JAL-3690 separate startup and poll code in SeqAnnotationCalcWorker
[jalview.git] / src / jalview / gui / Desktop.java
index f1b8025..e9bf09f 100644 (file)
  */
 package jalview.gui;
 
-import static jalview.util.UrlConstants.SEQUENCE_ID;
-
-import jalview.api.AlignViewportI;
-import jalview.api.AlignmentViewPanel;
-import jalview.bin.Cache;
-import jalview.bin.Jalview;
-import jalview.gui.ImageExporter.ImageWriterI;
-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.BrowserLauncher;
-import jalview.util.ImageMaker.TYPE;
-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;
@@ -79,18 +49,21 @@ import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
 import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
 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;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ListIterator;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.FutureTask;
 import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore;
 
 import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
@@ -106,7 +79,6 @@ import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
 import javax.swing.JComboBox;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
-import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import javax.swing.JInternalFrame;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
@@ -120,11 +92,41 @@ 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.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.WSDiscovererI;
+import jalview.ws.params.ParamManager;
+import jalview.ws.utils.UrlDownloadClient;
+
 /**
  * Jalview Desktop
  * 
@@ -136,6 +138,15 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         implements DropTargetListener, ClipboardOwner, IProgressIndicator,
         jalview.api.StructureSelectionManagerProvider
 {
+  private static final String CITATION = "<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";
+
+  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;
@@ -146,6 +157,11 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   private static final String EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES = "EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES";
 
+  protected static final String CONFIRM_KEYBOARD_QUIT = "CONFIRM_KEYBOARD_QUIT";
+
+  public static HashMap<String, FileWriter> savingFiles = new HashMap<String, FileWriter>();
+
+  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   private JalviewChangeSupport changeSupport = new JalviewChangeSupport();
 
   /**
@@ -159,6 +175,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    * @param listener
    * @see jalview.gui.JalviewChangeSupport#addJalviewPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public void addJalviewPropertyChangeListener(
           PropertyChangeListener listener)
   {
@@ -171,6 +188,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    * @see jalview.gui.JalviewChangeSupport#addJalviewPropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String,
    *      java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public void addJalviewPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName,
           PropertyChangeListener listener)
   {
@@ -183,6 +201,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    * @see jalview.gui.JalviewChangeSupport#removeJalviewPropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String,
    *      java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public void removeJalviewPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName,
           PropertyChangeListener listener)
   {
@@ -344,44 +363,71 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    */
   public Desktop()
   {
-         super();
+    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.
+     * 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;
-    if (!Jalview.isJS())
+
+    doConfigureStructurePrefs();
+    setTitle("Jalview " + Cache.getProperty("VERSION"));
+    /*
+    if (!Platform.isAMac())
     {
-      doVamsasClientCheck();
+      // this.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
     }
+    else
+    {
+     this.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
+    }
+    */
 
-    doConfigureStructurePrefs();
-    setTitle("Jalview " + jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("VERSION"));
-    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
-    boolean selmemusage = jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("SHOW_MEMUSAGE",
+    try
+    {
+      APQHandlers.setAPQHandlers(this);
+    } catch (Throwable t)
+    {
+      System.out.println("Error setting APQHandlers: " + t.toString());
+      // t.printStackTrace();
+    }
+
+    addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
+    {
+
+      @Override
+      public void windowClosing(WindowEvent ev)
+      {
+        quit();
+      }
+    });
+
+    boolean selmemusage = Cache.getDefault("SHOW_MEMUSAGE",
             false);
-    boolean showjconsole = jalview.bin.Cache.getDefault("SHOW_JAVA_CONSOLE",
+
+    boolean showjconsole = Cache.getDefault("SHOW_JAVA_CONSOLE",
             false);
     desktop = new MyDesktopPane(selmemusage);
-    
-    
+
     showMemusage.setSelected(selmemusage);
     desktop.setBackground(Color.white);
+
     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 (Jalview.isJS()) 
-       {
-         getRootPane().putClientProperty("swingjs.overflow.hidden", "false");
-       }
-    
+
+    // 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(
@@ -403,24 +449,16 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       int yPos = Math.max(5, (screenSize.height - 650) / 2);
       setBounds(xPos, yPos, 900, 650);
     }
-    
-    boolean doFullLoad = /** @j2sNative ! */true;
-    
-    if (doFullLoad) {
-      
-      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"));
 
+    if (!Platform.isJS())
+    /**
+     * Java only
+     * 
+     * @j2sIgnore
+     */
+    {
+      jconsole = new Console(this, showjconsole);
+      jconsole.setHeader(Cache.getVersionDetailsForConsole());
       showConsole(showjconsole);
 
       showNews.setVisible(false);
@@ -438,11 +476,12 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         @Override
         public void run()
         {
-          new SplashScreen();
+          new SplashScreen(true);
         }
       });
 
-      // Thread off a new instance of the file chooser - this reduces the time it
+      // Thread off a new instance of the file chooser - this reduces the time
+      // it
       // takes to open it later on.
       new Thread(new Runnable()
       {
@@ -468,10 +507,8 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
                           + evt.getNewValue());
                   JalviewServicesChanged(evt);
                 }
-
               });
-
-    } 
+    }
 
     this.setDropTarget(new java.awt.dnd.DropTarget(desktop, this));
 
@@ -527,14 +564,14 @@ 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
+      ssm.setAddTempFacAnnot(Cache
               .getDefault(Preferences.ADD_TEMPFACT_ANN, true));
-      ssm.setProcessSecondaryStructure(jalview.bin.Cache
+      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
     {
@@ -570,10 +607,9 @@ 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)
         {
@@ -582,7 +618,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         }
       }
     }).start();
-    ;
+    
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -625,25 +661,25 @@ 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
+    String x = Cache.getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_X");
+    String y = Cache.getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_Y");
+    String width = Cache
             .getProperty(windowName + "SCREEN_WIDTH");
-    String height = jalview.bin.Cache
+    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"))));
+                Cache.getProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_WIDTH"))));
         double sh = ((1f * screenSize.height) / (1f * Integer.parseInt(
-                jalview.bin.Cache.getProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_HEIGHT"))));
+                Cache.getProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_HEIGHT"))));
         // rescale the bounds depending upon the current screen geometry.
         ix = (int) (ix * sw);
         iw = (int) (iw * sw);
@@ -651,17 +687,17 @@ 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);
       }
@@ -671,46 +707,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     return null;
   }
 
-  private void doVamsasClientCheck()
-  {
-    if (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();
@@ -882,8 +878,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     frame.setResizable(resizable);
     frame.setMaximizable(resizable);
     frame.setIconifiable(resizable);
-    frame.setOpaque(/** @j2sNative true || */
-            false);
+    frame.setOpaque(Platform.isJS());
 
     if (frame.getX() < 1 && frame.getY() < 1)
     {
@@ -934,7 +929,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           menuItem.removeActionListener(menuItem.getActionListeners()[0]);
         }
         windowMenu.remove(menuItem);
-      };
+      }
     });
 
     menuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
@@ -998,7 +993,7 @@ 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);
@@ -1090,7 +1085,10 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           {
             format = new IdentifyFile().identify(file, protocol);
           }
-
+          if (file instanceof File)
+          {
+            Platform.cacheFileData((File) file);
+          }
           new FileLoader().LoadFile(null, file, protocol, format);
 
         }
@@ -1114,7 +1112,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   {
     String fileFormat = Cache.getProperty("DEFAULT_FILE_FORMAT");
     JalviewFileChooser chooser = JalviewFileChooser
-            .forRead(Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"), fileFormat);
+            .forRead(Cache.getProperty("LAST_DIRECTORY"), fileFormat, BackupFiles.getEnabled());
 
     chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
     chooser.setDialogTitle(
@@ -1170,7 +1168,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
     JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1));
     panel.add(label);
-    
+
     /*
      * the URL to fetch is
      * Java: an editable combobox with history
@@ -1178,11 +1176,16 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
      */
     JComponent history;
     String urlBase = "http://www.";
-    if (Jalview.isJS())
+    if (Platform.isJS())
     {
       history = new JTextField(urlBase, 35);
     }
     else
+    /**
+     * Java only
+     * 
+     * @j2sIgnore
+     */
     {
       JComboBox<String> asCombo = new JComboBox<>();
       asCombo.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 20));
@@ -1202,13 +1205,16 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
     Object[] options = new Object[] { MessageManager.getString("action.ok"),
         MessageManager.getString("action.cancel") };
-    Runnable action = new Runnable() {
+    Runnable action = new Runnable()
+    {
       @Override
       public void run()
       {
-        String url = Jalview.isJS() ? ((JTextField) history).getText()
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        String url = (history instanceof JTextField
+                ? ((JTextField) history).getText()
                 : ((JComboBox<String>) history).getSelectedItem()
-                        .toString();
+                        .toString());
 
         if (url.toLowerCase().endsWith(".jar"))
         {
@@ -1237,7 +1243,8 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
           if (format == null)
           {
-            String msg = MessageManager.formatMessage("label.couldnt_locate", url);
+            String msg = MessageManager
+                    .formatMessage("label.couldnt_locate", url);
             JvOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop, msg,
                     MessageManager.getString("label.url_not_found"),
                     JvOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
@@ -1255,7 +1262,8 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
             new FileLoader().LoadFile(url, DataSourceType.URL, format);
           }
         }
-      }};
+      }
+    };
     String dialogOption = MessageManager
             .getString("label.input_alignment_from_url");
     JvOptionPane.newOptionDialog(desktop).setResponseHandler(0, action)
@@ -1290,9 +1298,9 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   public void quit()
   {
     Dimension screen = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
-    jalview.bin.Cache.setProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_WIDTH",
+    Cache.setProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_WIDTH",
             screen.width + "");
-    jalview.bin.Cache.setProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_HEIGHT",
+    Cache.setProperty("SCREENGEOMETRY_HEIGHT",
             screen.height + "");
     storeLastKnownDimensions("", new Rectangle(getBounds().x, getBounds().y,
             getWidth(), getHeight()));
@@ -1324,14 +1332,14 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   private void storeLastKnownDimensions(String string, Rectangle jc)
   {
-    jalview.bin.Cache.log.debug("Storing last known dimensions for "
+    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 + "");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1343,53 +1351,43 @@ 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("<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;
@@ -1398,29 +1396,22 @@ 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",
+                      "http://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);
+
+    return message.toString();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1431,11 +1422,16 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   {
     try
     {
-      if (Jalview.isJS())
+      if (Platform.isJS())
       {
         BrowserLauncher.openURL("http://www.jalview.org/help.html");
       }
       else
+      /**
+       * Java only
+       * 
+       * @j2sIgnore
+       */
       {
         Help.showHelpWindow();
       }
@@ -1461,10 +1457,6 @@ 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
@@ -1505,9 +1497,9 @@ 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.");
   }
 
   /*
@@ -1563,7 +1555,8 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       return;
     }
 
-    AlignmentViewport source = null, target = null;
+    AlignViewportI source = null;
+    AlignViewportI target = null;
     if (frames[0] instanceof AlignFrame)
     {
       source = ((AlignFrame) frames[0]).getCurrentView();
@@ -1649,20 +1642,45 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
    * Jalview project file
    */
   @Override
-  public void saveState_actionPerformed(boolean asCastor)
+  public void saveState_actionPerformed()
   {
-    JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser(
-            asCastor ? "jvp" : "jvx",
-            "Jalview Project");
+    saveState_actionPerformed(false);
+  }
 
-    chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
-    chooser.setDialogTitle(MessageManager.getString("label.save_state"));
-    int option = chooser.showSaveDialog(this);
-    if (option == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
+  public void saveState_actionPerformed(boolean saveAs)
+  {
+    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)
     {
-      File choice = chooser.getSelectedFile();
-      setProjectFile(choice);
+      JalviewFileChooser chooser = new JalviewFileChooser("jvp",
+              "Jalview Project");
+
+      chooser.setFileView(new JalviewFileView());
+      chooser.setDialogTitle(MessageManager.getString("label.save_state"));
 
+      int value = chooser.showSaveDialog(this);
+
+      if (value == JalviewFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
+      {
+        projectFile = chooser.getSelectedFile();
+        setProjectFile(projectFile);
+        approveSave = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (approveSave || autoSave)
+    {
+      final Desktop me = this;
+      final java.io.File chosenFile = projectFile;
       new Thread(new Runnable()
       {
         @Override
@@ -1671,46 +1689,52 @@ 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
           {
-            if (asCastor)
-            {
-              new Jalview2XML().saveState(choice);
-            }
-            else
+               boolean doBackup = BackupFiles.getEnabled();
+            BackupFiles backupfiles = doBackup ? new BackupFiles(chosenFile) : null;
+
+            new Jalview2XML().saveState(doBackup ? backupfiles.getTempFile() : chosenFile);
+
+            if (doBackup)
             {
-              new jalview.project.Jalview2XML().saveState(choice);
+              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);
-            JvOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Desktop.this,
+            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();
       }
   }
 
-  void setProjectFile(File choice)
+  @Override
+  public void saveAsState_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
+  {
+    saveState_actionPerformed(true);
+  }
+
+  private void setProjectFile(File choice)
   {
     this.projectFile = choice;
   }
@@ -1721,24 +1745,19 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   }
 
   /**
-   * Prompts the user to choose a file and loads in as a Jalview project file
+   * Shows a file chooser dialog and tries to read in the selected file as a
+   * Jalview project
    */
   @Override
-  public void loadState_actionPerformed(boolean asCastor)
-  {
-    // TODO: GET RID OF .JVX BEFORE RELEASE JIM!
-    final String[] suffix = asCastor ? new String[] { "jvp", "jar" }
-            : new String[]
-            { "jvx" };
-    final String[] desc = asCastor
-            ? new String[]
-            { "Jalview Project", "Jalview Project (old)" }
-            : new String[]
-            { "Jalview Project" };
+  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"), suffix,
-            desc,
-            "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"));
     chooser.setResponseHandler(0, new Runnable()
@@ -1755,30 +1774,24 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           @Override
           public void run()
           {
-               try {
-              if (asCastor)
-              {
-                new Jalview2XML().loadJalviewAlign(choice);
-              }
-              else
-              {
-                new jalview.project.Jalview2XML().loadJalviewAlign(selectedFile);
-              }
-            } catch (OutOfMemoryError oom)
+               try 
             {
-            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);
-            }
+              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);
+               }
           }
         }).start();
       }
@@ -1970,11 +1983,28 @@ 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)
@@ -1990,8 +2020,17 @@ 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);
 
@@ -2011,7 +2050,6 @@ 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)
@@ -2032,374 +2070,33 @@ 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)
-  {
-    // TODO: JAL-3048 not needed for Jalview-JS
-
-    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)
-  {
-    // TODO: JAL-3048 not needed for Jalview-JS
-
-    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()
@@ -2443,7 +2140,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           while (li.hasNext())
           {
             String link = li.next();
-            if (link.contains(SEQUENCE_ID)
+            if (link.contains(jalview.util.UrlConstants.SEQUENCE_ID)
                     && !UrlConstants.isDefaultString(link))
             {
               check = true;
@@ -2689,7 +2386,7 @@ 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"),
@@ -2750,7 +2447,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   {
     getRootPane().getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW)
             .put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_Q,
-                    Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask()),
+                    jalview.util.ShortcutKeyMaskExWrapper.getMenuShortcutKeyMaskEx()),
                     "Quit");
     getRootPane().getActionMap().put("Quit", new AbstractAction()
     {
@@ -2801,26 +2498,35 @@ 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));
     }
   }
+  
+  @Override
+  public void removeProgressBar(long id)
+  {
+    //TODO
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
+  }
 
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
@@ -2833,13 +2539,13 @@ 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(
@@ -2902,7 +2608,8 @@ 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;
 
   }
 
@@ -2938,10 +2645,9 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
   public void startServiceDiscovery(boolean blocking)
   {
-    boolean alive = true;
-    Thread t0 = null, t1 = null, t2 = null;
+    var tasks = new ArrayList<Future<?>>();
     // JAL-940 - JALVIEW 1 services are now being EOLed as of JABA 2.1 release
-    if (true)
+
     {
       // todo: changesupport handlers need to be transferred
       if (discoverer == null)
@@ -2952,31 +2658,30 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
       }
       // JAL-940 - disabled JWS1 service configuration - always start discoverer
       // until we phase out completely
-      (t0 = new Thread(discoverer)).start();
+      var f = new FutureTask<Void>(discoverer, null);
+      new Thread(f).start();
+      tasks.add(f);
     }
 
     if (Cache.getDefault("SHOW_JWS2_SERVICES", true))
     {
-      t2 = jalview.ws.jws2.Jws2Discoverer.getDiscoverer()
-              .startDiscoverer(changeSupport);
+      tasks.add(jalview.ws.jws2.Jws2Discoverer.getDiscoverer().startDiscoverer());
     }
-    Thread t3 = null;
+    if (Cache.getDefault("SHOW_SLIVKA_SERVICES", true))
     {
-      // TODO: do rest service discovery
+      tasks.add(jalview.ws.slivkaws.SlivkaWSDiscoverer.getInstance().startDiscoverer());
     }
     if (blocking)
     {
-      while (alive)
-      {
+      for (Future<?> task : tasks) {
         try
         {
-          Thread.sleep(15);
+          // block until all discovery tasks are done
+          task.get();
         } catch (Exception e)
         {
+          e.printStackTrace();
         }
-        alive = (t1 != null && t1.isAlive()) || (t2 != null && t2.isAlive())
-                || (t3 != null && t3.isAlive())
-                || (t0 != null && t0.isAlive());
       }
     }
   }
@@ -2990,8 +2695,9 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   {
     if (evt.getNewValue() == null || evt.getNewValue() instanceof Vector)
     {
-      final String ermsg = jalview.ws.jws2.Jws2Discoverer.getDiscoverer()
-              .getErrorMessages();
+      final WSDiscovererI discoverer = jalview.ws.jws2.Jws2Discoverer
+          .getDiscoverer();
+      final String ermsg = discoverer.getErrorMessages();
       if (ermsg != null)
       {
         if (Cache.getDefault("SHOW_WSDISCOVERY_ERRORS", true))
@@ -3193,7 +2899,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
           } catch (InterruptedException x)
           {
           }
-          ;
         }
         if (instance == null)
         {
@@ -3481,7 +3186,6 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
             System.err.println(
                     "Please ignore plist error - occurs due to problem with java 8 on OSX");
           }
-          ;
         }
       } catch (Throwable ex)
       {