Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of 2026-3-26

Timestamp:

Mar 26, 2026, 1:51:58 PM (2 hours ago)

Author:

Tom Goddard

Comment:

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2026-3-26

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 = Discussion Notes =
 
+* !PySide in next ChimeraX release?
+ - Eric mentions many ChimeraX crashes related to PySide have been reported and we may use PyQt for the next release.
+ - We don't need to renew the !PyQt license to use the !PyQt 6.10 in the next ChimeraX (June 2026) because that !PyQt version was released during our current !PyQt license period.
+ - Scooter suggests checking !PySide bug tracking to see if any of our crashes have been reported.
+ - TomG suggest we can try !PySide 6.10.3 when it comes out next week.  Currently we are at 6.10.1.
+ - We are not able to reproduce any of the PySide crashes.
+
+* PDBe wants public !DockerHub ChimeraX
+ - PDBe wants to use ChimeraX addh to add hydrogens in a structure processing workflow using !NextFlow.
+ - They say !NextFlow needs to get a Docker image of ChimeraX from !DockerHub.
+ - We told them that circumvents our ChimeraX license.
+ - They said they will try other software to add hydrogens.
+ - Eric suggests we could distribute a !DockerHub ChimeraX without Qt libraries.
+ - Greg will try to make a ChimeraX docker image.
+
+* ChimeraX metal graphics pull request
+ - Tom Ferrin asked about large ChimeraX pull request to replace ChimeraX graphics from Mitch Murphy.
+ - Discussed that that is no maintainable.
+ - Zach closed the pull request explaining such a change would not be maintainable.
+
+* Zach work in progress
+ - Described flying edges surface calculation algorithm.
+ - Suggested collecting detailed tool and command usage statistics.
+ - Improved glycan depiction SNFG.
+ - Improvements to lighting gui.
+ - Animation tool fixes.
+ - MCP updates from Alexis Rohou.
+ - Removing medical imaging to separate bundle in progress.
+
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