[chimerax-users] Moving labels

[Elaine Meng]

Dear Maciej,
Sorry, I don't think there is a way to move the 3D labels in Z (closer/farther) with the mouse.  To use the "move labels" mouse mode, you would need to turn the whole view and move the label in X/Y instead.  Another possibility is to use the "offset" option of the "label" command, see:

<https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/label.html#options>

As far as I know, only Chimera had a way to move the 3D labels in Z with the mouse, not ChimeraX.

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 Jul 14, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Maciej Basczok via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Dear ChimeraX staff,
> I have a problem with moving 3D labels. I would like to move them in the z-axis, but I cannot find how to do it. My version is 1.2.5. In some earlier release it could be done with the right mouse button + ctrl, but it seems to be changed. I have also tried to find a solution in archive messages, but the hint to click favourites and preferences also appears to be no longer an issue. Under favourites, there are no preferences or mouse settings. I would be extremely grateful for any suggestions.
> Kind regards,
> Maciej