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How to provide a 'please wait' notice while JmolApplet is loading

Please, feel free to share here your tricks for showing a "please, wait" kind of notice so that users get some feedback that the JmolApplet is loading.

While Java and Jmol are loading

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While the model is loading (after Jmol has finished loading)

jmolApplet("100%", "script pre.txt; load file.pdb; script post.txt")

pre.txt

zap;
set echo middle center;
font echo 18 sanserif bold;
color echo navy;
echo Molecule loading||It will take a few seconds,|depending on molecule complexity|and your connection speed||Please wait...;
delay 0.1;

post.txt

wireframe off;
spacefill off;
set hoverDelay 0.1;
set echo middle center;
font echo 14 sanserif bold;
color echo background [xA6CAF0];
color echo navy;
echo Molecule loaded||Click here to turn off this warning|and then use the available controls|to select parts of the molecule|and change its visualization;
set echo middle script "set echo off";

simpler post.txt

set echo middle center;
font echo 16 sanserif bold;
color echo navy;
echo Use the available controls|to select a molecule|and change its visualization;

Contributors

Ted, AngelHerraez, Ceroni