SCM: BAND-GUI Reference Manual

The button bar contains a number of tools and buttons:

From left to right the meaning is

Button	Description	Keyboard shortcut
Select Tool	Used to select, and to rotate, translate or zoom (with modifier keys or mouse buttons).	Esc
Atom Tools	C-tool, O-tool, N-tool, H-tool, Cl-tool: atom-tools used to create a C, O, N, H or Cl atom, change an existing atom, create bonds between existing atoms.	C, O, N, H, Cl, S & P
Element Tool	A tool used to create any atom (from the periodic table that will pop-up), change an existing atom, create bonds between existing atoms.
Top view (z)	Change to the default view along the z-axis
Side view (x)	Change to the default view along the x-axis
Side view (y)	Change to the default view along the y-axis
Perspective	Toggle between drawing with and without perspective
Periodic display	Toggle between showing a single unit cell and showing a couple of them.

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