Mel, When I have the labels set as John recommends, (both name and short name, and my labeled object selector for "stars" is set to 7, I see only the greek Bayer letters for the brighter stars. The Flamsteed numbers are also shown. My "view" is set to 90 degrees, but even if I zoom down to 10', I see the same greek letter. Here's another hint: In the preferences list, select Fonts, and then make sure "Labels" is set to Ariel (in my case, Ariel 8). Does this help? The Ariel font has a number of foreign language letters in it, in the extended Unicode set. You can check the Ariel font independently by going into the .../Accessories/SystemTools/Character Map applet on the Start menu, and then selecting Ariel in the drop-down at the top. At character U+03B1 begins the greek alphabet. If your Ariel doesn't look like this, then perhaps that is the problem. Let me know what you discover. Regards, Dick
--- In [email protected], "Mel Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmmm, did as you suggest and gamma Virg gets labeled 'Porrima 29 Gam > Vir', no overprinting but no Greek letter either. Sirius or Rigel > don't get a Greek letter with their labels. I'm missing part of the > puzzle. Do I need to tell CdC somehow where the Greek is? > > Mel R. > > > > --- In [email protected], John Mahony > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Make sure the Bright Star Catalog is active for the chart. > > Make sure the label options are set to show star labels for > > sufficiently faint stars. > > Make sure that both "name" and "short name" is selected under "label > > information" in the label options. > > > > If you select just "name", but not "short name", in the label options, > > then rather than the greek symbol, you get the common name (if > > available), followed by Flamsteed #, followed by the abbreviated Beyer > > (greek) designation, like "Gam Vir". But there seems to be a problem > > with Gamma Virginis (#29 by Flamsteed), because I get "29 Gam Vir 29 > > Gam Vir" (yes, printed twice), with the common name "Porrima" printed > > over the first "29 Gam Vir". > > > > -John > > > > > > --- Mel Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Perhaps I misunderstand but I have the Greek Font in 'Symbols'. How > > > do I get CdC to display Gamma Virginis for example with the Greek > > > symbol? Thanks. > > > > > > Mel R. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/TzSHvD/SOnJAA/79vVAA/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/
