JAL-3187 view controller UI api method to show feature settings UI

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / api / AlignViewControllerGuiI.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/api/AlignViewControllerGuiI.java b/src/jalview/api/AlignViewControllerGuiI.java
index 768e78d..56414d8 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/api/AlignViewControllerGuiI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/api/AlignViewControllerGuiI.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer (Version 2.9.0b1)
- * Copyright (C) 2015 The Jalview Authors
+ * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer ($$Version-Rel$$)
+ * Copyright (C) $$Year-Rel$$ The Jalview Authors
  * 
  * This file is part of Jalview.
  * 
@@ -62,4 +62,12 @@ public interface AlignViewControllerGuiI
    * @return
    */
   FeatureSettingsControllerI getFeatureSettingsUI();
+
+  /**
+   * displays the Feature Settigns control panel for the alignment view - if one
+   * exists it is closed and re-opened.
+   * 
+   * @return the current feature settings controller
+   */
+  FeatureSettingsControllerI showFeatureSettingsUI();
 }