Hi!
I just found out that I very much miss an equivalent to the "pause"
or "wait"
command of rasmol in jmol, that is, a command that I can place in a
script
to make the script execution pause until I have had time to examine
the representation of my molecule, and then allows me to continue
script execution
upon e.g. entering a <return> in the console.
Context: I have to screen a large number of structures for some
visual features,
therefore I would like to use a script that loads one structure after
the other, applies a script to it to highlight and center the feature
I am looking for, then pauses until I have made my decision and then
resumes with loading the next structure upon my signal. For most
structures I only need a moment to decide to reject a structure, and
only in a few cases I need significantly more time to verify that
this structure is indeed interesting and to note its name for further
reference
Such a pause feature would also be very useful when using jmol in a
presentation / lecture situation.
Here's the manual entry for pause/wait in rasmol:
Pause
Syntax: pause
wait
The RasMol 'pause' command is used in script files to stop the script
file for local manipulation by a mouse, until any key is pushed to
restart the script file. 'Wait' is synonymous with 'pause'. This
command may be executed in RasMol script files to suspend the
sequential execution of commands and allow the user to examine the
current image. When RasMol executes a 'pause' command in a script
file, it suspends execution of the rest of the file, refreshes the
image on the screen and allows the manipulation of the image using
the mouse and scroll bars, or resizing of the graphics window. Once a
key is pressed, control returns to the script file at the line
following the 'pause' command. While a script is suspended the
molecule may be rotated, translated, scaled, slabbed and picked as
usual, but all menu commands are disabled. The 'pause' can probably
be used most effectively with 'echo' commands in education pre-
scripted demonstrations, where a description of the current image is
presented to the user/student. Typically the command before a 'pause'
should be 'echo Press any key to continue'.
Execution of a script can be cancelled by pressing Control-D or
Control-Z (on VAX/VMS, Control-C) while standing at a pause. The
command 'set picking none' disables picking, which avoids the display
of spurious messages whilst a script is suspended at a pause.
Thanks for your help
Annemarie
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Dr. Annemarie Honegger, Ph.D.
Zürich University, Dept. of Biochemistry
Winterthurerstr.190
CH-8057 Zürich
Switzerland
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel.: 41-44-635 55 62
Fax: 41-44-635 57 12
URL: http://www.biochem.unizh.ch/antibody
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