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Time Narration
00:01 Welcome to this tutorial on Script console and script commands in Jmol Application.
00:08 In this tutorial, we will learn:
00:11 About script commands
00:13 How to use script console window
00:16 Change display of the model by using script commands
00:21 Display lines of text on the panel.
00:24 To follow this tutorial,
00:26 you should know how to,create and edit molecular models in Jmol Application.
00:32 If not, watch the relevant tutorials available on our website.
00:37 To record this tutorial, I am using:
00:39 Ubuntu OS version 12.04
00:44 Jmol version 12.2.2
00:47 Java version 7.
00:51 Display on Jmol panel can be modified using:
00:55 Options in Menu bar
00:57 Options in the Pop-up-menu or
01:00 by Scripting commands on the script console.
01:04 We had learnt to modify display using menu bar and pop-up-menu in earlier tutorials.
01:13 In this tutorial, we will learn to use script commands.
01:18 A set of commands is called a script command.
01:22 Script commands control the display of a model on panel.
01:27 Jmol uses a command language, based on RasMol program.
01:32 Writing such commands is called scripting.
01:36 Documentation of Jmol's scripting language and list of commands is available at this link:

http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/docs/

01:44 Now, how to use script commands?
01:47 Script commands are typed on the “Script console” window.
01:53 Script console is the command line interface of Jmol.
01:58 It is available on the menu bar, under File and Console option.
02:03 This is Jmol Application window with a model of propane on screen.
02:08 Let us now learn to use Script console to change the display.
02:12 To open a Script console window, click on File menu in the menu bar.
02:19 In the drop-down, scroll down and click on Console.
02:24 Jmol script console window opens on the screen.
02:29 Script console window has a text area to type the commands.
02:34 At the bottom of the window, there is a button to open the Script editor window.
02:40 Other buttons, namely, Variables, Clear, History and State are also present on this window.
02:49 Click on the Help button to open a page showing a list of available script commands.
02:57 Click on OK button to close this window.
03:01 Let us now try to write a few simple script commands.
03:05 How to write these commands?
03:08 Type the command after the $ (dollar)prompt, on the Script console window.
03:13 Script commands start with a command word,
03:17 continues with a set of parameters separated by spaces
03:22 and is terminated by the end of line character or semicolon.
03:27 The command line will appear red, until you have completed typing the command.
03:33 Press Enter key on the keyboard to activate the command.
03:37 I am using Kmag screen magnifier to magnify the console.
03:44 For example, to change the color of all the carbons in propane to orange- place the cursor on the Script Console window.
03:53 At the dollar prompt, type: select carbon semicolon color atoms orange
04:05 Press Enter key on the keyboard.
04:08 The Propane model on the panel, now, has all the carbons in orange color.
04:14 Now, to change the color of all bonds to blue-
04:18 At the dollar prompt, type:
04:20 select all bonds semicolon color bonds blue
04:26 press Enter.
04:29 Observe that all the bonds in the propane model are now blue in colour.
04:35 Next, let us change the size of bonds.
04:39 At the dollar prompt, type: wireframe 0.05
04:45 The decimal number is used to specify the radius of the bonds, in angstroms. Press Enter.
04:53 Note the change in the size of the bonds, in the Propane model.
04:58 Similarly, to increase the size of the bonds, at the prompt, type: wireframe 0.1
05:07 Once again, note the change in the size of the bonds.
05:12 To change the size of the atoms, we will use the command spacefill followed by a decimal number.
05:20 At the dollar prompt, type: spacefill 0.2.
05:26 The decimal number represents the radius of the atom in angstroms.
05:30 Press Enter.
05:33 Observe the size of the atoms in the propane molecule decrease in size.
05:39 Similarly, to increase the size of the atoms, type:
05:43 spacefill 0.5
05:46 Press Enter.
05:48 You can see the change in size of the atoms.
05:51 Alternately, we can also use command cpk followed by percentage or decimal number.
05:59 The percentage represents the vanderwaals radius of the atom.
06:04 For example, type: cpk 20% and press Enter.
06:11 Note the change in the size of the atoms.
06:15 It is possible to write commands, to display lines of text on the Jmol panel.
06:22 The command line for the text starts with 'set echo'.
06:27 It is followed by the position of the text on the screen.
06:31 For example, we will display the name of the molecule as 'Propane' at the top center of the panel.
06:39 So, type: set echo top center semicolon echo Propane

and press Enter.

06:48 We can see the text "Propane", displayed at the top center of the panel.
06:54 We can also display other lines of text on the panel.
06:58 For example, I want some text in the bottom left corner of the panel.
07:04 At the dollar prompt,
07:06 type: set echo bottom left semicolon echo This is a model of Propane.
07:15 Press Enter.
07:17 We can see the text line at the bottom left corner of the panel.
07:22 It is also possible to change the color, size and font of the displayed text.
07:29 For example, I want the text to be in Arial Italic font.
07:34 At the dollar prompt ($), type: font echo 20 Arial italic
07:42 Press Enter,This will convert the text to 'Arial Italic' font.
07:48 To change the color of the text, we will use color echo followed by name of the colour.
07:55 So, type: "color echo yellow" and press Enter.
08:01 Note the change in font colour.
08:05 Likewise, you can explore many more commands and observe the changes.
08:11 Let's Summarize:
08:13 In this tutorial, we have learned about:
08:15 Script Commands and
08:17 Script Console,We also learned to:
08:19 Change the display properties of the model by using script commands and
08:24 Display lines of text on the panel.
08:28 As an assignment-
08:30 Create a model of 3-methyl-pentane.
08:33 Use script commands to do the following.
08:36 Change the color of all the hydrogens to blue.
08:40 Change the color of all the bonds to red
08:43 and set the molecule to spin.
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