DOC: update release notes

Author: gdementen

doc/source/changes/version_0_35.rst.inc

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ New features
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 * allow displaying *many* more different kinds of objects, and not only arrays
-  from larray. We only support displaying (not editing) all those types so far:
+  from larray. One specific goal when developing this new feature was speed.
+  All these viewers should be fast (when at all possible), even on (very) large
+  datasets. We only support displaying (not editing) all the new types.
+  The following types are supported so far (but adding more is relatively easy):
   * Python builtin objects:
     - tuple, list (sequences), dict (mappings), dict views, memoryview, array
     - text and binary files
@@ -18,55 +21,50 @@ New features
     - sqlite3.Connection (and their tables)
     - pstats.Stats (results of Python's profiler)
     - zipfile.ZipFile and zipfile.Path
-  * other objects from LArray:
-    - Axis
-    - Excel Workbook (what you get from larray.open_excel()), Sheets and Range
-  * Pandas:
-    - DataFrame
-    - Series
-  * Numpy:
-    - ndarray
-  * pyarrow:
-    - Array
-    - Table
-    - RecordBatchFileReader (reader object for feather files)
-    - ParquetFile
-  * Polars:
-    - DataFrame
-    - LazyFrame
-  * Narwhals:
-    - DataFrame
-    - LazyFrame
-  * IODE:
-    - Variables
-    - Table
-    - Comments
-    - Identities
-    - Lists
-    - Tables
-    - Scalars
-    - Equations
-  * PyTables:
-    - Table
-  * IBIS:
-    - Table
-  * DuckDB:
-    - DuckDBPyConnection
-    - DuckDBPyRelation (what you receive from any query)
+  * new objects from LArray: Axis, Excel Workbook (what you get from
+    larray.open_excel()), Sheets and Range
+  * Pandas: DataFrame and Series
+  * Numpy: ndarray
+  * PyArrow: Array, Table, RecordBatchFileReader (reader object for feather
+    files) and ParquetFile
+  * Polars: DataFrame and LazyFrame
+  * Narwhals: DataFrame and LazyFrame
+  * IODE "collections" objects: Comments, Equations, Identities, Lists, Tables,
+      Scalars and Variables, as well as Table objects
+  * PyTables: File, Group (with special support for Pandas DataFrames written
+    in HDF files), Array and Table
+  * IBIS: Table
+  * DuckDB: DuckDBPyConnection and DuckDBPyRelation (what you receive from any
+    query)
 
   File types (extensions) currently supported:
-    - Iode files: .ac, .ae, .ai, .al, .as, .at, .av, .cmt, .eqs, .idt, .lst, .scl, .tbl, .var
+    - Iode files: .ac, .ae, .ai, .al, .as, .at, .av, .cmt, .eqs, .idt, .lst,
+                  .scl, .tbl, .var
     - Text files: .bat, .cfg, .md, .py, .rst, .sh, .toml, .txt, .yaml, .yml
+    - HDF5 files: .h5, .hdf
     - Parquet files: .parquet
     - CSV files: .csv
+    - Gzipped CSV files: .csv.gz
     - Excel files: .xls, .xlsx
     - Zip files: .zip
     - DuckDB files: .ddb, .duckdb
     - SAS files: .sas7bdat
 
+* the editor now features a new "File Explorer" (accessible from the "File"
+  menu) so that one can more easily make use of all the above file viewers.
+
+* allow sorting objects by column by pressing on an horizontal label.
+  This is currently implemented for the following objects:
+    - python built-in sequences (e.g. tuples and lists)
+    - python pathlib.Path objects representing directories
+    - LArray (only for 2D arrays)
+    - Pandas DataFrame
+    - Polars DataFrame and LazyFrame
+    - Narwhals LazyFrame
+
 * allow comparing arrays/sessions with different axes in :py:obj:`compare()`.
-  The function gained ``align`` and ``fill_value`` arguments and the interface has a new
-  combobox to change the alignment method during the comparison:
+  The function gained ``align`` and ``fill_value`` arguments and the interface
+  has a new combobox to change the alignment method during the comparison:
       - outer: will use a label if it is in any array (ordered like the first array).
                This is the default as it results in no information loss.
       - inner: will use a label if it is in all arrays (ordered like the first array).
@@ -75,29 +73,30 @@ New features
       - exact: raise an error when axes are not equal.
   Closes :editor_issue:`214` and :editor_issue:`251`.
 
-* double-clicking on an array name in the list will open it in a new window
+* double-clicking on a name in the variable list will open it in a new window
   (closes :editor_issue:`143`).
 
 
 Miscellaneous improvements
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-* made the editor interruptible by an outside program (i.e. made PyCharm stop & restart buttons work directly
-  instead of only when the editor receives the focus again). Closes :editor_issue:`257`.
+* made the editor interruptible by an outside program (i.e. made PyCharm stop &
+  restart buttons work directly instead of only when the editor receives the
+  focus again). Closes :editor_issue:`257`.
 
 * resize axes and vertical label columns automatically
 
 * string values are left aligned instead of right aligned
 
-* when comparing sessions via :py:obj:`compare()`, the color of arrays in the list is now updated depending
-  on the tolerance. To reflect that the tolerance widget moved to the top of the interface.
-  Closes :editor_issue:`201`.
+* when comparing sessions via :py:obj:`compare()`, the color of arrays in the
+  list is now updated depending on the tolerance. To reflect that the tolerance
+  widget moved to the top of the interface. Closes :editor_issue:`201`.
 
 * :py:obj:`compare()` max difference is colored red when the difference is not 0
 
-* typing the name of a variable holding a matplotlib figure (or axes) in the console shows it
-  (previously, only expressions were displayed and *not* simple variables).
-  For example: ::
+* typing the name of a variable holding a matplotlib figure (or axes) in the
+  console shows it (previously, only expressions were displayed and *not*
+  simple variables). For example: ::
 
      >>> arr.plot()