Re: [Jmol-users] unique measurement visualization properties

[Charles S. <cshubert@MIT.EDU>]

Thanks Angel!

The Jmol 1.6+ information is very useful.

--Chuck

On Aug 17, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Angel Herráez wrote:

> Chuck, I'd say that is correct.
>
> The major difference is: anything defined using SET is a global  
> property for Jmol, which in general will apply to all the pertaining  
> objects (but sometimes, as the measurement color, only to the  
> subsequent instances of those objects).
>
> On the other hand, things like atom and bond size, labels, etc are  
> properties associated with particular atoms, so they are set  
> individually per selected atom set.
>
> An exception in your phrasing may be "bonds on" which I gather is a  
> global setting too.
> BTW, Jmol 11.6+ does not accept "bonds on" any longer (a remnant  
> from RasMol/Chime compatibility), requiring either "set bonds on" or  
> the recommended  "set showMultipleBonds on"
>
>

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