[ccp4bb] For the attention of CCP4 Mac OS X users

Dear All, Please be aware that upgrade to MacOS Big Sur (https://www.apple.com/macos/big-sur-preview/), which will be released by Apple in near future, will cause cosmetic and minor functional effects in Qt-based CCP4 applications. The core CCP4 functionality, however, is not likely to be affe

[ccp4bb] Rapid Access beamtime at NE-CAT for October

All, At this time NE-CAT has some available time for the second half of October! These slots are available for users who are already registered and have proposals in the system, or new users! We just ask that new users give time to register, submit a GUP and get all the approvals necessary.

Re: [ccp4bb] File System Problems

Hi Stuart, That has cracked It thanks! I can open files again. Much appreciated, Sam From: Stuart McNicholas Sent: 01 October 2020 13:34 To: Horrell, Sam (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) Cc: CCP4BB@jiscmail.ac.uk Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] File System Problems Dear Sam, We have heard reports that running as

Re: [ccp4bb] experiences with cross-polarisers / black-white imaging vs color

To clarify, I meant black and white polarized images lack the information that color images provide. On Thu, Oct 1, 2020, 7:08 AM V Nagarajan wrote: > Hi Tommi, > > Obviously for LCP glass plates, color versus black and white should make > little difference. For everything else, all darker color

Re: [ccp4bb] experiences with cross-polarisers / black-white imaging vs color

Hi Tommi, Obviously for LCP glass plates, color versus black and white should make little difference. For everything else, all darker colors would look more or less the same and lighter colors similarly so not very useful, in my experience. Nagarajan V. Nagarajan JANSi On 10/1/2020 12:19

Re: [ccp4bb] File System Problems

Dear Sam, We have heard reports that running as Administrator the first time fixes some issues on Windows. It might be worth testing this before anything else. Best wishes, Stuart On Thu, 1 Oct 2020 at 11:53, Horrell, Sam (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) < sam.horr...@diamond.ac.uk> wrote: > Hello CCP4bb,

Re: [ccp4bb] File System Problems

Hi Sam, we had a similar issue with CCP4I2 on Linux in the last couple of weeks. Installing the very latest updates made the problem go away for us. I don't know if this Linux issue would also crop up in Windows, but what you describe seems similar - try to open a file selection dialogue and th

[ccp4bb] File System Problems

Hello CCP4bb, I'm having a serious problem with my CCP4i2 installation on my windows 10 computer, whenever I try and upload a file via the GUI it fails to open the file system and stops responding, then it just hangs until I kill the program. I've uninstalled and reinstalled CCP4 and rolled bac

[ccp4bb] PhD position in structural biology and cell biological research

We have a new graduate program at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany, and we are looking for motivated students (with a Masters degree) to join this program. The projects are across different disciplines of Biology and my lab offer a position in Structural Biology (see below for the

[ccp4bb] experiences with cross-polarisers / black-white imaging vs color

Hi all, can I get views on imagers with with cross-polarizers and how well that works with black-and-white imaging vs color? Thank you, Tommi Tommi Kajander, Ph.D., PI Structural Biology and Biophysics Institute of Biotechnology University of Helsinki Viikinkaari 1 (P.O. Box 65) 00014 Helsinki