[vtkusers] vtk 4.2 and 4.4 install problems on Mac OS X Tiger; event handling problems

[Jason Yerardi]

Thanks for the help!

I just saw that you're the maintainer for the package, so I'd like to  
ask you a couple questions before I install it.

1. Does the vtk-py23 install for only the interpreted languages, or  
does it also support Cxx projects?
2. Will the vtk-install affect the vtk I've already installed? I know  
that what's installed works for Cxx projects, so I'd like to have  
that as a backup in case something goes wrong when installing vtk-py23.
3. Do interpreted Tcl scripts run by the vtk-py23 software support  
mouse and keyboard events?

If the answer to (3) is no, do you know of any method for how to make  
events work in Tcl windows? I get partial interactivity with apps  
built from C++, namely mouse support but no keyboard support --  
keyboard presses are simply echoed in the terminal window. Do you of  
any way to make keyboard interactivity work? Maybe some kind of  
defaults or other tricks?

Sorry for all the questions. I hope you can help me out.

Thanks,
Jason

On Sep 20, 2005, at 6:25 PM, Martin Costabel wrote:

> Jason Yerardi wrote:
> []
>
>> 3. I then tried the simplest thing, installing from 4.2.5-3  
>> source  via the fink ports manager [I also tried installing with  
>> opendarwin  ports, but it failed]. Amazingly, this install worked  
>> and I now have  Cxx and Tcl support (although it's not the latest  
>> version and it  supports only X11, not Carbon or Cocoa). I have  
>> the following current  run-time issues:
>>
>
> You may not have noticed, but there is also a Fink package for a  
> more recent version. It is called vtk-py23, and it builds  
> vtk-4.4.0. It is alos apt-gettable as a precompiled binary if you  
> don't want to build it yourself.
>
> -- 
> Martin
>