JAL-2089 patch broken merge to master for Release 2.10.0b1
[jalview.git] / src / jalview / appletgui / AlignFrame.java
old mode 100755 (executable)
new mode 100644 (file)
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 /*
- * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer (Version 2.4)
- * Copyright (C) 2008 AM Waterhouse, J Procter, G Barton, M Clamp, S Searle
+ * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer ($$Version-Rel$$)
+ * Copyright (C) $$Year-Rel$$ The Jalview Authors
  * 
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * This file is part of Jalview.
  * 
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * Jalview is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *  
+ * Jalview is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty 
+ * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
  * 
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA
+ * along with Jalview.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * The Jalview Authors are detailed in the 'AUTHORS' file.
  */
 package jalview.appletgui;
 
-import java.io.*;
-import java.net.*;
-import java.util.*;
-
-import java.awt.*;
-import java.awt.event.*;
-
-import jalview.analysis.*;
-import jalview.commands.*;
-import jalview.datamodel.*;
-import jalview.io.*;
-import jalview.schemes.*;
+import jalview.analysis.AlignmentSorter;
+import jalview.analysis.AnnotationSorter.SequenceAnnotationOrder;
+import jalview.api.AlignViewControllerGuiI;
+import jalview.api.AlignViewControllerI;
+import jalview.api.AlignViewportI;
+import jalview.api.FeatureColourI;
+import jalview.api.FeatureRenderer;
+import jalview.api.FeatureSettingsControllerI;
+import jalview.api.SequenceStructureBinding;
+import jalview.bin.JalviewLite;
+import jalview.commands.CommandI;
+import jalview.commands.EditCommand;
+import jalview.commands.EditCommand.Action;
+import jalview.commands.OrderCommand;
+import jalview.commands.RemoveGapColCommand;
+import jalview.commands.RemoveGapsCommand;
+import jalview.commands.SlideSequencesCommand;
+import jalview.commands.TrimRegionCommand;
+import jalview.datamodel.Alignment;
+import jalview.datamodel.AlignmentAnnotation;
+import jalview.datamodel.AlignmentI;
+import jalview.datamodel.AlignmentOrder;
+import jalview.datamodel.ColumnSelection;
+import jalview.datamodel.PDBEntry;
+import jalview.datamodel.Sequence;
+import jalview.datamodel.SequenceGroup;
+import jalview.datamodel.SequenceI;
+import jalview.io.AnnotationFile;
+import jalview.io.AppletFormatAdapter;
+import jalview.io.FeaturesFile;
+import jalview.io.TCoffeeScoreFile;
+import jalview.schemes.Blosum62ColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.BuriedColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.ClustalxColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.ColourSchemeI;
+import jalview.schemes.HelixColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.HydrophobicColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.NucleotideColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.PIDColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.PurinePyrimidineColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.RNAHelicesColourChooser;
+import jalview.schemes.StrandColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.TCoffeeColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.TaylorColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.TurnColourScheme;
+import jalview.schemes.ZappoColourScheme;
+import jalview.structure.StructureSelectionManager;
+import jalview.structures.models.AAStructureBindingModel;
+import jalview.util.MappingUtils;
+import jalview.util.MessageManager;
+import jalview.viewmodel.AlignmentViewport;
+
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+import java.awt.Canvas;
+import java.awt.CheckboxMenuItem;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.FlowLayout;
+import java.awt.Font;
+import java.awt.FontMetrics;
+import java.awt.Frame;
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.Label;
+import java.awt.Menu;
+import java.awt.MenuBar;
+import java.awt.MenuItem;
+import java.awt.Panel;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.event.FocusEvent;
+import java.awt.event.FocusListener;
+import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
+import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Deque;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.StringTokenizer;
+import java.util.Vector;
+
+import org.jmol.viewer.Viewer;
 
 public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
-        ItemListener, KeyListener
+        ItemListener, KeyListener, AlignViewControllerGuiI
 {
+  public AlignViewControllerI avc;
+
   public AlignmentPanel alignPanel;
 
   public AlignViewport viewport;
 
-  int DEFAULT_WIDTH = 700;
+  // width and height may be overridden by applet parameters
+  int frameWidth = 700;
 
-  int DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 500;
+  int frameHeight = 500;
 
   String jalviewServletURL;
 
-  public AlignFrame(AlignmentI al, jalview.bin.JalviewLite applet,
+  /*
+   * Flag for showing autocalculated consensus above or below other consensus
+   * rows
+   */
+  private boolean showAutoCalculatedAbove;
+
+  private SequenceAnnotationOrder annotationSortOrder;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor that creates the frame and adds it to the display.
+   * 
+   * @param al
+   * @param applet
+   * @param title
+   * @param embedded
+   */
+  public AlignFrame(AlignmentI al, JalviewLite applet, String title,
+          boolean embedded)
+  {
+    this(al, applet, title, embedded, true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor that optionally allows the frame to be displayed or only
+   * created.
+   * 
+   * @param al
+   * @param applet
+   * @param title
+   * @param embedded
+   * @param addToDisplay
+   */
+  public AlignFrame(AlignmentI al, JalviewLite applet, String title,
+          boolean embedded, boolean addToDisplay)
+  {
+    this(al, null, null, applet, title, embedded, addToDisplay);
+  }
+
+  public AlignFrame(AlignmentI al, SequenceI[] hiddenSeqs,
+          ColumnSelection columnSelection, JalviewLite applet,
           String title, boolean embedded)
   {
+    this(al, hiddenSeqs, columnSelection, applet, title, embedded, true);
+  }
 
+  public AlignFrame(AlignmentI al, SequenceI[] hiddenSeqs,
+          ColumnSelection columnSelection, JalviewLite applet,
+          String title, boolean embedded, boolean addToDisplay)
+  {
     if (applet != null)
     {
       jalviewServletURL = applet.getParameter("APPLICATION_URL");
@@ -60,16 +186,61 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       ex.printStackTrace();
     }
-
+    // need to get window geometry before we calculate alignment layout
+    if (applet != null)
+    {
+      String param;
+      try
+      {
+        param = applet.getParameter("windowWidth");
+        if (param != null)
+        {
+          int width = Integer.parseInt(param);
+          frameWidth = width;
+        }
+        param = applet.getParameter("windowHeight");
+        if (param != null)
+        {
+          int height = Integer.parseInt(param);
+          frameHeight = height;
+        }
+      } catch (Exception ex)
+      {
+      }
+    }
     viewport = new AlignViewport(al, applet);
-    alignPanel = new AlignmentPanel(this, viewport);
 
+    if (hiddenSeqs != null && hiddenSeqs.length > 0)
+    {
+      viewport.hideSequence(hiddenSeqs);
+    }
+    if (columnSelection != null)
+    {
+      viewport.setColumnSelection(columnSelection);
+    }
+    viewport.setScaleAboveWrapped(scaleAbove.getState());
+
+    alignPanel = new AlignmentPanel(this, viewport);
+    avc = new jalview.controller.AlignViewController(this, viewport,
+            alignPanel);
     viewport.updateConservation(alignPanel);
     viewport.updateConsensus(alignPanel);
 
-    annotationPanelMenuItem.setState(viewport.showAnnotation);
-
-    seqLimits.setState(viewport.showJVSuffix);
+    displayNonconservedMenuItem.setState(viewport.getShowUnconserved());
+    followMouseOverFlag.setState(viewport.isFollowHighlight());
+    showGroupConsensus.setState(viewport.isShowGroupConsensus());
+    showGroupConservation.setState(viewport.isShowGroupConservation());
+    showConsensusHistogram.setState(viewport.isShowConsensusHistogram());
+    showSequenceLogo.setState(viewport.isShowSequenceLogo());
+    normSequenceLogo.setState(viewport.isNormaliseSequenceLogo());
+    applyToAllGroups.setState(viewport.getColourAppliesToAllGroups());
+    annotationPanelMenuItem.setState(viewport.isShowAnnotation());
+    showAlignmentAnnotations.setEnabled(annotationPanelMenuItem.getState());
+    showSequenceAnnotations.setEnabled(annotationPanelMenuItem.getState());
+    showAlignmentAnnotations.setState(true);
+    showSequenceAnnotations.setState(false);
+
+    seqLimits.setState(viewport.getShowJVSuffix());
 
     if (applet != null)
     {
@@ -84,6 +255,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
         {
           sortPairwiseMenuItem_actionPerformed();
         }
+        else if (param.equalsIgnoreCase("Length"))
+        {
+          sortLengthMenuItem_actionPerformed();
+        }
       }
 
       param = applet.getParameter("wrap");
@@ -102,26 +277,24 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
         centreColumnLabelFlag_stateChanged();
       }
 
-      try
+    }
+    if (viewport.getAlignment().isNucleotide())
+    {
+      viewport.updateStrucConsensus(alignPanel);
+      if (viewport.getAlignment().hasRNAStructure())
       {
-        param = applet.getParameter("windowWidth");
-        if (param != null)
-        {
-          int width = Integer.parseInt(param);
-          DEFAULT_WIDTH = width;
-        }
-        param = applet.getParameter("windowHeight");
-        if (param != null)
-        {
-          int height = Integer.parseInt(param);
-          DEFAULT_HEIGHT = height;
-        }
-      } catch (Exception ex)
+        RNAHelixColour.setEnabled(true);
+      }
+      else
       {
+        RNAHelixColour.setEnabled(false);
       }
-
     }
-
+    else
+    {
+      RNAHelixColour.setEnabled(false);
+      purinePyrimidineColour.setEnabled(false);
+    }
     // Some JVMS send keyevents to Top frame or lowest panel,
     // Havent worked out why yet. So add to both this frame and seqCanvas for
     // now
@@ -130,8 +303,26 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     alignPanel.idPanel.idCanvas.addKeyListener(this);
     alignPanel.scalePanel.addKeyListener(this);
     alignPanel.annotationPanel.addKeyListener(this);
-    createAlignFrameWindow(embedded, title);
-    alignPanel.validate();
+    alignPanel.annotationPanelHolder.addKeyListener(this);
+    alignPanel.annotationSpaceFillerHolder.addKeyListener(this);
+    alignPanel.alabels.addKeyListener(this);
+
+    setAnnotationsVisibility();
+
+    if (addToDisplay)
+    {
+      addToDisplay(embedded);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param embedded
+   */
+  public void addToDisplay(boolean embedded)
+  {
+    createAlignFrameWindow(embedded);
+    validate();
+    alignPanel.adjustAnnotationHeight();
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
@@ -146,22 +337,43 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * Load a features file onto the alignment
    * 
-   * @param String
-   *                DOCUMENT ME!
+   * @param file
+   *          file URL, content, or other resolvable path
+   * @param type
+   *          is protocol for accessing data referred to by file
    */
 
-  public void parseFeaturesFile(String file, String type)
+  public boolean parseFeaturesFile(String file, String type)
+  {
+    return parseFeaturesFile(file, type, true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load a features file onto the alignment
+   * 
+   * @param file
+   *          file URL, content, or other resolvable path
+   * @param type
+   *          is protocol for accessing data referred to by file
+   * @param autoenabledisplay
+   *          when true, display features flag will be automatically enabled if
+   *          features are loaded
+   * @return true if data parsed as a features file
+   */
+  public boolean parseFeaturesFile(String file, String type,
+          boolean autoenabledisplay)
   {
-    Hashtable featureLinks = new Hashtable();
     boolean featuresFile = false;
     try
     {
-      featuresFile = new jalview.io.FeaturesFile(file, type).parse(
-              viewport.alignment, alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas
-                      .getFeatureRenderer().featureColours, featureLinks,
-              true);
+      Map<String, FeatureColourI> colours = alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas
+              .getFeatureRenderer().getFeatureColours();
+      boolean relaxedIdMatching = viewport.applet.getDefaultParameter(
+              "relaxedidmatch", false);
+      featuresFile = new FeaturesFile(file, type).parse(
+              viewport.getAlignment(), colours, true, relaxedIdMatching);
     } catch (Exception ex)
     {
       ex.printStackTrace();
@@ -169,17 +381,28 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
     if (featuresFile)
     {
-      if (featureLinks.size() > 0)
+      if (autoenabledisplay)
       {
-        alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.getFeatureRenderer().featureLinks = featureLinks;
+        viewport.setShowSequenceFeatures(true);
+        sequenceFeatures.setState(true);
+      }
+      if (alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.fr != null)
+      {
+        // update the min/max ranges where necessary
+        alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.fr.findAllFeatures(true);
+      }
+      if (viewport.featureSettings != null)
+      {
+        viewport.featureSettings.refreshTable();
       }
-      viewport.showSequenceFeatures = true;
-      sequenceFeatures.setState(true);
       alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+      statusBar.setText(MessageManager
+              .getString("label.successfully_added_features_alignment"));
     }
-
+    return featuresFile;
   }
 
+  @Override
   public void keyPressed(KeyEvent evt)
   {
     if (viewport.cursorMode
@@ -187,12 +410,16 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
                     .getKeyCode() >= KeyEvent.VK_NUMPAD0 && evt
                     .getKeyCode() <= KeyEvent.VK_NUMPAD9))
             && Character.isDigit(evt.getKeyChar()))
+    {
       alignPanel.seqPanel.numberPressed(evt.getKeyChar());
+    }
 
     switch (evt.getKeyCode())
     {
     case 27: // escape key
       deselectAllSequenceMenuItem_actionPerformed();
+
+      alignPanel.alabels.cancelDrag();
       break;
     case KeyEvent.VK_X:
       if (evt.isControlDown() || evt.isMetaDown())
@@ -246,16 +473,24 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
     case KeyEvent.VK_LEFT:
       if (evt.isAltDown() || !viewport.cursorMode)
+      {
         slideSequences(false, alignPanel.seqPanel.getKeyboardNo1());
+      }
       else
+      {
         alignPanel.seqPanel.moveCursor(-1, 0);
+      }
       break;
 
     case KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT:
       if (evt.isAltDown() || !viewport.cursorMode)
+      {
         slideSequences(true, alignPanel.seqPanel.getKeyboardNo1());
+      }
       else
+      {
         alignPanel.seqPanel.moveCursor(1, 0);
+      }
       break;
 
     case KeyEvent.VK_SPACE:
@@ -316,8 +551,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
     case KeyEvent.VK_F2:
       viewport.cursorMode = !viewport.cursorMode;
-      statusBar.setText("Keyboard editing mode is "
-              + (viewport.cursorMode ? "on" : "off"));
+      statusBar.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.keyboard_editing_mode",
+              new String[] { (viewport.cursorMode ? "on" : "off") }));
       if (viewport.cursorMode)
       {
         alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.cursorX = viewport.startRes;
@@ -336,42 +572,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       boolean toggleSeqs = !evt.isControlDown();
       boolean toggleCols = !evt.isShiftDown();
-      boolean hide = false;
-      SequenceGroup sg = viewport.getSelectionGroup();
-
-      if (toggleSeqs)
-      {
-        if (sg != null && sg.getSize() != viewport.alignment.getHeight())
-        {
-          hide = true;
-          viewport.hideAllSelectedSeqs();
-        }
-        else if (!(toggleCols && viewport.colSel.getSelected().size() > 0))
-        {
-          viewport.showAllHiddenSeqs();
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (toggleCols)
-      {
-        if (viewport.colSel.getSelected().size() > 0)
-        {
-          viewport.hideSelectedColumns();
-          if (!toggleSeqs)
-          {
-            viewport.selectionGroup = sg;
-          }
-        }
-        else if (!hide)
-        {
-          viewport.showAllHiddenColumns();
-        }
-      }
+      toggleHiddenRegions(toggleSeqs, toggleCols);
       break;
     }
 
     case KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_UP:
-      if (viewport.wrapAlignment)
+      if (viewport.getWrapAlignment())
       {
         alignPanel.scrollUp(true);
       }
@@ -383,7 +589,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
       break;
 
     case KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_DOWN:
-      if (viewport.wrapAlignment)
+      if (viewport.getWrapAlignment())
       {
         alignPanel.scrollUp(false);
       }
@@ -440,11 +646,25 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
       {
         if (evt.isAltDown())
         {
-          viewport.invertColumnSelection();
+          invertColSel_actionPerformed();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          invertSequenceMenuItem_actionPerformed();
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case KeyEvent.VK_G:
+      if (evt.isControlDown())
+      {
+        if (evt.isShiftDown())
+        {
+          this.unGroup_actionPerformed();
         }
         else
         {
-          this.invertSequenceMenuItem_actionPerformed();
+          this.createGroup_actionPerformed();
         }
       }
       break;
@@ -467,93 +687,281 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * called by key handler and the hide all/show all menu items
+   * 
+   * @param toggleSeqs
+   * @param toggleCols
+   */
+  private void toggleHiddenRegions(boolean toggleSeqs, boolean toggleCols)
+  {
+    boolean hide = false;
+    SequenceGroup sg = viewport.getSelectionGroup();
+    if (!toggleSeqs && !toggleCols)
+    {
+      // Hide everything by the current selection - this is a hack - we do the
+      // invert and then hide
+      // first check that there will be visible columns after the invert.
+      if (viewport.hasSelectedColumns()
+              || (sg != null && sg.getSize() > 0 && sg.getStartRes() <= sg
+                      .getEndRes()))
+      {
+        // now invert the sequence set, if required - empty selection implies
+        // that no hiding is required.
+        if (sg != null)
+        {
+          invertSequenceMenuItem_actionPerformed();
+          sg = viewport.getSelectionGroup();
+          toggleSeqs = true;
+
+        }
+        viewport.expandColSelection(sg, true);
+        // finally invert the column selection and get the new sequence
+        // selection and indicate it should be hidden.
+        invertColSel_actionPerformed();
+        toggleCols = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (toggleSeqs)
+    {
+      if (sg != null && sg.getSize() != viewport.getAlignment().getHeight())
+      {
+        hide = true;
+        viewport.hideAllSelectedSeqs();
+      }
+      else if (!(toggleCols && viewport.hasSelectedColumns()))
+      {
+        viewport.showAllHiddenSeqs();
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (toggleCols)
+    {
+      if (viewport.hasSelectedColumns())
+      {
+        viewport.hideSelectedColumns();
+        if (!toggleSeqs)
+        {
+          viewport.setSelectionGroup(sg);
+        }
+      }
+      else if (!hide)
+      {
+        viewport.showAllHiddenColumns();
+      }
+      viewport.sendSelection();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
   public void keyReleased(KeyEvent evt)
   {
   }
 
+  @Override
   public void keyTyped(KeyEvent evt)
   {
   }
 
+  @Override
   public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent evt)
   {
-    if (evt.getSource() == colourTextMenuItem)
+    final Object source = evt.getSource();
+    if (source == displayNonconservedMenuItem)
+    {
+      displayNonconservedMenuItem_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == colourTextMenuItem)
     {
       colourTextMenuItem_actionPerformed();
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == wrapMenuItem)
+    else if (source == wrapMenuItem)
     {
       wrapMenuItem_actionPerformed();
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == scaleAbove)
+    else if (source == scaleAbove)
     {
       viewport.setScaleAboveWrapped(scaleAbove.getState());
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == scaleLeft)
+    else if (source == scaleLeft)
     {
       viewport.setScaleLeftWrapped(scaleLeft.getState());
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == scaleRight)
+    else if (source == scaleRight)
     {
       viewport.setScaleRightWrapped(scaleRight.getState());
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == seqLimits)
+    else if (source == seqLimits)
     {
       seqLimits_itemStateChanged();
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == viewBoxesMenuItem)
+    else if (source == viewBoxesMenuItem)
     {
       viewport.setShowBoxes(viewBoxesMenuItem.getState());
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == viewTextMenuItem)
+    else if (source == viewTextMenuItem)
     {
       viewport.setShowText(viewTextMenuItem.getState());
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == renderGapsMenuItem)
+    else if (source == renderGapsMenuItem)
     {
       viewport.setRenderGaps(renderGapsMenuItem.getState());
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == annotationPanelMenuItem)
+    else if (source == annotationPanelMenuItem)
     {
-      viewport.setShowAnnotation(annotationPanelMenuItem.getState());
-      alignPanel.setAnnotationVisible(annotationPanelMenuItem.getState());
+      boolean showAnnotations = annotationPanelMenuItem.getState();
+      showAlignmentAnnotations.setEnabled(showAnnotations);
+      showSequenceAnnotations.setEnabled(showAnnotations);
+      viewport.setShowAnnotation(showAnnotations);
+      alignPanel.setAnnotationVisible(showAnnotations);
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == sequenceFeatures)
+    else if (source == sequenceFeatures)
     {
-      viewport.showSequenceFeatures(sequenceFeatures.getState());
+      viewport.setShowSequenceFeatures(sequenceFeatures.getState());
       alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.repaint();
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == conservationMenuItem)
+    else if (source == showAlignmentAnnotations)
+    {
+      setAnnotationsVisibility();
+    }
+    else if (source == showSequenceAnnotations)
+    {
+      setAnnotationsVisibility();
+    }
+    else if (source == sortAnnBySequence)
+    {
+      boolean newState = sortAnnBySequence.getState();
+      sortAnnByLabel.setState(false);
+      setAnnotationSortOrder(newState ? SequenceAnnotationOrder.SEQUENCE_AND_LABEL
+              : SequenceAnnotationOrder.NONE);
+      setViewportAnnotationOrder();
+    }
+    else if (source == sortAnnByLabel)
+    {
+      boolean newState = sortAnnByLabel.getState();
+      sortAnnBySequence.setState(false);
+      setAnnotationSortOrder(newState ? SequenceAnnotationOrder.LABEL_AND_SEQUENCE
+              : SequenceAnnotationOrder.NONE);
+      setViewportAnnotationOrder();
+    }
+    else if (source == showAutoFirst)
+    {
+      showAutoLast.setState(!showAutoFirst.getState());
+      setShowAutoCalculatedAbove(showAutoFirst.getState());
+      setViewportAnnotationOrder();
+    }
+    else if (source == showAutoLast)
+    {
+      showAutoFirst.setState(!showAutoLast.getState());
+      setShowAutoCalculatedAbove(showAutoFirst.getState());
+      setViewportAnnotationOrder();
+    }
+    else if (source == conservationMenuItem)
     {
       conservationMenuItem_actionPerformed();
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == abovePIDThreshold)
+    else if (source == abovePIDThreshold)
     {
       abovePIDThreshold_actionPerformed();
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == applyToAllGroups)
+    else if (source == applyToAllGroups)
     {
       viewport.setColourAppliesToAllGroups(applyToAllGroups.getState());
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == autoCalculate)
+    else if (source == autoCalculate)
+    {
+      viewport.autoCalculateConsensus = autoCalculate.getState();
+    }
+    else if (source == sortByTree)
     {
-      viewport.autocalculateConsensus = autoCalculate.getState();
+      viewport.sortByTree = sortByTree.getState();
     }
-    else if (evt.getSource() == this.centreColumnLabelFlag)
+    else if (source == this.centreColumnLabelFlag)
     {
       centreColumnLabelFlag_stateChanged();
-    } else if (evt.getSource() == this.followMouseOverFlag)
+    }
+    else if (source == this.followMouseOverFlag)
     {
       mouseOverFlag_stateChanged();
     }
-
+    else if (source == showGroupConsensus)
+    {
+      showGroupConsensus_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == showGroupConservation)
+    {
+      showGroupConservation_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == showSequenceLogo)
+    {
+      showSequenceLogo_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == normSequenceLogo)
+    {
+      normSequenceLogo_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == showConsensusHistogram)
+    {
+      showConsensusHistogram_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == applyAutoAnnotationSettings)
+    {
+      applyAutoAnnotationSettings_actionPerformed();
+    }
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the visibility state of sequence-related and/or alignment-related
+   * annotations depending on checkbox selections, and repaint.
+   * 
+   * @param visible
+   */
+  private void setAnnotationsVisibility()
+  {
+    boolean showForAlignment = showAlignmentAnnotations.getState();
+    boolean showForSequences = showSequenceAnnotations.getState();
+    if (alignPanel.getAlignment().getAlignmentAnnotation() != null)
+    {
+      for (AlignmentAnnotation aa : alignPanel.getAlignment()
+              .getAlignmentAnnotation())
+      {
+        boolean visible = (aa.sequenceRef == null ? showForAlignment
+                : showForSequences);
+        aa.visible = visible;
+      }
+    }
+    alignPanel.validateAnnotationDimensions(true);
+    validate();
+    repaint();
+  }
+
+  private void setAnnotationSortOrder(SequenceAnnotationOrder order)
+  {
+    this.annotationSortOrder = order;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set flags on the viewport that control annotation ordering
+   */
+  private void setViewportAnnotationOrder()
+  {
+    this.alignPanel.av.setSortAnnotationsBy(this.annotationSortOrder);
+    this.alignPanel.av
+            .setShowAutocalculatedAbove(this.showAutoCalculatedAbove);
+  }
+
+  private void setShowAutoCalculatedAbove(boolean showAbove)
+  {
+    this.showAutoCalculatedAbove = showAbove;
+  }
+
   private void mouseOverFlag_stateChanged()
   {
-    viewport.followHighlight = followMouseOverFlag.getState();
-    // TODO: could kick the scrollTo mechanism to reset view for current searchresults.
+    viewport.setFollowHighlight(followMouseOverFlag.getState());
+    // TODO: could kick the scrollTo mechanism to reset view for current
+    // searchresults.
   }
 
   private void centreColumnLabelFlag_stateChanged()
@@ -562,8 +970,11 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     this.alignPanel.annotationPanel.repaint();
   }
 
+  @Override
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
   {
+    viewport.applet.currentAlignFrame = this;
+
     Object source = evt.getSource();
 
     if (source == inputText)
@@ -642,6 +1053,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       delete_actionPerformed();
     }
+    else if (source == grpsFromSelection)
+    {
+      makeGrpsFromSelection_actionPerformed();
+    }
     else if (source == deleteGroups)
     {
       deleteGroups_actionPerformed();
@@ -657,11 +1072,14 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     else if (source == invertSequenceMenuItem)
     {
       invertSequenceMenuItem_actionPerformed();
+      // uncomment to slave sequence selections in split frame
+      // viewport.sendSelection();
     }
     else if (source == invertColSel)
     {
       viewport.invertColumnSelection();
       alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+      viewport.sendSelection();
     }
     else if (source == remove2LeftMenuItem)
     {
@@ -695,20 +1113,74 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       viewport.showAllHiddenColumns();
       alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+      viewport.sendSelection();
     }
     else if (source == showSeqs)
     {
       viewport.showAllHiddenSeqs();
+      alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+      // uncomment if we want to slave sequence selections in split frame
+      // viewport.sendSelection();
     }
     else if (source == hideColumns)
     {
       viewport.hideSelectedColumns();
       alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+      viewport.sendSelection();
     }
     else if (source == hideSequences
             && viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null)
     {
       viewport.hideAllSelectedSeqs();
+      alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+      // uncomment if we want to slave sequence selections in split frame
+      // viewport.sendSelection();
+    }
+    else if (source == hideAllButSelection)
+    {
+      toggleHiddenRegions(false, false);
+      alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+      viewport.sendSelection();
+    }
+    else if (source == hideAllSelection)
+    {
+      SequenceGroup sg = viewport.getSelectionGroup();
+      viewport.expandColSelection(sg, false);
+      viewport.hideAllSelectedSeqs();
+      viewport.hideSelectedColumns();
+      alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+      viewport.sendSelection();
+    }
+    else if (source == showAllHidden)
+    {
+      viewport.showAllHiddenColumns();
+      viewport.showAllHiddenSeqs();
+      alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+      viewport.sendSelection();
+    }
+    else if (source == showGroupConsensus)
+    {
+      showGroupConsensus_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == showGroupConservation)
+    {
+      showGroupConservation_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == showSequenceLogo)
+    {
+      showSequenceLogo_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == normSequenceLogo)
+    {
+      normSequenceLogo_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == showConsensusHistogram)
+    {
+      showConsensusHistogram_actionPerformed();
+    }
+    else if (source == applyAutoAnnotationSettings)
+    {
+      applyAutoAnnotationSettings_actionPerformed();
     }
     else if (source == featureSettings)
     {
@@ -716,44 +1188,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     }
     else if (source == alProperties)
     {
-      StringBuffer contents = new StringBuffer();
-
-      float avg = 0;
-      int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE, max = 0;
-      for (int i = 0; i < viewport.alignment.getHeight(); i++)
-      {
-        int size = viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(i).getEnd()
-                - viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(i).getStart();
-        avg += size;
-        if (size > max)
-          max = size;
-        if (size < min)
-          min = size;
-      }
-      avg = avg / (float) viewport.alignment.getHeight();
-
-      contents.append("\nSequences: " + viewport.alignment.getHeight());
-      contents.append("\nMinimum Sequence Length: " + min);
-      contents.append("\nMaximum Sequence Length: " + max);
-      contents.append("\nAverage Length: " + (int) avg);
-
-      if (((Alignment) viewport.alignment).alignmentProperties != null)
-      {
-        Hashtable props = ((Alignment) viewport.alignment).alignmentProperties;
-        Enumeration en = props.keys();
-        while (en.hasMoreElements())
-        {
-          String key = en.nextElement().toString();
-          contents.append("\n" + key + "\t" + props.get(key));
-        }
-      }
-
+      StringBuffer contents = new jalview.io.AlignmentProperties(
+              viewport.getAlignment()).formatAsString();
       CutAndPasteTransfer cap = new CutAndPasteTransfer(false, this);
       cap.setText(contents.toString());
       Frame frame = new Frame();
       frame.add(cap);
-      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Alignment Properties: "
-              + getTitle(), 400, 250);
+      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.alignment_properties", new String[] { getTitle() }),
+              400, 250);
     }
     else if (source == overviewMenuItem)
     {
@@ -766,8 +1209,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     else if (source == clustalColour)
     {
       abovePIDThreshold.setState(false);
-      changeColour(new ClustalxColourScheme(viewport.alignment
-              .getSequences(), viewport.alignment.getWidth()));
+      changeColour(new ClustalxColourScheme(viewport.getAlignment(), null));
     }
     else if (source == zappoColour)
     {
@@ -801,7 +1243,19 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       changeColour(new NucleotideColourScheme());
     }
-    else if (source == modifyPID)
+    else if (source == purinePyrimidineColour)
+    {
+      changeColour(new PurinePyrimidineColourScheme());
+    }
+    // else if (source == RNAInteractionColour)
+    // {
+    // changeColour(new RNAInteractionColourScheme());
+    // }
+    else if (source == RNAHelixColour)
+    {
+      new RNAHelicesColourChooser(viewport, alignPanel);
+    }
+    else if (source == modifyPID)
     {
       modifyPID_actionPerformed();
     }
@@ -821,10 +1275,18 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       changeColour(new Blosum62ColourScheme());
     }
+    else if (source == tcoffeeColour)
+    {
+      changeColour(new TCoffeeColourScheme(alignPanel.getAlignment()));
+    }
     else if (source == annotationColour)
     {
       new AnnotationColourChooser(viewport, alignPanel);
     }
+    else if (source == annotationColumnSelection)
+    {
+      new AnnotationColumnChooser(viewport, alignPanel);
+    }
     else if (source == sortPairwiseMenuItem)
     {
       sortPairwiseMenuItem_actionPerformed();
@@ -833,6 +1295,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       sortIDMenuItem_actionPerformed();
     }
+    else if (source == sortLengthMenuItem)
+    {
+      sortLengthMenuItem_actionPerformed();
+    }
     else if (source == sortGroupMenuItem)
     {
       sortGroupMenuItem_actionPerformed();
@@ -881,7 +1347,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     CutAndPasteTransfer cap = new CutAndPasteTransfer(true, this);
     Frame frame = new Frame();
     frame.add(cap);
-    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Cut & Paste Input", 500, 500);
+    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame,
+            MessageManager.getString("label.input_cut_paste"), 500, 500);
   }
 
   protected void outputText_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
@@ -889,67 +1356,100 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     CutAndPasteTransfer cap = new CutAndPasteTransfer(true, this);
     Frame frame = new Frame();
     frame.add(cap);
-    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Alignment output - "
-            + e.getActionCommand(), 600, 500);
-    cap.setText(new AppletFormatAdapter().formatSequences(e
-            .getActionCommand(), viewport.getAlignment(),
-            viewport.showJVSuffix));
+    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, MessageManager.formatMessage(
+            "label.alignment_output_command",
+            new Object[] { e.getActionCommand() }), 600, 500);
+
+    FeatureRenderer fr = this.alignPanel.cloneFeatureRenderer();
+    cap.setText(new AppletFormatAdapter(alignPanel).formatSequences(
+            e.getActionCommand(), viewport.getAlignment(),
+            viewport.getShowJVSuffix()));
   }
 
   public void loadAnnotations()
   {
     CutAndPasteTransfer cap = new CutAndPasteTransfer(true, this);
-    cap.setText("Paste your features / annotations file here.");
+    cap.setText(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.paste_features_annotations_Tcoffee_here"));
     cap.setAnnotationImport();
     Frame frame = new Frame();
     frame.add(cap);
-    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Paste Annotations ", 400, 300);
+    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame,
+            MessageManager.getString("action.paste_annotations"), 400, 300);
 
   }
 
   public String outputAnnotations(boolean displayTextbox)
   {
-    String annotation = new AnnotationFile().printAnnotations(
-            viewport.showAnnotation ? viewport.alignment
-                    .getAlignmentAnnotation() : null, viewport.alignment
-                    .getGroups(),
-            ((Alignment) viewport.alignment).alignmentProperties);
+    String annotation = new AnnotationFile()
+            .printAnnotationsForView(viewport);
 
     if (displayTextbox)
     {
       CutAndPasteTransfer cap = new CutAndPasteTransfer(false, this);
       Frame frame = new Frame();
       frame.add(cap);
-      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Annotations", 600, 500);
+      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame,
+              MessageManager.getString("label.annotations"), 600, 500);
       cap.setText(annotation);
     }
 
     return annotation;
   }
 
+  private Map<String, FeatureColourI> getDisplayedFeatureCols()
+  {
+    if (alignPanel.getFeatureRenderer() != null
+            && viewport.getFeaturesDisplayed() != null)
+    {
+      return alignPanel.getFeatureRenderer().getDisplayedFeatureCols();
+
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   public String outputFeatures(boolean displayTextbox, String format)
   {
     String features;
+    FeaturesFile formatter = new FeaturesFile();
     if (format.equalsIgnoreCase("Jalview"))
     {
-      features = new FeaturesFile().printJalviewFormat(viewport.alignment
-              .getSequencesArray(), viewport.featuresDisplayed);
+      features = formatter.printJalviewFormat(viewport.getAlignment()
+              .getSequencesArray(), getDisplayedFeatureCols());
     }
     else
     {
-      features = new FeaturesFile().printGFFFormat(viewport.alignment
-              .getSequencesArray(), viewport.featuresDisplayed);
+      features = formatter.printGffFormat(viewport.getAlignment()
+              .getSequencesArray(), getDisplayedFeatureCols());
     }
 
     if (displayTextbox)
     {
-      CutAndPasteTransfer cap = new CutAndPasteTransfer(false, this);
+      boolean frimport = false;
+      if (features == null || features.equals("No Features Visible"))
+      {
+        features = "# No features visible - paste some and import them here.";
+        frimport = true;
+      }
+
+      CutAndPasteTransfer cap = new CutAndPasteTransfer(frimport, this);
+      if (frimport)
+      {
+        cap.setAnnotationImport();
+      }
       Frame frame = new Frame();
       frame.add(cap);
-      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Features", 600, 500);
-
+      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame,
+              MessageManager.getString("label.features"), 600, 500);
       cap.setText(features);
     }
+    else
+    {
+      if (features == null)
+      {
+        features = "";
+      }
+    }
 
     return features;
   }
@@ -958,7 +1458,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
   {
     StringBuffer url = new StringBuffer(jalviewServletURL);
 
-    url.append("?open="
+    // allow servlet parameters to be passed in applet parameter
+    String firstSep = url.lastIndexOf("?") > url.lastIndexOf("/") ? "&"
+            : "?";
+    url.append(firstSep);
+
+    url.append("open="
             + appendProtocol(viewport.applet.getParameter("file")));
 
     if (viewport.applet.getParameter("features") != null)
@@ -970,9 +1475,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     if (viewport.applet.getParameter("annotations") != null)
     {
       url.append("&annotations=");
-      url
-              .append(appendProtocol(viewport.applet
-                      .getParameter("annotations")));
+      url.append(appendProtocol(viewport.applet.getParameter("annotations")));
     }
 
     if (viewport.applet.getParameter("jnetfile") != null)
@@ -1050,113 +1553,147 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
   public void closeMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
     PaintRefresher.RemoveComponent(alignPanel);
-    PaintRefresher.RemoveComponent(alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas);
-    PaintRefresher.RemoveComponent(alignPanel.idPanel.idCanvas);
+    if (alignPanel.seqPanel != null
+            && alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas != null)
+    {
+      PaintRefresher.RemoveComponent(alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas);
+    }
+    if (alignPanel.idPanel != null && alignPanel.idPanel.idCanvas != null)
+    {
+      PaintRefresher.RemoveComponent(alignPanel.idPanel.idCanvas);
+    }
 
     if (PaintRefresher.components.size() == 0 && viewport.applet == null)
     {
       System.exit(0);
     }
-
+    else
+    {
+    }
+    viewport = null;
+    alignPanel = null;
     this.dispose();
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * TODO: JAL-1104
    */
   void updateEditMenuBar()
   {
 
-    if (viewport.historyList.size() > 0)
+    if (viewport.getHistoryList().size() > 0)
     {
       undoMenuItem.setEnabled(true);
-      CommandI command = (CommandI) viewport.historyList.peek();
-      undoMenuItem.setLabel("Undo " + command.getDescription());
+      CommandI command = viewport.getHistoryList().peek();
+      undoMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.undo_command",
+              new Object[] { command.getDescription() }));
     }
     else
     {
       undoMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
-      undoMenuItem.setLabel("Undo");
+      undoMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.undo"));
     }
 
-    if (viewport.redoList.size() > 0)
+    if (viewport.getRedoList().size() > 0)
     {
       redoMenuItem.setEnabled(true);
 
-      CommandI command = (CommandI) viewport.redoList.peek();
-      redoMenuItem.setLabel("Redo " + command.getDescription());
+      CommandI command = viewport.getRedoList().peek();
+      redoMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.redo_command",
+              new Object[] { command.getDescription() }));
     }
     else
     {
       redoMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
-      redoMenuItem.setLabel("Redo");
+      redoMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.redo"));
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * TODO: JAL-1104
+   */
+  @Override
   public void addHistoryItem(CommandI command)
   {
     if (command.getSize() > 0)
     {
-      viewport.historyList.push(command);
-      viewport.redoList.removeAllElements();
+      viewport.addToHistoryList(command);
+      viewport.clearRedoList();
       updateEditMenuBar();
-      viewport.hasHiddenColumns = viewport.colSel.getHiddenColumns() != null;
+      viewport.updateHiddenColumns();
     }
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * TODO: JAL-1104 DOCUMENT ME!
    * 
    * @param e
-   *                DOCUMENT ME!
+   *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   protected void undoMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
-    if (viewport.historyList.size() < 1)
+    if (viewport.getHistoryList().isEmpty())
     {
       return;
     }
 
-    CommandI command = (CommandI) viewport.historyList.pop();
-    viewport.redoList.push(command);
+    CommandI command = viewport.getHistoryList().pop();
+    viewport.addToRedoList(command);
     command.undoCommand(null);
 
-    AlignViewport originalSource = getOriginatingSource(command);
-
-    originalSource.hasHiddenColumns = viewport.colSel.getHiddenColumns() != null;
+    AlignmentViewport originalSource = getOriginatingSource(command);
+    // JBPNote Test
+    if (originalSource != viewport)
+    {
+      System.err
+              .println("Warning: Viewport object mismatch whilst undoing");
+    }
+    originalSource.updateHiddenColumns(); // originalSource.hasHiddenColumns =
+                                          // viewport.getColumnSelection().getHiddenColumns()
+                                          // != null;
     updateEditMenuBar();
-    originalSource.firePropertyChange("alignment", null,
-            originalSource.alignment.getSequences());
+    originalSource.firePropertyChange("alignment", null, originalSource
+            .getAlignment().getSequences());
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * TODO: JAL-1104 DOCUMENT ME!
    * 
    * @param e
-   *                DOCUMENT ME!
+   *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   protected void redoMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
-    if (viewport.redoList.size() < 1)
+    if (viewport.getRedoList().isEmpty())
     {
       return;
     }
 
-    CommandI command = (CommandI) viewport.redoList.pop();
-    viewport.historyList.push(command);
+    CommandI command = viewport.getRedoList().pop();
+    viewport.addToHistoryList(command);
     command.doCommand(null);
 
-    AlignViewport originalSource = getOriginatingSource(command);
-    originalSource.hasHiddenColumns = viewport.colSel.getHiddenColumns() != null;
+    AlignmentViewport originalSource = getOriginatingSource(command);
+    // JBPNote Test
+    if (originalSource != viewport)
+    {
+      System.err
+              .println("Warning: Viewport object mismatch whilst re-doing");
+    }
+    originalSource.updateHiddenColumns(); // sethasHiddenColumns(); =
+                                          // viewport.getColumnSelection().getHiddenColumns()
+                                          // != null;
 
     updateEditMenuBar();
-    originalSource.firePropertyChange("alignment", null,
-            originalSource.alignment.getSequences());
+    originalSource.firePropertyChange("alignment", null, originalSource
+            .getAlignment().getSequences());
   }
 
-  AlignViewport getOriginatingSource(CommandI command)
+  AlignmentViewport getOriginatingSource(CommandI command)
   {
-    AlignViewport originalSource = null;
+    AlignmentViewport originalSource = null;
     // For sequence removal and addition, we need to fire
     // the property change event FROM the viewport where the
     // original alignment was altered
@@ -1171,7 +1708,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
       {
         if (comps.elementAt(i) instanceof AlignmentPanel)
         {
-          if (al == ((AlignmentPanel) comps.elementAt(i)).av.alignment)
+          if (al == ((AlignmentPanel) comps.elementAt(i)).av.getAlignment())
           {
             originalSource = ((AlignmentPanel) comps.elementAt(i)).av;
             break;
@@ -1186,7 +1723,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
       // the current view against the closed view first
       if (al != null)
       {
-        PaintRefresher.validateSequences(al, viewport.alignment);
+        PaintRefresher.validateSequences(al, viewport.getAlignment());
       }
 
       originalSource = viewport;
@@ -1195,6 +1732,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     return originalSource;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Move the currently selected sequences up or down one position in the
+   * alignment
+   * 
+   * @param up
+   */
   public void moveSelectedSequences(boolean up)
   {
     SequenceGroup sg = viewport.getSelectionGroup();
@@ -1202,65 +1745,38 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       return;
     }
+    viewport.getAlignment().moveSelectedSequencesByOne(sg,
+            up ? null : viewport.getHiddenRepSequences(), up);
+    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
 
-    if (up)
-    {
-      for (int i = 1; i < viewport.alignment.getHeight(); i++)
-      {
-        SequenceI seq = viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(i);
-        if (!sg.getSequences(null).contains(seq))
-        {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        SequenceI temp = viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(i - 1);
-        if (sg.getSequences(null).contains(temp))
-        {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        viewport.alignment.getSequences().setElementAt(temp, i);
-        viewport.alignment.getSequences().setElementAt(seq, i - 1);
-      }
-    }
-    else
+    /*
+     * Also move cDNA/protein complement sequences
+     */
+    AlignViewportI complement = viewport.getCodingComplement();
+    if (complement != null)
     {
-      for (int i = viewport.alignment.getHeight() - 2; i > -1; i--)
-      {
-        SequenceI seq = viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(i);
-        if (!sg.getSequences(viewport.hiddenRepSequences).contains(seq))
-        {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        SequenceI temp = viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(i + 1);
-        if (sg.getSequences(viewport.hiddenRepSequences).contains(temp))
-        {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        viewport.alignment.getSequences().setElementAt(temp, i);
-        viewport.alignment.getSequences().setElementAt(seq, i + 1);
-      }
+      SequenceGroup mappedSelection = MappingUtils.mapSequenceGroup(sg,
+              viewport, complement);
+      complement.getAlignment().moveSelectedSequencesByOne(mappedSelection,
+              up ? null : complement.getHiddenRepSequences(), up);
+      getSplitFrame().getComplement(this).alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
     }
-
-    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   synchronized void slideSequences(boolean right, int size)
   {
-    Vector sg = new Vector();
+    List<SequenceI> sg = new Vector<SequenceI>();
     if (viewport.cursorMode)
     {
-      sg.addElement(viewport.alignment
-              .getSequenceAt(alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.cursorY));
+      sg.add(viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(
+              alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.cursorY));
     }
     else if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null
-            && viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSize() != viewport.alignment
-                    .getHeight())
+            && viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSize() != viewport
+                    .getAlignment().getHeight())
     {
       sg = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSequences(
-              viewport.hiddenRepSequences);
+              viewport.getHiddenRepSequences());
     }
 
     if (sg.size() < 1)
@@ -1268,44 +1784,59 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
       return;
     }
 
-    Vector invertGroup = new Vector();
+    Vector<SequenceI> invertGroup = new Vector();
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < viewport.alignment.getHeight(); i++)
+    for (int i = 0; i < viewport.getAlignment().getHeight(); i++)
     {
-      if (!sg.contains(viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(i)))
-        invertGroup.addElement(viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(i));
+      if (!sg.contains(viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(i)))
+      {
+        invertGroup.addElement(viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(i));
+      }
     }
 
-    SequenceI[] seqs1 = new SequenceI[sg.size()];
-    for (int i = 0; i < sg.size(); i++)
-      seqs1[i] = (SequenceI) sg.elementAt(i);
+    SequenceI[] seqs1 = sg.toArray(new SequenceI[sg.size()]);
 
-    SequenceI[] seqs2 = new SequenceI[invertGroup.size()];
+    SequenceI[] seqs2 = invertGroup.toArray(new SequenceI[invertGroup
+            .size()]);
     for (int i = 0; i < invertGroup.size(); i++)
-      seqs2[i] = (SequenceI) invertGroup.elementAt(i);
+    {
+      seqs2[i] = invertGroup.elementAt(i);
+    }
 
     SlideSequencesCommand ssc;
     if (right)
+    {
       ssc = new SlideSequencesCommand("Slide Sequences", seqs2, seqs1,
               size, viewport.getGapCharacter());
+    }
     else
+    {
       ssc = new SlideSequencesCommand("Slide Sequences", seqs1, seqs2,
               size, viewport.getGapCharacter());
+    }
 
     int groupAdjustment = 0;
     if (ssc.getGapsInsertedBegin() && right)
     {
       if (viewport.cursorMode)
+      {
         alignPanel.seqPanel.moveCursor(size, 0);
+      }
       else
+      {
         groupAdjustment = size;
+      }
     }
     else if (!ssc.getGapsInsertedBegin() && !right)
     {
       if (viewport.cursorMode)
+      {
         alignPanel.seqPanel.moveCursor(-size, 0);
+      }
       else
+      {
         groupAdjustment = -size;
+      }
     }
 
     if (groupAdjustment != 0)
@@ -1317,16 +1848,19 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     }
 
     boolean appendHistoryItem = false;
-    if (viewport.historyList != null && viewport.historyList.size() > 0
-            && viewport.historyList.peek() instanceof SlideSequencesCommand)
+    Deque<CommandI> historyList = viewport.getHistoryList();
+    if (historyList != null && historyList.size() > 0
+            && historyList.peek() instanceof SlideSequencesCommand)
     {
       appendHistoryItem = ssc
-              .appendSlideCommand((SlideSequencesCommand) viewport.historyList
+              .appendSlideCommand((SlideSequencesCommand) historyList
                       .peek());
     }
 
     if (!appendHistoryItem)
+    {
       addHistoryItem(ssc);
+    }
 
     repaint();
   }
@@ -1344,29 +1878,25 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
     SequenceGroup sg = viewport.getSelectionGroup();
     copiedSequences = new StringBuffer();
-    Hashtable orderedSeqs = new Hashtable();
+    Map<Integer, SequenceI> orderedSeqs = new HashMap<Integer, SequenceI>();
     for (int i = 0; i < sg.getSize(); i++)
     {
       SequenceI seq = sg.getSequenceAt(i);
-      int index = viewport.alignment.findIndex(seq);
-      orderedSeqs.put(index + "", seq);
+      int index = viewport.getAlignment().findIndex(seq);
+      orderedSeqs.put(index, seq);
     }
 
     int index = 0, startRes, endRes;
     char ch;
 
-    if (viewport.hasHiddenColumns && viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null)
+    if (viewport.hasHiddenColumns() && viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null)
     {
       copiedHiddenColumns = new Vector();
       int hiddenOffset = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getStartRes();
-      for (int i = 0; i < viewport.getColumnSelection().getHiddenColumns()
-              .size(); i++)
+      for (int[] region : viewport.getColumnSelection().getHiddenColumns())
       {
-        int[] region = (int[]) viewport.getColumnSelection()
-                .getHiddenColumns().elementAt(i);
-
-        copiedHiddenColumns.addElement(new int[]
-        { region[0] - hiddenOffset, region[1] - hiddenOffset });
+        copiedHiddenColumns.addElement(new int[] {
+            region[0] - hiddenOffset, region[1] - hiddenOffset });
       }
     }
     else
@@ -1380,11 +1910,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
       while (seq == null)
       {
-        if (orderedSeqs.containsKey(index + ""))
+        if (orderedSeqs.containsKey(index))
         {
-          seq = (SequenceI) orderedSeqs.get(index + "");
+          seq = orderedSeqs.get(index);
           index++;
-
           break;
         }
         else
@@ -1464,14 +1993,17 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
       if (newAlignment)
       {
-        String newtitle = new String("Copied sequences");
-        if (getTitle().startsWith("Copied sequences"))
+        String newtitle = MessageManager
+                .getString("label.copied_sequences");
+        if (getTitle().startsWith(
+                MessageManager.getString("label.copied_sequences")))
         {
           newtitle = getTitle();
         }
         else
         {
-          newtitle = newtitle.concat("- from " + getTitle());
+          newtitle = newtitle.concat(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                  "label.from_msname", new String[] { getTitle() }));
         }
         AlignFrame af = new AlignFrame(new Alignment(newSeqs),
                 viewport.applet, newtitle, false);
@@ -1484,8 +2016,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
           }
         }
 
-        jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(af, newtitle, DEFAULT_WIDTH,
-                DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+        jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(af, newtitle, frameWidth,
+                frameHeight);
       }
       else
       {
@@ -1502,16 +2034,18 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
   {
     for (int i = 0; i < seqs.length; i++)
     {
-      viewport.alignment.addSequence(seqs[i]);
+      viewport.getAlignment().addSequence(seqs[i]);
     }
 
     // !newAlignment
-    addHistoryItem(new EditCommand("Add sequences", EditCommand.PASTE,
-            seqs, 0, viewport.alignment.getWidth(), viewport.alignment));
+    addHistoryItem(new EditCommand(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.add_sequences"), Action.PASTE,
+            seqs, 0, viewport.getAlignment().getWidth(),
+            viewport.getAlignment()));
 
-    viewport.setEndSeq(viewport.alignment.getHeight());
-    viewport.alignment.getWidth();
-    viewport.firePropertyChange("alignment", null, viewport.alignment
+    viewport.setEndSeq(viewport.getAlignment().getHeight());
+    viewport.getAlignment().getWidth();
+    viewport.firePropertyChange("alignment", null, viewport.getAlignment()
             .getSequences());
 
   }
@@ -1539,9 +2073,32 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
       seqs.addElement(seq);
     }
 
-    // If the cut affects all sequences, remove highlighted columns
-    if (sg.getSize() == viewport.alignment.getHeight())
+    /*
+     * If the cut affects all sequences, warn, remove highlighted columns
+     */
+    if (sg.getSize() == viewport.getAlignment().getHeight())
     {
+      boolean isEntireAlignWidth = (((sg.getEndRes() - sg.getStartRes()) + 1) == viewport
+              .getAlignment().getWidth()) ? true : false;
+      if (isEntireAlignWidth)
+      {
+        String title = MessageManager.getString("label.delete_all");
+        Panel infoPanel = new Panel();
+        infoPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
+        infoPanel
+                .add(new Label(MessageManager.getString("warn.delete_all")));
+
+        final JVDialog dialog = new JVDialog(this, title, true, 400, 200);
+        dialog.setMainPanel(infoPanel);
+        dialog.ok.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.ok"));
+        dialog.cancel.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.cancel"));
+        dialog.setVisible(true);
+
+        if (!dialog.accept)
+        {
+          return;
+        }
+      }
       viewport.getColumnSelection().removeElements(sg.getStartRes(),
               sg.getEndRes() + 1);
     }
@@ -1555,12 +2112,13 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     /*
      * //ADD HISTORY ITEM
      */
-    addHistoryItem(new EditCommand("Cut Sequences", EditCommand.CUT, cut,
-            sg.getStartRes(), sg.getEndRes() - sg.getStartRes() + 1,
-            viewport.alignment));
+    addHistoryItem(new EditCommand(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.cut_sequences"), Action.CUT,
+            cut, sg.getStartRes(), sg.getEndRes() - sg.getStartRes() + 1,
+            viewport.getAlignment()));
 
     viewport.setSelectionGroup(null);
-    viewport.alignment.deleteGroup(sg);
+    viewport.getAlignment().deleteGroup(sg);
 
     viewport.firePropertyChange("alignment", null, viewport.getAlignment()
             .getSequences());
@@ -1569,15 +2127,97 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       this.setVisible(false);
     }
+    viewport.sendSelection();
   }
 
-  protected void deleteGroups_actionPerformed()
+  /**
+   * group consensus toggled
+   * 
+   */
+  protected void showGroupConsensus_actionPerformed()
   {
-    viewport.alignment.deleteAllGroups();
-    viewport.sequenceColours = null;
-    viewport.setSelectionGroup(null);
+    viewport.setShowGroupConsensus(showGroupConsensus.getState());
+    alignPanel.updateAnnotation(applyAutoAnnotationSettings.getState());
 
-    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * group conservation toggled.
+   */
+  protected void showGroupConservation_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    viewport.setShowGroupConservation(showGroupConservation.getState());
+    alignPanel.updateAnnotation(applyAutoAnnotationSettings.getState());
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * (non-Javadoc)
+   * 
+   * @see
+   * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showConsensusHistogram_actionPerformed(java.awt
+   * .event.ActionEvent)
+   */
+  protected void showConsensusHistogram_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    viewport.setShowConsensusHistogram(showConsensusHistogram.getState());
+    alignPanel.updateAnnotation(applyAutoAnnotationSettings.getState());
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * (non-Javadoc)
+   * 
+   * @see
+   * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showConsensusProfile_actionPerformed(java.awt
+   * .event.ActionEvent)
+   */
+  protected void showSequenceLogo_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    viewport.setShowSequenceLogo(showSequenceLogo.getState());
+    alignPanel.updateAnnotation(applyAutoAnnotationSettings.getState());
+  }
+
+  protected void normSequenceLogo_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    showSequenceLogo.setState(true);
+    viewport.setShowSequenceLogo(true);
+    viewport.setNormaliseSequenceLogo(normSequenceLogo.getState());
+    alignPanel.updateAnnotation(applyAutoAnnotationSettings.getState());
+  }
+
+  protected void applyAutoAnnotationSettings_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    alignPanel.updateAnnotation(applyAutoAnnotationSettings.getState());
+  }
+
+  protected void makeGrpsFromSelection_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    if (avc.makeGroupsFromSelection())
+    {
+      PaintRefresher.Refresh(this, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
+      alignPanel.updateAnnotation();
+      alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected void createGroup_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    avc.createGroup();
+  }
+
+  protected void unGroup_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    if (avc.unGroup())
+    {
+      alignPanel.alignmentChanged();
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected void deleteGroups_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    if (avc.deleteGroups())
+    {
+      alignPanel.alignmentChanged();
+    }
   }
 
   public void selectAllSequenceMenuItem_actionPerformed()
@@ -1587,10 +2227,14 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       sg.addSequence(viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(i), false);
     }
-    sg.setEndRes(viewport.alignment.getWidth() - 1);
+    sg.setEndRes(viewport.getAlignment().getWidth() - 1);
     viewport.setSelectionGroup(sg);
-    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+    // JAL-2034 - should delegate to
+    // alignPanel to decide if overview needs
+    // updating.
+    alignPanel.paintAlignment(false);
     PaintRefresher.Refresh(alignPanel, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
+    viewport.sendSelection();
   }
 
   public void deselectAllSequenceMenuItem_actionPerformed()
@@ -1605,8 +2249,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     viewport.setSelectionGroup(null);
     alignPanel.idPanel.idCanvas.searchResults = null;
     alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.highlightSearchResults(null);
-    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+    // JAL-2034 - should delegate to
+    // alignPanel to decide if overview needs
+    // updating.
+    alignPanel.paintAlignment(false);
     PaintRefresher.Refresh(alignPanel, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
+    viewport.sendSelection();
   }
 
   public void invertSequenceMenuItem_actionPerformed()
@@ -1618,6 +2266,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     }
 
     PaintRefresher.Refresh(alignPanel, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
+    viewport.sendSelection();
+  }
+
+  public void invertColSel_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    viewport.invertColumnSelection();
+    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+    PaintRefresher.Refresh(alignPanel, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
+    viewport.sendSelection();
   }
 
   void trimAlignment(boolean trimLeft)
@@ -1625,7 +2282,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     ColumnSelection colSel = viewport.getColumnSelection();
     int column;
 
-    if (colSel.size() > 0)
+    if (!colSel.isEmpty())
     {
       if (trimLeft)
       {
@@ -1640,44 +2297,38 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
       if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null)
       {
         seqs = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSequencesAsArray(
-                viewport.hiddenRepSequences);
+                viewport.getHiddenRepSequences());
       }
       else
       {
-        seqs = viewport.alignment.getSequencesArray();
+        seqs = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
       }
 
       TrimRegionCommand trimRegion;
       if (trimLeft)
       {
-        trimRegion = new TrimRegionCommand("Remove Left",
-                TrimRegionCommand.TRIM_LEFT, seqs, column,
-                viewport.alignment, viewport.colSel,
-                viewport.selectionGroup);
+        trimRegion = new TrimRegionCommand("Remove Left", true, seqs,
+                column, viewport.getAlignment());
         viewport.setStartRes(0);
       }
       else
       {
-        trimRegion = new TrimRegionCommand("Remove Right",
-                TrimRegionCommand.TRIM_RIGHT, seqs, column,
-                viewport.alignment, viewport.colSel,
-                viewport.selectionGroup);
+        trimRegion = new TrimRegionCommand("Remove Right", false, seqs,
+                column, viewport.getAlignment());
       }
 
-      statusBar.setText("Removed " + trimRegion.getSize() + " columns.");
-
+      statusBar.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.removed_columns",
+              new String[] { Integer.valueOf(trimRegion.getSize())
+                      .toString() }));
       addHistoryItem(trimRegion);
 
-      Vector groups = viewport.alignment.getGroups();
-
-      for (int i = 0; i < groups.size(); i++)
+      for (SequenceGroup sg : viewport.getAlignment().getGroups())
       {
-        SequenceGroup sg = (SequenceGroup) groups.elementAt(i);
-
         if ((trimLeft && !sg.adjustForRemoveLeft(column))
                 || (!trimLeft && !sg.adjustForRemoveRight(column)))
         {
-          viewport.alignment.deleteGroup(sg);
+          viewport.getAlignment().deleteGroup(sg);
         }
       }
 
@@ -1688,32 +2339,35 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   public void removeGappedColumnMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
-    int start = 0, end = viewport.alignment.getWidth() - 1;
+    int start = 0, end = viewport.getAlignment().getWidth() - 1;
 
     SequenceI[] seqs;
     if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null)
     {
       seqs = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSequencesAsArray(
-              viewport.hiddenRepSequences);
+              viewport.getHiddenRepSequences());
       start = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getStartRes();
       end = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getEndRes();
     }
     else
     {
-      seqs = viewport.alignment.getSequencesArray();
+      seqs = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
     }
 
     RemoveGapColCommand removeGapCols = new RemoveGapColCommand(
-            "Remove Gapped Columns", seqs, start, end, viewport.alignment);
+            "Remove Gapped Columns", seqs, start, end,
+            viewport.getAlignment());
 
     addHistoryItem(removeGapCols);
 
-    statusBar.setText("Removed " + removeGapCols.getSize()
-            + " empty columns.");
+    statusBar.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+            "label.removed_empty_columns",
+            new String[] { Integer.valueOf(removeGapCols.getSize())
+                    .toString() }));
 
     // This is to maintain viewport position on first residue
     // of first sequence
-    SequenceI seq = viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(0);
+    SequenceI seq = viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(0);
     int startRes = seq.findPosition(viewport.startRes);
     // ShiftList shifts;
     // viewport.getAlignment().removeGaps(shifts=new ShiftList());
@@ -1728,28 +2382,28 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   public void removeAllGapsMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
-    int start = 0, end = viewport.alignment.getWidth() - 1;
+    int start = 0, end = viewport.getAlignment().getWidth() - 1;
 
     SequenceI[] seqs;
     if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null)
     {
       seqs = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSequencesAsArray(
-              viewport.hiddenRepSequences);
+              viewport.getHiddenRepSequences());
       start = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getStartRes();
       end = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getEndRes();
     }
     else
     {
-      seqs = viewport.alignment.getSequencesArray();
+      seqs = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
     }
 
     // This is to maintain viewport position on first residue
     // of first sequence
-    SequenceI seq = viewport.alignment.getSequenceAt(0);
+    SequenceI seq = viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(0);
     int startRes = seq.findPosition(viewport.startRes);
 
     addHistoryItem(new RemoveGapsCommand("Remove Gaps", seqs, start, end,
-            viewport.alignment));
+            viewport.getAlignment()));
 
     viewport.setStartRes(seq.findIndex(startRes) - 1);
 
@@ -1772,35 +2426,34 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
   public AlignFrame newView(String viewtitle)
   {
     AlignmentI newal;
-    if (viewport.hasHiddenRows)
+    if (viewport.hasHiddenRows())
     {
       newal = new Alignment(viewport.getAlignment().getHiddenSequences()
               .getFullAlignment().getSequencesArray());
     }
     else
     {
-      newal = new Alignment(viewport.alignment.getSequencesArray());
+      newal = new Alignment(viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray());
     }
 
-    if (viewport.alignment.getAlignmentAnnotation() != null)
+    if (viewport.getAlignment().getAlignmentAnnotation() != null)
     {
-      for (int i = 0; i < viewport.alignment.getAlignmentAnnotation().length; i++)
+      for (int i = 0; i < viewport.getAlignment().getAlignmentAnnotation().length; i++)
       {
-        if (!viewport.alignment.getAlignmentAnnotation()[i].autoCalculated)
+        if (!viewport.getAlignment().getAlignmentAnnotation()[i].autoCalculated)
         {
-          newal
-                  .addAnnotation(viewport.alignment
-                          .getAlignmentAnnotation()[i]);
+          newal.addAnnotation(viewport.getAlignment()
+                  .getAlignmentAnnotation()[i]);
         }
       }
     }
 
     AlignFrame newaf = new AlignFrame(newal, viewport.applet, "", false);
 
-    newaf.viewport.sequenceSetID = alignPanel.av.getSequenceSetId();
+    newaf.viewport.setSequenceSetId(alignPanel.av.getSequenceSetId());
     PaintRefresher.Register(alignPanel, alignPanel.av.getSequenceSetId());
-    PaintRefresher.Register(newaf.alignPanel, newaf.alignPanel.av
-            .getSequenceSetId());
+    PaintRefresher.Register(newaf.alignPanel,
+            newaf.alignPanel.av.getSequenceSetId());
 
     PaintRefresher.Register(newaf.alignPanel.idPanel.idCanvas,
             newaf.alignPanel.av.getSequenceSetId());
@@ -1834,8 +2487,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
     newaf.setTitle(title.toString());
 
-    newaf.viewport.historyList = viewport.historyList;
-    newaf.viewport.redoList = viewport.redoList;
+    newaf.viewport.setHistoryList(viewport.getHistoryList());
+    newaf.viewport.setRedoList(viewport.getRedoList());
     return newaf;
   }
 
@@ -1849,7 +2502,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     if (alignPanel != null
             && (fr = alignPanel.getFeatureRenderer()) != null)
     {
-      return fr.getGroups();
+      List<String> gps = fr.getFeatureGroups();
+      String[] _gps = gps.toArray(new String[gps.size()]);
+      return _gps;
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -1858,7 +2513,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
    * get sequence feature groups that are hidden or shown
    * 
    * @param visible
-   *                true is visible
+   *          true is visible
    * @return list
    */
   public String[] getFeatureGroupsOfState(boolean visible)
@@ -1867,7 +2522,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     if (alignPanel != null
             && (fr = alignPanel.getFeatureRenderer()) != null)
     {
-      return fr.getGroups(visible);
+      List<String> gps = fr.getGroups(visible);
+      String[] _gps = gps.toArray(new String[gps.size()]);
+      return _gps;
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -1876,19 +2533,20 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
    * Change the display state for the given feature groups
    * 
    * @param groups
-   *                list of group strings
+   *          list of group strings
    * @param state
-   *                visible or invisible
+   *          visible or invisible
    */
   public void setFeatureGroupState(String[] groups, boolean state)
   {
     FeatureRenderer fr = null;
     this.sequenceFeatures.setState(true);
-    viewport.showSequenceFeatures(true);
+    viewport.setShowSequenceFeatures(true);
     if (alignPanel != null
             && (fr = alignPanel.getFeatureRenderer()) != null)
     {
-      fr.setGroupState(groups, state);
+
+      fr.setGroupVisibility(Arrays.asList(groups), state);
       alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.repaint();
       if (alignPanel.overviewPanel != null)
       {
@@ -1910,6 +2568,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
+  protected void displayNonconservedMenuItem_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    viewport.setShowUnconserved(displayNonconservedMenuItem.getState());
+    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+  }
+
   protected void wrapMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
     viewport.setWrapAlignment(wrapMenuItem.getState());
@@ -1931,16 +2595,22 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     OverviewPanel overview = new OverviewPanel(alignPanel);
     frame.add(overview);
     // +50 must allow for applet frame window
-    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Overview " + this.getTitle(),
+    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, MessageManager.formatMessage(
+            "label.overview_params", new String[] { this.getTitle() }),
             overview.getPreferredSize().width,
             overview.getPreferredSize().height + 50);
 
     frame.pack();
+    final AlignmentPanel ap = alignPanel;
     frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
     {
+      @Override
       public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
       {
-        alignPanel.setOverviewPanel(null);
+        if (ap != null)
+        {
+          ap.setOverviewPanel(null);
+        }
       };
     });
 
@@ -1948,134 +2618,41 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   }
 
-  void changeColour(ColourSchemeI cs)
+  @Override
+  public void changeColour(ColourSchemeI cs)
   {
-    int threshold = 0;
 
     if (cs != null)
     {
       if (viewport.getAbovePIDThreshold())
       {
-        threshold = SliderPanel.setPIDSliderSource(alignPanel, cs,
-                "Background");
-
-        cs.setThreshold(threshold, viewport.getIgnoreGapsConsensus());
-
-        viewport.setGlobalColourScheme(cs);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        cs.setThreshold(0, viewport.getIgnoreGapsConsensus());
+        viewport.setThreshold(SliderPanel.setPIDSliderSource(alignPanel,
+                cs, "Background"));
       }
 
       if (viewport.getConservationSelected())
       {
-
-        Alignment al = (Alignment) viewport.alignment;
-        Conservation c = new Conservation("All",
-                ResidueProperties.propHash, 3, al.getSequences(), 0, al
-                        .getWidth() - 1);
-
-        c.calculate();
-        c.verdict(false, viewport.ConsPercGaps);
-
-        cs.setConservation(c);
-
-        cs.setConservationInc(SliderPanel.setConservationSlider(alignPanel,
+        cs.setConservationApplied(true);
+        viewport.setIncrement(SliderPanel.setConservationSlider(alignPanel,
                 cs, "Background"));
-
       }
       else
       {
-        cs.setConservation(null);
+        cs.setConservationApplied(false);
       }
-
-      cs.setConsensus(viewport.hconsensus);
-
     }
     viewport.setGlobalColourScheme(cs);
 
-    if (viewport.getColourAppliesToAllGroups())
-    {
-      Vector groups = viewport.alignment.getGroups();
-      for (int i = 0; i < groups.size(); i++)
-      {
-        SequenceGroup sg = (SequenceGroup) groups.elementAt(i);
-
-        if (cs == null)
-        {
-          sg.cs = null;
-          continue;
-        }
-        if (cs instanceof ClustalxColourScheme)
-        {
-          sg.cs = new ClustalxColourScheme(sg
-                  .getSequences(viewport.hiddenRepSequences), sg.getWidth());
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          try
-          {
-            sg.cs = (ColourSchemeI) cs.getClass().newInstance();
-          } catch (Exception ex)
-          {
-            ex.printStackTrace();
-            sg.cs = cs;
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (viewport.getAbovePIDThreshold()
-                || cs instanceof PIDColourScheme
-                || cs instanceof Blosum62ColourScheme)
-        {
-          sg.cs.setThreshold(threshold, viewport.getIgnoreGapsConsensus());
-          sg.cs.setConsensus(AAFrequency.calculate(sg
-                  .getSequences(viewport.hiddenRepSequences), 0, sg
-                  .getWidth()));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          sg.cs.setThreshold(0, viewport.getIgnoreGapsConsensus());
-        }
-
-        if (viewport.getConservationSelected())
-        {
-          Conservation c = new Conservation("Group",
-                  ResidueProperties.propHash, 3, sg
-                          .getSequences(viewport.hiddenRepSequences), 0,
-                  viewport.alignment.getWidth() - 1);
-          c.calculate();
-          c.verdict(false, viewport.ConsPercGaps);
-          sg.cs.setConservation(c);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          sg.cs.setConservation(null);
-          sg.cs.setThreshold(0, viewport.getIgnoreGapsConsensus());
-        }
-
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (alignPanel.getOverviewPanel() != null)
-    {
-      alignPanel.getOverviewPanel().updateOverviewImage();
-    }
-
-    jalview.structure.StructureSelectionManager
-            .getStructureSelectionManager().sequenceColoursChanged(
-                    alignPanel);
-
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   protected void modifyPID_actionPerformed()
   {
     if (viewport.getAbovePIDThreshold()
-            && viewport.globalColourScheme != null)
+            && viewport.getGlobalColourScheme() != null)
     {
-      SliderPanel.setPIDSliderSource(alignPanel, viewport
-              .getGlobalColourScheme(), "Background");
+      SliderPanel.setPIDSliderSource(alignPanel,
+              viewport.getGlobalColourScheme(), "Background");
       SliderPanel.showPIDSlider();
     }
   }
@@ -2083,10 +2660,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
   protected void modifyConservation_actionPerformed()
   {
     if (viewport.getConservationSelected()
-            && viewport.globalColourScheme != null)
+            && viewport.getGlobalColourScheme() != null)
     {
       SliderPanel.setConservationSlider(alignPanel,
-              viewport.globalColourScheme, "Background");
+              viewport.getGlobalColourScheme(), "Background");
       SliderPanel.showConservationSlider();
     }
   }
@@ -2120,24 +2697,36 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     SequenceI[] oldOrder = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
     AlignmentSorter.sortByPID(viewport.getAlignment(), viewport
             .getAlignment().getSequenceAt(0), null);
+
     addHistoryItem(new OrderCommand("Pairwise Sort", oldOrder,
-            viewport.alignment));
+            viewport.getAlignment()));
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   public void sortIDMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
-    // addHistoryItem(new HistoryItem("ID Sort", viewport.alignment,
-    // HistoryItem.SORT));
+    SequenceI[] oldOrder = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
     AlignmentSorter.sortByID(viewport.getAlignment());
+    addHistoryItem(new OrderCommand("ID Sort", oldOrder,
+            viewport.getAlignment()));
+    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+  }
+
+  public void sortLengthMenuItem_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    SequenceI[] oldOrder = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
+    AlignmentSorter.sortByLength(viewport.getAlignment());
+    addHistoryItem(new OrderCommand("Length Sort", oldOrder,
+            viewport.getAlignment()));
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   public void sortGroupMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
-    // addHistoryItem(new HistoryItem("Group Sort", viewport.alignment,
-    // HistoryItem.SORT));
+    SequenceI[] oldOrder = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
     AlignmentSorter.sortByGroup(viewport.getAlignment());
+    addHistoryItem(new OrderCommand("Group Sort", oldOrder,
+            viewport.getAlignment()));
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
 
   }
@@ -2154,7 +2743,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       Frame frame = new Frame();
       frame.add(new PairwiseAlignPanel(alignPanel));
-      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Pairwise Alignment", 600,
+      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame,
+              MessageManager.getString("action.pairwise_alignment"), 600,
               500);
     }
   }
@@ -2162,7 +2752,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
   public void PCAMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
     // are the sequences aligned?
-    if (!viewport.alignment.isAligned())
+    if (!viewport.getAlignment().isAligned(false))
     {
       SequenceI current;
       int Width = viewport.getAlignment().getWidth();
@@ -2219,7 +2809,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
   void NewTreePanel(String type, String pwType, String title)
   {
     // are the sequences aligned?
-    if (!viewport.alignment.isAligned())
+    if (!viewport.getAlignment().isAligned(false))
     {
       SequenceI current;
       int Width = viewport.getAlignment().getWidth();
@@ -2239,10 +2829,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
     if ((viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null && viewport
             .getSelectionGroup().getSize() > 1)
-            || (viewport.getSelectionGroup() == null && viewport.alignment
-                    .getHeight() > 1))
+            || (viewport.getAlignment().getHeight() > 1))
     {
-      final TreePanel tp = new TreePanel(viewport, type, pwType);
+      final TreePanel tp = new TreePanel(alignPanel, type, pwType);
 
       addTreeMenuItem(tp, title);
 
@@ -2253,38 +2842,77 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
   void loadTree_actionPerformed()
   {
     CutAndPasteTransfer cap = new CutAndPasteTransfer(true, this);
-    cap.setText("Paste your Newick tree file here.");
+    cap.setText(MessageManager.getString("label.paste_newick_tree_file"));
     cap.setTreeImport();
     Frame frame = new Frame();
     frame.add(cap);
-    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Paste Newick file ", 400, 300);
+    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame,
+            MessageManager.getString("label.paste_newick_file"), 400, 300);
   }
 
   public void loadTree(jalview.io.NewickFile tree, String treeFile)
   {
-    TreePanel tp = new TreePanel(viewport, treeFile, "From File - ", tree);
+    TreePanel tp = new TreePanel(alignPanel, treeFile,
+            MessageManager.getString("label.load_tree_from_file"), tree);
     jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(tp, treeFile, 600, 500);
     addTreeMenuItem(tp, treeFile);
   }
 
-  void addTreeMenuItem(final TreePanel treePanel, String title)
+  /**
+   * sort the alignment using the given treePanel
+   * 
+   * @param treePanel
+   *          tree used to sort view
+   * @param title
+   *          string used for undo event name
+   */
+  public void sortByTree(TreePanel treePanel, String title)
+  {
+    SequenceI[] oldOrder = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
+    AlignmentSorter
+            .sortByTree(viewport.getAlignment(), treePanel.getTree());
+    // addHistoryItem(new HistoryItem("Sort", viewport.alignment,
+    // HistoryItem.SORT));
+    addHistoryItem(new OrderCommand(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+            "label.order_by_params", new String[] { title }), oldOrder,
+            viewport.getAlignment()));
+    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Do any automatic reordering of the alignment and add the necessary bits to
+   * the menu structure for the new tree
+   * 
+   * @param treePanel
+   * @param title
+   */
+  protected void addTreeMenuItem(final TreePanel treePanel,
+          final String title)
   {
     final MenuItem item = new MenuItem(title);
     sortByTreeMenu.add(item);
     item.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
     {
+      @Override
       public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
       {
-        // addHistoryItem(new HistoryItem("Sort", viewport.alignment,
-        // HistoryItem.SORT));
-        AlignmentSorter.sortByTree(viewport.getAlignment(), treePanel
-                .getTree());
-        alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+        sortByTree(treePanel, title); // treePanel.getTitle());
       }
     });
 
     treePanel.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
     {
+      @Override
+      public void windowOpened(WindowEvent e)
+      {
+        if (viewport.sortByTree)
+        {
+          sortByTree(treePanel, title);
+        }
+        super.windowOpened(e);
+      }
+
+      @Override
       public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
       {
         sortByTreeMenu.remove(item);
@@ -2292,9 +2920,27 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     });
   }
 
+  public boolean sortBy(AlignmentOrder alorder, String undoname)
+  {
+    SequenceI[] oldOrder = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
+    if (viewport.applet.debug)
+    {
+      System.err.println("Sorting " + alorder.getOrder().size()
+              + " in alignment '" + getTitle() + "'");
+    }
+    AlignmentSorter.sortBy(viewport.getAlignment(), alorder);
+    if (undoname != null)
+    {
+      addHistoryItem(new OrderCommand(undoname, oldOrder,
+              viewport.getAlignment()));
+    }
+    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+    return true;
+  }
+
   protected void documentation_actionPerformed()
   {
-    showURL("http://www.jalview.org/help.html", "HELP");
+    alignPanel.av.applet.openJalviewHelpUrl();
   }
 
   protected void about_actionPerformed()
@@ -2304,11 +2950,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     {
       String version;
 
-      public AboutPanel(String version)
+      String builddate;
+
+      public AboutPanel(String version, String builddate)
       {
         this.version = version;
+        this.builddate = builddate;
       }
 
+      @Override
       public void paint(Graphics g)
       {
         g.setColor(Color.white);
@@ -2321,55 +2971,41 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
         // TODO: update this text for each release or centrally store it for
         // lite and application
         g.setFont(new Font("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 14));
-        g.drawString("JalviewLite - Release " + version, x, y += fh);
+        g.drawString(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                "label.jalviewLite_release", new String[] { version }), x,
+                y += fh);
+        g.setFont(new Font("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 12));
+        g.drawString(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                "label.jaview_build_date", new String[] { builddate }), x,
+                y += fh);
         g.setFont(new Font("Helvetica", Font.PLAIN, 12));
-        g
-                .drawString(
-                        "Authors:  Andrew Waterhouse, Jim Procter, Michele Clamp, James Cuff, Steve Searle,",
-                        x, y += fh * 1.5);
-        g.drawString("David Martin & Geoff Barton.", x + 50, y += fh);
-        g
-                .drawString(
-                        "Development managed by The Barton Group, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.",
-                        x, y += fh);
-        g
-                .drawString(
-                        "For help, see the FAQ at www.jalview.org and/or join the jalview-discuss@jalview.org mailing list",
-                        x, y += fh);
-        g.drawString("If  you use Jalview, please cite:", x, y += fh + 8);
-        g
-                .drawString(
-                        "\"Clamp, M., Cuff, J., Searle, S. M. and Barton, G. J. (2004), The Jalview Java Alignment Editor\"",
-                        x, y += fh);
-        g.drawString("Bioinformatics,  2004 20;426-7.", x, y += fh);
-      }
-    }
-
-    String version = "test";
-    java.net.URL url = getClass().getResource("/.build_properties");
-    if (url != null)
-    {
-      try
-      {
-        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
-                url.openStream()));
-        String line;
-        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
-        {
-          if (line.indexOf("VERSION") > -1)
-          {
-            version = line.substring(line.indexOf("=") + 1);
-          }
-        }
-      } catch (Exception ex)
-      {
-        ex.printStackTrace();
+        g.drawString(MessageManager.getString("label.jalview_authors_1"),
+                x, y += fh * 1.5);
+        g.drawString(MessageManager.getString("label.jalview_authors_2"),
+                x + 50, y += fh + 8);
+        g.drawString(
+                MessageManager.getString("label.jalview_dev_managers"), x,
+                y += fh);
+        g.drawString(MessageManager
+                .getString("label.jalview_distribution_lists"), x, y += fh);
+        g.drawString(MessageManager.getString("label.jalview_please_cite"),
+                x, y += fh + 8);
+        g.drawString(
+                MessageManager.getString("label.jalview_cite_1_authors"),
+                x, y += fh);
+        g.drawString(
+                MessageManager.getString("label.jalview_cite_1_title"), x,
+                y += fh);
+        g.drawString(MessageManager.getString("label.jalview_cite_1_ref"),
+                x, y += fh);
       }
     }
 
     Frame frame = new Frame();
-    frame.add(new AboutPanel(version));
-    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame, "Jalview", 580, 220);
+    frame.add(new AboutPanel(JalviewLite.getVersion(), JalviewLite
+            .getBuildDate()));
+    jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(frame,
+            MessageManager.getString("label.jalview"), 580, 220);
 
   }
 
@@ -2381,28 +3017,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     }
     else
     {
-      try
-      {
-        if (url.indexOf(":")==-1)
-        {
-          // TODO: verify (Bas Vroling bug) prepend codebase or server URL to form valid URL
-          if (url.indexOf("/")==0)
-          {
-            String codebase = viewport.applet.getCodeBase().toString();
-            url = codebase.substring(0,codebase.length()-viewport.applet.getCodeBase().getFile().length())+url;
-          } else {
-            url = viewport.applet.getCodeBase()+url;
-          }
-          System.out.println("Show url (prepended codebase): " + url);
-        } else {
-          System.out.println("Show url: " + url);
-        }
-        viewport.applet.getAppletContext().showDocument(
-                new java.net.URL(url), target);
-      } catch (Exception ex)
-      {
-        ex.printStackTrace();
-      }
+      viewport.applet.showURL(url, target);
     }
   }
 
@@ -2411,33 +3026,34 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   MenuBar alignFrameMenuBar = new MenuBar();
 
-  Menu fileMenu = new Menu("File");
-
-  MenuItem loadApplication = new MenuItem("View in Full Application");
-
-  MenuItem loadTree = new MenuItem("Load Associated Tree ...");
-
-  MenuItem loadAnnotations = new MenuItem("Load Features/Annotations ...");
-
-  MenuItem outputFeatures = new MenuItem("Export Features ...");
+  Menu fileMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.file"));
 
-  MenuItem outputAnnotations = new MenuItem("Export Annotations ...");
+  MenuItem loadApplication = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("label.view_full_application"));
 
-  MenuItem closeMenuItem = new MenuItem("Close");
+  MenuItem loadTree = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("label.load_associated_tree"));
 
-  Menu editMenu = new Menu("Edit");
+  MenuItem loadAnnotations = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("label.load_features_annotations"));
 
-  Menu viewMenu = new Menu("View");
+  MenuItem outputFeatures = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("label.export_features"));
 
-  Menu colourMenu = new Menu("Colour");
+  MenuItem outputAnnotations = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("label.export_annotations"));
 
-  Menu calculateMenu = new Menu("Calculate");
+  MenuItem closeMenuItem = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("action.close"));
 
-  MenuItem selectAllSequenceMenuItem = new MenuItem("Select all");
+  MenuItem selectAllSequenceMenuItem = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("action.select_all"));
 
-  MenuItem deselectAllSequenceMenuItem = new MenuItem("Deselect All");
+  MenuItem deselectAllSequenceMenuItem = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("action.deselect_all"));
 
-  MenuItem invertSequenceMenuItem = new MenuItem("Invert Selection");
+  MenuItem invertSequenceMenuItem = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("action.invert_selection"));
 
   MenuItem remove2LeftMenuItem = new MenuItem();
 
@@ -2455,6 +3071,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   MenuItem sortIDMenuItem = new MenuItem();
 
+  MenuItem sortLengthMenuItem = new MenuItem();
+
   MenuItem sortGroupMenuItem = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem removeRedundancyMenuItem = new MenuItem();
@@ -2471,8 +3089,6 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   public Label statusBar = new Label();
 
-  Menu outputTextboxMenu = new Menu();
-
   MenuItem clustalColour = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem zappoColour = new MenuItem();
@@ -2489,12 +3105,20 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   MenuItem buriedColour = new MenuItem();
 
+  MenuItem purinePyrimidineColour = new MenuItem();
+
+  // MenuItem RNAInteractionColour = new MenuItem();
+
+  MenuItem RNAHelixColour = new MenuItem();
+
   MenuItem userDefinedColour = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem PIDColour = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem BLOSUM62Colour = new MenuItem();
 
+  MenuItem tcoffeeColour = new MenuItem();
+
   MenuItem njTreeBlosumMenuItem = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem avDistanceTreeBlosumMenuItem = new MenuItem();
@@ -2503,7 +3127,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   CheckboxMenuItem colourTextMenuItem = new CheckboxMenuItem();
 
-  MenuItem alProperties = new MenuItem("Alignment Properties...");
+  CheckboxMenuItem displayNonconservedMenuItem = new CheckboxMenuItem();
+
+  MenuItem alProperties = new MenuItem(
+          MessageManager.getString("label.alignment_props"));
 
   MenuItem overviewMenuItem = new MenuItem();
 
@@ -2527,6 +3154,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   MenuItem deleteGroups = new MenuItem();
 
+  MenuItem grpsFromSelection = new MenuItem();
+
+  MenuItem createGroup = new MenuItem();
+
+  MenuItem unGroup = new MenuItem();
+
   MenuItem delete = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem copy = new MenuItem();
@@ -2553,19 +3186,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   MenuItem modifyConservation = new MenuItem();
 
-  CheckboxMenuItem autoCalculate = new CheckboxMenuItem(
-          "Autocalculate Consensus", true);
+  CheckboxMenuItem autoCalculate = null;
 
-  Menu sortByTreeMenu = new Menu();
+  CheckboxMenuItem sortByTree = new CheckboxMenuItem(
+          "Sort Alignment With New Tree", true);
 
-  Menu sort = new Menu();
-
-  Menu calculate = new Menu();
+  Menu sortByTreeMenu = new Menu();
 
   MenuItem inputText = new MenuItem();
 
-  Menu helpMenu = new Menu();
-
   MenuItem documentation = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem about = new MenuItem();
@@ -2576,22 +3205,44 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
 
   CheckboxMenuItem followMouseOverFlag = new CheckboxMenuItem();
 
+  CheckboxMenuItem showSequenceLogo = new CheckboxMenuItem();
+
+  CheckboxMenuItem applyAutoAnnotationSettings = new CheckboxMenuItem();
+
+  CheckboxMenuItem showConsensusHistogram = new CheckboxMenuItem();
+
+  CheckboxMenuItem showGroupConsensus = new CheckboxMenuItem();
+
+  CheckboxMenuItem showGroupConservation = new CheckboxMenuItem();
+
+  CheckboxMenuItem normSequenceLogo = new CheckboxMenuItem();
+
+  /**
+   * Initialise menus and other items
+   * 
+   * @throws Exception
+   */
   private void jbInit() throws Exception
   {
-
     setMenuBar(alignFrameMenuBar);
 
-    MenuItem item;
-
-    // dynamically fill save as menu with available formats
+    /*
+     * Configure File menu items and actions
+     */
+    inputText
+            .setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.input_from_textbox"));
+    inputText.addActionListener(this);
+    Menu outputTextboxMenu = new Menu(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.out_to_textbox"));
     for (int i = 0; i < jalview.io.AppletFormatAdapter.WRITEABLE_FORMATS.length; i++)
     {
 
-      item = new MenuItem(
+      MenuItem item = new MenuItem(
               jalview.io.AppletFormatAdapter.WRITEABLE_FORMATS[i]);
 
       item.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
       {
+        @Override
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
         {
           outputText_actionPerformed(e);
@@ -2602,212 +3253,372 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     }
     closeMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
     loadApplication.addActionListener(this);
-
     loadTree.addActionListener(this);
     loadAnnotations.addActionListener(this);
     outputFeatures.addActionListener(this);
     outputAnnotations.addActionListener(this);
-    selectAllSequenceMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    deselectAllSequenceMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    invertSequenceMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    remove2LeftMenuItem.setLabel("Remove Left");
+
+    /*
+     * Configure Edit menu items and actions
+     */
+    undoMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
+    undoMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.undo"));
+    undoMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    redoMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
+    redoMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.redo"));
+    redoMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    copy.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.copy"));
+    copy.addActionListener(this);
+    cut.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.cut"));
+    cut.addActionListener(this);
+    delete.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.delete"));
+    delete.addActionListener(this);
+    pasteMenu.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.paste"));
+    pasteNew.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.to_new_alignment"));
+    pasteNew.addActionListener(this);
+    pasteThis.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.to_this_alignment"));
+    pasteThis.addActionListener(this);
+    remove2LeftMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.remove_left"));
     remove2LeftMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    remove2RightMenuItem.setLabel("Remove Right");
+    remove2RightMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.remove_right"));
     remove2RightMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    removeGappedColumnMenuItem.setLabel("Remove Empty Columns");
+    removeGappedColumnMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.remove_empty_columns"));
     removeGappedColumnMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    removeAllGapsMenuItem.setLabel("Remove All Gaps");
+    removeAllGapsMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.remove_all_gaps"));
     removeAllGapsMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    viewBoxesMenuItem.setLabel("Boxes");
+    removeRedundancyMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.remove_redundancy"));
+    removeRedundancyMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+
+    /*
+     * Configure Select menu items and actions
+     */
+    findMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.find"));
+    findMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    selectAllSequenceMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    deselectAllSequenceMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    invertSequenceMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.invert_sequence_selection"));
+    invertSequenceMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    invertColSel.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.invert_column_selection"));
+    invertColSel.addActionListener(this);
+    deleteGroups.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.undefine_groups"));
+    deleteGroups.addActionListener(this);
+    grpsFromSelection.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.make_groups_selection"));
+    grpsFromSelection.addActionListener(this);
+    createGroup.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.create_group"));
+    unGroup.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.remove_group"));
+    annotationColumnSelection.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.select_by_annotation"));
+    annotationColumnSelection.addActionListener(this);
+
+    /*
+     * Configure View menu items and actions
+     */
+    newView.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.new_view"));
+    newView.addActionListener(this);
+    Menu showMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.show"));
+    showColumns.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.all_columns"));
+    showSeqs.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.all_sequences"));
+    Menu hideMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.hide"));
+    hideColumns
+            .setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.selected_columns"));
+    hideSequences.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.selected_sequences"));
+    hideAllButSelection.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.all_but_selected_region"));
+    hideAllSelection.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.selected_region"));
+    showAllHidden.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.all_sequences_columns"));
+    showColumns.addActionListener(this);
+    showSeqs.addActionListener(this);
+    hideColumns.addActionListener(this);
+    hideSequences.addActionListener(this);
+    hideAllButSelection.addActionListener(this);
+    hideAllSelection.addActionListener(this);
+    showAllHidden.addActionListener(this);
+    featureSettings.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.feature_settings"));
+    featureSettings.addActionListener(this);
+    sequenceFeatures.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.show_sequence_features"));
+    sequenceFeatures.addItemListener(this);
+    sequenceFeatures.setState(false);
+    followMouseOverFlag.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.automatic_scrolling"));
+    followMouseOverFlag.addItemListener(this);
+    alProperties.addActionListener(this);
+    overviewMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.overview_window"));
+    overviewMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+
+    /*
+     * Configure Annotations menu items and actions
+     */
+    annotationPanelMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.show_annotations"));
+    annotationPanelMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
+    showGroupConsensus.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.group_consensus"));
+    showGroupConservation.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.group_conservation"));
+    showConsensusHistogram.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.show_consensus_histogram"));
+    showSequenceLogo.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.show_consensus_logo"));
+    normSequenceLogo.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.norm_consensus_logo"));
+    applyAutoAnnotationSettings.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.apply_all_groups"));
+    applyAutoAnnotationSettings.setState(true);
+    Menu autoAnnMenu = new Menu(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.autocalculated_annotation"));
+    showGroupConsensus.addItemListener(this);
+    showGroupConservation.addItemListener(this);
+    showConsensusHistogram.addItemListener(this);
+    showSequenceLogo.addItemListener(this);
+    normSequenceLogo.addItemListener(this);
+    applyAutoAnnotationSettings.addItemListener(this);
+    showAlignmentAnnotations = new CheckboxMenuItem(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.show_all_al_annotations"));
+    showSequenceAnnotations = new CheckboxMenuItem(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.show_all_seq_annotations"));
+    sortAnnBySequence = new CheckboxMenuItem(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.sort_annotations_by_sequence"));
+    sortAnnByLabel = new CheckboxMenuItem(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.sort_annotations_by_label"));
+    showAutoFirst = new CheckboxMenuItem(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.show_first"));
+    showAutoFirst.setState(false); // pending applet parameter
+    setShowAutoCalculatedAbove(showAutoFirst.getState());
+    showAutoLast = new CheckboxMenuItem(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.show_last"));
+    showAutoLast.setState(!showAutoFirst.getState());
+    showAlignmentAnnotations.addItemListener(this);
+    showSequenceAnnotations.addItemListener(this);
+    sortAnnBySequence.addItemListener(this);
+    sortAnnByLabel.addItemListener(this);
+    showAutoFirst.addItemListener(this);
+    showAutoLast.addItemListener(this);
+
+    /*
+     * Configure Format menu items and actions
+     */
+    font.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.font"));
+    font.addActionListener(this);
+    scaleAbove.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.scale_above"));
+    scaleAbove.setState(true);
+    scaleAbove.setEnabled(false);
+    scaleAbove.addItemListener(this);
+    scaleLeft.setEnabled(false);
+    scaleLeft.setState(true);
+    scaleLeft.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.scale_left"));
+    scaleLeft.addItemListener(this);
+    scaleRight.setEnabled(false);
+    scaleRight.setState(true);
+    scaleRight.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.scale_right"));
+    scaleRight.addItemListener(this);
+    viewBoxesMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.boxes"));
     viewBoxesMenuItem.setState(true);
     viewBoxesMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
-    viewTextMenuItem.setLabel("Text");
+    viewTextMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.text"));
     viewTextMenuItem.setState(true);
     viewTextMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
-    sortPairwiseMenuItem.setLabel("by Pairwise Identity");
-    sortPairwiseMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    sortIDMenuItem.setLabel("by ID");
-    sortIDMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    sortGroupMenuItem.setLabel("by Group");
-    sortGroupMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    removeRedundancyMenuItem.setLabel("Remove Redundancy...");
-    removeRedundancyMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    pairwiseAlignmentMenuItem.setLabel("Pairwise Alignments...");
-    pairwiseAlignmentMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    PCAMenuItem.setLabel("Principal Component Analysis");
-    PCAMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    averageDistanceTreeMenuItem
-            .setLabel("Average Distance Using % Identity");
-    averageDistanceTreeMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    neighbourTreeMenuItem.setLabel("Neighbour Joining Using % Identity");
-    neighbourTreeMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    statusBar.setBackground(Color.white);
-    statusBar.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Verdana", 0, 11));
-    statusBar.setText("Status bar");
-    outputTextboxMenu.setLabel("Output to Textbox");
-    clustalColour.setLabel("Clustalx");
+    colourTextMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.colour_text"));
+    colourTextMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
+    displayNonconservedMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.show_non_conversed"));
+    displayNonconservedMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
+    wrapMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.wrap"));
+    wrapMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
+    renderGapsMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.show_gaps"));
+    renderGapsMenuItem.setState(true);
+    renderGapsMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
+    centreColumnLabelFlag.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.centre_column_labels"));
+    centreColumnLabelFlag.addItemListener(this);
+    seqLimits.setState(true);
+    seqLimits.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.show_sequence_limits"));
+    seqLimits.addItemListener(this);
 
+    /*
+     * Configure Colour menu items and actions
+     */
+    applyToAllGroups.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.apply_colour_to_all_groups"));
+    applyToAllGroups.setState(true);
+    applyToAllGroups.addItemListener(this);
+    clustalColour.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.clustalx"));
     clustalColour.addActionListener(this);
-    zappoColour.setLabel("Zappo");
+    zappoColour.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.zappo"));
     zappoColour.addActionListener(this);
-    taylorColour.setLabel("Taylor");
+    taylorColour.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.taylor"));
     taylorColour.addActionListener(this);
-    hydrophobicityColour.setLabel("Hydrophobicity");
+    hydrophobicityColour.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.hydrophobicity"));
     hydrophobicityColour.addActionListener(this);
-    helixColour.setLabel("Helix Propensity");
+    helixColour
+            .setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.helix_propensity"));
     helixColour.addActionListener(this);
-    strandColour.setLabel("Strand Propensity");
+    strandColour.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.strand_propensity"));
     strandColour.addActionListener(this);
-    turnColour.setLabel("Turn Propensity");
+    turnColour.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.turn_propensity"));
     turnColour.addActionListener(this);
-    buriedColour.setLabel("Buried Index");
+    buriedColour.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.buried_index"));
     buriedColour.addActionListener(this);
-    userDefinedColour.setLabel("User Defined...");
+    purinePyrimidineColour.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.purine_pyrimidine"));
+    purinePyrimidineColour.addActionListener(this);
+    // RNAInteractionColour.setLabel(MessageManager
+    // .getString("label.rna_interaction"));
+    // RNAInteractionColour.addActionListener(this);
+    RNAHelixColour.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.by_rna_helixes"));
+    RNAHelixColour.addActionListener(this);
+    userDefinedColour.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.user_defined"));
     userDefinedColour.addActionListener(this);
-    PIDColour.setLabel("Percentage Identity");
+    PIDColour.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.percentage_identity"));
     PIDColour.addActionListener(this);
-    BLOSUM62Colour.setLabel("BLOSUM62 Score");
+    BLOSUM62Colour.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.blosum62_score"));
     BLOSUM62Colour.addActionListener(this);
-    avDistanceTreeBlosumMenuItem
-            .setLabel("Average Distance Using BLOSUM62");
-    avDistanceTreeBlosumMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    njTreeBlosumMenuItem.setLabel("Neighbour Joining Using BLOSUM62");
-    njTreeBlosumMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    annotationPanelMenuItem.setLabel("Show Annotations");
-    annotationPanelMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
-    colourTextMenuItem.setLabel("Colour Text");
-    colourTextMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
-    alProperties.addActionListener(this);
-    overviewMenuItem.setLabel("Overview Window");
-    overviewMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    undoMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
-    undoMenuItem.setLabel("Undo");
-    undoMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    redoMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
-    redoMenuItem.setLabel("Redo");
-    redoMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    conservationMenuItem.setLabel("by Conservation");
+    tcoffeeColour
+            .setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.tcoffee_scores"));
+    // it will be enabled only if a score file is provided
+    tcoffeeColour.setEnabled(false);
+    tcoffeeColour.addActionListener(this);
+    conservationMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.by_conservation"));
     conservationMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
-    noColourmenuItem.setLabel("None");
+    noColourmenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.none"));
     noColourmenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    wrapMenuItem.setLabel("Wrap");
-    wrapMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
-    renderGapsMenuItem.setLabel("Show Gaps");
-    renderGapsMenuItem.setState(true);
-    renderGapsMenuItem.addItemListener(this);
-    findMenuItem.setLabel("Find...");
-    findMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
-    abovePIDThreshold.setLabel("Above Identity Threshold");
+    abovePIDThreshold.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.above_identity_threshold"));
     abovePIDThreshold.addItemListener(this);
-    nucleotideColour.setLabel("Nucleotide");
+    nucleotideColour.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.nucleotide"));
     nucleotideColour.addActionListener(this);
-    deleteGroups.setLabel("Undefine Groups");
-    deleteGroups.addActionListener(this);
-    copy.setLabel("Copy");
-    copy.addActionListener(this);
-    cut.setLabel("Cut");
-    cut.addActionListener(this);
-    delete.setLabel("Delete");
-    delete.addActionListener(this);
-    pasteMenu.setLabel("Paste");
-    pasteNew.setLabel("To New Alignment");
-    pasteNew.addActionListener(this);
-    pasteThis.setLabel("Add To This Alignment");
-    pasteThis.addActionListener(this);
-    applyToAllGroups.setLabel("Apply Colour To All Groups");
-    applyToAllGroups.setState(true);
-    applyToAllGroups.addItemListener(this);
-    font.setLabel("Font...");
-    font.addActionListener(this);
-    scaleAbove.setLabel("Scale Above");
-    scaleAbove.setState(true);
-    scaleAbove.setEnabled(false);
-    scaleAbove.addItemListener(this);
-    scaleLeft.setEnabled(false);
-    scaleLeft.setState(true);
-    scaleLeft.setLabel("Scale Left");
-    scaleLeft.addItemListener(this);
-    scaleRight.setEnabled(false);
-    scaleRight.setState(true);
-    scaleRight.setLabel("Scale Right");
-    scaleRight.addItemListener(this);
-    modifyPID.setLabel("Modify Identity Threshold...");
+    modifyPID.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.modify_identity_threshold"));
     modifyPID.addActionListener(this);
-    modifyConservation.setLabel("Modify Conservation Threshold...");
+    modifyConservation.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.modify_conservation_threshold"));
     modifyConservation.addActionListener(this);
-    sortByTreeMenu.setLabel("By Tree Order");
-    sort.setLabel("Sort");
-    calculate.setLabel("Calculate Tree");
+    annotationColour.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.by_annotation"));
+    annotationColour.addActionListener(this);
+
+    /*
+     * Configure Calculate menu items and actions
+     */
+    sortPairwiseMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.by_pairwise_id"));
+    sortPairwiseMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    sortIDMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.by_id"));
+    sortIDMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    sortLengthMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.by_length"));
+    sortLengthMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    sortGroupMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("action.by_group"));
+    sortGroupMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    pairwiseAlignmentMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.pairwise_alignment"));
+    pairwiseAlignmentMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    PCAMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.principal_component_analysis"));
+    PCAMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    autoCalculate = new CheckboxMenuItem(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.autocalculate_consensus"), true);
+    averageDistanceTreeMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.average_distance_identity"));
+    averageDistanceTreeMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    neighbourTreeMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.neighbour_joining_identity"));
+    neighbourTreeMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    avDistanceTreeBlosumMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.average_distance_bloslum62"));
+    avDistanceTreeBlosumMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    njTreeBlosumMenuItem.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.neighbour_blosum62"));
+    njTreeBlosumMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
+    sortByTreeMenu.setLabel(MessageManager
+            .getString("action.by_tree_order"));
+    Menu sortMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.sort"));
+    Menu calculateTreeMenu = new Menu(
+            MessageManager.getString("action.calculate_tree"));
     autoCalculate.addItemListener(this);
-    inputText.setLabel("Input from textbox");
-    inputText.addActionListener(this);
-    centreColumnLabelFlag.setLabel("Centre column labels");
-    centreColumnLabelFlag.addItemListener(this);
-    followMouseOverFlag.setLabel("Automatic Scrolling");
-    followMouseOverFlag.addItemListener(this);
-    helpMenu.setLabel("Help");
-    documentation.setLabel("Documentation");
-    documentation.addActionListener(this);
+    sortByTree.addItemListener(this);
 
-    about.setLabel("About...");
+    /*
+     * Configure Help menu items and actions
+     */
+    Menu helpMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.help"));
+    documentation.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.documentation"));
+    documentation.addActionListener(this);
+    about.setLabel(MessageManager.getString("label.about"));
     about.addActionListener(this);
-    seqLimits.setState(true);
-    seqLimits.setLabel("Show Sequence Limits");
-    seqLimits.addItemListener(this);
-    featureSettings.setLabel("Feature Settings...");
-    featureSettings.addActionListener(this);
-    sequenceFeatures.setLabel("Sequence Features");
-    sequenceFeatures.addItemListener(this);
-    sequenceFeatures.setState(false);
-    annotationColour.setLabel("by Annotation...");
-    annotationColour.addActionListener(this);
-    invertSequenceMenuItem.setLabel("Invert Sequence Selection");
-    invertColSel.setLabel("Invert Column Selection");
-    menu1.setLabel("Show");
-    showColumns.setLabel("All Columns ");
-    showSeqs.setLabel("All Sequences");
-    menu2.setLabel("Hide");
-    hideColumns.setLabel("Selected Columns");
-    hideSequences.setLabel("Selected Sequences");
-    invertColSel.addActionListener(this);
-    showColumns.addActionListener(this);
-    showSeqs.addActionListener(this);
-    hideColumns.addActionListener(this);
-    hideSequences.addActionListener(this);
-    formatMenu.setLabel("Format");
-    selectMenu.setLabel("Select");
-    newView.setLabel("New View");
-    newView.addActionListener(this);
+
+    /*
+     * Add top level menus to frame
+     */
     alignFrameMenuBar.add(fileMenu);
+    Menu editMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.edit"));
     alignFrameMenuBar.add(editMenu);
+    Menu selectMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.select"));
     alignFrameMenuBar.add(selectMenu);
+    Menu viewMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.view"));
     alignFrameMenuBar.add(viewMenu);
+    Menu annotationsMenu = new Menu(
+            MessageManager.getString("action.annotations"));
+    alignFrameMenuBar.add(annotationsMenu);
+    Menu formatMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.format"));
     alignFrameMenuBar.add(formatMenu);
+    Menu colourMenu = new Menu(MessageManager.getString("action.colour"));
     alignFrameMenuBar.add(colourMenu);
+    Menu calculateMenu = new Menu(
+            MessageManager.getString("action.calculate"));
     alignFrameMenuBar.add(calculateMenu);
     alignFrameMenuBar.add(helpMenu);
 
+    /*
+     * File menu
+     */
     fileMenu.add(inputText);
     fileMenu.add(loadTree);
     fileMenu.add(loadAnnotations);
-
     fileMenu.addSeparator();
     fileMenu.add(outputTextboxMenu);
     fileMenu.add(outputFeatures);
     fileMenu.add(outputAnnotations);
-
     if (jalviewServletURL != null)
     {
       fileMenu.add(loadApplication);
     }
-
     fileMenu.addSeparator();
     fileMenu.add(closeMenuItem);
 
+    /*
+     * Edit menu
+     */
     editMenu.add(undoMenuItem);
     editMenu.add(redoMenuItem);
     editMenu.add(cut);
     editMenu.add(copy);
+    pasteMenu.add(pasteNew);
+    pasteMenu.add(pasteThis);
     editMenu.add(pasteMenu);
     editMenu.add(delete);
     editMenu.addSeparator();
@@ -2816,13 +3627,38 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     editMenu.add(removeGappedColumnMenuItem);
     editMenu.add(removeAllGapsMenuItem);
     editMenu.add(removeRedundancyMenuItem);
+
+    /*
+     * Select menu
+     */
+    selectMenu.add(findMenuItem);
+    selectMenu.addSeparator();
+    selectMenu.add(selectAllSequenceMenuItem);
+    selectMenu.add(deselectAllSequenceMenuItem);
+    selectMenu.add(invertSequenceMenuItem);
+    selectMenu.add(invertColSel);
+    selectMenu.add(createGroup);
+    selectMenu.add(unGroup);
+    selectMenu.add(grpsFromSelection);
+    selectMenu.add(deleteGroups);
+    selectMenu.add(annotationColumnSelection);
+
+    /*
+     * View menu
+     */
     viewMenu.add(newView);
     viewMenu.addSeparator();
-    viewMenu.add(menu1);
-    viewMenu.add(menu2);
+    showMenu.add(showColumns);
+    showMenu.add(showSeqs);
+    showMenu.add(showAllHidden);
+    viewMenu.add(showMenu);
+    hideMenu.add(hideColumns);
+    hideMenu.add(hideSequences);
+    hideMenu.add(hideAllSelection);
+    hideMenu.add(hideAllButSelection);
+    viewMenu.add(hideMenu);
     viewMenu.addSeparator();
     viewMenu.add(followMouseOverFlag);
-    viewMenu.add(annotationPanelMenuItem);
     viewMenu.addSeparator();
     viewMenu.add(sequenceFeatures);
     viewMenu.add(featureSettings);
@@ -2830,6 +3666,48 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     viewMenu.add(alProperties);
     viewMenu.addSeparator();
     viewMenu.add(overviewMenuItem);
+
+    /*
+     * Annotations menu
+     */
+    annotationsMenu.add(annotationPanelMenuItem);
+    annotationsMenu.addSeparator();
+    annotationsMenu.add(showAlignmentAnnotations);
+    annotationsMenu.add(showSequenceAnnotations);
+    annotationsMenu.add(sortAnnBySequence);
+    annotationsMenu.add(sortAnnByLabel);
+    annotationsMenu.addSeparator();
+    autoAnnMenu.add(showAutoFirst);
+    autoAnnMenu.add(showAutoLast);
+    autoAnnMenu.addSeparator();
+    autoAnnMenu.add(applyAutoAnnotationSettings);
+    autoAnnMenu.add(showConsensusHistogram);
+    autoAnnMenu.add(showSequenceLogo);
+    autoAnnMenu.add(normSequenceLogo);
+    autoAnnMenu.addSeparator();
+    autoAnnMenu.add(showGroupConservation);
+    autoAnnMenu.add(showGroupConsensus);
+    annotationsMenu.add(autoAnnMenu);
+
+    /*
+     * Format menu
+     */
+    formatMenu.add(font);
+    formatMenu.add(seqLimits);
+    formatMenu.add(wrapMenuItem);
+    formatMenu.add(scaleAbove);
+    formatMenu.add(scaleLeft);
+    formatMenu.add(scaleRight);
+    formatMenu.add(viewBoxesMenuItem);
+    formatMenu.add(viewTextMenuItem);
+    formatMenu.add(colourTextMenuItem);
+    formatMenu.add(displayNonconservedMenuItem);
+    formatMenu.add(renderGapsMenuItem);
+    formatMenu.add(centreColumnLabelFlag);
+
+    /*
+     * Colour menu
+     */
     colourMenu.add(applyToAllGroups);
     colourMenu.addSeparator();
     colourMenu.add(noColourmenuItem);
@@ -2844,6 +3722,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     colourMenu.add(turnColour);
     colourMenu.add(buriedColour);
     colourMenu.add(nucleotideColour);
+    colourMenu.add(purinePyrimidineColour);
+    // colourMenu.add(RNAInteractionColour);
+    colourMenu.add(tcoffeeColour);
     colourMenu.add(userDefinedColour);
     colourMenu.addSeparator();
     colourMenu.add(conservationMenuItem);
@@ -2851,105 +3732,103 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
     colourMenu.add(abovePIDThreshold);
     colourMenu.add(modifyPID);
     colourMenu.add(annotationColour);
-    calculateMenu.add(sort);
-    calculateMenu.add(calculate);
+    colourMenu.add(RNAHelixColour);
+
+    /*
+     * Calculate menu
+     */
+    sortMenu.add(sortIDMenuItem);
+    sortMenu.add(sortLengthMenuItem);
+    sortMenu.add(sortByTreeMenu);
+    sortMenu.add(sortGroupMenuItem);
+    sortMenu.add(sortPairwiseMenuItem);
+    calculateMenu.add(sortMenu);
+    calculateTreeMenu.add(averageDistanceTreeMenuItem);
+    calculateTreeMenu.add(neighbourTreeMenuItem);
+    calculateTreeMenu.add(avDistanceTreeBlosumMenuItem);
+    calculateTreeMenu.add(njTreeBlosumMenuItem);
+    calculateMenu.add(calculateTreeMenu);
     calculateMenu.addSeparator();
     calculateMenu.add(pairwiseAlignmentMenuItem);
     calculateMenu.add(PCAMenuItem);
     calculateMenu.add(autoCalculate);
-    this.add(statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
-    pasteMenu.add(pasteNew);
-    pasteMenu.add(pasteThis);
-    sort.add(sortIDMenuItem);
-    sort.add(sortByTreeMenu);
-    sort.add(sortGroupMenuItem);
-    sort.add(sortPairwiseMenuItem);
-    calculate.add(averageDistanceTreeMenuItem);
-    calculate.add(neighbourTreeMenuItem);
-    calculate.add(avDistanceTreeBlosumMenuItem);
-    calculate.add(njTreeBlosumMenuItem);
+    calculateMenu.add(sortByTree);
+
+    /*
+     * Help menu
+     */
     helpMenu.add(documentation);
     helpMenu.add(about);
-    menu1.add(showColumns);
-    menu1.add(showSeqs);
-    menu2.add(hideColumns);
-    menu2.add(hideSequences);
-    formatMenu.add(font);
-    formatMenu.add(seqLimits);
-    formatMenu.add(wrapMenuItem);
-    formatMenu.add(scaleAbove);
-    formatMenu.add(scaleLeft);
-    formatMenu.add(scaleRight);
-    formatMenu.add(viewBoxesMenuItem);
-    formatMenu.add(viewTextMenuItem);
-    formatMenu.add(colourTextMenuItem);
-    formatMenu.add(renderGapsMenuItem);
-    formatMenu.add(centreColumnLabelFlag);
-    selectMenu.add(findMenuItem);
-    selectMenu.addSeparator();
-    selectMenu.add(selectAllSequenceMenuItem);
-    selectMenu.add(deselectAllSequenceMenuItem);
-    selectMenu.add(invertSequenceMenuItem);
-    selectMenu.add(invertColSel);
-    selectMenu.add(deleteGroups);
+
+    /*
+     * Status bar
+     */
+    statusBar.setBackground(Color.white);
+    statusBar.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Verdana", 0, 11));
+    statusBar.setText(MessageManager.getString("label.status_bar"));
+    this.add(statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setStatus(String string)
+  {
+    statusBar.setText(string);
+  };
+
   MenuItem featureSettings = new MenuItem();
 
   CheckboxMenuItem sequenceFeatures = new CheckboxMenuItem();
 
   MenuItem annotationColour = new MenuItem();
 
-  MenuItem invertColSel = new MenuItem();
+  MenuItem annotationColumnSelection = new MenuItem();
 
-  Menu menu1 = new Menu();
+  MenuItem invertColSel = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem showColumns = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem showSeqs = new MenuItem();
 
-  Menu menu2 = new Menu();
-
   MenuItem hideColumns = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem hideSequences = new MenuItem();
 
-  Menu formatMenu = new Menu();
+  MenuItem hideAllButSelection = new MenuItem();
 
-  Menu selectMenu = new Menu();
+  MenuItem hideAllSelection = new MenuItem();
+
+  MenuItem showAllHidden = new MenuItem();
 
   MenuItem newView = new MenuItem();
 
+  private CheckboxMenuItem showAlignmentAnnotations;
+
+  private CheckboxMenuItem showSequenceAnnotations;
+
+  private CheckboxMenuItem sortAnnBySequence;
+
+  private CheckboxMenuItem sortAnnByLabel;
+
+  private CheckboxMenuItem showAutoFirst;
+
+  private CheckboxMenuItem showAutoLast;
+
+  private SplitFrame splitFrame;
+
   /**
    * Attach the alignFrame panels after embedding menus, if necessary. This used
    * to be called setEmbedded, but is now creates the dropdown menus in a
    * platform independent manner to avoid OSX/Mac menu appendage daftness.
    * 
    * @param reallyEmbedded
-   *                true to attach the view to the applet area on the page
-   *                rather than in a new window
+   *          true to attach the view to the applet area on the page rather than
+   *          in a new window
    */
-  public void createAlignFrameWindow(boolean reallyEmbedded, String title)
+  public void createAlignFrameWindow(boolean reallyEmbedded)
   {
     if (reallyEmbedded)
     {
-      // ////
-      // Explicly build the embedded menu panel for the on-page applet
-      //
-      // view cannot be closed if its actually on the page
-      fileMenu.remove(closeMenuItem);
-      fileMenu.remove(3); // Remove Seperator
-      embeddedMenu = makeEmbeddedPopupMenu(alignFrameMenuBar, "Arial",
-              Font.PLAIN, 10, false); // use our own fonts.
-      // and actually add the components to the applet area
-      viewport.applet.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
-      viewport.applet.add(embeddedMenu, BorderLayout.NORTH);
-      viewport.applet.add(statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
-      alignPanel.setSize(viewport.applet.getSize().width, viewport.applet
-              .getSize().height
-              - embeddedMenu.HEIGHT - statusBar.HEIGHT);
-      viewport.applet.add(alignPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
-      viewport.applet.validate();
+      embedAlignFrameInApplet(viewport.applet);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -2958,15 +3837,442 @@ public class AlignFrame extends EmbmenuFrame implements ActionListener,
       //
       if (embedMenuIfNeeded(alignPanel))
       {
-        // adjust for status bar height too
-        alignPanel.setSize(getSize().width, getSize().height
-                - statusBar.HEIGHT);
+        /*
+         * adjust for status bar height too. ? pointless as overridden by layout
+         * manager
+         */
+        alignPanel.setSize(getSize().width,
+                getSize().height - statusBar.getHeight());
       }
       add(statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
       add(alignPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       // and register with the applet so it can pass external API calls to us
-      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(this, title, DEFAULT_WIDTH,
-              DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+      jalview.bin.JalviewLite.addFrame(this, this.getTitle(), frameWidth,
+              frameHeight);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add the components of this AlignFrame to the applet container.
+   * 
+   * @param theApplet
+   */
+  public void embedAlignFrameInApplet(final JalviewLite theApplet)
+  {
+    // ////
+    // Explicitly build the embedded menu panel for the on-page applet
+    //
+    // view cannot be closed if its actually on the page
+    fileMenu.remove(closeMenuItem);
+    fileMenu.remove(3); // Remove Separator
+    // construct embedded menu, using default font
+    embeddedMenu = makeEmbeddedPopupMenu(alignFrameMenuBar, false, false);
+    // and actually add the components to the applet area
+    theApplet.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
+    theApplet.add(embeddedMenu, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+    theApplet.add(statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+    // TODO should size be left to the layout manager?
+    alignPanel.setSize(theApplet.getSize().width,
+            theApplet.getSize().height - embeddedMenu.getHeight()
+                    - statusBar.getHeight());
+    theApplet.add(alignPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+    final AlignFrame me = this;
+    theApplet.addFocusListener(new FocusListener()
+    {
+
+      @Override
+      public void focusLost(FocusEvent e)
+      {
+        if (theApplet.currentAlignFrame == me)
+        {
+          theApplet.currentAlignFrame = null;
+        }
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public void focusGained(FocusEvent e)
+      {
+        theApplet.currentAlignFrame = me;
+      }
+    });
+    theApplet.validate();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * create a new binding between structures in an existing jmol viewer instance
+   * and an alignpanel with sequences that have existing PDBFile entries. Note,
+   * this does not open a new Jmol window, or modify the display of the
+   * structures in the original jmol window. Note This method doesn't work
+   * without an additional javascript library to exchange messages between the
+   * distinct applets. See http://issues.jalview.org/browse/JAL-621
+   * 
+   * @param viewer
+   *          JmolViewer instance
+   * @param sequenceIds
+   *          - sequence Ids to search for associations
+   */
+  public SequenceStructureBinding addStructureViewInstance(
+          Object jmolviewer, String[] sequenceIds)
+  {
+    Viewer viewer = null;
+    try
+    {
+      viewer = (Viewer) jmolviewer;
+    } catch (ClassCastException ex)
+    {
+      System.err.println("Unsupported viewer object :"
+              + jmolviewer.getClass());
+    }
+    if (viewer == null)
+    {
+      System.err.println("Can't use this object as a structure viewer:"
+              + jmolviewer.getClass());
+      return null;
+    }
+    SequenceI[] seqs = null;
+    if (sequenceIds == null || sequenceIds.length == 0)
+    {
+      seqs = viewport.getAlignment().getSequencesArray();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      Vector sqi = new Vector();
+      AlignmentI al = viewport.getAlignment();
+      for (int sid = 0; sid < sequenceIds.length; sid++)
+      {
+        SequenceI sq = al.findName(sequenceIds[sid]);
+        if (sq != null)
+        {
+          sqi.addElement(sq);
+        }
+      }
+      if (sqi.size() > 0)
+      {
+        seqs = new SequenceI[sqi.size()];
+        for (int sid = 0, sSize = sqi.size(); sid < sSize; sid++)
+        {
+          seqs[sid] = (SequenceI) sqi.elementAt(sid);
+        }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+    AAStructureBindingModel jmv = null;
+    // TODO: search for a jmv that involves viewer
+    if (jmv == null)
+    { // create a new viewer/jalview binding.
+      jmv = new ExtJmol(viewer, alignPanel, new SequenceI[][] { seqs });
+    }
+    return jmv;
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * bind a pdb file to a sequence in the current view
+   * 
+   * @param sequenceId
+   *          - sequenceId within the dataset.
+   * @param pdbEntryString
+   *          - the short name for the PDB file
+   * @param pdbFile
+   *          - pdb file - either a URL or a valid PDB file.
+   * @return true if binding was as success TODO: consider making an exception
+   *         structure for indicating when PDB parsing or sequenceId location
+   *         fails.
+   */
+  public boolean addPdbFile(String sequenceId, String pdbEntryString,
+          String pdbFile)
+  {
+    SequenceI toaddpdb = viewport.getAlignment().findName(sequenceId);
+    boolean needtoadd = false;
+    if (toaddpdb != null)
+    {
+      Vector pdbe = toaddpdb.getAllPDBEntries();
+      PDBEntry pdbentry = null;
+      if (pdbe != null && pdbe.size() > 0)
+      {
+        for (int pe = 0, peSize = pdbe.size(); pe < peSize; pe++)
+        {
+          pdbentry = (PDBEntry) pdbe.elementAt(pe);
+          if (!pdbentry.getId().equals(pdbEntryString)
+                  && !pdbentry.getFile().equals(pdbFile))
+          {
+            pdbentry = null;
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            continue;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (pdbentry == null)
+      {
+        pdbentry = new PDBEntry();
+        pdbentry.setId(pdbEntryString);
+        pdbentry.setFile(pdbFile);
+        needtoadd = true; // add this new entry to sequence.
+      }
+      // resolve data source
+      // TODO: this code should be a refactored to an io package
+      String protocol = AppletFormatAdapter.resolveProtocol(pdbFile, "PDB");
+      if (protocol == null)
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (needtoadd)
+      {
+        pdbentry.setProperty("protocol", protocol);
+        toaddpdb.addPDBId(pdbentry);
+        alignPanel.getStructureSelectionManager()
+                .registerPDBEntry(pdbentry);
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private Object[] cleanSeqChainArrays(SequenceI[] seqs, String[] chains)
+  {
+    if (seqs != null)
+    {
+      Vector sequences = new Vector();
+      for (int i = 0; i < seqs.length; i++)
+      {
+        if (seqs[i] != null)
+        {
+          sequences.addElement(new Object[] { seqs[i],
+              (chains != null) ? chains[i] : null });
+        }
+      }
+      seqs = new SequenceI[sequences.size()];
+      chains = new String[sequences.size()];
+      for (int i = 0, isize = sequences.size(); i < isize; i++)
+      {
+        Object[] oj = (Object[]) sequences.elementAt(i);
+
+        seqs[i] = (SequenceI) oj[0];
+        chains[i] = (String) oj[1];
+      }
+    }
+    return new Object[] { seqs, chains };
+
+  }
+
+  public void newStructureView(JalviewLite applet, PDBEntry pdb,
+          SequenceI[] seqs, String[] chains, String protocol)
+  {
+    // Scrub any null sequences from the array
+    Object[] sqch = cleanSeqChainArrays(seqs, chains);
+    seqs = (SequenceI[]) sqch[0];
+    chains = (String[]) sqch[1];
+    if (seqs == null || seqs.length == 0)
+    {
+      System.err
+              .println("JalviewLite.AlignFrame:newStructureView: No sequence to bind structure to.");
+    }
+    if (protocol == null || protocol.trim().length() == 0
+            || protocol.equals("null"))
+    {
+      protocol = (String) pdb.getProperty("protocol");
+      if (protocol == null)
+      {
+        System.err.println("Couldn't work out protocol to open structure: "
+                + pdb.getId());
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+    if (applet.useXtrnalSviewer)
+    {
+      // register the association(s) and quit, don't create any windows.
+      if (StructureSelectionManager.getStructureSelectionManager(applet)
+              .setMapping(seqs, chains, pdb.getFile(), protocol) == null)
+      {
+        System.err.println("Failed to map " + pdb.getFile() + " ("
+                + protocol + ") to any sequences");
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    if (applet.isAlignPdbStructures() && applet.jmolAvailable)
+    {
+      // can only do alignments with Jmol
+      // find the last jmol window assigned to this alignment
+      jalview.appletgui.AppletJmol ajm = null, tajm;
+      Vector jmols = applet
+              .getAppletWindow(jalview.appletgui.AppletJmol.class);
+      for (int i = 0, iSize = jmols.size(); i < iSize; i++)
+      {
+        tajm = (jalview.appletgui.AppletJmol) jmols.elementAt(i);
+        if (tajm.ap.alignFrame == this)
+        {
+          ajm = tajm;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (ajm != null)
+      {
+        System.err
+                .println("Incremental adding and aligning structure to existing Jmol view not yet implemented.");
+        // try and add the pdb structure
+        // ajm.addS
+        ajm = null;
+      }
+    }
+    // otherwise, create a new window
+    if (applet.jmolAvailable)
+    {
+      new jalview.appletgui.AppletJmol(pdb, seqs, chains, alignPanel,
+              protocol);
+      applet.lastFrameX += 40;
+      applet.lastFrameY += 40;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      new MCview.AppletPDBViewer(pdb, seqs, chains, alignPanel, protocol);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  public void alignedStructureView(JalviewLite applet, PDBEntry[] pdb,
+          SequenceI[][] seqs, String[][] chains, String[] protocols)
+  {
+    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+    System.err.println("Aligned Structure View: Not yet implemented.");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * modify the current selection, providing the user has not made a selection
+   * already.
+   * 
+   * @param sel
+   *          - sequences from this alignment
+   * @param csel
+   *          - columns to be selected on the alignment
+   */
+  public void select(SequenceGroup sel, ColumnSelection csel)
+  {
+    alignPanel.seqPanel.selection(sel, csel, null);
+  }
+
+  public void scrollTo(int row, int column)
+  {
+    alignPanel.seqPanel.scrollTo(row, column);
+  }
+
+  public void scrollToRow(int row)
+  {
+    alignPanel.seqPanel.scrollToRow(row);
+  }
+
+  public void scrollToColumn(int column)
+  {
+    alignPanel.seqPanel.scrollToColumn(column);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return the alignments unique ID.
+   */
+  public String getSequenceSetId()
+  {
+    return viewport.getSequenceSetId();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load the (T-Coffee) score file from the specified url
+   * 
+   * @param source
+   *          File/URL/T-COFFEE score file contents
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @return true if alignment was annotated with data from source
+   */
+  public boolean loadScoreFile(String source) throws IOException
+  {
+
+    TCoffeeScoreFile file = new TCoffeeScoreFile(source,
+            AppletFormatAdapter.checkProtocol(source));
+    if (!file.isValid())
+    {
+      // TODO: raise dialog for gui
+      System.err.println("Problems parsing T-Coffee scores: "
+              + file.getWarningMessage());
+      System.err.println("Origin was:\n" + source);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * check that the score matrix matches the alignment dimensions
+     */
+    AlignmentI aln;
+    if ((aln = viewport.getAlignment()) != null
+            && (aln.getHeight() != file.getHeight() || aln.getWidth() != file
+                    .getWidth()))
+    {
+      // TODO: raise a dialog box here rather than bomb out.
+      System.err
+              .println("The scores matrix does not match the alignment dimensions");
+
     }
+
+    // TODO add parameter to indicate if matching should be done
+    if (file.annotateAlignment(alignPanel.getAlignment(), false))
+    {
+      alignPanel.fontChanged();
+      tcoffeeColour.setEnabled(true);
+      // switch to this color
+      changeColour(new TCoffeeColourScheme(alignPanel.getAlignment()));
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      System.err.println("Problems resolving T-Coffee scores:");
+      if (file.getWarningMessage() != null)
+      {
+        System.err.println(file.getWarningMessage());
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  public SplitFrame getSplitFrame()
+  {
+    return this.splitFrame;
+  }
+
+  public void setSplitFrame(SplitFrame sf)
+  {
+    this.splitFrame = sf;
+  }
+
+  // may not need this
+  @Override
+  public void setShowSeqFeatures(boolean b)
+  {
+    // showSeqFeatures.setSelected(b);
+    viewport.setShowSequenceFeatures(b);
+
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setMenusForViewport()
+  {
+    // setMenusFromViewport(viewport);
+
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void refreshFeatureUI(boolean enableIfNecessary)
+  {
+    if (enableIfNecessary)
+    {
+      sequenceFeatures.setState(true);
+      alignPanel.av.setShowSequenceFeatures(true);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public FeatureSettingsControllerI getFeatureSettingsUI()
+  {
+    return alignPanel.av.featureSettings;
+  }
+
 }