[Genome] changing default display size on genome browser

[Brooke Rhead]

Hello Charleston,

The padding of 250 bases on either side of a SNP is a setting that we 
configure here, and it is applicable to all users.  There is not a way 
to change that setting on your end (unless you want to set up a mirror 
of the Genome Browser).

There are a couple of work-arounds you might try.  First, another way to 
zoom out quickly with a single click is to click on the bands in the 
chromosome ideogram above the Genome Browser display.  This will zoom 
out the display to the width of the band you click in the chromosome 
image.  However, this might be too drastic -- the image will likely be 
zoomed out too far.  Another possibility, if you are working with a 
particular gene and have one of the gene tracks turned on, is to click 
on a gene that encompasses your SNP, and then on the gene details page, 
click on the "position" link.  This will zoom you out to the level of 
the gene.  (Note that for the "UCSC Genes" track, the position link is 
under the "Sequence and Links to Tools and Databases" section and is 
simply called "Genome Browser".)

I hope this information is useful.  If you have further questions, 
please do not hesitate to contact us again.

--
Brooke Rhead
UCSC Genome Bioinformatics Group



Chiang, Charleston Wen-Kai wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> When I searched the genome browser for a SNP (say, rs363153) in the
> search box at the Gateway page, the first screen I get to is the
> display of a region 501 bps long (250 bps left and right of the SNP).
> Is there a way to change the default setting such that this initial
> screen would display a larger area around the SNP, so that I will not
> have to zoom out multiple times every time I searched a SNP.
> 
> Some specification:
 > browser: firefox 2.0.0.7
 > os: windows XP
> 
> Sincerely, Charleston 
 >
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