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   </p>
   <p>
     Jalview can be run from the command line, and provides a <a
-      href="clarguments.html">range of arguments</a>. These arguments
-    can also be passed via <strong>.JVL</strong> files, which are opened
-    automatically by the Jalview application when double-clicked in a
-    file browser on Windows and OSX.
+      href="clarguments.html">range of arguments</a>.
   </p>
-  The way that you launch Jalview from the command line depends on the
-  platform you are on, and how it has been installed.
+  <p>There are a few different ways to do this:</p>
+  <ul>
+    <li>Use the <strong>jalview</strong> command that links to a <strong>launch
+        script</strong>. Launch scripts are available if you are running an up to
+      date version of Jalview (at least 2.11.2.0), or have installed
+      Jalview via a package manager (e.g. conda, homebrew, apt).
+    </li>
+    <li>Embed arguments in a <strong>.JVL</strong> file. These
+      files will be opened automatically by the Jalview application when
+      double-clicked in a file browser on Windows and OSX.
+    </li>
+    <li>Execute the Jalview standalone Jar file with an existing
+      Java installation</li>
+      <li>For older versions of Jalview, call the <a href="#olderinstalls">native launch program directly</a>.
+  </ul>
+  <p>
+    <strong><a name="script">Jalview's command line launch
+        script</a></strong>
+  <p>Since version 2.11.2, the Jalview native application includes a <strong>launching shell script</strong>. This is the easiest way to
+  launch an installed Jalview application from the command line. </p><p>To run the <strong>launch script</strong>, simply open a Terminal (or Command prompt on Windows), and type:<pre>
+  jalview</pre>
+  
+  
+  <p>There are some important differences between the using the launching script and launching Jalview from its icon:
+  </p>
+  <ul>
+  <li>The launching script will NOT perform automatic updates.</li>
+  <li>The launching script cannot open or use JVL files.</li>
+  </ul>
+
+  <em><strong>Adding the launch script to your path</strong></em>
+  <p>
+    If typing 'jalview' in the terminal prompt (or windows command line)
+    doesn't work then you will need to add the location of the jalview
+    launch script to your
+    <code>PATH</code>.</p><p>
+    How you do this depends on your operating system.
+  </p>
+
+  <ul>
+  
+  <li>
+  <p><em>In <strong>Linux</strong> or <strong>Unix</strong> (<code>jalview.sh</code>)</em></p>
+  <p>Running the Linux installer will give you the option of adding a symbolic link to
+  that script in your <code>$PATH</code>, if it finds a suitable place that your user can add such a
+  link (e.g. <code>~/bin</code>, <code>~/.local/bin</code>, <code>~/local/bin</code>, <code>~/opt/bin</code>).  If you chose that option then
+  you should be able to launch Jalview on the command line with the simple command
+  <pre>jalview</pre>
+  If you didn't choose that option during installation (or used an earlier version installer), or wish to make another symbolic link, you can link to the
+  launching shell script with the command
+  <pre>ln -s /PATH_TO_JALVIEW/bin/jalview.sh jalview</pre>
+  or you could add <code>/PATH_TO_JALVIEW/bin</code> to your own <code>$PATH</code> as it already contains a symbolic link <code>jalview</code>.
+  </li>
+  
+  <li>
+  <p><em>In <strong>Windows</strong> (<code>jalview.bat</code>, <code>jalview.ps1</code>)</em></p>
+  <p>The Windows installer will give you the option of adding Jalview's script folder to your <code>%PATH%</code> allowing you to launch Jalview
+  in a Command Prompt simply with the command
+  <pre>jalview</pre>
+  If you didn't choose that option during installation (or used an earlier version installer), you can either
+  </p>
+  <ul>
+  <li>
+  add the <code>\PATH_TO_JALVIEW\bin</code> folder to your <code>%PATH%</code>, or
+  </li>
+  <li>
+  run the launcher script on the command line with its full path
+  <pre>\PATH_TO_JALVIEW\bin\jalview.bat</pre>
+  (you can leave off the <code>.bat</code> extension if you want).
+  </li>
+  </ul>
+  The <code>jalview.bat</code> file is a generic wrapper around the
+  PowerShell script <code>jalview.ps1</code> in the same folder.  This PowerShell script should work with both
+  PowerShell 5.x (which is installed by default on all modern Windows machines), and also PowerShell 6.0+
+  which might have been installed afterwards.
+  </li>
+  
+  <li>
+  <p><em>In <strong>macOS</strong> (<code>jalview</code>)</em></p>
+  <p>
+  We don't currently provide a macOS installer program, so you will need to add the command to you path manually. The script you should use to launch Jalview is linked to as
+  <pre>/Applications/Jalview.app/Contents/MacOS/jalview</pre>
+  so you can run that command with its full path, or make your own symbolic link to there, or add that folder to your <code>$PATH</code>.
+  </p>
+    <p>
+      If you cannot see the
+      <code>jalview</code>
+      command in the MacOS directory, then you probably have an older
+      Jalview installation. In that case, you should make a symbolic
+      link directly to the launch script with the command
+    <pre>ln -s /Applications/Jalview.app/Content/Resources/app/bin/jalview.sh jalview</pre>
+    <em>If this doens't work, check your installation is running
+      Jalview 2.11.2.0 or later.</em>
+    </p>
+  </li>
+ </ul>
+<!--  <p><em>Future</em></p>
+  A future version of Jalview will include a tool to allow adding these "<code>jalview</code>" links to your <code>PATH</code> automatically.
+  </li>
+  
+  </ul>
+-->
+  <p><strong><a name="olderinstalls">Older versions of Jalview</a></strong></p>
+  
+  <p>
+  If you are using a version of Jalview prior to 2.11.2, you can still launch from the command line, but you will have to
+  use a more platform specific way to launch and use command line arguments.
 
   <ul>
-    <li>Standard installation on Linux/Unix:<pre>
-       /PATH_TO_JALVIEW/Jalview -open http://www.jalview.org/examples/jpred_msa.fasta -annotations http://www.jalview.org/examples/jpred_msa.seq.concise -colour Clustal</pre>
+    <li>Standard installation on Linux/Unix:
+    <pre>/PATH_TO_JALVIEW/Jalview -open https://www.jalview.org/examples/jpred_msa.fasta -annotations https://www.jalview.org/examples/jpred_msa.seq.concise -colour Clustal</pre>
     </li>
-    <li>Standard installation on Windows:<pre>
-      \PATH_TO_JALVIEW\Jalview.exe -open %HOMEPATH%\myalignment.fa</pre>
+    <li>Standard installation on Windows:
+    <pre>\PATH_TO_JALVIEW\Jalview.exe -open %HOMEPATH%\myalignment.fa</pre>
     </li>
-    <li>OSX Application:<pre>
-open /Applications/Jalview.app --args -open ~/myalignment.fa</pre><em>(put
-        all the Jalview arguments <em>after</em> the --args parameter)
-    </em><br />
+    <li>OSX Application:
+    <pre>open /Applications/Jalview.app --args -open /FULL/PATH/TO/myalignment.fa</pre>
+    <em>(put all the Jalview arguments <em>after</em> the --args parameter, and note that <strong>all files must be specified with their full paths</strong>)</em>
+    <br />
     <br /></li>
     <li>Jalview standalone executable Jar<pre>
         &lt;Path to Java home&gt;/bin/java -jar &lt;Path to Jalview Jar&gt;/jalview-all-1.8.jar -open myalignment.fa</pre></li>
@@ -65,10 +167,34 @@ open /Applications/Jalview.app --args -open ~/myalignment.fa</pre><em>(put
   </p>
   <p>
     <strong>Passing JVM Arguments to Jalview</strong><br /> If you need
-    to modify parameters for Jalview's Java Virtual Machine, then take a
-    look at the instructions for how to <a href="../memory.html#jvm">setting
-      the JVM's maximum memory</a>.
+    to modify parameters for Jalview's Java Virtual Machine, or
+    configure system properties, then take a look at the instructions
+    for how to <a href="../memory.html#jvm">setting the JVM's
+      maximum memory</a>.<br /> 
+  <p>
+    <strong>Changing Jalview's 'Look and Feel'</strong> <br />If you
+    are experiencing issues with the font size or layout of Jalview's
+    GUI, you can try changing Jalview's 'Look and feel' by
+    specifying a custom system property 'laf' on startup (see <a
+      href="../memory.html#jvm">setting the JVM's memory</a> for
+    instructions on how to do this for your platform). <br />For the
+    Jalview standalone executable jar, simply provide one of the
+    property settings before the -jar argument
   </p>
+  <ul>
+    <li>-Dlaf=system (default look and feel for the OS)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=crossplatform (Java's Metal Look and Feel)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=nimbus (Java's alternative Nimbus Look and Feel)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=mac (only has an effect on OSX)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=gtk (only has an effect on Linux)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=metal (force Java's Metal Look and Feel, default on linux)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=quaqua (macOS only. Force attempt at old macOS theme)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=vaqua (macOS only. Force attempt at modern macOS theme)</li>
+  </ul>
+  The currently configured look and feel is logged to Jalview's console.
+  Once the look and feel has been changed, it will be stored in
+  Jalview's .jalview_properties file for future Jalview sessions.  This property is <strong>PREFERRED_LAF</strong> and can also be used to set the Look and feel by editing your .jalview_properties file.
+
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