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=head1 DESCRIPTION

The Bio::Graphics::FeatureFile module reads and parses files that
describe sequence features and their renderings.  It accepts both GFF
format and a more human-friendly file format described below.  Once a
FeatureFile object has been initialized, you can interrogate it for
its consistuent features and their settings, or render the entire file
onto a Bio::Graphics::Panel.

This module is a precursor of Jason Stajich's
Bio::Annotation::Collection class, and fulfills a similar function of
storing a collection of sequence features.  However, it also stores
rendering information about the features, and does not currently
follow the CollectionI interface.

=head1 The File Format

There are two types of entry in the file format: feature entries, and
formatting entries.  They can occur in any order.  See the Appendix
for a full example.