Re: [PyMOL] [colors frozen for rendering modes defined in .pymolrc]

[Sebastien M. <seb...@ig...>]

>>But does this problem look like a bug ?
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> No, it works as intended.  The issue here is that the GUI just does not=
 (yet) provide the capability of coloring representations, just atoms.  S=
o if you color representations directly using a command, then you'll need=
 to use a command uncolor them.
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> At present, only a small fraction of PyMOL's capabities are directly ex=
posed in the user interface.  The rest must be accessed through commands,=
 scripts, and/or Python programs.  I'm not saying that is good...it is ju=
st how things are right now.
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> Cheers,
> Warren
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> --
> Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D.                    =20
> Principal Scientist

Ok thanks,

So, a script command cannot be canceled from the GUI, but it must be=20
from the same kind of (another) script command.

>>>>>Sebastien,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I cannot
>>>>>>change the color for rendering modes I defined.
>>>>>
>>>>>I do not understand what you mean by this.
>>>>>
>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>Warren
>>>>
>>>>I mean that the color, for cartoon view, is unchangeable when 'set=20
>>>>cartoon_color' is defined in the $HOME/.pymolrc file.
>>>>Thus, when I define 'set cartoon_color' in the=20
>>
>>$HOME/.pymolrc file, I=20
>>
>>>>cannot change the color, for the cartoons, from the GUI.
>>>>
>>>>The color is kept whatever I do.
>>>
>>>I take it that you mean that choosing the "C" box on the right-hand=20
>>>menu for the object in question and then selecting a colour or=20
>>>colouring scheme results in no change to your cartoon=20
>>
>>representation.=20
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>>>In that case, I think that what you need to do is type:
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>>>  set cartoon_color, default
>>>
>>>Then the cartoon is not forced to be the colour that you=20
>>
>>set (slate)=20
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>>>but takes on the colour of the atoms in the object.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>Rob
>>
>>Yes, that's it.
>>I know that I only have to comment or change this line.
>>
>>But does this problem look like a bug ?

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