Hi Toni,
I think the variable you want to set is "cartoon_transparency" not
"transparency". The way I figured this out was through the
menu->settings->Edit All... dialog box.
Matt
> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:10:58 +0100
> From: " Toni Piz? " <servo...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [PyMOL] Transparency in cartoons
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> Hello!
>
> I'm trying to show some aminoacids transparent in a cartoon view. I
> use the command cmd.set("transparency", "0.8" ,"(resi " + values[0] +
> ":" + values[1] + ")").
>
> When i see the cartoon view, happens nothing, but if I use "show
> surface" the transparency is shown. Do you know how to do it in the
> cartoon view?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Toni
>
>
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