It is also possibly to have the F1 button do the toggling, if that is specifically what you require. If it is, let me know and I can provide details. --Eric On Apr 19, 2005, at 10:10 AM, Thomas Goddard wrote:
Hi Matthew,
Below is some Python code to make a button to toggle between stereo and mono viewing in Chimera. I assumed you mean hardware stereo (LCD or polarized glasses, or special monitor). You can adapt the code to toggle to cross-eye or wall-eye stereo by changing 'stereo' to 'cross-eye stereo' or 'wall-eye stereo' in the code.
Make a directory in you Chimera distribution chimera/share/Stereo (directory name does not matter) and put the code below in a file ChimeraExtension.py (name does matter). This will add a Tools->Utilities->Stereo/Mono menu entry to toggle modes.
To put a button for this on the Chimera main window use Favorites/Preferences under Category tools you'll see all the Tools menu entries listed in order. Find Utilities->Stereo/Mono and turn on the checkbutton in the "On Toolbar" (second) column. The button will show up on the left edge of the main Chimera window. Press the Save button at the bottom of the Preferences dialog if you want this button to be on the main window every time you start Chimera.
Tom
------ ChimeraExtension.py code follows:
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ # import chimera.extension
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ # class Stereo_Mono_EMO(chimera.extension.EMO):
def name(self): return 'Stereo / Mono' def description(self): return 'Toggle between stereo and mono modes' def categories(self): return ['Utilities'] def icon(self): return None def activate(self): import chimera c = chimera.viewer.camera if c.mode() == 'stereo': c.setMode('mono') else: if not c.setMode('stereo'): from chimera import replyobj replyobj.status('Start chimera with the --stereo command-line switch to enable stereo') # # Chimera camera modes: # 'VRex row stereo', 'cross-eye stereo', 'mono', 'stereo', # 'stereo left eye', 'stereo right eye', 'wall-eye stereo' #
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ # chimera.extension.manager.registerExtension(Stereo_Mono_EMO(__file__))
_______________________________________________ Chimera-dev mailing list Chimera-dev@cgl.ucsf.edu http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/mailman/listinfo/chimera-dev