The latest release of the remote microscope software, version 1.0alpha3, is now available in source code form. The code has been running on CNRI's demo microscope for a few weeks, and I've been pleased with the results; the server seems to be much more reliable than 1.0a2, and people have liked the new Z-axis control. The only significant new feature in this release is that you can now control the Z-axis from the client, in order to manually focus an image when the autofocus produces a blurry result. There's also a host of minor fixes and improvements; most notably, various bugs were found that made the server hang indefinitely. These bugs have been fixed, and consequently the 1.0alpha3 server is a lot more stable than 1.0a2. Remote microscope home page: http://www.mems-exchange.org/exchange/software/microscope/ List of changes: http://www.mems-exchange.org/exchange/software/files/microscope/CHANGES == A.M. Kuchling http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/ Men of action, I notice, are rarely humble, even in situations where action of any kind is a great mistake, and masterly inaction is called for. -- Robertson Davies, _The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks_ <P><A HREF="http://www.mems-exchange.org/software/microscope/">Remote Microscope 1.0a3</A> - CNRI Remote Optical Microscope Software. (29-Jun-99) -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce@python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------