Inbal wrote: > As I understand from former messages posted to this list, the "load > pmesh" > command is not available in Jmol.
That is correct. > I would like to add to Prof. Henry Rezepa > request to allow such a possibility, as our > projects, currently with Chime, > are based on this option. We used this feature > in Chime in our Molecular > symmetry Website at http://telem.openu.ac.il/symmetry. > Following the Website of Prof. Johnston at > http://www.otterbein.edu/home/fac/dnhjhns/symmetry/symmetry.html, > we created a symmetry toolkit, based on Microsoft Excel > that automates the creation of tmesh files for the purpose > of displaying symmetry elements for various molecules. Q: What is the difference between 'pmesh' and 'tmesh' ? Googling on those term turned up little more than Prof. Johnston's page mentioned above. > The project we are currently working on will allow users to > calculate the continuous symmetry measure of molecules, > thereby estimating > the distortion of molecules from a particular point group > or shape. If loading pmesh files to Jmol will be possible, > we could build this Website using Jmol. > Else - we are back to our old friend Chime. Q: What is your timeframe for development/deployment of this website? This item is on the Jmol task list. I hope to implement it within the next 4 to 6 months. If you were in a position to help fund the development of this feature then the priority could/would be raised. > Another feature that we use is the ability to load a > molecule from the user's hard disk using JavaScript. I do not think that you are reading the files using *JavaScript*. Rather, I assume you are reading the files through the Chime plug-in. > Reading the help files of Jmol, it was > not clear to us whether this possibility is > available in Jmol. What is > the current status of this command? An 'unsigned/untrusted' applet cannot read from the local file system. That would be a security violation. Several people have requested a 'signed' Jmol applet that would allow access to the local file system. This would allow: - access to the local hard drive - CD-ROM distribution of browser-based applications - access to secondary web servers ... for example, loading files directly from the PDB. In addition to the direct engineering resources required to implement and test this, there will be a direct external cost; doing a signed Jmol applet correctly will involve buying a code signing certificate from a recognized certifying authority. Again, if you were in a position to help fund some of this development it would be greatly appreciated. Miguel ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-developers
