Several of the parameters of Coot are chosen because they are reasonable on my “middle-ground” development machine. However, these parameters can be tweaked so that slower computers perform better:
(set-smooth-scroll-steps 4) ; default 8
(set-smooth-scroll-limit 30) ; Angstroms
(set-residue-selection-flash-frames-number 3);
(set-skeleton-box-size 20.0) ; A (default 40).
(set-active-map-drag-flag 0) ; turn off recontouring every step
(set-idle-function-rotate-angle 1.5) ; continuous spin speed