I've gone ahead and added for Jmol 11.6.RC12 the applet param tag
"maximumSize". This can be set to a maximum size for which the height and
width are not allowed to exceed when resizing. I think this will be a more
user-friendly option. The way to invoke it would be
jmolInitialize(...)
jmolSetCallback("maximumSize", 400)
jmolApplet(....)
It may seem odd to set this using jmolSetCallback(), but jmolSetCallback is
really just a general "jmolSetParameter" function. I suppose we should add
to Jmol.js
function jmolSetParameter(param, value) {
jmolSetCallback(param, value)
}
So that's clearer.
I didn't make it settable via a script command because it seems to me more
an aspect of building the applet that the developer might set rather than
something that the user should be able to set on the fly.
Bob
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Thomas Stout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> Thanks Angel --
>
> Yes, it definitely turned out to be a memory issue. My inexperience is
> another! I was stumped since the Jmol graphic stopped responding, but Jmol
> itself was still running and "doing stuff" -- I could still enter commands
> into the console and get appropriate responses. Now I know that that is a
> hallmark of Java exceptions, including out-of-memory errors.
>
> With regard to "large" windows and the memory issue, I've settled here on
> creating a pop-up window that is large enough for end-users to have a "big
> view" but which is fixed in size so that I know that it won't immediately
> eat up all of the memory. I've given up the ability for them to re-size,
> but it seems a reasonable trade-off.
>
> Thanks very much,
> Tom
>
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Angel Herráez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>> Hi Tom
>>
>> I'm probably late in joining this thread, but since there has been no
>> final comment, here's
>> my 2 cents
>>
>> 1)
>> Your problem looks to me as more related to a specific browser and JVM
>> that to Jmol
>> version (but I may be wrong). Of course, memory is an issue.
>>
>> 2)
>> > i) be able to stipulate the size of the popup Applet and have it be a
>> fixed size, or
>>
>> You can always specify a fixed size applet; if the user maximizes the
>> window, he will see
>> blank space around the applet. (But it's great to be able to increase the
>> applet size at will;
>> maybe you could include a warning in yor pop-up window; after all, the
>> memory allocated to
>> Java is an user option.
>>
>> To the point:
>> jmolApplet(600,"script javascript:getState()")
>> will give you a fixed size, 600 pixels, square applet.
>>
>> 3)
>> > is there a means of specifying the size of the popup window and not
>> allowing it to be
>> > resized once created??
>>
>> Certainly!
>> Say you are using
>>
>>
>> woptions="menubar=yes,resizable=1,scrollbars,alwaysRaised,width=600,height=600,left=50
>> "
>> newwin=open("JmolPopup.htm","jmol_"+sm,woptions)
>>
>> Then, change to
>>
>> woptions="menubar=yes,resizable=0,scrollbars,alwaysRaised,width=600,height=600,left=50
>> "
>>
>>
>> 4)
>> > ii) your idea, to have an upper limit on how big it can get.
>>
>> I find this very tricky to implement, if even possible.
>>
>>
>> 5)
>> > Curiously, the popup window is more resistant to this blanking effect
>> using MS IExplorer
>> > than with Firefox (3.0.1).
>>
>> In my experience, Firefox (2.0) implementation of JVM (1.5 - 1.6) is much
>> more unstable
>> than IE's
>>
>>
>>
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