[cad-linux] Re: [PythonCAD] [ANNOUNCE] Fifteenth release of PythonCAD now available

how do the development release numbers relate to debian packages numbers.
i just upgraded to 0.1 something the other day and was wondering if anyone 
knew how far the debian(sarge) packages are behind the project.

On Tue June 15 2004 02:16 pm, Art Haas wrote:
> I'm pleased to announce the fifteenth development release of PythonCAD,
> a CAD package for open-source software users. As the name implies,
> PythonCAD is written entirely in Python. The goal of this project is
> to create a fully scriptable drafting program that will match and
> eventually exceed features found in commercial CAD software. PythonCAD is
> released under the GNU Public License (GPL).
>
> PythonCAD requires Python 2.2 or Python 2.3. The interface is GTK 2.0
> based, and uses the PyGTK module for interfacing to GTK. The design of
> PythonCAD is built around the idea of separating the interface
> from the back end as much as possible. By doing this, it is hoped
> that both GNOME and KDE interfaces can be added to PythonCAD through
> usage of the appropriate Python module. Addition of other interfaces
> will depend on the availability of a Python module for that particular
> interface and developer interest and action.
>
> The fifteenth release of PythonCAD offers users on Mac OS X a native,
> Cocoa based interface utilizing the Python/Objective-C bridge. The
> Python/Objective-C code is available at http://pyobjc.sf.net/. A nice
> side benefit from the development of the Cocoa code was the exposure
> of various bugs and design issues in the interface neutral code. Bugs
> exposed by this work have been fixed, and several design improvements
> are now in the code thanks to this work. The Cocoa interface code is
> contributed by David Haas, and I thank him greatly for his work.
>
> This release includes several more undo/redo improvements. The addition
> and removal of points on a polyline can now be undone or redone, and
> assorted other editing operations have improved undo/redo handling
> as well. A variety of bug fixes have also been added in this release.
> Small bugs regarding entity searching, arc boundaries, layer addition
> and removal, and entity storage have been fixed. A few code improvements
> appear in this release also.
>
> The mailing list for the development and use of PythonCAD is available.
> Visit the following page for information about subscribing and viewing
> the mailing list archive:
>
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythoncad
>
> Visit the PythonCAD web site for more information about what PythonCAD
> does and aims to be:
>
> http://www.pythoncad.org/
>
> Come and join me in developing PythonCAD into a world class drafting
> program!
>
> Art Haas

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