The function of the Method Curtain is to store analysis and annotation methods for inclusion in the Assay Document.
Each analysis method may have one or more of the eight display types: scale, sequence, feature, pattern, repeat, restriction site, line graph, and region plot. For example, Coding Prediction – Local Compositional Complexity has one line graph and one region plot. To see all display types for a given method, click the triangle icon to the left of the method name in the Method Curtain. Any numbers preceding a display type indicate how many times that selection appears on the Assay Document. There are three ways to open the Method Curtain:
- Drag the Method Curtain “pull ring” to the right.
- Select Analysis > Show Available Methods. This command toggles with Analysis > Hide Available Methods.
- Press Ctrl/Cmd+[.
The contents of the Method Curtain are determined initially by the active method outline, usually the default method outline.
The following table shows a list of tasks that apply to the Method Curtain.
| Task | How To |
|---|---|
| Change the method in which analysis methods appear | Use your mouse to drag each method to the desired location. |
| Apply additional methods or additional copies of methods in use | Use the More Methods menu located at the top of the Method Curtain. Click on any method to move it into the main body of the Method Curtain. |
| Change parameters for a method in the Method Curtain | See Change method parameters or display or hide the results of the method analysis at any time. |
| Display multiple results for the same method with different sets of parameters | See Compare results for the same method, but using different parameters. |
| Remove a method display from the assay document | Use the object selector to highlight the method’s display on the assay document, then select Edit > Clear or press Backspace (Win) or Delete (Mac). |
| Remove a method from the Method Curtain | Click on the name of the method, then select Edit > Clear or press Backspace (Win) or Delete (Mac). Any displays created from this method will also be removed from the Assay Document. |
| Choose which displays to apply to the assay document | Before you drag an entire method from the Method Curtain onto the Assay Document to display its results, you should note that some methods contain a dozen or more displays. To choose a subset of the available displays, click the expand triangle to the left of the method name in the Method Curtain. All options will be displayed as already selected. Click in the white space just to the left of the subtype to toggle between adding/removing the selection. Use Shift+click or Ctrl/Cmd+click to change multiple items. |
| Apply a method to the assay document | Use your mouse to drag the method from the Method Curtain to the assay document. Use Shift+click or Ctrl/Cmd+click to select multiple methods so that you can drag them as a group. |
| Format a method that has been applied to the assay document | Select it with the object selector then choose Options > Line Color (or Line Weight, Fill Color, or Fill Pattern). Use Shift+click or Ctrl/Cmd+click to select multiple methods so you can format them as a group. |
| Remove methods from the assay document | Use your mouse to drag the method back to the Method Curtain or select the method and select Edit > Clear or press Backspace (Win) or Delete (Mac). The method will be removed from the document but will remain in the Method Curtain. |
| Locate a method in the Method Curtain | Select the method on the Assay Document, then use Edit > Find in Curtain. |
| Locate a method on the Assay Document | Select the method in the Method Curtain, then use Edit > Show on Display. |
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