Bob Hanson wrote: > I would like feedback on the following possible change in the behavior > of SET: > > CURRENT: > > You can SET any variable, whether a Jmol standard varible or a variables > you have created. > > SUGGESTED CHANGE (option 1): > > When you use SET, if the variable is not a Jmol variable, an error is > thrown and the script fails. > > SUGGESTED CHANGE (option 2): > > When you use SET, if the variable is not a Jmol variable, a warning is > thrown, but the script continues. > > RATIONALE: > > If you are setting a Jmol variable (debugScript, antialiasDisplay, > etc.), it can be easy to mistype a name. The way it is now, Jmol happily > assigns a new variable with that value. > > Suggested Change 1 makes it so that if you get in the habit of using SET > (the way it was done in 10.2) for setting Jmol standard variables, then > you will know immediately that you have mistyped a variable name, and no > new variable will be created. > > Suggested Change 2 lets you know immediately, but the variable is still > created. The idea here is that some people may have already created > scripts using "set" and user variables. The problem with 2 is that upon > mistyping, the Jmol state will contain that mistyped variable > definition, because the command did complete. > > Thoughts?
I would like this change. The number of Jmol variables is increasing rapidly and the online documentation is not always available. I would prefer option 1 but option 2 would also be ok. Q: Shouldn't this change also be made similarly for the other way round (a Jmol variable is set without "set", e.g.: antialiasDisplay = true)? Regards, Rolf ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
