Re: [Jmol-developers] WOW

[Miguel <mi...@jm...>]

> I see it:
>
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/jmol/Jmol/samples/xyz/=
cs2.xyz?rev=3D1.1
>
> That file is fine; just a pretty odd combination of vectors and
> coordinates.
> I put this in http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr/jmol/inline/ and it =
did
> the
> job. I don't see what the middle column is for. It doesn't seem to be
> necessary.

I assume you mean the middle column of numbers in the .xyz file

That is supposed to be the formal charge.

> BUT
>
> WOW
>
> You have to see this screen shot. I don't think I'll be able to reprodu=
ce
> it.
>  From the gif you can't appreciate the amazing animation. Everything is=

> flashing
> and moving back and forth. Totally awesome=21 Whatever could it be?

Perhaps it is that new type of 'antimatter' that I have been working on .=
..


> http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr/tmp/wow.gif

Well, it *does* look interesting.

The Cone drawing code for the tops of the vectors gets very unhappy (and
breaks) if the cone is too flat.

It is a bug that will need to be fixed some day.

In this case, I suspect that you made the vectors 'oversquare', with the
diameter wider than the length.

vector 1.0

Or something like that.


Miguel