Elmar de Koning - 2007-01-31

Most of the coding is done now and I'm almost ready to begin alpha testing. Besides testing I also need to write some documentation/help and create more LSystems datasets/examples. After that's done I might make a simple website for this project.

I had hoped to release LSystemBuilder v1.0.0 mid January, but alas, I had to buy a house instead ;) The first release is now scheduled for the end of February.

This first release will only support standard 2D DOL-LSystems, meaning deterministic, context free non parametric LSystems. Its main features will be:
-Graphical LSystem editor
-LSX file manager: LSX files are XML based files that can contain one or more LSystems. The manager supports loading/saving multiple files, creating new files, adding/removing LSystems to/from files.
-Viewer that interprets and draws parsed LSystems.

For the next minor release you can expect the following:
-Support for stochastic LSystems
-Saving LSystems to various image file formats
-Custom LSystem symbol <-> turtle action mappings (f.e. specifying that 'R' means 'rotate left' and 'L' means rotate left.
-Several coloring options.