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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Tue Sep 17 2013 - 10:40:22 CDT

Hi,
  There isn't currently a feature for interpreting the forward/back
motion of the SpaceNavigator as scaling, but I could add one if that
would be helpful to you. It would be a new control mode. Let me know
if that's all you need or if there are other things you would find
helpful when using the SpaceNavigator for input.

Cheers,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 03:20:16PM +0200, Christian Mücksch wrote:
> I think the major problem is, that with the 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator
> the camera/molecule is moved rather than the usual scaling that is
> usually done with the mouse wheel.
>
> Is there a way to interpret a forward/backward movement of the device as a
> scaling rather than a camera/molecule movement?
>
> Best regards,
> Christian
>
> Am 10.09.13 15:03, schrieb Axel Kohlmeyer:
> >On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Christian Mücksch
> ><muecksch_at_rhrk.uni-kl.de> wrote:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I got a little problem concerning the 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator and VMD.
> >>
> >>When scaling the image with "spaceball normal mode" in perspective mode
> >>the depth cue varies. E.g. when zooming in, the depth impression gets
> >>weaker
> >>meaning the image getting brighter so the 3D impression fades. This does
> >>not
> >>happen when zooming in with a regular mouse.
> >>
> >>Is there a parameter for disabling the changing depth cue when zooming
> >>with the SpaceNavigator? I am using VMD 1.9.1 under Linux.
> >you may be doing two different things here.
> >zooming in and out and moving the camera. with the default (exp2)
> >depth cueing mode, that makes are difference.
> >
> >axel.
> >
> >>Thank you,
> >>Christian Mücksch
> >>
> >
> > 

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