05-13-2020, 10:50 PM
Listy is correct. The biggest noticeable change for users will be in 4.8 as we have moved to a Bootstrap Material Design base for the interface. This changes quite a lot in the interface.
A summary:
4.7 was our port to Python 3, however, we will continue to maintain support for Python 2.7. Basically, it really doesn't impact much how we program as we have figure out mostly how to program so that both will work. If you do find any Python 2.7 issues, please report them as they are pretty easy to fix. There was also the introduction of a new security mechanism for communication with the TACTIC server, however, this won't affect you too much just yet.
4.8: as I mentioned, the UI base is different so a number of things will look different. We are also making an effort to get the VFX module working with 4.8 as smoothly as possible. This update should bring the overall interface to have a more modern feel as the old one was starting to really look dated.
It would be great if people tried out the VFX module on 4.8 and start making suggestions as to what we can do to make it better. I am sure there are a lot of things that can be done to make it much better as the module itself is getting quite old.
A summary:
4.7 was our port to Python 3, however, we will continue to maintain support for Python 2.7. Basically, it really doesn't impact much how we program as we have figure out mostly how to program so that both will work. If you do find any Python 2.7 issues, please report them as they are pretty easy to fix. There was also the introduction of a new security mechanism for communication with the TACTIC server, however, this won't affect you too much just yet.
4.8: as I mentioned, the UI base is different so a number of things will look different. We are also making an effort to get the VFX module working with 4.8 as smoothly as possible. This update should bring the overall interface to have a more modern feel as the old one was starting to really look dated.
It would be great if people tried out the VFX module on 4.8 and start making suggestions as to what we can do to make it better. I am sure there are a lot of things that can be done to make it much better as the module itself is getting quite old.