Sometimes, it is helpful to get the index (number starting from zero) or serial (number starting from one) for the currently drawn part of the molecule in vmd. For example, it you want to create an index file for a given system, or if you want to split up your […]
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When updating a django project that includes the grappelli app to Django 1.7, grappelli has to be updated, as well. This, however, breaks the autocomplete_lookup_fields keyword for inline selection of foreign key entries. This is because grappelli actually plugs into the django-admin interface of django and uses JavaScript to redirect […]
Sometimes, one has the bond topology but not the matching angle or dihedral definitions. Here is how to get them in VMD with topotools.
This is an ongoing effort to collect error messages from CP2K which typically cannot be understood as long as one has a look into the source code. If you have not found your problem here, try also part 2 of this list.
Tables are not too convenient in LaTeX. In fact, it is hard to get a specific combination of features to work. This hint is on using a rotated tabularx table within a memoir document that should feature footnotes under the table.
Research is a widely understood as a collaborative effort. This graphic illustrates how researchers from all over the world work together towards a single objective: better understanding of nature. I selected a small community that is working on surface physics of hematite, a mineral that is particularly useful as cost-effective […]
Many journals require you to submit figures associated with a article manuscript in a way that does not allow for a separate graphics subdirectory. However, many people work with LaTeX such that they have a separate directory which is only for graphics generation and then include the resulting PDF files […]
On RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (Santiago), for installing circos, you will need the following perl packages:
When working on systems you do not have root access to, you may have the problem that bothering the IT staff for installing every single package is quite annoying for both sides. For python, there is virtualenv which allows you to install a completely different python version into a local […]
Although getting an error 404 with pagination in wordpress is quite common to come across, the usual suspects are not the way to go if you have a setup with symfony and wordpress working together on delivering a website.