[comp.windows.x] Chemical Structure Drawing

rauletta@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (R. J. Auletta) (11/19/90)

I'm looking for a dedicated chemical structure drawing program
that runs under X. This could be either public domain or
commercial. Some standards for MAC's and PC's are Chemdraw
and Wimp. Would like to have support Sun, DEC, etc.

I would also be interested in comments about the suitablity
of existing tools such as xfig, tgif, and idraw for drawing
chemical structures. Possibly a set of predefined macros?

Application would be both for instruction and research.
The *instructional* role tends to beg for a *dedicated pedagogic*
program.

I am not a chemist. This request is for a colleague in chemistry.
Suggestions are greatly appreciated.

--R J Auletta
  rauletta@sitevax.gmu.edu