default output format of MarvinPane

I would like to change the default type from .mrv to .sdf, and I tried to use setFormat method with no success. I tried setFormat("*.sdf"),setFormat(".sdf"), and setFormat("sdf"). What's the correct syntax? thanks.

I've not found any error in MSketchPane.setFormat(String) method.


It works fine for me. I've tested it with the latest Marvin release (4.1.8), with the help of the following example (see the attachment).





Draw something in the attached example then minimize and restore the window (the format will be updated). You can check it by opening the Edit source window.





By the way, this is the correct syntax:

Code:

sketchPane.setFormat("sdf");

Thanks for the answer, but what I really mean is when user click "File->Save", the default format will be "sdf" instead of "mrv" in the JComboBox at the bottom of the Dialog.





Jun

Tamas wrote:

I've not found any error in MSketchPane.setFormat(String) method. It works fine for me. I've tested it with the latest Marvin release (4.1.8), with the help of the following example (see the attachment). Draw something in the attached example then minimize and restore the window (the format will be updated). You can check it by opening the Edit source window. By the way, this is the correct syntax: Code: sketchPane.setFormat("sdf");

Indeed. Currently, you can not control programatically the default output format in the Save dialog.


In default, it is MRV, since it is the more descriptive format.


If a molecule has been loaded from a structure file (e.g an SD file), the output format in the Save dialog will be the same than the format of the input file (in this case: sdf).


But we are planning to implement a defaultSaveFormat property to solve this issue.

The defaultSaveFormat property has been implemented. It will be available in next release (4.1.11).

Thanks! This is going to increase the usablity of our programs.


What's the corresponding JChem Version? We are using jchem_3.2.8.jar

Tamas wrote:

The defaultSaveFormat property has been implemented. It will be available in next release (4.1.11).

JChem 3.2.9 will include this feature.