+
+ /**
+ * configure the feature renderer with predefined feature settings
+ *
+ * @param featureSettings
+ */
+ public void applyFeaturesStyle(FeatureSettingsModelI featureSettings);
+
+ /**
+ * Apply the given feature settings on top of existing feature settings.
+ */
+ public void mergeFeaturesStyle(FeatureSettingsModelI featureSettings);
+
+ /**
+ * check if current selection group is defined on the view, or is simply a
+ * temporary group.
+ *
+ * @return true if group is defined on the alignment
+ */
+ boolean isSelectionDefinedGroup();
+
+ /**
+ *
+ * @return true if there are search results on the view
+ */
+ boolean hasSearchResults();
+
+ /**
+ * set the search results for the view
+ *
+ * @param results
+ * - or null to clear current results
+ */
+ void setSearchResults(SearchResultsI results);
+
+ /**
+ * get search results for this view (if any)
+ *
+ * @return search results or null
+ */
+ SearchResultsI getSearchResults();
+
+ /**
+ * Updates view settings with the given font. You may need to call
+ * AlignmentPanel.fontChanged to update the layout geometry.
+ *
+ * @param setGrid
+ * when true, charWidth/height is set according to font metrics
+ */
+ void setFont(Font newFont, boolean b);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers true if split screen protein and cDNA use the same font
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ @Override
+ boolean isProteinFontAsCdna();
+
+ /**
+ * Set the flag for whether split screen protein and cDNA use the same font
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ @Override
+ void setProteinFontAsCdna(boolean b);
+
+ public abstract TreeModel getCurrentTree();
+
+ public abstract void setCurrentTree(TreeModel tree);
+
+ /**
+ * @param update
+ * - set the flag for updating structures on next repaint
+ */
+ void setUpdateStructures(boolean update);
+
+ /**
+ *
+ * @return true if structure views will be updated on next refresh
+ */
+ boolean isUpdateStructures();
+
+ /**
+ * check if structure views need to be updated, and clear the flag afterwards.
+ *
+ * @return if an update is needed
+ */
+ boolean needToUpdateStructureViews();
+
+ /**
+ * Adds sequencegroup to the alignment in the view. Also adds a group to the
+ * complement view if one is defined.
+ *
+ * @param sequenceGroup
+ * - a group defined on sequences in the alignment held by the view
+ */
+ void addSequenceGroup(SequenceGroup sequenceGroup);