ChemWriter is a new system for displaying and editing chemical structures using standard web technologies: HTML; CSS; and JavaScript. ChemWriter is also an ergonomic chemical structure editor that can be used in both Web pages and on mobile devices. Below are some of the features and benefits that make ChemWriter unique.
For Developers
- Written entirely in JavaScript, ensuring excellent page integration.
- Supported on all major desktop browsers: Internet Explorer 6+; Firefox 3+; Chrome 9+; Safari 4+; and Opera 11+.
- Supported on iPad via Mobile Safari, enabling development of tablet-based applications.
- Requires no browser plugins, reducing customer support issues.
- Ergonomic Editor component is deployable with a single line of JavaScript, and works in lightboxes and underneath menus.
- Painter component eliminates the need for server-side structure image rendering and easily enable in-place editing effects.
- Editor and painter appearance can be controlled through CSS. Behavior can be customized through API or startup parameters.
- Stable core JavaScript API.
- Flexible license options.
For Chemists
- Snap-to geometry templates speed drawing of complex structures.
- Keyboard shortcuts reduce mouse movements and clicking.
- Easy to understand, familiar look and feel means less to learn.
- Intuitive, custom touch interface on iPad.
- Paste structures from ChemDraw and other desktop applications (optional Java plugin required), eliminating the need to re-draw many structures at all.
- Unlimited levels of undo and redo.
- Zoom in and out with mouse wheel.
- Select multiple atoms for dragging or editing with lasso.
- Wildcard atoms (optional).
- Query atom lists (optional).
- R-groups (optional).
