[PyMOL] v0.99beta - dna ladder representation

[Mark Wilke]

I'm trying out the new beta version of PyMOL to make a figure with a DNA
ladder cartoon.  I was wondering if there is a setting for connecting the
two DNA strands with a single bar instead of two short bars that don't
quite connect and are not parallel.  I don't need the DNA to be accurate
just look pretty. 

Also, what are the various settings for altering the dna ladder cartoon?

- Mark

[PyMOL] dna ladders

[Mark Wilke]

How do I get the dna backbone (currently represented as a tube) be
represented as a fancy helix like in the picture on the pymol website?

- Mark

[PyMOL] ray-trace stop button?

[Mark Wilke]

Is there any way of stopping a ray trace once it has been started without
closing pymol?  Some of my ray trace jobs take too long and I want to stop
them.  I've also noticed that pymol doesn't close very elegently during a
ray trace job.  I'm working on a windows pc and the end task approach
sometimes doesn't seem to work at all, forcing me to reboot.  

-Mark

[PyMOL] map_double v0.95?

[Mark Wilke]

Is the command map_double no longer supported in ver0.95?  Is there a
replacement command?  How do I generate a similar effect?

- Mark

[PyMOL] rTools Win installation

[Mark Wilke]

I've tried installing rTools on a Win2K system.  I changed all the paths
as best I could, but when I ran pymol, only the pymol viewer
appeared.  The pymol Tcl/Tk GUI did not.  Any ideas?

- Mark

[PyMOL] searchable archive?

[Mark Wilke]

Is there a searchable archive of this newsgroup?

- Mark

[PyMOL] loop radius?

[Mark Wilke]

(1) Does anyone know how to adjust the radius of the cartoon loops?

(2) Is there a comprehensive list of these variable somewhere on-line or
in the program files that I can access?  I can't find these kind of
details in the on-line manual/reference and I feel stupid asking this kind
of basic question to everyone.

Thanks in advance.

- Mark Wilke