Structure Matrix Widget

Basics

The Structure Matrix Widget is for displaying structures in a compact matrix-like representation. This allows a large number of structures to be displayed in a small amount of space. In addition data from an additional field can be displayed to help identify the structure (e.g. show the compound ID). It has this icon in the form builder Design mode toolbar: The Structure Matrix widget:

Settings

Permanent changes to the display settings can be made using the settings editor, as with any Widget. Most settings are similar to the MolPane widget and appear in the 'Structure' tab of the settings and descriptions are not duplicated here. This includes many of the Marvin display settings.

Extra field tab:

Option	Description
Field	The field to use as the extra field. The values of this field will be displayed below each structure
Renderer settings	Settings for how the values for the extra field are to be displayed. These settings are dependent on the field type (integer, text etc.) An Extra field can also be is displayed:

Matrix tab:

Option	Description
Number of Columns, Rows	This specifies the size of the matrix
Title	The title for the widget. The is the label that appears in the border at the top left corner
Font	The font for the title

R-click popup menu in browse mode

Option	Description
Row and column headers	A popup menu allows you to change the number of rows and columns in the matrix
Cells	The popup menu for the cells of the matrix contains the standard data related actions such as edit, delete, copy and paste etc

Button in top left corner of molecule matrix

Option	Description
New Row...	Create new record in the table
Data	Current results or only selected rows can be displayed in the widget
Customise Widget Settings	Open settings of the widget

Editing structures

If you double click on the cell the Marvin Sketch editor opens letting you edit the structure. Once you have made you changes click on the OK button and your changes are applied. See the MolPane widget for more information about editing structures.

Query mode

In query mode the structure matrix widget behaves in the same way as the MolPane widget, allowing structure queries to be specified. See the MolPane widget for more information.