Re: [Jmol-users] label control quandary

[Frieda R. <fr...@ns...>]

On Mar 12, 2007, at 11:32 AM, Bob Hanson wrote:

> Frieda Reichsman wrote:
>
>> I have three aligned pdb files loaded in an applet, and check boxes
>> that control the display of each one (on or off). When the page  
>> loads,
>> I have labels displayed on one of the models, and a separate checkbox
>> to turn the labels off, if desired.
>>
>> Although the labels are attached to one model by necessity, the
>> situation really calls for labels that can be displayed independently
>> of which model is showing. (If the user turns off the labeled model,
>> the labels turn off automatically, because the model is not  
>> displayed.)
>>
>> The simplest solution would be to be able to display the labels of
>> something that is not visible, but I cannot see a way to do this  
>> in Jmol.
>>
> right.
>
> Well, you COULD load all models twice, and have the second copy  
> just for
> the labels -- with restrict none; select whatever;labels on

Aha! Good idea! So you can display labels on something that is not  
visible, by restricting...  and, I think I can get away with only  
loading one model twice. Thanks, Bob!
Frieda

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Frieda Reichsman, PhD
Molecules in Motion
Interactive Molecular Structures
http://www.moleculesinmotion.com

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