Re: [Jmol-users] defaults for jmol application

[Bob H. <ha...@st...>]

Rich, I second what Angel has stated -- that if possible consider using 
the applet instead of the app. It is far more flexible in terms of a 
customizable interface. If you  feel the necessity to use the 
application, let's talk about why that might be so. (Remote file needs + 
the desire not to use the signed applet, for example, comes to mind.) 
That said, work continues on the application interface, and your input 
in that regard is much appreciated.

Bob


Rich wrote:

>On 4-5-2008 4:59, Angel Herráez wrote:
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>>On 2 May 2008 at 13:37, rg...@el... wrote:
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>>>Or is it that for
>>>simplicity the two just share almost all the same menu-structure code?
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>>Yes, I understand it is so. Most functionality is in the pop-up menu, so all of 
>>it it is shared.
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>>In my opinion, duplicating functions into the top menu is not worth. You just 
>>get used to the popup menu, the same whether you are in a web page or in 
>>the application.
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>Getting used to it isn't the problem, it's about the new user that has never seen the program. If I am to ask people to download a copy of the app so they can see my structure results they need to be able to see what they expect to see with an absolute minimum of unexpectedness. Otherwise they'll simply not use Jmol. That means that if the menus and defaults for the app stay as they are I need to be able to provide a mechanism that'll (invisibly to the user) add/modify the functionality of the app to something they expect. I understand that the needs of the app and applet are different so there is a reason for the structure of the pop-up menu of the applet. But the functionality of the app needs to be accessible from where new users expect to find it.
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>Rich
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