I too would use an Android mobile version to show people a 3D view of things while at meetings etc. I've seen people beginning to put tablets up next to scientific posters to show more than can be printed in 2D.
I would certainly use it for scientific discussion in all sorts of venues. I would be willing to pay for it; however we don't have enough PyMol users here to justify a site license, and we don't (yet) teach a course that would require it. Jed On 10/14/2014 1:33 PM, Thomas Holder wrote: > 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. > -- ------------------------ Jed Goldstone, PhD Research Specialist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield 3-52 MS#32 Woods Hole, MA 02543 http://www.whoi.edu/hpb/Site.do?id=481 Phone: 508-289-4823 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
