Still having trouble with asteroids however with the Linux version. Probably it is just me. In general the Linux version works very well.
Jule J. DuBois at 42N 89.6W On Sat, 2007-02-17 at 15:47 -0800, John Mahony wrote: > You have to select which asteroids/comets you want to be "active" in > the > program (if you downloaded the entire astorb database and selected > them all, > your computer would be very slow trying to calculate the positions of > all > 300,000 known asteroids!) > > After selecting the asteroids or comets tab, right click to select > object(s) in > the window (use ctrl+left click or shift+left click to select multiple > entries), then click "ok". Now these objects will be charted, and you > can find > them with the search feature. > > -John > > --- Richard Mallett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have successfully downloaded the latest asteroids and comets into > > V2.76 and they appear in the lists in Preferences | Catalog and > object > > parameters, but when I search | Solar system and select comets or > > asteroids, nothing appears in the drop-down lists (planets are OK).- > how > > do I make comets and asteroids populate the drop-down lists under > Search > > ? Or am I misunderstanding something about the way this is supposed > to > > work ? > > > > -- > > Richard Mallett > > Eaton Bray, Dunstable > > South Beds. UK > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. > http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 > > > >
