MacGDE 2.4

MacGDE is a set of programs for multiple sequence alignment and analysis. The programs use an expandable user interface which allows the addition of external analysis functions without any rewriting of code.

The system supports several data types, nucleic and amino acid sequences, text, and masking sequence, and three forms of color highlighting. MacGDE has several external analysis functions included for such things as homology recognition, automated alignment, searching and phylogenetic analysis.

Requirements:

· X11 Windowing environment.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Fixed the window size setting so MacGDE does not open larger than the viewing screen.
· Added "GDE Full or Basic menus" under the File menu so users could have GDE without all of the additions I have made. This removes the Phylogeny menus and lots of other programs that I have added. You can switch between the two menu but you must open a new GDE window to see the changes.
· Modified the Import Foreign Format command so that only the data from the file is brought in leaving the original file alone.
· A copy of the file ending with .gde is no longer made. A WARNING is now given to remember to name the file with the Save As... command after importing.
· Import Foreign Format now recognizes Clustal format files by using clustalw (must be present) included with MacGDE.
· Added a View Chromat Sequence command to view chromatograms in LifeTrace. This uses a panel just like the Open and Import commands to locate the file and open it.
· Import Chromat and View Chromat Sequence commands now handle spac...