User a08f97e694
20-09-2010 07:55:28
I like the program MarvinSketch very much. It is in many things superior to ChemDraw and ChemDoodle. There are only three things that I really don't like (in the Mac version):
- I can't copy structures as PDF pictures like in ChemDraw and ChemDoodle to paste them as scalable pictures in iWork programs (Pages and Keynote).
- "Save As Image..." is not a workaround, because it saves the whole canvas and not just the structure. Furthemore it is laborious in comparison to just Copy and Paste.
- I can place lone electron pairs only as points. There is no option to select a bar in place of the 2 points (as in ChemDoodle).
I hope you can improve this in future updates.
ChemAxon 990acf0dec
20-09-2010 20:52:54
Hi,
1. I can't copy structures as PDF pictures like in ChemDraw and ChemDoodle to paste them as scalable pictures in iWork programs (Pages and Keynote).
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You can print the structures to PDF instead.
2. "Save As Image..." is not a workaround, because it saves the whole canvas and not just the structure. Furthemore it is laborious in comparison to just Copy and Paste.
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You can zoom to "All", and then save. Alternatively, you can select the structure, and use the Copy As function, and choose an image format (although PDF is not available there).
3. I can place lone electron pairs only as points. There is no option to select a bar in place of the 2 points (as in ChemDoodle).
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It is true; I will create a feature request task for that feature, and we will consider it when planning the next major release.
Best regards,
Akos
User a08f97e694
20-09-2010 22:30:34
Thank you Akos
Print the structures to PDF as suggested is laborious, copy/paste like in ChemDraw and ChemDoodle is really much more comfortable.
Do you plan to incorporate for Mac users copy/paste as scalable picture in a future release? In ChemDraw and in ChemDoodle it is already possible, why not in MarvinSketch?
Best regards, Franz
ChemAxon 990acf0dec
22-09-2010 16:42:05
Dear Franz,
Yes, we plan to implement the capability to copy the structure as a scalable image, which should probably be PDF (actually, is there any other format you would prefer other than PDF?).
I understand it is high priority for MAC users, but the next major version (5.4) is already in alpha test phase, so this feature will become available only in 5.5.
Best regards,
Akos
User a08f97e694
22-09-2010 17:36:19
Dear Akos
Thank you for your answer. PDF is just enough, but don't remove the bitmap formats TIF and PCT, because I need them in a program that doesn't support vector image formats.
I hope you will implement also in the next major release the possibility to depict lone electron pairs as bars instead of two points.
Best regards, Franz
ChemAxon 990acf0dec
23-09-2010 10:15:30
Dear Franz,
I registered that feature request as well. We will take it into consideration when planning the next major release.
Best regards,
Akos