Re: [Visualpython-users] Never realized VPython was such a great package, but still a few questions

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

If you inspect the new documentation scheme now accessible at 
vpython.org you'll see that a link to vector operations are indeed 
prominently displayed at all times in the left margin.

I hope too that the new layout will make printing the documentation seem 
less necessary.

Bruce Sherwood

Stef Mientki wrote:
> thanks Bruce,
> 
> Bruce Sherwood wrote:
>> It's great that you found VPython to be useful for real work.
>>
>> I'm not absolutely sure I understand the situation, but here's an 
>> example which may address your question:
>>
>> rod = cylinder(pos=(1,2,3), axis=(5,0,0))
>> end_of_rod = rod.pos+rod.axis # this will be (6,2,3)
>>
> Yes you perfectly understood my question.
> I think it must have been too late.
> I didn't realize that the position is of course also a vector,
> and vector adding is supported in VPython.
> 
> And as I thought I had printed all the documents of Vpython,
> I didn't notice the vector page.
> I printed it today again, on 4 different printers,
> on 3 of them it was totally unreadable, on 1 you could read it (not very 
> well).
> There seems to be something strange with the css class program / program0
> 
> I would suggest to put the vector help page on top of content page,
> because it's so important for "Ordinary Mortals"  ;-)
> 
> cheers,
> Stef