mouse

Change the current state (mode) of the mouse, optionally active TCL callbacks.

• mode 0: Set mouse mode to rotation.
• mode 1: Set mouse mode to translation.
• mode 2: Set mouse mode to scaling.
• mode 3 N: Set mouse mode to rotate light N.
• mode 4 N: Set mouse mode to picking mode N, where N is one of the following:
  • 0: query item
  • 1: pick center
  • 2: pick atom
  • 3: pick bond
  • 4: pick angle
  • 5: pick dihedral
  • 6: move atom
  • 7: move residue
  • 8: move fragment
  • 9: move molecule
  • 10: force on atom
  • 11: force on residue
  • 12: force on fragment

• callback on/off: Turn the callbacks on or off. To use the callbacks, trace the variable vmd_pick_atom_silent. See below for information on tracing.
• rocking on/off: Enable/disable persistent rotation of the scene with the mouse.
• stoprotation: Stop any mouse-initiated scene rotation as well as any rocking initiated with the "rock" command.