unikn 1.0.0

This release of unikn (v1.0.0) mostly acknowledges the package's stable state. [2024-04-16]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

• When seecol() compares a list of color palettes:
  • Add a scale_x option to scale palettes to a fixed total width;
  • Use list element names of the pal argument as default names.

Minor changes

• url_unikn() prints an en-dash, rather than a figure dash (as the latter created issues on Fedora Linux systems).
• newpal() provides pattern and replacement arguments (to allow for REGEX operations on color names).

Details

• Add a new hexagon logo.
• Deprecate pal = "add" keyword for seecol().
• Reduce number of examples and image sizes.
• Update unicol references from GitHub to CRAN.

The current development version of unikn is available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

unikn 0.9.0

This release of unikn (v0.9.0) reduces its functionality by migrating some color palettes to a new R package unicol. [2023-08-09]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

• Migrated all color palettes from other institutions to a dedicated R package unicol.

Minor changes

• Add user feedback when newpal() uses col and names of different lengths.

• Add is_col_pal() utility function.

Details

• Update status badges in README.

The current development version of unikn is available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

unikn 0.8.0

This release of unikn (v0.8.0) extends its functionality to additional color palettes. [2023-01-06]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

• Add color palettes of the following academic institutions:

  • Caltech: caltech_pal_1, caltech_pal_2, caltech_pal_3
  • Free University Berlin: fu_pal_0, fu_pal_1, fu_pal_2, fu_pal_3
  • Humboldt University Berlin: hu_pal_1, hu_pal_2
  • LMU Munich: lmu_pal_1, lmu_pal_2, lmu_pal_3
  • University of Bonn: uni_bonn_1, uni_bonn_2
  • University of Göttingen: uni_goettingen_1, uni_goettingen_2, uni_goettingen_3
  • University of Hamburg: uni_hamburg_1, uni_hamburg_2
  • University of Jena: uni_jena_1, uni_jena_2
  • Kiel University: uni_kiel_1, uni_kiel_2
  • University of Köln: uni_koeln_1, uni_koeln_2
  • University of Mannheim: uni_mannheim_1, uni_mannheim_2
  • University of Regensburg: uni_regensburg_1, uni_regensburg_2, uni_regensburg_3
  • University of Ulm: uni_ulm_1, uni_ulm_2
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: rpi_pal_1, rpi_pal_2, rpi_pal_3
  • RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau: rptu_pal

Minor changes

• Updated color palettes:

  • ETH Zurich: Renamed eth_pal, eth_pal_light, eth_pal_grey
    to eth_pal_1, eth_pal_2, eth_pal_3, respectively
  • Max Planck Society: mpg_pal (based on RGB values and extended to 5 colors)
  • University of Freiburg: uni_freiburg_0, uni_freiburg_1, uni_freiburg_2,
    (added to palettes from\ 2022: uni_freiburg_br, uni_freiburg_blue, uni_freiburg_grey, uni_freiburg_info)
  • University of Konstanz: Renamed uni_konstanz and uni_konstanz_pref
    to uni_konstanz_1 and uni_konstanz_2, respectively

Details

• Replace use of crayon package by use of cli package.
• Add utility functions col_asif_alpha() and v_col_asif_alpha().
• Revise vignettes.
• Fix some bugs.

The current development version of unikn is available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

unikn 0.7.0

This release of unikn (v0.7.0) adds and improves functionality and fixes some bugs. [2022-11-10]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

• Add color palettes of additional institutions (evaluate seecol("add") for palettes).
• Add a type = 'curve' option to demopal() for evaluating transparent color palettes.

Minor changes

• Improve demopal() function:

  • Align point colors for type = "scatter" to those of other options.
  • Increase robustness by allowing alternative type inputs.
  • Pass ... to auxiliary functions.

• Improve newpal() function:

  • Enforce return of vectors when as_df = FALSE.
  • Revise names to enable automatic naming and non-named palettes.

• Bug fixes:

  • Handle length(pal) == 1 case for all types of demopal().
  • Handle alpha = NA case in demopal().
  • Handle pal = NA case in seecol() and usecol().

Details

• Call for contributions of user-generated color palettes from other institutions (see GitHub issue).
• Fine-tune parameters of plotting HEX values with seecol().
• Reorganize files of utility functions.
• Add Zenodo doi 10.5281/zenodo.7096191 for citations.
• Revise and update vignettes.

The current development version of unikn is available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

unikn 0.6.0

unikn 0.6.0

This release of unikn (v0.6.0) adds and revises functionality and fixes some bugs. [2022-09-20]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

• Add a demopal() function for illustrating color palettes. [2022-09-19]
• In xbox(): Add a use_x argument for hiding or showing a cross in upper right corner (default use_x = TRUE). [2022-08-30]
• In seecol(): Deprecate the title argument and replace by standard main and sub arguments. [2022-08-19]

Minor changes

• Enable probabilistic welcoming messages. [2022-09-04]
• Enable crayon styles for console text. [2022-08-31]

Details

• Add options to internal col_distinct() function. [2022-09-03]
• Fix a bug in grepal() that caused an error when no color is found. [2022-09-03]
• Maintenance:
  • Rename utility functions isCol() and isHexCol() to is_col() and is_hex_col(). [2022-08-20]
  • Distribute color functions into separate files. [2022-08-17]

The current development version of unikn is available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

unikn 0.5.0

This release of unikn (v0.5.0) adds new functionality and fixes some bugs. [2022-08-15]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

• Add a simcol() function to find similar colors. [2022-08-10]
• Add an ac() function as a flexible wrapper of grDevices::adjustcolor(). [2022-01-02]
• Add a shades_of() function to conveniently get n\ shades of a color. [2021-04-06]

Minor changes

• Add a plot argument to grepal() and simcol() to visualize results. [2022-08-12]
• Add a distinct argument to usecol() and simcol() to remove visual duplicates. [2022-08-11]
• Add utility functions for obtaining color transparency values (get_alpha()),
  quantifying color distance (col_distance()), and
  detecting and filtering visual duplicates (col_distinct()). [2022-08-11]
• Add an x_layout argument to control horizontal positions of text labels (e.g., by numeric increments, centering, right-adjusted). [2021-04-24]

Bug fixes

• Fix some bugs in README and vignettes. [2021-04-29]
• slide() now uses the dim argument. [2021-04-24]

The current development version of unikn (0.5.0.9001+) is available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

unikn 0.4.0

unikn 0.4.0

This release of unikn (v0.4.0) adds new functionality, tweaks aesthetics, and fixes a bug. [2021-03-27]

Changes since last release:

Major changes

• Added a grepal() function to conveniently search colors() or color palettes by name. [2020-12-18]

• Changed color sequence of pal_unikn_pref to increase contrast between adjacent colors. [2020-09-04]

Minor changes

• Added mar_note argument to seecol() for margin note option. [2021-01-05]

• Added two new vignettes (on "Color recipes" and "Institutional colors"). [2020-12-18]

• Fine-tuned aesthetics of theme_unikn() and theme_grau() for use with ggplot2. [2020-08-27]

• Added Travis support for GitHub builds. [2020-08-25]

Bug fixes

• Adjust display of HEX codes in seecol():
  Show HEX codes on two alternating lines (or with diagonal labels) when length of codes exceed line length(s). [2020-12-26]

The current development version of unikn (0.4.0.9001+) is available at https://github.com/hneth/unikn/.

unikn 0.3.0

A new version of the R package unikn is available on CRAN.

This release of unikn (version 0.3.0) adds some functionality and fixes some bugs.

• New features: Specifying pal_names in seecol() and theme_grau() for visualizations with ggplot2.
• See https://hneth.github.io/unikn/ for online documentation.
• Getting unikn 0.3.0 from CRAN: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=unikn

Please use responsibly!

Cheers,
Hans Neth and Nico Gradwohl

unikn 0.2.0 on CRAN

This is mostly a maintenance release, adding some new functionality, but primarily fixing bugs (see file NEWS.md --- e.g., at https://hneth.github.io/unikn/news/ --- for details).

Getting unikn 0.2.0 from CRAN: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=unikn

Please use responsibly!

Cheers,
Hans Neth and Nico Gradwohl

initial release on CRAN

The unikn package is now available on CRAN:

• https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=unikn

This means that it can be conveniently installed on any R system by calling:
install.packages('unikn') (assuming a connection to the CRAN cloud).

Happy unikning — and please use responsibly!