this version.

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy3 Beta8

Various bug fixes including:

gamma table not "unset" correctly on windows #1972
color-picker dialogs (right-click on a color parameter) were not setting stimulus colors due to returning a n RGBA value instead of RGB #1987
further bug-fix to MovieStim3 unloading of sounds #1969

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - PsychoPy3 Beta7

Fixing many further bugs!

Note that the 'default' Python being provided is now Python 3.6 but you can stick to Python2.7 by choosing that alternative standalone package below (labelled _PY2 )

Fixed problem with Image (Pillow) library not loading properly on some Macs
Fixed problem with psychopy folder itself not being found when launching the PsychoPy3_PY3 standalone on Windows
Turned off startup tips in the hope that sporadic beachballs on Py2 Mac package are fixed
Fixed minor autoindent problem on Py3 installs for all platforms
Fixed TextStim on Mac Py2.7 install (not finding configparser) although the fix was not to allow arabic_reshaper support on this package - use the Python3 or windows release if you need arabic text reshaping
several small fixes and documentation for the new Slider stimulus

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - 3.0.0b6

FIXED:

several sync problems with pavlovia.org: commit:1f0d8bcab - sync when an empty project already exists is now fine - after creating the project, changing a file and repeating sync, it didn't detect the changed file - sync to a project that has been deleted remotely now asks if you want to recreate the project - better reporting of error if sync fails
further fix to memory leak in MovieStim3 commit:9d0c127d8
fix to PsychoJS output code: loops were not being compiled correctly commit:6a8e700a3

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - 3.0.0b4

4th beta test of PsychoPy 3.0

fixes to wx gui problem under win32 python2 installation
when user presses run-online but hasn't gone through the steps (export/sync) now taking them through those
can now sync from the coder view as well

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - Release 3.0.0b3

3rd beta version of the new PsychoPy3

FIXED:

a further issue with the app not starting on some machines (due to the first-run wizard)
searching pavlovia projects now support stars and forks in sorting
Slider forceEndRoutine was having no effect
sounddevice problem when playing a mono sound to stereo stream or vice-versa

ADDED:

support for Oculus Rift (only on Windows 64bit Python 3) all due to Matthew Cutone
Japanese translations to many of the new features/controls

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - Release 3.0.0b2

FIXED:

Issues with PsychoPy app not launching on some machines

if git isn't installed PsychoPy will still run and give yousensible warnings when you try to use those features
the firstRun benchmark/wizard is disabled. It was also causing crashes with no error messages on some machines (not clear why)

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - Release 3.0.0b1

The first public beta version of PsychoPy3!

This release is something of a milestone. It can:

output your code in HTML/JS
sync projects with the new pavlovia.org site for experiment sharing and launching
use a new, simpler Slider instead of RatingScale

There are also many new smaller features and fixes

BUT this is absolutely definitely BETA software (hence the b1 suffix in the version). You should expect things to go wrong at this stage and discuss them on the forum (discourse.psychopy.org)

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - Release 1.90.3

Final bug-fix release before the new PsychoPy 3.0 launch

FIXED: * Fixes to MovieStim2 not having vlc available in Mac distribution * Added msgpack_numpy to mac distribution * Fixes event code creation for Black Box ToolKit #1830 * Removed redundant 'apply' button in preferences #1832 * Fixes problem with setting gamma with pyglet v1.3+ #1834 * Removes 'unknown color space' warning if user is using named colors #1836 * Fixes refcount error, raised when monitor centre was closed #1838 * For Py3, JSON calibration files are now loaded into monitor list #1839 * Fixes layout problem with RTL locale causing broken dialogs in the app #1840 * Anti-buzzing fix applied to sounddevice backend #1847 * Implements checks for variable name clashes between builder and conditions file #1852 * Reduced code redundancy for _getRegionOfFrame, and can get single pixels from front buffer #1854 * Hex color space can now be specified as a window setting in Experiment Settings #1857 * Sound duration can now be specified in conditions files #1858

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Published by peircej over 7 years ago

psychopy - Release 1.90.2

Bug fix release

FIXED:

TextStim now working GLFW backend commit:a909c95f
better checks for existing ffmpeg before trying to download commit:a909c95f
CRS Bits boxes bugs with Python3 commit:ff5a4ab7
Fixes to window position for Retina displays commit:e7b111cc commit:0d4538de
Fixes to sound component with duration=None commit:9b46ff0c
Fix to Hex-specified colors commit:6ffa413a
print(RunTimeInfo()) not working due to unicode/str error commit:29de9501
sounddevice stereo auto-detection wasn't working for wav files commit:b07f8fb1

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Published by peircej almost 8 years ago

psychopy - Release 1.90.1

ADDED:

Option to move Y position of RatingScale in code #1776
Added option of providing extra arguments to scipy.optimize functions when fitting from psychopy.data #1772

FIXED:

Problem with icon path in GLFW backend on linux commit:bbf515216
PUINT didn't exist in older win32 package but was expected by pyglet
Better handling of conditions file with empty columns (from Excel adding them or from missing headers)
Several fixes to ioHub in Python3 #1770 #1771 and #1775
Mouse reporting incorrect position when using Mac Retina display commit:54ced9c26
sounddevice was failing to find portaudio.dylib on Mac

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Published by peircej almost 8 years ago

psychopy - Release 1.90.0

This is a very big release with lots of refactored code. Be careful! There are likely to be issues!

This is the first release to be Python3 compatible and that took a lot of code refactoring. Also note that the Standalone distribution now comes in both Python3.6 and Python2.7 flavours.

There are many other new features in this release too though:

Using pip install psychopy now installs all the necessary dependencies (on either Py2 or Py3)
Builder: Mouse now allows stimuli to be "clickable" turning them in to buttons!
Visual "Noise" stimuli for use in vision studies (thanks Andrew Schofield)
Visual "second order" stimuli for use in vision studies (thanks Andrew Schofield)
Builder: ShapeStim now handles additional shapes, like Cross (actually only cross right now, but easy to add more custom shapes)
Monitor calibration files can now be saved/loaded in JSON format

Also many bug fixes!

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Published by peircej almost 8 years ago

psychopy - Dev release 1 for 1.90 (testing only)

This version contains very substantial refactoring of a lot of code. We really don't recommend you use it "for real" unless you know what you're doing.

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Published by peircej about 8 years ago

psychopy - Release 1.85.6

A bug-fix release to solve a few machine-specific issues.

FIXED:
- on some computers the data weren't being saved if user pressed 'Esc' during experiment. commit:193ce541
- fix for the "Unable to share contexts" error on machines that don't support OpenGL shadow_window commit:a1c29d3a
- pyo not always closing properly #1614
- problem with non-ascii characters in conditions file name commit:32204a200
- loading of preferences was failing if the audio backend wasn't a valid option commit:c2d11477b
- Builder demo images_blocks had wrong units for images #1601
- no longer tell people to upgrade if their version is newer than the "latest" #1567
- added support for newer PST box in ioHub (with 7 buttons not 5) commit:b9534a288
- Monitor.linearizeLums() was raising an error due to a change in import name
- stimuli not switching correctly to desired window in multi-window setups #1514
- opencv movie backend had an error that 'float' object cannot be interpreted as an index #1510
- cedrus box had error AttributeError: 'ResponseDevice' object has no attribute 'status' #1493
- retina displays had some bad scaling. Now strongly recommend using retina=True commit:08163f78a

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Published by peircej about 8 years ago

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