That setting determines whether a star is labelled at all (ie, it doesn't depend on what type of label). So if you had "Porrima 29 Gam Vir" before, you should have gotten the greek letter as soon as you switched to "short name". -John
--- Mel Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Got Greek! Under 'Label Parameters', The Limit Magnitudes was set > for > 6. Reducing this factor to 4 allowed the greek letters to show. The > number of letters displayed depends on the true magnitudes in the > constellation in view. That is, in Orion area, a setting of 3 > creates > terrific clutter in a 90 degree view but in Virgo, a setting of 2 (or > 3) is needed to identify Gamma Virg by it's GL. > > Thanks for the help! > > Mel > > --- In [email protected], "Dick Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ 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 > > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------ 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/
