[PyMOL] gtk+ gui
I've put together a preliminary Gtk2 replacement for PyMol's usual Tk interface. Those interested can find screenshots, patches, and installation instructions at http://www.tuxbox.us Some things don't work, particularly items under the `File' menu. Most things are done, however, so I think you could actually use this thing if you wanted to. Happy Holidays, Ben
Re: [PyMOL] gtk+ gui
Thanks for giving it a look.
I'm not much of a graphic artist, so I will probably stay away from
creating any custom button pixmaps. I agree, however, that the ui could
benefit from a little reorganization. For this first pass, I just stuck
with mimicking the layout of the Tk interface, but I'm thinking about
improvements that I might like to make in the future (such as joining
the gtk and rendering windows as you suggest). For now, I just thought
that I would put what I have out there and see if anybody is even
interested in using such a thing.
Ben
Michael Banck mba...@gmx.net writes:
Swt. Do you plan to make it more GTK/GNOMEish? Like, transforming
the buttons on the right ('Reset', 'Zoom', 'Ray') into GNOME-like
looking icons for a toolbar?
Would it be possible to include the main rendering window into the GTK+
interface? Perhaps even adsorb the native GUI, too?
Some things don't work, particularly items under the `File' menu. Most
things are done, however, so I think you could actually use this thing
if you wanted to.
I'll try it out.
Michael
Re: [PyMOL] gtk+ gui
Hi, Thanks. IMHO Gtk2+ opens up a lot of possibilites. I am currently evaluvating software for GTK based live CD for modern molecular biology needs. This is a most welcome development for me. On Sun, 2003-12-14 at 19:49, Ben Cornett wrote: I'm not much of a graphic artist, so I will probably stay away from creating any custom button pixmaps. I will be happy to look into this although it is not clear what is meant by 'Gnome like'. But internationalisation is something more useful and I should be able to help straight away. Probably with the missing features too. For now, I just thought that I would put what I have out there and see if anybody is even interested in using such a thing. Thanks a lot. If you have a plan for what needs doing next please eloborate. Also big thanks to PyMol developers. I found the recent discussions on promoting PyMol very useful. Best wishes, Ramanan
Re: [PyMOL] gtk+ gui
On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 10:27:35PM +, Ramanan Selvaratnam wrote: On Sun, 2003-12-14 at 19:49, Ben Cornett wrote: I'm not much of a graphic artist, so I will probably stay away from creating any custom button pixmaps. I will be happy to look into this although it is not clear what is meant by 'Gnome like'. Well, GNOME applications have a consistent set of icons for common stuff like 'save', 'load' 'copy', etc., but also for 'zoom' and stuff like that. What would be needed are icons in a similar style for molecular-related stuff. Like drawing bonds, picking atoms, and so on. Some/much of this could be shared along ghemical, gchempaint and pymol/gtk (but no work has been done yet; the custom icons provided by ghemical do not look GNOMEish at all) Michael
Re: [PyMOL] gtk+ gui
On Sun, 2003-12-14 at 22:45, Michael Banck wrote: Well, GNOME applications have a consistent set of icons for common stuff like 'save', 'load' 'copy', etc., but also for 'zoom' and stuff like that. What would be needed are icons in a similar style for molecular-related stuff. Like drawing bonds, picking atoms, and so on. Some/much of this could be shared along ghemical, gchempaint and pymol/gtk (but no work has been done yet; the custom icons provided by ghemical do not look GNOMEish at all) Cool. apt-cach show in Debian suggests you are the maintainer for both Ghemical and PyMol packages. Ghemical 1.00-2 is dependent on libgtk1.2 hence looks dead ugly anyway. gchempaint ... whats that? But I think I get your point. IMO we should build on the good looks of Gtk2+ and the unique artistry of structural biology. A bit like the stuff at http://arttech.about.com/library/bl_geis_archives2.htm If anyone can take a lead on organising the Gtk2+ collection of software this will be a worthwhile project. Count me in. There is a Gnome IRC channel for GnomeArt where help should be around. Best regards, Ramanan
