vdu_controls-2.1.1-bp160.1.9

- Version 2.1.1
  * Removed --dbus-signals-enabled. DBus signals are now always enabled when --dbus-client
    is enabled.
  * Fix the active Preset icon display which was sometimes incorrect after DPMS-sleep or errors.
  * Fix a code regression when handling non-DDC-capable VDUs (fix status=-3020 exception).
  * The About-Window now includes counts of set_vcp/NVRAM-writes for each VDU.
  * Hovering over a VDU-name in the main-window reveals the write count for that VDU.
  * Minor changes to reduce unnecessary work and improve log messages.

- Version 2.1.0
  * Preset transitions have been deprecated.  All presets are now restored instantly no
    matter how they have been set to transition.  The Preset-Dialog controls for assigning
    transitions have been hidden.  All  transition related code may be removed in a future
    version, please contact me or comment on issue #93 if you prefer transitions to be retained.
  * Transitions and related controls can be re-enabled by disabling `protect-nvram` in the
    Settings-Dialog.
  * To avoid unnecessary updates, preset restoration now queries the VDU's existing
    values. This may slow down preset restoration.
  * Lux-metered auto adjustment has been defaulted to 10 minute intervals (up from 5).
  * Color-Preset (VCP code 0x14) has been added to the list of standard controls.
  * Added a VDU Initializer-Preset feature to provide a replacement for dead NVRAM.
    This also provides a way to restore settings not persisted in VDU NVRAM.  A VDU's
    initializer-preset is automatically run if the target VDU is present at startup or
    is subsequently detected. Any preset that has a name that matches a VDU model and
    serial-number will be treated as an Initializer-Preset.
  * The Preset-Dialog now includes a tool-button  to the right of the preset-name entry
    that will create a VDU specific Initializer-Preset.

- Version 2.0.4
  * The About-Dialog now refreshes the ddcutil version info on each invocation.
  * Increased dbus timeout to 10 seconds (in case numerous VDUs or errors slow down VDU detection).
  * Dynamically enable a scroll-area when the main-panel exceeds the available screen height.

- Version 2.0.3
  * Reduce the number of writes to VDU NVRAM by sliders, spinners, and ambient brightness adjustments.
  * Slider and spin-box controls now only update the VDU when adjustments become slow or stop (when
    the control value remains constant for 0.5 seconds).
  * Spin-Boxes now select the entire text on focus in (enables easier overtyping and decreases VDU updates).
  * Ambient lighting initiated changes in brightness of up to 20% are applied without any transitional
    steps (plus the existing code ignores updates of less than 10%).
  * Set the default ambient-light brightness adjustment-interval to 5 minutes.
  * React to DPMS awake signal from ddcutil-service by re-assessing ambient brightness.
  * Simplified locking and conformed to a locking hierarchy/protocol to avoid potential deadlocks.

- Version 2.0.2
  * Added a *refresh* annotation suffix for use with VCP-codes which cause multiple changes.
  * Make manual adjustment of the ambient Light Level more accurate and responsive.
  * Updates are sent to the VDU as sliders are dragged (rather than only on release).
  * Fix exception on monitors that return invalid/unexpected combo-box VCP values.
  * Fix exception on monitors with blank VCP value descriptions.
  * When refresh is pressed, only auto adjust ambient brightness if auto-brightness is enabled.
  * Don't automatically refresh on error, eliminate popup dialog loops.
  * Eliminate deadlocks when exceptions occur.
  * Cleanup the initialisation of the ddcutil-service connection.
  * Add more caveats and limitations to the documentation.
  * Fix manual ambient light slider when light meter is uninitialized.
  * Promote Simple-Non-Continuous values whose metadata exceeds one-byte to two-byte Complex-NC.

- Version 2.0.1
  * Fix D-Bus client code for python versions prior to 3.11.
  * Fix infinite-loop when altering an existing FIFO lux-meter in the Lux-Dialog.
  * Fix the refresh of the LuxDialog meter-readout/plot when changing to a new meter.
  * Apply context-aware defaults to the LuxDialog device file-chooser.
  * Improve/fix the handling of displays/laptop-displays that may be detected but lack proper DDC.
  * Force the file-picker to always show devices and FIFOs - it wasn't showing then on some desktops.

- Update to 2.0.0:
  * Added an Ambient-Light-Level slider - one slider for adjusting brightness on all displays.
  * Optionally use ddcutil-service for up to 10x faster DDC response times.
  * Minor tweaks and additional icons for Presets.

- Update to 1.20.0:
  * Added options monochrome-tray and mono-light-tray to enable a monochrome tray-icon (dark and light).
  * Optional $HOME/.config/vdu_controls/tray_icon.svg overrides the normal tray icon.
  * Improved the adjustment of icon/window dimensions by scaling them in respect to the user's default-font height.
  * Remove adjust-for-dpi in favour of the the above which automatically accounts for DPI.
  * When a Preset is transitioning slowly (i.e. not immediately), the UI controls can be used to stop the transition.
  * Considerable internal refactoring of option handling.

- Version 1.12.0:
  * Added an F10_key context menu shortcut to all application windows (KDE accessibility standard).
  * Set icon and pixmap sizes appropriately for Normal and High DPI (controlled by adjust-for-dpi) (issue #63).
  * Icon/device-chooser-dialog: init-time reduced from 30 to 5 seconds for users with large home folders (issue #61).
  * Improvements/Fixes to the vlux_meter.py sample-script and the related vdu_controls FIFO reader.
  * Improved visibility of the app-icon's preset-transitioning indicator and auto-lux indicator.
  * Increased contrast for generated text preset-abbreviation icons.
  * Encode translations in plain text rather than escaped XML (for easier editing).

- Version 1.11.1:
  * Fix Preset text size in tray icon.
  * Fix occasional concurrency lockup issue in lux_metering.
  * Update the Settings Dialog when a new VDU becomes available.
  * Light-metering: show both a lux-auto indicator (an orange "LED") AND the current preset (if any) in the app icon.
  * Fix first time use crash (issue #60).
  * Allow % in config files by turning off ConfigParser interpolation (issue #60).