I'll check that out. You know, Eric, there is a flag now that is
_spinning
so you can use
if (_spinning) {spin OFF} else {spin ON}
Seems to me that's a lot easier.
Bob
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Eric Martz <ema...@microbio.umass.edu>wrote:
> Dear Bob,
>
> 1. I don't see the applicability of jmolScriptWait(): a report is
> generated by jmolScript() (so the commands are being executed) but
> the report is incomplete.
>
> 2. You can see this bug here:
>
> Go to
>
> http://www.bioinformatics.org/jmol-tutorials/jtatjmol12/jtatdemo/contents/contents.htm
> Note this is Jmol 12.0.8.
> Open Jmol's console.
> Click on the "Toggle Spinning" button just beneath Jmol.
> Spinning never stops.
> The reports from "show spin" appear in the console, but never end
> with "spin on".
>
> If you simply type "show spin" into the console, every second time
> "spin on" is present in the report, and that triggers a "spin off"
> command via messageCallback(). Thus, the report is correct when
> generated from a "show spin" issued in the console, but not correct
> when the "show spin" comes from jmolScript("exit; show spin;")
>
> In contrast when the ONLY difference is the use of Jmol 11.6.RC12,
> the toggle button works fine, and you can see the reports in the Jmol
> Console:
>
> http://www.bioinformatics.org/jmol-tutorials/jtat/jtatdemo/contents/contents.htm
>
> Every second report includes "spin on" and the toggle works, even tho
> the "show spin" is coming from jmolScript().
>
> Thanks, -Eric
>
> At 8/22/10, Robert Hanson wrote:
>
>
> >On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Eric Martz
> ><<mailto:ema...@microbio.umass.edu>ema...@microbio.umass.edu> wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am trying to update the Jmol in my "Jmol Tutorial Authoring
> >Template" (JTAT,
> ><http://www.bioinformatics.org/jmol-tutorials/>
> http://www.bioinformatics.org/jmol-tutorials/)
> >from
> >11.6.RC12 to 12.0.8. I appear to be observing the following anomaly:
> >
> >When I type "show spin" into Jmol's console, the report ends with
> >"spin on" when spinning is on, and "spin on" is simply omitted when
> >spinning is off.
> >
> >
> >correct.
> >
> >
> >This is what I expect, and my code uses it to toggle
> >spinning in up to 4 concurrent jmols.
> >
> >However, when jmolScript("exit; spin on;", "1") is executed, the
> >report never ends with "spin on" even when spinning is on. (Thus my
> >existing code never toggles spinning off.)
> >
> >
> >what report is that? Sometimes after the script command is given?
> >Maybe you need
> >
> >jmolScriptWait("exit; spin on")
> >
> >so that Jmol doesn't just cache the script. I bet that's what is
> happening.
> >
> >
> >
> >Is this a bug? The report is correct in 11.6.RC12 but not in 12.0.8.
> >
> >
> >Hmm. But then why the version difference.
> >
> >Be more specific about the sequence of events.
> >
> >
> >Thanks very much, -Eric
> >
> >
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