Configuring Netscape for RasMol

Configuring your browser for RasMol

Unix: Netscape version 4

Repeat the following steps for each of the three MIME types you are defining:-

i. MIME type chemical/x-pdb

Step Operation
1. From the Edit option on the menubar select: Preferences
2. Locate the Navigator entry in the Category column on the left. If its arrow points to the right, then click on the arrow to open up the subentries Languages and Applications. (If the arrow is pointing downwards, then these should already be listed below the Navigator entry).
3. Click on Applications
4. Click on New and fill in the form as follows:-
     Description:- PDB files
     MIME Type:- chemical/x-pdb
     Suffixes:- .pdb,.ent
5. Click the application check-box and type the following command into the box:-
xterm -e rasmol -pdb %s
6. Click on OK

ii. MIME type chemical/x-ras

Step Operation
1. From the Edit option on the menubar select: Preferences
2. Locate the Navigator entry in the Category column on the left. If its arrow points to the right, then click on the arrow to open up the subentries Languages and Applications. (If the arrow is pointing downwards, then these should already be listed below the Navigator entry).
3. Click on Applications
4. Click on New and fill in the form as follows:-
     Description:- RasMol scripts
     MIME Type:- chemical/x-ras
     Suffixes:- .ras, .pl
5. Click the application check-box and type the following command into the box:-
xterm -e rasmol -script %s
6. Click on OK

iii. MIME type application/x-rasmol

Step Operation
1. From the Edit option on the menubar select: Preferences
2. Locate the Navigator entry in the Category column on the left. If its arrow points to the right, then click on the arrow to open up the subentries Languages and Applications. (If the arrow is pointing downwards, then these should already be listed below the Navigator entry).
3. Click on Applications
4. Click on New and fill in the form as follows:-
     Description:- RasMol scripts (2)
     MIME Type:- application/x-rasmol
     Suffixes:- .rasmol, .pl
5. Click the application check-box and type the following command into the box:-
xterm -e rasmol -script %s
6. Click on OK


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