JAL-1645 Version-Rel Version 2.9 Year-Rel 2015 Licensing glob
[jalview.git] / src / jalview / gui / AlignFrame.java
old mode 100755 (executable)
new mode 100644 (file)
index acdf745..b484118
@@ -1,32 +1,45 @@
 /*
- * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer (Version 2.7)
- * Copyright (C) 2011 J Procter, AM Waterhouse, J Engelhardt, LM Lui, G Barton, M Clamp, S Searle
- *
+ * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer (Version 2.9)
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Jalview Authors
+ * 
  * This file is part of Jalview.
- *
+ * 
  * 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
+ * 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 Jalview.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Jalview.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * The Jalview Authors are detailed in the 'AUTHORS' file.
  */
 package jalview.gui;
 
-import jalview.analysis.AAFrequency;
 import jalview.analysis.AlignmentSorter;
-import jalview.analysis.Conservation;
+import jalview.analysis.AlignmentUtils;
 import jalview.analysis.CrossRef;
-import jalview.analysis.NJTree;
+import jalview.analysis.Dna;
 import jalview.analysis.ParseProperties;
 import jalview.analysis.SequenceIdMatcher;
+import jalview.api.AlignExportSettingI;
+import jalview.api.AlignViewControllerGuiI;
+import jalview.api.AlignViewControllerI;
+import jalview.api.AlignViewportI;
+import jalview.api.AlignmentViewPanel;
+import jalview.api.FeatureSettingsControllerI;
+import jalview.api.SplitContainerI;
+import jalview.api.ViewStyleI;
+import jalview.api.analysis.ScoreModelI;
 import jalview.bin.Cache;
+import jalview.bin.Jalview;
 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;
@@ -35,21 +48,24 @@ import jalview.commands.TrimRegionCommand;
 import jalview.datamodel.AlignedCodonFrame;
 import jalview.datamodel.Alignment;
 import jalview.datamodel.AlignmentAnnotation;
+import jalview.datamodel.AlignmentExportData;
 import jalview.datamodel.AlignmentI;
 import jalview.datamodel.AlignmentOrder;
 import jalview.datamodel.AlignmentView;
 import jalview.datamodel.ColumnSelection;
+import jalview.datamodel.HiddenSequences;
 import jalview.datamodel.PDBEntry;
 import jalview.datamodel.SeqCigar;
 import jalview.datamodel.Sequence;
 import jalview.datamodel.SequenceGroup;
 import jalview.datamodel.SequenceI;
+import jalview.gui.ViewSelectionMenu.ViewSetProvider;
 import jalview.io.AlignmentProperties;
 import jalview.io.AnnotationFile;
-import jalview.io.FeaturesFile;
+import jalview.io.BioJsHTMLOutput;
 import jalview.io.FileLoader;
 import jalview.io.FormatAdapter;
-import jalview.io.HTMLOutput;
+import jalview.io.HtmlSvgOutput;
 import jalview.io.IdentifyFile;
 import jalview.io.JalviewFileChooser;
 import jalview.io.JalviewFileView;
@@ -75,14 +91,16 @@ import jalview.schemes.TaylorColourScheme;
 import jalview.schemes.TurnColourScheme;
 import jalview.schemes.UserColourScheme;
 import jalview.schemes.ZappoColourScheme;
+import jalview.structure.StructureSelectionManager;
+import jalview.util.MessageManager;
+import jalview.viewmodel.AlignmentViewport;
 import jalview.ws.jws1.Discoverer;
 import jalview.ws.jws2.Jws2Discoverer;
+import jalview.ws.jws2.jabaws2.Jws2Instance;
 import jalview.ws.seqfetcher.DbSourceProxy;
 
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
-import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Component;
-import java.awt.GridLayout;
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
 import java.awt.Toolkit;
 import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;
@@ -96,6 +114,8 @@ import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetEvent;
 import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetListener;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
 import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
@@ -106,46 +126,49 @@ import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Deque;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
-import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem;
 import javax.swing.JEditorPane;
 import javax.swing.JInternalFrame;
-import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JLayeredPane;
 import javax.swing.JMenu;
 import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
-import javax.swing.JPanel;
-import javax.swing.JProgressBar;
 import javax.swing.JRadioButtonMenuItem;
 import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 
 /**
  * DOCUMENT ME!
- *
+ * 
  * @author $author$
  * @version $Revision$
  */
 public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
-        IProgressIndicator
+        IProgressIndicator, AlignViewControllerGuiI
 {
 
-  /** DOCUMENT ME!! */
   public static final int DEFAULT_WIDTH = 700;
 
-  /** DOCUMENT ME!! */
   public static final int DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 500;
 
+  /*
+   * The currently displayed panel (selected tabbed view if more than one)
+   */
   public AlignmentPanel alignPanel;
 
   AlignViewport viewport;
 
-  Vector alignPanels = new Vector();
+  public AlignViewControllerI avc;
+
+  List<AlignmentPanel> alignPanels = new ArrayList<AlignmentPanel>();
 
   /**
    * Last format used to load or save alignments in this window
@@ -159,7 +182,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * Creates a new AlignFrame object with specific width and height.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param al
    * @param width
    * @param height
@@ -172,7 +195,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   /**
    * Creates a new AlignFrame object with specific width, height and
    * sequenceSetId
-   *
+   * 
    * @param al
    * @param width
    * @param height
@@ -187,7 +210,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   /**
    * Creates a new AlignFrame object with specific width, height and
    * sequenceSetId
-   *
+   * 
    * @param al
    * @param width
    * @param height
@@ -202,7 +225,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * new alignment window with hidden columns
-   *
+   * 
    * @param al
    *          AlignmentI
    * @param hiddenColumns
@@ -221,7 +244,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   /**
    * Create alignment frame for al with hiddenColumns, a specific width and
    * height, and specific sequenceId
-   *
+   * 
    * @param al
    * @param hiddenColumns
    * @param width
@@ -238,7 +261,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   /**
    * Create alignment frame for al with hiddenColumns, a specific width and
    * height, and specific sequenceId
-   *
+   * 
    * @param al
    * @param hiddenColumns
    * @param width
@@ -252,22 +275,44 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           int width, int height, String sequenceSetId, String viewId)
   {
     setSize(width, height);
+
+    if (al.getDataset() == null)
+    {
+      al.setDataset(null);
+    }
+
     viewport = new AlignViewport(al, hiddenColumns, sequenceSetId, viewId);
 
     alignPanel = new AlignmentPanel(this, viewport);
 
+    addAlignmentPanel(alignPanel, true);
+    init();
+  }
+
+  public AlignFrame(AlignmentI al, SequenceI[] hiddenSeqs,
+          ColumnSelection hiddenColumns, int width, int height)
+  {
+    setSize(width, height);
+
     if (al.getDataset() == null)
     {
       al.setDataset(null);
     }
 
+    viewport = new AlignViewport(al, hiddenColumns);
+
+    if (hiddenSeqs != null && hiddenSeqs.length > 0)
+    {
+      viewport.hideSequence(hiddenSeqs);
+    }
+    alignPanel = new AlignmentPanel(this, viewport);
     addAlignmentPanel(alignPanel, true);
     init();
   }
 
   /**
-   * Make a new AlignFrame from exisiting alignmentPanels
-   *
+   * Make a new AlignFrame from existing alignmentPanels
+   * 
    * @param ap
    *          AlignmentPanel
    * @param av
@@ -287,6 +332,13 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
    */
   void init()
   {
+    if (!Jalview.isHeadlessMode())
+    {
+      progressBar = new ProgressBar(this.statusPanel, this.statusBar);
+    }
+
+    avc = new jalview.controller.AlignViewController(this, viewport,
+            alignPanel);
     if (viewport.getAlignmentConservationAnnotation() == null)
     {
       BLOSUM62Colour.setEnabled(false);
@@ -318,7 +370,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
     setMenusFromViewport(viewport);
     buildSortByAnnotationScoresMenu();
-    if (viewport.wrapAlignment)
+    buildTreeMenu();
+
+    if (viewport.getWrapAlignment())
     {
       wrapMenuItem_actionPerformed(null);
     }
@@ -330,12 +384,88 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
     addKeyListener();
 
+    final List<AlignmentPanel> selviews = new ArrayList<AlignmentPanel>();
+    final List<AlignmentPanel> origview = new ArrayList<AlignmentPanel>();
+    final String menuLabel = MessageManager
+            .getString("label.copy_format_from");
+    ViewSelectionMenu vsel = new ViewSelectionMenu(menuLabel,
+            new ViewSetProvider()
+            {
+
+              @Override
+              public AlignmentPanel[] getAllAlignmentPanels()
+              {
+                origview.clear();
+                origview.add(alignPanel);
+                // make an array of all alignment panels except for this one
+                List<AlignmentPanel> aps = new ArrayList<AlignmentPanel>(
+                        Arrays.asList(Desktop.getAlignmentPanels(null)));
+                aps.remove(AlignFrame.this.alignPanel);
+                return aps.toArray(new AlignmentPanel[aps.size()]);
+              }
+            }, selviews, new ItemListener()
+            {
+
+              @Override
+              public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)
+              {
+                if (origview.size() > 0)
+                {
+                  final AlignmentPanel ap = origview.get(0);
+
+                  /*
+                   * Copy the ViewStyle of the selected panel to 'this one'.
+                   * Don't change value of 'scaleProteinAsCdna' unless copying
+                   * from a SplitFrame.
+                   */
+                  ViewStyleI vs = selviews.get(0).getAlignViewport()
+                          .getViewStyle();
+                  boolean fromSplitFrame = selviews.get(0)
+                          .getAlignViewport().getCodingComplement() != null;
+                  if (!fromSplitFrame)
+                  {
+                    vs.setScaleProteinAsCdna(ap.getAlignViewport()
+                            .getViewStyle().isScaleProteinAsCdna());
+                  }
+                  ap.getAlignViewport().setViewStyle(vs);
+
+                  /*
+                   * Also rescale ViewStyle of SplitFrame complement if there is
+                   * one _and_ it is set to 'scaledProteinAsCdna'; we don't copy
+                   * the whole ViewStyle (allow cDNA protein to have different
+                   * fonts)
+                   */
+                  AlignViewportI complement = ap.getAlignViewport()
+                          .getCodingComplement();
+                  if (complement != null && vs.isScaleProteinAsCdna())
+                  {
+                    AlignFrame af = Desktop.getAlignFrameFor(complement);
+                    ((SplitFrame) af.getSplitViewContainer())
+                            .adjustLayout();
+                    af.setMenusForViewport();
+                  }
+
+                  ap.updateLayout();
+                  ap.setSelected(true);
+                  ap.alignFrame.setMenusForViewport();
+
+                }
+              }
+            });
+    if (Cache.getDefault("VERSION", "DEVELOPMENT").toLowerCase()
+            .indexOf("devel") > -1
+            || Cache.getDefault("VERSION", "DEVELOPMENT").toLowerCase()
+                    .indexOf("test") > -1)
+    {
+      formatMenu.add(vsel);
+    }
+
   }
 
   /**
    * Change the filename and format for the alignment, and enable the 'reload'
    * button functionality.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param file
    *          valid filename
    * @param format
@@ -344,10 +474,14 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   public void setFileName(String file, String format)
   {
     fileName = file;
-    currentFileFormat = format;
+    setFileFormat(format);
     reload.setEnabled(true);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Add a KeyListener with handlers for various KeyPressed and KeyReleased
+   * events
+   */
   void addKeyListener()
   {
     addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter()
@@ -360,7 +494,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                         .getKeyCode() >= KeyEvent.VK_NUMPAD0 && evt
                         .getKeyCode() <= KeyEvent.VK_NUMPAD9))
                 && Character.isDigit(evt.getKeyChar()))
-          alignPanel.seqPanel.numberPressed(evt.getKeyChar());
+        {
+          alignPanel.getSeqPanel().numberPressed(evt.getKeyChar());
+        }
 
         switch (evt.getKeyCode())
         {
@@ -372,39 +508,56 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
         case KeyEvent.VK_DOWN:
           if (evt.isAltDown() || !viewport.cursorMode)
+          {
             moveSelectedSequences(false);
+          }
           if (viewport.cursorMode)
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.moveCursor(0, 1);
+          {
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().moveCursor(0, 1);
+          }
           break;
 
         case KeyEvent.VK_UP:
           if (evt.isAltDown() || !viewport.cursorMode)
+          {
             moveSelectedSequences(true);
+          }
           if (viewport.cursorMode)
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.moveCursor(0, -1);
+          {
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().moveCursor(0, -1);
+          }
 
           break;
 
         case KeyEvent.VK_LEFT:
           if (evt.isAltDown() || !viewport.cursorMode)
-            slideSequences(false, alignPanel.seqPanel.getKeyboardNo1());
+          {
+            slideSequences(false, alignPanel.getSeqPanel().getKeyboardNo1());
+          }
           else
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.moveCursor(-1, 0);
+          {
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().moveCursor(-1, 0);
+          }
 
           break;
 
         case KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT:
           if (evt.isAltDown() || !viewport.cursorMode)
-            slideSequences(true, alignPanel.seqPanel.getKeyboardNo1());
+          {
+            slideSequences(true, alignPanel.getSeqPanel().getKeyboardNo1());
+          }
           else
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.moveCursor(1, 0);
+          {
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().moveCursor(1, 0);
+          }
           break;
 
         case KeyEvent.VK_SPACE:
           if (viewport.cursorMode)
           {
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.insertGapAtCursor(evt.isControlDown()
-                    || evt.isShiftDown() || evt.isAltDown());
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().insertGapAtCursor(
+                    evt.isControlDown() || evt.isShiftDown()
+                            || evt.isAltDown());
           }
           break;
 
@@ -427,8 +580,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           }
           else
           {
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.deleteGapAtCursor(evt.isControlDown()
-                    || evt.isShiftDown() || evt.isAltDown());
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().deleteGapAtCursor(
+                    evt.isControlDown() || evt.isShiftDown()
+                            || evt.isAltDown());
           }
 
           break;
@@ -436,19 +590,19 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         case KeyEvent.VK_S:
           if (viewport.cursorMode)
           {
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.setCursorRow();
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().setCursorRow();
           }
           break;
         case KeyEvent.VK_C:
           if (viewport.cursorMode && !evt.isControlDown())
           {
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.setCursorColumn();
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().setCursorColumn();
           }
           break;
         case KeyEvent.VK_P:
           if (viewport.cursorMode)
           {
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.setCursorPosition();
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().setCursorPosition();
           }
           break;
 
@@ -456,46 +610,40 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         case KeyEvent.VK_COMMA:
           if (viewport.cursorMode)
           {
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.setCursorRowAndColumn();
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().setCursorRowAndColumn();
           }
           break;
 
         case KeyEvent.VK_Q:
           if (viewport.cursorMode)
           {
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.setSelectionAreaAtCursor(true);
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().setSelectionAreaAtCursor(true);
           }
           break;
         case KeyEvent.VK_M:
           if (viewport.cursorMode)
           {
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.setSelectionAreaAtCursor(false);
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().setSelectionAreaAtCursor(false);
           }
           break;
 
         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;
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.cursorY = viewport.startSeq;
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.cursorX = viewport.startRes;
+            alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.cursorY = viewport.startSeq;
           }
-          alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.repaint();
+          alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.repaint();
           break;
 
         case KeyEvent.VK_F1:
           try
           {
-            ClassLoader cl = jalview.gui.Desktop.class.getClassLoader();
-            java.net.URL url = javax.help.HelpSet.findHelpSet(cl,
-                    "help/help");
-            javax.help.HelpSet hs = new javax.help.HelpSet(cl, url);
-
-            javax.help.HelpBroker hb = hs.createHelpBroker();
-            hb.setCurrentID("home");
-            hb.setDisplayed(true);
+            Help.showHelpWindow();
           } catch (Exception ex)
           {
             ex.printStackTrace();
@@ -509,7 +657,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           break;
         }
         case KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_UP:
-          if (viewport.wrapAlignment)
+          if (viewport.getWrapAlignment())
           {
             alignPanel.scrollUp(true);
           }
@@ -520,7 +668,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           }
           break;
         case KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_DOWN:
-          if (viewport.wrapAlignment)
+          if (viewport.getWrapAlignment())
           {
             alignPanel.scrollUp(false);
           }
@@ -540,14 +688,18 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         {
         case KeyEvent.VK_LEFT:
           if (evt.isAltDown() || !viewport.cursorMode)
+          {
             viewport.firePropertyChange("alignment", null, viewport
                     .getAlignment().getSequences());
+          }
           break;
 
         case KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT:
           if (evt.isAltDown() || !viewport.cursorMode)
+          {
             viewport.firePropertyChange("alignment", null, viewport
                     .getAlignment().getSequences());
+          }
           break;
         }
       }
@@ -557,8 +709,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   public void addAlignmentPanel(final AlignmentPanel ap, boolean newPanel)
   {
     ap.alignFrame = this;
+    avc = new jalview.controller.AlignViewController(this, viewport,
+            alignPanel);
 
-    alignPanels.addElement(ap);
+    alignPanels.add(ap);
 
     PaintRefresher.Register(ap, ap.av.getSequenceSetId());
 
@@ -601,7 +755,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     expandViews.setEnabled(true);
     gatherViews.setEnabled(true);
     tabbedPane.setVisible(true);
-    AlignmentPanel first = (AlignmentPanel) alignPanels.firstElement();
+    AlignmentPanel first = alignPanels.get(0);
     tabbedPane.addTab(first.av.viewName, first);
     this.getContentPane().add(tabbedPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
   }
@@ -645,7 +799,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       public void internalFrameClosed(
               javax.swing.event.InternalFrameEvent evt)
       {
-        System.out.println("deregistering discoverer listener");
+        // System.out.println("deregistering discoverer listener");
         Desktop.instance.removeJalviewPropertyChangeListener("services",
                 thisListener);
         closeMenuItem_actionPerformed(true);
@@ -662,6 +816,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     }).start();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Configure menu items that vary according to whether the alignment is
+   * nucleotide or protein
+   * 
+   * @param nucleotide
+   */
   public void setGUINucleotide(boolean nucleotide)
   {
     showTranslation.setVisible(nucleotide);
@@ -670,16 +830,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     showGroupConservation.setEnabled(!nucleotide);
     rnahelicesColour.setEnabled(nucleotide);
     purinePyrimidineColour.setEnabled(nucleotide);
-    // Remember AlignFrame always starts as protein
-    // if (!nucleotide)
-    // {
-    // showTr
-    // calculateMenu.remove(calculateMenu.getItemCount() - 2);
-    // }
+    showComplementMenuItem.setText(MessageManager
+            .getString(nucleotide ? "label.protein" : "label.nucleotide"));
+    setColourSelected(jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault(
+            nucleotide ? Preferences.DEFAULT_COLOUR_NUC
+                    : Preferences.DEFAULT_COLOUR_PROT, "None"));
   }
 
   /**
-   * set up menus for the currently viewport. This may be called after any
+   * set up menus for the current viewport. This may be called after any
    * operation that affects the data in the current view (selection changed,
    * etc) to update the menus to reflect the new state.
    */
@@ -691,27 +850,34 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   /**
    * Need to call this method when tabs are selected for multiple views, or when
    * loading from Jalview2XML.java
-   *
+   * 
    * @param av
    *          AlignViewport
    */
   void setMenusFromViewport(AlignViewport av)
   {
     padGapsMenuitem.setSelected(av.isPadGaps());
-    colourTextMenuItem.setSelected(av.showColourText);
+    colourTextMenuItem.setSelected(av.isShowColourText());
     abovePIDThreshold.setSelected(av.getAbovePIDThreshold());
     conservationMenuItem.setSelected(av.getConservationSelected());
     seqLimits.setSelected(av.getShowJVSuffix());
-    idRightAlign.setSelected(av.rightAlignIds);
-    centreColumnLabelsMenuItem.setState(av.centreColumnLabels);
-    renderGapsMenuItem.setSelected(av.renderGaps);
-    wrapMenuItem.setSelected(av.wrapAlignment);
-    scaleAbove.setVisible(av.wrapAlignment);
-    scaleLeft.setVisible(av.wrapAlignment);
-    scaleRight.setVisible(av.wrapAlignment);
-    annotationPanelMenuItem.setState(av.showAnnotation);
-    viewBoxesMenuItem.setSelected(av.showBoxes);
-    viewTextMenuItem.setSelected(av.showText);
+    idRightAlign.setSelected(av.isRightAlignIds());
+    centreColumnLabelsMenuItem.setState(av.isCentreColumnLabels());
+    renderGapsMenuItem.setSelected(av.isRenderGaps());
+    wrapMenuItem.setSelected(av.getWrapAlignment());
+    scaleAbove.setVisible(av.getWrapAlignment());
+    scaleLeft.setVisible(av.getWrapAlignment());
+    scaleRight.setVisible(av.getWrapAlignment());
+    annotationPanelMenuItem.setState(av.isShowAnnotation());
+    /*
+     * Show/hide annotations only enabled if annotation panel is shown
+     */
+    showAllSeqAnnotations.setEnabled(annotationPanelMenuItem.getState());
+    hideAllSeqAnnotations.setEnabled(annotationPanelMenuItem.getState());
+    showAllAlAnnotations.setEnabled(annotationPanelMenuItem.getState());
+    hideAllAlAnnotations.setEnabled(annotationPanelMenuItem.getState());
+    viewBoxesMenuItem.setSelected(av.getShowBoxes());
+    viewTextMenuItem.setSelected(av.getShowText());
     showNonconservedMenuItem.setSelected(av.getShowUnconserved());
     showGroupConsensus.setSelected(av.isShowGroupConsensus());
     showGroupConservation.setSelected(av.isShowGroupConservation());
@@ -722,11 +888,11 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     setColourSelected(ColourSchemeProperty.getColourName(av
             .getGlobalColourScheme()));
 
-    showSeqFeatures.setSelected(av.showSequenceFeatures);
-    hiddenMarkers.setState(av.showHiddenMarkers);
+    showSeqFeatures.setSelected(av.isShowSequenceFeatures());
+    hiddenMarkers.setState(av.getShowHiddenMarkers());
     applyToAllGroups.setState(av.getColourAppliesToAllGroups());
-    showNpFeatsMenuitem.setSelected(av.isShowNpFeats());
-    showDbRefsMenuitem.setSelected(av.isShowDbRefs());
+    showNpFeatsMenuitem.setSelected(av.isShowNPFeats());
+    showDbRefsMenuitem.setSelected(av.isShowDBRefs());
     autoCalculate.setSelected(av.autoCalculateConsensus);
     sortByTree.setSelected(av.sortByTree);
     listenToViewSelections.setSelected(av.followSelection);
@@ -734,109 +900,43 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     rnahelicesColour
             .setSelected(av.getGlobalColourScheme() instanceof jalview.schemes.RNAHelicesColour);
     setShowProductsEnabled();
-
     updateEditMenuBar();
   }
 
-  Hashtable progressBars, progressBarHandlers;
+  private IProgressIndicator progressBar;
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see jalview.gui.IProgressIndicator#setProgressBar(java.lang.String, long)
    */
   @Override
   public void setProgressBar(String message, long id)
   {
-    if (progressBars == null)
-    {
-      progressBars = new Hashtable();
-      progressBarHandlers = new Hashtable();
-    }
-
-    JPanel progressPanel;
-    Long lId = new Long(id);
-    GridLayout layout = (GridLayout) statusPanel.getLayout();
-    if (progressBars.get(lId) != null)
-    {
-      progressPanel = (JPanel) progressBars.get(new Long(id));
-      statusPanel.remove(progressPanel);
-      progressBars.remove(lId);
-      progressPanel = null;
-      if (message != null)
-      {
-        statusBar.setText(message);
-      }
-      if (progressBarHandlers.contains(lId))
-      {
-        progressBarHandlers.remove(lId);
-      }
-      layout.setRows(layout.getRows() - 1);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      progressPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(10, 5));
-
-      JProgressBar progressBar = new JProgressBar();
-      progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);
-
-      progressPanel.add(new JLabel(message), BorderLayout.WEST);
-      progressPanel.add(progressBar, BorderLayout.CENTER);
-
-      layout.setRows(layout.getRows() + 1);
-      statusPanel.add(progressPanel);
-
-      progressBars.put(lId, progressPanel);
-    }
-    // update GUI
-    // setMenusForViewport();
-    validate();
+    progressBar.setProgressBar(message, id);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void registerHandler(final long id,
           final IProgressIndicatorHandler handler)
   {
-    if (progressBarHandlers == null || !progressBars.contains(new Long(id)))
-    {
-      throw new Error(
-              "call setProgressBar before registering the progress bar's handler.");
-    }
-    progressBarHandlers.put(new Long(id), handler);
-    final JPanel progressPanel = (JPanel) progressBars.get(new Long(id));
-    if (handler.canCancel())
-    {
-      JButton cancel = new JButton("Cancel");
-      final IProgressIndicator us = this;
-      cancel.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
-      {
-
-        @Override
-        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
-        {
-          handler.cancelActivity(id);
-          us.setProgressBar(
-                  "Cancelled "
-                          + ((JLabel) progressPanel.getComponent(0))
-                                  .getText(), id);
-        }
-      });
-      progressPanel.add(cancel, BorderLayout.EAST);
-    }
+    progressBar.registerHandler(id, handler);
   }
 
   /**
-   *
+   * 
    * @return true if any progress bars are still active
    */
   @Override
   public boolean operationInProgress()
   {
-    if (progressBars != null && progressBars.size() > 0)
-    {
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
+    return progressBar.operationInProgress();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setStatus(String text)
+  {
+    statusBar.setText(text);
   }
 
   /*
@@ -849,7 +949,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   public FeatureRenderer getFeatureRenderer()
   {
-    return alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.getFeatureRenderer();
+    return alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.getFeatureRenderer();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -879,6 +979,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         for (int i = 0; i < frames.length; i++)
         {
           if (frames[i] instanceof AlignFrame && frames[i] != this
+                  && ((AlignFrame) frames[i]).fileName != null
                   && ((AlignFrame) frames[i]).fileName.equals(fileName))
           {
             try
@@ -933,7 +1034,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   @Override
   public void addFromText_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    Desktop.instance.inputTextboxMenuItem_actionPerformed(viewport);
+    Desktop.instance.inputTextboxMenuItem_actionPerformed(viewport
+            .getAlignPanel());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -960,7 +1062,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -974,21 +1076,31 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
             currentFileFormat, false);
 
     chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
-    chooser.setDialogTitle("Save Alignment to file");
-    chooser.setToolTipText("Save");
+    chooser.setDialogTitle(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.save_alignment_to_file"));
+    chooser.setToolTipText(MessageManager.getString("action.save"));
 
     int value = chooser.showSaveDialog(this);
 
     if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
     {
       currentFileFormat = chooser.getSelectedFormat();
-      if (currentFileFormat == null)
+      while (currentFileFormat == null)
       {
-        JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
-                "You must select a file format before saving!",
-                "File format not specified", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+        JOptionPane
+                .showInternalMessageDialog(
+                        Desktop.desktop,
+                        MessageManager
+                                .getString("label.select_file_format_before_saving"),
+                        MessageManager
+                                .getString("label.file_format_not_specified"),
+                        JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+        currentFileFormat = chooser.getSelectedFormat();
         value = chooser.showSaveDialog(this);
-        return;
+        if (value != JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
+        {
+          return;
+        }
       }
 
       fileName = chooser.getSelectedFile().getPath();
@@ -1020,10 +1132,11 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                 .lastIndexOf(java.io.File.separatorChar) + 1);
       }
 
-      success = new Jalview2XML().SaveAlignment(this, file, shortName);
+      success = new Jalview2XML().saveAlignment(this, file, shortName);
 
-      statusBar.setText("Successfully saved to file: " + fileName + " in "
-              + format + " format.");
+      statusBar.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.successfully_saved_to_file_in_format", new Object[] {
+                  fileName, format }));
 
     }
     else
@@ -1032,35 +1145,27 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       {
         warningMessage("Cannot save file " + fileName + " using format "
                 + format, "Alignment output format not supported");
-        saveAs_actionPerformed(null);
-        // JBPNote need to have a raise_gui flag here
+        if (!Jalview.isHeadlessMode())
+        {
+          saveAs_actionPerformed(null);
+        }
         return false;
       }
 
-      String[] omitHidden = null;
-
-      if (viewport.hasHiddenColumns())
+      AlignmentExportData exportData = getAlignmentForExport(format,
+              viewport, null);
+      if (exportData.getSettings().isCancelled())
       {
-        int reply = JOptionPane
-                .showInternalConfirmDialog(
-                        Desktop.desktop,
-                        "The Alignment contains hidden columns."
-                                + "\nDo you want to save only the visible alignment?",
-                        "Save / Omit Hidden Columns",
-                        JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
-                        JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
-
-        if (reply == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION)
-        {
-          omitHidden = viewport.getViewAsString(false);
-        }
+        return false;
       }
-      FormatAdapter f = new FormatAdapter();
+      FormatAdapter f = new FormatAdapter(alignPanel,
+              exportData.getSettings());
       String output = f.formatSequences(
               format,
-              viewport.getAlignment(), // class cast exceptions will
+              exportData.getAlignment(), // class cast exceptions will
               // occur in the distant future
-              omitHidden, f.getCacheSuffixDefault(format),
+              exportData.getOmitHidden(), exportData.getStartEndPostions(),
+              f.getCacheSuffixDefault(format),
               viewport.getColumnSelection());
 
       if (output == null)
@@ -1077,8 +1182,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           out.print(output);
           out.close();
           this.setTitle(file);
-          statusBar.setText("Successfully saved to file: " + fileName
-                  + " in " + format + " format.");
+          statusBar.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                  "label.successfully_saved_to_file_in_format",
+                  new Object[] { fileName, format }));
         } catch (Exception ex)
         {
           success = false;
@@ -1089,8 +1195,11 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
     if (!success)
     {
-      JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(this, "Couldn't save file: "
-              + fileName, "Error Saving File", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+      JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(this, MessageManager
+              .formatMessage("label.couldnt_save_file",
+                      new Object[] { fileName }), MessageManager
+              .getString("label.error_saving_file"),
+              JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
     }
 
     return success;
@@ -1113,42 +1222,33 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   protected void outputText_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    String[] omitHidden = null;
 
-    if (viewport.hasHiddenColumns())
+    AlignmentExportData exportData = getAlignmentForExport(
+            e.getActionCommand(), viewport, null);
+    if (exportData.getSettings().isCancelled())
     {
-      int reply = JOptionPane
-              .showInternalConfirmDialog(
-                      Desktop.desktop,
-                      "The Alignment contains hidden columns."
-                              + "\nDo you want to output only the visible alignment?",
-                      "Save / Omit Hidden Columns",
-                      JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
-                      JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
-
-      if (reply == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION)
-      {
-        omitHidden = viewport.getViewAsString(false);
-      }
+      return;
     }
-
     CutAndPasteTransfer cap = new CutAndPasteTransfer();
     cap.setForInput(null);
-
     try
     {
-      cap.setText(new FormatAdapter().formatSequences(e.getActionCommand(),
-              viewport.getAlignment(), omitHidden,
-              viewport.getColumnSelection()));
-      Desktop.addInternalFrame(cap,
-              "Alignment output - " + e.getActionCommand(), 600, 500);
+      cap.setText(new FormatAdapter(alignPanel, exportData.getSettings())
+              .formatSequences(e.getActionCommand(),
+                      exportData.getAlignment(),
+                      exportData.getOmitHidden(),
+                      exportData.getStartEndPostions(),
+                      viewport.getColumnSelection()));
+      Desktop.addInternalFrame(cap, MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.alignment_output_command",
+              new Object[] { e.getActionCommand() }), 600, 500);
     } catch (OutOfMemoryError oom)
     {
       new OOMWarning("Outputting alignment as " + e.getActionCommand(), oom);
@@ -1157,18 +1257,119 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   }
 
+  public static AlignmentExportData getAlignmentForExport(
+          String exportFormat, AlignViewportI viewport,
+          AlignExportSettingI exportSettings)
+  {
+    AlignmentI alignmentToExport = null;
+    AlignExportSettingI settings = exportSettings;
+    String[] omitHidden = null;
+    int[] alignmentStartEnd = new int[2];
+
+    HiddenSequences hiddenSeqs = viewport.getAlignment()
+            .getHiddenSequences();
+
+    alignmentToExport = viewport.getAlignment();
+    alignmentStartEnd = new int[] { 0, alignmentToExport.getWidth() - 1 };
+
+    boolean hasHiddenSeqs = hiddenSeqs.getSize() > 0;
+    if (settings == null)
+    {
+      settings = new AlignExportSettings(hasHiddenSeqs,
+              viewport.hasHiddenColumns(), exportFormat);
+    }
+    // settings.isExportAnnotations();
+
+    if (viewport.hasHiddenColumns() && !settings.isExportHiddenColumns())
+    {
+      omitHidden = viewport.getViewAsString(false);
+    }
+
+    if (hasHiddenSeqs && settings.isExportHiddenSequences())
+    {
+      alignmentToExport = hiddenSeqs.getFullAlignment();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      alignmentToExport = viewport.getAlignment();
+      alignmentStartEnd = getStartEnd(alignmentStartEnd, viewport
+              .getColumnSelection().getHiddenColumns());
+    }
+    AlignmentExportData ed = new AlignmentExportData(alignmentToExport,
+            omitHidden, alignmentStartEnd, settings);
+    return ed;
+  }
+
+  public static int[] getStartEnd(int[] aligmentStartEnd,
+          List<int[]> hiddenCols)
+  {
+    int startPos = aligmentStartEnd[0];
+    int endPos = aligmentStartEnd[1];
+
+    int[] lowestRange = new int[2];
+    int[] higestRange = new int[2];
+
+    for (int[] hiddenCol : hiddenCols)
+    {
+      // System.out.println("comparing : " + hiddenCol[0] + "-" + hiddenCol[1]);
+      lowestRange = (hiddenCol[0] <= startPos) ? hiddenCol : lowestRange;
+      higestRange = (hiddenCol[1] >= endPos) ? hiddenCol : higestRange;
+    }
+    // System.out.println("min : " + lowestRange[0] + "-" + lowestRange[1]);
+    // System.out.println("max : " + higestRange[0] + "-" + higestRange[1]);
+
+    if (lowestRange[0] == 0 && lowestRange[1] == 0)
+    {
+      startPos = aligmentStartEnd[0];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      startPos = lowestRange[1] + 1;
+    }
+
+    if (higestRange[0] == 0 && higestRange[1] == 0)
+    {
+      endPos = aligmentStartEnd[1];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      endPos = higestRange[0];
+    }
+
+    // System.out.println("Export range : " + minPos + " - " + maxPos);
+    return new int[] { startPos, endPos };
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String[] args)
+  {
+    ArrayList<int[]> hiddenCols = new ArrayList<int[]>();
+    hiddenCols.add(new int[] { 0, 4 });
+    hiddenCols.add(new int[] { 6, 9 });
+    hiddenCols.add(new int[] { 11, 12 });
+    hiddenCols.add(new int[] { 33, 33 });
+    hiddenCols.add(new int[] { 45, 50 });
+
+    int[] x = getStartEnd(new int[] { 0, 50 }, hiddenCols);
+    // System.out.println("Export range : " + x[0] + " - " + x[1]);
+  }
+
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   protected void htmlMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    new HTMLOutput(alignPanel,
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.getSequenceRenderer(),
-            alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.getFeatureRenderer());
+    new HtmlSvgOutput(null, alignPanel);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void bioJSMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  {
+    BioJsHTMLOutput bjs = new BioJsHTMLOutput(alignPanel);
+    bjs.exportJalviewAlignmentAsBioJsHtmlFile();
   }
 
   public void createImageMap(File file, String image)
@@ -1178,7 +1379,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -1190,7 +1391,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -1200,6 +1401,11 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     alignPanel.makeEPS(f);
   }
 
+  public void createSVG(File f)
+  {
+    alignPanel.makeSVG(f);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void pageSetup_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
@@ -1209,7 +1415,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -1230,11 +1436,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   @Override
   public void exportAnnotations_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    new AnnotationExporter().exportAnnotations(alignPanel,
-            viewport.showAnnotation ? viewport.getAlignment()
-                    .getAlignmentAnnotation() : null, viewport
-                    .getAlignment().getGroups(), ((Alignment) viewport
-                    .getAlignment()).alignmentProperties);
+    new AnnotationExporter().exportAnnotations(alignPanel);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -1244,8 +1446,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser(
             jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"));
     chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
-    chooser.setDialogTitle("Load Jalview Annotations or Features File");
-    chooser.setToolTipText("Load Jalview Annotations / Features file");
+    chooser.setDialogTitle(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.load_jalview_annotations"));
+    chooser.setToolTipText(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.load_jalview_annotations"));
 
     int value = chooser.showOpenDialog(null);
 
@@ -1261,7 +1465,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   /**
    * Close the current view or all views in the alignment frame. If the frame
    * only contains one view then the alignment will be removed from memory.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param closeAllTabs
    */
   @Override
@@ -1284,7 +1488,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
             // setClosed(true) is called
             for (int i = 0; i < alignPanels.size(); i++)
             {
-              AlignmentPanel ap = (AlignmentPanel) alignPanels.elementAt(i);
+              AlignmentPanel ap = alignPanels.get(i);
               ap.closePanel();
             }
           }
@@ -1297,6 +1501,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
       if (closeAllTabs)
       {
+        /*
+         * this will raise an INTERNAL_FRAME_CLOSED event and this method will
+         * be called recursively, with the frame now in 'closed' state
+         */
         this.setClosed(true);
       }
     } catch (Exception ex)
@@ -1306,22 +1514,17 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   }
 
   /**
-   * close alignPanel2 and shuffle tabs appropriately.
-   *
-   * @param alignPanel2
+   * Close the specified panel and close up tabs appropriately.
+   * 
+   * @param panelToClose
    */
-  public void closeView(AlignmentPanel alignPanel2)
+  public void closeView(AlignmentPanel panelToClose)
   {
     int index = tabbedPane.getSelectedIndex();
-    int closedindex = tabbedPane.indexOfComponent(alignPanel2);
-    alignPanels.removeElement(alignPanel2);
-    // Unnecessary
-    // if (viewport == alignPanel2.av)
-    // {
-    // viewport = null;
-    // }
-    alignPanel2.closePanel();
-    alignPanel2 = null;
+    int closedindex = tabbedPane.indexOfComponent(panelToClose);
+    alignPanels.remove(panelToClose);
+    panelToClose.closePanel();
+    panelToClose = null;
 
     tabbedPane.removeTabAt(closedindex);
     tabbedPane.validate();
@@ -1341,29 +1544,33 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   void updateEditMenuBar()
   {
 
-    if (viewport.historyList.size() > 0)
+    if (viewport.getHistoryList().size() > 0)
     {
       undoMenuItem.setEnabled(true);
-      CommandI command = (CommandI) viewport.historyList.peek();
-      undoMenuItem.setText("Undo " + command.getDescription());
+      CommandI command = viewport.getHistoryList().peek();
+      undoMenuItem.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.undo_command",
+              new Object[] { command.getDescription() }));
     }
     else
     {
       undoMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
-      undoMenuItem.setText("Undo");
+      undoMenuItem.setText(MessageManager.getString("action.undo"));
     }
 
-    if (viewport.redoList.size() > 0)
+    if (viewport.getRedoList().size() > 0)
     {
       redoMenuItem.setEnabled(true);
 
-      CommandI command = (CommandI) viewport.redoList.peek();
-      redoMenuItem.setText("Redo " + command.getDescription());
+      CommandI command = viewport.getRedoList().peek();
+      redoMenuItem.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.redo_command",
+              new Object[] { command.getDescription() }));
     }
     else
     {
       redoMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
-      redoMenuItem.setText("Redo");
+      redoMenuItem.setText(MessageManager.getString("action.redo"));
     }
   }
 
@@ -1371,8 +1578,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   {
     if (command.getSize() > 0)
     {
-      viewport.historyList.push(command);
-      viewport.redoList.clear();
+      viewport.addToHistoryList(command);
+      viewport.clearRedoList();
       updateEditMenuBar();
       viewport.updateHiddenColumns();
       // viewport.hasHiddenColumns = (viewport.getColumnSelection() != null
@@ -1383,45 +1590,46 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   }
 
   /**
-   *
+   * 
    * @return alignment objects for all views
    */
   AlignmentI[] getViewAlignments()
   {
     if (alignPanels != null)
     {
-      Enumeration e = alignPanels.elements();
       AlignmentI[] als = new AlignmentI[alignPanels.size()];
-      for (int i = 0; e.hasMoreElements(); i++)
+      int i = 0;
+      for (AlignmentPanel ap : alignPanels)
       {
-        als[i] = ((AlignmentPanel) e.nextElement()).av.getAlignment();
+        als[i++] = ap.av.getAlignment();
       }
       return als;
     }
     if (viewport != null)
     {
-      return new AlignmentI[]
-      { viewport.getAlignment() };
+      return new AlignmentI[] { viewport.getAlignment() };
     }
     return null;
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   protected void undoMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    if (viewport.historyList.empty())
+    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(getViewAlignments());
 
-    AlignViewport originalSource = getOriginatingSource(command);
+    AlignmentViewport originalSource = getOriginatingSource(command);
     updateEditMenuBar();
 
     if (originalSource != null)
@@ -1444,23 +1652,23 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   protected void redoMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    if (viewport.redoList.size() < 1)
+    if (viewport.getRedoList().size() < 1)
     {
       return;
     }
 
-    CommandI command = (CommandI) viewport.redoList.pop();
-    viewport.historyList.push(command);
+    CommandI command = viewport.getRedoList().pop();
+    viewport.addToHistoryList(command);
     command.doCommand(getViewAlignments());
 
-    AlignViewport originalSource = getOriginatingSource(command);
+    AlignmentViewport originalSource = getOriginatingSource(command);
     updateEditMenuBar();
 
     if (originalSource != null)
@@ -1482,9 +1690,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     }
   }
 
-  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
@@ -1493,16 +1701,16 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     {
       EditCommand editCommand = (EditCommand) command;
       al = editCommand.getAlignment();
-      Vector comps = (Vector) PaintRefresher.components.get(viewport
+      List<Component> comps = PaintRefresher.components.get(viewport
               .getSequenceSetId());
 
-      for (int i = 0; i < comps.size(); i++)
+      for (Component comp : comps)
       {
-        if (comps.elementAt(i) instanceof AlignmentPanel)
+        if (comp instanceof AlignmentPanel)
         {
-          if (al == ((AlignmentPanel) comps.elementAt(i)).av.getAlignment())
+          if (al == ((AlignmentPanel) comp).av.getAlignment())
           {
-            originalSource = ((AlignmentPanel) comps.elementAt(i)).av;
+            originalSource = ((AlignmentPanel) comp).av;
             break;
           }
         }
@@ -1526,7 +1734,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param up
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -1538,17 +1746,18 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     {
       return;
     }
-    viewport.getAlignment().moveSelectedSequencesByOne(sg, viewport.getHiddenRepSequences(), up);
+    viewport.getAlignment().moveSelectedSequencesByOne(sg,
+            viewport.getHiddenRepSequences(), up);
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   synchronized void slideSequences(boolean right, int size)
   {
-    List<SequenceI> sg = new Vector();
+    List<SequenceI> sg = new ArrayList<SequenceI>();
     if (viewport.cursorMode)
     {
       sg.add(viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(
-              alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.cursorY));
+              alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.cursorY));
     }
     else if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null
             && viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSize() != viewport
@@ -1563,42 +1772,58 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       return;
     }
 
-    Vector invertGroup = new Vector();
+    List<SequenceI> invertGroup = new ArrayList<SequenceI>();
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < viewport.getAlignment().getHeight(); i++)
+    for (SequenceI seq : viewport.getAlignment().getSequences())
     {
-      if (!sg.contains(viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(i)))
-        invertGroup.add(viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(i));
+      if (!sg.contains(seq))
+      {
+        invertGroup.add(seq);
+      }
     }
 
     SequenceI[] seqs1 = sg.toArray(new SequenceI[0]);
 
     SequenceI[] seqs2 = new SequenceI[invertGroup.size()];
     for (int i = 0; i < invertGroup.size(); i++)
-      seqs2[i] = (SequenceI) invertGroup.elementAt(i);
+    {
+      seqs2[i] = invertGroup.get(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);
+      {
+        alignPanel.getSeqPanel().moveCursor(size, 0);
+      }
       else
+      {
         groupAdjustment = size;
+      }
     }
     else if (!ssc.getGapsInsertedBegin() && !right)
     {
       if (viewport.cursorMode)
-        alignPanel.seqPanel.moveCursor(-size, 0);
+      {
+        alignPanel.getSeqPanel().moveCursor(-size, 0);
+      }
       else
+      {
         groupAdjustment = -size;
+      }
     }
 
     if (groupAdjustment != 0)
@@ -1609,24 +1834,32 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
               viewport.getSelectionGroup().getEndRes() + groupAdjustment);
     }
 
+    /*
+     * just extend the last slide command if compatible; but not if in
+     * SplitFrame mode (to ensure all edits are broadcast - JAL-1802)
+     */
     boolean appendHistoryItem = false;
-    if (viewport.historyList != null && viewport.historyList.size() > 0
-            && viewport.historyList.peek() instanceof SlideSequencesCommand)
+    Deque<CommandI> historyList = viewport.getHistoryList();
+    boolean inSplitFrame = getSplitViewContainer() != null;
+    if (!inSplitFrame && historyList != null && historyList.size() > 0
+            && historyList.peek() instanceof SlideSequencesCommand)
     {
       appendHistoryItem = ssc
-              .appendSlideCommand((SlideSequencesCommand) viewport.historyList
+              .appendSlideCommand((SlideSequencesCommand) historyList
                       .peek());
     }
 
     if (!appendHistoryItem)
+    {
       addHistoryItem(ssc);
+    }
 
     repaint();
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -1649,7 +1882,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     }
 
     String output = new FormatAdapter().formatSequences("Fasta", seqs,
-            omitHidden);
+            omitHidden, null);
 
     StringSelection ss = new StringSelection(output);
 
@@ -1669,33 +1902,32 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       return;
     }
 
-    Vector hiddenColumns = null;
+    ArrayList<int[]> hiddenColumns = null;
     if (viewport.hasHiddenColumns())
     {
-      hiddenColumns = new Vector();
+      hiddenColumns = new ArrayList<int[]>();
       int hiddenOffset = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getStartRes(), hiddenCutoff = viewport
               .getSelectionGroup().getEndRes();
-      for (int i = 0; i < viewport.getColumnSelection().getHiddenColumns()
-              .size(); i++)
+      for (int[] region : viewport.getColumnSelection().getHiddenColumns())
       {
-        int[] region = (int[]) viewport.getColumnSelection()
-                .getHiddenColumns().elementAt(i);
         if (region[0] >= hiddenOffset && region[1] <= hiddenCutoff)
         {
-          hiddenColumns.addElement(new int[]
-          { region[0] - hiddenOffset, region[1] - hiddenOffset });
+          hiddenColumns.add(new int[] { region[0] - hiddenOffset,
+              region[1] - hiddenOffset });
         }
       }
     }
 
-    Desktop.jalviewClipboard = new Object[]
-    { seqs, viewport.getAlignment().getDataset(), hiddenColumns };
-    statusBar.setText("Copied " + seqs.length + " sequences to clipboard.");
+    Desktop.jalviewClipboard = new Object[] { seqs,
+        viewport.getAlignment().getDataset(), hiddenColumns };
+    statusBar.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+            "label.copied_sequences_to_clipboard", new Object[] { Integer
+                    .valueOf(seqs.length).toString() }));
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -1707,7 +1939,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -1719,7 +1951,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * Paste contents of Jalview clipboard
-   *
+   * 
    * @param newAlignment
    *          true to paste to a new alignment, otherwise add to this.
    */
@@ -1780,6 +2012,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       }
 
       int alwidth = 0;
+      ArrayList<Integer> newGraphGroups = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+      int fgroup = -1;
 
       if (newAlignment)
       {
@@ -1847,6 +2081,17 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         {
           newDs.clear(); // tidy up
         }
+        if (alignment.getAlignmentAnnotation() != null)
+        {
+          for (AlignmentAnnotation alan : alignment
+                  .getAlignmentAnnotation())
+          {
+            if (alan.graphGroup > fgroup)
+            {
+              fgroup = alan.graphGroup;
+            }
+          }
+        }
         if (pastedal.getAlignmentAnnotation() != null)
         {
           // Add any annotation attached to alignment.
@@ -1857,6 +2102,22 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
             if (alann[i].sequenceRef == null && !alann[i].autoCalculated)
             {
               AlignmentAnnotation newann = new AlignmentAnnotation(alann[i]);
+              if (newann.graphGroup > -1)
+              {
+                if (newGraphGroups.size() <= newann.graphGroup
+                        || newGraphGroups.get(newann.graphGroup) == null)
+                {
+                  for (int q = newGraphGroups.size(); q <= newann.graphGroup; q++)
+                  {
+                    newGraphGroups.add(q, null);
+                  }
+                  newGraphGroups.set(newann.graphGroup, new Integer(
+                          ++fgroup));
+                }
+                newann.graphGroup = newGraphGroups.get(newann.graphGroup)
+                        .intValue();
+              }
+
               newann.padAnnotation(alwidth);
               alignment.addAnnotation(newann);
             }
@@ -1868,19 +2129,40 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         // /////
         // ADD HISTORY ITEM
         //
-        addHistoryItem(new EditCommand("Add sequences", EditCommand.PASTE,
-                sequences, 0, alignment.getWidth(), alignment));
+        addHistoryItem(new EditCommand(
+                MessageManager.getString("label.add_sequences"),
+                Action.PASTE, sequences, 0, alignment.getWidth(), alignment));
       }
       // Add any annotations attached to sequences
       for (int i = 0; i < sequences.length; i++)
       {
         if (sequences[i].getAnnotation() != null)
         {
+          AlignmentAnnotation newann;
           for (int a = 0; a < sequences[i].getAnnotation().length; a++)
           {
             annotationAdded = true;
-            sequences[i].getAnnotation()[a].adjustForAlignment();
-            sequences[i].getAnnotation()[a].padAnnotation(alwidth);
+            newann = sequences[i].getAnnotation()[a];
+            newann.adjustForAlignment();
+            newann.padAnnotation(alwidth);
+            if (newann.graphGroup > -1)
+            {
+              if (newann.graphGroup > -1)
+              {
+                if (newGraphGroups.size() <= newann.graphGroup
+                        || newGraphGroups.get(newann.graphGroup) == null)
+                {
+                  for (int q = newGraphGroups.size(); q <= newann.graphGroup; q++)
+                  {
+                    newGraphGroups.add(q, null);
+                  }
+                  newGraphGroups.set(newann.graphGroup, new Integer(
+                          ++fgroup));
+                }
+                newann.graphGroup = newGraphGroups.get(newann.graphGroup)
+                        .intValue();
+              }
+            }
             alignment.addAnnotation(sequences[i].getAnnotation()[a]); // annotation
             // was
             // duplicated
@@ -1903,7 +2185,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           {
             AlignmentAnnotation sann[] = sequences[i].getAnnotation();
             if (sann == null)
+            {
               continue;
+            }
             for (int avnum = 0; avnum < alview.length; avnum++)
             {
               if (alview[avnum] != alignment)
@@ -1920,6 +2204,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                   newann.padAnnotation(avwidth);
                   alview[avnum].addAnnotation(newann); // annotation was
                   // duplicated earlier
+                  // TODO JAL-1145 graphGroups are not updated for sequence
+                  // annotation added to several views. This may cause
+                  // strangeness
                   alview[avnum].setAnnotationIndex(newann, a);
                 }
               }
@@ -1929,6 +2216,17 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         }
         viewport.firePropertyChange("alignment", null,
                 alignment.getSequences());
+        if (alignPanels != null)
+        {
+          for (AlignmentPanel ap : alignPanels)
+          {
+            ap.validateAnnotationDimensions(false);
+          }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          alignPanel.validateAnnotationDimensions(false);
+        }
 
       }
       else
@@ -1940,19 +2238,19 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         if (Desktop.jalviewClipboard != null
                 && Desktop.jalviewClipboard[2] != null)
         {
-          Vector hc = (Vector) Desktop.jalviewClipboard[2];
-          for (int i = 0; i < hc.size(); i++)
+          List<int[]> hc = (List<int[]>) Desktop.jalviewClipboard[2];
+          for (int[] region : hc)
           {
-            int[] region = (int[]) hc.elementAt(i);
             af.viewport.hideColumns(region[0], region[1]);
           }
         }
 
         // >>>This is a fix for the moment, until a better solution is
         // found!!<<<
-        af.alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.getFeatureRenderer()
+        af.alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.getFeatureRenderer()
                 .transferSettings(
-                        alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.getFeatureRenderer());
+                        alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas
+                                .getFeatureRenderer());
 
         // TODO: maintain provenance of an alignment, rather than just make the
         // title a concatenation of operations.
@@ -1986,9 +2284,63 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected void expand_newalign(ActionEvent e)
+  {
+    try
+    {
+      AlignmentI alignment = AlignmentUtils.expandContext(getViewport()
+              .getAlignment(), -1);
+      AlignFrame af = new AlignFrame(alignment, DEFAULT_WIDTH,
+              DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+      String newtitle = new String("Flanking alignment");
+
+      if (Desktop.jalviewClipboard != null
+              && Desktop.jalviewClipboard[2] != null)
+      {
+        List<int[]> hc = (List<int[]>) Desktop.jalviewClipboard[2];
+        for (int region[] : hc)
+        {
+          af.viewport.hideColumns(region[0], region[1]);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // >>>This is a fix for the moment, until a better solution is
+      // found!!<<<
+      af.alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.getFeatureRenderer()
+              .transferSettings(
+                      alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas
+                              .getFeatureRenderer());
+
+      // TODO: maintain provenance of an alignment, rather than just make the
+      // title a concatenation of operations.
+      {
+        if (title.startsWith("Copied sequences"))
+        {
+          newtitle = title;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          newtitle = newtitle.concat("- from " + title);
+        }
+      }
+
+      Desktop.addInternalFrame(af, newtitle, DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+
+    } catch (Exception ex)
+    {
+      ex.printStackTrace();
+      System.out.println("Exception whilst pasting: " + ex);
+      // could be anything being pasted in here
+    } catch (OutOfMemoryError oom)
+    {
+      new OOMWarning("Viewing flanking region of alignment", oom);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2001,7 +2353,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2015,32 +2367,31 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       return;
     }
 
-    Vector seqs = new Vector();
-    SequenceI seq;
-    for (int i = 0; i < sg.getSize(); i++)
-    {
-      seq = sg.getSequenceAt(i);
-      seqs.addElement(seq);
-    }
-
-    // If the cut affects all sequences, remove highlighted columns
+    /*
+     * If the cut affects all sequences, warn, remove highlighted columns
+     */
     if (sg.getSize() == viewport.getAlignment().getHeight())
     {
+      int confirm = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this,
+              MessageManager.getString("warn.delete_all"), // $NON-NLS-1$
+              MessageManager.getString("label.delete_all"), // $NON-NLS-1$
+              JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION);
+
+      if (confirm == JOptionPane.CANCEL_OPTION
+              || confirm == JOptionPane.CLOSED_OPTION)
+      {
+        return;
+      }
       viewport.getColumnSelection().removeElements(sg.getStartRes(),
               sg.getEndRes() + 1);
     }
 
-    SequenceI[] cut = new SequenceI[seqs.size()];
-    for (int i = 0; i < seqs.size(); i++)
-    {
-      cut[i] = (SequenceI) seqs.elementAt(i);
-    }
+    SequenceI[] cut = sg.getSequences()
+            .toArray(new SequenceI[sg.getSize()]);
 
-    /*
-     * //ADD HISTORY ITEM
-     */
-    addHistoryItem(new EditCommand("Cut Sequences", EditCommand.CUT, cut,
-            sg.getStartRes(), sg.getEndRes() - sg.getStartRes() + 1,
+    addHistoryItem(new EditCommand(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.cut_sequences"), Action.CUT,
+            cut, sg.getStartRes(), sg.getEndRes() - sg.getStartRes() + 1,
             viewport.getAlignment()));
 
     viewport.setSelectionGroup(null);
@@ -2062,24 +2413,24 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   protected void deleteGroups_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    viewport.getAlignment().deleteAllGroups();
-    viewport.sequenceColours = null;
-    viewport.setSelectionGroup(null);
-    PaintRefresher.Refresh(this, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
-    alignPanel.updateAnnotation();
-    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+    if (avc.deleteGroups())
+    {
+      PaintRefresher.Refresh(this, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
+      alignPanel.updateAnnotation();
+      alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2102,7 +2453,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2111,14 +2462,14 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   {
     if (viewport.cursorMode)
     {
-      alignPanel.seqPanel.keyboardNo1 = null;
-      alignPanel.seqPanel.keyboardNo2 = null;
+      alignPanel.getSeqPanel().keyboardNo1 = null;
+      alignPanel.getSeqPanel().keyboardNo2 = null;
     }
     viewport.setSelectionGroup(null);
     viewport.getColumnSelection().clear();
     viewport.setSelectionGroup(null);
-    alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.highlightSearchResults(null);
-    alignPanel.idPanel.idCanvas.searchResults = null;
+    alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.highlightSearchResults(null);
+    alignPanel.getIdPanel().getIdCanvas().searchResults = null;
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
     PaintRefresher.Refresh(alignPanel, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
     viewport.sendSelection();
@@ -2126,7 +2477,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2162,7 +2513,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2174,7 +2525,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2228,11 +2579,14 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                 viewport.getSelectionGroup());
       }
 
-      statusBar.setText("Removed " + trimRegion.getSize() + " columns.");
+      statusBar.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.removed_columns",
+              new String[] { Integer.valueOf(trimRegion.getSize())
+                      .toString() }));
 
       addHistoryItem(trimRegion);
 
-      for (SequenceGroup sg :viewport.getAlignment().getGroups())
+      for (SequenceGroup sg : viewport.getAlignment().getGroups())
       {
         if ((trimLeft && !sg.adjustForRemoveLeft(column))
                 || (!trimLeft && !sg.adjustForRemoveRight(column)))
@@ -2248,7 +2602,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2276,8 +2630,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
     addHistoryItem(removeGapCols);
 
-    statusBar.setText("Removed " + removeGapCols.getSize()
-            + " empty columns.");
+    statusBar.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+            "label.removed_empty_columns",
+            new Object[] { Integer.valueOf(removeGapCols.getSize())
+                    .toString() }));
 
     // This is to maintain viewport position on first residue
     // of first sequence
@@ -2296,7 +2652,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2335,7 +2691,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2347,19 +2703,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
             .getSequences());
   }
 
-  // else
-  {
-    // if (justifySeqs>0)
-    {
-      // alignment.justify(justifySeqs!=RIGHT_JUSTIFY);
-    }
-  }
-
-  // }
-
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2369,78 +2715,89 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     new Finder();
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void newView_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
-  {
-    newView(true);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   *
-   * @param copyAnnotation
-   *          if true then duplicate all annnotation, groups and settings
-   * @return new alignment panel, already displayed.
-   */
-  public AlignmentPanel newView(boolean copyAnnotation)
-  {
-    return newView(null, copyAnnotation);
-  }
-
   /**
-   *
-   * @param viewTitle
-   *          title of newly created view
-   * @return new alignment panel, already displayed.
+   * Create a new view of the current alignment.
    */
-  public AlignmentPanel newView(String viewTitle)
+  @Override
+  public void newView_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    return newView(viewTitle, true);
+    newView(null, true);
   }
 
   /**
-   *
+   * Creates and shows a new view of the current alignment.
+   * 
    * @param viewTitle
-   *          title of newly created view
+   *          title of newly created view; if null, one will be generated
    * @param copyAnnotation
    *          if true then duplicate all annnotation, groups and settings
    * @return new alignment panel, already displayed.
    */
   public AlignmentPanel newView(String viewTitle, boolean copyAnnotation)
   {
+    /*
+     * Create a new AlignmentPanel (with its own, new Viewport)
+     */
     AlignmentPanel newap = new Jalview2XML().copyAlignPanel(alignPanel,
             true);
     if (!copyAnnotation)
     {
-      // just remove all the current annotation except for the automatic stuff
+      /*
+       * remove all groups and annotation except for the automatic stuff
+       */
       newap.av.getAlignment().deleteAllGroups();
-      for (AlignmentAnnotation alan : newap.av.getAlignment()
-              .getAlignmentAnnotation())
-      {
-        if (!alan.autoCalculated)
-        {
-          newap.av.getAlignment().deleteAnnotation(alan);
-        }
-        ;
-      }
+      newap.av.getAlignment().deleteAllAnnotations(false);
     }
 
-    newap.av.gatherViewsHere = false;
+    newap.av.setGatherViewsHere(false);
 
     if (viewport.viewName == null)
     {
-      viewport.viewName = "Original";
+      viewport.viewName = MessageManager
+              .getString("label.view_name_original");
     }
 
-    newap.av.historyList = viewport.historyList;
-    newap.av.redoList = viewport.redoList;
+    /*
+     * Views share the same edits undo and redo stacks
+     */
+    newap.av.setHistoryList(viewport.getHistoryList());
+    newap.av.setRedoList(viewport.getRedoList());
+
+    /*
+     * Views share the same mappings; need to deregister any new mappings
+     * created by copyAlignPanel, and register the new reference to the shared
+     * mappings
+     */
+    newap.av.replaceMappings(viewport.getAlignment());
+
+    newap.av.viewName = getNewViewName(viewTitle);
+
+    addAlignmentPanel(newap, true);
+    newap.alignmentChanged();
+
+    if (alignPanels.size() == 2)
+    {
+      viewport.setGatherViewsHere(true);
+    }
+    tabbedPane.setSelectedIndex(tabbedPane.getTabCount() - 1);
+    return newap;
+  }
 
+  /**
+   * Make a new name for the view, ensuring it is unique within the current
+   * sequenceSetId. (This used to be essential for Jalview Project archives, but
+   * these now use viewId. Unique view names are still desirable for usability.)
+   * 
+   * @param viewTitle
+   * @return
+   */
+  protected String getNewViewName(String viewTitle)
+  {
     int index = Desktop.getViewCount(viewport.getSequenceSetId());
-    // make sure the new view has a unique name - this is essential for Jalview
-    // 2 archives
     boolean addFirstIndex = false;
     if (viewTitle == null || viewTitle.trim().length() == 0)
     {
-      viewTitle = "View";
+      viewTitle = MessageManager.getString("action.view");
       addFirstIndex = true;
     }
     else
@@ -2448,44 +2805,55 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       index = 1;// we count from 1 if given a specific name
     }
     String newViewName = viewTitle + ((addFirstIndex) ? " " + index : "");
-    Vector comps = (Vector) PaintRefresher.components.get(viewport
+
+    List<Component> comps = PaintRefresher.components.get(viewport
             .getSequenceSetId());
-    Vector existingNames = new Vector();
-    for (int i = 0; i < comps.size(); i++)
-    {
-      if (comps.elementAt(i) instanceof AlignmentPanel)
-      {
-        AlignmentPanel ap = (AlignmentPanel) comps.elementAt(i);
-        if (!existingNames.contains(ap.av.viewName))
-        {
-          existingNames.addElement(ap.av.viewName);
-        }
-      }
-    }
+
+    List<String> existingNames = getExistingViewNames(comps);
 
     while (existingNames.contains(newViewName))
     {
       newViewName = viewTitle + " " + (++index);
     }
+    return newViewName;
+  }
 
-    newap.av.viewName = newViewName;
-
-    addAlignmentPanel(newap, true);
-
-    if (alignPanels.size() == 2)
+  /**
+   * Returns a list of distinct view names found in the given list of
+   * components. View names are held on the viewport of an AlignmentPanel.
+   * 
+   * @param comps
+   * @return
+   */
+  protected List<String> getExistingViewNames(List<Component> comps)
+  {
+    List<String> existingNames = new ArrayList<String>();
+    for (Component comp : comps)
     {
-      viewport.gatherViewsHere = true;
+      if (comp instanceof AlignmentPanel)
+      {
+        AlignmentPanel ap = (AlignmentPanel) comp;
+        if (!existingNames.contains(ap.av.viewName))
+        {
+          existingNames.add(ap.av.viewName);
+        }
+      }
     }
-    tabbedPane.setSelectedIndex(tabbedPane.getTabCount() - 1);
-    return newap;
+    return existingNames;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Explode tabbed views into separate windows.
+   */
   @Override
   public void expandViews_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
     Desktop.instance.explodeViews(this);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gather views in separate windows back into a tabbed presentation.
+   */
   @Override
   public void gatherViews_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
@@ -2494,7 +2862,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2506,7 +2874,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2515,43 +2883,49 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   {
     viewport.setShowJVSuffix(seqLimits.isSelected());
 
-    alignPanel.idPanel.idCanvas.setPreferredSize(alignPanel
-            .calculateIdWidth());
+    alignPanel.getIdPanel().getIdCanvas()
+            .setPreferredSize(alignPanel.calculateIdWidth());
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void idRightAlign_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    viewport.rightAlignIds = idRightAlign.isSelected();
+    viewport.setRightAlignIds(idRightAlign.isSelected());
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void centreColumnLabels_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    viewport.centreColumnLabels = centreColumnLabelsMenuItem.getState();
+    viewport.setCentreColumnLabels(centreColumnLabelsMenuItem.getState());
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#followHighlight_actionPerformed()
    */
   @Override
   protected void followHighlight_actionPerformed()
   {
-    if (viewport.followHighlight = this.followHighlightMenuItem.getState())
+    /*
+     * Set the 'follow' flag on the Viewport (and scroll to position if now
+     * true).
+     */
+    final boolean state = this.followHighlightMenuItem.getState();
+    viewport.setFollowHighlight(state);
+    if (state)
     {
       alignPanel.scrollToPosition(
-              alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.searchResults, false);
+              alignPanel.getSeqPanel().seqCanvas.searchResults, false);
     }
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2564,7 +2938,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2575,7 +2949,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     scaleLeft.setVisible(wrapMenuItem.isSelected());
     scaleRight.setVisible(wrapMenuItem.isSelected());
     viewport.setWrapAlignment(wrapMenuItem.isSelected());
-    alignPanel.setWrapAlignment(wrapMenuItem.isSelected());
+    alignPanel.updateLayout();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -2595,12 +2969,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   public void hideSelSequences_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
     viewport.hideAllSelectedSeqs();
-    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+    // alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   /**
    * called by key handler and the hide all/show all menu items
-   *
+   * 
    * @param toggleSeqs
    * @param toggleCols
    */
@@ -2670,7 +3044,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#hideAllButSelection_actionPerformed(java.awt.
    * event.ActionEvent)
@@ -2683,7 +3057,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#hideAllSelection_actionPerformed(java.awt.event
    * .ActionEvent)
@@ -2700,7 +3074,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showAllhidden_actionPerformed(java.awt.event.
    * ActionEvent)
@@ -2729,7 +3103,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2742,7 +3116,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2755,7 +3129,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2768,7 +3142,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2781,7 +3155,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2794,7 +3168,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2808,6 +3182,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   public FeatureSettings featureSettings;
 
   @Override
+  public FeatureSettingsControllerI getFeatureSettingsUI()
+  {
+    return featureSettings;
+  }
+
+  @Override
   public void featureSettings_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
     if (featureSettings != null)
@@ -2826,7 +3206,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * Set or clear 'Show Sequence Features'
-   *
+   * 
    * @param evt
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2843,7 +3223,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * Set or clear 'Show Sequence Features'
-   *
+   * 
    * @param evt
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2852,7 +3232,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   {
     viewport.setShowSequenceFeaturesHeight(showSeqFeaturesHeight
             .isSelected());
-    if (viewport.getShowSequenceFeaturesHeight())
+    if (viewport.isShowSequenceFeaturesHeight())
     {
       // ensure we're actually displaying features
       viewport.setShowSequenceFeatures(true);
@@ -2866,16 +3246,24 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * Action on toggle of the 'Show annotations' menu item. This shows or hides
+   * the annotations panel as a whole.
+   * 
+   * The options to show/hide all annotations should be enabled when the panel
+   * is shown, and disabled when the panel is hidden.
+   * 
    * @param e
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   public void annotationPanelMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    viewport.setShowAnnotation(annotationPanelMenuItem.isSelected());
-    alignPanel.setAnnotationVisible(annotationPanelMenuItem.isSelected());
+    final boolean setVisible = annotationPanelMenuItem.isSelected();
+    viewport.setShowAnnotation(setVisible);
+    this.showAllSeqAnnotations.setEnabled(setVisible);
+    this.hideAllSeqAnnotations.setEnabled(setVisible);
+    this.showAllAlAnnotations.setEnabled(setVisible);
+    this.hideAllAlAnnotations.setEnabled(setVisible);
+    alignPanel.updateLayout();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -2885,17 +3273,19 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     editPane.setEditable(false);
     StringBuffer contents = new AlignmentProperties(viewport.getAlignment())
             .formatAsHtml();
-    editPane.setText("<html>" + contents.toString() + "</html>");
+    editPane.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage("label.html_content",
+            new Object[] { contents.toString() }));
     JInternalFrame frame = new JInternalFrame();
     frame.getContentPane().add(new JScrollPane(editPane));
 
-    Desktop.instance.addInternalFrame(frame, "Alignment Properties: "
-            + getTitle(), 500, 400);
+    Desktop.addInternalFrame(frame, MessageManager.formatMessage(
+            "label.alignment_properties", new Object[] { getTitle() }),
+            500, 400);
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2910,7 +3300,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     JInternalFrame frame = new JInternalFrame();
     OverviewPanel overview = new OverviewPanel(alignPanel);
     frame.setContentPane(overview);
-    Desktop.addInternalFrame(frame, "Overview " + this.getTitle(),
+    Desktop.addInternalFrame(frame, MessageManager.formatMessage(
+            "label.overview_params", new Object[] { this.getTitle() }),
             frame.getWidth(), frame.getHeight());
     frame.pack();
     frame.setLayer(JLayeredPane.PALETTE_LAYER);
@@ -2935,7 +3326,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2947,19 +3338,20 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   public void clustalColour_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    changeColour(new ClustalxColourScheme(viewport.getAlignment(), viewport.getHiddenRepSequences()));
+    changeColour(new ClustalxColourScheme(viewport.getAlignment(),
+            viewport.getHiddenRepSequences()));
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2971,7 +3363,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2983,7 +3375,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -2995,7 +3387,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3007,7 +3399,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3019,7 +3411,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3031,7 +3423,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3043,7 +3435,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3072,6 +3464,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   }
 
   @Override
+  public void annotationColumn_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  {
+    new AnnotationColumnChooser(viewport, alignPanel);
+  }
+
+  @Override
   public void rnahelicesColour_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
     new RNAHelicesColourChooser(viewport, alignPanel);
@@ -3079,7 +3477,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3089,133 +3487,41 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     viewport.setColourAppliesToAllGroups(applyToAllGroups.isSelected());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
-   * @param cs
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
-   */
-  public void changeColour(ColourSchemeI cs)
-  {
-    // TODO: compare with applet and pull up to model method
-    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());
-      }
-
-      if (viewport.getConservationSelected())
-      {
-
-        Alignment al = (Alignment) viewport.getAlignment();
-        Conservation c = new Conservation("All",
-                ResidueProperties.propHash, 3, al.getSequences(), 0,
-                al.getWidth() - 1);
-
-        c.calculate();
-        c.verdict(false, viewport.getConsPercGaps());
-
-        cs.setConservation(c);
-
-        cs.setConservationInc(SliderPanel.setConservationSlider(alignPanel,
-                cs, "Background"));
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        cs.setConservation(null);
-      }
-
-      cs.setConsensus(viewport.getSequenceConsensusHash());
-    }
-
-    viewport.setGlobalColourScheme(cs);
-
-    if (viewport.getColourAppliesToAllGroups())
-    {
-
-
-      for (SequenceGroup sg:viewport.getAlignment().getGroups())
-      {
-        if (cs == null)
-        {
-          sg.cs = null;
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        if (cs instanceof ClustalxColourScheme)
-        {
-          sg.cs = new ClustalxColourScheme(sg, viewport
-                  .getHiddenRepSequences());
-        }
-        else if (cs instanceof UserColourScheme)
-        {
-          sg.cs = new UserColourScheme(((UserColourScheme) cs).getColours());
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          try
-          {
-            sg.cs = cs.getClass().newInstance();
-          } catch (Exception ex)
-          {
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (viewport.getAbovePIDThreshold()
-                || cs instanceof PIDColourScheme
-                || cs instanceof Blosum62ColourScheme)
-        {
-          sg.cs.setThreshold(threshold, viewport.getIgnoreGapsConsensus());
+  /**
+   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * 
+   * @param cs
+   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   */
+  public void changeColour(ColourSchemeI cs)
+  {
+    // TODO: pull up to controller method
 
-          sg.cs.setConsensus(AAFrequency.calculate(
-                  sg.getSequences(viewport.getHiddenRepSequences()),
-                  sg.getStartRes(), sg.getEndRes() + 1));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          sg.cs.setThreshold(0, viewport.getIgnoreGapsConsensus());
-        }
+    if (cs != null)
+    {
+      // Make sure viewport is up to date w.r.t. any sliders
+      if (viewport.getAbovePIDThreshold())
+      {
+        int threshold = SliderPanel.setPIDSliderSource(alignPanel, cs,
+                "Background");
+        viewport.setThreshold(threshold);
+      }
 
-        if (viewport.getConservationSelected())
-        {
-          Conservation c = new Conservation("Group",
-                  ResidueProperties.propHash, 3, sg.getSequences(viewport
-                          .getHiddenRepSequences()), sg.getStartRes(),
-                  sg.getEndRes() + 1);
-          c.calculate();
-          c.verdict(false, viewport.getConsPercGaps());
-          sg.cs.setConservation(c);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          sg.cs.setConservation(null);
-        }
+      if (viewport.getConservationSelected())
+      {
+        cs.setConservationInc(SliderPanel.setConservationSlider(alignPanel,
+                cs, "Background"));
       }
     }
 
-    if (alignPanel.getOverviewPanel() != null)
-    {
-      alignPanel.getOverviewPanel().updateOverviewImage();
-    }
+    viewport.setGlobalColourScheme(cs);
 
     alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3233,7 +3539,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3251,7 +3557,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3270,7 +3576,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3289,14 +3595,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   public void userDefinedColour_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    if (e.getActionCommand().equals("User Defined..."))
+    if (e.getActionCommand().equals(
+            MessageManager.getString("action.user_defined")))
     {
       new UserDefinedColours(alignPanel, null);
     }
@@ -3313,8 +3620,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   {
 
     Component[] menuItems = colourMenu.getMenuComponents();
-    int i, iSize = menuItems.length;
-    for (i = 0; i < iSize; i++)
+    int iSize = menuItems.length;
+    for (int i = 0; i < iSize; i++)
     {
       if (menuItems[i].getName() != null
               && menuItems[i].getName().equals("USER_DEFINED"))
@@ -3345,8 +3652,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
               int option = JOptionPane.showInternalConfirmDialog(
                       jalview.gui.Desktop.desktop,
-                      "Remove from default list?",
-                      "Remove user defined colour",
+                      MessageManager
+                              .getString("label.remove_from_default_list"),
+                      MessageManager
+                              .getString("label.remove_user_defined_colour"),
                       JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
               if (option == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION)
               {
@@ -3385,7 +3694,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3397,7 +3706,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3409,7 +3718,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3426,7 +3735,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3442,7 +3751,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3458,7 +3767,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3475,7 +3784,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3487,7 +3796,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3497,21 +3806,24 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     if ((viewport.getSelectionGroup() == null)
             || (viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSize() < 2))
     {
-      JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(this,
-              "You must select at least 2 sequences.", "Invalid Selection",
+      JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(this, MessageManager
+              .getString("label.you_must_select_least_two_sequences"),
+              MessageManager.getString("label.invalid_selection"),
               JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
     }
     else
     {
       JInternalFrame frame = new JInternalFrame();
       frame.setContentPane(new PairwiseAlignPanel(viewport));
-      Desktop.addInternalFrame(frame, "Pairwise Alignment", 600, 500);
+      Desktop.addInternalFrame(frame,
+              MessageManager.getString("action.pairwise_alignment"), 600,
+              500);
     }
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
@@ -3523,11 +3835,14 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
             .getSelectionGroup().getSize() > 0))
             || (viewport.getAlignment().getHeight() < 4))
     {
-      JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(this,
-              "Principal component analysis must take\n"
-                      + "at least 4 input sequences.",
-              "Sequence selection insufficient",
-              JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+      JOptionPane
+              .showInternalMessageDialog(
+                      this,
+                      MessageManager
+                              .getString("label.principal_component_analysis_must_take_least_four_input_sequences"),
+                      MessageManager
+                              .getString("label.sequence_selection_insufficient"),
+                      JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
 
       return;
     }
@@ -3560,55 +3875,55 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   public void averageDistanceTreeMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    NewTreePanel("AV", "PID", "Average distance tree using PID");
+    newTreePanel("AV", "PID", "Average distance tree using PID");
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   public void neighbourTreeMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    NewTreePanel("NJ", "PID", "Neighbour joining tree using PID");
+    newTreePanel("NJ", "PID", "Neighbour joining tree using PID");
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   protected void njTreeBlosumMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    NewTreePanel("NJ", "BL", "Neighbour joining tree using BLOSUM62");
+    newTreePanel("NJ", "BL", "Neighbour joining tree using BLOSUM62");
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
   protected void avTreeBlosumMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    NewTreePanel("AV", "BL", "Average distance tree using BLOSUM62");
+    newTreePanel("AV", "BL", "Average distance tree using BLOSUM62");
   }
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param type
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    * @param pwType
@@ -3616,37 +3931,40 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
    * @param title
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
-  void NewTreePanel(String type, String pwType, String title)
+  void newTreePanel(String type, String pwType, String title)
   {
     TreePanel tp;
 
-    if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null)
+    if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null
+            && viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSize() > 0)
     {
       if (viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSize() < 3)
       {
         JOptionPane
                 .showMessageDialog(
                         Desktop.desktop,
-                        "You need to have more than two sequences selected to build a tree!",
-                        "Not enough sequences", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+                        MessageManager
+                                .getString("label.you_need_more_two_sequences_selected_build_tree"),
+                        MessageManager
+                                .getString("label.not_enough_sequences"),
+                        JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
         return;
       }
 
       SequenceGroup sg = viewport.getSelectionGroup();
 
       /* Decide if the selection is a column region */
-      for (SequenceI _s:sg.getSequences())
+      for (SequenceI _s : sg.getSequences())
       {
-        if (_s.getLength() < sg
-                .getEndRes())
+        if (_s.getLength() < sg.getEndRes())
         {
           JOptionPane
                   .showMessageDialog(
                           Desktop.desktop,
-                          "The selected region to create a tree may\nonly contain residues or gaps.\n"
-                                  + "Try using the Pad function in the edit menu,\n"
-                                  + "or one of the multiple sequence alignment web services.",
-                          "Sequences in selection are not aligned",
+                          MessageManager
+                                  .getString("label.selected_region_to_tree_may_only_contain_residues_or_gaps"),
+                          MessageManager
+                                  .getString("label.sequences_selection_not_aligned"),
                           JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
 
           return;
@@ -3664,10 +3982,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         JOptionPane
                 .showMessageDialog(
                         Desktop.desktop,
-                        "The sequences must be aligned before creating a tree.\n"
-                                + "Try using the Pad function in the edit menu,\n"
-                                + "or one of the multiple sequence alignment web services.",
-                        "Sequences not aligned",
+                        MessageManager
+                                .getString("label.sequences_must_be_aligned_before_creating_tree"),
+                        MessageManager
+                                .getString("label.sequences_not_aligned"),
                         JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
 
         return;
@@ -3695,7 +4013,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param title
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    * @param order
@@ -3704,7 +4022,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   public void addSortByOrderMenuItem(String title,
           final AlignmentOrder order)
   {
-    final JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem("by " + title);
+    final JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+            "action.by_title_param", new Object[] { title }));
     sort.add(item);
     item.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
     {
@@ -3727,7 +4046,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * Add a new sort by annotation score menu item
-   *
+   * 
    * @param sort
    *          the menu to add the option to
    * @param scoreLabel
@@ -3764,7 +4083,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
    * search the alignment and rebuild the sort by annotation score submenu the
    * last alignment annotation vector hash is stored to minimize cost of
    * rebuilding in subsequence calls.
-   *
+   * 
    */
   @Override
   public void buildSortByAnnotationScoresMenu()
@@ -3780,7 +4099,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       // almost certainly a quicker way to do this - but we keep it simple
       Hashtable scoreSorts = new Hashtable();
       AlignmentAnnotation aann[];
-      for (SequenceI sqa:viewport.getAlignment().getSequences())
+      for (SequenceI sqa : viewport.getAlignment().getSequences())
       {
         aann = sqa.getAnnotation();
         for (int i = 0; aann != null && i < aann.length; i++)
@@ -3811,7 +4130,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
    * call. Listeners are added to remove the menu item when the treePanel is
    * closed, and adjust the tree leaf to sequence mapping when the alignment is
    * modified.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param treePanel
    *          Displayed tree window.
    * @param title
@@ -3820,23 +4139,51 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   @Override
   public void buildTreeMenu()
   {
+    calculateTree.removeAll();
+    // build the calculate menu
+
+    for (final String type : new String[] { "NJ", "AV" })
+    {
+      String treecalcnm = MessageManager.getString("label.tree_calc_"
+              + type.toLowerCase());
+      for (final String pwtype : ResidueProperties.scoreMatrices.keySet())
+      {
+        JMenuItem tm = new JMenuItem();
+        ScoreModelI sm = ResidueProperties.scoreMatrices.get(pwtype);
+        if (sm.isProtein() == !viewport.getAlignment().isNucleotide())
+        {
+          String smn = MessageManager.getStringOrReturn(
+                  "label.score_model_", sm.getName());
+          final String title = MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                  "label.treecalc_title", treecalcnm, smn);
+          tm.setText(title);//
+          tm.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
+          {
+            @Override
+            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+            {
+              newTreePanel(type, pwtype, title);
+            }
+          });
+          calculateTree.add(tm);
+        }
+
+      }
+    }
     sortByTreeMenu.removeAll();
 
-    Vector comps = (Vector) PaintRefresher.components.get(viewport
+    List<Component> comps = PaintRefresher.components.get(viewport
             .getSequenceSetId());
-    Vector treePanels = new Vector();
-    int i, iSize = comps.size();
-    for (i = 0; i < iSize; i++)
+    List<TreePanel> treePanels = new ArrayList<TreePanel>();
+    for (Component comp : comps)
     {
-      if (comps.elementAt(i) instanceof TreePanel)
+      if (comp instanceof TreePanel)
       {
-        treePanels.add(comps.elementAt(i));
+        treePanels.add((TreePanel) comp);
       }
     }
 
-    iSize = treePanels.size();
-
-    if (iSize < 1)
+    if (treePanels.size() < 1)
     {
       sortByTreeMenu.setVisible(false);
       return;
@@ -3844,17 +4191,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
     sortByTreeMenu.setVisible(true);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < treePanels.size(); i++)
+    for (final TreePanel tp : treePanels)
     {
-      final TreePanel tp = (TreePanel) treePanels.elementAt(i);
       final JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem(tp.getTitle());
-      final NJTree tree = ((TreePanel) treePanels.elementAt(i)).getTree();
       item.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
       {
         @Override
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
         {
-          tp.sortByTree_actionPerformed(null);
+          tp.sortByTree_actionPerformed();
           addHistoryItem(tp.sortAlignmentIn(alignPanel));
 
         }
@@ -3880,7 +4225,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   /**
    * Work out whether the whole set of sequences or just the selected set will
    * be submitted for multiple alignment.
-   *
+   * 
    */
   public jalview.datamodel.AlignmentView gatherSequencesForAlignment()
   {
@@ -3895,22 +4240,26 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       /*
        * SequenceGroup seqs = viewport.getSelectionGroup(); int sz; msa = new
        * SequenceI[sz = seqs.getSize(false)];
-       *
+       * 
        * for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) { msa[i] = (SequenceI)
        * seqs.getSequenceAt(i); }
        */
       msa = viewport.getAlignmentView(true);
     }
+    else if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null
+            && viewport.getSelectionGroup().getSize() == 1)
+    {
+      int option = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this,
+              MessageManager.getString("warn.oneseq_msainput_selection"),
+              MessageManager.getString("label.invalid_selection"),
+              JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION);
+      if (option == JOptionPane.OK_OPTION)
+      {
+        msa = viewport.getAlignmentView(false);
+      }
+    }
     else
     {
-      /*
-       * Vector seqs = viewport.getAlignment().getSequences();
-       *
-       * if (seqs.size() > 1) { msa = new SequenceI[seqs.size()];
-       *
-       * for (int i = 0; i < seqs.size(); i++) { msa[i] = (SequenceI)
-       * seqs.elementAt(i); } }
-       */
       msa = viewport.getAlignmentView(false);
     }
     return msa;
@@ -3942,8 +4291,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     // selection may well be aligned - we preserve 2.0.8 behaviour for moment.
     if (!viewport.getAlignment().isAligned(false))
     {
-      seqs.setSequences(new SeqCigar[]
-      { seqs.getSequences()[0] });
+      seqs.setSequences(new SeqCigar[] { seqs.getSequences()[0] });
       // TODO: if seqs.getSequences().length>1 then should really have warned
       // user!
 
@@ -3953,19 +4301,20 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
-   *
+   * 
    * @param e
    *          DOCUMENT ME!
    */
   @Override
-  protected void LoadtreeMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  protected void loadTreeMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
     // Pick the tree file
     JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser(
             jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"));
     chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
-    chooser.setDialogTitle("Select a newick-like tree file");
-    chooser.setToolTipText("Load a tree file");
+    chooser.setDialogTitle(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.select_newick_like_tree_file"));
+    chooser.setToolTipText(MessageManager.getString("label.load_tree_file"));
 
     int value = chooser.showOpenDialog(null);
 
@@ -3980,14 +4329,20 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
         viewport.setCurrentTree(ShowNewickTree(fin, choice).getTree());
       } catch (Exception ex)
       {
-        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop, ex.getMessage(),
-                "Problem reading tree file", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+        JOptionPane
+                .showMessageDialog(
+                        Desktop.desktop,
+                        ex.getMessage(),
+                        MessageManager
+                                .getString("label.problem_reading_tree_file"),
+                        JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
         ex.printStackTrace();
       }
       if (fin != null && fin.hasWarningMessage())
       {
-        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
-                fin.getWarningMessage(), "Possible problem with tree file",
+        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop, fin
+                .getWarningMessage(), MessageManager
+                .getString("label.possible_problem_with_tree_file"),
                 JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
       }
     }
@@ -4019,7 +4374,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   /**
    * Add a treeviewer for the tree extracted from a newick file object to the
    * current alignment view
-   *
+   * 
    * @param nf
    *          the tree
    * @param title
@@ -4070,7 +4425,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * Generates menu items and listener event actions for web service clients
-   *
+   * 
    */
   public void BuildWebServiceMenu()
   {
@@ -4083,7 +4438,6 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       } catch (Exception e)
       {
       }
-      ;
     }
     final AlignFrame me = this;
     buildingMenu = true;
@@ -4092,10 +4446,11 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       @Override
       public void run()
       {
+        final List<JMenuItem> legacyItems = new ArrayList<JMenuItem>();
         try
         {
-          System.err.println("Building ws menu again "
-                  + Thread.currentThread());
+          // System.err.println("Building ws menu again "
+          // + Thread.currentThread());
           // TODO: add support for context dependent disabling of services based
           // on
           // alignment and current selection
@@ -4113,7 +4468,17 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                   "Secondary Structure Prediction");
           final JMenu seqsrchmenu = new JMenu("Sequence Database Search");
           final JMenu analymenu = new JMenu("Analysis");
-          final JMenu dismenu = new JMenu("Disorder");
+          final JMenu dismenu = new JMenu("Protein Disorder");
+          // final JMenu msawsmenu = new
+          // JMenu(MessageManager.getString("label.alignment"));
+          // final JMenu secstrmenu = new
+          // JMenu(MessageManager.getString("label.secondary_structure_prediction"));
+          // final JMenu seqsrchmenu = new
+          // JMenu(MessageManager.getString("label.sequence_database_search"));
+          // final JMenu analymenu = new
+          // JMenu(MessageManager.getString("label.analysis"));
+          // final JMenu dismenu = new
+          // JMenu(MessageManager.getString("label.protein_disorder"));
           // JAL-940 - only show secondary structure prediction services from
           // the legacy server
           if (// Cache.getDefault("SHOW_JWS1_SERVICES", true)
@@ -4123,28 +4488,11 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
             // TODO: refactor to allow list of AbstractName/Handler bindings to
             // be
             // stored or retrieved from elsewhere
-            Vector msaws = null; // (Vector) Discoverer.services.get("MsaWS");
+            // No MSAWS used any more:
+            // Vector msaws = null; // (Vector)
+            // Discoverer.services.get("MsaWS");
             Vector secstrpr = (Vector) Discoverer.services
                     .get("SecStrPred");
-            Vector seqsrch = null; // (Vector)
-                                   // Discoverer.services.get("SeqSearch");
-            // TODO: move GUI generation code onto service implementation - so a
-            // client instance attaches itself to the GUI with method call like
-            // jalview.ws.MsaWSClient.bind(servicehandle, Desktop.instance,
-            // alignframe)
-            if (msaws != null)
-            {
-              // Add any Multiple Sequence Alignment Services
-              for (int i = 0, j = msaws.size(); i < j; i++)
-              {
-                final ext.vamsas.ServiceHandle sh = (ext.vamsas.ServiceHandle) msaws
-                        .get(i);
-                jalview.ws.WSMenuEntryProviderI impl = jalview.ws.jws1.Discoverer
-                        .getServiceClient(sh);
-                impl.attachWSMenuEntry(msawsmenu, me);
-
-              }
-            }
             if (secstrpr != null)
             {
               // Add any secondary structure prediction services
@@ -4154,19 +4502,13 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                         .get(i);
                 jalview.ws.WSMenuEntryProviderI impl = jalview.ws.jws1.Discoverer
                         .getServiceClient(sh);
+                int p = secstrmenu.getItemCount();
                 impl.attachWSMenuEntry(secstrmenu, me);
-              }
-            }
-            if (seqsrch != null)
-            {
-              // Add any sequence search services
-              for (int i = 0, j = seqsrch.size(); i < j; i++)
-              {
-                final ext.vamsas.ServiceHandle sh = (ext.vamsas.ServiceHandle) seqsrch
-                        .elementAt(i);
-                jalview.ws.WSMenuEntryProviderI impl = jalview.ws.jws1.Discoverer
-                        .getServiceClient(sh);
-                impl.attachWSMenuEntry(seqsrchmenu, me);
+                int q = secstrmenu.getItemCount();
+                for (int litm = p; litm < q; litm++)
+                {
+                  legacyItems.add(secstrmenu.getItem(litm));
+                }
               }
             }
           }
@@ -4177,12 +4519,6 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           wsmenu.add(secstrmenu);
           wsmenu.add(dismenu);
           wsmenu.add(analymenu);
-          // final ArrayList<JMenu> submens=new ArrayList<JMenu>();
-          // submens.add(msawsmenu);
-          // submens.add(secstrmenu);
-          // submens.add(dismenu);
-          // submens.add(analymenu);
-
           // No search services yet
           // wsmenu.add(seqsrchmenu);
 
@@ -4207,6 +4543,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                   webService.add(me.webServiceNoServices);
                 }
                 // TODO: move into separate menu builder class.
+                boolean new_sspred = false;
                 if (Cache.getDefault("SHOW_JWS2_SERVICES", true))
                 {
                   Jws2Discoverer jws2servs = Jws2Discoverer.getDiscoverer();
@@ -4215,6 +4552,17 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                     if (jws2servs.hasServices())
                     {
                       jws2servs.attachWSMenuEntry(webService, me);
+                      for (Jws2Instance sv : jws2servs.getServices())
+                      {
+                        if (sv.description.toLowerCase().contains("jpred"))
+                        {
+                          for (JMenuItem jmi : legacyItems)
+                          {
+                            jmi.setVisible(false);
+                          }
+                        }
+                      }
+
                     }
                     if (jws2servs.isRunning())
                     {
@@ -4225,7 +4573,6 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                     }
                   }
                 }
-
                 build_urlServiceMenu(me.webService);
                 build_fetchdbmenu(webService);
                 for (JMenu item : wsmenu)
@@ -4241,15 +4588,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                 }
               } catch (Exception e)
               {
+                Cache.log
+                        .debug("Exception during web service menu building process.",
+                                e);
               }
-              ;
             }
           });
         } catch (Exception e)
         {
         }
-        ;
-
         buildingMenu = false;
       }
     }).start();
@@ -4258,7 +4605,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /**
    * construct any groupURL type service menu entries.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param webService
    */
   private void build_urlServiceMenu(JMenu webService)
@@ -4268,12 +4615,12 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     /*
      * JMenuItem testAlView = new JMenuItem("Test AlignmentView"); final
      * AlignFrame af = this; testAlView.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
-     *
+     * 
      * @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      * jalview.datamodel.AlignmentView
      * .testSelectionViews(af.viewport.getAlignment(),
      * af.viewport.getColumnSelection(), af.viewport.selectionGroup); }
-     *
+     * 
      * }); webService.add(testAlView);
      */
     // TODO: refactor to RestClient discoverer and merge menu entries for
@@ -4288,24 +4635,18 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
               JvSwingUtils.findOrCreateMenu(webService, client.getAction()),
               this);
     }
-
-    if (Cache.getDefault("SHOW_ENFIN_SERVICES", true))
-    {
-      jalview.ws.EnfinEnvision2OneWay.getInstance().attachWSMenuEntry(
-              webService, this);
-    }
   }
 
   /*
    * public void vamsasStore_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { JalviewFileChooser
    * chooser = new JalviewFileChooser(jalview.bin.Cache.
    * getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"));
-   *
+   * 
    * chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView()); chooser.setDialogTitle("Export
    * to Vamsas file"); chooser.setToolTipText("Export");
-   *
+   * 
    * int value = chooser.showSaveDialog(this);
-   *
+   * 
    * if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
    * jalview.io.VamsasDatastore vs = new jalview.io.VamsasDatastore(viewport);
    * //vs.store(chooser.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath() ); vs.storeJalview(
@@ -4313,7 +4654,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
    */
   /**
    * prototype of an automatically enabled/disabled analysis function
-   *
+   * 
    */
   protected void setShowProductsEnabled()
   {
@@ -4333,7 +4674,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   /**
    * search selection for sequence xRef products and build the show products
    * menu.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param selection
    * @param dataset
    * @return true if showProducts menu should be enabled.
@@ -4367,7 +4708,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
           {
             // TODO: new thread for this call with vis-delay
-            af.showProductsFor(af.viewport.getSequenceSelection(), ds,
+            af.showProductsFor(af.viewport.getSequenceSelection(),
                     isRegSel, dna, source);
           }
 
@@ -4386,14 +4727,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     return showp;
   }
 
-  protected void showProductsFor(SequenceI[] sel, Alignment ds,
-          boolean isRegSel, boolean dna, String source)
+  protected void showProductsFor(final SequenceI[] sel,
+          final boolean isRegSel, final boolean dna, final String source)
   {
-    final boolean fisRegSel = isRegSel;
-    final boolean fdna = dna;
-    final String fsrc = source;
-    final AlignFrame ths = this;
-    final SequenceI[] fsel = sel;
     Runnable foo = new Runnable()
     {
 
@@ -4401,15 +4737,16 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       public void run()
       {
         final long sttime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        ths.setProgressBar("Searching for sequences from " + fsrc, sttime);
+        AlignFrame.this.setProgressBar(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                "status.searching_for_sequences_from",
+                new Object[] { source }), sttime);
         try
         {
-          Alignment ds = ths.getViewport().getAlignment().getDataset(); // update
-          // our local
-          // dataset
-          // reference
+          // update our local dataset reference
+          Alignment ds = AlignFrame.this.getViewport().getAlignment()
+                  .getDataset();
           Alignment prods = CrossRef
-                  .findXrefSequences(fsel, fdna, fsrc, ds);
+                  .findXrefSequences(sel, dna, source, ds);
           if (prods != null)
           {
             SequenceI[] sprods = new SequenceI[prods.getHeight()];
@@ -4419,29 +4756,81 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
               if (ds.getSequences() == null
                       || !ds.getSequences().contains(
                               sprods[s].getDatasetSequence()))
+              {
                 ds.addSequence(sprods[s].getDatasetSequence());
+              }
               sprods[s].updatePDBIds();
             }
             Alignment al = new Alignment(sprods);
-            AlignedCodonFrame[] cf = prods.getCodonFrames();
             al.setDataset(ds);
-            for (int s = 0; cf != null && s < cf.length; s++)
+
+            /*
+             * Copy dna-to-protein mappings to new alignment
+             */
+            // TODO 1: no mappings are set up for EMBL product
+            // TODO 2: if they were, should add them to protein alignment, not
+            // dna
+            Set<AlignedCodonFrame> cf = prods.getCodonFrames();
+            for (AlignedCodonFrame acf : cf)
             {
-              al.addCodonFrame(cf[s]);
-              cf[s] = null;
+              al.addCodonFrame(acf);
             }
             AlignFrame naf = new AlignFrame(al, DEFAULT_WIDTH,
                     DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
-            String newtitle = "" + ((fdna) ? "Proteins " : "Nucleotides ")
-                    + " for " + ((fisRegSel) ? "selected region of " : "")
+            String newtitle = "" + ((dna) ? "Proteins" : "Nucleotides")
+                    + " for " + ((isRegSel) ? "selected region of " : "")
                     + getTitle();
-            Desktop.addInternalFrame(naf, newtitle, DEFAULT_WIDTH,
-                    DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+            naf.setTitle(newtitle);
+
+            // temporary flag until SplitFrame is released
+            boolean asSplitFrame = Cache.getDefault(
+                    Preferences.ENABLE_SPLIT_FRAME, true);
+            if (asSplitFrame)
+            {
+              /*
+               * Make a copy of this alignment (sharing the same dataset
+               * sequences). If we are DNA, drop introns and update mappings
+               */
+              AlignmentI copyAlignment = null;
+              final SequenceI[] sequenceSelection = AlignFrame.this.viewport
+                      .getSequenceSelection();
+              if (dna)
+              {
+                copyAlignment = AlignmentUtils.makeExonAlignment(
+                        sequenceSelection, cf);
+                al.getCodonFrames().clear();
+                al.getCodonFrames().addAll(cf);
+                final StructureSelectionManager ssm = StructureSelectionManager
+                        .getStructureSelectionManager(Desktop.instance);
+                ssm.registerMappings(cf);
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                copyAlignment = new Alignment(new Alignment(
+                        sequenceSelection));
+              }
+              AlignFrame copyThis = new AlignFrame(copyAlignment,
+                      AlignFrame.DEFAULT_WIDTH, AlignFrame.DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+              copyThis.setTitle(AlignFrame.this.getTitle());
+              // SplitFrame with dna above, protein below
+              SplitFrame sf = new SplitFrame(dna ? copyThis : naf,
+                      dna ? naf : copyThis);
+              naf.setVisible(true);
+              copyThis.setVisible(true);
+              String linkedTitle = MessageManager
+                      .getString("label.linked_view_title");
+              Desktop.addInternalFrame(sf, linkedTitle, -1, -1);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              Desktop.addInternalFrame(naf, newtitle, DEFAULT_WIDTH,
+                      DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+            }
           }
           else
           {
             System.err.println("No Sequences generated for xRef type "
-                    + fsrc);
+                    + source);
           }
         } catch (Exception e)
         {
@@ -4455,8 +4844,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           jalview.bin.Cache.log.error("Error when finding crossreferences",
                   e);
         }
-        ths.setProgressBar("Finished searching for sequences from " + fsrc,
-                sttime);
+        AlignFrame.this.setProgressBar(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                "status.finished_searching_for_sequences_from",
+                new Object[] { source }), sttime);
       }
 
     };
@@ -4481,117 +4871,100 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Construct and display a new frame containing the translation of this
+   * frame's DNA sequences to their aligned protein (amino acid) equivalents.
+   */
   @Override
-  public void showProducts_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  public void showTranslation_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    // /////////////////////////////
-    // Collect Data to be translated/transferred
-
-    SequenceI[] selection = viewport.getSequenceSelection();
     AlignmentI al = null;
     try
     {
-      al = jalview.analysis.Dna.CdnaTranslate(selection, viewport
-              .getViewAsVisibleContigs(true), viewport.getGapCharacter(),
-              viewport.getAlignment().getDataset());
+      Dna dna = new Dna(viewport, viewport.getViewAsVisibleContigs(true));
+
+      al = dna.translateCdna();
     } catch (Exception ex)
     {
-      al = null;
-      jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug("Exception during translation.", ex);
+      jalview.bin.Cache.log.error(
+              "Exception during translation. Please report this !", ex);
+      final String msg = MessageManager
+              .getString("label.error_when_translating_sequences_submit_bug_report");
+      final String errorTitle = MessageManager
+              .getString("label.implementation_error")
+              + MessageManager.getString("translation_failed");
+      JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop, msg, errorTitle,
+              JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+      return;
     }
-    if (al == null)
+    if (al == null || al.getHeight() == 0)
     {
-      JOptionPane
-              .showMessageDialog(
-                      Desktop.desktop,
-                      "Please select at least three bases in at least one sequence in order to perform a cDNA translation.",
-                      "Translation Failed", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+      final String msg = MessageManager
+              .getString("label.select_at_least_three_bases_in_at_least_one_sequence_to_cDNA_translation");
+      final String errorTitle = MessageManager
+              .getString("label.translation_failed");
+      JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop, msg, errorTitle,
+              JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
     }
     else
     {
       AlignFrame af = new AlignFrame(al, DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
-      Desktop.addInternalFrame(af, "Translation of " + this.getTitle(),
-              DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+      af.setFileFormat(this.currentFileFormat);
+      final String newTitle = MessageManager.formatMessage(
+              "label.translation_of_params",
+              new Object[] { this.getTitle() });
+      af.setTitle(newTitle);
+      if (Cache.getDefault(Preferences.ENABLE_SPLIT_FRAME, true))
+      {
+        final SequenceI[] seqs = viewport.getSelectionAsNewSequence();
+        viewport.openSplitFrame(af, new Alignment(seqs));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        Desktop.addInternalFrame(af, newTitle, DEFAULT_WIDTH,
+                DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void showTranslation_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  /**
+   * Set the file format
+   * 
+   * @param fileFormat
+   */
+  public void setFileFormat(String fileFormat)
   {
-    // /////////////////////////////
-    // Collect Data to be translated/transferred
-
-    SequenceI[] selection = viewport.getSequenceSelection();
-    String[] seqstring = viewport.getViewAsString(true);
-    AlignmentI al = null;
-    try
-    {
-      al = jalview.analysis.Dna.CdnaTranslate(selection, seqstring,
-              viewport.getViewAsVisibleContigs(true), viewport
-                      .getGapCharacter(), viewport.getAlignment()
-                      .getAlignmentAnnotation(), viewport.getAlignment()
-                      .getWidth(), viewport.getAlignment().getDataset());
-    } catch (Exception ex)
-    {
-      al = null;
-      jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug("Exception during translation.", ex);
-    }
-    if (al == null)
-    {
-      JOptionPane
-              .showMessageDialog(
-                      Desktop.desktop,
-                      "Please select at least three bases in at least one sequence in order to perform a cDNA translation.",
-                      "Translation Failed", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      AlignFrame af = new AlignFrame(al, DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
-      Desktop.addInternalFrame(af, "Translation of " + this.getTitle(),
-              DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
-    }
+    this.currentFileFormat = fileFormat;
   }
 
   /**
    * Try to load a features file onto the alignment.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param file
    *          contents or path to retrieve file
    * @param type
    *          access mode of file (see jalview.io.AlignFile)
-   * @return true if features file was parsed corectly.
+   * @return true if features file was parsed correctly.
    */
   public boolean parseFeaturesFile(String file, String type)
   {
-    boolean featuresFile = false;
-    try
-    {
-      featuresFile = new FeaturesFile(file, type).parse(viewport
-              .getAlignment().getDataset(), alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas
-              .getFeatureRenderer().featureColours, false,
-              jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("RELAXEDSEQIDMATCHING", false));
-    } catch (Exception ex)
-    {
-      ex.printStackTrace();
-    }
+    return avc.parseFeaturesFile(file, type,
+            jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("RELAXEDSEQIDMATCHING", false));
+
+  }
 
-    if (featuresFile)
+  @Override
+  public void refreshFeatureUI(boolean enableIfNecessary)
+  {
+    // note - currently this is only still here rather than in the controller
+    // because of the featureSettings hard reference that is yet to be
+    // abstracted
+    if (enableIfNecessary)
     {
-      viewport.showSequenceFeatures = true;
+      viewport.setShowSequenceFeatures(true);
       showSeqFeatures.setSelected(true);
-      if (alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.fr != null)
-      {
-        // update the min/max ranges where necessary
-        alignPanel.seqPanel.seqCanvas.fr.findAllFeatures(true);
-      }
-      if (featureSettings != null)
-      {
-        featureSettings.setTableData();
-      }
-      alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
     }
 
-    return featuresFile;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -4724,8 +5097,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
               {
                 if (type.equalsIgnoreCase("PDB"))
                 {
-                  filesmatched.add(new Object[]
-                  { file, protocol, mtch });
+                  filesmatched.add(new Object[] { file, protocol, mtch });
                   continue;
                 }
               }
@@ -4741,10 +5113,16 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                   || JOptionPane
                           .showConfirmDialog(
                                   this,
-                                  "Do you want to automatically associate the "
-                                          + filesmatched.size()
-                                          + " PDB files with sequences in the alignment that have the same name ?",
-                                  "Automatically Associate PDB files by name",
+                                  MessageManager
+                                          .formatMessage(
+                                                  "label.automatically_associate_pdb_files_with_sequences_same_name",
+                                                  new Object[] { Integer
+                                                          .valueOf(
+                                                                  filesmatched
+                                                                          .size())
+                                                          .toString() }),
+                                  MessageManager
+                                          .getString("label.automatically_associate_pdb_files_by_name"),
                                   JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION) == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION)
 
           {
@@ -4757,7 +5135,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
               {
                 PDBEntry pe = new AssociatePdbFileWithSeq()
                         .associatePdbWithSeq((String) fm[0],
-                                (String) fm[1], toassoc, false);
+                                (String) fm[1], toassoc, false,
+                                Desktop.instance);
                 if (pe != null)
                 {
                   System.err.println("Associated file : "
@@ -4777,10 +5156,18 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                           "AUTOASSOCIATE_PDBANDSEQS_IGNOREOTHERS", false) || JOptionPane
                           .showConfirmDialog(
                                   this,
-                                  "<html>Do you want to <em>ignore</em> the "
-                                          + filesnotmatched.size()
-                                          + " files whose names did not match any sequence IDs ?</html>",
-                                  "Ignore unmatched dropped files ?",
+                                  "<html>"
+                                          + MessageManager
+                                                  .formatMessage(
+                                                          "label.ignore_unmatched_dropped_files_info",
+                                                          new Object[] { Integer
+                                                                  .valueOf(
+                                                                          filesnotmatched
+                                                                                  .size())
+                                                                  .toString() })
+                                          + "</html>",
+                                  MessageManager
+                                          .getString("label.ignore_unmatched_dropped_files"),
                                   JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION) == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION))
           {
             return;
@@ -4803,7 +5190,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
    * it's and Annotation file, then a JNet file, and finally a features file. If
    * all are false then the user may have dropped an alignment file onto this
    * AlignFrame.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param file
    *          either a filename or a URL string.
    */
@@ -4821,8 +5208,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
       // try to parse as annotation.
       boolean isAnnotation = (format == null || format
               .equalsIgnoreCase("PFAM")) ? new AnnotationFile()
-              .readAnnotationFile(viewport.getAlignment(), file, protocol)
-              : false;
+              .annotateAlignmentView(viewport, file, protocol) : false;
 
       if (!isAnnotation)
       {
@@ -4840,15 +5226,22 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
               changeColour(new TCoffeeColourScheme(viewport.getAlignment()));
               isAnnotation = true;
               statusBar
-                      .setText("Successfully pasted T-Coffee scores to alignment.");
+                      .setText(MessageManager
+                              .getString("label.successfully_pasted_tcoffee_scores_to_alignment"));
             }
             else
             {
-              // some problem - if no warning its probable that the ID matching process didn't work
-              JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
-                      tcf.getWarningMessage()==null ? "Check that the file matches sequence IDs in the alignment." : tcf.getWarningMessage(),
-                      "Problem reading T-COFFEE score file",
-                      JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+              // some problem - if no warning its probable that the ID matching
+              // process didn't work
+              JOptionPane
+                      .showMessageDialog(
+                              Desktop.desktop,
+                              tcf.getWarningMessage() == null ? MessageManager
+                                      .getString("label.check_file_matches_sequence_ids_alignment")
+                                      : tcf.getWarningMessage(),
+                              MessageManager
+                                      .getString("label.problem_reading_tcoffee_score_file"),
+                              JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
             }
           }
           else
@@ -4857,7 +5250,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           }
         } catch (Exception x)
         {
-          Cache.log.debug("Exception when processing data source as T-COFFEE score file",x);
+          Cache.log
+                  .debug("Exception when processing data source as T-COFFEE score file",
+                          x);
           tcf = null;
         }
         if (tcf == null)
@@ -4873,15 +5268,21 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
           {
             jalview.io.JPredFile predictions = new jalview.io.JPredFile(
                     file, protocol);
-            new JnetAnnotationMaker().add_annotation(predictions,
+            new JnetAnnotationMaker();
+            JnetAnnotationMaker.add_annotation(predictions,
                     viewport.getAlignment(), 0, false);
+            SequenceI repseq = viewport.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(0);
+            viewport.getAlignment().setSeqrep(repseq);
+            ColumnSelection cs = new ColumnSelection();
+            cs.hideInsertionsFor(repseq);
+            viewport.setColumnSelection(cs);
             isAnnotation = true;
           }
           else
           {
             /*
              * if (format.equalsIgnoreCase("PDB")) {
-             *
+             * 
              * String pdbfn = ""; // try to match up filename with sequence id
              * try { if (protocol == jalview.io.FormatAdapter.FILE) { File fl =
              * new File(file); pdbfn = fl.getName(); } else if (protocol ==
@@ -4926,32 +5327,74 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     } catch (Exception ex)
     {
       ex.printStackTrace();
+    } catch (OutOfMemoryError oom)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        System.gc();
+      } catch (Exception x)
+      {
+      }
+      ;
+      new OOMWarning(
+              "loading data "
+                      + (protocol != null ? (protocol.equals(FormatAdapter.PASTE) ? "from clipboard."
+                              : "using " + protocol + " from " + file)
+                              : ".")
+                      + (format != null ? "(parsing as '" + format
+                              + "' file)" : ""), oom, Desktop.desktop);
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method invoked by the ChangeListener on the tabbed pane, in other words
+   * when a different tabbed pane is selected by the user or programmatically.
+   */
   @Override
   public void tabSelectionChanged(int index)
   {
     if (index > -1)
     {
-      alignPanel = (AlignmentPanel) alignPanels.elementAt(index);
+      alignPanel = alignPanels.get(index);
       viewport = alignPanel.av;
+      avc.setViewportAndAlignmentPanel(viewport, alignPanel);
       setMenusFromViewport(viewport);
     }
+
+    /*
+     * If there is a frame linked to this one in a SplitPane, switch it to the
+     * same view tab index. No infinite recursion of calls should happen, since
+     * tabSelectionChanged() should not get invoked on setting the selected
+     * index to an unchanged value. Guard against setting an invalid index
+     * before the new view peer tab has been created.
+     */
+    final AlignViewportI peer = viewport.getCodingComplement();
+    if (peer != null)
+    {
+      AlignFrame linkedAlignFrame = ((AlignViewport) peer).getAlignPanel().alignFrame;
+      if (linkedAlignFrame.tabbedPane.getTabCount() > index)
+      {
+        linkedAlignFrame.tabbedPane.setSelectedIndex(index);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * On right mouse click on view tab, prompt for and set new view name.
+   */
   @Override
   public void tabbedPane_mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
   {
     if (SwingUtilities.isRightMouseButton(e))
     {
-      String reply = JOptionPane.showInternalInputDialog(this,
-              "Enter View Name", "Edit View Name",
+      String msg = MessageManager.getString("label.enter_view_name");
+      String reply = JOptionPane.showInternalInputDialog(this, msg, msg,
               JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
 
       if (reply != null)
       {
         viewport.viewName = reply;
+        // TODO warn if reply is in getExistingViewNames()?
         tabbedPane.setTitleAt(tabbedPane.getSelectedIndex(), reply);
       }
     }
@@ -4983,7 +5426,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showDbRefs_actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent
    * )
@@ -4991,28 +5434,28 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   @Override
   protected void showDbRefs_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    viewport.setShowDbRefs(showDbRefsMenuitem.isSelected());
+    viewport.setShowDBRefs(showDbRefsMenuitem.isSelected());
   }
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @seejalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showNpFeats_actionPerformed(java.awt.event.
    * ActionEvent)
    */
   @Override
   protected void showNpFeats_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    viewport.setShowNpFeats(showNpFeatsMenuitem.isSelected());
+    viewport.setShowNPFeats(showNpFeatsMenuitem.isSelected());
   }
 
   /**
    * find the viewport amongst the tabs in this alignment frame and close that
    * tab
-   *
+   * 
    * @param av
    */
-  public boolean closeView(AlignViewport av)
+  public boolean closeView(AlignViewportI av)
   {
     if (viewport == av)
     {
@@ -5041,12 +5484,32 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
     // TODO We probably want to store a sequence database checklist in
     // preferences and have checkboxes.. rather than individual sources selected
     // here
-    final JMenu rfetch = new JMenu("Fetch DB References");
-    rfetch.setToolTipText("Retrieve and parse sequence database records for the alignment or the currently selected sequences");
+    final JMenu rfetch = new JMenu(
+            MessageManager.getString("action.fetch_db_references"));
+    rfetch.setToolTipText(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.retrieve_parse_sequence_database_records_alignment_or_selected_sequences"));
     webService.add(rfetch);
 
-    JMenuItem fetchr = new JMenuItem("Standard Databases");
-    fetchr.setToolTipText("Fetch from EMBL/EMBLCDS or Uniprot/PDB and any selected DAS sources");
+    final JCheckBoxMenuItem trimrs = new JCheckBoxMenuItem(
+            MessageManager.getString("option.trim_retrieved_seqs"));
+    trimrs.setToolTipText(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.trim_retrieved_sequences"));
+    trimrs.setSelected(Cache.getDefault("TRIM_FETCHED_DATASET_SEQS", true));
+    trimrs.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
+    {
+      @Override
+      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+      {
+        trimrs.setSelected(trimrs.isSelected());
+        Cache.setProperty("TRIM_FETCHED_DATASET_SEQS",
+                Boolean.valueOf(trimrs.isSelected()).toString());
+      };
+    });
+    rfetch.add(trimrs);
+    JMenuItem fetchr = new JMenuItem(
+            MessageManager.getString("label.standard_databases"));
+    fetchr.setToolTipText(MessageManager
+            .getString("label.fetch_embl_uniprot"));
     fetchr.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
     {
 
@@ -5138,9 +5601,10 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                   }
 
                 });
-                fetchr.setToolTipText("<html>"
-                        + JvSwingUtils.wrapTooltip("Retrieve from "
-                                + src.getDbName()) + "<html>");
+                fetchr.setToolTipText(JvSwingUtils.wrapTooltip(true,
+                        MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                                "label.fetch_retrieve_from",
+                                new Object[] { src.getDbName() })));
                 dfetch.add(fetchr);
                 comp++;
               }
@@ -5150,8 +5614,9 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                         .toArray(new DbSourceProxy[0]);
                 // fetch all entry
                 DbSourceProxy src = otherdb.get(0);
-                fetchr = new JMenuItem("Fetch All '" + src.getDbSource()
-                        + "'");
+                fetchr = new JMenuItem(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                        "label.fetch_all_param",
+                        new Object[] { src.getDbSource() }));
                 fetchr.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
                 {
                   @Override
@@ -5172,15 +5637,19 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                   }
                 });
 
-                fetchr.setToolTipText("<html>"
-                        + JvSwingUtils.wrapTooltip("Retrieve from all "
-                                + otherdb.size() + " sources in "
-                                + src.getDbSource() + "<br>First is :"
-                                + src.getDbName()) + "<html>");
+                fetchr.setToolTipText(JvSwingUtils.wrapTooltip(true,
+                        MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                                "label.fetch_retrieve_from_all_sources",
+                                new Object[] {
+                                    Integer.valueOf(otherdb.size())
+                                            .toString(), src.getDbSource(),
+                                    src.getDbName() })));
                 dfetch.add(fetchr);
                 comp++;
                 // and then build the rest of the individual menus
-                ifetch = new JMenu("Sources from " + src.getDbSource());
+                ifetch = new JMenu(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                        "label.source_from_db_source",
+                        new Object[] { src.getDbSource() }));
                 icomp = 0;
                 String imname = null;
                 int i = 0;
@@ -5193,11 +5662,11 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
                           0, 10) + "..." : dbname;
                   if (imname == null)
                   {
-                    imname = "from '" + sname + "'";
+                    imname = MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                            "label.from_msname", new Object[] { sname });
                   }
                   fetchr = new JMenuItem(msname);
-                  final DbSourceProxy[] dassrc =
-                  { sproxy };
+                  final DbSourceProxy[] dassrc = { sproxy };
                   fetchr.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
                   {
 
@@ -5220,13 +5689,15 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
                   });
                   fetchr.setToolTipText("<html>"
-                          + JvSwingUtils.wrapTooltip("Retrieve from "
-                                  + dbname) + "</html>");
+                          + MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                                  "label.fetch_retrieve_from", new Object[]
+                                  { dbname }));
                   ifetch.add(fetchr);
                   ++i;
                   if (++icomp >= mcomp || i == (otherdb.size()))
                   {
-                    ifetch.setText(imname + " to '" + sname + "'");
+                    ifetch.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                            "label.source_to_target", imname, sname));
                     dfetch.add(ifetch);
                     ifetch = new JMenu();
                     imname = null;
@@ -5238,7 +5709,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
               ++dbi;
               if (comp >= mcomp || dbi >= (dbclasses.length))
               {
-                dfetch.setText(mname + " to '" + dbclass + "'");
+                dfetch.setText(MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                        "label.source_to_target", mname, dbclass));
                 rfetch.add(dfetch);
                 dfetch = new JMenu();
                 mname = null;
@@ -5276,13 +5748,13 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   public void setShowSeqFeatures(boolean b)
   {
-    showSeqFeatures.setSelected(true);
-    viewport.setShowSequenceFeatures(true);
+    showSeqFeatures.setSelected(b);
+    viewport.setShowSequenceFeatures(b);
   }
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showUnconservedMenuItem_actionPerformed(java.
    * awt.event.ActionEvent)
@@ -5296,7 +5768,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showGroupConsensus_actionPerformed(java.awt.event
    * .ActionEvent)
@@ -5311,7 +5783,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showGroupConservation_actionPerformed(java.awt
    * .event.ActionEvent)
@@ -5325,7 +5797,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showConsensusHistogram_actionPerformed(java.awt
    * .event.ActionEvent)
@@ -5339,7 +5811,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#showConsensusProfile_actionPerformed(java.awt
    * .event.ActionEvent)
@@ -5354,6 +5826,8 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   @Override
   protected void normaliseSequenceLogo_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
+    showSequenceLogo.setState(true);
+    viewport.setShowSequenceLogo(true);
     viewport.setNormaliseSequenceLogo(normaliseSequenceLogo.getState());
     alignPanel.updateAnnotation(applyAutoAnnotationSettings.getState());
   }
@@ -5366,7 +5840,7 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
-   *
+   * 
    * @see
    * jalview.jbgui.GAlignFrame#makeGrpsFromSelection_actionPerformed(java.awt
    * .event.ActionEvent)
@@ -5374,39 +5848,47 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
   @Override
   protected void makeGrpsFromSelection_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null)
+    if (avc.makeGroupsFromSelection())
     {
-      SequenceGroup[] gps = jalview.analysis.Grouping.makeGroupsFrom(
-              viewport.getSequenceSelection(),
-              viewport.getAlignmentView(true).getSequenceStrings(
-                      viewport.getGapCharacter()), viewport.getAlignment()
-                      .getGroups());
-      viewport.getAlignment().deleteAllGroups();
-      viewport.sequenceColours = null;
-      viewport.setSelectionGroup(null);
-      // set view properties for each group
-      for (int g = 0; g < gps.length; g++)
-      {
-        gps[g].setShowNonconserved(viewport.getShowUnconserved());
-        gps[g].setshowSequenceLogo(viewport.isShowSequenceLogo());
-        viewport.getAlignment().addGroup(gps[g]);
-        Color col = new Color((int) (Math.random() * 255),
-                (int) (Math.random() * 255), (int) (Math.random() * 255));
-        col = col.brighter();
-        for (SequenceI s:gps[g].getSequences())
-          viewport.setSequenceColour(
-                s, col)
-          ;
-      }
       PaintRefresher.Refresh(this, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
       alignPanel.updateAnnotation();
       alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
     }
   }
 
+  public void clearAlignmentSeqRep()
+  {
+    // TODO refactor alignmentseqrep to controller
+    if (viewport.getAlignment().hasSeqrep())
+    {
+      viewport.getAlignment().setSeqrep(null);
+      PaintRefresher.Refresh(this, viewport.getSequenceSetId());
+      alignPanel.updateAnnotation();
+      alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void createGroup_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  {
+    if (avc.createGroup())
+    {
+      alignPanel.alignmentChanged();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void unGroup_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  {
+    if (avc.unGroup())
+    {
+      alignPanel.alignmentChanged();
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * make the given alignmentPanel the currently selected tab
-   *
+   * 
    * @param alignmentPanel
    */
   public void setDisplayedView(AlignmentPanel alignmentPanel)
@@ -5415,15 +5897,136 @@ public class AlignFrame extends GAlignFrame implements DropTargetListener,
             alignmentPanel.av.getSequenceSetId()))
     {
       throw new Error(
-              "Implementation error: cannot show a view from another alignment in an AlignFrame.");
+              MessageManager
+                      .getString("error.implementation_error_cannot_show_view_alignment_frame"));
     }
     if (tabbedPane != null
-            & alignPanels.indexOf(alignmentPanel) != tabbedPane
+            && tabbedPane.getTabCount() > 0
+            && alignPanels.indexOf(alignmentPanel) != tabbedPane
                     .getSelectedIndex())
     {
       tabbedPane.setSelectedIndex(alignPanels.indexOf(alignmentPanel));
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Action on selection of menu options to Show or Hide annotations.
+   * 
+   * @param visible
+   * @param forSequences
+   *          update sequence-related annotations
+   * @param forAlignment
+   *          update non-sequence-related annotations
+   */
+  @Override
+  protected void setAnnotationsVisibility(boolean visible,
+          boolean forSequences, boolean forAlignment)
+  {
+    for (AlignmentAnnotation aa : alignPanel.getAlignment()
+            .getAlignmentAnnotation())
+    {
+      /*
+       * don't display non-positional annotations on an alignment
+       */
+      if (aa.annotations == null)
+      {
+        continue;
+      }
+      boolean apply = (aa.sequenceRef == null && forAlignment)
+              || (aa.sequenceRef != null && forSequences);
+      if (apply)
+      {
+        aa.visible = visible;
+      }
+    }
+    alignPanel.validateAnnotationDimensions(true);
+    alignPanel.alignmentChanged();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Store selected annotation sort order for the view and repaint.
+   */
+  @Override
+  protected void sortAnnotations_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    this.alignPanel.av.setSortAnnotationsBy(getAnnotationSortOrder());
+    this.alignPanel.av
+            .setShowAutocalculatedAbove(isShowAutoCalculatedAbove());
+    alignPanel.paintAlignment(true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @return alignment panels in this alignment frame
+   */
+  public List<? extends AlignmentViewPanel> getAlignPanels()
+  {
+    return alignPanels == null ? Arrays.asList(alignPanel) : alignPanels;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Open a new alignment window, with the cDNA associated with this (protein)
+   * alignment, aligned as is the protein.
+   */
+  protected void viewAsCdna_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    // TODO no longer a menu action - refactor as required
+    final AlignmentI alignment = getViewport().getAlignment();
+    Set<AlignedCodonFrame> mappings = alignment.getCodonFrames();
+    if (mappings == null)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+    List<SequenceI> cdnaSeqs = new ArrayList<SequenceI>();
+    for (SequenceI aaSeq : alignment.getSequences())
+    {
+      for (AlignedCodonFrame acf : mappings)
+      {
+        SequenceI dnaSeq = acf.getDnaForAaSeq(aaSeq.getDatasetSequence());
+        if (dnaSeq != null)
+        {
+          /*
+           * There is a cDNA mapping for this protein sequence - add to new
+           * alignment. It will share the same dataset sequence as other mapped
+           * cDNA (no new mappings need to be created).
+           */
+          final Sequence newSeq = new Sequence(dnaSeq);
+          newSeq.setDatasetSequence(dnaSeq);
+          cdnaSeqs.add(newSeq);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (cdnaSeqs.size() == 0)
+    {
+      // show a warning dialog no mapped cDNA
+      return;
+    }
+    AlignmentI cdna = new Alignment(cdnaSeqs.toArray(new SequenceI[cdnaSeqs
+            .size()]));
+    AlignFrame alignFrame = new AlignFrame(cdna, AlignFrame.DEFAULT_WIDTH,
+            AlignFrame.DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+    cdna.alignAs(alignment);
+    String newtitle = "cDNA " + MessageManager.getString("label.for") + " "
+            + this.title;
+    Desktop.addInternalFrame(alignFrame, newtitle,
+            AlignFrame.DEFAULT_WIDTH, AlignFrame.DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set visibility of dna/protein complement view (available when shown in a
+   * split frame).
+   * 
+   * @param show
+   */
+  @Override
+  protected void showComplement_actionPerformed(boolean show)
+  {
+    SplitContainerI sf = getSplitViewContainer();
+    if (sf != null)
+    {
+      sf.setComplementVisible(this, show);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class PrintThread extends Thread