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From: Corey Taylor (corey.taylor_at_aqemia.com)
Date: Thu Dec 28 2023 - 01:51:07 CST

Ah yes, sorry. A57 is the version I'm using (c/p'd the wrong executable).

On Wed, Dec 27, 2023 at 7:49 PM Vermaas, Josh <vermaasj_at_msu.edu> wrote:

> Hi Corey,
>
>
>
> Have you looked at a newer version? A51 is quite old now. I have heard
> fewer complaints about A57, which is the most recent version that has been
> out since June of this year.
>
>
>
> -Josh
>
>
>
> *From: *<owner-vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu> on behalf of Corey Taylor <
> corey.taylor_at_aqemia.com>
> *Date: *Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 7:28 AM
> *To: *"vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu" <vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu>
> *Subject: *vmd-l: M1 Mac menu issues
>
>
>
> Dear list,
>
>
>
> The issue of menu items not working for M1 users (VMD 1.9.4a51-arm64-Rev9)
> has come up a few times (most recently in 2021 ->
> https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/mailing_list/vmd-l/33270.html
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/mailing_list/vmd-l/33270.html__;!!HXCxUKc!2BJsIxyezRSZzQqTYmWXeNkDNbiYbnQBDQkNoviJLCupPpQdu71HI_OnI5DDxtITveW2FvJPsCTKnRmxAoMm_rg$>).
>
>
> Most recently for me, when I use the Extension -> RMSD Trajectory Tool, I
> can't edit the atom selection and the buttons don't fully work. I have
> noticed that opening the TK console automatically via the vmdrc magically
> makes them work again. e.g. in the after idle section:
>
>
> after idle {
>
> if { 1 } {
>
> foreach molid [molinfo list] {
>
> reset_viz $molid
>
> menu tkcon on
>
> menu tkcon move 800 150
>
> }
>
> }
>
> }
>
>
> Are there plans for a long-term solution with respect to changes made by
> Apple? Or does this issue prevent a stable MacOS version for ARM CPUs from
> ever being released?
>
>
>
> Cheers all,
>
>
>
> Corey.
>