All, Thanks for all these interesting "observations." I should have mentioned that I am using v 2.75.3. Can someone give me a URL where I can get v.3 (still a beta, isn't it?), please. I do think the aspect ratio indeed is a factor, since it would affect the scaling in each coordinate differently. My screen size is 1400x1050. A real simple experiment I can do is to change the screen resolution (which I haven't done) to see what happens in that case. I would rather see what v.3 has to offer, and then try the experiment if necessary! Thanks again. Dick
--- In [email protected], "Bob Rose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dick, All, > This has to do more with your screen resolution and aspect ration > that you are running CdC in on your PC. You can get the az grid to > line up by resizing the window or changing fov. It seems to change > when your vertical to horizontal is 0.625:1 I don't use the Alt/Az > grid very much so I had never noticed this. Anyway in ver. 3 the az > grid lines up with the cardinal points at just about any display > ratio. > > bob > > > --- In [email protected], "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 ------------------------ 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/
