Developing with ChemWriter

ChemWriter Parameters

Last Updated on Monday, June 16, 2008.

Table of Applet Parameters
Name Description Format Default Value Editor Painter
backgroundColor Canvas background color, in hex-format. [#XXXXXX] #FFFFFF
bondColor Color for all lines, in hex-format. [#XXXXXX] #000000
atomColor-[atomic symbol] Color for atom of given atomic symbol, in hex-format. [#XXXXXX] varies by atom type
atomColoringEnabled Determines whether atom labels will be color coded. [true, false] true
capStyle Cap style used for rendering lines. [round, square, none] round
carbonVisible Visibility of carbon atoms and their implicit hydrogen atoms. [true, false] false
renderVirtualHydrogens Visibility of hydrogen atoms attached to heteroatoms. [true, false] true
antialiasing Antialiased rendering. Deactivate for better performance. [true, false] true
lineWidth Line width, relative to the median bond length. [> 0] 0.1
lineOffset Line offset for multiple bonds, relative to the median bond length. [> 0] 0.2
stereoWidth Maximum width of stereo bonds, relative to the median bond length. [> 0] 0.25
atomLabelFont Atom label font. Selection depends on installed system fonts. [Serif, SansSerif, Monospaced] SansSerif
atomLabelHeight Full atom label height, relative to median bond length. [> 0] 0.45
molfile The molfile to be rendered after initialization. Line breaks replaced by the “|” character. null
licenseKey License key in the format [XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX]. null
borderWidth Number of pixels to inset a drawing. [>=0] 0
persistState Toggles persistent state independently of a server. [true, false] true
hoverRadius Mouse hover radius for bonds and atoms. > 0 0.25
preventStrayHeteroatoms Prevents stray heteroatoms by preventing heteroatom keyboard shortcuts in empty space. [true, false] false

About ChemWriter Parameters

ChemWriter supports a number of parameters that can be used to modify the appearance and behavior of applets before display. These parameters are applied by including them as a <param> element nested within an <object> tag. About deployment