[Visualpython-users] vpython.org update

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

Now if you go to vpython.org you're taken directly to the Visual 5 
portion of the site (you may have the old home page cached, in which 
case you'll need to refresh the browser page). The following has been 
added to the new home page:

"If you are new to VPython, it is recommended that you use this new 
Visual 5 which has enhanced features and improved documentation.

If you have been using Visual 3, you should know that this Visual 5 
release candidate does not yet support two features available in the 
older Visual 3: handling right-button and middle-button clicks and drags 
(other than user rotation and zoom), and scene.cursor.visible. Note too 
that Visual 5 uses the currently supported numpy array module, whereas 
the older Visual 3 uses the Numeric array module, which is no longer 
supported. For further details, see What's new in Visual 5."

The switch was prompted by the very low level of bugs reported, and the 
fact that a large class at NCSU has been using Visual 5 on Macs for 
several weeks with no problems.

Bruce Sherwood