The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform: macOS-14.3.1-arm64-arm-64bit
ChimeraX Version: 1.8.dev202403091657 (2024-03-09 16:57:27 UTC)
Description
More of a feature request than a bug:
Name does not work with "sel" as spec. Namesel in Chimera was useful to save a complicated and sometimes graphically selected set of atoms for later reference ("namesel my_selection sel"). "Name" in ChimeraX serves a similar function, but only seems to take an explicit atom-spec - if I try a name command with "sel" as the spec, it does not return anything later. It would be convenient if it did.
Cheers
Oli
Log:
> runscript /Users/oc2188/Dropbox/chimera_startup/chimerax_startup.py
> camera ortho
> cofr centerOfView
> mousemode alt rightMode "contour level"
> mousemode rightMode clip
> mousemode alt leftMode "translate selected models"
> mousemode shift leftMode "rotate selected models"
> mousemode alt control leftMode "pick blobs"
> alias cofron cofr centerofview showpivot 7,0.25
> alias cofroff cofr centerofview showpivot false
> alias symclip cofr centerofview; clip near -$1 far $1 position cofr
> alias cootmode set bgColor black; surface cap false; surface style solid;
> lighting flat; graphics silhouettes false; style stick; ~rib; color
> ##num_residues gold; color byhet ; disp; ~disp @H*; style ions ball; style
> solvent ball; size ballscale 0.2; size stickradius 0.07; transparency 70;
> cofr centerofview; clip near -10 far 10 position cofr; color ##~num_residues
> cornflower blue
> alias cootmode_mesh surface cap false; surface style mesh; lighting flat;
> graphics silhouettes false; style stick; ~rib; color ##num_residues gold;
> color byhet ; disp; ~disp @H*; style solvent ball; style ions ball; size
> ballscale 0.2; size stickradius 0.07; cofr centerofview; clip near -10 far
> 10 position cofr; color ##~num_residues #3d60ffff; transparency 50
> alias project_map set bgColor black; lighting depthcue false; volume $1
> style image sdlevel 0,0 color white sdlevel 100,0.15 color white
> projectionmode 3d maximumIntensityProjection false dimTransparentVoxels
> false btcorrection true showOutlineBox false linearinterpolation true
> alias ca_and_sidechains ~rib $1; ~surf $1; ~disp $1; disp @CA&protein&$1;
> disp @P&nucleic&$1; style $1 stick; disp sidechain&$1; disp
> ~backbone&nucleic&$1; size stickradius 0.1; size pseudobondradius 0.1
> alias ca_trace ~rib $1; ~surf $1; ~disp $1; disp @CA&protein&$1; disp
> @P&nucleic&$1; style $1 stick; size stickradius 0.1; size pseudobondradius
> 0.1
> alias map_sphere_15 volume unzone ##~num_residues; sel; close #10000; marker
> #10000 position cofr; sel ~sel; volume zone ##~num_residues nearAtoms sel
> minimalBounds true range 15; close #10000
> alias map_unsphere volume unzone ##~num_residues
> alias default_mol_display ~disp; rib; rainbow chain palette RdYlBu-5;
> lighting soft
> alias hidemaps surface unzone ##~num_residues; sel; close #10000; marker
> #10000 position cofr; sel ~sel; surface zone ##~num_residues nearAtoms sel
> distance 0; close #10000
> alias showmaps surface unzone ##~num_residues
> alias caps_off surface cap false
> alias caps_on surface cap true
> alias open_vseries "open browse vseries true"
> alias selbetween ks ri
> alias helix setattr $1 res is_helix true
> alias strand setattr $1 res is_strand true
> alias coil setattr $1 res is_strand false; setattr $1 res is_helix false
> alias rock_movie cofr showpivot false; movie record; rock y 30; wait 136;
> movie encode ~/Desktop/rock_movie.mp4; stop
> buttonpanel Shortcuts rows 3 columns 5
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add Vol_Viewer command "tool show 'Volume Viewer'"
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add Model_Panel command "tool show Models"
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add Log command "tool show Log"
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add default_disp command default_mol_display
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add map_sphere command map_sphere_15
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add map_unsphere command map_unsphere
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add cofron command cofron
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add cofroff command cofroff
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add cootmode command cootmode
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add mark_cofr command "marker #20000 position cofr"
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add hidemaps command hidemaps
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add showmaps command showmaps
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add reset_mouse command "mousemode alt right contour ;
> mousemode right clip ; mousemode alt left 'translate selected models' ;
> mousemode shift left 'rotate selected models' ; mousemode alt control left
> 'pick blobs'; help https://github.com/olibclarke/chimerax-
> trimmings/blob/main/default_mousemodes.md"
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add previous_model command prevmodel
> buttonpanel Shortcuts add next_model command nextmodel
> volume defaultvalues limitVoxelCount false voxelLimitForPlane
> 1000000000000000 voxelLimitForOpen 1000000000000000 saveSettings true
Saved volume settings
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.8.dev202403091657 (2024-03-09)
© 2016-2024 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX
> open 1bl8 format mmcif fromDatabase pdb
1bl8 title:
Potassium channel (KCSA) from streptomyces lividans [more info...]
Chain information for 1bl8 #1
---
Chain | Description | UniProt
A B C D | PROTEIN (POTASSIUM CHANNEL PROTEIN) | KCSA_STRLI 23-119
Non-standard residues in 1bl8 #1
---
K — potassium ion
> marker #20000 position cofr
> ui mousemode right "translate selected models"
> select #20000/M:1@M
1 atom, 1 residue, 1 model selected
> view matrix models #20000,1,0,0,0.76997,0,1,0,0.96001,0,0,1,-0.7072
> ui tool show "Side View"
> select clear
[Repeated 1 time(s)]
> select #20000/M:1@M
1 atom, 1 residue, 1 model selected
> select clear
> select #20000/M:1@M
1 atom, 1 residue, 1 model selected
> view matrix models #20000,1,0,0,2.6376,0,1,0,-0.52886,0,0,1,-1.9265
> view matrix models #20000,1,0,0,3.207,0,1,0,-1.0436,0,0,1,-2.433
> help mousemode
> view matrix models #20000,1,0,0,3.3695,0,1,0,-1.0304,0,0,1,-0.48329
Drag select of 1 atoms
> select #20000/M:1@M
1 atom, 1 residue, 1 model selected
Drag select of 1 atoms
> view matrix models #20000,1,0,0,3.7692,0,1,0,-0.8104,0,0,1,-1.2713
> view matrix models #20000,1,0,0,5.3784,0,1,0,-2.3995,0,0,1,-0.26464
> help turn
> select clear
> turn y 90
[Repeated 3 time(s)]
> select #1/A:403@K
1 atom, 1 residue, 1 model selected
> select add #1/A:401@K
2 atoms, 2 residues, 1 model selected
> turn sel 90
[Repeated 2 time(s)]
> cofron
> select clear
> select #1/D:104
4 atoms, 3 bonds, 1 residue, 1 model selected
> select clear
> select #1/A:401@K
1 atom, 1 residue, 1 model selected
> select add #1/A:403@K
2 atoms, 2 residues, 1 model selected
> namesel custom axis
Unknown command: namesel custom axis
> help namesel
No help found for 'namesel'
> select up
708 atoms, 724 bonds, 100 residues, 1 model selected
> select up
2824 atoms, 2896 bonds, 392 residues, 1 model selected
> select down
708 atoms, 724 bonds, 100 residues, 1 model selected
> select down
2 atoms, 2 residues, 1 model selected
> name sel custom_axis
"sel" is reserved and cannot be redefined
> name custom_axis sel
> select clear
> turn custom_axis 90
Expected an axis vector or a keyword
> turn custom_axis 90
Expected an axis vector or a keyword
> turn custom_axis 90
Expected an axis vector or a keyword
> turn custom_axis 90
Expected an axis vector or a keyword
> turn 90 custom_axis
Expected an axis vector or a keyword
> turn 90 custom_axis
Expected an axis vector or a keyword
> turn 90 custom_axis
Expected an axis vector or a keyword
> turn 90 custom_axis
Expected an axis vector or a keyword
> turn 90 custom_axis
Expected an axis vector or a keyword
> select custom_axis
Nothing selected
> help name
> select custom_axis
Nothing selected
> custom_axis
Unknown command: custom_axis
> select #1/A:401@K
1 atom, 1 residue, 1 model selected
> select add #1/A:403@K
2 atoms, 2 residues, 1 model selected
> name custom_axis sel
> name list
custom_axis sel
> tool show Log
> name custom_axis
custom_axis sel
> select clear
> select custom_axis
Nothing selected
> help name
> select #1/A:403@K
1 atom, 1 residue, 1 model selected
> select add #1/A:401@K
2 atoms, 2 residues, 1 model selected
> name custom_axis sel
> name custom_axis @K*
> select custom_axis
3 atoms, 1 pseudobond, 3 residues, 2 models selected
OpenGL version: 4.1 Metal - 88
OpenGL renderer: Apple M2 Max
OpenGL vendor: Apple
Python: 3.11.4
Locale: UTF-8
Qt version: PyQt6 6.6.1, Qt 6.6.1
Qt runtime version: 6.6.2
Qt platform: cocoa
Hardware:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: Mac14,5
Model Number: Z17J00171LL/A
Chip: Apple M2 Max
Total Number of Cores: 12 (8 performance and 4 efficiency)
Memory: 64 GB
System Firmware Version: 10151.81.1
OS Loader Version: 10151.81.1
Software:
System Software Overview:
System Version: macOS 14.3.1 (23D60)
Kernel Version: Darwin 23.3.0
Time since boot: 11 days, 23 hours, 47 minutes
Graphics/Displays:
Apple M2 Max:
Chipset Model: Apple M2 Max
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
Total Number of Cores: 30
Vendor: Apple (0x106b)
Metal Support: Metal 3
Displays:
Color LCD:
Display Type: Built-in Liquid Retina XDR Display
Resolution: 3024 x 1964 Retina
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Automatically Adjust Brightness: Yes
Connection Type: Internal
Installed Packages:
alabaster: 0.7.16
appdirs: 1.4.4
appnope: 0.1.4
asttokens: 2.4.1
Babel: 2.14.0
beautifulsoup4: 4.12.3
blockdiag: 3.0.0
blosc2: 2.0.0
build: 1.1.1
certifi: 2023.11.17
cftime: 1.6.3
charset-normalizer: 3.3.2
ChimeraX-AddCharge: 1.5.16
ChimeraX-AddH: 2.2.5
ChimeraX-AlignmentAlgorithms: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-AlignmentHdrs: 3.4.3
ChimeraX-AlignmentMatrices: 2.1
ChimeraX-Alignments: 2.12.5
ChimeraX-AlphaFold: 1.0
ChimeraX-AltlocExplorer: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-AmberInfo: 1.0
ChimeraX-Arrays: 1.1
ChimeraX-Atomic: 1.54.6
ChimeraX-AtomicLibrary: 14.0.2
ChimeraX-AtomSearch: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-AxesPlanes: 2.4
ChimeraX-BasicActions: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-BILD: 1.0
ChimeraX-BlastProtein: 2.1.2
ChimeraX-BondRot: 2.0.4
ChimeraX-BugReporter: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-BuildStructure: 2.12.1
ChimeraX-Bumps: 1.0
ChimeraX-BundleBuilder: 1.2.2
ChimeraX-ButtonPanel: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CageBuilder: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CellPack: 1.0
ChimeraX-Centroids: 1.4
ChimeraX-ChangeChains: 1.1
ChimeraX-CheckWaters: 1.4
ChimeraX-ChemGroup: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-Clashes: 2.2.4
ChimeraX-ColorActions: 1.0.3
ChimeraX-ColorGlobe: 1.0
ChimeraX-ColorKey: 1.5.5
ChimeraX-CommandLine: 1.2.5
ChimeraX-ConnectStructure: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-Contacts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Core: 1.8.dev202403091657
ChimeraX-CoreFormats: 1.2
ChimeraX-coulombic: 1.4.3
ChimeraX-Crosslinks: 1.0
ChimeraX-Crystal: 1.0
ChimeraX-CrystalContacts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-DataFormats: 1.2.3
ChimeraX-Dicom: 1.2
ChimeraX-DistMonitor: 1.4.2
ChimeraX-DockPrep: 1.1.3
ChimeraX-Dssp: 2.0
ChimeraX-EMDB-SFF: 1.0
ChimeraX-ESMFold: 1.0
ChimeraX-FileHistory: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-FunctionKey: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Geometry: 1.3
ChimeraX-gltf: 1.0
ChimeraX-Graphics: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-Hbonds: 2.4
ChimeraX-Help: 1.2.2
ChimeraX-HKCage: 1.3
ChimeraX-IHM: 1.1
ChimeraX-ImageFormats: 1.2
ChimeraX-IMOD: 1.0
ChimeraX-IO: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-ItemsInspection: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-IUPAC: 1.0
ChimeraX-Label: 1.1.9
ChimeraX-ListInfo: 1.2.2
ChimeraX-Log: 1.1.6
ChimeraX-LookingGlass: 1.1
ChimeraX-Maestro: 1.9.1
ChimeraX-Map: 1.1.4
ChimeraX-MapData: 2.0
ChimeraX-MapEraser: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MapFilter: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-MapFit: 2.0
ChimeraX-MapSeries: 2.1.1
ChimeraX-Markers: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Mask: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-MatchMaker: 2.1.3
ChimeraX-MCopy: 1.0
ChimeraX-MDcrds: 2.7
ChimeraX-MedicalToolbar: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-Meeting: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MLP: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-mmCIF: 2.12.2
ChimeraX-MMTF: 2.2
ChimeraX-Modeller: 1.5.15
ChimeraX-ModelPanel: 1.5
ChimeraX-ModelSeries: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Mol2: 2.0.3
ChimeraX-Mole: 1.0
ChimeraX-Morph: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-MouseModes: 1.2
ChimeraX-Movie: 1.0
ChimeraX-Neuron: 1.0
ChimeraX-Nifti: 1.1
ChimeraX-NMRSTAR: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-NRRD: 1.1
ChimeraX-Nucleotides: 2.0.3
ChimeraX-OpenCommand: 1.13.3
ChimeraX-PDB: 2.7.5
ChimeraX-PDBBio: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-PDBLibrary: 1.0.4
ChimeraX-PDBMatrices: 1.0
ChimeraX-PickBlobs: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Positions: 1.0
ChimeraX-PresetMgr: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-PubChem: 2.1
ChimeraX-ReadPbonds: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Registration: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-RemoteControl: 1.0
ChimeraX-RenderByAttr: 1.2.1
ChimeraX-RenumberResidues: 1.1
ChimeraX-ResidueFit: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-RestServer: 1.2
ChimeraX-RNALayout: 1.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibMgr: 4.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDunbrack: 2.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDynameomics: 2.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsRichardson: 2.0
ChimeraX-SaveCommand: 1.5.1
ChimeraX-SchemeMgr: 1.0
ChimeraX-SDF: 2.0.2
ChimeraX-Segger: 1.0
ChimeraX-Segment: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Segmentations: 1.0
ChimeraX-SelInspector: 1.0
ChimeraX-SeqView: 2.11.2
ChimeraX-Shape: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Shell: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Shortcuts: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-ShowSequences: 1.0.3
ChimeraX-SideView: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Smiles: 2.1.2
ChimeraX-SmoothLines: 1.0
ChimeraX-SpaceNavigator: 1.0
ChimeraX-StdCommands: 1.16.2
ChimeraX-STL: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Storm: 1.0
ChimeraX-StructMeasure: 1.2
ChimeraX-Struts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Surface: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-SwapAA: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-SwapRes: 2.5
ChimeraX-TapeMeasure: 1.0
ChimeraX-TaskManager: 1.0
ChimeraX-Test: 1.0
ChimeraX-Toolbar: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-ToolshedUtils: 1.2.4
ChimeraX-Topography: 1.0
ChimeraX-ToQuest: 1.0
ChimeraX-Tug: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-UI: 1.36.1
ChimeraX-uniprot: 2.3
ChimeraX-UnitCell: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-ViewDockX: 1.3.2
ChimeraX-VIPERdb: 1.0
ChimeraX-Vive: 1.1
ChimeraX-VolumeMenu: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-vrml: 1.0
ChimeraX-VTK: 1.0
ChimeraX-WavefrontOBJ: 1.0
ChimeraX-WebCam: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-WebServices: 1.1.3
ChimeraX-Zone: 1.0.1
colorama: 0.4.6
comm: 0.2.1
contourpy: 1.2.0
cxservices: 1.2.2
cycler: 0.12.1
Cython: 3.0.8
debugpy: 1.8.1
decorator: 5.1.1
docutils: 0.20.1
executing: 2.0.1
filelock: 3.13.1
fonttools: 4.49.0
funcparserlib: 2.0.0a0
glfw: 2.7.0
grako: 3.16.5
h5py: 3.10.0
html2text: 2020.1.16
idna: 3.6
ihm: 0.43
imagecodecs: 2024.1.1
imagesize: 1.4.1
ipykernel: 6.29.2
ipython: 8.21.0
ipywidgets: 8.1.2
jedi: 0.19.1
Jinja2: 3.1.3
jupyter-client: 8.6.0
jupyter-core: 5.7.1
jupyterlab-widgets: 3.0.10
kiwisolver: 1.4.5
line-profiler: 4.1.2
lxml: 5.1.0
lz4: 4.3.3
MarkupSafe: 2.1.5
matplotlib: 3.8.2
matplotlib-inline: 0.1.6
msgpack: 1.0.8
ndindex: 1.8
nest-asyncio: 1.6.0
netCDF4: 1.6.5
networkx: 3.2.1
nibabel: 5.0.1
nptyping: 2.5.0
numexpr: 2.9.0
numpy: 1.26.4
openvr: 1.26.701
packaging: 23.2
ParmEd: 4.2.2
parso: 0.8.3
pep517: 0.13.1
pexpect: 4.9.0
pillow: 10.2.0
pip: 24.0
pkginfo: 1.10.0
platformdirs: 4.2.0
prompt-toolkit: 3.0.43
psutil: 5.9.8
ptyprocess: 0.7.0
pure-eval: 0.2.2
py-cpuinfo: 9.0.0
pycollada: 0.8
pydicom: 2.3.0
pygments: 2.17.2
pynmrstar: 3.3.3
pynrrd: 1.0.0
PyOpenGL: 3.1.7
PyOpenGL-accelerate: 3.1.7
pyopenxr: 1.0.3302
pyparsing: 3.1.2
pyproject-hooks: 1.0.0
PyQt6-commercial: 6.6.1
PyQt6-Qt6: 6.6.2
PyQt6-sip: 13.6.0
PyQt6-WebEngine-commercial: 6.6.0
PyQt6-WebEngine-Qt6: 6.6.2
python-dateutil: 2.8.2
pytz: 2024.1
pyzmq: 25.1.2
qtconsole: 5.5.1
QtPy: 2.4.1
RandomWords: 0.4.0
requests: 2.31.0
scipy: 1.12.0
setuptools: 69.1.1
setuptools-scm: 8.0.4
sfftk-rw: 0.8.1
six: 1.16.0
snowballstemmer: 2.2.0
sortedcontainers: 2.4.0
soupsieve: 2.5
sphinx: 7.2.6
sphinx-autodoc-typehints: 2.0.0
sphinxcontrib-applehelp: 1.0.8
sphinxcontrib-blockdiag: 3.0.0
sphinxcontrib-devhelp: 1.0.6
sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp: 2.0.5
sphinxcontrib-jsmath: 1.0.1
sphinxcontrib-qthelp: 1.0.7
sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml: 1.1.10
stack-data: 0.6.3
superqt: 0.6.1
tables: 3.8.0
tcia-utils: 1.5.1
tifffile: 2024.1.30
tinyarray: 1.2.4
tornado: 6.4
traitlets: 5.14.1
typing-extensions: 4.10.0
tzdata: 2024.1
urllib3: 2.2.1
wcwidth: 0.2.13
webcolors: 1.13
wheel: 0.42.0
wheel-filename: 1.4.1
widgetsnbextension: 4.0.10
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Hi Oli,
--Eric