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diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java
index fb723e6..15b61d2 100755
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import jalview.datamodel.features.SequenceFeaturesI;
 import jalview.util.MapList;
 
 import java.util.BitSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
@@ -111,9 +112,11 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
    * get a range on the sequence as a string
    * 
    * @param start
-   *          position relative to start of sequence including gaps (from 0)
+   *          (inclusive) position relative to start of sequence including gaps
+   *          (from 0)
    * @param end
-   *          position relative to start of sequence including gaps (from 0)
+   *          (exclusive) position relative to start of sequence including gaps
+   *          (from 0)
    * 
    * @return String containing all gap and symbols in specified range
    */
@@ -205,14 +208,17 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
   public int findPosition(int i);
 
   /**
-   * Returns the from-to sequence positions (start..) for the given column
-   * positions (1..), or null if no residues are included in the range
+   * Returns the sequence positions for first and last residues lying within the
+   * given column positions [fromColum,toColumn] (where columns are numbered
+   * from 1), or null if no residues are included in the range
    * 
    * @param fromColum
+   *          - first column base 1
    * @param toColumn
+   *          - last column, base 1
    * @return
    */
-  public Range findPositions(int fromColum, int toColumn);
+  public ContiguousI findPositions(int fromColum, int toColumn);
 
   /**
    * Returns an int array where indices correspond to each residue in the
@@ -224,6 +230,13 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
   public int[] gapMap();
 
   /**
+   * Build a bitset corresponding to sequence gaps
+   * 
+   * @return a BitSet where set values correspond to gaps in the sequence
+   */
+  public BitSet gapBitset();
+
+  /**
    * Returns an int array where indices correspond to each position in sequence
    * char array and the element value gives the result of findPosition for that
    * index in the sequence.
@@ -543,4 +556,26 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
    */
   void setGeneLoci(String speciesId, String assemblyId,
           String chromosomeId, MapList map);
+
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the sequence string constructed from the substrings of a sequence
+   * defined by the int[] ranges provided by an iterator. E.g. the iterator
+   * could iterate over all visible regions of the alignment
+   * 
+   * @param it
+   *          the iterator to use
+   * @return a String corresponding to the sequence
+   */
+  public String getSequenceStringFromIterator(Iterator<int[]> it);
+
+  /**
+   * Locate the first position in this sequence which is not contained in an
+   * iterator region. If no such position exists, return 0
+   * 
+   * @param it
+   *          iterator over regions
+   * @return first residue not contained in regions
+   */
+  public int firstResidueOutsideIterator(Iterator<int[]> it);
 }