Bob wrote:

>> So, what do people think about this ...
>>
>> We introduce a new scripting command called 'bondOrder'.
>>
>>   bondOrder [ 1 | 2 | 3 | aromatic | hbond ]
>>
>> It applies to all pre-existing bonds within the current set of selected
>> atoms ... just like 'wireframe'
>>
>> It respects the 'set bondmode [ and | or ] ' setting ... just like
>> 'wireframe'
>>
>
> a. Need the possibility of bond order of 4.

Hmmm ... that is a bit of a problem with the existing system.

But it is a good heads-up and I will keep it in mind while I work on this
stuff.

> b. What are you thinking "aromatic" will mean?

I thought that I meant 1.5 bonds in rings ...

> c. If you mean "partial" for "aromatic," you might consider the
>     possibility of 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, where these show with
>     one of the lines dotted.

I didn't know that these other partial bonds existed.

Q: Are they *really* important?

Q: Is a 1/2 bond a generally accepted concept? ... we cannot go to
arbitrary floating point values for bond order.

>> Q: Is there a word other than 'bondOrder' that we should use?
>>
>
> sounds right to me.

Miguel



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