Re: [Jmol-users] Animation/spin incompatibility

[Eric M. <em...@mi...>]

Dear Bob,

At 9/20/09, Robert Hanson wrote:
>That's fixed. They are no longer incompatible. I'll get a version out
>on chemapps.stolaf.edu later today.

Thanks for fixing the incompatibility!

>Anything else on your mind, Eric?
>
>Bob

Well, Bob, I'll be sure and let you know if anything else comes up ...
and sooner or later I'm sure it will ... :-)

Thanks for continuing to make Jmol the greatest!!
-Eric


>On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Eric Martz 
><em...@mi...> wrote:
> > Earlier, I reported that when animation and spin are on concurrently,
> > bad things happen.
> >
> > Bob replied on 9/1/09: "This does not surprise me at all. Spin and
> > animation are two separate threads, both of which force updates. I
> > don't think they are compatible."
> >
> > I'd like to suggest that this incompatibility be handled more
> > gracefully by Jmol. For example, maybe "animation on" should
> > automatically turn off "spin"? A message "Spin and animation cannot
> > run concurrently" could be issued. And ditto for a "spin on" command
> > issued when animation is already on.
> >
> > Or an error message could be issued, and the command disregarded.
> >
> > Thanks, -Eric
> >