On 29 Mar 2012, at 14:39, Robert Hanson wrote: > Not quite. I think we're mostly in agreement.
You are right there Bob! > > I'm saying that one solution, if you want to implement Jmol on a tablet, > is to to Android. I'm not interested in getting into a debate here of > "Apple vs. Android." People have their passions. I was just reacting to > Craig's urge to go out and get an iPad, suggesting there are alternatives. > > I think what I'm saying is that Jmol is now in a state that whoever wants > to develop it for the iPad is clear to do so. The Android port shows that > the Jmol library is totally independent of graphics environment, and people > are coming up with solutions that port Java to iPad-based languages. All > the pieces are there that are needed, as far as I can see. What a > developer would need to do is replace one package (org.jmol.awt) with > whatever works on their platform, and work that into a new GUI. You don't > have to give up the functionality of Jmol or feel like Jmol is a dead end > because it is a Java program anymore. Whether or not someone wants to work > on that, that's another question. Personally, I'm not planning on becoming > an iPad developer. > > But there are other fine solutions for the iPad. WebGL is great for simple > displays of simple models. (I have yet to see ChemDoodle not crash on large > proteins. I haven't seen surfaces yet from ChemDoodle, either. Maybe they > just haven't had time; maybe it's not possible/practical. I don't know. I > think they have other priorities, and if you can send me a link to surfaces > from ChemDoodle, I'd be interested in coming up to speed with their > environment. I note that ChemDoodle runs most effectively when connected to > their site, which uses Java.) Takanori Nakane is working on Surfaces, and he expressed much interest in .jvxl It might be worth spinning that aspect out? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
