[ase-users] Python 2+3 compatible ase-gui

Jens Jørgen Mortensen jensj at fysik.dtu.dk
Thu Jan 12 10:01:03 CET 2017


On 01/11/2017 03:45 PM, Adam Jackson via ase-users wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would also like to declare my use of the colouring features;
> colouring atoms by force is quite handy when examining the
> progress of a difficult structure optimisation.

That should still work.

Jens Jørgen

>
> This is a very exciting development and I appreciate that it is
> more of a "re-write" than an update.
>
> I also note that at the moment I get much better frame rates
> (smoother animation) with Python 2 than with Python 3. Is
> anyone else experiencing this?
>
> All the best,
> Adam
>
> Dr Adam J. Jackson
> Post-doctoral research associate
> Dept of Chemistry
> University College London
>
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>     1. Re: Python 2+3 compatible ase-gui (Michael Walter)
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>     3. Re: Python 2+3 compatible ase-gui (Peterson, Andrew)
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>     Message: 1
>     Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:05:59 +0100
>     From: Michael Walter <Michael.Walter at fmf.uni-freiburg.de
>     <mailto:Michael.Walter at fmf.uni-freiburg.de>>
>     To: Jens J?rgen Mortensen <jensj at fysik.dtu.dk
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>     Cc: ase-users <ase-users at listserv.fysik.dtu.dk
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>     Subject: Re: [ase-users] Python 2+3 compatible ase-gui
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>     Dear Jens Jorgen,
>
>     first of all thanks for your effort and the huge amount of work (I
>     imagine)
>     for porting.
>
>     It's easy to complain of course, and I apologize that I have to do
>     it.
>     Nevertheless, as you asked for it:
>
>     Major points:
>
>     1. I, personally, extensively use the coloring possibility and
>     this is
>     mainly gone now.
>     2. The setup possibilities of bulk, surface and graphene were very
>     useful
>     also.
>
>     Minor points:
>
>     1. In my taste, the structures look more ugly now than before. The
>     black
>     lines around the atom-balls are too thin and the bonds too thick.
>     2. The forces are not arrows anymore, but sticks.
>
>     I do not think that this should be part of a new release yet. We
>     should
>     rather keep old version until we have ported everything from there.
>
>     How about keeping both and let the new version evolve ?
>
>     Best,
>     Michael
>
>     2017-01-11 11:36 GMT+01:00 Jens J?rgen Mortensen via ase-users <
>     ase-users at listserv.fysik.dtu.dk
>     <mailto:ase-users at listserv.fysik.dtu.dk>>:
>
>     > Hi!
>     >
>     > I have finally managed to port ase-gui to Python 3. I'd like some
>     > feedback before we make an ase-3.13 release.
>     >
>     > It's a slightly trimmed down version of ase-gui with some
>     > features/functionality removed. So, if you feel something
>     important is
>     > missing, then please let me know.
>     >
>     > Install the development version and then give it a try. Please
>     try with
>     > both Python 2 and 3. You can do that like this:
>     >
>     > $ python2 -m ase.gui ...
>     > $ python3 -m ase.gui ...
>     >
>     > Make sure that you are actually testing the new GUI: Click Help
>     -> About,
>     > and you should see "ASE-GUI (work in progress)".
>     >
>     > You can clone the code or download a development-snapshot as
>     described
>     > here:
>     >
>     > https://wiki.fysik.dtu.dk/ase/install.html#installation-from-source
>     >
>     > or get it from PyPI:
>     >
>     > $ pip install ase==3.13.0b1 --user
>     > $ pip3 install ase==3.13.0b1 --user
>     >
>     > Please report any bugs you find.
>     >
>     > Jens J?rgen
>     >
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>     Message: 2
>     Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:09:11 +0000
>     From: Ga?l Donval <G.Donval at bath.ac.uk <mailto:G.Donval at bath.ac.uk>>
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>     Subject: Re: [ase-users] Python 2+3 compatible ase-gui
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>     > Hi!
>     >
>     > I have finally managed to port ase-gui to Python 3.??I'd like some?
>     > feedback before we make an ase-3.13 release.
>     >
>
>     That's a wonderful work!
>
>     TK seems even uglier than what it used to be, and I am gonna miss the
>     built-in GVFS-SFTP support, but the GUI works very well! Thanks
>     again!
>     \O/
>
>     Regarding bugs, I guess it would be better to report them on
>     Gitlab but
>     it is not clear whether things like:
>
>     * Play/Stop button not working (movie mode)
>     * Graphing not working
>     * External viewer not working
>     * ...
>
>     would actually be considered bugs or simply WIP.
>
>     Cheers,
>     Ga?l
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>     Message: 3
>     Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:10:22 -0500
>     From: "Peterson, Andrew" <andrew_peterson at brown.edu
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>     To: Ga?l Donval <G.Donval at bath.ac.uk <mailto:G.Donval at bath.ac.uk>>
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>     This will be great to have ase-gui be more compatible.
>
>     A drawback I noticed immediately is the look: at least in ubuntu, the
>     current version was themed just like any other ubuntu application
>     and feels
>     "right". The proposed version doesn't use the system theme and
>     looks like
>     antiquated software. I've attached screenshots. Also, I recall
>     that this
>     was discussed on the list when TKinter was proposed as solution for
>     compatibility with Anaconda.
>
>     (I hate to complain about aesthetics, but I think it matters.
>     Particularly
>     as new users try ASE, if they see something that looks archaic
>     they might
>     reasonably conclude that our package is not very sophisticated...)
>
>     Andy
>
>     On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 6:09 AM, Ga?l Donval via ase-users <
>     ase-users at listserv.fysik.dtu.dk
>     <mailto:ase-users at listserv.fysik.dtu.dk>> wrote:
>
>     > > Hi!
>     > >
>     > > I have finally managed to port ase-gui to Python 3. I'd like some
>     > > feedback before we make an ase-3.13 release.
>     > >
>     >
>     > That's a wonderful work!
>     >
>     > TK seems even uglier than what it used to be, and I am gonna
>     miss the
>     > built-in GVFS-SFTP support, but the GUI works very well! Thanks
>     again!
>     > \O/
>     >
>     > Regarding bugs, I guess it would be better to report them on
>     Gitlab but
>     > it is not clear whether things like:
>     >
>     > * Play/Stop button not working (movie mode)
>     > * Graphing not working
>     > * External viewer not working
>     > * ...
>     >
>     > would actually be considered bugs or simply WIP.
>     >
>     > Cheers,
>     > Ga?l
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