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[PyMOL] (small) Pymol feature request--filter for edit settings window

[Michelle G. <mic...@ya...>]

While we're discussing ways to make our favorite program a little 
better, I had an idea I thought I'd throw out there...

While making some figures the other day, I found myself scrolling 
endlessly through the edit settings menu (under Setting --> Edit All) a 
number of times, mostly to locate a relatively small number of settings 
related to ray tracing. This got me thinking about a way to improve 
access to the many wonderful features that have been added to PyMOL.

The solution I came up with is a filter line which could be placed 
directly above the window listing all the settings. Users could then 
type a word, say "ray" or "cartoon", and only the settings containing 
this word would be shown.

The best example of a program containing this feature is the 
"about:config" window in Firefox. When you open a browser and type 
"about:config" instead of an address, a window containing hundreds of 
settings appears. At the top is a filter bar which you can use to pare 
down the number of settings listed below.

I think this would be a great addition to PyMOL and would help users 
familiarize themselves with the many new settings which have been (and 
will be) implemented. :)

Perhaps others have even better solutions to this problem. The use of a 
filter is just the first idea which came to my mind. I think it would be 
relatively easy to implement, although my python programming skills are 
somewhat limited.

Thanks,
Michelle Gill

Re: [PyMOL] (small) Pymol feature request--filter for edit settings window

[<an...@bi...>]

Hey Michelle,

Ezequiel Panepucci wrote grepset, a little script that allows you to do=20
exactly what you want and even more.  No need even to open the edit=20
settings menu, just type 'grepset ray', and you're cruising.

Get grepset from http://www.pymolwiki.org/index.php/Grepset and put it=20
into your .pymolrc file as 'run /path/to/grepset.py'.  Life is good.


Andreas


Michelle Gill wrote:
> While we're discussing ways to make our favorite program a little=20
> better, I had an idea I thought I'd throw out there...
>=20
> While making some figures the other day, I found myself scrolling=20
> endlessly through the edit settings menu (under Setting --> Edit All) a=
=20
> number of times, mostly to locate a relatively small number of settings=
=20
> related to ray tracing. This got me thinking about a way to improve=20
> access to the many wonderful features that have been added to PyMOL.
>=20
> The solution I came up with is a filter line which could be placed=20
> directly above the window listing all the settings. Users could then=20
> type a word, say "ray" or "cartoon", and only the settings containing=20
> this word would be shown.
>=20
> The best example of a program containing this feature is the=20
> "about:config" window in Firefox. When you open a browser and type=20
> "about:config" instead of an address, a window containing hundreds of=20
> settings appears. At the top is a filter bar which you can use to pare=20
> down the number of settings listed below.
>=20
> I think this would be a great addition to PyMOL and would help users=20
> familiarize themselves with the many new settings which have been (and=20
> will be) implemented. :)
>=20
> Perhaps others have even better solutions to this problem. The use of a=
=20
> filter is just the first idea which came to my mind. I think it would b=
e=20
> relatively easy to implement, although my python programming skills are=
=20
> somewhat limited.
>=20
> Thanks,
> Michelle Gill
>=20

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Re: [PyMOL] (small) Pymol feature request--filter for edit settings window

[Jerome P. <j.p...@pa...>]

Hello Michelle,

You can also edit the SetEditor.py file. The file is in the=20
'/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/pmg_tk' directory on linux and add the=20
feature. It can be done by adding to small portion of add-on code to the=20
file. If you do so:

Keep a copy of the original file in a safe place !

Here is a part of the modified file:
#######################################
class SetEditor:

   def __init__(self,app):

      self.app =3D app
      self.list =3D []
      for a in  pymol.setting.get_index_list():
         self.list.append("%-30s %s"%(pymol.setting._get_name(a),
                    cmd.get_setting_text(a,'',-1)))

      self.index =3D {}
      c =3D 0
      for a in pymol.setting.get_name_list():
         self.index[a] =3D c
         c =3D c + 1
        =20
      self.dialog =3D Pmw.SelectionDialog(self.app.root,title=3D"Settings",
                          buttons =3D ('Edit', 'Done'),
                                   defaultbutton=3D'Edit',
                          scrolledlist_labelpos=3DN,
                          label_text=3D'Double click to edit',
                          scrolledlist_items =3D self.list,
                          command =3D self.command)
      self.dialog.geometry("500x400")

     # start of the add-on
      interior =3D self.dialog.interior()
      self.filter =3D Pmw.EntryField(interior,
                              labelpos =3D 'w',
                              label_text=3D 'Filter:',
                              validate =3D None,
                              command =3D self.filter_list)
      self.filter.pack()
      # end of the add-on

      self.listbox =3D self.dialog.component('scrolledlist')
      self.listbox.component('listbox').configure(font=3Dapp.my_fw_font)
      self.dialog.protocol('WM_DELETE_WINDOW',self.cancel)
      app.my_show(self.dialog)

  # start of the add-on
   def filter_list(self):
      self.list =3D []
      for a in pymol.setting.get_index_list():
          if self.filter.getvalue() in pymol.setting._get_name(a):
              self.list.append("%-30s %s"%(pymol.setting._get_name(a),
                               cmd.get_setting_text(a,'',-1)))
      self.dialog.setlist(self.list)
      self.dialog.update()
   # end of the add-on

   def cancel(self,event=3DNone):
      self.command(result=3D'Done')
#######################################

This code works fine on my linux box. If you have some problem, don't hesit=
ate=20
to ask me !

Cheers,

Jerome Pansanel

Le Mardi 18 Avril 2006 18:02, Michelle Gill a =E9crit=A0:
> While we're discussing ways to make our favorite program a little
> better, I had an idea I thought I'd throw out there...
>
> While making some figures the other day, I found myself scrolling
> endlessly through the edit settings menu (under Setting --> Edit All) a
> number of times, mostly to locate a relatively small number of settings
> related to ray tracing. This got me thinking about a way to improve
> access to the many wonderful features that have been added to PyMOL.
>
> The solution I came up with is a filter line which could be placed
> directly above the window listing all the settings. Users could then
> type a word, say "ray" or "cartoon", and only the settings containing
> this word would be shown.
>
> The best example of a program containing this feature is the
> "about:config" window in Firefox. When you open a browser and type
> "about:config" instead of an address, a window containing hundreds of
> settings appears. At the top is a filter bar which you can use to pare
> down the number of settings listed below.
>
> I think this would be a great addition to PyMOL and would help users
> familiarize themselves with the many new settings which have been (and
> will be) implemented. :)
>
> Perhaps others have even better solutions to this problem. The use of a
> filter is just the first idea which came to my mind. I think it would be
> relatively easy to implement, although my python programming skills are
> somewhat limited.
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle Gill
>
>
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Re: [PyMOL] (small) Pymol feature request--filter for edit settings window

[Jerome P. <j.p...@pa...>]

Hello Michelle,

You can also edit the SetEditor.py file. The file is in the=20
'/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/pmg_tk' directory on linux and add the=20
feature. It can be done by adding to small portion of add-on code to the=20
file. If you do so:

Keep a copy of the original file in a safe place !

Here is a part of the modified file:
#######################################
class SetEditor:

   def __init__(self,app):

      self.app =3D app
      self.list =3D []
      for a in  pymol.setting.get_index_list():
         self.list.append("%-30s %s"%(pymol.setting._get_name(a),
                    cmd.get_setting_text(a,'',-1)))

      self.index =3D {}
      c =3D 0
      for a in pymol.setting.get_name_list():
         self.index[a] =3D c
         c =3D c + 1
        =20
      self.dialog =3D Pmw.SelectionDialog(self.app.root,title=3D"Settings",
                          buttons =3D ('Edit', 'Done'),
                                   defaultbutton=3D'Edit',
                          scrolledlist_labelpos=3DN,
                          label_text=3D'Double click to edit',
                          scrolledlist_items =3D self.list,
                          command =3D self.command)
      self.dialog.geometry("500x400")

     # start of the add-on
      interior =3D self.dialog.interior()
      self.filter =3D Pmw.EntryField(interior,
                              labelpos =3D 'w',
                              label_text=3D 'Filter:',
                              validate =3D None,
                              command =3D self.filter_list)
      self.filter.pack()
      # end of the add-on

      self.listbox =3D self.dialog.component('scrolledlist')
      self.listbox.component('listbox').configure(font=3Dapp.my_fw_font)
      self.dialog.protocol('WM_DELETE_WINDOW',self.cancel)
      app.my_show(self.dialog)

  # start of the add-on
   def filter_list(self):
      self.list =3D []
      for a in pymol.setting.get_index_list():
          if self.filter.getvalue() in pymol.setting._get_name(a):
              self.list.append("%-30s %s"%(pymol.setting._get_name(a),
                               cmd.get_setting_text(a,'',-1)))
      self.dialog.setlist(self.list)
      self.dialog.update()
   # end of the add-on

   def cancel(self,event=3DNone):
      self.command(result=3D'Done')
#######################################

This code works fine on my linux box. If you have some problem, don't hesit=
ate=20
to ask me !

Cheers,

Jerome Pansanel

Le Mardi 18 Avril 2006 18:02, Michelle Gill a =E9crit=A0:
> While we're discussing ways to make our favorite program a little
> better, I had an idea I thought I'd throw out there...
>
> While making some figures the other day, I found myself scrolling
> endlessly through the edit settings menu (under Setting --> Edit All) a
> number of times, mostly to locate a relatively small number of settings
> related to ray tracing. This got me thinking about a way to improve
> access to the many wonderful features that have been added to PyMOL.
>
> The solution I came up with is a filter line which could be placed
> directly above the window listing all the settings. Users could then
> type a word, say "ray" or "cartoon", and only the settings containing
> this word would be shown.
>
> The best example of a program containing this feature is the
> "about:config" window in Firefox. When you open a browser and type
> "about:config" instead of an address, a window containing hundreds of
> settings appears. At the top is a filter bar which you can use to pare
> down the number of settings listed below.
>
> I think this would be a great addition to PyMOL and would help users
> familiarize themselves with the many new settings which have been (and
> will be) implemented. :)
>
> Perhaps others have even better solutions to this problem. The use of a
> filter is just the first idea which came to my mind. I think it would be
> relatively easy to implement, although my python programming skills are
> somewhat limited.
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle Gill
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting langua=
ge
> that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live
> webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding
> territory!
> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=3Dlnk&kid=3D110944&bid=3D241720&dat=
=3D121642
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