This is fixed for Jmol 11.9.8 and Jmol 11.8.9.
select [someAtoms]
set toggleLabel
hides/shows labels as a toggle. The labels keep their format.
The state should be updated appropriately.
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Brian McMahon <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 09:28:08AM -0600, Robert Hanson wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:47 AM, Brian McMahon <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Earlier this year Bob introduced very nice functionality to move a
> >> label dynamically by SHIFT-click (application) or CTRL-click (applet)
> >>
> >
> > It's the same code -- should be the same key-combination. -- SHIFT, not
> > CTRL
>
> Oops, my mistake in reading my own notes. SHIFT-click works for both.
> ALT-click also seems to work in the applet, though not for me with the
> application - that might be a feature of my window manager, I guess.
>
> >> My question: is there any way to ensure that after toggling a label
> on/off
> >> using the "set picking select label" it can be restored with the format
> it
> >> had prior to toggling off?
> >
> > Up until now, whenever a label is turned off it is reset to the standard
> > label.
>
> As I mentioned in replying to Angel, the ability to "remember" an assigned
> format would be wonderful. Failing that, the ability to specify a different
> default would be helpful.
>
> >> (2)
> >> At this point, I can store the graphics state, using "show state", and
> >> run it. The result is unchanged.
> >>
> >> However, if, while I still have "set picking select label" I SHIFT-click
> on
> >> an atom and move its label, then save the state, and then re-run the
> saved
> >> state, the position of the label has now shifted. Looks like a bug.
> >>
> >
> > definitely -- I'll look into that.
>
> Excellent.
>
> >> (3)
> >> A supplementary question. Having gone through this exercise (i.e. saved
> >> the graphics state and re-run it as a standalone script), if I now click
> >> on an atom, the application reports that atom's name and position (i.e.
> >> it has reverted to the default picking behaviour). Does this imply that
> >> the picking mode is not retained within the graphics state? If so, is
> >> there any way that it could be? [I am not sure that I would want it to
> >> be, but am curious as to the possibility.]
> >>
> >>
> > That's right, the picking mode is not saved with the state. Not sure why.
> > Probably no reason.
>
> OK, noted. The more I play with what I'm doing (silently invoking different
> picking modes in an attempt to help the user in different contexts), the
> more I think it wouldn't be such a good idea to save it with the state!
>
> Cheers
> Brian
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