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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Mon May 22 2006 - 17:52:31 CDT

Seth,
  The easy way to see what GUI parameters map to what command line
parameters is to use the "logfile" command like this:
  logfile console

>From there, change your rep styles etc and VMD will emit the equivalent
text command that will replicate it. When you're finished, you can
then do:
  logfile off

The parameters accepted by the rep commands change over time (normally in the
form of additional numeric parameters). Let me know if you have more
questions.

  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 12:52:05PM +1000, Dr. Seth Olsen wrote:
> Hello VMDers,
>
> Could someone please tell me how I might change the details of a drawing
> style via the text interface. For example, if I want to representation 0 of
> molid 1 to licorice with a bond radius of 0.001, I know how to tell it to
> use licorice:
>
> mol modstyle 0 1 licorice
>
> but how do I tell VMD to change the relevant parameter defining the style?
>
> It would be a REALLY GOOD IDEA if this information was in the users guide.
> I have now spent 1.5 hours reading it and I still cannot glean how to do
> this. I need to make very similar pictures of a stack of molecular
> isodensities and am determined not to have to point and click the same
> pattern for an hour.
>
> Surely, I can't be the first one to wonder...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Seth
>
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