[Chimera-users] command files

[Eric Pettersen]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 7:56 PM, Matthew Dougherty wrote:

> I have a command file that has a number of reset commands.
>
> I would like to
> 1) interrupt a command file during execution, aborting all further
> commands, stopping the graphics configuration at the abort (e.g.
> threshold values, active models, etc)
> 2) be able to place a hold in a command file, say after the a reset
> command, and be able to continue the command processing after pressing
> a key on the keyboard.
>
> Does this capability exist?

We don't have #1, though it used to exist in Midas by pressing the  
Escape key during script execution.  I will open a feature request in  
our Trac database to get this capability back.  It will probably take  
a couple of months for me to get to it.  You'll get automated mail  
from Trac when the implementation happens.

I went ahead and implemented #2 since I thought it would be trivial.   
It turned out to be a little less trivial than I had thought, but not  
too bad.  It will be available as the "pause" command starting with  
tonight's daily builds.

I don't know what your need for these commands are precisely, but you  
should be aware that the Demo capability of Chimera offers #2 already,  
though maybe creating a demo is a little more elaborate than what you  
want.

--Eric

                         Eric Pettersen
                         UCSF Computer Graphics Lab
                         http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu

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