Dear Myron, What is wrong with using the "Delete Item" option from the menu? It's gives you a couple of choices, one of which is waters. Means that you will only delete waters when selecting in the main window.
That is the way I do it anyway. Best regards, Folmer Fredslund 2010/11/10 Smith, Myron <myron.sm...@evotec.com>: > Has anyone ever accidentally placed a water molecule onto the exact position > of selected atom and tried to delete it? How was that achieved? I actually > saved the pdb file and deleted the text line of the coordinates for the > offending water, then reloaded the file. Is there any other procedure that > does not require external manipulation of the file outside of COOT? > > > > > > Regards > > Myron > > Evotec (UK) Ltd is a limited company registered in England and Wales. > Registration number:2674265. Registered Office: 114 Milton Park, Abingdon, > Oxfordshire, OX14 4SA, United Kingdom