Re: [Visualpython-users] Native Mac version of VPython

[Dethe E. <det...@gm...>]

Thanks for this.  I'm on vacation right now and just left the Rockies  
on our way to the sea, but will be taking a look at this when I get  
back to Vancouver.  My first impression is that it's just one more  
layer between Python and OpenGL, which is not neccessary since OS X  
has great OpenGL support, but there may be something I've missed.

--Dethe

On 9-Aug-05, at 9:11 PM, Eric Ayars wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I'm here at the AAPT meeting, where Bruce Sherwood and Ruth Chabay  
> have both suggested I post this information to the list in hopes  
> that it helps with the development of a native OSX version of VPython.
>
> There is a program for OSX called AquaTerm:
> http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/unix_open_source/aquaterm.html
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/aquaterm/
>
> It's my understanding that this was built to serve as a Mac-native  
> X output window for programs that would otherwise need to be run in  
> X. I know nothing about its inner workings, but it's supposed to  
> make porting from X->OSX easier. I primarily use it for Gnuplot (an  
> X-based plotting program) output under OS X. Would this be a simple  
> way to get vpython working in OS X without using Xwindows?
>
> I'd be happy to help in any way possible, but my area of expertise  
> does not extend to any serious system coding so someone else will  
> have to take lead on this. I would LOVE to be able to use vpython  
> directly from the terminal with the default OS X install of python...
>
> -EA
>
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