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by N.Guex &
T.Schwede
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Deep View
Swiss-PdbViewer
FAQ: Frequently asked questions
General:
- How can I create pictures with SPDBV?
Linux related:
- error in loading shared libraries: libMesaGL.so.3.
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PC / MS Windows:
- When installing spdbv, I get an error message "missing
glu32.dll" or "missing opengl32.dll". What does it mean?
- I can't include my saved pictures in TGA format into
MS Word or PowerPoint.
SWISS-MODEL:
- I have problems displaying the SwissModel results
with SPDBV. How can I receive the results without using email attachments?
Note: Some of the manual pages are in PDF format, you may need
Adobe Acrobat
Reader.
General
- How can I create pictures with SPDBV?
You can export your current view either as TGA file [Save-Picture],
which can be included in any text or graphics package. Or you may export
a POV scene to be rendered with POV-Ray. See "Printing.pdf"
for details.
Linux
- error in loading shared libraries: libMesaGL.so.3.
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Why this
The simple reason for this is that the newer Mesa now uses different
names for the libraries than those with which SPDBV has been linked
with. Apparently they are now called libGL.so and libGLU.so instead
of libMesaGL.so and libMesaGLU.so.
How to solve it
The new Mesa is completly backward compatible and should not harm
SPDBV from working properly. So there is no need to install an old
Mesa version.
Just a little hack is needed to get it work: if you can get root
access to your linux box, make the following symbolic links from the
new libraries to the old names:
ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2.0 /usr/X11R6/lib/libMesaGL.so.3
ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libGLU.so.1.2.0 /usr/X11R6/lib/libMesaGLU.so.3
then run
/sbin/ldconfig
to make the system remember this changes.
(I assumed that the libraries are installed under /usr/X11R6/lib.
If this is not correct, please adjust the above commands with the
correct location.)
PC / MS Windows
- When installing spdbv, I get an error message
"missing glu32.dll" or "missing
opengl32.dll". What does it mean?
This error message means, that OpenGL is not installed correctly on
your system. If you are running an old version of Windows95,
you should download and install the missing files from the Microsoft
FTP server.
In recent versions of Windows (98/XP/NT/2000/ME/XP) OpenGL is
already included, and this error should not occur if windows is installed
properly. If you have a graphics card with OpenGL acceleration, make
sure you are using the latest drivers supported by the card manufacturer.
- I can't include my saved pictures in TGA format
into MS Word or PowerPoint.
When saving pictures from the OpenGL display mode, DeepView will
save pictures in Targa bitmap format (.tga). The default installations
of recent versions of Microsoft Office do no longer include filters
for TGA file formats. The necessary converters can be installed either
form your installation CD, or downloaded for free at the Microsoft homepage:
[Office
converter pack for different versions]
SwissModel related
- I have problems displaying the SwissModel results
with SPDBV. How can I receive the results without using email attachments?
Normally, SwissModel will return the final model coordinates as e-mail
attachments. If your mail program has problems opening these attached
files, specify "plain ASCII" in the SwissModel submission
form. Use a text editor to remove any mail header lines, before loading
the results into SPDBV. See "Results.pdf"
for details.
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