> Dear Miguel and jmol community, > > While I was in Japan recently showing off Protein Explorer, and talking up > jmol, there were frequent requests to be able to export publication > quality > images. People who learn how to use Protein Explorer and finally get the > view they want would like to be able to save it in publication quality, > not > just screen-shot quality. This is not possible while Protein Explorer uses > Chime, but might be possible when it is ported to jmol applet.
Image exporting is currently only supported in the Jmol application. Some functionality could be added to the applet, but it would require cooperation with a cooperating CGI on the web server. Given the (mediocre) level of web technology expertise of most of the Jmol community, I believe that it would be a support nightmare. > My impression is that MolScripts and Raster3D or Pov-Ray are one of the > most common mechanisms for making publication quality images. Basic PovRay support is built into the Jmol application. Secondary schematic structures are not currently supported. Basically, we need someone with significant PovRay expertise to take the lead in this area and flesh out the functionality. > PyMOL is increasingly popular as well. Warren DeLano (Mr. PyMOL) and I have had high-level discussions about the benefits of a shared 'view' representation. But to date no work as been done in this area. > Is a mechanism to export a MolScript or somesuch under consideration for > Jmol, e.g. the signed applet? I am not familiar with MolScript. > If yes, what is the status of it? If no, is > anyone on this user-list knowledgable about how to translate a jmol view > into e.g. a molscript or pymol script? This is an area where we need someone else from the molecular visualization community to take the lead. Miguel ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
