Hi Doug, this is really useful feedback, thanks a lot.
Cheers, Thomas On 14 Oct 2014, at 02:45, Douglas Houston <douglasr.hous...@ed.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > Although I have no use for the iPad version I can answer your > questions as if for an Android version. > > In my experience most people have quite a '2D' approach to molecular > design, due to a lifetime of learning via lectures, journals and > textbooks. Very often I find myself wishing I could show them a 3D > representation of whatever it is we're talking about, without having > to always lug my laptop around with me. > > So I would use it both for teaching and for aiding scientific > discussion during project meetings, and also to aid in my thinking > processes when I'm presented with dead time (e.g. on trains, planes > etc.). I think under those circumstances some reduced functionality > (esp. in the fanciness of graphics, moveiemaking etc.) wouldn't be a > problem (although I'd want to keep all the Builder functions, > including Sculpt and Clean). > > I would be willing to pay for it (in fact I would get the University > to buy an Institute license so everyone, including students, could use > it). > > cheers, > Doug > > > > Quoting Thomas Holder <thomas.hol...@schrodinger.com> on Mon, 13 Oct > 2014 18:21:14 -0400: > >> Hi Doug, >> >> to answer your question, Schrödinger is not working on an Android >> version of PyMOL and we don't have plans to start this any time soon. >> >> But we are happy to collect feedback that will help us prioritize an >> Android port. For those who have an iPad: What do you use Mobile >> PyMOL for? How often do you use it? Did you only install it because >> it's for free or would you be willing to pay for it? Would you pay >> for an Android version? Does the limited interface and reduced >> functionality (compared to desktop PyMOL) satisfy your needs? If >> not, which critical features are missing for you? >> >> Cheers, >> Thomas >> >> On 11 Oct 2014, at 06:08, Douglas Houston <douglasr.hous...@ed.ac.uk> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Sorry to dig up such an old thread, but now development time has been >>> found for an iPad version of Pymol, can we hope for an Android version >>> to appear at any point in the future? >>> >>> cheers, >>> Doug >>> >>>> Re: [PyMOL] Pymol Mobile viewer? >>>> >>>> Jason Vertrees Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:48:31 -0800 >>>> >>>> Tsjerk, >>>> >>>> Warren and I discussed this months ago. While not really a great way >>>> to spend development time, it would be fun to see PyMOL on one of the >>>> mobile devices. In the meantime, check out Molecules >>>> (http://www.sunsetlakesoftware.com/molecules) the only 3D molecular >>>> viewer for mobile platforms that I'm aware of. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> -- J >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 5:20 AM, Tsjerk Wassenaar >>>> <tsje...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Hi Jason, >>>>> >>>>> Now what will come first? Pymol viewer for Android, for Mobile Windows >>>>> or for iPhone? Would be so cool to show off at a conference, and use >>>>> multi-touch to operate :p >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Tsjerk >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tsjerk A. Wassenaar, Ph.D. >>>>> >>>>> Computational Chemist >>>>> Medicinal Chemist >>>>> Neuropharmacologist >> >> -- >> Thomas Holder >> PyMOL Developer >> Schrödinger, Inc. > > _____________________________________________________ > Dr. Douglas R. Houston > Lecturer > Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology > Room 3.23, Michael Swann Building > King's Buildings > University of Edinburgh > Edinburgh, EH9 3JR, UK > Tel. 0131 650 7358 > http://tinyurl.com/douglasrhouston > > -- > The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in > Scotland, with registration number SC005336. -- Thomas Holder PyMOL Developer Schrödinger, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho _______________________________________________ PyMOL-users mailing list (PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Info Page: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net
