This release of is a combination of bugfixes and
new features. Persistence delegates were added for
all of the Vector Visuals objects. The examples
were moved out into their own source folder.
Additionally, the entire product is now licensed
under a permissive "New BSD"-style license.
This release, nearly a year in the making, represents a leap from a hobby project to a commercial-grade library. It is now available under either a commercial license or the GPL, depending upon your needs. The changes in this release's codebase are substantial, ranging from fundamental improvements to a whole new battery of helpful examples. Users should consider this a "must have" edition.
This release makes a quantum leap in terms of the sophistication of the AnimationTask system. An event-based callback system has been added that allows code to be notified when tasks start and finish, and a "cycle length" concept has been implemented, allowing excessive CPU use to be curbed during animations.
This release features a number of small
improvements, including smoother animation and a
better connector interface. The most significant
change, however, is "under the hood" in the form
of a complete conversion to the new language
features of Java 5.0.
This release focuses on improving the animation features of
Vector Visuals. Thread management has been improved,
and a new "TaskChain" class has been added that allows
tasks to be executed in sequence rather than only in
parallel.
