Your guide to YASARA View

°  Plugins allow you to add your own menu options °  Plugins can be written in Yanaconda or Python °  Python can be downloaded from www.python.org °  Plugins must stick to format conventions °  Plugins can access most YASARA functions °  Python plugins can access a number of predefined variables °  Object descriptors identify selected objects °  Molecule descriptors identify selected molecules °  Residue descriptors identify selected residues °  Atom descriptors identify selected atoms °  Python plugins run in a separate thread °  Plugins can be speeded up by switching off the console °  Plugins can be run from the command line and in console mode °  Debugging is done by adding temporary print commands