GENtle/Options

Global program options can be altered via Tools/Options.

Global settings

Global settings.

Option	Description
Language	Currently English and German are available
Enhanced display	Can be turned off on machines with very show graphics
Show sequence title	Displays the sequence title in the DNA map
Show sequence length	Displays the sequence length in the DNA map
Load last project on startup	Automatically loads the last used project when starting GENtle
Use metafile format	Generates a WMF when copying the DNA map instead of a bitmap
Show splashscreen	Shows the GENtle splash screen when starting
Check for new version on startup	Checks (and downloads) a new GENtle version via internet on startup
Use internal help	Help should open in a browser window by default. If that doesn't work, check this option

Enzyme settings

Enzyme settings.

Here the gloal enzyme options can be selected. These can be overridden for an individual sequence in the sequence editor, where there is a tab identical to this one.

Option	Description
Use global enzyme settings	Turn most of the other options on this tab on or off globally
Join enzymes	In a DNA map, cuts of isoenzymes can be grouped together instead of displayed individually
Use color coding	Restriction enzymes can be shown in a color matching their number of cuts in a given sequence. The three buttons to the right of this option each hold a color choice dialog for single, double, and triple cutters.
Use min/max cutoff	Shows only enzymes that cut a minimum/maximum times
Sequence length	Shows only enzymes with recognition sequences of the selected lengths
Use enzyme group	Uses only enzymes from the selected enzyme group
Show methylation	Shows DAM and/or DCM methylation in map and sequence, in red
Show GC contents	shows the GC contents in the map