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
 -------------------------------------------------
 track broadChromatinChIPSeq
 compositeTrack on
 shortLabel Broad Chromatin ChIP-Seq