Release 0.4.8: Unit objects, bug fixes

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This release implements the last remaining user-oriented RPL data type,
unit objects. However, unit operations are not implemented yet.
There is no unit arithmetic nor unit conversions yet.

New features:

• Multi-line rendering of result level (Multi-line result display #455)
• Render graphic objects in graphical rendering mode (Graphical stack rendering is completely broken #453)
• DM32 documentation is now distinct from DM42 (DM32 and DM42 specific sections in documentation #450)
• Improvements to FIX rounding (Allow FIX mode that truncates negative exponents to 0 #445, Match HP15 behavior for FIX and DIG0 #446)
• Save editor state when using EXIT (EXIT key while editing should save the command line #439)
• Add images in web documentation, skip them in on-line help (Skip images when parsing on-line help #438)
• Fixed-base based numbers now enabled on DB50X (Build DB50X with CONFIG_FIXED_BASED_OBJECTS #432)
• Integrate automatically enables approximations (Integration 1/x results in Number too big error. #415)
• New MinimumSignificantDigits (DIG) setting (FIX display incorrect #412)
• Add CursorBlinkRate setting (Cursor is not blinking if no other animation is present #407)
• Unit objects and menus, but no arithmetic or conversions yet (Unit types #16)

Bug fixes:

• Use a unicode font for command name rendering (The x^2 command preview shows incorrectly on DM32 #459)
• Graphical mode for stack rendering (still showing as "grey" intentionally)
• Computation of complex log / power when not in radians (Complex log function and power operator give wrong result #452)
• Merge the two "Help" sections in the documentation (Documentation has two 'Help' topics #451)
• Do not emit error for "ABC" 5 * with NumericResults on (Avoid type errors for arithmetic operations with NumericResults #447)
• Allow PowerOff and Save to work in Alpha mode (Off is broken in Alpha mode #444)
• Show Help as the command name when help topic not found (Long-press Help shows wrong command name #440)
• Fixing in ordering of command-line history (EXIT key while editing should save the command line #439)
• Avoid Invalid digit for base error for 1E6 (1E6 should parse correctly, not error out "Invalid digit for base" #422)
• Show correct symbol, ∡, for Alpha-Shift-EEX (Alpha-Shift-EEX does not show correct symbol #421)
• Update menus when a setting changes (Changing the settings does not update menus correctly #416)

Improvements:

• Improve generation of font file for more reliable builds (Bad font generated for DM32 #458)
• Improve contrast of selected line in square menus (Make "white" menus slightly more visible #457)
• Add [] inserter in matrix menu (Add [] inserter in MatrixMenu #456)
• Leave one pixel blank on right of stack (Leave one pixel blank on right of screen #454)
• Machine-specific variations in the documentation (DM32 and DM42 specific sections in documentation #450)
• Many minor changes and corrections in documentation
• Improvement to storytelling file (Improve the Story.txt file #448)
• Link DB48X YouTube playlist from documentation
• Update acknowledgements section
• Improve rendering of shift keys in built-in help (On-line help shows yellow and blue keys incorrectly #437)
• Increase maximum size for big numbers (Increase maximum bit size for MaxBigNumBits #426)
• Accept LogGamma as alternative spelling for lgamma (Increase maximum bit size for MaxBigNumBits #426)
• Directly execute menu functions in direct mode (Keying value in VariablesMenu should execute if not in a program #420)
• Add Authors section in documentation (Add a section for authors in the documentation #419)
• Make on-line help accessible on GitHub and GitLab (Add the generated help to the repository #418)
• Rename simulator to db48x (Rename simulator to db48x #417)
• Add ∫ to IntegrationMenu entries (Make IntegrateMenu clearer #414)

Signed-off-by: Christophe de Dinechin christophe@dinechin.org

What's Changed

• Revised overlay source folder and uploaded latest files for DB48x and DB50x by @spiff72 in Revised overlay source folder and uploaded latest files for DB48x and DB50x #423

New Contributors

• @spiff72 made their first contribution in Revised overlay source folder and uploaded latest files for DB48x and DB50x #423

Full Changelog: v0.4.7...v0.4.8

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