27d5efcd5e56f195907b370dbd8b2e151c700a64
jcasper
  Sun Apr 26 01:11:17 2026 -0700
Installing updated hg.conf files from UCSC servers

diff --git confs/hgwdev.hg.conf confs/hgwdev.hg.conf
index dd25ee6c9e5..7c632bd09cf 100644
--- confs/hgwdev.hg.conf
+++ confs/hgwdev.hg.conf
@@ -485,23 +485,32 @@
 # Enables genark hubs to appear in assembly dropdowns for hgConvert/hgLiftOver
 genarkLiftOver=on
 
 # Enables the gear and x icon for hgTracks
 #greyBarIcons=on
 
 # very experimental, only on hgwdev: support for an embedded IGV track, see #36337
 showIgv=on
 
 # Enables approved hgLogin redirect
 #login.approvedReturn=https://genome-preview.ucsc.edu/
 
 # Enables single path loading for bigBed. Also, affects bigGenePred and bigPsl.
 #bigBedOnePath=on
 
+######## enables liftRequest functions:
+# chainFileRequestEmail=hiram@soe.ucsc.edu,mhaeussl@ucsc.edu
+chainFileRequestEmail=chain-file-request-group@ucsc.edu
+apiFromEmail=genome-www@soe.ucsc.edu
+# table name in hgcentral to record requests for otto jobs
+ottoTable=ottoRequest
+
 # calculate GC track on the fly
 gcOnTheFly=on
 # allow the track to appear even if gc5Base or gc5BaseBw are already there
 gcOnTheFlyCoExist=off
 
 # allow most tracks to have an override color that ignores trackDb and the item coloring
 showColorPicker=on
+
+# Show chromosome aliases on hgTracks
 showAliases=on