Well, I am set on default "zero" already. What can this mean? (It means, wait for v3 :-) ) Dick
--- In [email protected], John Mahony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It sounds like you've changed the grid spacing setting. > Click preferences>grid spacing and set it to the default "0" setting. Using > other values can give odd spacings (especially when an odd number is used for > this setting. Even numbers seem to work better). Another odd behavior is that > when zoomed in far enough, it can give rectangles that are very wide compared > to their height. But using the standard setting generally works well. > I believe Patrick has mentioned that this will be improved in V.3. > -John > > > --- Dick Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > John, Elliott, Patrick, > > Just a comment... > > When I start up CdC, and display the azimuth "meridians" (the > > vertical arcs), I find that most typically the meridians are offset > > from the true NSEW positions by some number of degrees, depending on > > the grid resolution; and that rarely do do *any* of the lines ever > > line up at any grid resolution directly with any of the NSEW points. > > Once in a long while, however, they do(!) - but I cannot determine > > what the conditions are when that happens. The lines are always > > labeled correctly even if they're notionally strange places, e.g. > > 95.00 degrees for a vertical grid line close to the E point. > > It's certainly unconventional not have these meridians placed and > > labeled at the cardinal points. Am I missing some key setting? Is a > > software correction in order? > > Thanks for your ear. In all other respects, I have been enjoying > > CdC immensely since I recently discovered and began using it. > > Dick > > > > --- In [email protected], John Mahony > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Elliott Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm new to the program and find it quite nice. I have a few > > questions. > > > > 1) Can I get it to display the meridian? > > > > > > If you use "zenitahal" (alt-az) projection, the meridian would be > > the 0� and > > > 180� az lines. But there's no way set this apart from the other > > az lines, > > > except to check the numbers. > > > > > > > 2) How can I display the milky way fill as something other than > > > > lines? Can it be a solid but transparent fill? > > > > > > No. It can be lines of various density, or outlines. See > > preferences> chart > > > appearance. > > > > > > > 3) Somehow inplaying around I lost the menu. How can I restore > > it? > > > > > > Press the space bar. > > > > > > -John > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > > > http://vote.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Post a message, send it to: skychart- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/1.XolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
