Release Date: Apr-20-2016
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auto_show_classified: When loading a file, show cartoon for polymer, sticks for organic, and spheres for inorganic molecules (Setting > Auto Show... > ... by Classification)
ignore_case_chain setting (ignore_case=1 default restored in 1.8.0.5)
collada_background_box (off by default, previous versions unconditionally created a large box to mimic the scene background color)
new “Distances between rings” measurement mode in Measurements Wizard
new “byring” selection operator
new distance mode=4: distance between centroids
iterate/alter
list(s) → list of atom-level setting indices (or atom-state-level settings with iterate_state)
improve exception handling and error reporting
disable automatic text_type assignment with atom_type_format=”“ (empty string)
APBS Tools: various UI fixes from Pymol-script-repo
fix missing caps with different stick_radius
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fix cylinder half-bond antialiasing in grid_mode
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mmCIF secondary structure loading: assign “ss” to all atoms, not only CA
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fix picking ribbons w/ ribbon_as_cylinders=on or trilines=on
fix mutagenesis wizard “No Mutation” (update and rms commands)
new setting “pick32bit” allows forcing of 16bit picking
fixed pse_binary_dump + pse_export_version<1.77 combination
fix crash with ray tracing very large images
fix crash with “align” and atoms without coordinates
fix automatic stereochemistry labeling
fix picking bug: wrong picking after re-enabling previously picked objects
fix restoring “filter” wizard from PyMOL 1.6 session files
fix “scene auto, clear” (Scene > Delete)