[Jmol-users] select&delete atoms / save settings

[Naomi F. <fu...@ex...>]

Hi,

I'm a Jmol newbie and was wondering if it is possible to pick/select 
random atoms by clicking on them with the mouse. Furthermore I would like 
to delete selected atoms (permanently in the input file), but I don't know 
how.

I checked the Mouse tutorial which has a short section on selecting atoms, 
but I didn't get much out of it. I also had a look at the Interactive 
Script Documentation and tried the 'set picking' command using the scripts 
console. But this doesn't seem to select atoms.

And one last question: How can I save settings like switched on labels and 
their positions, background colour, etc. permanently? I found a file 
"properties" in the directory .jmol, which contains a few lines, e.g. 
'showBoundingBox=true', but it doesn't seem to be loaded, because I don't 
see a bounding box, when opening a structure.

Sorry for these rather basic questions.
Thanks in advance for your replies,
Naomi