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Moloc: Molecular Modelling on UNIX Workstations: 5 Display and Input-Output Tool [. :]

Display and Input-Output Tool [. :]

This menu contains a set of general purpose utilities. Most options concern display settings, settings of entries, or interfacing to the disk. Many of the parameters one can influence here can be initialized by writing a file, called .Moloc in the login or current directory.

Single-Entry Display Settings [entry's name]

In this menu various display features attached to single entries can be modified.

Photo Display [foto]

Upon entering this menu for the first time, the program asks for a identification signature. This signature appears on the pictures and in the names of the documentation files. These files (.doc) are generated upon leaving the option. Also, a command, 'SLIDOC file-name\q, is issued. The user can define a environment variable SLIDOC (e.g. an editor or database start-up) to modify the documentation material, which by default contains view parameters, color and status of displayed entries as well as signature and date.

Get Structures from Files [get]

This is the interface for reading disk-files of structures into the program memory. After an entry is read in, the user is asked to give it a color and a name.

Store Entries as Disk Files [sto]

This is the interface for storing single or multiple (if file type permits) entries onto disk-file. Most file-types are described in the get-file menu.

Entry Handling

This is a general utilities to deal mainly with entries as ensembles.

5.5.1 Browse Entries

This menu can appear in two different forms. The actual form is determined upon entering the menu. At that instance the user is asked, wether he wants to restrict browsing to one or several entry sets. If not, browsing goes over all entries loaded into Moloc. Then the menu provides tools for an easy comparison of experimental structures with force field results. Entries are displayed one at a time and can be cycled through backwards and forwards. Various checks and manipulations can be performed:

Extras

The following options are accessible after choosing the ":" from the .-menu. They constitute the less frequently used options and have been transferred to a follow-up menu for clarity.

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