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From: Vermaas, Josh (vermaasj_at_msu.edu)
Date: Wed Dec 27 2023 - 12:48:58 CST

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$>).

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.