This Frame is used to display the backbone representation of the secondary structure.
To open a new representation go the Control Frame
The zoom Level can be adjust by zoom In Button and zoom Out Button. The minimal zoom is reach when the width of the sequence representation is half the width of the window. The maximal zoom is reach when all the bases (A T .. char) can be displayed. The zoom max button can be used to scale to that level. An other interesting button is the zoom to fit button. It will adjust the scale to fit the entire structure with the window width. This permit you to have a general view of the structure. You can select a stem by clicking on the base rectangle. The color of the selection change to blue. Now it is possible to zoom this selection by clicking on the zoom selection button.
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Zoom In | NUMPAD + |
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Zoom out | NUMPAD - |
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Zoom Max | NUMPAD 8 |
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Zoom to fit structure width with window width | NUMPAD 5 |
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Zoom to fit the selected stem with window width | NUMPAD . |