JAL-3038 corrected code that reads editable JComboBox text input
[jalview.git] / src / jalview / gui / Desktop.java
index 40e6ccf..abe1fad 100644 (file)
  */
 package jalview.gui;
 
-import jalview.api.AlignViewportI;
-import jalview.api.AlignmentViewPanel;
-import jalview.bin.Cache;
-import jalview.bin.Jalview;
-import jalview.io.DataSourceType;
-import jalview.io.FileFormat;
-import jalview.io.FileFormatException;
-import jalview.io.FileFormatI;
-import jalview.io.FileFormats;
-import jalview.io.FileLoader;
-import jalview.io.FormatAdapter;
-import jalview.io.IdentifyFile;
-import jalview.io.JalviewFileChooser;
-import jalview.io.JalviewFileView;
-import jalview.jbgui.GSplitFrame;
-import jalview.jbgui.GStructureViewer;
-import jalview.structure.StructureSelectionManager;
-import jalview.urls.IdOrgSettings;
-import jalview.util.ImageMaker;
-import jalview.util.MessageManager;
-import jalview.util.Platform;
-import jalview.util.UrlConstants;
-import jalview.viewmodel.AlignmentViewport;
-import jalview.ws.params.ParamManager;
-import jalview.ws.utils.UrlDownloadClient;
-
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.FontMetrics;
 import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.GridLayout;
 import java.awt.Point;
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
@@ -60,14 +35,6 @@ import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;
 import java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner;
 import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
 import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
-import java.awt.desktop.AboutEvent;
-import java.awt.desktop.AboutHandler;
-import java.awt.desktop.PreferencesEvent;
-import java.awt.desktop.PreferencesHandler;
-import java.awt.desktop.QuitEvent;
-import java.awt.desktop.QuitHandler;
-import java.awt.desktop.QuitResponse;
-import java.awt.desktop.QuitStrategy;
 import java.awt.dnd.DnDConstants;
 import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDragEvent;
 import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDropEvent;
@@ -81,11 +48,10 @@ import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
 import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
 import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
+import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
-import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -94,7 +60,6 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ListIterator;
-import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 import java.util.Vector;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
@@ -116,21 +81,51 @@ import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
 import javax.swing.JInternalFrame;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
-import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.JPopupMenu;
 import javax.swing.JProgressBar;
+import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.KeyStroke;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkEvent.EventType;
 import javax.swing.event.InternalFrameAdapter;
 import javax.swing.event.InternalFrameEvent;
-import javax.swing.event.MenuEvent;
-import javax.swing.event.MenuListener;
 
 import org.stackoverflowusers.file.WindowsShortcut;
 
+import jalview.api.AlignViewportI;
+import jalview.api.AlignmentViewPanel;
+import jalview.bin.Cache;
+import jalview.bin.Jalview;
+import jalview.gui.ImageExporter.ImageWriterI;
+import jalview.io.BackupFiles;
+import jalview.io.DataSourceType;
+import jalview.io.FileFormat;
+import jalview.io.FileFormatException;
+import jalview.io.FileFormatI;
+import jalview.io.FileFormats;
+import jalview.io.FileLoader;
+import jalview.io.FormatAdapter;
+import jalview.io.IdentifyFile;
+import jalview.io.JalviewFileChooser;
+import jalview.io.JalviewFileView;
+import jalview.jbgui.GSplitFrame;
+import jalview.jbgui.GStructureViewer;
+import jalview.project.Jalview2XML;
+import jalview.structure.StructureSelectionManager;
+import jalview.urls.IdOrgSettings;
+import jalview.util.BrowserLauncher;
+import jalview.util.ChannelProperties;
+import jalview.util.ImageMaker.TYPE;
+import jalview.util.MessageManager;
+import jalview.util.Platform;
+import jalview.util.ShortcutKeyMaskExWrapper;
+import jalview.util.UrlConstants;
+import jalview.viewmodel.AlignmentViewport;
+import jalview.ws.params.ParamManager;
+import jalview.ws.utils.UrlDownloadClient;
+
 /**
  * Jalview Desktop
  * 
@@ -142,6 +137,38 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         implements DropTargetListener, ClipboardOwner, IProgressIndicator,
         jalview.api.StructureSelectionManagerProvider
 {
+  private static final String CITATION;
+  static
+  {
+    URL bg_logo_url = ChannelProperties.getImageURL(
+            "bg_logo." + String.valueOf(SplashScreen.logoSize));
+    URL uod_logo_url = ChannelProperties.getImageURL(
+            "uod_banner." + String.valueOf(SplashScreen.logoSize));
+    boolean logo = (bg_logo_url != null || uod_logo_url != null);
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    sb.append(
+            "<br><br>Development managed by The Barton Group, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.");
+    if (logo)
+    {
+      sb.append("<br>");
+    }
+    sb.append(bg_logo_url == null ? ""
+            : "<img alt=\"Barton Group logo\" src=\""
+                    + bg_logo_url.toString() + "\">");
+    sb.append(uod_logo_url == null ? ""
+            : "&nbsp;<img alt=\"University of Dundee shield\" src=\""
+                    + uod_logo_url.toString() + "\">");
+    sb.append(
+            "<br><br>For help, see the FAQ at <a href=\"https://www.jalview.org/faq\">www.jalview.org/faq</a> and/or join the jalview-discuss@jalview.org mailing list");
+    sb.append("<br><br>If  you use Jalview, please cite:"
+            + "<br>Waterhouse, A.M., Procter, J.B., Martin, D.M.A, Clamp, M. and Barton, G. J. (2009)"
+            + "<br>Jalview Version 2 - a multiple sequence alignment editor and analysis workbench"
+            + "<br>Bioinformatics doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp033");
+    CITATION = sb.toString();
+  }
+
+  private static final String DEFAULT_AUTHORS = "The Jalview Authors (See AUTHORS file for current list)";
+
   private static int DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH = 300;
 
   private static int DEFAULT_MIN_HEIGHT = 250;
@@ -152,12 +179,14 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   private static final String EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES = "EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES";
 
-  private static final String CONFIRM_KEYBOARD_QUIT = "CONFIRM_KEYBOARD_QUIT";
+  protected static final String CONFIRM_KEYBOARD_QUIT = "CONFIRM_KEYBOARD_QUIT";
 
-  public static HashMap<String, FileWriter> savingFiles = new HashMap<>();
+  public static HashMap<String, FileWriter> savingFiles = new HashMap<String, FileWriter>();
 
   private JalviewChangeSupport changeSupport = new JalviewChangeSupport();
 
+  public static boolean nosplash = false;
+
   /**
    * news reader - null if it was never started.
    */
@@ -165,8 +194,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   private File projectFile;
 
-  private static boolean setAPQHandlers = false;
-
   /**
    * @param listener
    * @see jalview.gui.JalviewChangeSupport#addJalviewPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)
@@ -207,6 +234,13 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   public static MyDesktopPane desktop;
 
+  public static MyDesktopPane getDesktop()
+  {
+    // BH 2018 could use currentThread() here as a reference to a
+    // Hashtable<Thread, MyDesktopPane> in JavaScript
+    return desktop;
+  }
+
   static int openFrameCount = 0;
 
   static final int xOffset = 30;
@@ -349,16 +383,17 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    */
   public Desktop()
   {
+    super();
     /**
      * A note to implementors. It is ESSENTIAL that any activities that might
      * block are spawned off as threads rather than waited for during this
      * constructor.
      */
     instance = this;
-    doVamsasClientCheck();
 
     doConfigureStructurePrefs();
-    setTitle("Jalview " + jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("VERSION"));
+    setTitle(ChannelProperties.getProperty("app_name") + " "
+            + Cache.getProperty("VERSION"));
     /*
     if (!Platform.isAMac())
     {
@@ -370,100 +405,15 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     }
     */
 
-    // flagging this test to avoid unnecessary reflection
-    if (!setAPQHandlers)
+    try
     {
-      // see if the Quit, About and Preferences handlers are available
-      Class desktopClass = java.awt.Desktop.class;
-      java.awt.Desktop hdesktop = java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop();
-
-      try
-      {
-
-        if (desktopClass.getDeclaredMethod("setAboutHandler",
-                new Class[]
-                { AboutHandler.class }) != null)
-        {
-
-          hdesktop.setAboutHandler(new AboutHandler()
-          {
-            @Override
-            public void handleAbout(AboutEvent e)
-            {
-              aboutMenuItem_actionPerformed(null);
-            }
-          });
-
-        }
-
-        if (desktopClass.getDeclaredMethod("setPreferencesHandler",
-                new Class[]
-                { PreferencesHandler.class }) != null)
-        {
-
-          hdesktop.setPreferencesHandler(new PreferencesHandler()
-          {
-            @Override
-            public void handlePreferences(PreferencesEvent e)
-            {
-              preferences_actionPerformed(null);
-            }
-          });
-
-        }
-
-        if (desktopClass.getDeclaredMethod("setQuitHandler",
-                new Class[]
-                { QuitHandler.class }) != null)
-        {
-
-          hdesktop.setQuitHandler(new QuitHandler()
-          {
-            @Override
-            public void handleQuitRequestWith(QuitEvent e, QuitResponse r)
-            {
-              boolean confirmQuit = jalview.bin.Cache
-                      .getDefault(CONFIRM_KEYBOARD_QUIT, true);
-              int n;
-              if (confirmQuit)
-              {
-                n = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,
-                        MessageManager.getString("label.quit_jalview"),
-                        MessageManager.getString("action.quit"),
-                        JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION,
-                        JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE, null);
-              }
-              else
-              {
-                n = JOptionPane.OK_OPTION;
-              }
-              if (n == JOptionPane.OK_OPTION)
-              {
-                System.out.println("Shortcut Quit confirmed by user");
-                quit();
-                r.performQuit(); // probably won't reach this line, but just in
-                                 // case
-              }
-              else
-              {
-                r.cancelQuit();
-                System.out.println("Shortcut Quit cancelled by user");
-              }
-            }
-          });
-          hdesktop.setQuitStrategy(QuitStrategy.CLOSE_ALL_WINDOWS);
-
-        }
-
-      } catch (NoSuchMethodException e)
-      {
-        System.out.println(
-                "NoSuchMethodException when looking for About, Preferences, Quit Handlers");
-        e.printStackTrace();
-      }
-
-      setAPQHandlers = true;
+      APQHandlers.setAPQHandlers(this);
+    } catch (Throwable t)
+    {
+      System.out.println("Error setting APQHandlers: " + t.toString());
+      // t.printStackTrace();
     }
+    setIconImages(ChannelProperties.getIconList());
 
     addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
     {
@@ -475,28 +425,36 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       }
     });
 
-    boolean selmemusage = jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("SHOW_MEMUSAGE",
-            false);
+    boolean selmemusage = Cache.getDefault("SHOW_MEMUSAGE", false);
 
-    boolean showjconsole = jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("SHOW_JAVA_CONSOLE",
-            false);
+    boolean showjconsole = Cache.getDefault("SHOW_JAVA_CONSOLE", false);
     desktop = new MyDesktopPane(selmemusage);
+
     showMemusage.setSelected(selmemusage);
     desktop.setBackground(Color.white);
 
+    this.setIconImages(ChannelProperties.getIconList());
+
     getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());
     // alternate config - have scrollbars - see notes in JAL-153
     // JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane();
     // sp.getViewport().setView(desktop);
     // getContentPane().add(sp, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+    // BH 2018 - just an experiment to try unclipped JInternalFrames.
+    if (Platform.isJS())
+    {
+      getRootPane().putClientProperty("swingjs.overflow.hidden", "false");
+    }
+
     getContentPane().add(desktop, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     desktop.setDragMode(JDesktopPane.OUTLINE_DRAG_MODE);
 
     // This line prevents Windows Look&Feel resizing all new windows to maximum
     // if previous window was maximised
     desktop.setDesktopManager(new MyDesktopManager(
-            (Platform.isWindows() ? new DefaultDesktopManager()
-                    : Platform.isAMac()
+            (Platform.isWindowsAndNotJS() ? new DefaultDesktopManager()
+                    : Platform.isAMacAndNotJS()
                             ? new AquaInternalFrameManager(
                                     desktop.getDesktopManager())
                             : desktop.getDesktopManager())));
@@ -509,33 +467,74 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     else
     {
       Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
-      setBounds((screenSize.width - 900) / 2, (screenSize.height - 650) / 2,
-              900, 650);
+      int xPos = Math.max(5, (screenSize.width - 900) / 2);
+      int yPos = Math.max(5, (screenSize.height - 650) / 2);
+      setBounds(xPos, yPos, 900, 650);
     }
-    jconsole = new Console(this, showjconsole);
-    // add essential build information
-    jconsole.setHeader(
-            "Jalview Version: " + jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("VERSION")
-                    + "\n" + "Jalview Installation: "
-                    + jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("INSTALLATION",
-                            "unknown")
-                    + "\n" + "Build Date: "
-                    + jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("BUILD_DATE", "unknown")
-                    + "\n" + "Java version: "
-                    + System.getProperty("java.version") + "\n"
-                    + System.getProperty("os.arch") + " "
-                    + System.getProperty("os.name") + " "
-                    + System.getProperty("os.version"));
 
-    showConsole(showjconsole);
+    if (!Platform.isJS())
+    /**
+     * Java only
+     * 
+     * @j2sIgnore
+     */
+    {
+      jconsole = new Console(this, showjconsole);
+      jconsole.setHeader(Cache.getVersionDetailsForConsole());
+      showConsole(showjconsole);
+
+      showNews.setVisible(false);
 
-    showNews.setVisible(false);
+      experimentalFeatures.setSelected(showExperimental());
 
-    experimentalFeatures.setSelected(showExperimental());
+      getIdentifiersOrgData();
 
-    getIdentifiersOrgData();
+      checkURLLinks();
 
-    checkURLLinks();
+      // Spawn a thread that shows the splashscreen
+      if (!nosplash)
+      {
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
+        {
+          @Override
+          public void run()
+          {
+            new SplashScreen(true);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Thread off a new instance of the file chooser - this reduces the time
+      // it
+      // takes to open it later on.
+      new Thread(new Runnable()
+      {
+        @Override
+        public void run()
+        {
+          Cache.log.debug("Filechooser init thread started.");
+          String fileFormat = Cache.getProperty("DEFAULT_FILE_FORMAT");
+          JalviewFileChooser.forRead(Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"),
+                  fileFormat);
+          Cache.log.debug("Filechooser init thread finished.");
+        }
+      }).start();
+      // Add the service change listener
+      changeSupport.addJalviewPropertyChangeListener("services",
+              new PropertyChangeListener()
+              {
+
+                @Override
+                public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
+                {
+                  Cache.log.debug("Firing service changed event for "
+                          + evt.getNewValue());
+                  JalviewServicesChanged(evt);
+                }
+              });
+    }
+
+    this.setDropTarget(new java.awt.dnd.DropTarget(desktop, this));
 
     this.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
     {
@@ -568,46 +567,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       }
     });
     desktop.addMouseListener(ma);
-
-    this.setDropTarget(new java.awt.dnd.DropTarget(desktop, this));
-    // Spawn a thread that shows the splashscreen
-    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
-    {
-      @Override
-      public void run()
-      {
-        new SplashScreen();
-      }
-    });
-
-    // Thread off a new instance of the file chooser - this reduces the time it
-    // takes to open it later on.
-    new Thread(new Runnable()
-    {
-      @Override
-      public void run()
-      {
-        Cache.log.debug("Filechooser init thread started.");
-        String fileFormat = Cache.getProperty("DEFAULT_FILE_FORMAT");
-        JalviewFileChooser.forRead(Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"),
-                fileFormat);
-        Cache.log.debug("Filechooser init thread finished.");
-      }
-    }).start();
-    // Add the service change listener
-    changeSupport.addJalviewPropertyChangeListener("services",
-            new PropertyChangeListener()
-            {
-
-              @Override
-              public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
-              {
-                Cache.log.debug("Firing service changed event for "
-                        + evt.getNewValue());
-                JalviewServicesChanged(evt);
-              }
-
-            });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -628,14 +587,14 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     // configure services
     StructureSelectionManager ssm = StructureSelectionManager
             .getStructureSelectionManager(this);
-    if (jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault(Preferences.ADD_SS_ANN, true))
+    if (Cache.getDefault(Preferences.ADD_SS_ANN, true))
     {
-      ssm.setAddTempFacAnnot(jalview.bin.Cache
-              .getDefault(Preferences.ADD_TEMPFACT_ANN, true));
-      ssm.setProcessSecondaryStructure(jalview.bin.Cache
-              .getDefault(Preferences.STRUCT_FROM_PDB, true));
+      ssm.setAddTempFacAnnot(
+              Cache.getDefault(Preferences.ADD_TEMPFACT_ANN, true));
+      ssm.setProcessSecondaryStructure(
+              Cache.getDefault(Preferences.STRUCT_FROM_PDB, true));
       ssm.setSecStructServices(
-              jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault(Preferences.USE_RNAVIEW, true));
+              Cache.getDefault(Preferences.USE_RNAVIEW, true));
     }
     else
     {
@@ -655,7 +614,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       public void run()
       {
         Cache.log.debug("Starting news thread.");
-
         jvnews = new BlogReader(me);
         showNews.setVisible(true);
         Cache.log.debug("Completed news thread.");
@@ -672,10 +630,9 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       public void run()
       {
         Cache.log.debug("Downloading data from identifiers.org");
-        UrlDownloadClient client = new UrlDownloadClient();
         try
         {
-          client.download(IdOrgSettings.getUrl(),
+          UrlDownloadClient.download(IdOrgSettings.getUrl(),
                   IdOrgSettings.getDownloadLocation());
         } catch (IOException e)
         {
@@ -684,7 +641,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         }
       }
     }).start();
-    ;
+
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -695,26 +652,23 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   void showNews(boolean visible)
   {
+    Cache.log.debug((visible ? "Showing" : "Hiding") + " news.");
+    showNews.setSelected(visible);
+    if (visible && !jvnews.isVisible())
     {
-      Cache.log.debug((visible ? "Showing" : "Hiding") + " news.");
-      showNews.setSelected(visible);
-      if (visible && !jvnews.isVisible())
+      new Thread(new Runnable()
       {
-        new Thread(new Runnable()
+        @Override
+        public void run()
         {
-          @Override
-          public void run()
-          {
-            long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            Desktop.instance.setProgressBar(
-                    MessageManager.getString("status.refreshing_news"),
-                    now);
-            jvnews.refreshNews();
-            Desktop.instance.setProgressBar(null, now);
-            jvnews.showNews();
-          }
-        }).start();
-      }
+          long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+          Desktop.instance.setProgressBar(
+                  MessageManager.getString("status.refreshing_news"), now);
+          jvnews.refreshNews();
+          Desktop.instance.setProgressBar(null, now);
+          jvnews.showNews();
+        }
+      }).start();
     }
   }
 
@@ -730,25 +684,23 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   {
     // TODO: lock aspect ratio for scaling desktop Bug #0058199
     Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
-    String x = jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_X");
-    String y = jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_Y");
-    String width = jalview.bin.Cache
-            .getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_WIDTH");
-    String height = jalview.bin.Cache
-            .getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_HEIGHT");
+    String x = Cache.getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_X");
+    String y = Cache.getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_Y");
+    String width = Cache.getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_WIDTH");
+    String height = Cache.getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_HEIGHT");
     if ((x != null) && (y != null) && (width != null) && (height != null))
     {
       int ix = Integer.parseInt(x), iy = Integer.parseInt(y),
               iw = Integer.parseInt(width), ih = Integer.parseInt(height);
-      if (jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_WIDTH") != null)
+      if (Cache.getProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_WIDTH") != null)
       {
         // attempt #1 - try to cope with change in screen geometry - this
         // version doesn't preserve original jv aspect ratio.
         // take ratio of current screen size vs original screen size.
-        double sw = ((1f * screenSize.width) / (1f * Integer.parseInt(
-                jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_WIDTH"))));
-        double sh = ((1f * screenSize.height) / (1f * Integer.parseInt(
-                jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_HEIGHT"))));
+        double sw = ((1f * screenSize.width) / (1f * Integer
+                .parseInt(Cache.getProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_WIDTH"))));
+        double sh = ((1f * screenSize.height) / (1f * Integer
+                .parseInt(Cache.getProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_HEIGHT"))));
         // rescale the bounds depending upon the current screen geometry.
         ix = (int) (ix * sw);
         iw = (int) (iw * sw);
@@ -756,17 +708,17 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         ih = (int) (ih * sh);
         while (ix >= screenSize.width)
         {
-          jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug(
+          Cache.log.debug(
                   "Window geometry location recall error: shifting horizontal to within screenbounds.");
           ix -= screenSize.width;
         }
         while (iy >= screenSize.height)
         {
-          jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug(
+          Cache.log.debug(
                   "Window geometry location recall error: shifting vertical to within screenbounds.");
           iy -= screenSize.height;
         }
-        jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug(
+        Cache.log.debug(
                 "Got last known dimensions for " + windowName + ": x:" + ix
                         + " y:" + iy + " width:" + iw + " height:" + ih);
       }
@@ -776,46 +728,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     return null;
   }
 
-  private void doVamsasClientCheck()
-  {
-    if (jalview.bin.Cache.vamsasJarsPresent())
-    {
-      setupVamsasDisconnectedGui();
-      VamsasMenu.setVisible(true);
-      final Desktop us = this;
-      VamsasMenu.addMenuListener(new MenuListener()
-      {
-        // this listener remembers when the menu was first selected, and
-        // doesn't rebuild the session list until it has been cleared and
-        // reselected again.
-        boolean refresh = true;
-
-        @Override
-        public void menuCanceled(MenuEvent e)
-        {
-          refresh = true;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void menuDeselected(MenuEvent e)
-        {
-          refresh = true;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void menuSelected(MenuEvent e)
-        {
-          if (refresh)
-          {
-            us.buildVamsasStMenu();
-            refresh = false;
-          }
-        }
-      });
-      vamsasStart.setVisible(true);
-    }
-  }
-
   void showPasteMenu(int x, int y)
   {
     JPopupMenu popup = new JPopupMenu();
@@ -987,7 +899,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     frame.setResizable(resizable);
     frame.setMaximizable(resizable);
     frame.setIconifiable(resizable);
-    frame.setOpaque(false);
+    frame.setOpaque(Platform.isJS());
 
     if (frame.getX() < 1 && frame.getY() < 1)
     {
@@ -1038,7 +950,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           menuItem.removeActionListener(menuItem.getActionListeners()[0]);
         }
         windowMenu.remove(menuItem);
-      };
+      }
     });
 
     menuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
@@ -1052,7 +964,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           frame.setIcon(false);
         } catch (java.beans.PropertyVetoException ex)
         {
-
+          // System.err.println(ex.toString());
         }
       }
     });
@@ -1073,7 +985,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     } catch (java.lang.ClassCastException cex)
     {
       Cache.log.warn(
-              "Squashed a possible GUI implementation error. If you can recreate this, please look at http://issues.jalview.org/browse/JAL-869",
+              "Squashed a possible GUI implementation error. If you can recreate this, please look at https://issues.jalview.org/browse/JAL-869",
               cex);
     }
   }
@@ -1102,7 +1014,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     KeyStroke ctrlWKey = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_W,
             InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK);
     KeyStroke cmdWKey = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_W,
-            Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask());
+            ShortcutKeyMaskExWrapper.getMenuShortcutKeyMaskEx());
 
     InputMap inputMap = frame
             .getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);
@@ -1159,7 +1071,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     // Java's Transferable for native dnd
     evt.acceptDrop(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE);
     Transferable t = evt.getTransferable();
-    List<String> files = new ArrayList<>();
+    List<Object> files = new ArrayList<>();
     List<DataSourceType> protocols = new ArrayList<>();
 
     try
@@ -1177,13 +1089,15 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       {
         for (int i = 0; i < files.size(); i++)
         {
-          String file = files.get(i).toString();
+          // BH 2018 File or String
+          Object file = files.get(i);
+          String fileName = file.toString();
           DataSourceType protocol = (protocols == null)
                   ? DataSourceType.FILE
                   : protocols.get(i);
           FileFormatI format = null;
 
-          if (file.endsWith(".jar"))
+          if (fileName.endsWith(".jar"))
           {
             format = FileFormat.Jalview;
 
@@ -1192,8 +1106,11 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           {
             format = new IdentifyFile().identify(file, protocol);
           }
-
-          new FileLoader().LoadFile(file, protocol, format);
+          if (file instanceof File)
+          {
+            Platform.cacheFileData((File) file);
+          }
+          new FileLoader().LoadFile(null, file, protocol, format);
 
         }
       } catch (Exception ex)
@@ -1215,57 +1132,53 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   public void inputLocalFileMenuItem_actionPerformed(AlignViewport viewport)
   {
     String fileFormat = Cache.getProperty("DEFAULT_FILE_FORMAT");
-    JalviewFileChooser chooser = JalviewFileChooser
-            .forRead(Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"), fileFormat);
+    JalviewFileChooser chooser = JalviewFileChooser.forRead(
+            Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"), fileFormat,
+            BackupFiles.getEnabled());
 
     chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
     chooser.setDialogTitle(
             MessageManager.getString("label.open_local_file"));
     chooser.setToolTipText(MessageManager.getString("action.open"));
 
-    int value = chooser.showOpenDialog(this);
-
-    if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
+    chooser.setResponseHandler(0, new Runnable()
     {
-      String choice = chooser.getSelectedFile().getPath();
-      Cache.setProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY",
-              chooser.getSelectedFile().getParent());
+      @Override
+      public void run()
+      {
+        File selectedFile = chooser.getSelectedFile();
+        Cache.setProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY", selectedFile.getParent());
 
-      FileFormatI format = chooser.getSelectedFormat();
+        FileFormatI format = chooser.getSelectedFormat();
 
-      /*
-       * Call IdentifyFile to verify the file contains what its extension implies.
-       * Skip this step for dynamically added file formats, because
-       * IdentifyFile does not know how to recognise them.
-       */
-      if (FileFormats.getInstance().isIdentifiable(format))
-      {
-        try
-        {
-          format = new IdentifyFile().identify(choice, DataSourceType.FILE);
-        } catch (FileFormatException e)
+        /*
+         * Call IdentifyFile to verify the file contains what its extension implies.
+         * Skip this step for dynamically added file formats, because
+         * IdentifyFile does not know how to recognise them.
+         */
+        if (FileFormats.getInstance().isIdentifiable(format))
         {
-          // format = null; //??
+          try
+          {
+            format = new IdentifyFile().identify(selectedFile,
+                    DataSourceType.FILE);
+          } catch (FileFormatException e)
+          {
+            // format = null; //??
+          }
         }
-      }
 
-      if (viewport != null)
-      {
-        new FileLoader().LoadFile(viewport, choice, DataSourceType.FILE,
-                format);
+        new FileLoader().LoadFile(viewport, selectedFile,
+                DataSourceType.FILE, format);
       }
-      else
-      {
-        new FileLoader().LoadFile(choice, DataSourceType.FILE, format);
-      }
-    }
+    });
+    chooser.showOpenDialog(this);
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * Shows a dialog for input of a URL at which to retrieve alignment data
    * 
-   * @param e
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   * @param viewport
    */
   @Override
   public void inputURLMenuItem_actionPerformed(AlignViewport viewport)
@@ -1274,87 +1187,112 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     // for viewing
     JLabel label = new JLabel(
             MessageManager.getString("label.input_file_url"));
-    final JComboBox history = new JComboBox();
 
     JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1));
     panel.add(label);
-    panel.add(history);
-    history.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 20));
-    history.setEditable(true);
-    history.addItem("http://www.");
-
-    String historyItems = jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("RECENT_URL");
 
-    StringTokenizer st;
-
-    if (historyItems != null)
-    {
-      st = new StringTokenizer(historyItems, "\t");
-
-      while (st.hasMoreTokens())
-      {
-        history.addItem(st.nextElement());
-      }
-    }
-
-    int reply = JvOptionPane.showInternalConfirmDialog(desktop, panel,
-            MessageManager.getString("label.input_alignment_from_url"),
-            JvOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION);
-
-    if (reply != JvOptionPane.OK_OPTION)
+    /*
+     * the URL to fetch is input in
+     * Java: an editable combobox with history
+     * JS: (pending JAL-3038) a plain text field
+     */
+    JComponent history;
+    String urlBase = "https://www.";
+    if (Platform.isJS())
     {
-      return;
+      history = new JTextField(urlBase, 35);
     }
-
-    String url = history.getSelectedItem().toString();
-
-    if (url.toLowerCase().endsWith(".jar"))
+    else
+    /**
+     * Java only
+     * 
+     * @j2sIgnore
+     */
     {
-      if (viewport != null)
+      JComboBox<String> asCombo = new JComboBox<>();
+      asCombo.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 20));
+      asCombo.setEditable(true);
+      asCombo.addItem(urlBase);
+      String historyItems = Cache.getProperty("RECENT_URL");
+      if (historyItems != null)
       {
-        new FileLoader().LoadFile(viewport, url, DataSourceType.URL,
-                FileFormat.Jalview);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        new FileLoader().LoadFile(url, DataSourceType.URL,
-                FileFormat.Jalview);
+        for (String token : historyItems.split("\\t"))
+        {
+          asCombo.addItem(token);
+        }
       }
+      history = asCombo;
     }
-    else
+    panel.add(history);
+
+    Object[] options = new Object[] { MessageManager.getString("action.ok"),
+        MessageManager.getString("action.cancel") };
+    Runnable action = new Runnable()
     {
-      FileFormatI format = null;
-      try
-      {
-        format = new IdentifyFile().identify(url, DataSourceType.URL);
-      } catch (FileFormatException e)
+      @Override
+      public void run()
       {
-        // TODO revise error handling, distinguish between
-        // URL not found and response not valid
-      }
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        String url = (history instanceof JTextField
+                ? ((JTextField) history).getText()
+                : ((JComboBox<String>) history).getEditor().getItem()
+                        .toString().trim());
 
-      if (format == null)
-      {
-        JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
-                MessageManager.formatMessage("label.couldnt_locate",
-                        new Object[]
-                        { url }),
-                MessageManager.getString("label.url_not_found"),
-                JvOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+        if (url.toLowerCase().endsWith(".jar"))
+        {
+          if (viewport != null)
+          {
+            new FileLoader().LoadFile(viewport, url, DataSourceType.URL,
+                    FileFormat.Jalview);
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            new FileLoader().LoadFile(url, DataSourceType.URL,
+                    FileFormat.Jalview);
+          }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          FileFormatI format = null;
+          try
+          {
+            format = new IdentifyFile().identify(url, DataSourceType.URL);
+          } catch (FileFormatException e)
+          {
+            // TODO revise error handling, distinguish between
+            // URL not found and response not valid
+          }
 
-        return;
-      }
+          if (format == null)
+          {
+            String msg = MessageManager
+                    .formatMessage("label.couldnt_locate", url);
+            JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop, msg,
+                    MessageManager.getString("label.url_not_found"),
+                    JvOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
 
-      if (viewport != null)
-      {
-        new FileLoader().LoadFile(viewport, url, DataSourceType.URL,
-                format);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        new FileLoader().LoadFile(url, DataSourceType.URL, format);
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if (viewport != null)
+          {
+            new FileLoader().LoadFile(viewport, url, DataSourceType.URL,
+                    format);
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            new FileLoader().LoadFile(url, DataSourceType.URL, format);
+          }
+        }
       }
-    }
+    };
+    String dialogOption = MessageManager
+            .getString("label.input_alignment_from_url");
+    JvOptionPane.newOptionDialog(desktop).setResponseHandler(0, action)
+            .showInternalDialog(panel, dialogOption,
+                    JvOptionPane.YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION,
+                    JvOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE, null, options,
+                    MessageManager.getString("action.ok"));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1381,13 +1319,9 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   @Override
   public void quit()
   {
-    System.out.println("********** Desktop.quit()");
-    System.out.println(savingFiles.toString());
     Dimension screen = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
-    jalview.bin.Cache.setProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_WIDTH",
-            screen.width + "");
-    jalview.bin.Cache.setProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_HEIGHT",
-            screen.height + "");
+    Cache.setProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_WIDTH", screen.width + "");
+    Cache.setProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_HEIGHT", screen.height + "");
     storeLastKnownDimensions("", new Rectangle(getBounds().x, getBounds().y,
             getWidth(), getHeight()));
 
@@ -1418,14 +1352,14 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   private void storeLastKnownDimensions(String string, Rectangle jc)
   {
-    jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug("Storing last known dimensions for "
-            + string + ": x:" + jc.x + " y:" + jc.y + " width:" + jc.width
-            + " height:" + jc.height);
+    Cache.log.debug("Storing last known dimensions for " + string + ": x:"
+            + jc.x + " y:" + jc.y + " width:" + jc.width + " height:"
+            + jc.height);
 
-    jalview.bin.Cache.setProperty(string + "SCREEN_X", jc.x + "");
-    jalview.bin.Cache.setProperty(string + "SCREEN_Y", jc.y + "");
-    jalview.bin.Cache.setProperty(string + "SCREEN_WIDTH", jc.width + "");
-    jalview.bin.Cache.setProperty(string + "SCREEN_HEIGHT", jc.height + "");
+    Cache.setProperty(string + "SCREEN_X", jc.x + "");
+    Cache.setProperty(string + "SCREEN_Y", jc.y + "");
+    Cache.setProperty(string + "SCREEN_WIDTH", jc.width + "");
+    Cache.setProperty(string + "SCREEN_HEIGHT", jc.height + "");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1437,53 +1371,44 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   @Override
   public void aboutMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    // StringBuffer message = getAboutMessage(false);
-    // JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
-    //
-    // message.toString(), "About Jalview", JvOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
     new Thread(new Runnable()
     {
       @Override
       public void run()
       {
-        new SplashScreen(true);
+        new SplashScreen(false);
       }
     }).start();
   }
 
-  public StringBuffer getAboutMessage(boolean shortv)
+  /**
+   * Returns the html text for the About screen, including any available version
+   * number, build details, author details and citation reference, but without
+   * the enclosing {@code html} tags
+   * 
+   * @return
+   */
+  public String getAboutMessage()
   {
-    StringBuffer message = new StringBuffer();
-    message.append("<html>");
-    if (shortv)
-    {
-      message.append("<h1><strong>Version: "
-              + jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("VERSION")
-              + "</strong></h1>");
-      message.append("<strong>Last Updated: <em>"
-              + jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("BUILD_DATE", "unknown")
-              + "</em></strong>");
-
-    }
-    else
-    {
-
-      message.append("<strong>Version "
-              + jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("VERSION")
-              + "; last updated: "
-              + jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("BUILD_DATE", "unknown"));
-    }
+    StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder(1024);
+    message.append("<div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">")
+            .append("<h1><strong>Version: ")
+            .append(Cache.getProperty("VERSION")).append("</strong></h1>")
+            .append("<strong>Built: <em>")
+            .append(Cache.getDefault("BUILD_DATE", "unknown"))
+            .append("</em> from ").append(Cache.getBuildDetailsForSplash())
+            .append("</strong>");
 
-    if (jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("LATEST_VERSION", "Checking")
-            .equals("Checking"))
+    String latestVersion = Cache.getDefault("LATEST_VERSION", "Checking");
+    if (latestVersion.equals("Checking"))
     {
-      message.append("<br>...Checking latest version...</br>");
+      // JBP removed this message for 2.11: May be reinstated in future version
+      // message.append("<br>...Checking latest version...</br>");
     }
-    else if (!jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("LATEST_VERSION", "Checking")
-            .equals(jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("VERSION")))
+    else if (!latestVersion.equals(Cache.getProperty("VERSION")))
     {
       boolean red = false;
-      if (jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("VERSION").toLowerCase()
+      if (Cache.getProperty("VERSION").toLowerCase()
               .indexOf("automated build") == -1)
       {
         red = true;
@@ -1492,45 +1417,50 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         message.append("<div style=\"color: #FF0000;font-style: bold;\">");
       }
 
-      message.append("<br>!! Version "
-              + jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("LATEST_VERSION",
-                      "..Checking..")
-              + " is available for download from "
-              + jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("www.jalview.org",
-                      "http://www.jalview.org")
-              + " !!");
+      message.append("<br>!! Version ")
+              .append(Cache.getDefault("LATEST_VERSION", "..Checking.."))
+              .append(" is available for download from ")
+              .append(Cache.getDefault("www.jalview.org",
+                      "https://www.jalview.org"))
+              .append(" !!");
       if (red)
       {
         message.append("</div>");
       }
     }
-    message.append("<br>Authors:  " + jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault(
-            "AUTHORFNAMES",
-            "The Jalview Authors (See AUTHORS file for current list)")
-            + "<br><br>Development managed by The Barton Group, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.<br>"
-            + "<br><br>For help, see the FAQ at <a href=\"http://www.jalview.org/faq\">www.jalview.org/faq</a> and/or join the jalview-discuss@jalview.org mailing list"
-            + "<br><br>If  you use Jalview, please cite:"
-            + "<br>Waterhouse, A.M., Procter, J.B., Martin, D.M.A, Clamp, M. and Barton, G. J. (2009)"
-            + "<br>Jalview Version 2 - a multiple sequence alignment editor and analysis workbench"
-            + "<br>Bioinformatics doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp033"
-            + "</html>");
-    return message;
+    message.append("<br>Authors:  ");
+    message.append(Cache.getDefault("AUTHORFNAMES", DEFAULT_AUTHORS));
+    message.append(CITATION);
+
+    message.append("</div>");
+
+    return message.toString();
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
-   * 
-   * @param e
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   * Action on requesting Help documentation
    */
   @Override
-  public void documentationMenuItem_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  public void documentationMenuItem_actionPerformed()
   {
     try
     {
-      Help.showHelpWindow();
+      if (Platform.isJS())
+      {
+        BrowserLauncher.openURL("https://www.jalview.org/help.html");
+      }
+      else
+      /**
+       * Java only
+       * 
+       * @j2sIgnore
+       */
+      {
+        Help.showHelpWindow();
+      }
     } catch (Exception ex)
     {
+      System.err.println("Error opening help: " + ex.getMessage());
     }
   }
 
@@ -1550,10 +1480,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     }
     Jalview.setCurrentAlignFrame(null);
     System.out.println("ALL CLOSED");
-    if (v_client != null)
-    {
-      // TODO clear binding to vamsas document objects on close_all
-    }
 
     /*
      * reset state of singleton objects as appropriate (clear down session state
@@ -1594,9 +1520,9 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   protected void garbageCollect_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
     // We simply collect the garbage
-    jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug("Collecting garbage...");
+    Cache.log.debug("Collecting garbage...");
     System.gc();
-    jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug("Finished garbage collection.");
+    Cache.log.debug("Finished garbage collection.");
   }
 
   /*
@@ -1634,11 +1560,14 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    */
   void showConsole(boolean selected)
   {
-    showConsole.setSelected(selected);
     // TODO: decide if we should update properties file
-    Cache.setProperty("SHOW_JAVA_CONSOLE",
-            Boolean.valueOf(selected).toString());
-    jconsole.setVisible(selected);
+    if (jconsole != null) // BH 2018
+    {
+      showConsole.setSelected(selected);
+      Cache.setProperty("SHOW_JAVA_CONSOLE",
+              Boolean.valueOf(selected).toString());
+      jconsole.setVisible(selected);
+    }
   }
 
   void reorderAssociatedWindows(boolean minimize, boolean close)
@@ -1727,32 +1656,53 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   @Override
   protected void preferences_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
-    new Preferences();
+    Preferences.openPreferences();
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
-   * 
-   * @param e
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   * Prompts the user to choose a file and then saves the Jalview state as a
+   * Jalview project file
    */
   @Override
-  public void saveState_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  public void saveState_actionPerformed()
+  {
+    saveState_actionPerformed(false);
+  }
+
+  public void saveState_actionPerformed(boolean saveAs)
   {
-    JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser("jvp",
-            "Jalview Project");
+    java.io.File projectFile = getProjectFile();
+    // autoSave indicates we already have a file and don't need to ask
+    boolean autoSave = projectFile != null && !saveAs
+            && BackupFiles.getEnabled();
+
+    // System.out.println("autoSave="+autoSave+", projectFile='"+projectFile+"',
+    // saveAs="+saveAs+", Backups
+    // "+(BackupFiles.getEnabled()?"enabled":"disabled"));
+
+    boolean approveSave = false;
+    if (!autoSave)
+    {
+      JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser("jvp",
+              "Jalview Project");
+
+      chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
+      chooser.setDialogTitle(MessageManager.getString("label.save_state"));
 
-    chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
-    chooser.setDialogTitle(MessageManager.getString("label.save_state"));
+      int value = chooser.showSaveDialog(this);
 
-    int value = chooser.showSaveDialog(this);
+      if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
+      {
+        projectFile = chooser.getSelectedFile();
+        setProjectFile(projectFile);
+        approveSave = true;
+      }
+    }
 
-    if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
+    if (approveSave || autoSave)
     {
       final Desktop me = this;
-      final java.io.File choice = chooser.getSelectedFile();
-      setProjectFile(choice);
-
+      final java.io.File chosenFile = projectFile;
       new Thread(new Runnable()
       {
         @Override
@@ -1761,38 +1711,52 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           // TODO: refactor to Jalview desktop session controller action.
           setProgressBar(MessageManager.formatMessage(
                   "label.saving_jalview_project", new Object[]
-                  { choice.getName() }), choice.hashCode());
-          jalview.bin.Cache.setProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY",
-                  choice.getParent());
+                  { chosenFile.getName() }), chosenFile.hashCode());
+          Cache.setProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY", chosenFile.getParent());
           // TODO catch and handle errors for savestate
           // TODO prevent user from messing with the Desktop whilst we're saving
           try
           {
-            new Jalview2XML().saveState(choice);
+            boolean doBackup = BackupFiles.getEnabled();
+            BackupFiles backupfiles = doBackup ? new BackupFiles(chosenFile)
+                    : null;
+
+            new Jalview2XML().saveState(
+                    doBackup ? backupfiles.getTempFile() : chosenFile);
+
+            if (doBackup)
+            {
+              backupfiles.setWriteSuccess(true);
+              backupfiles.rollBackupsAndRenameTempFile();
+            }
           } catch (OutOfMemoryError oom)
           {
-            new OOMWarning(
-                    "Whilst saving current state to " + choice.getName(),
-                    oom);
+            new OOMWarning("Whilst saving current state to "
+                    + chosenFile.getName(), oom);
           } catch (Exception ex)
           {
-            Cache.log.error(
-                    "Problems whilst trying to save to " + choice.getName(),
-                    ex);
+            Cache.log.error("Problems whilst trying to save to "
+                    + chosenFile.getName(), ex);
             JvOptionPane.showMessageDialog(me,
                     MessageManager.formatMessage(
                             "label.error_whilst_saving_current_state_to",
                             new Object[]
-                            { choice.getName() }),
+                            { chosenFile.getName() }),
                     MessageManager.getString("label.couldnt_save_project"),
                     JvOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
           }
-          setProgressBar(null, choice.hashCode());
+          setProgressBar(null, chosenFile.hashCode());
         }
       }).start();
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void saveAsState_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  {
+    saveState_actionPerformed(true);
+  }
+
   private void setProjectFile(File choice)
   {
     this.projectFile = choice;
@@ -1804,61 +1768,62 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
-   * 
-   * @param e
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   * Shows a file chooser dialog and tries to read in the selected file as a
+   * Jalview project
    */
   @Override
-  public void loadState_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  public void loadState_actionPerformed()
   {
+    final String[] suffix = new String[] { "jvp", "jar" };
+    final String[] desc = new String[] { "Jalview Project",
+        "Jalview Project (old)" };
     JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser(
-            Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"), new String[]
-            { "jvp", "jar" },
-            new String[]
-            { "Jalview Project", "Jalview Project (old)" },
-            "Jalview Project");
+            Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"), suffix, desc,
+            "Jalview Project", true, BackupFiles.getEnabled()); // last two
+                                                                // booleans:
+                                                                // allFiles,
+    // allowBackupFiles
     chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
     chooser.setDialogTitle(MessageManager.getString("label.restore_state"));
-
-    int value = chooser.showOpenDialog(this);
-
-    if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
+    chooser.setResponseHandler(0, new Runnable()
     {
-      final File selectedFile = chooser.getSelectedFile();
-      setProjectFile(selectedFile);
-      final String choice = selectedFile.getAbsolutePath();
-      Cache.setProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY", selectedFile.getParent());
-      new Thread(new Runnable()
+      @Override
+      public void run()
       {
-        @Override
-        public void run()
+        File selectedFile = chooser.getSelectedFile();
+        setProjectFile(selectedFile);
+        String choice = selectedFile.getAbsolutePath();
+        Cache.setProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY", selectedFile.getParent());
+        new Thread(new Runnable()
         {
-          setProgressBar(MessageManager.formatMessage(
-                  "label.loading_jalview_project", new Object[]
-                  { choice }), choice.hashCode());
-          try
-          {
-            new Jalview2XML().loadJalviewAlign(choice);
-          } catch (OutOfMemoryError oom)
-          {
-            new OOMWarning("Whilst loading project from " + choice, oom);
-          } catch (Exception ex)
+          @Override
+          public void run()
           {
-            Cache.log.error(
-                    "Problems whilst loading project from " + choice, ex);
-            JvOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
-                    MessageManager.formatMessage(
-                            "label.error_whilst_loading_project_from",
-                            new Object[]
-                            { choice }),
-                    MessageManager.getString("label.couldnt_load_project"),
-                    JvOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+            try
+            {
+              new Jalview2XML().loadJalviewAlign(selectedFile);
+            } catch (OutOfMemoryError oom)
+            {
+              new OOMWarning("Whilst loading project from " + choice, oom);
+            } catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+              Cache.log.error(
+                      "Problems whilst loading project from " + choice, ex);
+              JvOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
+                      MessageManager.formatMessage(
+                              "label.error_whilst_loading_project_from",
+                              new Object[]
+                              { choice }),
+                      MessageManager
+                              .getString("label.couldnt_load_project"),
+                      JvOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+            }
           }
-          setProgressBar(null, choice.hashCode());
-        }
-      }).start();
-    }
+        }, "Project Loader").start();
+      }
+    });
+
+    chooser.showOpenDialog(this);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -1871,7 +1836,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   ArrayList<JPanel> fileLoadingPanels = new ArrayList<>();
 
-  public void startLoading(final String fileName)
+  public void startLoading(final Object fileName)
   {
     if (fileLoadingCount == 0)
     {
@@ -2044,11 +2009,26 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       return;
     }
 
+    // FIXME: ideally should use UI interface API
+    FeatureSettings viewFeatureSettings = (af.featureSettings != null
+            && af.featureSettings.isOpen()) ? af.featureSettings : null;
+    Rectangle fsBounds = af.getFeatureSettingsGeometry();
     for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
     {
       AlignmentPanel ap = af.alignPanels.get(i);
+
       AlignFrame newaf = new AlignFrame(ap);
 
+      // transfer reference for existing feature settings to new alignFrame
+      if (ap == af.alignPanel)
+      {
+        if (viewFeatureSettings != null && viewFeatureSettings.fr.ap == ap)
+        {
+          newaf.featureSettings = viewFeatureSettings;
+        }
+        newaf.setFeatureSettingsGeometry(fsBounds);
+      }
+
       /*
        * Restore the view's last exploded frame geometry if known. Multiple
        * views from one exploded frame share and restore the same (frame)
@@ -2064,8 +2044,18 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
       addInternalFrame(newaf, af.getTitle(), AlignFrame.DEFAULT_WIDTH,
               AlignFrame.DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+      // and materialise a new feature settings dialog instance for the new
+      // alignframe
+      // (closes the old as if 'OK' was pressed)
+      if (ap == af.alignPanel && newaf.featureSettings != null
+              && newaf.featureSettings.isOpen()
+              && af.alignPanel.getAlignViewport().isShowSequenceFeatures())
+      {
+        newaf.showFeatureSettingsUI();
+      }
     }
 
+    af.featureSettings = null;
     af.alignPanels.clear();
     af.closeMenuItem_actionPerformed(true);
 
@@ -2085,7 +2075,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     source.viewport.setExplodedGeometry(source.getBounds());
     JInternalFrame[] frames = desktop.getAllFrames();
     String viewId = source.viewport.getSequenceSetId();
-
     for (int t = 0; t < frames.length; t++)
     {
       if (frames[t] instanceof AlignFrame && frames[t] != source)
@@ -2106,370 +2095,32 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
         if (gatherThis)
         {
-          af.alignPanels.clear();
-          af.closeMenuItem_actionPerformed(true);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-  }
-
-  jalview.gui.VamsasApplication v_client = null;
-
-  @Override
-  public void vamsasImport_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
-  {
-    if (v_client == null)
-    {
-      // Load and try to start a session.
-      JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser(
-              jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"));
-
-      chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
-      chooser.setDialogTitle(
-              MessageManager.getString("label.open_saved_vamsas_session"));
-      chooser.setToolTipText(MessageManager.getString(
-              "label.select_vamsas_session_opened_as_new_vamsas_session"));
-
-      int value = chooser.showOpenDialog(this);
-
-      if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
-      {
-        String fle = chooser.getSelectedFile().toString();
-        if (!vamsasImport(chooser.getSelectedFile()))
-        {
-          JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
-                  MessageManager.formatMessage(
-                          "label.couldnt_import_as_vamsas_session",
-                          new Object[]
-                          { fle }),
-                  MessageManager
-                          .getString("label.vamsas_document_import_failed"),
-                  JvOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      jalview.bin.Cache.log.error(
-              "Implementation error - load session from a running session is not supported.");
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * import file into a new vamsas session (uses jalview.gui.VamsasApplication)
-   * 
-   * @param file
-   * @return true if import was a success and a session was started.
-   */
-  public boolean vamsasImport(URL url)
-  {
-    // TODO: create progress bar
-    if (v_client != null)
-    {
-
-      jalview.bin.Cache.log.error(
-              "Implementation error - load session from a running session is not supported.");
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    try
-    {
-      // copy the URL content to a temporary local file
-      // TODO: be a bit cleverer here with nio (?!)
-      File file = File.createTempFile("vdocfromurl", ".vdj");
-      FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file);
-      BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(url.openStream());
-      byte[] buffer = new byte[2048];
-      int ln;
-      while ((ln = bis.read(buffer)) > -1)
-      {
-        fos.write(buffer, 0, ln);
-      }
-      bis.close();
-      fos.close();
-      v_client = new jalview.gui.VamsasApplication(this, file,
-              url.toExternalForm());
-    } catch (Exception ex)
-    {
-      jalview.bin.Cache.log.error(
-              "Failed to create new vamsas session from contents of URL "
-                      + url,
-              ex);
-      return false;
-    }
-    setupVamsasConnectedGui();
-    v_client.initial_update(); // TODO: thread ?
-    return v_client.inSession();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * import file into a new vamsas session (uses jalview.gui.VamsasApplication)
-   * 
-   * @param file
-   * @return true if import was a success and a session was started.
-   */
-  public boolean vamsasImport(File file)
-  {
-    if (v_client != null)
-    {
-
-      jalview.bin.Cache.log.error(
-              "Implementation error - load session from a running session is not supported.");
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    setProgressBar(MessageManager.formatMessage(
-            "status.importing_vamsas_session_from", new Object[]
-            { file.getName() }), file.hashCode());
-    try
-    {
-      v_client = new jalview.gui.VamsasApplication(this, file, null);
-    } catch (Exception ex)
-    {
-      setProgressBar(MessageManager.formatMessage(
-              "status.importing_vamsas_session_from", new Object[]
-              { file.getName() }), file.hashCode());
-      jalview.bin.Cache.log.error(
-              "New vamsas session from existing session file failed:", ex);
-      return false;
-    }
-    setupVamsasConnectedGui();
-    v_client.initial_update(); // TODO: thread ?
-    setProgressBar(MessageManager.formatMessage(
-            "status.importing_vamsas_session_from", new Object[]
-            { file.getName() }), file.hashCode());
-    return v_client.inSession();
-  }
-
-  public boolean joinVamsasSession(String mysesid)
-  {
-    if (v_client != null)
-    {
-      throw new Error(MessageManager
-              .getString("error.try_join_vamsas_session_another"));
-    }
-    if (mysesid == null)
-    {
-      throw new Error(
-              MessageManager.getString("error.invalid_vamsas_session_id"));
-    }
-    v_client = new VamsasApplication(this, mysesid);
-    setupVamsasConnectedGui();
-    v_client.initial_update();
-    return (v_client.inSession());
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void vamsasStart_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
-  {
-    if (v_client == null)
-    {
-      // Start a session.
-      // we just start a default session for moment.
-      /*
-       * JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser(jalview.bin.Cache.
-       * getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"));
-       * 
-       * chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
-       * chooser.setDialogTitle("Load Vamsas file");
-       * chooser.setToolTipText("Import");
-       * 
-       * int value = chooser.showOpenDialog(this);
-       * 
-       * if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) { v_client = new
-       * jalview.gui.VamsasApplication(this, chooser.getSelectedFile());
-       */
-      v_client = new VamsasApplication(this);
-      setupVamsasConnectedGui();
-      v_client.initial_update(); // TODO: thread ?
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      // store current data in session.
-      v_client.push_update(); // TODO: thread
-    }
-  }
-
-  protected void setupVamsasConnectedGui()
-  {
-    vamsasStart.setText(MessageManager.getString("label.session_update"));
-    vamsasSave.setVisible(true);
-    vamsasStop.setVisible(true);
-    vamsasImport.setVisible(false); // Document import to existing session is
-    // not possible for vamsas-client-1.0.
-  }
-
-  protected void setupVamsasDisconnectedGui()
-  {
-    vamsasSave.setVisible(false);
-    vamsasStop.setVisible(false);
-    vamsasImport.setVisible(true);
-    vamsasStart
-            .setText(MessageManager.getString("label.new_vamsas_session"));
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void vamsasStop_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
-  {
-    if (v_client != null)
-    {
-      v_client.end_session();
-      v_client = null;
-      setupVamsasDisconnectedGui();
-    }
-  }
-
-  protected void buildVamsasStMenu()
-  {
-    if (v_client == null)
-    {
-      String[] sess = null;
-      try
-      {
-        sess = VamsasApplication.getSessionList();
-      } catch (Exception e)
-      {
-        jalview.bin.Cache.log.warn("Problem getting current sessions list.",
-                e);
-        sess = null;
-      }
-      if (sess != null)
-      {
-        jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug(
-                "Got current sessions list: " + sess.length + " entries.");
-        VamsasStMenu.removeAll();
-        for (int i = 0; i < sess.length; i++)
-        {
-          JMenuItem sessit = new JMenuItem();
-          sessit.setText(sess[i]);
-          sessit.setToolTipText(MessageManager
-                  .formatMessage("label.connect_to_session", new Object[]
-                  { sess[i] }));
-          final Desktop dsktp = this;
-          final String mysesid = sess[i];
-          sessit.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
+          if (af.featureSettings != null && af.featureSettings.isOpen())
           {
-
-            @Override
-            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+            if (source.featureSettings == null)
             {
-              if (dsktp.v_client == null)
-              {
-                Thread rthr = new Thread(new Runnable()
-                {
-
-                  @Override
-                  public void run()
-                  {
-                    dsktp.v_client = new VamsasApplication(dsktp, mysesid);
-                    dsktp.setupVamsasConnectedGui();
-                    dsktp.v_client.initial_update();
-                  }
-
-                });
-                rthr.start();
-              }
-            };
-          });
-          VamsasStMenu.add(sessit);
-        }
-        // don't show an empty menu.
-        VamsasStMenu.setVisible(sess.length > 0);
-
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug("No current vamsas sessions.");
-        VamsasStMenu.removeAll();
-        VamsasStMenu.setVisible(false);
-      }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      // Not interested in the content. Just hide ourselves.
-      VamsasStMenu.setVisible(false);
-    }
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void vamsasSave_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
-  {
-    if (v_client != null)
-    {
-      // TODO: VAMSAS DOCUMENT EXTENSION is VDJ
-      JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser("vdj",
-              "Vamsas Document");
-
-      chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
-      chooser.setDialogTitle(MessageManager
-              .getString("label.save_vamsas_document_archive"));
-
-      int value = chooser.showSaveDialog(this);
-
-      if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
-      {
-        java.io.File choice = chooser.getSelectedFile();
-        JPanel progpanel = addProgressPanel(MessageManager
-                .formatMessage("label.saving_vamsas_doc", new Object[]
-                { choice.getName() }));
-        Cache.setProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY", choice.getParent());
-        String warnmsg = null;
-        String warnttl = null;
-        try
-        {
-          v_client.vclient.storeDocument(choice);
-        } catch (Error ex)
-        {
-          warnttl = "Serious Problem saving Vamsas Document";
-          warnmsg = ex.toString();
-          jalview.bin.Cache.log
-                  .error("Error Whilst saving document to " + choice, ex);
-
-        } catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-          warnttl = "Problem saving Vamsas Document.";
-          warnmsg = ex.toString();
-          jalview.bin.Cache.log.warn(
-                  "Exception Whilst saving document to " + choice, ex);
-
-        }
-        removeProgressPanel(progpanel);
-        if (warnmsg != null)
-        {
-          JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
-
-                  warnmsg, warnttl, JvOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+              // preserve the feature settings geometry for this frame
+              source.featureSettings = af.featureSettings;
+              source.setFeatureSettingsGeometry(
+                      af.getFeatureSettingsGeometry());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              // close it and forget
+              af.featureSettings.close();
+            }
+          }
+          af.alignPanels.clear();
+          af.closeMenuItem_actionPerformed(true);
         }
       }
     }
-  }
-
-  JPanel vamUpdate = null;
-
-  /**
-   * hide vamsas user gui bits when a vamsas document event is being handled.
-   * 
-   * @param b
-   *          true to hide gui, false to reveal gui
-   */
-  public void setVamsasUpdate(boolean b)
-  {
-    Cache.log.debug("Setting gui for Vamsas update "
-            + (b ? "in progress" : "finished"));
 
-    if (vamUpdate != null)
-    {
-      this.removeProgressPanel(vamUpdate);
-    }
-    if (b)
+    // refresh the feature setting UI for the source frame if it exists
+    if (source.featureSettings != null && source.featureSettings.isOpen())
     {
-      vamUpdate = this.addProgressPanel(
-              MessageManager.getString("label.updating_vamsas_session"));
+      source.showFeatureSettingsUI();
     }
-    vamsasStart.setVisible(!b);
-    vamsasStop.setVisible(!b);
-    vamsasSave.setVisible(!b);
   }
 
   public JInternalFrame[] getAllFrames()
@@ -2578,7 +2229,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    */
   public class MyDesktopPane extends JDesktopPane implements Runnable
   {
-
     private static final float ONE_MB = 1048576f;
 
     boolean showMemoryUsage = false;
@@ -2664,6 +2314,9 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
                   10, getHeight() - fm.getHeight());
         }
       }
+
+      // output debug scale message. Important for jalview.bin.HiDPISettingTest2
+      Desktop.debugScaleMessage(Desktop.getDesktop().getGraphics());
     }
   }
 
@@ -2760,7 +2413,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       openGroovyConsole();
     } catch (Exception ex)
     {
-      jalview.bin.Cache.log.error("Groovy Shell Creation failed.", ex);
+      Cache.log.error("Groovy Shell Creation failed.", ex);
       JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
 
               MessageManager.getString("label.couldnt_create_groovy_shell"),
@@ -2819,9 +2472,12 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    */
   protected void addQuitHandler()
   {
-    getRootPane().getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW)
-            .put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_Q,
-                    Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask()),
+    getRootPane()
+            .getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(
+                    KeyStroke
+                            .getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_Q,
+                                    jalview.util.ShortcutKeyMaskExWrapper
+                                            .getMenuShortcutKeyMaskEx()),
                     "Quit");
     getRootPane().getActionMap().put("Quit", new AbstractAction()
     {
@@ -2872,24 +2528,26 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   @Override
   public void setProgressBar(String message, long id)
   {
+    // Platform.timeCheck("Desktop " + message, Platform.TIME_MARK);
+
     if (progressBars == null)
     {
       progressBars = new Hashtable<>();
       progressBarHandlers = new Hashtable<>();
     }
 
-    if (progressBars.get(new Long(id)) != null)
+    if (progressBars.get(Long.valueOf(id)) != null)
     {
-      JPanel panel = progressBars.remove(new Long(id));
-      if (progressBarHandlers.contains(new Long(id)))
+      JPanel panel = progressBars.remove(Long.valueOf(id));
+      if (progressBarHandlers.contains(Long.valueOf(id)))
       {
-        progressBarHandlers.remove(new Long(id));
+        progressBarHandlers.remove(Long.valueOf(id));
       }
       removeProgressPanel(panel);
     }
     else
     {
-      progressBars.put(new Long(id), addProgressPanel(message));
+      progressBars.put(Long.valueOf(id), addProgressPanel(message));
     }
   }
 
@@ -2904,13 +2562,13 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           final IProgressIndicatorHandler handler)
   {
     if (progressBarHandlers == null
-            || !progressBars.containsKey(new Long(id)))
+            || !progressBars.containsKey(Long.valueOf(id)))
     {
       throw new Error(MessageManager.getString(
               "error.call_setprogressbar_before_registering_handler"));
     }
-    progressBarHandlers.put(new Long(id), handler);
-    final JPanel progressPanel = progressBars.get(new Long(id));
+    progressBarHandlers.put(Long.valueOf(id), handler);
+    final JPanel progressPanel = progressBars.get(Long.valueOf(id));
     if (handler.canCancel())
     {
       JButton cancel = new JButton(
@@ -2974,7 +2632,8 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   public VamsasApplication getVamsasApplication()
   {
-    return v_client;
+    // TODO: JAL-3311 remove remaining code from Jalview relating to VAMSAS
+    return null;
 
   }
 
@@ -3265,7 +2924,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           } catch (InterruptedException x)
           {
           }
-          ;
         }
         if (instance == null)
         {
@@ -3290,28 +2948,39 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     block.release();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Outputs an image of the desktop to file in EPS format, after prompting the
+   * user for choice of Text or Lineart character rendering (unless a preference
+   * has been set). The file name is generated as
+   * 
+   * <pre>
+   * Jalview_snapshot_nnnnn.eps where nnnnn is the current timestamp in milliseconds
+   * </pre>
+   */
   @Override
   protected void snapShotWindow_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
   {
+    // currently the menu option to do this is not shown
     invalidate();
-    File of;
-    ImageMaker im = new jalview.util.ImageMaker(
-            this, ImageMaker.TYPE.EPS, "View of Desktop", getWidth(),
-            getHeight(), of = new File("Jalview_snapshot"
-                    + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".eps"),
-            "View of desktop", null, 0, false);
-    try
-    {
-      paintAll(im.getGraphics());
-      im.writeImage();
-    } catch (Exception q)
+
+    int width = getWidth();
+    int height = getHeight();
+    File of = new File(
+            "Jalview_snapshot_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".eps");
+    ImageWriterI writer = new ImageWriterI()
     {
-      Cache.log.error("Couldn't write snapshot to " + of.getAbsolutePath(),
-              q);
-      return;
-    }
-    Cache.log.info("Successfully written snapshot to file "
-            + of.getAbsolutePath());
+      @Override
+      public void exportImage(Graphics g) throws Exception
+      {
+        paintAll(g);
+        Cache.log.info("Successfully written snapshot to file "
+                + of.getAbsolutePath());
+      }
+    };
+    String title = "View of desktop";
+    ImageExporter exporter = new ImageExporter(writer, null, TYPE.EPS,
+            title);
+    exporter.doExport(of, this, width, height, title);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -3483,11 +3152,33 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    *          - the payload from the drop event
    * @throws Exception
    */
-  public static void transferFromDropTarget(List<String> files,
+  public static void transferFromDropTarget(List<Object> files,
           List<DataSourceType> protocols, DropTargetDropEvent evt,
           Transferable t) throws Exception
   {
 
+    // BH 2018 changed List<String> to List<Object> to allow for File from
+    // SwingJS
+
+    // DataFlavor[] flavors = t.getTransferDataFlavors();
+    // for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++) {
+    // if (flavors[i].isFlavorJavaFileListType()) {
+    // evt.acceptDrop(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE);
+    // List<File> list = (List<File>) t.getTransferData(flavors[i]);
+    // for (int j = 0; j < list.size(); j++) {
+    // File file = (File) list.get(j);
+    // byte[] data = getDroppedFileBytes(file);
+    // fileName.setText(file.getName() + " - " + data.length + " " +
+    // evt.getLocation());
+    // JTextArea target = (JTextArea) ((DropTarget)
+    // evt.getSource()).getComponent();
+    // target.setText(new String(data));
+    // }
+    // dtde.dropComplete(true);
+    // return;
+    // }
+    //
+
     DataFlavor uriListFlavor = new DataFlavor(
             "text/uri-list;class=java.lang.String"), urlFlavour = null;
     try
@@ -3517,12 +3208,11 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         }
         else
         {
-          if (Platform.isAMac())
+          if (Platform.isAMacAndNotJS())
           {
             System.err.println(
                     "Please ignore plist error - occurs due to problem with java 8 on OSX");
           }
-          ;
         }
       } catch (Throwable ex)
       {
@@ -3536,7 +3226,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       for (Object file : (List) t
               .getTransferData(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor))
       {
-        files.add(((File) file).toString());
+        files.add(file);
         protocols.add(DataSourceType.FILE);
       }
     }
@@ -3634,22 +3324,23 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         }
       }
     }
-    if (Platform.isWindows())
-
+    if (Platform.isWindowsAndNotJS())
     {
       Cache.log.debug("Scanning dropped content for Windows Link Files");
 
       // resolve any .lnk files in the file drop
       for (int f = 0; f < files.size(); f++)
       {
-        String source = files.get(f).toLowerCase();
+        String source = files.get(f).toString().toLowerCase();
         if (protocols.get(f).equals(DataSourceType.FILE)
                 && (source.endsWith(".lnk") || source.endsWith(".url")
                         || source.endsWith(".site")))
         {
           try
           {
-            File lf = new File(files.get(f));
+            Object obj = files.get(f);
+            File lf = (obj instanceof File ? (File) obj
+                    : new File((String) obj));
             // process link file to get a URL
             Cache.log.debug("Found potential link file: " + lf);
             WindowsShortcut wscfile = new WindowsShortcut(lf);
@@ -3715,4 +3406,37 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     }
     return result;
   }
+
+  public static final String debugScaleMessage = "Desktop graphics transform scale=";
+
+  private static boolean debugScaleMessageDone = false;
+
+  public static void debugScaleMessage(Graphics g)
+  {
+    if (debugScaleMessageDone)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+    // output used by tests to check HiDPI scaling settings in action
+    try
+    {
+      Graphics2D gg = (Graphics2D) g;
+      if (gg != null)
+      {
+        AffineTransform t = gg.getTransform();
+        double scaleX = t.getScaleX();
+        double scaleY = t.getScaleY();
+        Cache.debug(debugScaleMessage + scaleX + " (X)");
+        Cache.debug(debugScaleMessage + scaleY + " (Y)");
+        debugScaleMessageDone = true;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        Cache.debug("Desktop graphics null");
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e)
+    {
+      Cache.debug(Cache.getStackTraceString(e));
+    }
+  }
 }