src/hg/makeDb/trackDb/README 1.86
1.86 2009/08/12 23:31:04 kent
Adding docs on bigBed/bigWig types.
Index: src/hg/makeDb/trackDb/README
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RCS file: /projects/compbio/cvsroot/kent/src/hg/makeDb/trackDb/README,v
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--- src/hg/makeDb/trackDb/README 27 Jul 2009 06:53:08 -0000 1.85
+++ src/hg/makeDb/trackDb/README 12 Aug 2009 23:31:04 -0000 1.86
@@ -242,10 +242,17 @@
linesAt <val1,val2,...> # Default is none
# If present labeled horizontal lines will be drawn
# at the given values in full mode.
-17. type bigBed
- Need description here
+17. type bigBed <fieldCount> <extraInfo>
+ This uses a binary indexed file rather than a database table. It is, other than
+ substituting "bigBed" for "bed" in the type line, the same as the "type bed"
+ explained above.
+
+18. type bigWig [lower] [upper]
+ This uses a binary indexed file rather than a database table. It is, other than
+ substituting "bigWig" for "wig" in the type line, the same as the "type wig"
+ explained above.
If something lacks a type field it needs to have custom
display routines. You can remove a track from the
browser by removing it from the .ra file and doing
@@ -785,9 +793,9 @@
term "estro-134/Pro-93a" in the controlled vocabulary file. A more complete definition
of what that term means, including a protocol, may be provided when the controlled
vocab term is looked up and presented to the user.
-EXAMPLE of Composite Track with ADITIONAL OPTIONS
+EXAMPLE of Composite Track with ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
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track broadChromatinChIPSeq
compositeTrack on
shortLabel Broad Chromatin ChIP-Seq