# June 2022 Development Update **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Created:** [June 23, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/june-2022-development-update/3879 "2022-06-23T22:50:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/ghutchis/32/456_2.png) [@ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/ghutchis)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/june-2022-development-update/3879/1 "2022-06-23T22:50:59Z")
While there’s still a week left, I started the June report early. If you’re curious to follow, the [GitHub page](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pulse/monthly) shows the details I use to pull in these updates. [New 1.96 Release:](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/avogadro-1-96-release/3845) Much of the progress from April and May were bundled into the new release. If you’re using older versions, please upgrade. As a reminder, suggestions, bug reports, and the like are [always welcome!](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/issues) and we greatly appreciate help with [language translation](https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/avogadro/), coding, and Python plugin development. If you’d like to try any of this, there are nightly builds for: - [Linux AppImage](https://nightly.link/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/workflows/build_cmake/master/Avogadro2.AppImage) - [macOS](https://nightly.link/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/workflows/build_cmake/master/macOS.dmg) - [Windows 64-bit](https://nightly.link/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/workflows/build_cmake/master/Win64.exe) **Recent Work** Lots of bug and performance fixes! - Translations now work! A bug blocking translations from [loading is now fixed](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadroapp/pull/264) and this led to a pile of translation fixes. - There’s some initial code to [set the interface language](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadroapp/pull/278) ![Screen Shot 2022-06-22 at 2.32.47 PM](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/uploads/default/original/2X/3/337689d909d5c04e344af663fcf1513b9a62b501.png) - If you have some time - even only a little, you can contribute to our translations. Kudos to Ovari for a 100% complete Hungarian translation. [![Translation status](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/avogadro/-/horizontal-auto.svg) ](https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/avogadro/) - Aritz merged some initial code for [van der Waals surfaces](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/897), solvent-accessible surfaces, and [solvent-excluded surfaces](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/972). ![Screen Shot 2022-06-23 at 6.40.52 PM](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/uploads/default/original/2X/1/170afaf53e550e5002f5fe1af826af7185bf3b7b.jpeg) - I merged a framework for [partial charges](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/970) and electrostatics, which will soon include support for Python scripts to assign charges or electrostatic potentials (e.g., ML-based methods, etc.) If you have suggestions, please mention some codes to integrate (e.g., beyond Open Babel). - Aritz merged new non-covalent rendering for hydrogen bonds, halogen bonds, and chalcogen bonds, including [new config options](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/969). ![Screen Shot 2022-06-22 at 2.35.53 PM](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0ee8d6bfda44c6e63e4940d9424b4f9029a63e87.jpeg) - We fixed a bug on Linux with transparent windows. - Avogadro will now use direct support for [CJSON in Open Babel](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/937), which should improve reading vibrations, partial charges, conformers, etc. - There’s a new tool for [inserting DNA/RNA](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/909) **Work In Progress** - There’s a draft to [create a new template tool](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/900) as discussed in [this thread](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/feedback-wanted-template-coordination-tool/3814/2). - There’s a [contribution bringing back constraints during geometry optimization](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/841) … I just need to finish the new optimization framework. But this should also enable interfaces to quantum programs (e.g., Gaussian) to supply the constraints to input files. - There’s also [work to fix HTTPS issues on Windows](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/769) - if you can help test, it would be greatly appreciated! **Feedback Welcome** Many people have provided feedback, particularly to the new 1.96 release. Please continue to post - this is a community, open source project and suggestions, complaints, critiques are very welcome. We try to squash 🐛 🪲 and tweak features .. Thoughts? Questions? Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/ghutchis/32/456_2.png) [@ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/ghutchis)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/june-2022-development-update/3879/2 "2022-06-27T18:42:35Z")
One other big update - @mhanwell just merged an update to VTK9. There will likely be some instability for a bit, but this should help us keep up with distributions.