[chimera-dev] accelerators and stereo

[Eric Pettersen]

It is also possibly to have the F1 button do the toggling, if that is  
specifically what you require.  If it is, let me know and I can provide  
details.

--Eric

On Apr 19, 2005, at 10:10 AM, Thomas Goddard wrote:

> Hi Matthew,
>
>   Below is some Python code to make a button to toggle between stereo
> and mono viewing in Chimera.  I assumed you mean hardware stereo (LCD
> or polarized glasses, or special monitor).  You can adapt the code to
> toggle to cross-eye or wall-eye stereo by changing 'stereo' to
> 'cross-eye stereo' or 'wall-eye stereo' in the code.
>
>   Make a directory in you Chimera distribution chimera/share/Stereo
> (directory name does not matter) and put the code below in a file
> ChimeraExtension.py (name does matter).  This will add a
> Tools->Utilities->Stereo/Mono menu entry to toggle modes.
>
>   To put a button for this on the Chimera main window use
> Favorites/Preferences under Category tools you'll see all the Tools
> menu entries listed in order.  Find Utilities->Stereo/Mono and turn on
> the checkbutton in the "On Toolbar" (second) column.  The button will
> show up on the left edge of the main Chimera window.  Press the Save
> button at the bottom of the Preferences dialog if you want this button
> to be on the main window every time you start Chimera.
>
>    Tom
>
>
>
> ------
> ChimeraExtension.py code follows:
>
> #  
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ------
> #
> import chimera.extension
>
> #  
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ------
> #
> class Stereo_Mono_EMO(chimera.extension.EMO):
>
>   def name(self):
>     return 'Stereo / Mono'
>   def description(self):
>     return 'Toggle between stereo and mono modes'
>   def categories(self):
>     return ['Utilities']
>   def icon(self):
>     return None
>   def activate(self):
>     import chimera
>     c = chimera.viewer.camera
>     if c.mode() == 'stereo':
>       c.setMode('mono')
>     else:
>       if not c.setMode('stereo'):
>         from chimera import replyobj
> 	replyobj.status('Start chimera with the --stereo command-line switch  
> to enable stereo')
>     #
>     # Chimera camera modes:
>     #   'VRex row stereo', 'cross-eye stereo', 'mono', 'stereo',
>     #   'stereo left eye', 'stereo right eye', 'wall-eye stereo'
>     #
>
> #  
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ------
> #
> chimera.extension.manager.registerExtension(Stereo_Mono_EMO(__file__))
>
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