PyMOL Users, I concur with both of the statements below -- lack of good documentation and training materials has become much more limiting of PyMOL's utility than lack of functionality.
Furthermore, as illustrated by Stéphane's post, if DeLano Scientific LLC is to continue to thrive as a business, then we must focus on meeting the needs of our customers, first and foremost. We have heard directly from some important sponsors on such matters, and in response, we are implementing a number of changes in policy and practice leading up to the release of PyMOL 1.0. In the meantime, we invite all current and/or past PyMOL sponsors and contributors to voice their thoughts and opinions to supp...@delsci.com. Please help us find that optimal path through which PyMOL can eventually thrive in both commercial and open-source contexts. Cheers, Warren -- Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. Principal Scientist . DeLano Scientific LLC . 400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 213 . South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA . Biz:(650)-872-0942 Tech:(650)-872-0834 . Fax:(650)-872-0273 Cell:(650)-346-1154 . mailto:war...@delsci.com > -----Original Message----- > From: pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of > Dr. Mark Mayer > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 6:23 AM > To: pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [PyMOL] manual update > > Dear Warren, > > I would second Dirk's statement below. The manuals on web are > a couple of years out of date now, and while the wiki and > bulletin board are very useful sources of information, I too > would prefer to have good up to date documentation, rather > than more and more improvements with poor documentation > > > this little thread points nicely to the major problem that I > have quite often with PyMol: it is a really powerful program, > but the documentation is somewhere scattered between various > incomplete sources (manual, reference list, wiki, bulletin > board, user home pages, ...). This makes it very difficult > for the average user like me to make full use of PyMol's > capabilities. I would _really_ prefer to have a good and > up-to-date documentation available, at least for the last > official version, rather than more and more improvements with > poor documentation. > > > -- > Mark Mayer Ph.D. > LCMN NICHD NIH DHHS > Bldg 35, Room 3B 1002 MSC 3712 > 35 Lincoln Drive > Bethesda MD 20892 3712 > Phone: 301-496-9346 (office); 301-496-9347 (lab); FAX > 301-496-2396 Lab web site: http://mayerlab.nichd.nih.gov > > Send packages, Fedex and anything requiring a signature to: > > Bldg 35, Room 3B 1004 > 35 Lincoln Drive > Bethesda MD 20892 > >
