This function creates a character vector of the colors used by the VMD
molecular graphics program.
Usage
vmd_colors(n=33, picker=FALSE, ...)
Value
Returns a character vector with color names.
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.
Author
Barry Grant
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.