On Thu, 20 May 2004, Emma Hill wrote:
I wondered if there is any easy way to blend colors from one residue to the next on a ribbon chain (as in the rainbow facility.) I want to be able to precisely define where this takes place (ie whenever I switch from one color to another) - more specifically I am coloring different regions of a superimposed pair to show where is aligned and where is not, and the drastic switch from one color to the next would definitely look better more blended.
Hi Emma, Although the answer is no, you can't do it with the current version of chimera, it would be possible. There are issues of how to do the color blending (i.e., which color space) and how big the transition area should be. I'll file it as a bug and you'll get email when we fix it (may be a long while though). - Greg