Chris, I have a target list of multiple stars with the Trapezium (theta1 Orion) on it. When I double click on it from my target list, I get the info box. I...
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Chris Marriott
chris@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 13, 1999 12:11 pm
... This is a bug in the program, and will affect any star with a "Bayer letter" plus a numeric suffix. There's an inconsistency between the format of the name...
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Chris Marriott
chris@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 13, 1999 10:16 pm
As you know, at the moment SkyMap has many dialog boxes which contain buttons for carrying out various action. The most extreme of these is probably the...
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C. W. Tooley
ctooley@xxxx.xxxx
Dec 13, 1999 10:39 pm
... Not at all Chris. Form(Window) real estate is always at a premium and a menu bar is an excellent way to allow functions to be accessed without permanently...
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Mark E. Miller
memiller@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 13, 1999 10:46 pm
... . . . ... No. In interface design, I always prefer a more concise presentation. A few extra clicks, as long as the options are all obvious (which they...
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Ray Porter
dragon@xxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Dec 13, 1999 11:14 pm
Chris, Personally I think this is a good idea. You can always specify hotkeys for the menu commands. That way, once a user learns the hotkeys, he or she ...
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Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky
mrrockets@xxxx.xxxx
Dec 14, 1999 4:32 am
Menus are fine as long as there are hot keys (please I mean hot keys not Alt-<something>+<another letter>). Please please please please, Chris add a control...
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Ben Siemerink
siemerink@xxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 14, 1999 2:23 pm
Hi Jeffrey! ... Me too. I also try to avoid the mouse when being outside. I don't see the difference. Could you please explain what is for you the difference ...
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Ben Siemerink
siemerink@xxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 14, 1999 2:37 pm
Hi Folks! ... Sounds great Chris. Go ahead! Besides the menu bar, I would appreciate a button bar with a couple of small buttons. Actually I could think of two...
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Emjayf@xxx.xxx
Dec 14, 1999 2:55 pm
In a message dated 12/13/99 4:16:01 PM Central Standard Time, chris@... writes: << Would anyone have any violent objections to replacing the...
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JGortatows@xxx.xxx
Dec 14, 1999 4:44 pm
... 8) 8) At the telescope, screwing around with a mouse, when the temp is -5C is a pain for me. A single keystroke works better for me. I can punch...
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HeadleyObs@xxx.xxx
Dec 14, 1999 7:52 pm
Instead of a mouse at the scope, use a tracker ball.... Last night /this AM was about 2 deg. C.... Had my gloves on and experienced no problems... Think...
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Chris Marriott
chris@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 15, 1999 11:33 am
A new set of comet orbital elements, current for Dec 15th, 1999, has been uploaded to the Library area of the web site. Regards, Chris ... Chris Marriott,...
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astrofighter@xxxxx.xxx
Dec 16, 1999 5:07 am
Okay, there always has to be someone who disagrees ;-) While not *violently* objecting to the move from buttons to menus I do have some reservations. I see a...
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Mark A. Hanning-Lee
mhanning-lee@xxxxxx.x...
Dec 17, 1999 9:51 pm
SkyMap Pro 6 is a great package, but there are 2 things in the sky that it doesn't show ;-). One is the Zodiacal Light and the other is the Gegenschein. The ZL...
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Chris Marriott
chris@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 18, 1999 1:08 pm
Service Pack 2 for SkyMap Pro 6 is now available for download from: http://www.skymap.com/smp6_service_packs.htm Full details of new features added, and bugs...
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Martin Coburn
sky@xxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 18, 1999 2:47 pm
Hello Chris, on Sat, 18 Dec 1999 (at 13:08:00) in article <000601bf4959$4e493200$e709 989e@chrism> you wrote the following:- ... When I run the service pack...
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Chris Marriott
chris@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 18, 1999 3:31 pm
... My apologies - I put the wrong version of "observer.dll" in the service pack. Download it again and everything should work. Apologies for the...
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Les Blalock
lcb911@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 18, 1999 3:53 pm
In my case, the Skymap32.exe file itself is identified as "not a valid previous version". I also, am running SP1. Les ... "A principle is better than a rule."...
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Les Blalock
lcb911@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 18, 1999 4:01 pm
Chris, I still get the error message that Skymap32.exe is not a valid previous version. Les ... "A principle is better than a rule."...
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Chris Marriott
chris@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 18, 1999 4:46 pm
... Les, I've just downloaded the service pack from the web site and applied it to both a newly-installed copy of SkyMap Pro 6, and to a version with Service...
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Les Blalock
lcb911@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 18, 1999 5:47 pm
Oops! Just found that I still have an earlier version on another logical drive and was applying the service pack to the older version. It works fine on the...
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pierre.schreiner
pierre.schreiner@xxxx...
Dec 18, 1999 6:03 pm
I have downloaded Service Pack 2 and install it over Skymap with Service Pack 1, all works fine. Amicales salutations, Pierre. ... pierre.schreiner@... ...
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HeadleyObs@xxx.xxx
Dec 18, 1999 7:18 pm
Hi Chris et al We just downloaded SP2 and installed it over SMP6 with SP1 installed. We have experienced NO problems. I wish other programs worked as well...
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Peter Owen
peter.owen@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 18, 1999 8:07 pm
Chris I wanted to show the recent nova in Aquila in SkyMap. So far as I could see the only way to do this was to construct an external data catalogue with ...
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Martin Coburn
sky@xxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 18, 1999 9:59 pm
Hello Chris, on Sat, 18 Dec 1999 (at 15:31:53) in article <00f901bf496d$4114ac40$e709 989e@chrism> you wrote the following:- ... I did; it installed with no...
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Chris Marriott
chris@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 19, 1999 12:56 pm
... see ... External data catalogs use the "Deep Sky" display filters to determine object visibility, even if those objects are stars. If an object has no ...
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Harry Boswell
hboswell@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 20, 1999 10:24 pm
http://www.afr.com.au/content/991221/update/update41.html Harry Boswell hboswell@... http://www2.netdoor.com/~hboswell "Mundus vult...
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atbaxter@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Dec 20, 1999 11:55 pm
I've installed service pack two and there seems to be just one bug left in it. When I create a new map by dragging a rectangle on the existing map and telling...
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Chris Marriott
chris@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Dec 21, 1999 11:09 pm
Two new target lists for SkyMap Pro 6 are now available for download from the library area of the web site. One of these contains the stars in the Astronomical...
