Subject: PyMOL 0.95 Released

From: "Warren DeLano" <warren[at]delanoscientific.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 13:05:51 -0700

Computational Chemists:

PyMOL 0.95 has been released.  If you haven't tried PyMOL in the last 6-12
months, then it is definitely time for another look.  If you're already
using PyMOL, then please enjoy the new release!

http://pymol.sf.net
http://pymol.sf.net/obtaining.html

What's new in PyMOL 0.95?

   - Presets (in the Action menu) provide common views very quickly.
   - Context-specific pop-up menus now direct actions to where you point.
   - Mouse wheel can now control clipping slab width and position.
   - Improved look-and-feel, including bigger controls and longer names.
   - Appearance wizard facilitates color and representation control.
   - Labels can now be ray traced & with new fonts
(label_font_id=0,1,2,3,4).
   - Two new surface types: dots (surface_type=1) & tri-mesh
(surface_type=2) added.
   - Better handling of alpha-channel for semi-transparent figures.
   - Cartoons and spheres can now be "picked" using the mouse.
   - Roving origin behavior has been improved.
   - New cross-platform build for OS X uses Tcl/Tk under X11 without Fink.
   - Molecular picking and editing is now more general.
   - Numerous features and tweaks have been added.
   - Various major and minor bugs have been fixed.

An official 0.95 release of the MacPyMOL Incentive Product for OS X is also
available for download. 

http://delsci.com/macpymol

Cheers,
Warren

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