Hi Fer: What a relief! The ring order of Spin was driving me crazy. Thanks so much for the correction.
One comment/suggestion, though. I found your "readme2" help file in which you describe Spin's labeling of the outer ring only. (either January or July). However, you neglect to give the correct ring order sequence from outer to inner. For example, if the Spin user chooses January as the outer ring, for all he knows, the ring sequence from outer to inner could either be in ascending or decending order. (the ring next to January could either be February or December.) I know now that the correct order towards the center is ascending and that the ring next to January is February, not December, making the innermost ring December. To the begining Spin user, the correct order sequence is not very clear. You might want to clarify the correct sequence in readme2. Just a suggestion, John C. > >I apologize for not knowing my own computerprogram. >The correct answer is in the readme file. >The outermost circle can be january or july. > >Happy dialling, Fer. > > >Fer J. de Vries >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.iae.nl/users/ferdv/ >Eindhoven, Netherlands >lat. 51:30 N long. 5:30 E > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sarah Edmondson-Jones > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 7:40 PM > Subject: Re: azimuthal gnomon length problem > > > From Fer's recent message: > >> In my program Spin you may choose between inner circle as january or as > july. > >>This overcomes a litlle the problem of the gnomon length. > From readme2.doc Zonwvlak:SPIN .EXE : calculates a horizontal azimutal sundial and writes thepoints to a file <name.RLT>. This file can be drawn on the screen withthe program SCRPLT.EXE.The months of the date-scale are in circles. The outmost circle can bejanuary first or july first.The program works for latitudes between 25 and 66.5 degrees and between > -25 and -66.5 degrees. > Now which is it, innermost, or outermost? > Sarah Edmondson-Jones ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ><HTML><HEAD> ><META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> ><META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> ><STYLE></STYLE> ></HEAD> ><BODY bgColor=#fff0e0> ><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I apologize for not knowing my own >computerprogram.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The correct answer is in the readme >file.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The outermost circle can be january or >july.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV> </DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Happy dialling, Fer.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV> </DIV> ><DIV> </DIV> ><DIV>Fer J. de Vries<BR><A href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL >PROTECTED]</A><BR><A >href="http://www.iae.nl/users/ferdv/";>http://www.iae.nl/users/ferdv/</A><BR >Eindhoven, >Netherlands<BR>lat. 51:30 N long. 5:30 >E<BR></DIV> ><BLOCKQUOTE >style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> > <DIV > style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> > <A href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sarah > Edmondson-Jones</A> </DIV> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A > href="mailto:[email protected]"; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>[email protected]</A> </DIV> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 21, 2000 7:40 > PM</DIV> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: azimuthal gnomon length > problem</DIV> > <DIV><BR></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=#008000 face=Arial>From Fer's > recent message:</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>> In my program Spin you may choose > between inner circle as january or as<BR>july.<BR>>>This overcomes a > litlle the problem of the gnomon length.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#008000 size=3>From readme2.doc > Zonwvlak:</FONT><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">SPIN<SPAN > style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>.EXE : calculates a > horizontal azimutal sundial and writes the</SPAN><SPAN > style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">points to a file > <name.RLT>. This file can be drawn on the screen with</SPAN><SPAN > style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">the program > SCRPLT.EXE.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">The > months of the date-scale are in circles. The outmost circle can be</SPAN><SPAN > style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">january first or july > first.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">The program > works for latitudes between 25 and 66.5 degrees and between<?xml:namespace > prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" > /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV> > <DIV><SPAN > style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">-25 > and -66.5 degrees.</SPAN></DIV> > <DIV><SPAN > style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT > face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#008000 size=3>Now which is it, innermost, or > outermost?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><FONT color=#008000><FONT face=Arial> > <DIV><SPAN > style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Sarah > Edmondson-Jones</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> >
