Merge branch 'bug/JAL-3099alignmentVisibleWidth' into merge/JAL-3099

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / gui / ScalePanel.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/ScalePanel.java b/src/jalview/gui/ScalePanel.java
index d214db6..9788ec6 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/ScalePanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/ScalePanel.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package jalview.gui;
 import jalview.datamodel.ColumnSelection;
 import jalview.datamodel.HiddenColumns;
 import jalview.datamodel.SequenceGroup;
-import jalview.datamodel.SequenceI;
 import jalview.renderer.ScaleRenderer;
 import jalview.renderer.ScaleRenderer.ScaleMark;
 import jalview.util.MessageManager;
@@ -245,15 +244,7 @@ public class ScalePanel extends JPanel
     }
 
     av.getColumnSelection().addElement(res);
-    SequenceGroup sg = new SequenceGroup();
-    // try to be as quick as possible
-    SequenceI[] iVec = av.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
-    for (int i = 0; i < iVec.length; i++)
-    {
-      sg.addSequence(iVec[i], false);
-      iVec[i] = null;
-    }
-    iVec = null;
+    SequenceGroup sg = new SequenceGroup(av.getAlignment().getSequences());
     sg.setStartRes(res);
     sg.setEndRes(res);
 
@@ -284,7 +275,9 @@ public class ScalePanel extends JPanel
   {
     mouseDragging = false;
 
-    int res = (evt.getX() / av.getCharWidth())
+    int xCords = Math.max(0, evt.getX()); // prevent negative X coordinates
+
+    int res = (xCords / av.getCharWidth())
             + av.getRanges().getStartRes();
 
     if (av.hasHiddenColumns())
@@ -326,12 +319,17 @@ public class ScalePanel extends JPanel
     }
     stretchingGroup = false;
     ap.paintAlignment(false, false);
+    av.isSelectionGroupChanged(true);
+    av.isColSelChanged(true);
     av.sendSelection();
   }
 
   /**
    * Action on dragging the mouse in the scale panel is to expand or shrink the
-   * selection group range (including any hidden columns that it spans)
+   * selection group range (including any hidden columns that it spans). Note
+   * that the selection is only broadcast at the start of the drag (on
+   * mousePressed) and at the end (on mouseReleased), to avoid overload
+   * redrawing of other views.
    * 
    * @param evt
    */