[Chimera-users] Managing window visibility through scripts?

[Martti Tolvanen]

Hi,

I have made scripts in which various models are rendered by mavConservation taken from different alignments. As the scripts proceed, the multialignment viewer windows remain at the front, and I haven't been able to figure out how to bring the main molecular graphics window back to the front (except by clicking). I am aware that the problem would go away if I made the whole thing into a movie, but I would like to run the script in our research group meeting and leave the displayed models available for manual rotations. Are there commands to bring windows behind or in front of other Chimera windows?

I run the production version of Chimera 1.14 under Windows 7. Part of my code follows.

#single chains of ca6, ca9, ca12, and ca14 as #0-3, superimposed by mmaker, and their copies as #4-7
tile #0-7 columns 4 

range kdHydrophobicity min cyan 0 white max maroon novalue green #0-3
open ca6.fasta
range mavConservation 0.1 dodger blue 0.55 white 1 orange red novalue green #4
open ca9.fasta
range mavConservation 0.1 dodger blue 0.55 white 1 orange red novalue green #5
open ca12.fasta
range mavConservation 0.1 dodger blue 0.55 white 1 orange red novalue green #6
open ca14.fasta
range mavConservation 0.1 dodger blue 0.55 white 1 orange red novalue green #7

surface #0-7 & protein

Cheers,
-Martti

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Martti Tolvanen
Lecturer in Bioinformatics
U of Turku, Finland