3. Running VEGA ZZ

VEGA ZZ can be started in several ways:

If you need operate in command line mode without the graphical output, you must type VEGA instead of VEGA ZZ in the command shell. For the complete command syntax, click here.

       
Menu bar
Tool bar 2
The main window
    Window title
   
Tool bar 1
Graphic view
Workspace controls
Console
Status bar

In the Window title bar are shown the VEGA ZZ version, the communication port number, the active workspace number and the name of the workspace that is corresponding to the molecule name. The communication port number is important to identify the VEGA ZZ session to witch send the script commands. You can start more than one VEGA ZZ and so with the communication port number that is different for each session, you can redirect the script commands to the window in witch they must have effects.
The Menu bar allows the access to the software main functions. It's dockable component and it can be placed at top, left, right or outside the main window. It can't be closed. For more information about the Main menu, click here.
Tool bar 1 and Tool bar 2 are classic tool bars that replicate some main menu commands for a fast-easy access. They can be moved as the Menu bar and can be closed. To reopen them, you must use the View -> Tool bars item in the Main menu.
The Workspace controls are useful to manage the multiple workspaces. A workspace is a separated area that can contains molecules, surfaces and trajectory analysis without interferences between the other workspaces. In other hands, it's a bin and each bin can be separately managed. 
To add a new workspace, you must open the context menu clicking the Workspace controls box with the right mouse button and selecting the New item. To change the current workspace, you can click on its name in the list or use the Q (previous) and W (next) keys.
To remove a single workspace, you must click it and select Remove in the context menu. If you want remove all workspaces, you must choose Remove all. Please remember that the first (0)  workspace can't be removed.
The Graphic view shows the 3D representations of molecules, surfaces, etc and the Console displays the text information only (calculation progress, results, etc). In this window you can type directly the commands of the menu and the extended commands in order to control VEGA ZZ without the GUI. To explore the command history, you must use the cursor arrows and the Pg. Up/Pg Down keys . The Console can be moved from its docking position and can be closed also clicking on the button placed at the top-left corner. It can be docked at main window bottom only and you can use the View -> Console menu item to show or hide it.
The Status bar shows the current mouse mode (Rotate, Translate and Scale), the object that are subjected to the mouse 3D transformations (All, Molecule, Segment and Residue) and the mouse measurement mode (Atom, Rotation center, Distance,  Angle, Torsion and Angle between two planes). For more information about the mouse controls, click here.