This function creates a character vector of the colors used by the VMD
molecular graphics program.
Usage
vmd_colors(n=33, picker=FALSE, ...)
Arguments
n
The number of desired colors chosen in sequence
from the VMD color palette (>=1)
picker
Logical, if TRUE a color wheel plot will be produced to
aid with color choice.
…
Extra arguments passed to the rgb function, including
alpha transparency.
Value
Returns a character vector with color names.
Details
The function uses the underlying 33 RGB color codes from VMD, See
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/. Note that colors will be
recycled if “n” > 33 with a warning issued. When ‘picker’ is
set to “TRUE” a color wheel of the requested colors will be
plotted to the currently active device.
References
Grant, B.J. et al. (2006) Bioinformatics22, 2695--2696.