On Sep 22, 2006, at 10:25 PM, Bob Hanson wrote: > Tim and others, > > I downloaded the DRuMS package, and it seems to me you have done > exactly > what needs to be done -- a script for each scheme. I don't think we > could do any differently making this "native" other than simply saving > those files within the applet and applying them as scripts. This > amounts > to almost no space at all (2K), but I think the thing to discuss is > whether that's really the best thing to do. Wouldn't it be smartest to > leave them as they are as resources that could be read if desired, > modified by users as desired (I see you already have that in mind with > the "RNA options" that are there), and just loaded as scripts as > needed? > Do we really want to hardwire them into Jmol? > hi Bob,
these can certainly remain as external scripts; Eric has made some tweaks, and I imagine Angel has done some nice work as well. I suggested adding DRuMS natively to Jmol for two reasons: 1. external scripts are flexible, but not nearly as easy to apply as a built-in command set. this is especially applicable to naive users. 2. I think Jmol would benefit from some expansion of the basic Rasmolian color scheme set. it would be nice to have built-in commands equivalent to color structure, color shapely, etc. i.e., color molecule, color polarity, color charge, color hydrophobicity, and so on. since we put some significant thought into DRuMS, I thought it a good place to start. if it is a painful addition to make, I'm willing to drop it. best, tim -- Timothy Driscoll em: [EMAIL PROTECTED] molvisions - see. grasp. learn. ph: 919-368-2667 <http://www.molvisions.com/> im: molvisions usa:virginia:blacksburg tx: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin." - J von Neumann ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Jmol-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-developers
