>>>About njplot Written by M. Gouy (mgouy@biomserv.univ-lyon1.fr). Phylogenetic trees read from Newick formatted files can be displayed, re-rooted, saved, and plotted to PostScript (or PICT for the Macintosh) files. Input trees can be with/without branch lengths, with/without bootstrap values, rooted or unrooted. Only binary trees are accepted. njplot is available by anonymous FTP at biom3.univ-lyon1.fr in directory /pub/mol_phylogeny/njplot for MAC, PC under Windows95 and several unix platforms. njplot uses the Vibrant library by J. Kans. >>>Menu File Open: To read a tree file in the Newick format (i.e., the file format used for trees by Clustal, PHYLIP and other programs). Save plot: To save the tree plot in PostScript format, or in the PICT format for the Macintosh. Save tree: To save the tree in a file with its current rooting. >>>Menu Edit Copy: [Macintosh ONLY!] Copies the current tree plot to the Clipboard so that the plot can be pasted to another application. Find: To search for a taxon in tree and display it in red. Enter a (partial) name, case is not significant. >>>Menu Font Allows to change the font face and size used to display tree labels. >>>Menu Paper Allows to set the paper size used by the "Save plot" item of menu "File". >>>Operations Full tree: Normal tree display of entire tree New outgroup: Allows to re-root the tree. The tree becomes displayed with added # signs. Clicking on any # will set descending taxa as an outgroup to remaining taxa. Swap nodes: Allows to change the display order of taxa. The tree becomes displayed with added # signs. Clicking on any # will swap corresponding taxa. Subtree: Allows to zoom on part of the tree. The tree becomes displayed with added # signs. Clicking on any # will limit display to descending taxa. Select "Show tree" to go back to full tree display. >>>Display Branch lengths: If the tree contains branch lengths, they will be displayed. For readability, very short lengths are not displayed. Bootstrap values: If the tree contains bootstrap values, they will be displayed. >>>Subtree up When a subtree is being displayed, allows to add one more node towards the root in the displayed tree part.