6ab7b1dfca6cc123dfe09a9e9f8afdf0c8cbdf31 max Mon Apr 20 06:40:58 2026 -0700 changes after code review, refs #37376 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/bigBed.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/bigBed.html index 7d871b80c00..1d169f28264 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/bigBed.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/bigBed.html @@ -315,30 +315,35 @@ Extra fields can contain text for labels or for display with mouseover (if the BED "name" field is needed for something that is not the label). See the trackDb settings "<a href="trackDb/trackDbHub.html#mouseOverField">mouseOverField</a>" and "<a href="trackDb/trackDbHub.html#labelField">labelField</a>" for more information.</li> <li> When you click on features, the contents of all extra fields are shown as a table. You can modify the layout of the resulting page with the trackDb settings "<a href="trackDb/trackDbHub.html#skipFields">skipFields</a>", "<a href="trackDb/trackDbHub.html#sepFields">sepFields</a>" and "<a href="trackDb/trackDbHub.html#skipEmptyFields">skipEmptyFields</a>", and transform text fields into links with the "<a href="trackDb/trackDbHub.html#urls">urls</a>" trackDb setting.</li> <li> Extra fields that start with the character "_" are reserved for internal use (special display code); their contents are not shown on the details page.</li> + <li> + Extra fields can contain a pipe ("|") character to separate them into a short label and a longer + description. e.g. "N|Number of samples" or "miRNA-target|microRNA target gene and position". + On the click details page, the second part is shown on a new line and in smaller font and for + filters, only the first part is shown. </ol> <h2>Sharing Your Data with Others</h2> <p> If you would like to share your bigBed data track with a colleague, the best solution is to save your current view as a stable <a href="hgSessionHelp.html">Genome Browser Session Link</a>. This will save the position and all settings that you made, all track visibilities, filters, highlights, etc. </p> <p> If you want to create URLs to your bigBed file programmatically from software, look at Example #6 on <a href="customTrack.html#EXAMPLE6">this page</a>. </p> <a name="extract"></a>