JAL-3210 Barebones gradle/buildship/eclipse. See README
[jalview.git] / src / jalview / gui / Preferences.java
index b1206a2..94f67f6 100755 (executable)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import jalview.bin.Cache;
 import jalview.gui.Help.HelpId;
 import jalview.gui.StructureViewer.ViewerType;
 import jalview.io.BackupFiles;
+import jalview.io.BackupFilesPresetEntry;
 import jalview.io.FileFormatI;
 import jalview.io.JalviewFileChooser;
 import jalview.io.JalviewFileView;
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ import jalview.urls.UrlLinkTableModel;
 import jalview.urls.api.UrlProviderFactoryI;
 import jalview.urls.api.UrlProviderI;
 import jalview.urls.desktop.DesktopUrlProviderFactory;
-import jalview.util.BrowserLauncher;
 import jalview.util.MessageManager;
 import jalview.util.Platform;
 import jalview.util.UrlConstants;
@@ -81,139 +81,43 @@ import ext.edu.ucsf.rbvi.strucviz2.StructureManager;
  * @author $author$
  * @version $Revision$
  */
-@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class Preferences extends GPreferences
 {
-  public static final String ADD_SS_ANN = "ADD_SS_ANN";
-
-  public static final String ADD_TEMPFACT_ANN = "ADD_TEMPFACT_ANN";
-
-  public static final String ALLOW_UNPUBLISHED_PDB_QUERYING = "ALLOW_UNPUBLISHED_PDB_QUERYING";
-
-  public static final String ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MAX = "ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MAX";
-
-  public static final String ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MIN = "ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MIN";
-
-  public static final String ANTI_ALIAS = "ANTI_ALIAS";
-
-  public static final String AUTO_CALC_CONSENSUS = "AUTO_CALC_CONSENSUS";
-
-  public static final String AUTOASSOCIATE_PDBANDSEQS = "AUTOASSOCIATE_PDBANDSEQS";
-
-  public static final String CENTRE_COLUMN_LABELS = "CENTRE_COLUMN_LABELS";
-
-  public static final String CHIMERA_PATH = "CHIMERA_PATH";
+  public static final String ENABLE_SPLIT_FRAME = "ENABLE_SPLIT_FRAME";
 
-  public static final String DBREFFETCH_USEPICR = "DBREFFETCH_USEPICR";
+  public static final String SCALE_PROTEIN_TO_CDNA = "SCALE_PROTEIN_TO_CDNA";
 
   public static final String DEFAULT_COLOUR = "DEFAULT_COLOUR";
 
-  public static final String DEFAULT_COLOUR_NUC = "DEFAULT_COLOUR_NUC";
-
   public static final String DEFAULT_COLOUR_PROT = "DEFAULT_COLOUR_PROT";
 
-  public static final String ENABLE_SPLIT_FRAME = "ENABLE_SPLIT_FRAME";
-
-  public static final String FIGURE_AUTOIDWIDTH = "FIGURE_AUTOIDWIDTH";
-
-  public static final String FIGURE_FIXEDIDWIDTH = "FIGURE_FIXEDIDWIDTH";
-
-  public static final String FOLLOW_SELECTIONS = "FOLLOW_SELECTIONS";
-
-  public static final String FONT_NAME = "FONT_NAME";
-
-  public static final String FONT_SIZE = "FONT_SIZE";
-
-  public static final String FONT_STYLE = "FONT_STYLE";
-
-  public static final String GAP_COLOUR = "GAP_COLOUR";
-
-  public static final String GAP_SYMBOL = "GAP_SYMBOL";
-
-  public static final String HIDDEN_COLOUR = "HIDDEN_COLOUR";
-
-  public static final String HIDE_INTRONS = "HIDE_INTRONS";
-
-  public static final String ID_ITALICS = "ID_ITALICS";
-
-  public static final String ID_ORG_HOSTURL = "ID_ORG_HOSTURL";
-
-  public static final String MAP_WITH_SIFTS = "MAP_WITH_SIFTS";
-
-  public static final String NOQUESTIONNAIRES = "NOQUESTIONNAIRES";
-
-  public static final String NORMALISE_CONSENSUS_LOGO = "NORMALISE_CONSENSUS_LOGO";
-
-  public static final String NORMALISE_LOGO = "NORMALISE_LOGO";
+  public static final String DEFAULT_COLOUR_NUC = "DEFAULT_COLOUR_NUC";
 
-  public static final String PAD_GAPS = "PAD_GAPS";
+  public static final String ADD_TEMPFACT_ANN = "ADD_TEMPFACT_ANN";
 
-  public static final String PDB_DOWNLOAD_FORMAT = "PDB_DOWNLOAD_FORMAT";
+  public static final String ADD_SS_ANN = "ADD_SS_ANN";
 
-  public static final String QUESTIONNAIRE = "QUESTIONNAIRE";
+  public static final String USE_RNAVIEW = "USE_RNAVIEW";
 
-  public static final String RELAXEDSEQIDMATCHING = "RELAXEDSEQIDMATCHING";
+  public static final String STRUCT_FROM_PDB = "STRUCT_FROM_PDB";
 
-  public static final String RIGHT_ALIGN_IDS = "RIGHT_ALIGN_IDS";
+  public static final String STRUCTURE_DISPLAY = "STRUCTURE_DISPLAY";
 
-  public static final String SCALE_PROTEIN_TO_CDNA = "SCALE_PROTEIN_TO_CDNA";
+  public static final String CHIMERA_PATH = "CHIMERA_PATH";
 
-  public static final String SHOW_ANNOTATIONS = "SHOW_ANNOTATIONS";
+  public static final String SORT_ANNOTATIONS = "SORT_ANNOTATIONS";
 
   public static final String SHOW_AUTOCALC_ABOVE = "SHOW_AUTOCALC_ABOVE";
 
-  public static final String SHOW_CONSENSUS = "SHOW_CONSENSUS";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_CONSENSUS_HISTOGRAM = "SHOW_CONSENSUS_HISTOGRAM";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_CONSENSUS_LOGO = "SHOW_CONSENSUS_LOGO";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_CONSERVATION = "SHOW_CONSERVATION";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_DBREFS_TOOLTIP = "SHOW_DBREFS_TOOLTIP";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_GROUP_CONSENSUS = "SHOW_GROUP_CONSENSUS";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_GROUP_CONSERVATION = "SHOW_GROUP_CONSERVATION";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_JVSUFFIX = "SHOW_JVSUFFIX";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_NPFEATS_TOOLTIP = "SHOW_NPFEATS_TOOLTIP";
-
   public static final String SHOW_OCCUPANCY = "SHOW_OCCUPANCY";
 
   public static final String SHOW_OV_HIDDEN_AT_START = "SHOW_OV_HIDDEN_AT_START";
 
-  public static final String SHOW_OVERVIEW = "SHOW_OVERVIEW";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_QUALITY = "SHOW_QUALITY";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_UNCONSERVED = "SHOW_UNCONSERVED";
-
-  public static final String SORT_ALIGNMENT = "SORT_ALIGNMENT";
-
-  public static final String SORT_ANNOTATIONS = "SORT_ANNOTATIONS";
-
-  public static final String SORT_BY_TREE = "SORT_BY_TREE";
-
-  public static final String STRUCT_FROM_PDB = "STRUCT_FROM_PDB";
-
-  public static final String STRUCTURE_DISPLAY = "STRUCTURE_DISPLAY";
-
-  public static final String STRUCTURE_DIMENSIONS = "STRUCTURE_DIMENSIONS";
-
-  public static final String UNIPROT_DOMAIN = "UNIPROT_DOMAIN";
-
-  public static final String USE_FULL_SO = "USE_FULL_SO";
-
   public static final String USE_LEGACY_GAP = "USE_LEGACY_GAP";
 
-  public static final String USE_RNAVIEW = "USE_RNAVIEW";
-
-  public static final String USER_DEFINED_COLOURS = "USER_DEFINED_COLOURS";
-
-  public static final String WRAP_ALIGNMENT = "WRAP_ALIGNMENT";
+  public static final String GAP_COLOUR = "GAP_COLOUR";
 
+  public static final String HIDDEN_COLOUR = "HIDDEN_COLOUR";
 
   private static final int MIN_FONT_SIZE = 1;
 
@@ -223,9 +127,9 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
    * Holds name and link separated with | character. Sequence ID must be
    * $SEQUENCE_ID$ or $SEQUENCE_ID=/.possible | chars ./=$
    */
-  public static UrlProviderI sequenceUrlLinks; // must be nonfinal for test
+  public static UrlProviderI sequenceUrlLinks;
 
-  public final static UrlLinkTableModel dataModel;
+  public static UrlLinkTableModel dataModel;
 
   /**
    * Holds name and link separated with | character. Sequence IDS and Sequences
@@ -235,17 +139,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
    * (TODO: proper escape for using | to separate ids or sequences
    */
 
-  public static final List<String> groupURLLinks; // not implemented
-
-  public static final String BLOSUM62_PCA_FOR_NUCLEOTIDE = "BLOSUM62_PCA_FOR_NUCLEOTIDE";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_IDENTITY = "SHOW_IDENTITY";
-
-  public static final String SHOW_FULLSCREEN = "SHOW_FULLSCREEN";
-
-  public static final Dimension DEFAULT_STRUCTURE_DIMENSIONS = new Dimension(
-          600, 600);
-
+  public static List<String> groupURLLinks;
   static
   {
     // get links selected to be in the menu (SEQUENCE_LINKS)
@@ -271,7 +165,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
      * .properties file as '|' separated strings
      */
 
-    groupURLLinks = new ArrayList<>(); // not implemented
+    groupURLLinks = new ArrayList<>();
   }
 
   JInternalFrame frame;
@@ -306,13 +200,11 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
       wsPrefs = new WsPreferences();
       wsTab.add(wsPrefs, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     }
-    int width = 500, height = 510; // BH 2019.07.12 added 60 to height
-    // (structure panel was too small anyway, and I added a default dimension
-    // for Jmol
+    int width = 500, height = 450;
     if (Platform.isAMacAndNotJS())
     {
       width = 570;
-      height = 540; // BH 2019.07.12 added 30
+      height = 480;
     }
 
     Desktop.addInternalFrame(frame,
@@ -322,30 +214,30 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     /*
      * Set Visual tab defaults
      */
-    seqLimit.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_JVSUFFIX, true));
-    rightAlign.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(RIGHT_ALIGN_IDS, false));
-    fullScreen.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_FULLSCREEN, false));
-    annotations.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_ANNOTATIONS, true));
-
-    conservation.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_CONSERVATION, true));
-    quality.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_QUALITY, true));
-    identity.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_IDENTITY, true));
-    openoverv.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_OVERVIEW, false));
+    seqLimit.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_JVSUFFIX", true));
+    rightAlign.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("RIGHT_ALIGN_IDS", false));
+    fullScreen.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_FULLSCREEN", false));
+    annotations.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_ANNOTATIONS", true));
+
+    conservation.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_CONSERVATION", true));
+    quality.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_QUALITY", true));
+    identity.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_IDENTITY", true));
+    openoverv.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_OVERVIEW", false));
     showUnconserved
-            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_UNCONSERVED, false));
+            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_UNCONSERVED", false));
     showOccupancy.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_OCCUPANCY, false));
     showGroupConsensus
-            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_GROUP_CONSENSUS, false));
+            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_GROUP_CONSENSUS", false));
     showGroupConservation.setSelected(
-            Cache.getDefault(SHOW_GROUP_CONSERVATION, false));
+            Cache.getDefault("SHOW_GROUP_CONSERVATION", false));
     showConsensHistogram.setSelected(
-            Cache.getDefault(SHOW_CONSENSUS_HISTOGRAM, true));
+            Cache.getDefault("SHOW_CONSENSUS_HISTOGRAM", true));
     showConsensLogo
-            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_CONSENSUS_LOGO, false));
+            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_CONSENSUS_LOGO", false));
     showNpTooltip
-            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_NPFEATS_TOOLTIP, true));
+            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_NPFEATS_TOOLTIP", true));
     showDbRefTooltip
-            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SHOW_DBREFS_TOOLTIP, true));
+            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SHOW_DBREFS_TOOLTIP", true));
 
     String[] fonts = java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment
             .getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getAvailableFontFamilyNames();
@@ -363,28 +255,28 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     fontStyleCB.addItem("bold");
     fontStyleCB.addItem("italic");
 
-    fontNameCB.setSelectedItem(Cache.getDefault(FONT_NAME, "SansSerif"));
-    fontSizeCB.setSelectedItem(Cache.getDefault(FONT_SIZE, "10"));
+    fontNameCB.setSelectedItem(Cache.getDefault("FONT_NAME", "SansSerif"));
+    fontSizeCB.setSelectedItem(Cache.getDefault("FONT_SIZE", "10"));
     fontStyleCB.setSelectedItem(
-            Cache.getDefault(FONT_STYLE, Font.PLAIN + ""));
+            Cache.getDefault("FONT_STYLE", Font.PLAIN + ""));
 
-    smoothFont.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(ANTI_ALIAS, false));
+    smoothFont.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("ANTI_ALIAS", false));
     scaleProteinToCdna
             .setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SCALE_PROTEIN_TO_CDNA, false));
 
-    idItalics.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(ID_ITALICS, true));
+    idItalics.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("ID_ITALICS", true));
 
-    wrap.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(WRAP_ALIGNMENT, false));
+    wrap.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("WRAP_ALIGNMENT", false));
 
     gapSymbolCB.addItem("-");
     gapSymbolCB.addItem(".");
 
-    gapSymbolCB.setSelectedItem(Cache.getDefault(GAP_SYMBOL, "-"));
+    gapSymbolCB.setSelectedItem(Cache.getDefault("GAP_SYMBOL", "-"));
 
     sortby.addItem("No sort");
     sortby.addItem("Id");
     sortby.addItem("Pairwise Identity");
-    sortby.setSelectedItem(Cache.getDefault(SORT_ALIGNMENT, "No sort"));
+    sortby.setSelectedItem(Cache.getDefault("SORT_ALIGNMENT", "No sort"));
 
     sortAnnBy.addItem(SequenceAnnotationOrder.NONE.toString());
     sortAnnBy
@@ -425,9 +317,9 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     newProp = Cache.getDefault(DEFAULT_COLOUR_NUC, null);
     nucColour.setSelectedItem(newProp != null ? newProp : oldProp);
     minColour.setBackground(
-            Cache.getDefaultColour(ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MIN, Color.orange));
+            Cache.getDefaultColour("ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MIN", Color.orange));
     maxColour.setBackground(
-            Cache.getDefaultColour(ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MAX, Color.red));
+            Cache.getDefaultColour("ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MAX", Color.red));
 
     /*
      * Set overview panel defaults
@@ -457,10 +349,6 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     addTempFactor.setEnabled(structSelected);
     structViewer.setSelectedItem(
             Cache.getDefault(STRUCTURE_DISPLAY, ViewerType.JMOL.name()));
-    Dimension d = Cache.getDefaultDim(STRUCTURE_DIMENSIONS,
-            DEFAULT_STRUCTURE_DIMENSIONS);
-    String s = d.width + "," + d.height;
-    structureDimensions.setText(s);
     chimeraPath.setText(Cache.getDefault(CHIMERA_PATH, ""));
     chimeraPath.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
     {
@@ -471,7 +359,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
       }
     });
 
-    if (Cache.getDefault(MAP_WITH_SIFTS, false))
+    if (Cache.getDefault("MAP_WITH_SIFTS", false))
     {
       siftsMapping.setSelected(true);
     }
@@ -481,7 +369,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     }
 
     SiftsSettings
-            .setMapWithSifts(Cache.getDefault(MAP_WITH_SIFTS, false));
+            .setMapWithSifts(Cache.getDefault("MAP_WITH_SIFTS", false));
 
     /*
      * Set Connections tab defaults
@@ -617,7 +505,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     usagestats.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("USAGESTATS", false));
     // note antisense here: default is true
     questionnaire
-            .setSelected(Cache.getProperty(NOQUESTIONNAIRES) == null);
+            .setSelected(Cache.getProperty("NOQUESTIONNAIRES") == null);
     versioncheck.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("VERSION_CHECK", true));
 
     /*
@@ -626,10 +514,10 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     setupOutputCombo(epsRendering, "EPS_RENDERING");
     setupOutputCombo(htmlRendering, "HTML_RENDERING");
     setupOutputCombo(svgRendering, "SVG_RENDERING");
-    autoIdWidth.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(FIGURE_AUTOIDWIDTH, false));
+    autoIdWidth.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("FIGURE_AUTOIDWIDTH", false));
     userIdWidth.setEnabled(!autoIdWidth.isSelected());
     userIdWidthlabel.setEnabled(!autoIdWidth.isSelected());
-    Integer wi = Cache.getIntegerProperty(FIGURE_FIXEDIDWIDTH);
+    Integer wi = Cache.getIntegerProperty("FIGURE_FIXEDIDWIDTH");
     userIdWidth.setText(wi == null ? "" : wi.toString());
     // TODO: refactor to use common enum via FormatAdapter and allow extension
     // for new flat file formats
@@ -648,9 +536,9 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
      * Set Editing tab defaults
      */
     autoCalculateConsCheck
-            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault(AUTO_CALC_CONSENSUS, true));
-    padGaps.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(PAD_GAPS, false));
-    sortByTree.setSelected(Cache.getDefault(SORT_BY_TREE, false));
+            .setSelected(Cache.getDefault("AUTO_CALC_CONSENSUS", true));
+    padGaps.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("PAD_GAPS", false));
+    sortByTree.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("SORT_BY_TREE", false));
 
     annotations_actionPerformed(null); // update the display of the annotation
                                        // settings
@@ -659,7 +547,10 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     /*
      * Set Backups tab defaults
      */
-    loadLastSavedBackupsOptions();
+    if (!Platform.isJS())
+    {
+      loadLastSavedBackupsOptions();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -712,65 +603,65 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     /*
      * Save Visual settings
      */
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_JVSUFFIX,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_JVSUFFIX",
             Boolean.toString(seqLimit.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(RIGHT_ALIGN_IDS,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("RIGHT_ALIGN_IDS",
             Boolean.toString(rightAlign.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_FULLSCREEN,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_FULLSCREEN",
             Boolean.toString(fullScreen.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_OVERVIEW,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_OVERVIEW",
             Boolean.toString(openoverv.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_ANNOTATIONS,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_ANNOTATIONS",
             Boolean.toString(annotations.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_CONSERVATION,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_CONSERVATION",
             Boolean.toString(conservation.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_QUALITY,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_QUALITY",
             Boolean.toString(quality.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_IDENTITY,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_IDENTITY",
             Boolean.toString(identity.isSelected()));
 
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(GAP_SYMBOL,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("GAP_SYMBOL",
             gapSymbolCB.getSelectedItem().toString());
 
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(FONT_NAME,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("FONT_NAME",
             fontNameCB.getSelectedItem().toString());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(FONT_STYLE,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("FONT_STYLE",
             fontStyleCB.getSelectedItem().toString());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(FONT_SIZE,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("FONT_SIZE",
             fontSizeCB.getSelectedItem().toString());
 
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(ID_ITALICS,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("ID_ITALICS",
             Boolean.toString(idItalics.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_UNCONSERVED,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_UNCONSERVED",
             Boolean.toString(showUnconserved.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_OCCUPANCY,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(SHOW_OCCUPANCY,
             Boolean.toString(showOccupancy.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_GROUP_CONSENSUS,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_GROUP_CONSENSUS",
             Boolean.toString(showGroupConsensus.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_GROUP_CONSERVATION,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_GROUP_CONSERVATION",
             Boolean.toString(showGroupConservation.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_CONSENSUS_HISTOGRAM,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_CONSENSUS_HISTOGRAM",
             Boolean.toString(showConsensHistogram.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_CONSENSUS_LOGO,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_CONSENSUS_LOGO",
             Boolean.toString(showConsensLogo.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(ANTI_ALIAS,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("ANTI_ALIAS",
             Boolean.toString(smoothFont.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SCALE_PROTEIN_TO_CDNA,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(SCALE_PROTEIN_TO_CDNA,
             Boolean.toString(scaleProteinToCdna.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_NPFEATS_TOOLTIP,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_NPFEATS_TOOLTIP",
             Boolean.toString(showNpTooltip.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_DBREFS_TOOLTIP,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_DBREFS_TOOLTIP",
             Boolean.toString(showDbRefTooltip.isSelected()));
 
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(WRAP_ALIGNMENT,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("WRAP_ALIGNMENT",
             Boolean.toString(wrap.isSelected()));
 
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("STARTUP_FILE",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("STARTUP_FILE",
             startupFileTextfield.getText());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("SHOW_STARTUP_FILE",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SHOW_STARTUP_FILE",
             Boolean.toString(startupCheckbox.isSelected()));
 
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SORT_ALIGNMENT,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SORT_ALIGNMENT",
             sortby.getSelectedItem().toString());
 
     // convert description of sort order to enum name for save
@@ -778,24 +669,24 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
             .forDescription(sortAnnBy.getSelectedItem().toString());
     if (annSortOrder != null)
     {
-      Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SORT_ANNOTATIONS,
+      Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(SORT_ANNOTATIONS,
               annSortOrder.name());
     }
 
     final boolean showAutocalcFirst = sortAutocalc.getSelectedIndex() == 0;
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_AUTOCALC_ABOVE,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(SHOW_AUTOCALC_ABOVE,
             Boolean.valueOf(showAutocalcFirst).toString());
 
     /*
      * Save Colours settings
      */
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(DEFAULT_COLOUR_PROT,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(DEFAULT_COLOUR_PROT,
             protColour.getSelectedItem().toString());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(DEFAULT_COLOUR_NUC,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(DEFAULT_COLOUR_NUC,
             nucColour.getSelectedItem().toString());
-    Cache.setColourProperty(ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MIN,
+    Cache.setColourProperty("ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MIN",
             minColour.getBackground());
-    Cache.setColourProperty(ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MAX,
+    Cache.setColourProperty("ANNOTATIONCOLOUR_MAX",
             maxColour.getBackground());
 
     /*
@@ -803,79 +694,73 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
      */
     Cache.setColourProperty(GAP_COLOUR, gapColour.getBackground());
     Cache.setColourProperty(HIDDEN_COLOUR, hiddenColour.getBackground());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(USE_LEGACY_GAP,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(USE_LEGACY_GAP,
             Boolean.toString(useLegacyGap.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_OV_HIDDEN_AT_START,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(SHOW_OV_HIDDEN_AT_START,
             Boolean.toString(showHiddenAtStart.isSelected()));
 
     /*
      * Save Structure settings
      */
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(ADD_TEMPFACT_ANN,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(ADD_TEMPFACT_ANN,
             Boolean.toString(addTempFactor.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(ADD_SS_ANN,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(ADD_SS_ANN,
             Boolean.toString(addSecondaryStructure.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(USE_RNAVIEW,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(USE_RNAVIEW,
             Boolean.toString(useRnaView.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(STRUCT_FROM_PDB,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(STRUCT_FROM_PDB,
             Boolean.toString(structFromPdb.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(STRUCTURE_DISPLAY,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(STRUCTURE_DISPLAY,
             structViewer.getSelectedItem().toString());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(STRUCTURE_DIMENSIONS,
-            structureDimensions.getText()); // BH 2019.07.12
     Cache.setOrRemove(CHIMERA_PATH, chimeraPath.getText());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(MAP_WITH_SIFTS,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("MAP_WITH_SIFTS",
             Boolean.toString(siftsMapping.isSelected()));
     SiftsSettings.setMapWithSifts(siftsMapping.isSelected());
 
     /*
      * Save Output settings
      */
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("EPS_RENDERING",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("EPS_RENDERING",
             ((OptionsParam) epsRendering.getSelectedItem()).getCode());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("HTML_RENDERING",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("HTML_RENDERING",
             ((OptionsParam) htmlRendering.getSelectedItem()).getCode());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("SVG_RENDERING",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SVG_RENDERING",
             ((OptionsParam) svgRendering.getSelectedItem()).getCode());
 
-    if (!Platform.isJS())
-    /**
-     * @j2sNative
+    /*
+     * Save Connections settings
      */
-    {
-      // Java only
-      // Save Connections settings
-      Cache.setOrRemove("DEFAULT_BROWSER", defaultBrowser.getText());
-      BrowserLauncher.resetBrowser();
-    }
+    Cache.setOrRemove("DEFAULT_BROWSER", defaultBrowser.getText());
+
+    jalview.util.BrowserLauncher.resetBrowser();
 
     // save user-defined and selected links
     String menuLinks = sequenceUrlLinks.writeUrlsAsString(true);
     if (menuLinks.isEmpty())
     {
-      Cache.removePropertyNoSave("SEQUENCE_LINKS");
+      Cache.applicationProperties.remove("SEQUENCE_LINKS");
     }
     else
     {
-      Cache.setPropertyNoSave("SEQUENCE_LINKS",
+      Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SEQUENCE_LINKS",
               menuLinks.toString());
     }
 
     String nonMenuLinks = sequenceUrlLinks.writeUrlsAsString(false);
     if (nonMenuLinks.isEmpty())
     {
-      Cache.removePropertyNoSave("STORED_LINKS");
+      Cache.applicationProperties.remove("STORED_LINKS");
     }
     else
     {
-      Cache.setPropertyNoSave("STORED_LINKS",
+      Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("STORED_LINKS",
               nonMenuLinks.toString());
     }
 
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("DEFAULT_URL",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("DEFAULT_URL",
             sequenceUrlLinks.getPrimaryUrlId());
 
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("USE_PROXY",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("USE_PROXY",
             Boolean.toString(useProxy.isSelected()));
 
     Cache.setOrRemove("PROXY_SERVER", proxyServerTB.getText());
@@ -902,50 +787,52 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     }
     if (!questionnaire.isSelected())
     {
-      Cache.setProperty(NOQUESTIONNAIRES, "true");
+      Cache.setProperty("NOQUESTIONNAIRES", "true");
     }
     else
     {
       // special - made easy to edit a property file to disable questionnaires
       // by just adding the given line
-      Cache.removeProperty(NOQUESTIONNAIRES);
+      Cache.removeProperty("NOQUESTIONNAIRES");
     }
 
     /*
      * Save Output settings
      */
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("BLC_JVSUFFIX",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("BLC_JVSUFFIX",
             Boolean.toString(blcjv.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("CLUSTAL_JVSUFFIX",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("CLUSTAL_JVSUFFIX",
             Boolean.toString(clustaljv.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("FASTA_JVSUFFIX",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("FASTA_JVSUFFIX",
             Boolean.toString(fastajv.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("MSF_JVSUFFIX",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("MSF_JVSUFFIX",
             Boolean.toString(msfjv.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("PFAM_JVSUFFIX",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("PFAM_JVSUFFIX",
             Boolean.toString(pfamjv.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("PILEUP_JVSUFFIX",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("PILEUP_JVSUFFIX",
             Boolean.toString(pileupjv.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("PIR_JVSUFFIX",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("PIR_JVSUFFIX",
             Boolean.toString(pirjv.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("PIR_MODELLER",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("PIR_MODELLER",
             Boolean.toString(modellerOutput.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("EXPORT_EMBBED_BIOJSON",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("EXPORT_EMBBED_BIOJSON",
             Boolean.toString(embbedBioJSON.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(FIGURE_AUTOIDWIDTH,
+    jalview.io.PIRFile.useModellerOutput = modellerOutput.isSelected();
+
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("FIGURE_AUTOIDWIDTH",
             Boolean.toString(autoIdWidth.isSelected()));
     userIdWidth_actionPerformed();
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave("FIGURE_FIXEDIDWIDTH",
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("FIGURE_FIXEDIDWIDTH",
             userIdWidth.getText());
 
     /*
      * Save Editing settings
      */
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(AUTO_CALC_CONSENSUS,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("AUTO_CALC_CONSENSUS",
             Boolean.toString(autoCalculateConsCheck.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SORT_BY_TREE,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("SORT_BY_TREE",
             Boolean.toString(sortByTree.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(PAD_GAPS,
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("PAD_GAPS",
             Boolean.toString(padGaps.isSelected()));
 
     if (!Platform.isJS())
@@ -956,25 +843,32 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     /*
      * Save Backups settings
      */
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(BackupFiles.CONFIRM_DELETE_OLD,
-            Boolean.toString(backupfilesConfirmDelete.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(BackupFiles.ENABLED,
-            Boolean.toString(enableBackupFiles.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(BackupFiles.NO_MAX,
-            Boolean.toString(backupfilesKeepAll.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(BackupFiles.REVERSE_ORDER,
-            Boolean.toString(suffixReverse.isSelected()));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(BackupFiles.SUFFIX,
-            suffixTemplate.getText());
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(BackupFiles.ROLL_MAX,
-            Integer.toString(getSpinnerInt(backupfilesRollMaxSpinner, 4)));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(BackupFiles.SUFFIX_DIGITS,
-            Integer.toString(getSpinnerInt(suffixDigitsSpinner, 3)));
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(BackupFiles.NS + "_PRESET",
-            Integer.toString(getComboIntStringKey(backupfilesPresetsCombo)));
+    Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(BackupFiles.ENABLED,
+            Platform.isJS() ? Boolean.FALSE.toString()
+                    : Boolean.toString(enableBackupFiles.isSelected()));
+    if (!Platform.isJS())
+    {
+      int preset = getComboIntStringKey(backupfilesPresetsCombo);
+      Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(BackupFiles.NS + "_PRESET",
+              Integer.toString(preset));
+
+      if (preset == BackupFilesPresetEntry.BACKUPFILESSCHEMECUSTOM)
+      {
+        BackupFilesPresetEntry customBFPE = getBackupfilesCurrentEntry();
+        BackupFilesPresetEntry.backupfilesPresetEntriesValues.put(
+                BackupFilesPresetEntry.BACKUPFILESSCHEMECUSTOM, customBFPE);
+        Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(
+                BackupFilesPresetEntry.CUSTOMCONFIG, customBFPE.toString());
+      }
+
+      BackupFilesPresetEntry savedBFPE = BackupFilesPresetEntry.backupfilesPresetEntriesValues
+              .get(preset);
+      Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty(
+              BackupFilesPresetEntry.SAVEDCONFIG, savedBFPE.toString());
+    }
 
     Cache.saveProperties();
-    Desktop.getInstance().doConfigureStructurePrefs();
+    Desktop.instance.doConfigureStructurePrefs();
     try
     {
       frame.setClosed(true);
@@ -983,43 +877,6 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     }
   }
 
-  public static void setAppletDefaults()
-  {
-
-    // http://www.jalview.org/old/v2_8/examples/appletParameters.html
-
-    // showConservation true or false Default is true.
-    // showQuality true or false Default is true.
-    // showConsensus true or false Default is true.
-    // showFeatureSettings true or false Shows the feature settings window when
-    // startin
-    // showTreeBootstraps true or false (default is true) show or hide branch
-    // bootstraps
-    // showTreeDistances true or false (default is true) show or hide branch
-    // lengths
-    // showUnlinkedTreeNodes true or false (default is false) indicate if
-    // unassociated nodes should be highlighted in the tree view
-    // showUnconserved true of false (default is false) When true, only gaps and
-    // symbols different to the consensus sequence ions of the alignment
-    // showGroupConsensus true of false (default is false) When true, shows
-    // consensus annotation row for any groups on the alignment. (since 2.7)
-    // showGroupConservation true of false (default is false) When true, shows
-    // amino-acid property conservation annotation row for any groups on the
-    // showConsensusHistogram true of false (default is true) When true, shows
-    // the percentage occurence of the consensus symbol for each column as a
-    // showSequenceLogo true of false (default is false) When true, shows a
-    // sequence logo above the consensus sequence (overlaid above the Consensus
-
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_CONSERVATION, "true");
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_QUALITY, "false");
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_CONSENSUS, "true");
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_UNCONSERVED, "false");
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_GROUP_CONSERVATION, "false");
-    Cache.setPropertyNoSave(SHOW_GROUP_CONSENSUS, "false");
-
-    // TODO -- just a start here
-  }
-
   /**
    * Do any necessary validation before saving settings. Return focus to the
    * first tab which fails validation.
@@ -1064,7 +921,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
       FileFormatI format = chooser.getSelectedFormat();
       if (format != null)
       {
-        Cache.setPropertyNoSave("DEFAULT_FILE_FORMAT",
+        Cache.applicationProperties.setProperty("DEFAULT_FILE_FORMAT",
                 format.getName());
       }
       startupFileTextfield
@@ -1122,7 +979,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     boolean valid = false;
     while (!valid)
     {
-      if (JvOptionPane.showInternalConfirmDialog(Desktop.getDesktopPane(), link,
+      if (JvOptionPane.showInternalConfirmDialog(Desktop.desktop, link,
               MessageManager.getString("label.new_sequence_url_link"),
               JvOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION, -1,
               null) == JvOptionPane.OK_OPTION)
@@ -1174,7 +1031,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     boolean valid = false;
     while (!valid)
     {
-      if (JvOptionPane.showInternalConfirmDialog(Desktop.getDesktopPane(), link,
+      if (JvOptionPane.showInternalConfirmDialog(Desktop.desktop, link,
               MessageManager.getString("label.edit_sequence_url_link"),
               JvOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION, -1,
               null) == JvOptionPane.OK_OPTION)
@@ -1261,11 +1118,6 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     super.showunconserved_actionPerformed(e);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * not implemented -- returns empty list
-   * 
-   * @return
-   */
   public static List<String> getGroupURLLinks()
   {
     return groupURLLinks;
@@ -1352,7 +1204,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     } catch (NumberFormatException x)
     {
       userIdWidth.setText("");
-      JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.getDesktopPane(),
+      JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
               MessageManager
                       .getString("warn.user_defined_width_requirements"),
               MessageManager.getString("label.invalid_id_column_width"),
@@ -1371,14 +1223,14 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
    * Returns true if chimera path is to a valid executable, else show an error
    * dialog.
    */
-  protected boolean validateChimeraPath()
+  private boolean validateChimeraPath()
   {
     if (chimeraPath.getText().trim().length() > 0)
     {
       File f = new File(chimeraPath.getText());
       if (!f.canExecute())
       {
-        JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.getDesktopPane(),
+        JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
                 MessageManager.getString("label.invalid_chimera_path"),
                 MessageManager.getString("label.invalid_name"),
                 JvOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
@@ -1417,7 +1269,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     if (!found)
     {
       String[] options = { "OK", "Help" };
-      int showHelp = JvOptionPane.showInternalOptionDialog(Desktop.getDesktopPane(),
+      int showHelp = JvOptionPane.showInternalOptionDialog(Desktop.desktop,
               JvSwingUtils.wrapTooltip(true,
                       MessageManager.getString("label.chimera_missing")),
               "", JvOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION, JvOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE,
@@ -1490,7 +1342,7 @@ public class Preferences extends GPreferences
     }
   }
 
-  protected class UrlListSelectionHandler implements ListSelectionListener
+  private class UrlListSelectionHandler implements ListSelectionListener
   {
 
     @Override