Chime Help

Where do I get the Chime plugin?

You can obtain Chime by downloading the free plugin from MDL. After you download the correct version for your computer, follow the installation directions provided.

Why won't Chime display molecules?

First, the Chime plugin is best viewed using the free Web browser Netscape Navigator (which is a part of Netscape Communicator), and version 4.0 or greater is recommended. If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer to view these Web pages, you must get at least version 5 of the browser. You may download Netscape Navigator (or Communicator) if you do not have it, then install using the directions included with the download.

Second, make sure the Chime plugin is installed properly. To verify this, look inside the folder that contains your Netscape Navigator application and you will see a folder called "Plug-ins." Open this folder and you should see the Chime plugin, which lets you know you have installed the plugin correctly. If you do not see it, re-install the Chime plugin.

Third, make sure Navigator knows how to handle the mime type for the .pdb files you are trying to view. This should be taken care of by the installer. To verify this, open Navigator and click on Edit > Preferences. A window will open showing the various preferences you can change. To get to the mime types, open the category <Navigator>, then choose <Applications>. Two of the items in the list should be:

chemical/x-pdb Chemscape Chime
application/x-spt Chemscape Chime

There will be other types handled by Chemscape, but these are the two important ones for the Garrett and Grisham Web site. If they are not listed, re-install the Chime plugin. If this does not work, you can simply add the mime type to Netscape's list.

How do I manipulate the molecules myself?

Macintosh

To free rotate the molecule, just click anywhere on the molecule and drag it in the direction you want to rotate.
To zoom in and out, hold down the shift key while clicking and dragging.
To translate the molecule, hold down the control and option keys while clicking and dragging.
To bring up a menu with a powerful list of commands for displaying the molecule, simply click and hold down the mouse button on the molecule, without dragging.

Windows

To free rotate the molecule, just click anywhere on the molecule and drag it in the direction you want to rotate using the left mouse button.
To zoom in and out, hold down the shift key while clicking and dragging.
To translate the molecule, hold down the control key while clicking and dragging with the right mouse button.
To bring up a menu with a powerful list of commands for displaying the molecule, simply click on the molecule with the right mouse button.

chemical/x-pdb	Chemscape Chime
application/x-spt	Chemscape Chime