javadoc note on padding AlignmentAnnotation to alignment width

diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/AlignmentI.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/AlignmentI.java
index ab198c1..a43b259 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/AlignmentI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/AlignmentI.java
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ public interface AlignmentI
 
   /**
    * Adds a new AlignmentAnnotation to this alignment
+   * @note Care should be taken to ensure that annotation is at 
+   * least as wide as the longest sequence in the alignment
+   * for rendering purposes.
    */
   public void addAnnotation(AlignmentAnnotation aa);
   /**