Re: Jmol v6 release status (was: [Jmol-developers] Re: jmol cvs tip status)

[Egon <eg...@sc...>]

On Monday 05 May 2003 13:16, Miguel wrote:
> >> Today, it is very easy to hide individual atoms and bonds. This
> >> functionality is available through both the GUI and the scripting
> >> language.
> >>
> >> I recommend that we change 'delete' to mean 'hide me and all the bonds
> >> going to me'
> >
> > I use it personally too, to actually delete atoms and then save it the
> > subselection of atoms again... a hide won't do then.
>
> OK
>
> > Though a GUI version of hide would be nice, as would it for other
> > scripting  functionality...
>
> The GUI version works as follows:
> atom and bond styles now apply to selections.
> Therefore, you can select the atoms that you want and pick an atom style
> of "none" (or whatever it is called)

Ah, ok. Good.

That reminds me... one issue left... If you open a file and then click on the 
"select" mode, it highlights all atoms at once, even though none were 
selected before that...

> >> The bigger issue is going to be the applet. The CDK does not like to
> >> run in an old JVM. And even if you play by the 1.1 spec, the heavy use
> >> of exceptions puts a strain on the old JVMs.
> >
> > I remember that at some stage you had the applet working quite nicely,
> > about  the same time as when we were having trouble with the atom
> > coloring. The  latter is working now, but the applet is no longer?
>
> At one point it was working quite well, including on old versions of
> NetScape, IE, and NetScape Mac. However, since then we have incorporated
> much more CDK stuff.
>
> As I recall, the last time I tried it I ran into several problems.

Ok. I'll see how it works out.

> >> So, I suspect that we may have some more work ahead of us.
> >>
> >> But, if you can get it to the point where you are relatively happy
> >> with it, I will pursue some of the applet incompatibilities.
> >
> > I'll try to have a go on the applet today... i.e. with Konqueror/Sun's
> > JVM  1.4.1_01
>
> Remember, Konqueror does not support LiveConnect ... so much of the script
> related stuff for the applet does not work with Knoqueror.

Indeed. I keep forgetting that. I'll try it with Netscape 7.x too.

> Unfortunately, I am quite ill today ... so I won't be getting much work
> done.

Acknowledged. Not sure what the proper English saying is, but I wish you good 
health.

Egon