Upgrade jython jar file

[idhamari]

It seems jython and vtk are too old from 7 years ago. What should I do to upgrade them? the new jython 2.7 has code completion and should provide more features. Also vtk 8 is already available. I renamed the new vtk jar file to vtk50.jar and replaced the old one. The GUI seems to work. I remove the file and the GUI still working (probably I need to delete and rebuild to test this).

When I tried to replace the old jython file with the new one, jython in the GUI does not work anymore. How can I upgrade it? what files I need to change?

[aymanhab]

vtk has been dropped completely and is not used by OpenSim 4.0 GUI at all AFAICT.

[aseth1]

Sounds like a good idea to update Jython to get code completion. @idhamari does the new version also include context highlighting? Thanks!

[idhamari]

vtk has been dropped completely and is not used by OpenSim 4.0 GUI at all AFAICT.

Why the file is still there? I am surprised as VTK is getting more and more popular and used in many stable tools.

Sounds like a good idea to update Jython

Updating is important (of course after enough testing) as many things keep changing. It would be nice to have a GUI devloper guide to explain the tools involved and how they interact, this helps the community to get involved.

does the new version also include context highlighting?

Not sure, what do you mean by this. You may check this in Jython official website.