If people want to see this example I can email it to you. Apparently
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Ciao,
Scott
PyMOLers,
Here is a visual example of how to label a stereo figure so that the
labels appear at the proper depth when viewed in stereo.
Now use a program like Illustrator or Canvas to add the stereo/depth
cued labels. This is a little tricky to describe, but I'll give it my
best shot. Place the two images side by side with their centers
separated by 6.0 - 6.5 cm, and aligned horizontally. Now add all your
labels on the LEFT figure. select all of your labels and duplicate
them. Move the duplicated labels to the RIGHT side. For clarity sake
let's assume we have 3 labels on the LEFT side (a,b, and c -- we will
call then aL and aR for the left and right labels, respectively).
Place aL near a recognizable feature of the LEFT figure that you are
trying to label. Now horizontilly align aR with aL. Now using only
the <-- and --> keys move the aR label until the identical portion of
the actual label (let's say the lower right hand tip of the 'a') is
vertically aligned with the identical portion of your model (let's
say where the C alpha-C beta bond leaves the ribbon backbone) on both
the LEFT and RIGHT images. Repeat these steps for each pair of
labels. This is a nice method for adding stereo labels because it
does not require looking at your computer screen in wall-eyed stereo
for 2 hours in order to get proper placement of labels.
By assuring that the labels are positioned in the LEFT and RIGHT
images at positions that are identical with respect to the part of
the model that is being labeled you automatically are also placing
them so they are at the proper depth when the figure is finally
viewed in stereo.
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