Angel, This is a small point, but I personally don't like the idea of opening a new window for the Jmol applet. It seems more aesthetically pleasing to me to put the Jmol in a new div with a z-index that puts it in front of the rest of the page. The div can be made draggable and resizable.
Jeff *********************************************** Jeff Hansen Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DePauw University 602 S. College Ave. Greencastle, IN 46135 jhan...@depauw.edu *********************************************** On May 26, 2009, at 7:30 AM, Angel Herráez wrote: > A little more on progress for Wikipedia support: > > I wrote: > >> I will try to do some experimenting over the weekend on the idea of a >> template similar to chembox. I will use the Jmol Wiki (which of >> course has the MediaWiki Extension and file type already set), so >> that we have a better idea of what is workable from the Jmol side. > > Finally I could not use the Jmol Wiki since the version of MediaWiki > there does not support what is needed. I got permission to do my > tests at another wiki where they have both the Jmol Extension and an > updated version of MW: > http://www.sklogwiki.org/SklogWiki/index.php/User:AngelHerraez > > This is the summary. Feedback is welcome. > > 1. For a first go, set-up a simple version of Jmol implementation (no > scripts) that integrates in the Chembox template (more precisely, > Chembox_new) currently in WP. > > 2. The Chembox will include, within the 'Structure' subsection, a row > entitled '3D structure' with a hyperlink that will open Jmol in a pop- > up window (only if the user decides to go in). That's a resizable > window with resizable JmolApplet filling 100%. Jmol popup menu and > console are available as they are usually (but they could be > restricted if so desired by editing the template, I think; anyway, I > see no reason to do so) > > 3. The model file may come, depending on the wiki administrators' > decision, either from an uploaded file (pdb, mol, xyz, etc. formats > must be allowed for uploads in the wiki) or from a wikipage > containing the molecular data. > > 4. Authors of wikipages need only > 4a. Know how to use the Chembox (which is not totally trivial, but > not difficult either, and not our problem) > 4b. Insert this code (example): > Cyclohexane.pdb > into the pre-written field that says: > 3DStruct = > 4c. Make sure that the "Cyclohexane.pdb" file has been uploaded, or > the "Cyclohexane.pdb" page has been created. > > > Technical requirements: > - MediaWiki 1.12 or later > - Jmol MediaWiki Extension (preferably latest version, dated > Dec.2008, r10478) > - Permission to upload molecular files, if so chosen as the desired > format > - Either a simpler template, or the Chembox and all its accessory > subtemplates from WP. Edition of some of these WP templates is needed > to add the new 3DStruct parameter. > - The new Chembox_3DStruct template. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT > is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity > professionals. Meet > the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & > iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like > Barbarian > Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com > _______________________________________________ > Jmol-users mailing list > Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users