I'm stumped. Besides the grid spacing, I thought maybe using odd values for the field width might cause this, but I just tried that and didn't have any problem. -John
--- Dick Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > To Post a message, send it to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. 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/
