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Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

Well over a year in the making, this release of Vector Visuals is a combination of bug fixes and new features. This release sees the addition of persistence delegates for all of the Vector Visuals objects, along with the moving of the examples out into their own source folder. Additionally, the entire product is now licensed under a permissive "New BSD"-style license. ... read more

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

This release, nearly a year in the making, represents a leap for Vector Visuals from a hobby project to a commercial-grade library. It is now available under either a commercial license or the GPL, depending upon your needs.... read more

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

Certainly the most exciting release of Vector Visuals to date, version 2004.11.14 makes a quantum leap in terms of the sophistication of the AnimationTask system. An event-based callback system has been added that allows code to be notified when tasks start and finish, and a "cycle length" concept has been implemented, allowing excessive CPU use to be curbed during animations. This release is a "must have" for any user of Vector Visuals!... read more

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

This release features a number of small improvements, including smoother animation and a better connector interface. The most significant change, however, is "under the hood" in the form of a complete conversion to the new language features of Java 5.0. ... read more

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

This release focuses on improving the animation features of Vector Visuals. Thread management has been improved, and a new "TaskChain" class has been added that allows tasks to be executed in sequence rather than only in parallel.... read more

As of 11 August 2004, the Vector Visuals project has had more than 2,000 downloads. It has also recorded over 12,000 pageviews.

Thought River South is proud of this achievement, and we express our sincere thanks to the community for its continuing support of Vector Visuals!

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

This release makes several small improvements to Vector Visuals, including the ability to turn panel zooming on and off, but the most exciting improvement is the addition of a large number of new example programs, making it much easier for newcomers to learn how to use all the great features of Vector Visuals!... read more

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

The most important aspect of this release is that it represents a change in license for Vector Visuals. The library is now distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) rather than the Reciprocal Public License (RPL). This also represents the first Full Release (non-Beta) version of Vector Visuals.... read more

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

The latest release adds the ability to instantly center the view on any VisualObject. This is achieved through a new method on the VVPanel class.

Vector Visuals is open source under the Reciprocal Public License, and is 100% free of cost.... read more

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

The latest release reorganizes all of the classes into the "com.thoughtriver.open" package to be more consistent with the class packaging of other Thought River releases.

Vector Visuals is open source under the Reciprocal Public License, and is 100% free of cost.... read more

Vector Visuals was presented by Brandon Franklin at the September 15, 2003, meeting of the Adelaide Java User's Group in Adelaide, South Australia. The structure of the system was described, and running demonstrations were displayed. Brandon and Thought River would like to express their gratitude to the Adelaide JUG for this unusual opportunity.

You can find out more about the Adelaide JUG by visiting the following links:
http://www.ajug.org.au/sajug/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ajug-adelaide-announce/
http://servlet.java.sun.com/jugs/australia_and_oceania/aus/adelaide/12711.jsp

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

This release focuses on a couple of minor feature enhancements, but also resolves a problem with users of WinZip being unable to see the contents of the release archives.

Vector Visuals is open source under the Reciprocal Public License, and is 100% free of cost.... read more

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

This release adds "click-and-drag" functionality for visual objects, as well as a couple of new animation tasks. Labels on connectors can now be rotated to align with the connection line. A bug with relative transforms has been corrected.... read more

Vector Visuals provides an easy-to-use, object-based API for creating and manipulating Java2D-rendered shapes and images. It features object embedding, dynamic connectors, and multithreaded task support.

Vector Visuals is open source under the Reciprocal Public License, and is 100% free of cost.

Find out more by visiting the following links:
- SourceForge Project: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vectors/
- Latest Release Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82904&release_id=180271
- Thought River Homepage: http://www.thoughtriver.com