Eric wrote: >> I think that >> RasMol/Chime might accept element symbols. Jmol does not. > > RasMol/Chime do NOT have a built-in mechanism to select by element. > For example "select c" selects cytosine, whereas "select carbon" selects > carbon. "select n", "select o", "select p" select zero atoms even when > nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus are present.
OK. So then having element names as predefined sets is a Jmol feature. > What is confusing is that some hetero atoms may have group names identical > to element symbols, e.g. the cadmium ions in 1D66 have group names CD, > therefore "select cd" works same as "select cadmium". But if their group > names were "CAD" then "select cd" would fail. OK Miguel ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
