Simile version 6.4 released

Fri, 10/04/2015 - 09:44 — jaspert

The latest version of Simile corrects yet more minor problems and inconveniences, and introduces some new features.

Failure to launch if computer is online but web requests are being redirected, e.g., to a service login page
Some cases where Simile would hang after saving a model have been remedied
A model run could pause unnecessarily at certain times if time units set to second

Scripting example provided using Data Logger tool
Generic 3-D shapes visualization tool -- display model data as lines, spheres or ellipses, and view as current lollipop diagram
Tool to initialize pseudo-random sequence has been reinstated

Scripts now run properly whatever the current directory is set to
Working files in Windows always kept under "My Documents" even if this has been moved to a different location
Linux version starts OK on systems where the default TclTk version is lower than 8.5
Some problems with scripting examples in Windows fixed: "bad geometry 0", "can't access myNode"...
Project is reopened with execution etc when started with the icon as well as the menu
Licence code is always requested when Simile is reinstalled, making licence upgrade easier
Large models with lots of enumerated-type constants build a lot faster
Auto complete text in equation bar can be accepted with Tab key
Entry fields and buttons can be highlighted in sequence with Tab key and activated with Return key

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