Hello, Michael,
After a long time in the pipeline, we have released a default
assembly name that appears next to the scale bar at the top of
the Browser image. This accomplishes our shared goal of having
the name visible, but does not require any additional screen
real estate to display.
regards,
--b0b kuhn
ucsc genome bioinformatics group
On 9/13/2010 1:42 PM, Michael Hoffman wrote:
> Hi Hiram,
>
> Thanks for this response. Knowledge of this option is very helpful for
> my own personal use, and I understand why you wouldn't perhaps want to
> add an entire extra line for everyone. Unfortunately, without adding
> something by default it doesn't address the problems when people don't
> understand how critical this information is.
>
> I would still suggest that a short code for the assembly version be
> added to the left. I think there should be enough space there.
>
> Michael
>
> Hiram Clawson wrote:
>> This is an option that can be turned on. We would turn it on by default
>> but it consumes valuable screen space. To find the option, click on
>> the user controls for the base position track. You can add titles
>> as well as assembly information.
>>
>> --Hiram
>>
>> Michael Hoffman wrote:
>>> I frequently find figures in the form of UCSC browser screenshots that
>>> contain no information about the genome assembly used. This can
>>> frustrate attempts to reproduce or compare the results as it is
>>> necessary to guess the assembly first. Some naive users do not know
>>> that this information should be reported. I'm sure this is a problem
>>> many people here have experienced, especially since the transition to
>>> GRCh37.
>
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