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NAME
       molecule - draws 3D moleclear structures

SYNOPSIS
       gltext  [-display  host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-visual vis‐
       ual] [-delay microseconds] [-fps] [-wander] [-no-wander]	 [-spin	 axes]
       [-no-spin]  [-wire] [-timeout seconds] [-labels] [-no-labels] [-titles]
       [-no-titles] [-atoms] [-no-atoms] [-bonds] [-no-bonds] [-molecule file‐
       name]

DESCRIPTION
       The  molecule  program draws several different representations of mole‐
       cules.  Some common molecules are built in, and it can read  PDB	 (Pro‐
       tein Data Base) files as input.

OPTIONS
       molecule accepts the following options:

       -window Draw on a newly-created window.	This is the default.

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -install
	       Install a private colormap for the window.

       -visual visual
	       Specify	which  visual  to use.	Legal values are the name of a
	       visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of  a  specific
	       visual.

       -fps    Display a running tally of how many frames per second are being
	       rendered.  In conjunction with -delay 0, this can be  a	useful
	       benchmark of your GL performance.

       -wander Move the molecules around the screen.

       -no-wander
	       Keep the molecule centered on the screen.  This is the default.

       -spin   Which  axes around which the molecule should spin.  The default
	       is "XYZ", meaning rotate it freely in space.  "-spin  Z"	 would
	       rotate the molecule in the plane of the screen while not rotat‐
	       ing it into or out of the screen; etc.

       -no-spin
	       Don't spin it at all: the same as -spin "".

       -labels Draw labels on the atoms (or the spot  where  the  atoms	 would
	       be.)  This is the default.

       -no-labels
	       Do not draw labels on the atoms.

       -titles Print  the name of the molecule and its chemical formula at the
	       top of the screen.

       -no-titles
	       Do not print the molecule name.

       -atoms  Represent the atoms as shaded  spheres  of  appropriate	sizes.
	       This is the default.

       -no-atoms
	       Do not draw spheres for the atoms: only draw bond lines.

       -bonds  Represent the atomic bonds as solid tubes of appropriate thick‐
	       nesses.	This is the default.

       -no-bonds
	       Do not draw the bonds: instead, make the spheres for the	 atoms
	       be  larger,  for	 a "space-filling" representation of the mole‐
	       cule.

       -wire   Draw a wireframe rendition of the molecule: this	 will  consist
	       only of single-pixel lines for the bonds, and text labels where
	       the atoms go.  This will be very fast.

       -timeout seconds
	       When using the built-in data set,  change  to  a	 new  molecule
	       every this-many seconds.	 Default is 20 seconds.

       -molecule filename
	       Instead	of  using  the	built-in  molecules, read one from the
	       given file.  This file must be in PDB (Protein Data Base)  for‐
	       mat.   (Note  that  it's	 not uncommon for PDB files to contain
	       only the atoms, with  no	 (or  little)  information  about  the
	       atomic bonds.)

       When  the  molecule  is	too large (bigger than about 30 angstroms from
       side to side), the -label option	 will  be  automatically  turned  off,
       because	otherwise, the labels would overlap and completely obscure the
       display.

       When the molecule is around 150 angstroms from side to side,  wireframe
       mode will be turned on (because otherwise it would be too slow.)

ENVIRONMENT
       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

       XENVIRONMENT
	       to  get	the  name of a resource file that overrides the global
	       resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

SEE ALSO
       X(1), xscreensaver(1)

       Documentation on the PDB file format:
       http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/docs/format/pdbguide2.2/guide2.2_frame.html
       A good source of PDB files:
       http://www.sci.ouc.bc.ca/chem/molecule/molecule.html

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2001 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use,	copy,  modify,
       distribute,  and	 sell this software and its documentation for any pur‐
       pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the  above  copyright
       notice  appear  in  all	copies and that both that copyright notice and
       this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.   No	repre‐
       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR
       Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>

X Version 11			   13-Mar-01		       XScreenSaver(1)
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