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Re: [ccp4bb] Spacegroup choices, reindexing and so on |
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CCP4bb navigationCCP4bb <-- 2008 <-- January 2008 <-- 21 January 2008Subject: Re: Spacegroup choices, reindexing and so on From: Anastassis Perrakis a {- dot -} perrakis {- at -} NKI {- dot -} NL Date: 2008-01-21 > I meant to post this response to Pietro's reply to the BB: > > I agree that bugs in software are an ever-present source of annoyance, > but the only software in general use that I'm aware of that can't cope > with the conventional ITC-A settings is Arp/Warp (and even this was > definitely true only for the previous versions and may have been fixed > in the current one which I don't currently have access to). Despite the very many reasons to upgrade to the latest ARP/wARP, which I would very highly recommend to do for every user (*) unfortunately support for the conventional ITC-A settings is not one of the reasons to upgrade ... Sorry Ian (and Eleanor ... et al) Tassos (*) especially for the ones that have to pay, like Astex ;-) > > I'm not aware of any other popular software in general use (this > includes all CCP4 software that I'm aware of, and certainly includes > Shel-X, CNS & Phenix) that can't cope with the ITC-A settings? It > seems > to me that the solution is to fix the bug in the software - I can't > believe it can be that hard to sort it out (or alternatively of course > use different software without that bug, though of course the > alternatives may well have different bugs!). > > Cheers > > -- Ian > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pietro Roversi [mailto:pietro.roversi@path.ox.ac.uk] >> Sent: 21 January 2008 11:10 >> To: Ian Tickle >> Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Spacegroup choices, reindexing and so on >> >> Dear Ian, >> I would agree with everyhting you say but as luck >> had >> it I have been unfortunate enough to get P21212 and P2221 crystals >> lately and you'd be surprised to find out how many pieces of software >> could not cope with non-standard settings - at the end I had >> to give up >> and conform to the norm out of bug exhaustion ... >> >> Regards >> >> Pietro >> -- >> Pietro Roversi >> Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University >> South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3ER, England UK >> Tel. 0044-1865-275385 >> >> >> > > > Disclaimer > This communication is confidential and may contain privileged > information intended solely for the named addressee(s). It may not > be used or disclosed except for the purpose for which it has been > sent. If you are not the intended recipient you must not review, > use, disclose, copy, distribute or take any action in reliance upon > it. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > Astex Therapeutics Ltd by emailing I.Tickle@astex-therapeutics.com > and destroy all copies of the message and any attached documents. > Astex Therapeutics Ltd monitors, controls and protects all its > messaging traffic in compliance with its corporate email policy. > The Company accepts no liability or responsibility for any onward > transmission or use of emails and attachments having left the Astex > Therapeutics domain. Unless expressly stated, opinions in this > message are those of the individual sender and not of Astex > Therapeutics Ltd. The recipient should check this email and any > attachments for the presence of computer viruses. Astex > Therapeutics Ltd accepts no liability for damage caused by any > virus transmitted by this email. E-mail is susceptible to data > corruption, interception, unauthorized amendment, and tampering, > Astex Therapeutics Ltd only send and receive e-mails on the basis > that the Company is not liable for any such alteration or any > consequences thereof. > Astex Therapeutics Ltd., Registered in England at 436 Cambridge > Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0QA under number 3751674 CCP4bb navigationCCP4bb <-- 2008 <-- January 2008 <-- 21 January 2008 |
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