Opened 6 years ago

Last modified 6 years ago

#1904 accepted enhancement

Background-dependent distance color

Reported by: olibclarke@… Owned by: Eric Pettersen
Priority: minor Milestone:
Component: Structure Analysis Version:
Keywords: Cc: Elaine Meng
Blocked By: Blocking:
Notify when closed: Platform: all
Project: ChimeraX

Description

The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        Darwin-18.5.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
ChimeraX Version: 0.9 (2019-04-30)
Description
Would it be possible to make the distance color dependent on the background color? That is, if the background color is white, default to having distances black, and if the background is black, default to yellow?

The reason is contrast - yellow against white is mostly unreadable.

Cheers
Oli

Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 0.9 (2019-04-30)  
© 2016-2019 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> toolshed show "Side View"

> ui dockable false "Side View"

> ui dockable false Log

> toolshed show "Volume Viewer"

> open /Users/olibclarke/Dropbox/Downloads/combined_autosharp.mrc

Opened combined_autosharp.mrc, grid size 512,512,512, pixel 1.07, shown at
level 2.85, step 2, values float32  

> camera ortho

> ui dockable false "Volume Viewer"

> ui dockable false "Model Panel"

> toolshed show "File History"

> toolshed show "Blast Protein"

> ui dockable false "Blast Protein"

> toolshed show Distances

> ui dockable false Distances

> toolshed show Shell

> toolshed show "Basic Actions"

> ui dockable false "Basic Actions"

> toolshed show "Modeller Comparative"

> toolshed show "Tabbed Toolbar"

> toolshed show "Density Map Toolbar"

> toolshed hide "Density Map Toolbar"

> open
/Users/olibclarke/Dropbox/Documents/Work/Projects/RyR/ryr_paper_3/structures_and_maps/cam_maps_and_models/tet_moved_rs1.pdb

Summary of feedback from opening
/Users/olibclarke/Dropbox/Documents/Work/Projects/RyR/ryr_paper_3/structures_and_maps/cam_maps_and_models/tet_moved_rs1.pdb  
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warnings | Duplicate atom serial number found: 4453  
Duplicate atom serial number found: 4454  
Duplicate atom serial number found: 4455  
Duplicate atom serial number found: 4456  
Duplicate atom serial number found: 4457  
99868 messages similar to the above omitted  
  
Chain information for tet_moved_rs1.pdb #2  
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> toolshed show "Model Panel"

> ui favorite true "Tabbed Toolbar"

> ui favorite false "Tabbed Toolbar"




OpenGL version: 4.1 INTEL-12.8.38
OpenGL renderer: Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics 6100
OpenGL vendor: Intel Inc.

Change History (2)

comment:1 by Eric Pettersen, 6 years ago

Component: UnassignedStructure Analysis
Owner: set to Eric Pettersen
Platform: all
Priority: normalminor
Project: ChimeraX
Status: newaccepted
Summary: ChimeraX bug report submissionBackground-dependent distance color
Type: defectenhancement

comment:2 by Eric Pettersen, 6 years ago

Cc: Elaine Meng added

Hi Oliver,

We chose a default distance color that we felt was legible on both black and white backgrounds and that contrasted sufficiently with other common pseudobond types (hydrogen bonds, clashes, contacts). Though your suggestion has merit, when put in the context of other needed ChimeraX features it becomes a "don't hold your breath" scenario. If you personally find the distance color to be illegible on a white background, in the interim I suggest you use the ChimeraX preferences to make the color slightly darker.

--Eric

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