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+ | ==MacPyMol And PyMolX11 Hybrid== | ||
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+ | We strongly recommend (require?) use of a three-button mouse with | ||
+ | MacPyMOL and PyMOLX11Hybrid. However, it is possible to use MacPyMOL in | ||
+ | a limited way on Macs that have a single button mouse thanks to some | ||
+ | built-in mouse remapping in the Mac OS X GLUT implementation. Her is | ||
+ | how that works... | ||
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+ | If the Mac is hooked up to a 1-button mouse (only) when MacPyMOL or | ||
+ | HybridX11PyMOL are launched, then Mac OS X itself will furnish | ||
+ | translations as follows: | ||
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+ | Rotate: Click & Drag | ||
+ | XY-Translate: Option-Click & Dreg | ||
+ | Zoom: Control-Click & Drag | ||
+ | Select: Click & Release | ||
+ | Box-Select: Shift-Click & Drag | ||
+ | Box-Deselect: Shift-Option-Click & Drag | ||
+ | Clipping: Control-Shift-Click & Drag with... | ||
+ | * near plane controlled by vertical motion | ||
+ | * far plane controlled by horizontal motion | ||
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+ | Note that not all mouse actions are possible with a one-button mouse. | ||
+ | For example, I don't think molecular editing is possible with a | ||
+ | one-button mouse. | ||
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[[Category:Using_Pymol|Mouse Controls]] | [[Category:Using_Pymol|Mouse Controls]] |
Revision as of 10:25, 21 July 2005
MacPyMol And PyMolX11 Hybrid
We strongly recommend (require?) use of a three-button mouse with MacPyMOL and PyMOLX11Hybrid. However, it is possible to use MacPyMOL in a limited way on Macs that have a single button mouse thanks to some built-in mouse remapping in the Mac OS X GLUT implementation. Her is how that works...
If the Mac is hooked up to a 1-button mouse (only) when MacPyMOL or HybridX11PyMOL are launched, then Mac OS X itself will furnish translations as follows:
Rotate: Click & Drag XY-Translate: Option-Click & Dreg Zoom: Control-Click & Drag Select: Click & Release Box-Select: Shift-Click & Drag Box-Deselect: Shift-Option-Click & Drag Clipping: Control-Shift-Click & Drag with... * near plane controlled by vertical motion * far plane controlled by horizontal motion
Note that not all mouse actions are possible with a one-button mouse. For example, I don't think molecular editing is possible with a one-button mouse.