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344	Rework clip command options	Tom Goddard	Tom Goddard	"It is impossible to remember which option, near/far or front/back, controls which clip planes.  How about using a separate flag option or subcommand ""clip screen"" to distinguish.  Maybe also ""clip 10.5"" with no keyword would do the common case of scene fixed front plane, with a separate option or second argument (clip 10.5 15.5) for the back plane.

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From: Oliver Clarke
Subject: Re: clipping?
Date: June 16, 2016 at 10:19:57 AM PDT
To: Tom Goddard 

Thanks Tom and sorry to bother you! That is kind of counter-intuitive though (that front and back are different to near and far) - maybe they would be better in separate commands?

Or maybe the clipping “mode” could be set by a different modifier? It is going to be hard for me at least to remember which (near/far vs front/back) evokes which behavior...

Oli."	enhancement	new	major		Graphics							olibclarke@gmail.com	all	ChimeraX