Using Bookmarks

One of the most important features supported by most Object Views is the ability to save and restore the visual view state. Saving and restoring the visual state of an Object View enables rapid switching between different data regions and is similar to bookmarks used in web browsers.

Initially, an Object View is created as transient. This means that its state is not saved. To save the current state of a view, select an item with the view name in the Bookmarks section of the Project View window and select the Add bookmark option in the context menu:

For every persistent view, UGENE automatically saves the state of the view in the Auto saved bookmark when the view is closed.

Now, by activating bookmarks, you can restore the original view state. For example, for the Sequence View bookmarks, you can store a visual position and zoom scale for the sequence region.

Use the Update option to overwrite the existing bookmarked state.

Use the F2 keyboard shortcut to rename a bookmark. To remove a bookmark, press the Delete key.

UGENE has a limited set of built-in Object Views. Extension modules or plugins can be used to adjust the existing views or to add new views to the tool.