GChemPaint/C2/Basic-operations/English
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Slide Number 1 Title Slide |
Hello everyone.
Welcome to the tutorial on Basic Operations in GChemPaint |
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Learning Objectives |
In this tutorial we will learn to
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System Requirements |
Here I am using,
Ubuntu Linux OS version 12.04 GChemPaint version 0.12.10 |
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Pre-requisites |
To follow this tutorial you should be familiar with,
GChemPaint chemical structure editor. If not, for relevant tutorials, please visit our website. |
Switch to GChemPaint application
Dash home >>In the Search bar type GChemPaint Click on the GChemPaint icon. |
To open a new GChemPaint application.
Click on Dash home. In the Search bar that appears, type GChemPaint. Click on the GChemPaint icon. |
Let's begin the tutorial by opening an existing file. | |
Click on File >>Open | Click on File menu, select Open and click on it. |
A window containing all the files and folders opens. | |
Select the file named “propane” | From here, Select the file named “propane” |
Click on Open button. | Click on Open, to open the file. |
Let's add text below the propane structure. | |
Select “Add or modify a text”
Point to the Property page opens. |
Select “Add or modify a text” tool from the tool box.
The text tool's Property page opens. |
Point to the fields | The Property page contains fields like - Family, Style, Size, Underline, and a few others. |
Point to Family >> scroll list | Family field has a list of font names.
Let's scroll down the list. |
Select Arial Black | I will select Arial Black from the Family. |
Click on the Display area | Click on the Display area below the structures.
You can see a blinking cursor enclosed in a green box. |
Type ”Propane” | Let's type the name of the compound as “Propane”. |
Change Style to Bold Italic. | Let's now change the Style to Bold Italic.
Select the text “Propane” and click on Bold Italic. |
Increase fontsize to 16 | I will increase the fontsize to 16.
Let's scroll down and click on 16. |
Observe the changes in the text. | |
Point to Underline field.
Show the drop down list >> select Single |
Next, let's use the Underline feature.
It has a drop down list with the options-- None, Single, Double and Low. Let's select Single. |
Point to text. | Let's change the color of the text.
Default color of the text is “black” |
Point to the color field.
Click on drop down list. Select color to “purple” |
Click on the drop down arrow of the color field.
You can see different colors here. I will select “purple”. <Pause the narration> |
Text position range>> -100 to 100 | We can also change the position of the text.
Position field has range from -100 to 100 |
Select text>>click on up arrow >>Text moves up from Position “0” to “100” | Let's see how position of the text changes.
Select text and click on up arrow triangle with the mouse. Text moves upwards. |
Select text>> click on down arrow>>Text moves down from Position “0” to “-100” | Likewise if we click on down arrow triangle, text moves downwards.
<Pause the narration> |
Bring text to normal postion
Type "0" in the postion field >> click on the display area |
Let's bring the text to normal position.
Type 0 in the postion field and click on the Display area |
Assignment | Here is an assignment for you.
Your completed assignment should look like this. |
Let's now learn to select and move objects. | |
From the Tool box, click on >>Select one or more objects | From the “Tool box” click on the tool “Select one or more objects”. |
Click on pentane | Click on “pentane” |
Press the left mouse button>> drag it to a different position >> release the mouse button. | Without releasing the mouse button, drag it to a different position.
Now, release the mouse button. |
Next let's learn to rotate an object. | |
To rotate objects,>>click on “Select one or more objects” tool. | To rotate the objects, click on “Select one or more objects” tool. |
point to the tools
Flip the selection horizontally, Flip the selection vertically and Rotate the selection. |
The properties page has three tools
Flip the selection horizontally, Flip the selection vertically and Rotate the selection. |
To use these tools. | |
Click on pentane structure>> Select Rotate the selection>> move the mouse pointer | Click on the Pentane structure.
Select Rotate the selection option. Go to the Display area and place the mouse over the object. Move the mouse pointer in clock-wise or anti-clock-wise direction. Observe the rotation of the object.
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Now, let's learn to flip objects. | |
Flip the Pentane structure horizontally. | Let's flip the Pentane structure horizontally. |
Click on Flip the selection horizontally tool>>flip structure horizontally. | Click on Flip the selection horizontally tool to flip it horizontally |
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Assignment |
Pause this tutorial and Flip the selection vertically on your own. |
Let's now group and align objects
To group the objects, select all the objects. | |
Go to Edit menu >> click on Select all.
Press CTRL+A |
For this, go to Edit menu and click on Select All.
you can also press CTRL+A. |
Right click on any one of the objects | Right-click on any one of the objects. |
In the context menu >>select Group and/or align objects option | The context menu opens.
Select Group and/or align objects option. |
Point to the dialog box | A dialog box pops up. |
Click on the Group check-box | Click on the Group check-box. |
Uncheck the Align and Space evenly options. | Uncheck the Align and Space evenly options, if they are selected. |
Click on the OK button | Click on the OK button.
We see that all objects are grouped together. |
Press CTRL+A >> select objects | Let us now align the objects.
Press CTRL+A to select all the objects. |
Right click on any one of the objects | Right-click on any one of the objects. |
In the context menu >>select Group and/or align objects option | The context menu opens.
Select Group and/or align objects option. |
Point to the dialog box | A dialog box pops up. |
Click on the Align check-box | Click on the Align check-box. |
Click on the drop-down list.
point to Normal, Top, Mid-height, Bottom, Left, Center and Right. |
Align option has a drop-down list.
It has some options to align the objects. |
Select “Center” >> click OK | Let's select “Left” and click OK.
Observe the changes. |
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Assignment |
Pause this tutorial and align objects with other align options on your own. |
Let's learn how to use cut, copy and paste operations | |
Go Edit menu >> Point to Cut, Copy, Paste and Clear. | Go to Edit menu.
It contains basic edit options like Cut, Copy, Paste and Clear. |
Point to options | The common short-cut keys for these options
CTRL+X to cut CTRL+C to copy CTRL+V to paste will work in GChemPaint. |
using “Select one or more objects” tool>> cut and paste objects>>at different places of diplay area | Select the object using “Select one or more objects” tool.
Let's press CTRL+X to cut it. Press CTRL+V to paste the object at a different position on the Display area. Observe that when we cut the object, it is deleted from its original place. |
Copy and paste objects>>at different places of diplay area | Next, let's copy and paste the object at a different place on the diplay area.
So, press CTRL+C to copy and CTRL+V to paste. Observe that when we copy the object, it is not deleted from its original place. |
Select all objects >>click on clear | To clear the Display area, select all objects.
Then click on Clear from Edit menu. |
Go to Edit menu>>select Undo >>press CTRL+Z >> to undo | To get back our original structures, go to Edit menu and select Undo.
Or press CTRL+Z. |
Delete the object using Delete key from keyboard. | To delete object using the Delete Key on the Keyboard, Select the object.
Press Delete. |
Point to Eraser tool |
Let's now learn to use the Eraser tool to delete part of the structure. |
Select Eraser tool>>move mouse near one structure. | Select Eraser tool from the toolbox.
Place the mouse near any one of the structures. |
Delete red colored part of the structure. | Part of the structure turns red in color.
Click on the red colored part of the structure to delete it. |
Undo the changes | Let's now Undo the changes to get our original structures. |
Click on Save the current file button on tool bar | To save the file click on Save the current file button. |
With this we come to the end of the tutorial.
Let's summarize. | |
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Summary |
In this tutorial we have learnt how to
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Assignment |
As an assignment use Eraser tool and convert
n-octane structure to n-pentane n-hexane structure to Ethane. Assignment output should look like this. |
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