PROCHECK parameters

File-handles

The final options in the parameter file relate to the naming and labelling of the PostScript files produced by the programs.

The 3 parameters are:-

File-handles
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N   <- Add 9-character description of plot to each plot filename (Y/N)?
       (eg p1nmr_01_ramachand.ps, rather than p1nmr_01.ps)
Y   <- Print name of plotfile in bottom-left corner of plot (Y/N)?
Y   <- Combine all pages of same plot into single PostScript file (Y/N)?

Description of options:-

Add 9-character description to plot filename - The first option enables the identities of the output PostScript files to be more obvious. Thus, rather than name the files _01.ps, _02.ps, _03.ps, etc each filename contains a 9-character descriptor in addition to the number.
The descriptors are as follows:-
- ramachand - 1. Ramachandran plot
- ramglypro - 2. Gly & Pro Ramachandran plots
  allramach - (where all 20 Ramachandran plots are produced)
- chi1_chi2 - 3. Chi1-Chi2 plots
- mainchpar - 4. Main-chain parameters
- sidechpar - 5. Side-chain parameters
- residprop - 6. Residue properties
- bondlenth - 7. Main-chain bond length distributions
- bondangle - 8. Main-chain bond angle distributions
- planargps - 9. RMS distances from planarity
- distortgm - 10. Distorted geometry plots
Thus, for example, the PostScript file containing the Ramachandran plot might be called p1abc_01_ramachand.ps.
Print name of plotfile in bottom-left corner of plot - This option allows the name of the PostScript file to be printed in the bottom-left corner of plot. This helps identify which files contain which plots.
Combine all pages of same plot into single PostScript file - The default option is to create a single PostScript file for each different plot. Where the sequence is a long one, some plots may spill onto several pages. This option allows you to have each of these pages in separate PostScript files. It is particularly useful where the files generated may be too large for a given printer or display program to handle.