Graphical User Interface

MOUSE

Left-Click and Drag

Rotate.

Shift Left-Click and Drag

Rotate (around the Z axis) and zoom.

Right-Click (or Control Click on Apple)

Menu.

KEYBOARD

<Escape>

Exit from the visualization program.

'w'

Write lattice conformation to file.

<Left>/<Right>

Focus on previous/next base in sequence.

<Up>/<Down>

Change lattice direction of pull move.

'p'

Execute pull move.

'r'

Redo pull move.

'u'

Undo pull move.

'a'

Toggle animation: pulsing ball under focus; smooth transition of focus change. By default, animation is on.

'd'

Toggle drift: slow, continuous, and random view changes. This option is turned off by default, but is automatically turned on in movie mode.

'b'

Toggle bonds: base pairs shown as line segments. By default this option is turned on.

'v'

Toggle vector: direction vector of pull move shown as an arrow. This option is turned off by default, but is automatically turned on whenever the <Up>/<Down> keys are pressed.

'i'

Zoom in.

'o'

Zoom out.

<Space>

Reset the view.

'm'

Pause the movie. This option only has effect in movie mode.

'f'

Make the movie faster. This option only has effect in movie mode.

's'

Make the movie slower. This option only has effect in movie mode.

INFO-BAR

An info-bar is located at the bottom of the visualization window, and provides information on the status of the visualization program.

1. The sequence file name.
2. The base under focus and the bases next to it in the sequence.
3. The index of the base under focus / the sequence length.
4. The lattice direction of pull move.
5. Whether animation is on or off. In this case animation is on.
6. Whether drift is on or off. In this case drifting is off.
7. Whether bonds are on or off. In this case bonds are on.
8. Whether vector is on or off. In this case vector is off.
9. Whether movie is running or paused. In this case movie is running. When not in movie mode, neither + nor - is displayed.

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