nextfractal

Release Notes

This release includes:

• Dependencies have been updated to the latest version
• Embedded JDK has been replaced with Temurin 21 JDK
• Application is packaged using jpackage tool
• Application works with Apple sandbox
• User interface has some minor changes

Release Notes

This release includes:

• Add optional system property nextfractal.module.path to configure JDK compiler path

Release Notes

This release includes:

• Some defects of the user interface have been fixed
• ContextFree rendering performance has been improved

Release Notes

This release includes:

• The embedded JDK has been updated to version 11.0.2
• Dependencies have been updated to the latest version (including OpenJFX 14)
• Fixed bug in rendering engine which was causing dirty pixels on machines with 8+ cores
• Reduced flickering caused by incremental rendering

Release Notes

This is a preview release:

• Dependencies have been updated to the latest version
• Reduced flickering caused by incremental rendering

Release Notes

This is a preview release:

• The embedded JDK has been updated to version 11.0.2
• Dependencies have been updated to the latest version
• Fixed bug in rendering engine which was causing dirty pixels on machines with 8+ cores

Release Notes

This release resolves an issue with playback of animations.

Release Notes

Java 11 has been out for a while now. Unfortunately the new version of Java brought major changes which prevented NextFractal from working (for instance Java FX has been removed from the standard JDK).
I had to choose a drastic solution to get NextFractal working again, such as removing the syntax colouring, adding an embedded JDK and rewriting the code of the native launchers. Hopefully, all major issues have been resolved, and NextFractal should be stable on all platforms.

This release includes:

• Fix issues with Java 11
• Use embedded JDK
• New native launchers
• Remove problematic dependencies

Release Notes

This release includes:

• Add Java 9 support in native launcher
• Fix issues with Java 9

Release Notes

This release includes:

• Increase default JVM max memory to 3g
• Update version of dependencies
• Fix native launcher permissions on Linux
• Fix bug in native launcher which prevents application from starting on MacOS High Sierra

Release Notes

This release includes:

• Add new examples of Mandelbrot and Julia sets
• Optimisation of ContextFree's rendering process
• Fix several bugs in ContextFree module

Release Notes

This release includes:

• Improvements of user interface
• Events based animation
• Time based animation
• Add interpreter of CFDG scripts
• Add renderer of CFDG images
• Add video encoding
• Add periodic functions
• Add native launchers for all platforms
• Performance tuning and optimisation
• Fix several bugs

Release Notes

This release includes:

• New user interface and icons
• Fix initial location of fractals browser
• Fix issue with Linux and PNG export

Release Notes

Features implemented in this release:

• M language for Mandelbrot and Julia sets
• Syntax highlighting and errors reporting
• Export images as PNG in background
• Load & Save fractals as XML files
• Load fractal file when dropped in window
• Images browser to list fractals in a grid
• Continuous zoom of Mandelbrot and Julia sets
• Rotation of Mandelbrot and Julia sets
• Compile source code into Java classes
• Optimised math functions
• Interpreter of source code
• History of recent fractals
• Parameters editor
• Show & Hide Julia preview
• Show & Hide state orbit
• Show & Hide orbit traps
• Examples of fractals
• Improved build scripts