Yet another way to do this, assuming you know the approximate x,y positions of your molecules on the screen would be to title them with the 2dlabels command (http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/current/docs/UsersGuide/midas/2dlabels.html). Assuming that your Molecule variable is 'm' then m.name is the molecule name (as shown in the Model Panel) and str(m) gives the same text as the help balloon would if the mouse were hovered over the Molecule.

On Jul 2, 2009, at 11:02 PM, cdlau@ucsd.edu wrote:

Hi,

Thanks for the response. This would not work for my case because I am
writing a plugin for ViewDock for use with a Tiled Wall Display. I was
hoping there was a setting that was available to show the molecule name
(if a setting does exist I can initiate it with runCommand). Does anyone
know if this is possible?

Thanks,

Chris

On Thu, 2 Jul 2009, cdlau@ucsd.edu wrote:

Hi,

I was wondering if there was a way to display the molecule name that is
being shown in chimera. A simple display such as "molecule #0.10" below
the rendered molecule would be great.

Thanks for your help,

Chris

Just place the mouse over the item you want to know more about and a popup
balloon will tell you about it. The text starts with the model number,
e.g., #0.10, and may or may not have additional information, i.e., for an
atom it includes the residue name and sequence number and the atom name.

- Greg
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