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Source: NEWS.md

highdir 0.6.1

  • The version in Github.
  • Fixed #28: hd_geom_ranked_bar() now ensures that aim is treated as numeric, avoiding plotting failures caused by character or factor inputs.
  • YAML support for additional geom arguments instead of R syntax.

highdir 0.6.0

CRAN release: 2026-07-31

  • Add hd_reset_theme() function (#21)
  • Add venn diagram with gg_venn or hc_venn backends.
  • New feature added to support for
hd_make(mode = "dynamic")
hd_make(mode = "static")
# or equivalent functions
hd(mode = "dynamic")
hd(mode = "static")

dynamic replaces the previous highcharter backend and static replaces the previous ggplot2 backend.

  • Renamed the stack argument to facet in hd_geom_stacked_column() to avoid ambiguity with R’s partial matching behavior (#27).
  • Improved the static implementation of hd_geom_ranked_bar() by switching from ggplot2::geom_bar(stat = "identity") to ggplot2::geom_col(). This does not change the visual output but clarifies that ranked bars are drawn from pre-computed values.

Breaking changes

  • Introduced a new mode argument with values “dynamic” and “static” to replace backend-specific values.
  • The backend argument in hd_make() and hd() functions is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
  • Existing code using:
hd_make(backend = "highcharter")
hd_make(backend = "ggplot2")
# or equivalent functions
hd(backend = "highcharter")
hd(backend = "ggplot2")

continues to work but produces a deprecation warning.

  • The stack argument in hd_geom_stacked_column() has been renamed to facet. Update existing code to use facet instead of stack.

highdir 0.5.0

CRAN release: 2026-05-27

  • First CRAN release version.

highdir 0.3.0

  • Replace the Highdir logo to reflect its historical origin.
  • Add option to hide x‑ and y‑axis labels (#13).
  • Implement flip support for bar and ranked‑bar charts in the Shiny app (#12).
  • Include standard ggplot2 themes.
  • Implement bar figure with no space below the bars but 10% above them in ggplot2 engine.
  • Deploy to shinyapps.io https://ybkamaleri.shinyapps.io/highdir/
  • DESCRIPTION version bumped to 0.3.1.
  • Added option to deactivate CDN-loaded modules available from https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/. (#2)
  • Fixed Shiny app GUI issues related to downloading and axis labels.
  • Moved xlab and ylab arguments to hd_opts(), since they relate to figure presentation rather than data specification. Use NULL to hide axis labels. (#5)
  • Corrected ggplot2 color palette selection to follow the standard rules defined by resolve_colors().
  • Improved the overall visual appearance of the highdir Shiny app.
  • Implemented modules in the Shiny app.
  • Added a registry for optional arguments for specific geoms. List them using geom_args().
  • Shiny app now displays optional geom arguments along with explanatory comments.
  • Add arg percent to hd_opts() to show % in tooltip and y-axis if TRUE.
  • Add arg xtick to hd_opts to select column for custom x‑axis tick labels when these differ from the numeric x values. Note that Highcharts uses zero-based indexing, while R uses one-based indexing.
  • DESCRIPTION version bumped to 0.3.0.
  • Fix hd_save() #3
  • Renaming some functions to be consistence
  • Rename function run_app() to hd_app()
  • Rename function fig_opts() to hd_opts()

highdir 0.2.0

highdir 0.1.0

  • Implement registry to control geoms
  • Just a skeleton for highdir structure with very basic functions

highdir 0.0.0.9000

  • Initial prototype of highdir using existing functions.
  • No defined structure.
  • Created for demonstration purposes to illustrate the potential of highdir.