Yes a C-alpha trace toolbar button would be nice — I’ll add that. The random atom color toolbar button is just for laughs — I’ll retire that one when I add C-alpha trace. The C-alpha trace plus side-chain doesn’t seem too different from full backbone + side chain in visual complexity, and backbone + sidechain already has a toolbar button (show all atoms). I’m thinking maybe that would be a toolbar button you could add as a customization. I plan to add a command soon where you can add new toolbar buttons (you specify and image file for icon and the command to execute using a command e.g. "toolbar add “CA trace” icon iconfile.png command "show selAtoms & @CA” shortcut ca” and it would be remembered in a preference file. Another useful one would be your thick backbone and thin side-chain sticks. Tom

On May 26, 2017, at 7:35 AM, Oliver Clarke <olibclarke@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

Frequently when looking at models in medium resolution maps (~4-5 Å), it is valuable to view the C-alpha trace when assessing model map fit (or making figures to show such).

At slightly higher resolution, where side chains are obvious but backbone torsions cannot be modeled based on the map alone, representing the C-alpha trace with sidechains displayed is often desirable (examples of both attached).

It looks like there is space in the upper toolbar for additional buttons - perhaps adding a button for a Calpha trace representation (equivalent would be P for nuclei acids) and one for a Calpha+sidechain/base representation may be worth considering? (I’m also not convinced of the value of the random atom colors representation as a shortcut, but maybe there is a use case I’m missing?)

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