Configuring Netscape for RasMol

Configuring your browser for RasMol

Unix: Netscape versions 2 & 3

Repeat the following steps for each of the three MIME types you are defining:-

i. MIME type chemical/x-pdb

Step Operation
1. From the Option menu, select: General Preferences
2. Select the Helpers tab
3. Click on New and fill in the form as follows:-
     Description:- PDB files
     Type:- chemical/x-pdb
     Suffix:- .pdb,.ent
4. Click the application check-box and type the following command into the box:-
xterm -e rasmol -pdb %s
5. Click on OK

ii. MIME type chemical/x-ras

Step Operation
1. From the Option menu, select: General Preferences
2. Select the Helpers tab
3. Click on New and fill in the form as follows:-
     Description:- RasMol scripts
     Type:- chemical/x-ras
     Suffix:- .ras, .pl
4. Click the application check-box and type the following command into the box:-
xterm -e rasmol -script %s
5. Click on OK

iii. MIME type application/x-rasmol

Step Operation
1. From the Option menu, select: General Preferences
2. Select the Helpers tab
3. Click on New and fill in the form as follows:-
     Description:- RasMol scripts (2)
     Type:- application/x-rasmol
     Suffix:- .rasmol, .pl
4. Click the application check-box and type the following command into the box:-
xterm -e rasmol -script %s
5. Click on OK


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