oops- yes, I meant, issue the echo *before* the load, like Bob says below. Frieda
On Mar 5, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Bob Hanson wrote: > I think the following should work just fine: > > zap;set echo top left;echo Loading....;refresh;load xxxx.pdb > > The ZAP clears the model; the REFRESH forces a display of the message; > The load does another zap, but it doesn't refresh until it is done > loading the file. > So the effect is that the "Loading..." message is present throughout > the > time the file is being accessed. > > Bob > > > > Frieda Reichsman wrote: > >> On Mar 4, 2008, at 7:24 PM, Bob Hanson wrote: >> >> >> >>>> 3) how do I show a "loading molecule" message only during the >>>> loading >>>> state? >>>> >>>> >> >> If I am interpreting what you want correctly, namely a message to >> appear in the applet window after the applet loads and before the >> molecule appears, you can issue an echo command immediately after the >> load command, and then remove the echo at the end of the display >> script for the structure. Often this delay in appearance is very >> short, however, and the message barely appears if at all. But if you >> happen to be working with a very large file or a slow server (at >> least, that is what I blame for an unusually long a delay in >> appearance, say several seconds), I have found it to be useful. >> >> HTH >> Frieda >> >> >> ////////////////////////////////////// >> >> Frieda Reichsman, PhD >> Molecules in Motion >> Interactive Molecular Structures >> http://www.moleculesinmotion.com >> 413-253-2405 >> >> ////////////////////////////////////// >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Jmol-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users >> >> > > > -- > Robert M. Hanson > Professor of Chemistry > St. Olaf College > Northfield, MN > http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr > > > If nature does not answer first what we want, > it is better to take what answer we get. > > -- Josiah Willard Gibbs, Lecture XXX, Monday, February 5, 1900 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Jmol-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
