Molecule-dependent way to setPreferredSize?

Hello,

I'm working on a GUI tool using MarvinBeans for one of its panels. In the panel, I want to show different reactions (i.e., 2 dimensional sketches) corresponding to a user's selection. I'd like to be able to set the size of the panel to depend on the reaction itself since some take up significantly more space than others. E.g., something like this:

myMolecule = MolImporter.importMol(myData, myDataFormat);
structurePane = new MViewPane();

structurePane.setM(0, myMolecule);
structurePane.setPreferredSize(someAPI(myMolecule));

 

where someAPI takes into account font size, bond lengths, etc and tells me how much space the reaction needs. Is this possible?

Thanks!

 

I'm using:

Product Version:	MarvinSketch 6.0.1
Build Date:	2013-06-21
Internal build id:	6.0.1_b94
Operating System:	x86_64 Mac OS X 10.11.4
Java:	Oracle Corporation Java 1.7.0_79
Memory:	3641.0M maximum, 245.5M total, 192.4M free
Environment:	Application
Browser:	-

 

Is the feature I described unavailable?

Dear Amos,

It is in our backlog. We'll keep you posted when fixed. 

Best regards,

Dear Amos,

The API won't be extended in the near future, but there is a similar API method.

https://marvin-demo.chemaxon.com/marvin/help/developer/beans/api/index.html

The MolImporter is part of the public API, and has a  getBoundingRectangle(MoleculeGraph[] mols) method. In the apidoc there is an example, but you only need the these two lines:

molPrinter.setScale(28);
Rectangle r = molPrinter.getBoundingRectangle(mols);

The resulting rectangle has the dimensions of the molecule at default scale.

I hope this helps, best regards,
István