Mouse Gestures

Manual for manipulating the molecules using the mouse

Notes:

In the usual configuration, "main button" is the left button, and "secondary button" is the right button.
Reportedly, on single-button mice Alt + drag may be equivalent to drag with middle button.

	main button	middle button	secondary button
	(left)	(middle)	(right)

Open Jmol menu	Ctrl + click or click on 'Jmol' logo		click

Rotate around X,Y	drag

Move along X,Y (= translate)	Shift + double-click and drag	double-click and drag	Ctrl + drag
	works both when clicking on the molecule or away from it

Reset and centre	Shift + double-click*	double-click*
	*only works if double-click is done away from the molecule

Rotate around Z	Shift + drag horizontally	drag horizontally	Shift + drag horizontally (possibly fails in Mac's)

Zoom in / out	Shift + drag vertically	drag vertically
	or use mouse wheel

	Only work after a `slab on` command has been issued
Slab (slab from front)	Ctrl+Shift + drag (vertically) *
Depth (slab from back)	Ctrl+Shift + double-click and drag (vertically) *
Shift the slab (change slab and depth maintaining constant thickness)	Alt+Ctrl+Shift + drag (vertically) *
	*if this fails on a Mac, try pressing the mouse button first, then the Ctrl+Shift keys, then drag

set picking group

to toggle selection for an entire amino acid by clicking on one of its atoms,

set display selected

is set to monitor the selection status.

Distance (2 atoms):
1. double-click on the starting atom
2. to fix a distance measurement, double-click on second atom
Angle (3 atoms):
1. double-click on the starting atom
2. click on the second atom (central atom in angle)
3. to fix an angle measurement, double-click on third atom
Torsion angle or dihedral (4 atoms)
1. double-click on the starting atom
2. click on the second atom
3. click on the third atom
4. to fix a dihedral angle measurement, double-click on fourth atom
In all cases:
- move pointer over destination atom in order to see measurement results without leaving a permanent measurement
- move outside the window in order to cancel the measurement
- make the same measurement again in order to delete the measurement