Coot 'plugins' are fairly easy. Although we usually not necessarily call
them plugins (rather scripts, extensions, ...). Here's what to do (*):
1.) write an extension script which will give you new Menu item with
plugin entries which will execute functions, e.g. (simplified)
plugin_menu = coot_menubar_menu("My Plugins")
add_simple_coot_menu_menuitem(plugin_menu, "Run plugin 1", lambda func:
plugin1())
2.) Have your plugin being able to be execute by the function 'plugin1',
possibly merge into one file (my_plugin.py), i.e.
def plugin1():
here some code to plugin or call plugin...
plugin_menu = .... (from above)
3.) Place the python script in a directory so that Coot will read it on
startup, i.e. either:
- include in $HOME/.coot.py
- place the file into $HOME/.coot-preference
- put the file into whatever directory and set env variable
COOT_PYTHON_EXTRAS_DIR to point to that directory
or run manually with Calculate->Scripting->Run Script
4.) Done
Any more questions, I will try to help. Good luck,
B
(*) I know there should be more documentation and we are working on this....
I have a pymol plugin that I would like to bring into coot. Are there
any 'coot plugins'? If so, how do I make one? I know Python but have
no training in computer programming so I'd ask you to keep your
answers at an 'elementary' level. If a coot plugin is beyond a person
who only knows Python thats ok, just let me know.
Thank you,
Bradley
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Dr. Bernhard Lohkamp
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Div. Molecular Structural Biology
Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (MBB)
Karolinska Institutet
S-17177 Stockholm
Sweden
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