Viewer split: molecule and MO diagram / density map / spectrum side by side in one window
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Since Oct 23, 2026.
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Description
MO diagram and similar views open as separate windows, which suits two screens but not one (most students: one laptop screen).
Proposed (2026-10-23, for discussion; mock-ups first):
- A 'second view' for the Builder's viewer area: off, or split with a draggable divider; the second half shows the active plot (MO diagram, density map #215, spectra). One mechanism for every plot type.
- Split to the right in a wide window, stacked when the window is taller than wide.
- Variant for the smallest screens: the molecule as a small inset over a large plot (not the plot as an inset; a diagram full of labels is unreadable at inset size).
- The link is the reason: clicking an MO level shows the orbital in 3-D; picking atoms in 3-D sets the density-map plane. Both halves must be visible together.
- Docked panes (possible today) stay as the fallback.
Risks: about 680 px per half on a 1366-px laptop (the narrow-label steps of the #458 label work apply); viewer redraw on resize under wx 3.2/GTK3, test on Linux, Windows and macOS.
First step: mock-ups made from real headless captures of the viewer and the plots, at 1366×768 and 1920×1080: split right, stacked, inset, docked. Made after the #458 label prototype so they show the new labels.
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