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(fixed) http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol/jsmol.htm (original) http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol-2015-12-13/jsmol.htm On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Robert Hanson <hans...@stolaf.edu> wrote: > This new version is now available at SourceForge: > > *Download Jmol-14.4.1_2015.12.13-binary.zip (60.3 MB) > <https://sourceforge.net/projects/jmol/files/latest/download?source=files>* > > > *IMPORTANT*: A very recent modification of Chrome makes Chrome unusable > with all previous versions of JSmol, at least until sometime in January. > The WebGL version of JSmol is not impacted. > > This appears to be the result of a well-meaning attempt by Chromium > developers to enhance smooth scrolling of pages by lowering the priority of > setTimeout calls. However, the unanticipated fallout of that change results > in extremely rough rotation of models. You can follow the issue here: > https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=568725 Note that one > of the last comments on Dec. 11 indicates that there indicates this issue > will not be addressed until sometime in January. > > *But there is a workaround. *This release of Jmol 14.4.1 should correct > that problem and, at the same time, may improve performance with Microsoft > Edge. > > I have put up two versions of JSmol that illustrate the problem and the > fix: > > (original) http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol/jsmol.htm > (fixed) http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol2/jsmol.htm > > Testing of that second site would be appreciated. > > The work-around is simple, and if you want, you can implement this > yourself on your site. Really (in terms of this bug) it is just a single > coding change in jsmol/js/JSmol.js, where one "setTimeout(f)" has been > replaced with "requestAnimationFrame(f)". Thus, if you prefer, you should > be able to just swap in a new JSmol.min.js or JSmol.min.nojq.js for the old > one. I have not tried this. Of course, if you do that, then the other bugs > listed below will still be there. If you want to try that, here is the link > to that file specifically: > > http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol2/JSmol.min.js > > Bob > > Jmol.___JmolVersion="14.4.1_2015.12.13" > > bug fix: JavaScript Chrome/Edge fix for slow response due to setTimeout > issues; uses requestAnimationFrame instead in JSmol.js > bug fix: zoomTo not setting time to 0 in the case of scriptWait > bug fix: set selectAllModels should restrict action of display/hide as well > bug fix: set selectAllModels not working appropriately > bug fix: set selectAllModels should not be saved in state > bug fix: JmolData.jar does not update atom screen positions upon REFRESH > or select {visible} > bug fix: JmolData.jar -p flag does not work properly > bug fix: model 0 issued when more than one PDB file is open does not > execute model * > > -- > Robert M. Hanson > Larson-Anderson Professor of Chemistry > Chair, Department of Chemistry > St. Olaf College > Northfield, MN > http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr > > > If nature does not answer first what we want, > it is better to take what answer we get. > > -- Josiah Willard Gibbs, Lecture XXX, Monday, February 5, 1900 > > -- Robert M. Hanson Larson-Anderson Professor of Chemistry Chair, Department of Chemistry St. Olaf College Northfield, MN http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr If nature does not answer first what we want, it is better to take what answer we get. -- Josiah Willard Gibbs, Lecture XXX, Monday, February 5, 1900
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