From: Old A. <jr...@im...> - 2004-12-10 17:15:36
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Miguel wrote: >>If I understand the initial question and Miguel's response, support for >>applet buttons and Chime-toggle buttons has been removed from the latest >>Jmol v10 release. .Is this a final decision? >> >> > >Yes and no. > >I do not want support for them in the base JmolApplet.jar file. > >However, if there is sufficient demand then I will be willing to supply a >separate JmolAppletControl.jar file that will allow people with existing >sites to continue to to use these controls. > > > >>I have not installed the pre20's versions on my virtual text web site, >>since the pre19 version I had installed during its assembly was working >>fine. I have deliberately avoided LiveConnect Javascript buttons in all >>my Jmol displays to keep them as generally compatible with various >>platform-browser combinations as possible. I suppose I can keep the site >>as it is, but it seems a shame to disconnect an alternative programming >>scheme that works, as long as one is willing to spend the effort of >>scripting each button with a param tag. >> >> > >There is a cost to maintaining old code. > >A year ago it was appropriate to use, because it was the only thing that >would work on OS X. > >I don't want to maintain this code into the future, and I thought it was >best to eliminate it before the v10 relase. > >Let me know if you want me to include a separate JmolAppletControl.jar >file in the next release. > > Yes, because not all client systems are up to date. Regards, Jan > >Miguel > > |