From: Bob H. <ha...@st...> - 2004-12-09 17:35:47
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Miguel, while this will obviously result in the need for a lot of retooling, if it solves the problem that molecules load AND DISPLAY prior to script execution, then I'm all for it. I think I'm right about this -- sometimes you see a molecule in some sort of "default" display prior to a script being run. I might be wrong and all I am seeing is the effect of my script running as a separate .script() command; I can't remember. One question is how this effects the properties file. When do properties get processed -- just after loading and before any other scripts are run? Does this make any difference there? Bob Miguel wrote: > For those of you who are writing html pages with explicit <applet> tags to > load the JmolApplet ... > > I would like to eliminate some of the <param> tags that are currently > supported. > > In particular, I would like to eliminate support for the following tags: > > load > frank > debugscript > > Each of these things can be handled as part of the 'script' parameter. > > <param name="load" value="caffeine.xyz"> > <param name="frank" value="off"> > <param name="script" value="spacefill off"> > > will become > > <param name="script" value="load caffeine.xyz; set frank off; spacefill off"> > > In addition to simplifying the code and reducing the number of parameters > to the applet, it will offer the advantage of loading the model as part of > the script execution thread. > > Previous versions of Jmol had many parameters to the applet. But that is > because older versions of Jmol did not have a scripting language. > > Similarly, Chime had a large set of _embed_ parameters that controlled > things as part of the plugin definition. > > Please let me know if you can see any good reason not to make this change > prior to the v10 release. > > > Miguel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Jmol-users mailing list > Jmo...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users -- Robert M. Hanson, ha...@st..., 507-646-3107 Professor of Chemistry, St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN 55057 mailto:ha...@st... http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein |