John, That was the case in the Vsn 2's but all the Vsn 3's in my experience have nothing in the drop-down boxes, blank, nada. Regards, Mel
--- In [email protected], Johann Altmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Searching for stars using common names is the simplest thing: > 1. press the binocular button in the toolbar > 2. "Search" window pops up > 3. Choose radio button "Star Common Name" > 4. A "drop down" box appears at the bottom with a lot of names, more than i know. > 5. Select the proper one e.g. Capella > 6. Press "find" button. > That's it. > > John > > ----- Ursprüngliche Mail ---- > Von: Mel Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: [email protected] > Gesendet: Samstag, den 9. Februar 2008, 04:10:45 Uhr > Betreff: [skychart-discussion] Re: Bright star? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I too have been frustrated using the 'Search' feature in CdC > > v.3.0.1.4, finding no lists at all for 'Star Common Names' and > > 'Constellations' . The radio buttons do nothing though the folders > > seem to be there. Can't find a way to turn them on. Is this just a > > Beta Vsn thing or am I missing something here? > > > > Mel Richardson > > > > > > > > > > > > > HI Oleg, Terry, > > > > > > I dashed that reply off yesterday just before leaving for the day, I > > > guess it was a bit cryptic. The points I was trying to make were: > > > > > > 1) The common star names are already in the mentioned file, there > > > should not be any need for a special catalogue. > > > > > > 2) In at least my version of CDC, 3.0.1.0, the radio button mentioned > > > doesn't do anything, as far as I can see. Selecting that radio button > > > does NOT produce common names on my PC. I was really meaning to ask > > > Terry what version he used. 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