Brandon W. King
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-Last updated: Oct 17th, 2006
+Last updated: Oct 18th, 2006
Updated to Mussagl build: (In process to 424)
.. Things to add
* New features / change log
- * Comment out anything isn't implemented yet.
+ * (DONE) Comment out anything isn't implemented yet.
* (DONE) List of features that will be implemented in the future.
* Look into the homology mapping of UCSC.
* Add toggle to genomes.
Features to be Implemented
--------------------------
- * Motif editor supporting more than 10 motifs
- (Status: http://woldlab.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/mussa/ticket/122)
- * Save motifs from Mussagl
- (Status: http://woldlab.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/mussa/ticket/133)
-
For an up-to-date list of features to be implemented visit:
http://woldlab.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/mussa/roadmap
useful when you have zoomed in using the `zoom factor`_.
+Saving
+------
+
+Save on Close
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+When ever you create a new analysis or make a change such as
+adding/editing a motif or changing a species name, an asterisk (*)
+will appear in the title of the window showing that there are changes
+that have not been saved. If you close a Mussa window without saving
+changes, Mussa will ask you if you would like to save the changes that
+have been made.
+
+Save Analysis
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+After making changes, such as updating species names or adding/editing
+motifs, you can save these changes by selecting the **File > Save
+analysis** menu option or pressing **CTRL + S** (PC) or
+**Apple/Command Key + S** (on Mac).
+
+.. image:: images/save_analysis.png
+ :alt: Save analysis
+ :align: center
+
+Save Analysis As
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To save a copy of your analysis to a new location, select the **File >
+Save analysis as** menu option and choose a new location and name for
+your analysis.
+
+.. image:: images/save_analysis_as.png
+ :alt: Save analysis
+ :align: center
+
+Save Motif List
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+See `Save Motifs to File`_ in the `Motifs`_ section.
+
+
+Viewing Multiple Analyses
+-------------------------
+
+Some times it is useful to view more than one analysis at a time. To
+do accomplish this, Mussa allows you to open a new Mussa window by
+selecting the **File > New Mussa Window** menu option.
+
+.. image:: images/new_mussa_window_menu.png
+ :alt: New Mussa Window Menu Option
+ :align: center
+
+A new Mussa window will pop up.
+
+.. figure:: images/new_mussa_window.png
+ :alt: New Mussa Window
+ :align: center
+
+ A new Mussa window on the right, in which I have loaded a second
+ experiment.
+
+Now you can create or load an existing analysis, in this new window,
+as described in the `Create/Load Analysis`_ section.
+
+You can view as many analyses as you can fit on your screen or until
+you run out of available RAM. If you notice a rapid decrease in
+performance and hear lots of noise coming from your hard drive, you
+probably ran out of RAM and are now using virtual memory (i.e. much
+much slower). If this happens, you may need to avoid opening as many
+analyses at one time.
+
+
Annotations / Motifs
--------------------
Save Motifs to File
*******************
-Note: Currently not implemented
+Motifs from the `Motif Dialog`_ can be saved to file for use with
+other analyses. If you just want your motifs to be saved with your
+analysis, see the `save analysis`_ section for details.
+To save a motif list, select **File > Save Motifs** menu option. By
+default, Mussa will append .mtl if you do not provide a file extension
+(valid file extensions: .mtl & .txt).
-Motif Dialog
-************
+.. image:: images/save_motifs.png
+ :alt: Save Motifs
+ :align: center
-**New Features:**
-
-Build 276
- * Allow for toggling individual motifs on and off.
-Build 269
- * Field added for naming motifs.
+Motif Dialog
+************
Mussa has the ability to find lab motifs using the `IUPAC Nucleotide
Code`_ for defining a motif. To define a motif, select **Edit > Edit
:alt: "View > Edit Motifs" Menu
:align: center
-You will see a dialog box appear with a "set motifs" button and 10
-rows for defining motifs and the color that will be displayed on the
-sequence. By default all 10 motifs start off as with white as the
-color. In the image below, I changed the color from white to blue to
-make it easier to see. The first text box is for the motif and the
-second box is for the name of the motif. The check box defines whether
-the motif is displayed or not.
+You will see a dialog box appear with a "apply" button in the bottom
+right and one rows for defining motifs and the color that will be
+displayed on the sequence. When you start adding your first motif, an
+additional row will be added. The check box in the first column
+defines whether the motif is displayed or not. The second column is
+the motif display color. The third column is for the name of your
+motif and finally, the fourth column is motif itself.
.. image:: images/motif_dialog_start.png
:alt: Motif Dialog
:align: center
Now let's make a motif **'AT[C or G]CT'**. Using the `IUPAC Nucleotide
-Code`_, type in **'ATSCT'** into the first box and 'My Motif' for the
-name in the second box as shown below.
+Code`_, type in **'ATSCT'** into the motif field and **'My Motif'** for
+the name in the name field as shown below.
+
+Notice how a second row appeared when you started to add the first
+motif. Every time you add a new motif, a new row will appear allowing
+you to add as many motifs as you need.
.. image:: images/motif_dialog_enter_motif.png
:alt: Enter Motif
:align: center
Now choose a color for your motif by clicking on the colored area to
-the left of the motif. In the image above, you would click on the blue
-square, but by default the squares will be white. Remember to choose a
-color that will show up well with a black bar as the background.
+the left of the name field. Remember to choose a color that will show
+up well with a black bar as the background. A good tool for picking a
+color is the `Colour Contrast Analyser
+<http://juicystudio.com/services/colourcontrast.php>`_ by
+`juicystudio.com <http://juicystudio.com/>`_.
.. image:: images/color_chooser.png
:alt: Color Chooser
:align: center
-Once you have selected the color for your motif, click on the 'set
-motifs' button. Notice that if Mussa finds matches to your motif will
-now show up in the main Mussagl window.
+Once you have selected the color for your motif, click on the
+**'apply'** button. Notice that if Mussa finds matches to your motif
+will now show up in the main Mussa window.
Before Motif:
:alt: Sequence bar after motif
:align: center
+To save your motifs with your analysis, see the `save analysis`_
+section. To save your motifs to a file, see the `save motifs to file`_
+section.
+
+Deleting a Motif
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+To delete a motif, remove all text from the name and sequence columns
+and close the motif editor.
View Mussa Alignments
---------------------
:alt: Copy sequence
:align: center
+
Saving to an Image
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