[chimerax-users] Set different colors for each letter like in chimera

[Siyu Chen]

Dear Elaine,

Thanks a lot for your quick response! I will see what I can do to align them and hopefully the GUI in chimerax can be out soon.

Best,
Siyu

> On Oct 28, 2020, at 2:10 PM, Elaine Meng <meng at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Dear Siyu,
> There is not yet a "2D Labels" graphical interface in ChimeraX, although we would like to have one eventually.
> 
> Currently you have to use the "2dlabel" command to change color, size, font, etc., 
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/chimerax/vdocs/user/commands/2dlabels.html>
> 
> ...but for positioning you can drag with the mouse using the "move labels" mouse mode.  For example, to set right-mouse button (= trackpad + Alt on Windows, trackpad + command on Mac) click-and-drag to move the labels, go to Toolbar tab: Right Mouse and click the icon that looks like a label "ATP" with an arrow under it.
> 
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/chimerax/vdocs/user/tools/mousemodes.html>
> 
> In my experience it is not so bad changing other properties with the command, so it helps a lot to use the mouse (or trackpad) for interactive positioning.
> 
> I hope this helps,
> Elaine
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> Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                       
> UCSF Chimera(X) team
> Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
> University of California, San Francisco
> 
> 
>> On Oct 28, 2020, at 11:59 AM, Siyu Chen <siyuchen2021 at u.northwestern.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear chimerax developers,
>> 
>> I was trying to color my labels in chimerax using commands, but it will be too tedious for me to create different labels for each letters, color them differently then align them by fine-tuning the x/y positions. I remember in chimera I was able to call out an window and within that, I can conveniently edit my texts and colors, and save it as a label file. Does chimerax still offer the similar function? Or if there is any equivalent way to achieve that easily?
>> 
>> Thanks a lot for your help!
>> 
>> Best,
>> Siyu
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