=  VR Juggler 2.0 Feature List =


	* Modularization
		* Operating system abstraction ([http://www.vrjuggler.org/vapor/ VPR])
		* Sound system ([http://www.vrjuggler.org/sonix/ Sonix])
		* Java/C++ interaction through CORBA ([http://www.vrjuggler.org/tweek/ Tweek])
		* Configuration system ([http://www.vrjuggler.org/jccl/ JCCL])
		* Input system ([http://www.vrjuggler.org/gadgeteer/ Gadgeteer])
		* Virtual platform ([http://www.vrjuggler.org/vrjuggler/ VR Juggler])
	* Cluster support
		* Cluster plugins
			* Remote input manager
			* Synchronization layer
			* Application-specific shared data
	* DLLs on Win32
	* Mac OS X support
		* Requires [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/ X11 for OS X] and OS X 10.3 (Panther) or newer—OS X 10.4 (Tiger) highly recommended
	* [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx Windows XP Professional x64 Edition] support
		* Requires [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=183172 patched] version of [ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/nspr/releases/ NSPR 4.6] (NSPR 4.7 should have Windows x64 support integrated)
		* Requires Visual Studio 2005
	* Revamped configuration system
		* Simplified terminology
			* "Config chunks" are now called "configuration elements," reflecting that they are ''units of configuration''
			* "Chunks descs" are now called "configuration definitions" to indicate that they define the structure of configuration elements
		* XML for configuration files and definition files
		* File format versioning
		* Configuration element versioning
		* XSLT for transitioning between versions of file formats and configuration elements
		* Automatic configuration file updating in the editor GUI (see below)
	* Keyboard/mouse input for graphics windows
	* Input logger for input playback and testing
	* No more `CTRL-c` to shut down applications
	* Multiple viewports in graphics windows
	* Support for new compilers
		* GCC 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.0
		* Visual C++ 7.0 (!VS.NET 2002), 7.1 (!VS.NET 2003), 8.0 (Visual Studio 2005)
	* Use of NSPR on certain platforms (e.g., Windows) to improve portability
	* Refactored Input Manager
	* Redesigned configuration editor ([Juggler.VRJConfig VRJConfig])
		* All-new GUI
		* Standardized remote communication protocol
		* Custom (high-level) editor framework
			* Custom editor for device/proxy relationships
			* Custom editor for display windows and viewports
			* Custom editor for simulator configurations
			* Custom editor for projection-based immersive VR systems
		* Configuration creation wizards
			* Wizard for projection-based immersive VR configuration
			* Wizard for device configuration
	* Revamped performance monitoring
		* Less intrusive API
		* New Java visualization plug-in
		* User-defined performance categories
	* Support for new graphics APIs
		* Open Scene Graph
		* !OpenSG
	* User-defined debugging categories
	* Fully cross-platform device drivers
		* Based on abstraction layer for termios and Win32 serial I/O
	* New device drivers
		* [http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/vrpn/ VRPN]
		* Joysticks supported by Linux "joydev" (USB and game port)
		* Joysticks supported by !DirectInput
		* Microsoft Speech API for voice input
		* 3Dconnexion !SpaceBall and !SpaceMouse
	* Clearer output messages (differentiating errors from normal status)
	* Python language bindings: [http://www.vrjuggler.org/pyjuggler/ PyJuggler]
	* In-progress .NET language bindings (C#, !VB.NET, J#, etc.): [http://www.vrjuggler.org/vrj.net/ VRJ.NET]
	* New and expanded documentation created using [http://www.doxygen.org/ Doxygen], [http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/javadoc/ JavaDoc], and [http://www.docbook.org/ DocBook]
		* [http://www.vrjuggler.org/vapor/docs.php VPR Documentation]
		* [http://www.vrjuggler.org/tweek/docs.php Tweek Documentation] (Java and C++)
		* [http://www.vrjuggler.org/jccl/docs.php JCCL Documentation] (Java and C++)
		* [http://www.vrjuggler.org/sonix/docs.php Sonix Documentation]
		* [http://www.vrjuggler.org/gadgeteer/docs.php Gadgeteer Documentation]
		* [http://www.vrjuggler.org/vrjuggler/docs.php VR Juggler and VRJConfig Documentation] (Java and C++)