enhanced figures

Enhanced figures in Crystallography Journals Online are interactive visualizations of crystal and molecular structures that appear in many journal articles. They use the open-source Java program Jmol and can contain author-created scripts to show different aspects of the structure.

Viewing enhanced figures

Requirements

You will require a web browser supporting JavaScript and Java, and both must be activated. Additionally, LiveConnect technology is required to operate buttons and check boxes correctly. Browsers known to work include:

• Firefox versions 2.0 and later (Windows, Linux, MacOS)
• Safari versions 3.0 and later (Windows, MacOS)
• Internet Explorer versions 6.0 and later (Windows)
• Opera versions 9.0 and later (Windows)
• Konqueror 3.5.6 and later (Linux)

If Java or JavaScript are not active for your browser, a static image representing the enhanced illustration will appear in your browser. If your version of Java does not support loading of the Jmol applet, you may view instead the static image by clicking on a button on the enhanced figure page.

Creating enhanced figures

Requirements

If you can view an enhanced figure satisfactorily, you should be able to create one using the author toolkit provided for this purpose.

Documentation

• Frequently asked questions
• Manual (PDF format)
• Manual (HTML format)
  • Introduction
  • Why Jmol?
  • When to use an enhanced figure
  • How to submit an enhanced figure
  • An introductory tutorial
  • Tutorial 2: an inorganic crystal lattice
  • Tutorial 3: a small metal-organic molecule
  • Tutorial 4: a biological macromolecule molecule
  • Toolkit options reference
  • Some Jmol resources
  • Acknowledgements
  • Appendix: useful Jmol commands
• Jmol toolkit cookbook