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4. Set your DISPLAY variable by hand:
defined in your .login file, you must perform the Explicit
Steps for Unix Users above.
setenv DISPLAY 137.197.xxx.yyy:0.0
or
setenv DISPLAY wchaneypc.unmc.edu:0.0
Using the SeqLab Interface
depending upon whether your computer has an internet
name or just an IP address. Note that the :0.0 after the
name or address is required!
You may now start the SeqLab interface to the GCG
package.
gsaf /export/home/wchaney> seqlab &
The & runs SeqLab in the background. If you have a
small or low resolution screen, you may include the –
small option to seqlab (seqlab –small &). Note that
you will lose some information if you include the –small
option to seqlab. Specifically, the short description at the
top of each program window will be omitted to save
space.
If you always use the same PC or Macintosh for access to
GCG, you can permanently set your DISPLAY variable.
Use a text editor to edit the file called .login (a period
followed by the word login) in your home directory,
adding the setenv DISPLAY 137.197.xxx.yyy:0.0
(129.93.xxx.yyy:0.0 at UNL) command above as the
last line in the file. Be sure to replace xxx and yyy with
the correct values for your computer! Note that if you
subsequently log into gsaf (biocomp2/bioinfocore) from a
different PC and start SeqLab, your SeqLab display will
not be directed to the computer you are using! In order for
you to use the SeqLab from computers other than the one
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You should first go to the SeqLab Options > User
Preferences > Output menu and select the option which
reads "Automatically display new output". This will
enable new output from any program to automatically
appear as a new window on your PC desktop when the
program has finished running. Once you have selected
this option, it will always be selected until you change it.
Three different windows will be useful when using
SeqLab:
•
SeqLab Main List window
•
Job Manager window
•
Output Manager window
SeqLab Main List Window
This is the window which provides access to all other
parts of the package. Across the top of the window, there
is a menu which offers sub-menus, each of which is a
major category of tasks that can be performed with the
GCG Package.
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