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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Mon Sep 13 2004 - 15:59:23 CDT

Gustavo,
  You can copy the default .vmdrc file from your VMD installation
library directory:
  /usr/local/lib/vmd/.vmdrc

It normally contains the text below:

############################################################################
#cr
#cr (C) Copyright 1995 The Board of Trustees of the
#cr University of Illinois
#cr All Rights Reserved
#cr
############################################################################

############################################################################
# RCS INFORMATION:
#
# $RCSfile: .vmdrc,v $
# $Author: johns $ $Locker: $ $State: Exp $
# $Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2003/05/20 20:36:55 $
#
############################################################################
# DESCRIPTION:
#
# VMD startup script. The commands here are executed as soon as VMD starts up
############################################################################

# turn on lights 0 and 1
light 0 on
light 1 on
light 2 off
light 3 off

# position the stage and axes
axes location lowerleft
stage location off

# position and turn on menus
menu main move 5 225
menu display move 395 30
menu graphics move 395 500
menu color move 125 225
menu files move 125 325
menu labels move 125 525
menu render move 125 525

menu main on
#menu display on
#menu graphics on
#menu color on
#menu labels on
#menu render on
#menu files on

# start the scene a-rockin'
# rock y by 1

On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 01:41:02PM -0700, Gustavo Mercier wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I cannot find a copy of the default .vmdrc file used by VMD in the distribution I downloaded (precompiled Linux). My interest is to build upon this file.
>
> I noticed that if I start with an empty file and scan for plugins (vmd_plugin_scandirectory) I don't get the default main window with the menus. Only the graphics and console windows come up. So, I suspect the default .vmdrc does a few things I would like done before I customize the system.
>
> Bye!
> Gustavo A. Mercier, Jr. MD,PhD 

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