Tim wrote:
>>It doesn't seem right to me that hbonds between chains are the same
>>color as hbonds within a chain (like beta-sheets).
>>
> why not?

When you say:

 color hbonds type

You get special colors for hbonds that are part of alpha-helices and part
of turns. I assume that is because those hbonds are responsible (in large
part) for creating/stabilizing those structures.

It seems to me that the same thing should apply to beta sheets. And that
the hbonds that are part of beta-sheets should be colored specially.

But instead, 'color hbonds type' colors beta sheet hbonds the same color
as other random hbonds.

>>It also seems to me that sidechain hbonds should be different from
>>mainchain hbonds.
>>
> it's kind of like saying covalent bonds are different - they are, but we
> generally treat them as a group anyway.

Q: Why do we have this special command 'color hbonds type'?

> it would be very useful to have a way to access different sub-categories
> of hydrogen bonds, though:
>
>    select hbonds interchain
>    select hbonds sidechain
>    select hbonds mainchain

That is a subject for another day.

> but I think the default should be to color all hbonds white, inheriting
> the CPK color for hydrogen.

You realize that this is a change from the RasMol/Chime behavior.

And under 'color hbonds type' the default color is yellow.

Q: What are you advocating?

> and there should be no code-level
> distinction between protein and nucleic hydrogen bonds - one can easily
> build selections to tweak those apart.


Miguel



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