[ghemical-devel] news update

[Tommi Hassinen]

Hi everybody.

After a long while, I have been now able to add something new to the GUI
that hopefully takes us a bit closer towards v1.0; the main problem has
been the dependence on the console input/output, and now in CVS (both
branches) there is an updated version with an text output window built
into the GUI:


	+-----------------+
	|                 |	<--- a "project" window
	|  C-O-H          |
	|  |              |
	|  X    graphics- |
	|       window    |
	+-----------------+
	|       text-     |
	|       window    |
	+-----------------+

The text window is scrollable, and is always visible. Therefore, once all
relevant information is printed into the window, it's no longer necessary
to look at the UNIX console window anymore (so it's easier to use full-
screen mode etc).

It now works for mol.mech. and only for "Calculate Energy" and "Geometry
Optimization" operations, but I'll quickly extend in during this and the
next week. To print something to the window, one just have to use a

	void model::PrintToLog(const char *)

function so it's pretty easy to use.

This solves the console output headaches but the input problem still needs
to be solved.

Regards,

	Tommi