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diff --git a/src/jalview/api/AlignViewportI.java b/src/jalview/api/AlignViewportI.java
index 931eba6..785dd14 100644
--- a/src/jalview/api/AlignViewportI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/api/AlignViewportI.java
@@ -431,9 +431,19 @@ public interface AlignViewportI extends ViewStyleI
    */
   void setFollowHighlight(boolean b);
 
+  /**
+   * configure the feature renderer with predefined feature settings
+   * 
+   * @param featureSettings
+   */
   public void applyFeaturesStyle(FeatureSettingsModelI featureSettings);
 
   /**
+   * Apply the given feature settings on top of existing feature settings.
+   */
+  public void mergeFeaturesStyle(FeatureSettingsModelI featureSettings);
+
+  /**
    * check if current selection group is defined on the view, or is simply a
    * temporary group.
    * 
@@ -490,4 +500,32 @@ public interface AlignViewportI extends ViewStyleI
   public abstract TreeModel getCurrentTree();
 
   public abstract void setCurrentTree(TreeModel tree);
+
+  /**
+   * @param update
+   *          - set the flag for updating structures on next repaint
+   */
+  void setUpdateStructures(boolean update);
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @return true if structure views will be updated on next refresh
+   */
+  boolean isUpdateStructures();
+
+  /**
+   * check if structure views need to be updated, and clear the flag afterwards.
+   * 
+   * @return if an update is needed
+   */
+  boolean needToUpdateStructureViews();
+
+  /**
+   * Adds sequencegroup to the alignment in the view. Also adds a group to the
+   * complement view if one is defined.
+   * 
+   * @param sequenceGroup
+   *          - a group defined on sequences in the alignment held by the view
+   */
+  void addSequenceGroup(SequenceGroup sequenceGroup);
 }