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== Jmol-JSO ==
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{{Lang:Jmol JavaScript Object}}
  
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The Jmol JavaScript Object ('''Jmol-JSO''') is a set of JavaScript functions and utilities refactored and reorganized for Jmol 13.0 into a single JavaScript object (<code>window.Jmol</code>). The library {{file| JSmol.min.js}} supersedes the [{{Website}}jslibrary/ Jmol.js JavaScript library], allowing a cleaner, more efficient way to interact with Jmol on a web page, and abstracting the visualization of a molecular model so that the Java applet can be seamlessly replaced by a non-Java HTML5 canvas element (which might not even be Jmol) or even an image, depending on client platform's resources.
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== JSmol, the Jmol JavaScript Object ==
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[[Image:JSmol_logo13.png]]
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'''Jmol-JSO''' was initially developed by Bob Hanson and Paul Pillot in early 2012. It was folded into '''JSmol''' in late 2012.  
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The heart of JSmol is the Jmol JavaScript object, (<code>window.Jmol</code>), which includes a set of JavaScript functions and utilities.  The initial Jmol object was developed by Bob Hanson and Paul Pillot in early 2012. It was folded into '''JSmol''' later that year. The library {{file| JSmol.min.js}} provides this object and supersedes the Jmol.js JavaScript library formerly used exclusively with the Jmol Java applet, allowing a cleaner, more efficient way to interact with Jmol on a web page, and abstracting the visualization of a molecular model so that the Java applet can be seamlessly and selectively replaced by a non-Java HTML5 canvas element (which might not even be Jmol).  
  
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Using '''Jmol-JSO''', a web page developer can target Java-challenged (iPad, iPhone) and applet-challenged (Android) platforms using '''a Jmol applet surrogate''' while still implementing Jmol/Java on traditional platforms. The wide variety of options available allows Jmol's functionality on all such devices, and there should be no need to ever see a message "Sorry, you don't have Java installed...."
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Using '''JSmol''', a web page developer can target most web browsers that no longer support Java applets, using '''a Jmol applet surrogate''', while still implementing the Jmol Java applet on compatible platforms.  
  
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'''Jmol-JSO''' also integrates facilities for direct, behind-the-scenes access to public databases such as the [http://rcsb.org RCSB PDB database], the [http://cactus.nci.nih.gov/ National Cancer Institute CACTVS server], and [http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ PubChem], even when the user's platform does not allow the Jmol Java applet.
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'''JSmol''' also integrates facilities for direct, behind-the-scenes access to public databases such as the [https://rcsb.org RCSB PDB database], the [https://cactus.nci.nih.gov/ National Cancer Institute CACTVS server], and [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ PubChem].
  
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In addition, '''Jmol-JSO''' allows easy interaction with
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In addition, '''JSmol''' allows easy interaction with
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* the '''JSpecView Java applet''', allowing one to tie 3D models to IR, NMR, UV/VIS, GC, and GC/MS spectra (see [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JSV|more details]])
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* the '''JSpecView HTML5 object''', allowing one to tie 3D models to IR, NMR, UV/VIS, GC, and GC/MS spectra (see [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JSV|more details]])
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* the '''JME Java applet''', so 3D models can be generated by a page visitor using simple chemical 2D drawing (see [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JME|more details]])
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* the '''JSME HTML5 object''', so 3D models can be generated by a page visitor using simple chemical 2D drawing (see [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JME|more details]])
  
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'''Jmol-JSO''' is fully compatible with [http://jquery.com jQuery] (although it requires its own customization of jQuery, {{file|JSmoljQuery.js}}). The library has been W3C and XHTML validated.
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'''JSmol''' is fully compatible with [http://jquery.com jQuery] 1.9 or 1.10. (jQuery 2.0 does not and for reasons of principle reportedly will never support MSIE running locally using file://, so if you do not need to run your page in MSIE in a local environment, that should be fine. There is a fix for this, however, if you must do that. In that case you must hack jQuery a bit.) The library has been W3C and XHTML validated.
  
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===Main features of Jmol-JSO ===
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===Main features of JSmol ===
 
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<th>Non-Java Options</th><td>Options for Java, HTML5/WebGL, HTML5-only, and image-only. Includes a variety of options, such as initial "deferred-applet" mode, where an initial image is displayed, with a click on the image or link on the page initiating applet/canvas 3D modeling, and "image+loading" mode, in which case the 3D model is loading behind the scenes while an initial image is displayed.</td>
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<th>Non-Java options</th><td>Options for HTML5-only and optionally Java and HTML5/WebGL. Includes a variety of options, such as initial "deferred-applet" mode, where an initial image is displayed, with a click on the image or link on the page initiating applet/canvas 3D modeling, and "image+loading" mode, in which case the 3D model is loading behind the scenes while an initial image is displayed.</td>
 
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<th>Library Files</th>
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<th>Library files</th>
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<td>Requires at a minimum, {{file|JSmol.min.js}} and {{folder|j2s}} and/or {{folder|java}}.</td>
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<td>Requires at a minimum {{file|JSmol.min.js}} as well as {{folder|j2s}}; for internationalized interface, also {{folder|idioma}}. Also optionally {{folder|java}}.</td>
 
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<th>JavaScript Objects</th>
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<th>JavaScript objects</th>
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<td>Creates a single JavaScript Object, <code>Jmol</code>, which includes a set of functions and internal objects such as <code>Jmol._Applet</code>, <code>Jmol._Image</code>, and <code>Jmol.controls</code>.</td>
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<td>Creates a single JavaScript object, <code>Jmol</code>, which includes a set of functions and internal objects such as <code>Jmol._Applet</code>, <code>Jmol._Image</code>, and <code>Jmol.controls</code>.</td>
 
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<th>JavaScript Prototypes</th>
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<th>JavaScript prototypes</th>
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<td>The object you create using <code>Jmol.getApplet()</code> is a JavaScript object that is a subclass of <code>Jmol._Applet</code>. When you use <code>Jmol.getApplet()</code>, you get a reference to a JavaScript object, not the Java applet/canvas itself. The applet or canvas is wrapped in a set of <code>div</code> elements, allowing a richer diversity of options.</td>
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<td>The object you create using <code>Jmol.getApplet()</code> or <code>Jmol.getAppletHtml()</code> is a JavaScript object that is a subclass of <code>Jmol._Applet</code>. When you use <code>Jmol.getApplet()</code>, you get a reference to a JavaScript object, not the applet/canvas itself. The applet or canvas is wrapped in a set of <code>div</code> elements, allowing a richer diversity of options.</td>
 
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<th>AJAX</th>
 
<th>AJAX</th>
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<td>Jmol-JSO includes methods to easily access cross-platform resources using AJAX provided by jQuery.</td>
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<td>JSmol includes methods to easily access cross-platform resources using AJAX provided by jQuery.</td>
 
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<th>REST services</th>
 
<th>REST services</th>
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<td>Jmol-JSO lets you access keyword search results from RCSB -- for example, a list of all structures that reference ''caffeine''.</td>
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<td>JSmol lets you access keyword search results from RCSB -- for example, a list of all structures that reference ''caffeine''.</td>
 
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<th>Scripting</th>
 
<th>Scripting</th>
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<td>Jmol-JSO in conjunction with JSmol provides the same full complement of scripting that Jmol offers. Jmol-JSO accepts script commands immediately, before or during applet/canvas creation on the page, caching them until Jmol is ready to accept them.</td>
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<td>JSmol provides the same full complement of scripting that Jmol offers. JSmol accepts script commands immediately, before or during applet/canvas creation on the page, caching them until Jmol is ready to accept them.</td>
 
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== JSmol ==
 
== JSmol ==
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'''JSmol''' is the name for the HTML5 canvas version of the Jmol applet. '''JSmol''' opens up the use of Jmol to PC, Mac, and Linux systems without Java installed or with Java disabled as well as tablets and phones (both iOS and Android). No hardware-based graphics acceleration is used, allowing '''JSmol''' to run in any web browser that supports HTML5 standards. JSmol runs entirely in the client, needing no server technologies for most of its operation. (Reading binary files in some browsers and saving images and Jmol states in all browsers requires a server-side PHP script.)
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'''JSmol''' is the name for the HTML5 canvas version of the former Jmol applet. '''JSmol''' opens up the use of Jmol in PC, Mac, and Linux systems, tablets and phones (both iOS and Android) without the need for Java. No hardware-based graphics acceleration is used, allowing '''JSmol''' to run in any web browser that supports HTML5 standards. JSmol runs entirely in the client, needing no server technologies for most of its operation. (Reading binary files in some browsers and saving images and Jmol states in all browsers do require a server-side PHP script, commonly provided as {{file|php/jsmol.php}} &ndash;read details below.)
  
 
'''JSmol''' was developed by Bob Hanson, Zhou Renjian, and Takanori Nakane.
 
'''JSmol''' was developed by Bob Hanson, Zhou Renjian, and Takanori Nakane.
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===Current limitations of JSmol ===
 
===Current limitations of JSmol ===
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* Using local files (i.e. not in a web server) is not supported on some browsers due to their security policies (MSIE allows access to non-binary local files only; Opera allows no access to local files; Chrome allows access only when using a command-line flag).  
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* Using local files (i.e. not in a web server) is not supported on some browsers due to their security policies:
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* Opening binary files (e.g Spartan files, gzipped files, {{file|pngj}} files): they can be read, but must be identified as such in their file name (see below).  
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** Opera allows no access to local files.
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** MSIE allows access to local files only if they are not binary.
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** Chrome allows access only when Chrome has been started using a special command-line flag (<code>chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files</code>).
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** Firefox allows access only after setting a special <code>about:config</code> flag (<code>security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy = false</code>).
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* Opening binary files (e.g Spartan files, gzipped files, {{file|pngj}} files): they can be read but must be identified as such in their file name (see below).  
 
* Writing of {{file|jpg}}, {{file|png}} and {{file|pngj}} (png+zip) data is fully supported, but delivering it to a user may require a server-side piece. (See also [[Recycling_Corner#Exporting_an_image_from_the_applet|Exporting an image]] for alternatives).
 
* Writing of {{file|jpg}}, {{file|png}} and {{file|pngj}} (png+zip) data is fully supported, but delivering it to a user may require a server-side piece. (See also [[Recycling_Corner#Exporting_an_image_from_the_applet|Exporting an image]] for alternatives).
 
* The Jmol <code>prompt</code> command does not allow more than a simple JavaScript-like response in the HTML5 version.
 
* The Jmol <code>prompt</code> command does not allow more than a simple JavaScript-like response in the HTML5 version.
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* WebGL support is limited.
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* The [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/WebGL|WebGL modality]] of JSmol has not been fully developed and feature support is limited.
  
 
=== Reading binary files ===
 
=== Reading binary files ===
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Jmol/Java can open a file and then determine whether the file is binary or not. JSmol/JavaScript is different, because the AJAX transport mechanism is different for binary and nonbinary files. Thus, JSmol must determine whether a file is binary or not ''prior'' to its loading. JSmol does this by inspection of the file name. JSmol will switch to binary mode for files with any of the following in their file name: {{file|.gz}}
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Jmol (Java) can open a file and then determine whether the file is binary or not. JSmol (JavaScript) is different, because the AJAX transport mechanism is different for binary and nonbinary files. Thus, JSmol must determine whether a file is binary or not ''prior'' to its loading.  
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==== File names ====
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JSmol will determine whether a file is binary or not &mdash;before loading it&mdash; by inspection of the file name. JSmol will switch to binary mode for files with any of the following in their file name:  
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{{file|.jpg}}
 
{{file|.jpg}}
 
{{file|.png}}
 
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{{file|.zip}}
 
 
{{file|.jmol}}
 
{{file|.jmol}}
 
{{file|.smol}}
 
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These "extensions" can appear anywhere in a file name to trigger the binary access mode. So, for example, if you rename any file to include <code>.bin</code> anywhere in its name, that will instruct JSmol to read it as a binary file.
 
These "extensions" can appear anywhere in a file name to trigger the binary access mode. So, for example, if you rename any file to include <code>.bin</code> anywhere in its name, that will instruct JSmol to read it as a binary file.
  
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For binary file reading to be compatible with Chrome and MSIE, you will need to have a base64 server-side piece that will convert the binary data to <code>BASE64</code> format. This is because only Firefox allows clean (reliable) synchronous binary file transfer. (And, so far, we have not figured out how to move all the file loading in Jmol to a fully asynchronous mode.) The [{{StOlaf}}jsmol/jsmol.htm demo pages] use the jsmol.php script that is included in the JSmol distribution (see below), which does that and considerably more.
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:''Advanced'': If you need a different extension to be read as binary, and cannot change the file names to include one of the default extensions, it is possible to extend the set using this code in your JavaScript after the Jmol object has being initialized: <code>Jmol._binaryTypes.push('.myExtension');</code>
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==== Browser behaviour ====
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For binary file reading to be compatible with Chrome and MSIE, you will need to have a base64 server-side piece that will convert the binary data to <code>BASE64</code> format. This is because only Firefox allows clean (reliable) synchronous binary file transfer. (And, so far, we have not figured out how to move all the file loading in Jmol to a fully asynchronous mode.)  
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If your page visitors need to read binary files, place a copy of the {{file|jsmol.php}} file that is included in the JSmol distribution (see below) on your server and point to it using the [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/Info#Files_and_paths|'''serverURL''' item of the Info array]].
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As an example, the [{{StOlaf}}jsmol/jsmol.htm demo pages] use this approach.
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For that to work, your server must support PHP. Otherwise, you might "borrow" by pointing to the {{file|jsmol.php}} file in another server that can run PHP (please, ask the owner of that server).
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In Chrome and also other browsers, you may overcome problems with loading '''''local''''' binary files by running pages through a local web server.
  
 
=== Converting pages from Jmol to JSmol ===
 
=== Converting pages from Jmol to JSmol ===
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It is not hard to convert pages that used the Jmol Applet to use the HTML5 versions of JSmol. The basic sequence includes:
  
 
* Switching from {{file|Jmol.js}} to {{file|JSmol.min.js}}
 
* Switching from {{file|Jmol.js}} to {{file|JSmol.min.js}}
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* Adding the {{folder|j2s}} folder/directory to your website.  
 
* Setting parameters in the <code>Info</code> variable.
 
* Setting parameters in the <code>Info</code> variable.
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* Modifying function calls from the format jmolXxxx(..., appletExtension) to Jmol.jmolXxxx(appletID, ...) (see below). Depending upon the magnitude of the problem, you may want to write a set of JavaScript functions that allow you to use all the methods on your page that you already use. For example, if you use the simplest from of jmolButton:
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* Modifying function calls from the format <code>jmolXxxx(..., appletExtension)</code> to <code>Jmol.jmolXxxx(appletID, ...)</code> (see below). Depending upon the magnitude of the problem, you may want to write (''but read the next section first!'') a set of JavaScript functions that allow you to keep your page source code unchanged. For example, if you use the simplest form of jmolButton, the converting function would be:
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Or you can just modify your function to the new format. All of the main methods found in {{file|Jmol.js}} (and more!) can be found in {{file|JSmolApi.js}}.
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Or you can modify your page source code to use the new format. Or, easiest solution, use the 'adapter' library described below.
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The main methods formerly implemented in {{file|Jmol.js}} (and more!) have now [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/Functions|equivalent functions]] that can be found in [{{SVN JSmol Trunk}}jsmoljs/JSmolApi.js JSmolApi.js]
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-- also included in the distribution: {{file|jsmol.zip}} > {{folder|js}} > {{file|JSmolApi.js}}
 
You might consider taking this opportunity to find out how jQuery works, if you are not familiar with it, and work more with those functions.
 
You might consider taking this opportunity to find out how jQuery works, if you are not familiar with it, and work more with those functions.
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=== Conversion using the Jmol2.js 'adapter' library ===
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What has been just described (i.e., writing custom functions that allow to keep using the old calls as used with Jmol.js) has been implemented in a special new Jmol2.js 'adapter' library. If you use this, you can leave your existing calls to jmolApplet(), jmolButton(), jmolLink() etc. You just need to:
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* ''Step 1''
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** In all your pages, add a call to {{file|JSmol.min.js}}
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* ''Step 1''
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** Open in a text editor both {{file|JSmol.min.js}}, {{file|Jmol2.js}} and a new blank document. Combine in this document the contents of {{file|JSmol.min.js}} followed by the contents of {{file|Jmol2.js}}. Save this new document as {{file|Jmol.js}}
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* ''Step 2:''
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** Add the JSmol files and folders as appropriate &dagger;
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* ''Step 2:''
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(&dagger;) That is described in the Installation and Initialization sections of this page.
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* In the [{{SVN JSmol Trunk}}jsmoljs/Jmol2.js JSmol repository]
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* [{{StOlaf}}jsmol/js/Jmol2.js at StOlaf]
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=== Upgrading Jmol without using JSmol ===
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* Use the most recent version of Jmol.js that you have, or retrieve it from [http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/Jmol.js St. Olaf].
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Everything should work as before, but users will see a much kinder, more welcoming warning message the first time they access the new applet. Of course they will still have to give permission for the applet to be run, maybe in several dialogs. Please be aware that most users will not be able to see Jmol applets in their browser.
  
 
==Installation==
 
==Installation==
  
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:''As software evolves, it is possible that versions may differ in their compatibility; the Jmol team appreciates all feedback from web page developers in this regard and make every effort to keep the files up to date. Please file a [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=379133&group_id=23629&func=browse bug report] if you find a problem.''  
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:''The Jmol team appreciates all feedback from web page developers and makes every effort to keep the files up to date. Please file a [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=379133&group_id=23629&func=browse bug report] if you find a problem.''  
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===Getting the Files===
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Full releases of J(S)mol may be obtained at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jmol/files/ the Jmol Project page]. The most up-to-date, development, version can be found as [{{StOlaf}}zip/ St. Olaf].
  
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The most up-to-date version of JSmol can be found as [{{StOlaf}}jsmol.zip St. Olaf]. Full releases may be obtained at [{{WebsiteJSmol}} the JSmol Project page].
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The distribution is a zipfile, {{file|Jmol-xxx.zip}}, that contains {{file|Jmol.jar}} (the Jmol application) and a {{file|jsmol.zip}} file which in turn contains the whole set of files potentially needed for deploying the Jmol Object in a webpage in the JSmol/HTML5 modality. Note that usually you don't need all those files for operation, as described below.
  
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====In summary====
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* For pages that use the HTML5 modality of JSmol, you just need {{file|JSmol.min.js}} and {{folder|j2s}} (A total of 21.3 MB, but only those parts actually needed in each occasion will be downloaded to the client computer).
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====In detail====
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{{file|jsmol.zip}} (which is included inside the Jmol distribution zip file) contains these files and folders:
  
 
* Major files:
 
* Major files:
 
** {{file|JSmol.min.js}} The only library that needs to be called explictly; it will take care of calling any of the other files as needed. (This includes a set of files minimized using the Google Closure Compiler)
 
** {{file|JSmol.min.js}} The only library that needs to be called explictly; it will take care of calling any of the other files as needed. (This includes a set of files minimized using the Google Closure Compiler)
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*** {{file|JSmol.min.nojq.js}} An alternative version, to be used if you are not loading binary files and you already use jQuery on your page; this one bypasses the {{file|JSmoljQuery.js}} internal component. ''Note'': if you use this, you might need to also include in your page a call to the jQuery-UI library.
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** {{file|JSmol.lite.js}} is a lightweight version of JSmol that will load very fast and offers minimal functionality (just a simplified ball and stick rendering, no scripting). It is specially aimed at phones and systems with limited power, or as a quick first-look option that may be programmatically replaced by a full JSmol at user request.
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*** {{file|JSmol.lite.nojq.js}} An equivalent version that does not include jQuery (useful if you are already using jQuery in your page).
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** {{file|JSmol.GLmol.min.js}} is a supplementary library addressed at using a [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/WebGL|WebGL modality]] of the Jmol Object. Note that this is experimental, not under active development, and not fully functional.
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* {{folder|php}}
 
** {{file|jsmol.php}} A server-side PHP utility that allows a number of functions that can increase the platform and browser compatibility of JSmol. By default, JSmol will try to use a copy of this file at the St.Olaf server, but you need to put a copy in your own server in order to get full cross-platform compatibility in the following areas:
 
** {{file|jsmol.php}} A server-side PHP utility that allows a number of functions that can increase the platform and browser compatibility of JSmol. By default, JSmol will try to use a copy of this file at the St.Olaf server, but you need to put a copy in your own server in order to get full cross-platform compatibility in the following areas:
 
*** saving images (JPG, PNG) and binary Jmol states (JMOL, PNGJ, ZIP)
 
*** saving images (JPG, PNG) and binary Jmol states (JMOL, PNGJ, ZIP)
 
*** retrieving RCSB REST XML data services ("load =xxxxxxx?")
 
*** retrieving RCSB REST XML data services ("load =xxxxxxx?")
 
*** enabling cross-platform AJAX in MSIE (RCSB, NCI, PubChem)
 
*** enabling cross-platform AJAX in MSIE (RCSB, NCI, PubChem)
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*** reading binary files synchronously (as in the <code>load</code> command, or when using <code>var x = load(...)</code> in a Jmol script) in some browsers
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*** reading binary files synchronously (as in the <code>load</code> command, or when using <code>var x = load(...)</code> in a Jmol script) in some browsers.
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** {{file|JSmol.lite.js}} is a lightweight version of JSmol that will load very fast and offers minimal functionality (just a simplified ball and stick rendering, no scripting). It is specially aimed at phones and systems with limited power, or as a quick first-look option that may be programmatically replaced by a full JSmol at user request.
+
:: ''Details'': jsmol.php will be called if you request a binary format file (gz, zip, pse, etc.) from Safari, Chrome, or MSIE. Those browsers can't transfer that sort of file directly and need a server-side piece. But they will have to have that on your server (the same where the webpage is).  
−
*** {{file|JSmol.lite.nojq.js}} An equivalent version that does not include jQuery (useful if you are already using jQuery in your page).
+
:: In addition, jsmol.php processes image creation requests and "turns around" binary data such as {{file|.jpg}} and {{file|.zip}} files created by JSmol on the page and simply returns it. For this functionality, jsmol.php could be anywhere, including the default location at StOlaf.
  
−
* {{folder|java}} The files for the JmolApplet, the same that have been used for Jmol in previous versions
+
* {{folder|idioma}} Support for the interface in languages other than US English.
−
**  {{file|JmolApplet.jar}} or {{file|JmolAppletSigned.jar}} or {{file|JmolApplet0*.jar}} or {{file|JmolAppletSigned0*.jar}}
+
* {{folder|j2s}} The suite of JavaScript libraries needed for JSmol/HTML5 modality.
−
:: (That is, a set of files, where the * stands for several suffixes. You may need to read about [[Jmol_Applet#Unsigned_vs._Signed_Applet_.26_Data_Access|signed vs. unsigned applet]] if you are unfamiliar with the Jmol jar files.)
+
* {{folder|js}} Non-packed copies of JavaScript libraries needed for the Jmol object (most of these files are already included in packed form within {{file|JSmol.min.js}}, see above):
−
* {{folder|js}} The suite of JavaScript libraries needed for building the Jmol-JSO object (but most of these files are already included in packed form within {{file|JSmol.min.js}}, see below):
 
 
** {{file|j2sjmol.js}} Required interface to the Jmol and java classes (translated into JavaScript and compressed using the Google Closure Compiler.)
 
** {{file|j2sjmol.js}} Required interface to the Jmol and java classes (translated into JavaScript and compressed using the Google Closure Compiler.)
 
** {{file|JSmol.js}} Primary JSmol library, with private methods for creating and interacting with canvases
 
** {{file|JSmol.js}} Primary JSmol library, with private methods for creating and interacting with canvases
−
** {{file|JSmolApi.js}} All pubic user-intended interface functions
+
** {{file|JSmolApi.js}} All public user-intended interface functions
 
** {{file|JSmolApplet.js}} Required applet prototypes for use with Java or HTML5
 
** {{file|JSmolApplet.js}} Required applet prototypes for use with Java or HTML5
 
** {{file|JSmolControls.js}} Required only if any buttons or links or other input methods will be used
 
** {{file|JSmolControls.js}} Required only if any buttons or links or other input methods will be used
 
** {{file|JSmolCore.js}} Primary JSmol library, with private methods for file loading, primarily
 
** {{file|JSmolCore.js}} Primary JSmol library, with private methods for file loading, primarily
−
** {{file|JSmoljQuery.js}} A version of jQuery tweaked to allow synchronous binary file transfer and use with MSIE and Safari
+
<!--** {{file|JSmoljQuery.js}} A version of jQuery tweaked to allow synchronous binary file transfer and use with MSIE and Safari-->
−
** {{file|JSmolJSV.js}} Needed only for [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JSV|using the JSpecView applet]]
+
** {{file|JSmolJSV.js}} Needed only for [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JSV|using the JSpecView object]]
−
** {{file|JSmolGLmol.js}} Needed only when [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/GLmol|using the WebGL version of JSmol]]
 
−
** {{file|JSmolThree.js}} Needed only when [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/GLmol|using the WebGL version of JSmol]]
 
−
* {{folder|j2s}} The suite of JavaScript libraries needed for the HTML5 version of JSmol
 
 
* A few sample pages and files, included for your convenience but not required for functionality:
 
* A few sample pages and files, included for your convenience but not required for functionality:
−
** {{file|jsmol.htm}}, {{file|simple.htm}}, {{file|test2.htm}}, {{file|test3.htm}} , and {{file|cover.htm}} are demonstration/example pages  
+
** {{file|supersimple.htm}}, {{file|simple.htm}}, {{file|jsmol.htm}}, {{file|test2.htm}}, {{file|test3.htm}} , and {{file|cover.htm}} are demonstration/example pages  
−
** {{folder|data}} Files used by the above demo pages
+
** {{folder|data}}, {{folder|images}} Files used by the above demo pages
−
* {{folder|make}} and {{folder|test}} are for developers only. (The {{folder|make}} directory includes the Google Closure Compiler used to create {{file|Jsmol.min.js}}.)
+
* {{folder|make}} and {{folder|test}} are for developers only. (The {{folder|make}} directory includes the Google Closure Compiler used to create {{file|Jsmol.min.js}}.)  {{folder|flot}},  {{folder|inchi}}, {{folder|jcse}}, {{folder|jsme}}, etc. are for specific applications (advanced)
  
−
In summary:
 
−
* For pages that use HTML5-only JSmol, you just need {{file|JSmol.min.js}} and {{folder|j2s}} (A total of 12.6 MB, but only those parts actually needed will be downloaded to the client computer).
 
−
* For pages that use only the Jmol Java applet, you just need {{file|JSmol.min.js}} and {{folder|java}} (A total of 7.9 MB, but may be reduced to 2.2 MB for a single set of signed or unsigned applet files, of which only those parts actually needed will be downloaded to the client computer).
 
−
* {{folder|js}} is only important if you want to use the (experimental, not fully functional) WebGL version of JSmol. Specifically, you need {{file|js/JSmolGLmol.js}} and {{file|js/JSmolThree.js}} (which are not minimized), since those two libraries are not included in {{file|JSmol.min.js}}.
 
  
−
==Initialization==
+
{{folder|applet}} The files for the Java modality (JmolApplet), the same that have been used for Jmol in previous versions.
 +
''In most cases these are not needed, since Java support has been removed from web browsers.''
 +
*  {{file|JmolApplet.jar}} or {{file|JmolAppletSigned.jar}} or {{file|JmolApplet0*.jar}} or {{file|JmolAppletSigned0*.jar}}
 +
:: (That is, a set of files, where the * stands for several suffixes. You may need to read about [[Jmol_Applet#Unsigned_vs._Signed_Applet_.26_Data_Access|signed vs. unsigned applet]] if you are unfamiliar with the Jmol jar files.)
  
−
=== Loading the library ===
+
=== Specific browser considerations ===
  
−
The web page should have the following in the <code>head</code> section (pointing to appropriate paths if not the same folder as the web page as shown here):
+
==== Access to local files ====
  
−
<code><script type="text/javascript" src="JSmol.min.js"></script></code>
+
If you want to load your pages '''from local disk''', some limitations apply depending on the browser. Please see
 +
[[Troubleshooting/Local Files]].
  
−
Please note that there may be restrictions on the folder locations where you can put files for the libraries (js), the page (html), the models and scripts. This is imposed by browser security policies (related to both Java security and AJAX calls in JavaScript) and usually applies only to situations where you are using the pages from local disk (as opposed to a web server).
+
==== MSIE/Windows ====
  
−
: Successful file access by either the signed or unsigned Java applet or the HTML5 version of Jmol/JSmol depends upon whether the page is loaded using "file:" or "http:"
+
''Use of Internet Explorer (version 9 or higher) may be functional but it is discouraged; compatibility may be reduced and the performance is poor.''
−
: '''unsigned applet'''
 
−
:: <code>http:</code> {{file|.jar}} files must be located in the same folder as data files or in a folder above this.
 
−
:: <code>file:</code> same
 
−
: '''signed applet'''
 
−
:: <code>http:</code> no restrictions
 
−
:: <code>file:</code> same as unsigned applet
 
−
: '''HTML5 JSmol'''
 
−
:: <code>http:</code> all files should be on the host server or on a server set up to deliver cross-domain AJAX using the "Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *" header.
 
−
:: <code>file:</code> all files should be on the local machine within or under the folder containing the {{file|.html}} page.
 
−
: ''All this needs confirmation''. See also [[Troubleshooting/Applet#Java_security_errors|Java security policy]] which applies to the Java applet.
 
  
−
==== Optional components ====
+
'''Saving files''' from JSmol/HTML5 requires in Internet Explorer to go through the {{file|jsmol.php}} file, so you will need to have that [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/Info#Customization_or_extras|set-up]]. The user will get a "Save or Open this file" type of dialog, and the file will be usually saved to the browser's default download folder.
−
* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JME|Integration with JME]], a Java-based editor to draw 2D chemical structures (Peter Ertl's Java Molecular Editor)
 
−
* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JSV|Integration with JSpecView]], a Java viewer for spectral data.
 
−
* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/GLmol|GLmol option]] to render the 3D model using a combination of HTML5 and WebGL graphics (in compatible systems) (does not use Java)
 
−
* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/ChemDoodle|ChemDoodle option]] to render the 3D model using ChemDoodle (does not use Java)
 
  
−
=== Setting parameters ===
+
==== Chrome/Windows ====
  
−
All of the initialization parameters supported in Jmol.js can be implemented in Jmol-JSO. However, the method of indicating variables is different. The essential call to create an applet or an alternative non-Java viewer is simply:
+
'''Saving files''' from JSmol/HTML5 will work without accessing {{file|jsmol.php}} file, but any filename and extension that was provided by script will be zapped by Chrome, which insists on offering to save the file with the name "download.txt".
  
−
<code>Jmol.getApplet("myJmol", Info)</code>
+
==Initialization==
 +
=== Browser issues ===
 +
JSmol makes strong use of the HTML5 features. Therefore, it is only compatible with modern web browsers. Specifically, ''Internet Explorer must be version 9 or higher''.
  
−
This will create a <tt>myJmol</tt> global variable that holds the Jmol JavaScript object and is also the unique ID for that object in all functions and methods described below.
+
In addition, it is important to use a doctype in the header of the html page. The recommended doctype is the simple one, associated to HTML5 standard, as the very first line of your html document.
−
:Note that <tt>myJmol</tt> and <tt>Info</tt> are user-defined variables and may hence have any name you wish. <tt>myJmol</tt> becomes in fact the identifier of the particular JmolApplet that is being created. You may wish to have two applets in your page and call them e.g. <tt>jmolA</tt> and <tt>jmolB</tt>, and use for them the same set of parameters <tt>Info</tt>, or use two different sets named e.g. <tt>InfoA</tt> and <tt>InfoB</tt>. To the contrary, <tt>Jmol</tt> (right after the equal sign) must be written as such, since it is the internal name and identification of the unique Jmol-JSO constructor.
 
  
−
<code>Info</code> is an associative array (a set of key/value pairs) indicating all the desired characteristics of the applet. The principal keys and their default values are given below:
+
Also, for full compatibility, particularly for the localization (language translations) of the JSmol pop-up menu, you should declare the charset as UTF-8 and save the html document (and all accessory files) using UTF-8 encoding (usually without [[wikipedia:Byte_order_mark#UTF-8|BOM]], but this needs further confirmation; recent versions of Firefox seem to have problems with non-BOM UTF-8 files, and UTF-8 with BOM looks like a better solution).
−
<pre>
 
−
var Info = {
 
−
  addSelectionOptions: false,
 
−
  color: "#FFFFFF",
 
−
  debug: false,
 
−
  defaultModel: "",
 
−
  height: 300,
 
−
  j2sPath: "j2s",              // HTML5 only
 
−
  isSigned: false,            // Java only
 
−
  jarFile: "JmolApplet0.jar",  // Java only
 
−
  jarPath: ".",                // Java only
 
−
  memoryLimit: 512,            // Java only
 
−
  readyFunction: null,
 
−
  script: null,
 
−
  serverURL: "http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol/jsmol.php",  // Example only!
 
−
  src: null,
 
−
  use: "Java noWebGL noHTML5 noImage",  // Autoswitching (not recommended)
 
−
  width: 300
 
−
};
 
−
</pre>
 
  
−
[[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/Info|Detailed explanation]] of the parameters of the <code>Info</code> variable.
+
Therefore your html documents should start as:
 +
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
 +
<html>
 +
<head>
 +
<meta charset="utf-8">
  
−
== Functions for creation or display of Jmol Objects ==
+
=== Loading the library ===
  
−
The following functions all relate to applet creation or display. All of them must be applied to the unique '''<code>Jmol</code>''' object (this name is literal, cannot be changed) --see syntax and examples below.
+
The web page should have the following in the <code>head</code> section (pointing to appropriate paths if not the same folder as the web page as shown here):
  
−
=== Jmol.getApplet ===
+
<code><script type="text/javascript" src="JSmol.min.js"></script></code>
−
Definition: <code>Jmol.getApplet = function(id, Info, checkOnly)</code>
 
  
−
This function creates the JavaScript Object that keeps track of the Jmol applet (or the JSmol surrogate if a non-Java option is active). For example:
+
Please note that there may be restrictions on the folder locations where you can put files for the libraries (js), the page (html), the models and scripts. This is imposed by browser security policies (related to both Java security and AJAX calls in JavaScript) and usually applies only to situations where you are using the pages from local disk (as opposed to a web server).
−
Jmol.getApplet("myJmol", Info);
 
  
−
A <tt>myJmol</tt> variable will be defined that holds the Jmol object, and the object will be inserted in the page (unless <code>Jmol.setDocument()</code> has been set false, see below).
+
: Successful file access by JSmol depends upon whether the page is loaded using "file:" or "http:"
 +
:: <code>http:</code> all files should be on the host server or on a server set up to deliver cross-domain AJAX using the "Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *" header.
 +
:: <code>file:</code> all files should be on the local machine within or under the folder containing the {{file|.html}} page.
 +
: ''All this needs confirmation''. See also [[Troubleshooting/Applet#Java_security_errors|Java security policy]] which applies to the Java applet.  
  
−
<tt>checkOnly</tt> is an optional true/false flag that allows, when set <code>true</code>, to get a JavaScript Object that can be checked to see what type of Jmol object ''would'' be created on this particular platform -- a signed Java applet, an unsigned Java applet, a JSmol canvas, an image, a webGL canvas, etc.
+
==== Lightweight JSmol ====
 +
There is an alternative version of Jmol object that, using the HTML5 canvas like JSmol, loads very fast while offering minimal functionality (just a simplified ball and stick rendering, no scripting). It is specially aimed at smartphones and such systems with limited resources.  
  
−
=== Jmol.getAppletHtml ===
+
For more details on how to use this, see [[Lightweight JSmol]].
  
−
Definition:  <code>Jmol.getAppletHtml = function(id)</code>
+
==== Optional components ====
 +
* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JME|Integration with JSME]], an editor to draw 2D chemical structures (Peter Ertl's JavaScript Molecular Editor)
 +
* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JSV|Integration with JSpecView]], a viewer for spectral data.
 +
* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/WebGL|WebGL modality]] to render the 3D model using a combination of HTML5 and WebGL graphics (in compatible systems)
 +
* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/ChemDoodle|ChemDoodle option]] to render the 3D model using ChemDoodle
  
−
Useful for inserting the applet code into the page, in the case when it was generated and stored in a variable (<code>id</code>) after <code>Jmol.setDocument(0)</code>. It is particularly useful within the jQuery $(document).ready function. For example:
+
=== Setting parameters ===
−
<pre>
+
The essential and minimal call to create a JSmol object is simply:
−
$(document).ready(function(){
 
−
  Jmol.setDocument(0);
 
−
  Info.deferApplet = false;
 
−
  Info.deferUncover = true;
 
−
  Jmol.getApplet("jmol1", Info)   
 
−
  $("#appletplace1").html(Jmol.getAppletHtml(jmol1));
 
−
  Info.deferApplet = true;
 
−
  Info.deferUncover = true;
 
−
  Jmol.getApplet("jmol2", Info)   
 
−
  $("#appletplace2").html(Jmol.getAppletHtml(jmol2));
 
−
});
 
−
</pre>
 
  
−
=== Jmol.getVersion ===
+
<code>Jmol.getApplet("myJmol")</code>
  
−
Definition: <code>Jmol.getVersion = function()</code>
+
This will create a <tt>myJmol</tt> global variable in JavaScript that holds the JSmol object and is also the unique ID for that object in all functions and methods described below. ''Note that this simplest syntax will only work when the html file is located in the root JSmol folder.''
  
−
This function returns the version of Jmol-JSO, like <code>Jmol-JSO 13.0</code>.
+
However, in most situations you will want to customize some aspects, like the size of the object and the file paths. All of the initialization parameters can be specified.  
  
−
Example:
+
The regular call to create a JSmol object with specified characteristics is
−
<pre>
+
to define an <code>Info</code> variable, which is an associative array (a set of key+value pairs) that indicates all the desired characteristics of the JSmol object.
−
var t = Jmol.getVersion(myJmol);
+
The JSmol.min.js library will provide a default <code>Info</code> variable, so you only need to specify those keys which values you want to customize.
−
alert(t);
 
−
</pre>
 
  
−
=== Jmol.resizeApplet ===
+
Once <code>Info</code> has been defined, you create and insert the JSmol object in the page using this:
  
−
Definition: <code>Jmol.resizeApplet = function(applet,size)</code>
+
<code>'''Jmol'''.getApplet("myJmol", Info)</code>
  
−
(Untested in the HTML5 version of JSmol.) Used to change the dimensions of the specified applet.
+
:Note that <tt>myJmol</tt> and <tt>Info</tt> are user-defined variables and may hence have any name you wish. <tt>myJmol</tt> becomes in fact the identifier of the particular JSmol object that is being created. You may wish to have two JSmols in your page and call them e.g. <tt>jmolA</tt> and <tt>jmolB</tt>, and use for them the same set of parameters <tt>Info</tt>, or use two different sets named e.g. <tt>InfoA</tt> and <tt>InfoB</tt>. In contrast, <tt>'''Jmol'''</tt> (right at the beginning) must be written as such, since it is the internal name and identification of the unique JSmol object constructor.
−
 
−
<tt>size</tt>: a value or a pair of width/height values in an array, either expressed in pixels or as percent.
 
  
−
Examples:
+
For a start, you may just copy and then adapt this simple example:
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
−
Jmol.resizeApplet(myJmol, 400);
+
var Info = {
−
Jmol.resizeApplet(myJmol, [400,700]);
+
  color: "#FFFFFF",
−
Jmol.resizeApplet(myJmol, "100%");
+
  height: 300,
−
Jmol.resizeApplet(myJmol, ["50%","60%"]);
+
  width: 300,
 +
  script: "load $caffeine",
 +
  use: "HTML5",
 +
  j2sPath: "j2s"
 +
  serverURL: "php/jsmol.php"
 +
};
 +
 
 +
Jmol.getApplet("myJmol", Info);
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
−
=== Jmol.setAppletSync ===
+
What this will do is:
−
 
+
* Create a JavaScript variable (of the object type) named <code>myJmol</code>.
−
Definition: <code>Jmol.setAppletSync = function(applets, commands, isJmolJSV)</code>
+
* Insert a JSmol instance at that point in the web page, 300&times;300 pixels in size, with white background.
−
 
+
* Retrieve data for caffeine from the Cactus server and display the molecular structure in the JSmol panel.
−
=== Jmol.setDocument ===
 
−
 
 
−
Definition: <code>Jmol.setDocument = function(doc)</code>
 
−
 
 
−
<tt>doc</tt> is the target html context where the Jmol Object must be created.
 
  
−
If using <code>Jmol.setDocument(false)</code> or <code>Jmol.setDocument(0)</code>,
+
If you want more control, keep reading.
−
the Jmol Object may be later inserted using <code>Jmol.getAppletHtml()</code>.
 
−
What happens is that the HTML code for the object is
 
−
put into the internal <code>applet._code</code> variable and not written to the page.
 
−
Then you can still refer to the applet, but place it on the page after the controls are made,
 
−
or inject ot into the page upon some user action.  
 
  
−
Example:
+
<span style="font-size:1.2em;">
 +
A '''[[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/Info|detailed explanation]] of the parameters''' included in the <code>Info</code> variable
 +
</span>
 +
is available in a separate page, while the major ones and their default values are given below:
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
−
Jmol.setDocument(false);
+
var Info = {
−
Jmol.getApplet("myJmol", Info);
+
  color: "#FFFFFF", // white background (note this changes legacy default which was black)
−
(...)
+
  height: 300,      // pixels (but it may be in percent, like "100%")
−
document.getElementById('someContainer').innerHTML = Jmol.getAppletHtml(myJmol);
+
  width: 300,
−
</pre>
+
  use: "HTML5",    // "HTML5" or "Java" (case-insensitive)
−
or, using jQuery syntax;
+
  j2sPath: "j2s",          // only used in the HTML5 modality
−
<pre>
+
  jarPath: "java",               // only used in the Java modality
−
Jmol.setDocument(false);
+
  jarFile: "JmolApplet0.jar",    // only used in the Java modality
−
Jmol.getApplet("myJmol", Info);
+
  isSigned: false,              // only used in the Java modality
−
(...)
+
  serverURL: "php/jsmol.php", // this is not applied by default; you should set this value explicitly
−
$("#someContainer").html(Jmol.getAppletHtml(myJmol));
+
  src: null,          // file to load
 +
  script: null,      // script to run
 +
  defaultModel: "",  // name or id of a model to be retrieved from a database
 +
  addSelectionOptions: false,  // to interface with databases
 +
  disableInitialConsole: false, // shows a bunch of messages while the object is being built
 +
  debug: false
 +
};
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
−
For some situations this may be equivalent to a simpler alternative:
+
==== Setting parameters from the URL ====
−
Just define the applet variable like <code>var myJmol = "myJmol"</code> and then,
+
''Jmol 14.0 or later''
−
"myJmol" will suffice when providing any options or creating buttons and controls.
 
−
Finally, use <code>myJmol = Jmol.getApplet(myJmol,....)</code> and the Object will work.
 
−
 
 
−
=== Jmol.setGrabberOptions ===
 
−
Definition: <code>Jmol.setGrabberOptions = function(options)</code>
 
−
 
 
−
Allows to customize the items offered in the drop-down menu that fetches molecules from databases, when using <code>addSelectionOptions:true</code>. Example:
 
−
Jmol.setGrabberOptions([
 
−
  ["$", "small molecules at NCI"],
 
−
  [":", "small molecules at PubChem"],
 
−
  ["==", "ligands at PDB"],
 
−
  ["=", "macromolecules at PDB"]
 
−
])
 
−
 
 
−
The first value in each element is the JmolScript prefix to direct the request to the database (this cannot be customized). The second value is the text that is displayed in the drop-down menu in the page, below the Jmol object.
 
−
 
 
−
=== Jmol.showInfo ===
 
−
 
 
−
Definition: <code>Jmol.showInfo = function(applet, tf)</code>
 
−
 
 
−
This displays or hides the information panel (which holds the log console, or maybe an associated JME applet). By default, that panel is located in the same position as the Jmol viewer, so displaying Info will hide Jmol and vice versa.
 
−
 
 
−
The <tt>tf</tt> parameter is a true or false flag.
 
−
 
 
−
=== Jmol.setInfo ===
 
−
 
 
−
Definition: <code>Jmol.setInfo = function(applet, info, isShown)</code>
 
−
 
 
−
Sets the information div for the applet to be ''info'' (HTML) and optionally displays it.
 
−
 
 
−
=== Jmol.setXHTML ===
 
−
 
 
−
Definition: <code>Jmol.setXHTML = function(id)</code>
 
−
 
 
−
Indicates the DOM node id to append HTML to for an XHTML page when creating page elements. Largely untested.
 
−
 
 
−
== Functions for creating controls ==
 
−
 
 
−
These Jmol functions create elements of the page that the page visitor can use to interact with the
 
−
applet or applet surrogate. Again, all these functions must be applied to the unique '''<code>Jmol</code>''' object (this name is literal, cannot be changed) --see syntax and examples below.
 
−
 
 
−
The first parameter for nearly all of these functions, <tt>appletOrId</tt>, must be a reference to the applet that will receive action of the control. Such reference is either the JSO object itself or its name-id (e.g. "myJmol" in the examples above).
 
−
 
 
−
:In the following descriptions, a <em style="color:peru;">colored italic font</em> is used for parameters that are optional. 
 
−
 
 
−
=== Jmol.jmolButton ===
 
−
 
 
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Inserts in the page a button with a text label.
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.jmolButton(appletOrId, script<em style="color:peru;">, label, id, title</em>)</code>
 
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var myInfo = {
 
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  color: "#DDDDFF",
 
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  script: "load myMolecule.mol;",
 
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  height: 300,
 
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  width: 300
 
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};
 
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Jmol.getApplet("myJmol", myInfo);
 
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Jmol.jmolButton(myJmol,"spacefill on", "display as vdW spheres");
 
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<tt>script</tt> is run when the button is pressed.
 
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As a special syntax (valid for any other controls as well as the button described here), instead of a Jmol script you can run a JavaScript function that you have defined, by providing this in place of the script: <code>[funcName, param1, param2, param3...]</code>
 
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The function must be defined in this way:
 
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function funcName(btn, obj, target) {
 
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    // Entire array object is provided as 2nd argument.
 
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    var param1 = obj[1];
 
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    var param3 = obj[3];
 
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    // JavaScript to execute here.
 
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    ....
 
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}
 
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<tt>label</tt> is the text in the button; if not specified, it defaults to the first 32 characters of the script.
 
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<tt>id</tt> (optional) will be set as both the HTML id and HTML name. It will default to jmolButton0, jmolButton1, etc.
 
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=== Jmol.jmolCheckbox ===
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.jmolCheckbox(appletOrId, scriptWhenChecked, scriptWhenUnchecked, labelHtml<em style="color:peru;">, isChecked, id, title</em>)</code>
 
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=== Jmol.jmolCommandInput ===
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.jmolCommandInput(appletOrId<em style="color:peru;">, label, size, id, title</em>)</code>
 
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=== Jmol.jmolLink ===
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.jmolLink(appletOrId, script<em style="color:peru;">, text, id, title</em>)</code>
 
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<tt>script</tt> is run when the user clicks on the link.
 
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<tt>text</tt> is written to the page as a link. If it is not specified, it defaults to the first 32 characters of <tt>script</tt>.
 
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<tt>id</tt> will be set as both the HTML id and HTML name. It will default to jmolLink0, jmolLink1, etc.
 
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=== Jmol.jmolRadio ===
 
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:Much better practice is to do all control creation in the header of the page, from within jQuery's <code>$(document).ready()</code> function, using <code>Jmol.setDocument(0)</code>, appending the HTML to a growing string using the control-specific functions, then setting the code in a predefined <code>div</code> element using the jQuery <code>$('#divId').html()</code> function.
 
  
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Some values in the <tt>Info</tt> variable defined in the page may be overriden by the user, by adding a parameter in the page URL. This may be useful for testing, both own and some else's pages.
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Inserts a soft line break. Its only use is:
 
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Jmol.jmolBr()
 
  
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=== Jmol.jmolHtml ===
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The settable options affect
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* what modality of J(S)mol to use, either Java or HTML5
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<nowiki>Jmol.jmolHtml(' <b style="color:red">H<sub>2</sub>O</b> ')</nowiki>
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* what kind of applet to use, either 'sandboxed' or 'all-permissions' (new terms, more or less equivalent to the formerly called unsigned and signed applets)
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* whether to get the JmolApplet files from some other location (url)
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* whether to get the JavaScript files that build the Jmol Object from some other location (url)
  
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== Functions that set CSS rules ==
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The format for parameters in the url is the standard syntax in so called 'search' part of the url, i.e. <code>?parameter1=value1&parameter2=value2&...etc.</code>
  
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These functions, called prior to the creation of the associated object(s), allow the page designer
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Examples (you get the meaning, don't you?):
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to add specific attributes (usually, but not necessarily CSS style attributes) to the HTML tag(s) that
 
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will be created later. This allows setting one or more common style attributes for, for example, all
 
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buttons in a certain cell of a table, or all radio buttons of a certain group. Either a class name or an attribute can be given. For example:
 
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
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  Jmol.setButtonCss(null, "style='width:160px'");
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any.htm?_USE=html5
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any.htm?_USE=java
 +
any.htm?_USE=signed
 +
any.htm?_JAR=http://some.url.com/some/jsmol/java
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any.htm?_J2S=http://some.url.com/some/jsmol/j2s
 +
any.htm?_USE=java&_JAR=http://some.url.com/some/jsmol/java
 +
any.htm?_USE=html5&_J2S=http://some.url.com/some/jsmol/j2s
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
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Again, all these functions must be applied to the unique '''<code>Jmol</code>''' object (this name is literal, cannot be changed) --see syntax and examples below.
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Note that the names, like <code>_USE</code>, must be uppercase. The values are case-insensitive.
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=== Jmol.setAppletCss ===
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.setAppletCss = function(cssClass, text)</code>
 
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=== Jmol.setButtonCss ===
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.setButtonCss = function(cssClass, text) </code>
 
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=== Jmol.setCheckboxCss ===
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.setCheckboxCss = function(cssClass, text) </code>
 
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=== Jmol.setLinkCss ===
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.setLinkCss = function(cssClass, text) </code>
 
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=== Jmol.setMenuCss ===
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.setMenuCss = function(cssClass, text)</code>
 
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=== Jmol.setRadioCss ===
 
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Definition: <code>Jmol.setRadioCss = function(cssClass, text)</code>
 
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== Other public methods ==
 
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All these functions must be applied to the unique '''<code>Jmol</code>''' object (this name is literal, cannot be changed) --see syntax and examples below.
 
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(''TO-DO -- just transfer text with slight modification from [{{Website}}jslibrary/ jslibrary]'')
 
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Definitions:
 
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Jmol.evaluate = function(applet,molecularMath)
 
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Jmol.getInfo = function(applet)
 
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Jmol.getPropertyAsArray = function(applet,sKey,sValue)
 
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Jmol.getPropertyAsJavaObject = function(applet,sKey,sValue)
 
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Jmol.getPropertyAsJSON = function(applet,sKey,sValue)
 
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Jmol.getPropertyAsString = function(applet,sKey,sValue)
 
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Jmol.getStatus = function(applet,strStatus)
 
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Jmol.loadFile = function(applet, fileName, params)
 
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Jmol.restoreOrientation = function(applet,id)
 
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Jmol.restoreOrientationDelayed = function(applet,id,delay)
 
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Jmol.saveOrientation = function(applet,id)
 
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Jmol.say = function(msg)
 
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Jmol.script = function(applet, script)
 
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Jmol.scriptEcho = function(applet, script)
 
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Jmol.scriptMessage = function(applet, script)
 
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Jmol.scriptWait = function(applet, script)
 
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Jmol.scriptWaitAsArray = function(applet, script)
 
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Jmol.scriptWaitOutput = function(applet, script) 
 
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Jmol.search = function(applet, query, script)
 
  
 +
== Functions for Jmol JavaScript Object ==
  
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== Methods specific to optional components ==
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Please see [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/Functions]] for details about:
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* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JME|Methods specific to the JME applet]]
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* Functions for creation or display of Jmol Objects
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* [[Jmol_JavaScript_Object/JSV|Methods specific to the JSpecView applet]]
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* Functions for creating controls
 +
* Functions that insert HTML
 +
* Functions that set CSS rules
 +
* Functions that interact with a running Jmol Object
 +
* Deprecated, unnecessary or not recommended
 +
* Methods specific to optional components

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JSmol, the Jmol JavaScript Object

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The heart of JSmol is the Jmol JavaScript object, (window.Jmol), which includes a set of JavaScript functions and utilities. The initial Jmol object was developed by Bob Hanson and Paul Pillot in early 2012. It was folded into JSmol later that year. The library File icon.gif JSmol.min.js provides this object and supersedes the Jmol.js JavaScript library formerly used exclusively with the Jmol Java applet, allowing a cleaner, more efficient way to interact with Jmol on a web page, and abstracting the visualization of a molecular model so that the Java applet can be seamlessly and selectively replaced by a non-Java HTML5 canvas element (which might not even be Jmol).

Using JSmol, a web page developer can target most web browsers that no longer support Java applets, using a Jmol applet surrogate, while still implementing the Jmol Java applet on compatible platforms.

JSmol also integrates facilities for direct, behind-the-scenes access to public databases such as the RCSB PDB database, the National Cancer Institute CACTVS server, and PubChem.

In addition, JSmol allows easy interaction with

  • the JSpecView HTML5 object, allowing one to tie 3D models to IR, NMR, UV/VIS, GC, and GC/MS spectra (see more details)
  • the JSME HTML5 object, so 3D models can be generated by a page visitor using simple chemical 2D drawing (see more details)

JSmol is fully compatible with jQuery 1.9 or 1.10. (jQuery 2.0 does not and for reasons of principle reportedly will never support MSIE running locally using file://, so if you do not need to run your page in MSIE in a local environment, that should be fine. There is a fix for this, however, if you must do that. In that case you must hack jQuery a bit.) The library has been W3C and XHTML validated.

Main features of JSmol

Non-Java optionsOptions for HTML5-only and optionally Java and HTML5/WebGL. Includes a variety of options, such as initial "deferred-applet" mode, where an initial image is displayed, with a click on the image or link on the page initiating applet/canvas 3D modeling, and "image+loading" mode, in which case the 3D model is loading behind the scenes while an initial image is displayed.
Library files Requires at a minimum File icon.gifJSmol.min.js as well as Folder icon.gifj2s; for internationalized interface, also Folder icon.gifidioma. Also optionally Folder icon.gifjava.
JavaScript objects Creates a single JavaScript object, Jmol, which includes a set of functions and internal objects such as Jmol._Applet, Jmol._Image, and Jmol.controls.
JavaScript prototypes The object you create using Jmol.getApplet() or Jmol.getAppletHtml() is a JavaScript object that is a subclass of Jmol._Applet. When you use Jmol.getApplet(), you get a reference to a JavaScript object, not the applet/canvas itself. The applet or canvas is wrapped in a set of div elements, allowing a richer diversity of options.
AJAX JSmol includes methods to easily access cross-platform resources using AJAX provided by jQuery.
REST services JSmol lets you access keyword search results from RCSB -- for example, a list of all structures that reference caffeine.
Scripting JSmol provides the same full complement of scripting that Jmol offers. JSmol accepts script commands immediately, before or during applet/canvas creation on the page, caching them until Jmol is ready to accept them.

JSmol

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JSmol is the name for the HTML5 canvas version of the former Jmol applet. JSmol opens up the use of Jmol in PC, Mac, and Linux systems, tablets and phones (both iOS and Android) without the need for Java. No hardware-based graphics acceleration is used, allowing JSmol to run in any web browser that supports HTML5 standards. JSmol runs entirely in the client, needing no server technologies for most of its operation. (Reading binary files in some browsers and saving images and Jmol states in all browsers do require a server-side PHP script, commonly provided as File icon.gifphp/jsmol.php –read details below.)

JSmol was developed by Bob Hanson, Zhou Renjian, and Takanori Nakane.

JSmol allows rendering, scripting and interaction with the models just as Jmol does, since the source code is shared by both. Note that JSmol is not a different program than Jmol: it is Jmol, just compiled into JavaScript instead of Java (thanks to the Java2Script software).

Current limitations of JSmol

  • Using local files (i.e. not in a web server) is not supported on some browsers due to their security policies:
    • Opera allows no access to local files.
    • MSIE allows access to local files only if they are not binary.
    • Chrome allows access only when Chrome has been started using a special command-line flag (chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files).
    • Firefox allows access only after setting a special about:config flag (security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy = false).
  • Opening binary files (e.g Spartan files, gzipped files, File icon.gifpngj files): they can be read but must be identified as such in their file name (see below).
  • Writing of File icon.gifjpg, File icon.gifpng and File icon.gifpngj (png+zip) data is fully supported, but delivering it to a user may require a server-side piece. (See also Exporting an image for alternatives).
  • The Jmol prompt command does not allow more than a simple JavaScript-like response in the HTML5 version.
  • The WebGL modality of JSmol has not been fully developed and feature support is limited.

Reading binary files

Jmol (Java) can open a file and then determine whether the file is binary or not. JSmol (JavaScript) is different, because the AJAX transport mechanism is different for binary and nonbinary files. Thus, JSmol must determine whether a file is binary or not prior to its loading.

File names

JSmol will determine whether a file is binary or not —before loading it— by inspection of the file name. JSmol will switch to binary mode for files with any of the following in their file name: File icon.gif.bin File icon.gif.gz File icon.gif.zip File icon.gif.jpg File icon.gif.png File icon.gif.jmol File icon.gif.smol File icon.gif.spartan File icon.gif.mrc File icon.gif.pse

These "extensions" can appear anywhere in a file name to trigger the binary access mode. So, for example, if you rename any file to include .bin anywhere in its name, that will instruct JSmol to read it as a binary file.

Advanced: If you need a different extension to be read as binary, and cannot change the file names to include one of the default extensions, it is possible to extend the set using this code in your JavaScript after the Jmol object has being initialized: Jmol._binaryTypes.push('.myExtension');

Browser behaviour

For binary file reading to be compatible with Chrome and MSIE, you will need to have a base64 server-side piece that will convert the binary data to BASE64 format. This is because only Firefox allows clean (reliable) synchronous binary file transfer. (And, so far, we have not figured out how to move all the file loading in Jmol to a fully asynchronous mode.)

If your page visitors need to read binary files, place a copy of the File icon.gifjsmol.php file that is included in the JSmol distribution (see below) on your server and point to it using the serverURL item of the Info array. As an example, the demo pages use this approach.

For that to work, your server must support PHP. Otherwise, you might "borrow" by pointing to the File icon.gifjsmol.php file in another server that can run PHP (please, ask the owner of that server).

In Chrome and also other browsers, you may overcome problems with loading local binary files by running pages through a local web server.

Converting pages from Jmol to JSmol

It is not hard to convert pages that used the Jmol Applet to use the HTML5 versions of JSmol. The basic sequence includes:

  • Switching from File icon.gifJmol.js to File icon.gifJSmol.min.js
  • Adding the Folder icon.gifj2s folder/directory to your website.
  • Setting parameters in the Info variable.
  • Modifying function calls from the format jmolXxxx(..., appletExtension) to Jmol.jmolXxxx(appletID, ...) (see below). Depending upon the magnitude of the problem, you may want to write (but read the next section first!) a set of JavaScript functions that allow you to keep your page source code unchanged. For example, if you use the simplest form of jmolButton, the converting function would be:
function jmolButton(script, label) {
  Jmol.jmolButton(myJmol, script, label)
}

Or you can modify your page source code to use the new format. Or, easiest solution, use the 'adapter' library described below.

The main methods formerly implemented in File icon.gifJmol.js (and more!) have now equivalent functions that can be found in JSmolApi.js -- also included in the distribution: File icon.gifjsmol.zip > Folder icon.gifjs > File icon.gifJSmolApi.js You might consider taking this opportunity to find out how jQuery works, if you are not familiar with it, and work more with those functions.

Conversion using the Jmol2.js 'adapter' library

What has been just described (i.e., writing custom functions that allow to keep using the old calls as used with Jmol.js) has been implemented in a special new Jmol2.js 'adapter' library. If you use this, you can leave your existing calls to jmolApplet(), jmolButton(), jmolLink() etc. You just need to:

method A: method B:
  • Step 1
    • In all your pages, add a call to File icon.gifJSmol.min.js
    • In all your pages, change the existing call to File icon.gifJmol.js into File icon.gifJmol2.js
  • Step 1
    • Open in a text editor both File icon.gifJSmol.min.js, File icon.gifJmol2.js and a new blank document. Combine in this document the contents of File icon.gifJSmol.min.js followed by the contents of File icon.gifJmol2.js. Save this new document as File icon.gifJmol.js
    • Do not change your pages, keep the existing call to File icon.gifJmol.js
  • Step 2:
    • Add the JSmol files and folders as appropriate †
  • Step 2:
    • Add the JSmol files and folders as appropriate †

(†) That is described in the Installation and Initialization sections of this page.

For more details, read inside the Jmol2.js file itself.

Locations to get File icon.gifJmol2.js :

Upgrading Jmol without using JSmol

If you have a "legacy" site that uses Jmol.js, and you would prefer to stick with Java and just upgrade your site so that it still works, then all you have to do is the following:

  • Download the latest Jmol ZIP file distribution.
  • Extract all the File icon.gifJmolAppletSigned0*.jar files in the Folder icon.gifapplet directory (you should not be using the File icon.gifJmolApplet0*.jar files any more, unless you are certain what you are doing, since the unsigned applet will be blocked in browsers).
  • Use the most recent version of Jmol.js that you have, or retrieve it from St. Olaf.
  • Upgrade your site's Jmol.js and your JAR files with the files you have extracted.

Everything should work as before, but users will see a much kinder, more welcoming warning message the first time they access the new applet. Of course they will still have to give permission for the applet to be run, maybe in several dialogs. Please be aware that most users will not be able to see Jmol applets in their browser.

Installation

The Jmol team appreciates all feedback from web page developers and makes every effort to keep the files up to date. Please file a bug report if you find a problem.

Getting the Files

Full releases of J(S)mol may be obtained at the Jmol Project page. The most up-to-date, development, version can be found as St. Olaf.

The distribution is a zipfile, File icon.gifJmol-xxx.zip, that contains File icon.gifJmol.jar (the Jmol application) and a File icon.gifjsmol.zip file which in turn contains the whole set of files potentially needed for deploying the Jmol Object in a webpage in the JSmol/HTML5 modality. Note that usually you don't need all those files for operation, as described below.

In summary

  • For pages that use the HTML5 modality of JSmol, you just need File icon.gifJSmol.min.js and Folder icon.gifj2s (A total of 21.3 MB, but only those parts actually needed in each occasion will be downloaded to the client computer).
  • Folder icon.gifidioma is important for users of languages other than US English to see the Jmol interface, menu and messages in their own language. It must be located as a sibling folder of Folder icon.gifj2s.
  • Folder icon.gifjs is only important if you want to experiment with the code (advanced).

In detail

File icon.gifjsmol.zip (which is included inside the Jmol distribution zip file) contains these files and folders:

  • Major files:
    • File icon.gifJSmol.min.js The only library that needs to be called explictly; it will take care of calling any of the other files as needed. (This includes a set of files minimized using the Google Closure Compiler)
      • File icon.gifJSmol.min.nojq.js An alternative version, to be used if you are not loading binary files and you already use jQuery on your page; this one bypasses the File icon.gifJSmoljQuery.js internal component. Note: if you use this, you might need to also include in your page a call to the jQuery-UI library.
    • File icon.gifJSmol.lite.js is a lightweight version of JSmol that will load very fast and offers minimal functionality (just a simplified ball and stick rendering, no scripting). It is specially aimed at phones and systems with limited power, or as a quick first-look option that may be programmatically replaced by a full JSmol at user request.
      • File icon.gifJSmol.lite.nojq.js An equivalent version that does not include jQuery (useful if you are already using jQuery in your page).
    • File icon.gifJSmol.GLmol.min.js is a supplementary library addressed at using a WebGL modality of the Jmol Object. Note that this is experimental, not under active development, and not fully functional.
  • Folder icon.gifphp
    • File icon.gifjsmol.php A server-side PHP utility that allows a number of functions that can increase the platform and browser compatibility of JSmol. By default, JSmol will try to use a copy of this file at the St.Olaf server, but you need to put a copy in your own server in order to get full cross-platform compatibility in the following areas:
      • saving images (JPG, PNG) and binary Jmol states (JMOL, PNGJ, ZIP)
      • retrieving RCSB REST XML data services ("load =xxxxxxx?")
      • enabling cross-platform AJAX in MSIE (RCSB, NCI, PubChem)
      • reading binary files synchronously (as in the load command, or when using var x = load(...) in a Jmol script) in some browsers.
Details: jsmol.php will be called if you request a binary format file (gz, zip, pse, etc.) from Safari, Chrome, or MSIE. Those browsers can't transfer that sort of file directly and need a server-side piece. But they will have to have that on your server (the same where the webpage is).
In addition, jsmol.php processes image creation requests and "turns around" binary data such as File icon.gif.jpg and File icon.gif.zip files created by JSmol on the page and simply returns it. For this functionality, jsmol.php could be anywhere, including the default location at StOlaf.
  • Folder icon.gifidioma Support for the interface in languages other than US English.
  • Folder icon.gifj2s The suite of JavaScript libraries needed for JSmol/HTML5 modality.
  • Folder icon.gifjs Non-packed copies of JavaScript libraries needed for the Jmol object (most of these files are already included in packed form within File icon.gifJSmol.min.js, see above):
    • File icon.gifj2sjmol.js Required interface to the Jmol and java classes (translated into JavaScript and compressed using the Google Closure Compiler.)
    • File icon.gifJSmol.js Primary JSmol library, with private methods for creating and interacting with canvases
    • File icon.gifJSmolApi.js All public user-intended interface functions
    • File icon.gifJSmolApplet.js Required applet prototypes for use with Java or HTML5
    • File icon.gifJSmolControls.js Required only if any buttons or links or other input methods will be used
    • File icon.gifJSmolCore.js Primary JSmol library, with private methods for file loading, primarily
    • File icon.gifJSmolJSV.js Needed only for using the JSpecView object
  • A few sample pages and files, included for your convenience but not required for functionality:
    • File icon.gifsupersimple.htm, File icon.gifsimple.htm, File icon.gifjsmol.htm, File icon.giftest2.htm, File icon.giftest3.htm , and File icon.gifcover.htm are demonstration/example pages
    • Folder icon.gifdata, Folder icon.gifimages Files used by the above demo pages
  • Folder icon.gifmake and Folder icon.giftest are for developers only. (The Folder icon.gifmake directory includes the Google Closure Compiler used to create File icon.gifJsmol.min.js.) Folder icon.gifflot, Folder icon.gifinchi, Folder icon.gifjcse, Folder icon.gifjsme, etc. are for specific applications (advanced)


Folder icon.gifapplet The files for the Java modality (JmolApplet), the same that have been used for Jmol in previous versions. In most cases these are not needed, since Java support has been removed from web browsers.

  • File icon.gifJmolApplet.jar or File icon.gifJmolAppletSigned.jar or File icon.gifJmolApplet0*.jar or File icon.gifJmolAppletSigned0*.jar
(That is, a set of files, where the * stands for several suffixes. You may need to read about signed vs. unsigned applet if you are unfamiliar with the Jmol jar files.)

Specific browser considerations

Access to local files

If you want to load your pages from local disk, some limitations apply depending on the browser. Please see Troubleshooting/Local Files.

MSIE/Windows

Use of Internet Explorer (version 9 or higher) may be functional but it is discouraged; compatibility may be reduced and the performance is poor.

Saving files from JSmol/HTML5 requires in Internet Explorer to go through the File icon.gifjsmol.php file, so you will need to have that set-up. The user will get a "Save or Open this file" type of dialog, and the file will be usually saved to the browser's default download folder.

Chrome/Windows

Saving files from JSmol/HTML5 will work without accessing File icon.gifjsmol.php file, but any filename and extension that was provided by script will be zapped by Chrome, which insists on offering to save the file with the name "download.txt".

Initialization

Browser issues

JSmol makes strong use of the HTML5 features. Therefore, it is only compatible with modern web browsers. Specifically, Internet Explorer must be version 9 or higher.

In addition, it is important to use a doctype in the header of the html page. The recommended doctype is the simple one, associated to HTML5 standard, as the very first line of your html document.

Also, for full compatibility, particularly for the localization (language translations) of the JSmol pop-up menu, you should declare the charset as UTF-8 and save the html document (and all accessory files) using UTF-8 encoding (usually without BOM, but this needs further confirmation; recent versions of Firefox seem to have problems with non-BOM UTF-8 files, and UTF-8 with BOM looks like a better solution).

Therefore your html documents should start as: 

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">

Loading the library

The web page should have the following in the head section (pointing to appropriate paths if not the same folder as the web page as shown here):

<script type="text/javascript" src="JSmol.min.js"></script>

Please note that there may be restrictions on the folder locations where you can put files for the libraries (js), the page (html), the models and scripts. This is imposed by browser security policies (related to both Java security and AJAX calls in JavaScript) and usually applies only to situations where you are using the pages from local disk (as opposed to a web server).

Successful file access by JSmol depends upon whether the page is loaded using "file:" or "http:"
http: all files should be on the host server or on a server set up to deliver cross-domain AJAX using the "Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *" header.
file: all files should be on the local machine within or under the folder containing the File icon.gif.html page.
All this needs confirmation. See also Java security policy which applies to the Java applet.

Lightweight JSmol

There is an alternative version of Jmol object that, using the HTML5 canvas like JSmol, loads very fast while offering minimal functionality (just a simplified ball and stick rendering, no scripting). It is specially aimed at smartphones and such systems with limited resources.

For more details on how to use this, see Lightweight JSmol.

Optional components

Setting parameters

The essential and minimal call to create a JSmol object is simply:

Jmol.getApplet("myJmol")

This will create a myJmol global variable in JavaScript that holds the JSmol object and is also the unique ID for that object in all functions and methods described below. Note that this simplest syntax will only work when the html file is located in the root JSmol folder.

However, in most situations you will want to customize some aspects, like the size of the object and the file paths. All of the initialization parameters can be specified.

The regular call to create a JSmol object with specified characteristics is to define an Info variable, which is an associative array (a set of key+value pairs) that indicates all the desired characteristics of the JSmol object. The JSmol.min.js library will provide a default Info variable, so you only need to specify those keys which values you want to customize.

Once Info has been defined, you create and insert the JSmol object in the page using this:

Jmol.getApplet("myJmol", Info)

Note that myJmol and Info are user-defined variables and may hence have any name you wish. myJmol becomes in fact the identifier of the particular JSmol object that is being created. You may wish to have two JSmols in your page and call them e.g. jmolA and jmolB, and use for them the same set of parameters Info, or use two different sets named e.g. InfoA and InfoB. In contrast, Jmol (right at the beginning) must be written as such, since it is the internal name and identification of the unique JSmol object constructor.

For a start, you may just copy and then adapt this simple example: 

var Info = {
  color: "#FFFFFF",
  height: 300,
  width: 300,
  script: "load $caffeine",
  use: "HTML5",
  j2sPath: "j2s"
  serverURL: "php/jsmol.php"
};

Jmol.getApplet("myJmol", Info);

What this will do is:

  • Create a JavaScript variable (of the object type) named myJmol.
  • Insert a JSmol instance at that point in the web page, 300×300 pixels in size, with white background.
  • Retrieve data for caffeine from the Cactus server and display the molecular structure in the JSmol panel.

If you want more control, keep reading.

A detailed explanation of the parameters included in the Info variable is available in a separate page, while the major ones and their default values are given below: 

var Info = {
  color: "#FFFFFF", // white background (note this changes legacy default which was black)
  height: 300,      // pixels (but it may be in percent, like "100%")
  width: 300,
  use: "HTML5",     // "HTML5" or "Java" (case-insensitive)
  j2sPath: "j2s",          // only used in the HTML5 modality
  jarPath: "java",               // only used in the Java modality
  jarFile: "JmolApplet0.jar",    // only used in the Java modality
  isSigned: false,               // only used in the Java modality
  serverURL: "php/jsmol.php",  // this is not applied by default; you should set this value explicitly
  src: null,          // file to load
  script: null,       // script to run
  defaultModel: "",   // name or id of a model to be retrieved from a database
  addSelectionOptions: false,  // to interface with databases
  disableInitialConsole: false, // shows a bunch of messages while the object is being built
  debug: false
};

Setting parameters from the URL

Jmol 14.0 or later

Some values in the Info variable defined in the page may be overriden by the user, by adding a parameter in the page URL. This may be useful for testing, both own and some else's pages.

The settable options affect

  • what modality of J(S)mol to use, either Java or HTML5
  • what kind of applet to use, either 'sandboxed' or 'all-permissions' (new terms, more or less equivalent to the formerly called unsigned and signed applets)
  • whether to get the JmolApplet files from some other location (url)
  • whether to get the JavaScript files that build the Jmol Object from some other location (url)

The format for parameters in the url is the standard syntax in so called 'search' part of the url, i.e. ?parameter1=value1&parameter2=value2&...etc.

Examples (you get the meaning, don't you?): 

any.htm?_USE=html5
any.htm?_USE=java
any.htm?_USE=signed
any.htm?_JAR=http://some.url.com/some/jsmol/java
any.htm?_J2S=http://some.url.com/some/jsmol/j2s
any.htm?_USE=java&_JAR=http://some.url.com/some/jsmol/java
any.htm?_USE=html5&_J2S=http://some.url.com/some/jsmol/j2s

Note that the names, like _USE, must be uppercase. The values are case-insensitive.

Functions for Jmol JavaScript Object

Please see Jmol_JavaScript_Object/Functions for details about:

  • Functions for creation or display of Jmol Objects
  • Functions for creating controls
  • Functions that insert HTML
  • Functions that set CSS rules
  • Functions that interact with a running Jmol Object
  • Deprecated, unnecessary or not recommended
  • Methods specific to optional components

Contributors

AngelHerraez, Hansonr, Hansonrstolaf, Cudo29, Ceroni, Ppillot

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