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The sequence viewer and the Workspace are synchronized: selection of atoms in the Work-

space selects the corresponding residues in the sequence viewer, and selection of residues in

the sequence viewer selects them in the Workspace. Likewise, changing the color scheme in

the Workspace changes the color scheme in the sequence viewer, and vice versa. Structural

changes, such as mutating a residue, are also reflected in the sequence viewer. 

To zoom in on a residue in the Workspace without selecting it, middle-click the residue in the

sequence viewer.

The sequence viewer has a shortcut menu (right-click and hold), which you can use to perform

various actions on the sequences or the display. If you do not have any residues selected in the

sequence viewer, the sequence viewer shortcut menu is displayed. The items on this menu are

described in 

Table 2.5

. If you have residues selected, the selection shortcut menu is displayed

(see 

Table 2.2

). In this context there is one extra item on the 

Color Scheme

 submenu: 

Proximity

.

If you choose this item, the residues within a given distance of the selected residues are colored

orange, and the selected residues are colored red. All others are colored gray. To remove this

color scheme, deselect the residues and choose 

None

 from the 

Color Scheme

 submenu. The

distance is specified in the 

Sequence Viewer - Preferences

 dialog box, which you open from

the sequence viewer shortcut menu. 

2.7

Shortcut Menus

Some of the main window components have shortcut menus, which you open by right-clicking

and holding over the component. 

The status bar, the toolbars, and the command input area have two common items, 

Hide

, which

hides the component, and 

Help

, which displays the relevant help topic. These are the only items

for the status bar.

The toolbars have a 

Customize

 item to open the 

Customize Toolbars

 panel for customization—

see 

Section 2.4 on page 17

. The toolbars other than the 

Manager

 toolbar have a 

Style

 item,

from which you can select the arrangement and appearance of the icon and the text for the

buttons. 

The command input area has a standard set of text input items, which are described in

Section 1.1.3 on page 3

. 

The Workspace has three shortcut menus: one for the Workspace itself (the Workspace shortcut

menu), one for the atoms in the current selection (the selection shortcut menu), and one for

bonds (the bond shortcut menu). The selection shortcut menu is also available from the

sequence viewer. These shortcut menus have common items for tiling when used in the Work-

space. The items on these menus are described in 

Table 2.1

, 

Table 2.2

, 

Table 2.3

, and

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Table 2.4

. The selection shortcut menu items that are only on the Workspace or the sequence

viewer shortcut menus are noted in the table. 

The sequence viewer has a shortcut menu for the sequence label area, which is described in

Table 2.5

. This is in addition to the selection shortcut menu, which is displayed when you

right-click on a sequence.

When you right-click and hold in the Workspace:

• On an unselected atom, the atom becomes the selection and the selection shortcut menu is

displayed. 

• On a selected atom, the selection shortcut menu is displayed. 

• On a bond, the two atoms in the bond become the selection and the bond shortcut menu is

displayed. 

• On empty space, if there is an atom selection, the selection shortcut menu is displayed,

otherwise the Workspace shortcut menu is displayed.    

Table 2.1. Workspace shortcut menu items.

Menu Item

Action

Background Color

 

Set the Workspace background color to black, white, gray, or blue. 

Workspace 

Feedback

 

Set up entry properties to be shown at the top left of the Workspace (“feed-

back”). Opens the 

Preferences

 panel at the 

Feedback – Entry

 section.

Save Image

 Open 

the 

Save Image

 panel to save an image of the Workspace in TIFF, 

JPEG, or PNG format. 

Save View

 

Save the current view of the Workspace (orientation, location, and zoom). 

Restore View

 

Restore the last saved view of the Workspace (orientation, location, and 

zoom). 

Manage Views

 Open 

the 

Manage Views

 panel to work with the saved Workspace views. 

Fit to Workspace

 

Fit the displayed structure to the Workspace and reset the center of rotation. 

Create Project Entry 

Create a Project Table entry from the Workspace. 

Clear Workspace

 Clear 

the 

Workspace. 

Delete

 Delete 

labels, 

measurements, or adjustments. 

Highlights

 

Add or change highlights on the Workspace structures.

Caption

 

Add captions to the Workspace, delete captions or edit captions.

Help

 

Open the Shortcut Menus help topic.

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