LVGL v6.1 Released with Bidirectional Text Support

Compatibility#

This is a minor release and remains fully compatible with v6.0. You can simply replace the lvgl folder with the new version.

You should update your lv_conf.h from lv_conf_templ.h to see the new configuration options.

Main New Features#

Bidirectional Support#

Add support for Right-to-Left and mixed writing directions. Learn more here.

Subpixel Rendering#

Make font rendering on lower resolution displays smoother. Learn more here.

Font Compression#

Store the bitmaps of fonts in a compressed way to reduce memory usage. Learn more here.

Higher Quality Fonts#

The algorithm of the font converter has been updated to produce better quality fonts.

New Symbols#

Additional symbols have been added to the built-in fonts. See all available symbols here.

Asserts in API Functions#

Add sanity checks to the API functions. They can be configured in lv_conf.h. You can use different configurations for development and production environments.

Color Picker Object#

A new color picker widget has been added. See it here.

Other Updates#

• Added lv_list_set_layout to create horizontal lists
• Added lv_slider_set_sym
• Added lv_lmeter_set_angle #1262
• Added lv_printf and lv_label_set_text_fmt for efficiently putting formatted text on labels

Credits#

• @amirgon for bidirectional support
• @puzrin for font compression and subpixel rendering
• @paulpv and @AloyseTech for the color picker object type
• @embeddedt for support, development, comments and reviews