Hi Roger, Thanks for combining the seasonal markers and the choice of the fractional hourpoints into one macro. It operates well.
Best, Fer. Fer J. de Vries mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iae.nl/users/ferdv/ Eindhoven, Netherlands lat. 51:30 N long. 5:30 E ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 5:48 PM Subject: RE: Your new DC macro > Hi John and all, > > The revised updated model is attached,"horanalem3filev2B.bas". This one is > based on Fer's latest version and adds a layer with the seasonal markers and > date lines. > > Our perspectives differ on analemmatic sundials. My designs have typically > been large dials in public parks using a person as the gnomon. The gnomon is > wide; the hour points are large. There is no room or need more time points. > Your table top analemmatic dial uses a narrow gnomon and has an accuracy > that demands the finer resolution of more time points. The attached revised > version provides for all these options, fractional hour time points, day > circles and seasonal marker points and lines. > > Thanks for the suggestion. The changes were minor. You should have taken > this on as a homework exercise. > > Cheers, > > Roger Bailey > Walking Shadow Designs > N 51 W 115 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Carmichael > Sent: November 12, 2002 3:40 PM > To: Roger Bailey ALT.; Roger Bailey > Cc: Sundial List > Subject: Your new DC macro > > > Hi Roger: > > I've been using your new DC macro that includes the Bailey Points. I noticed > however that you modified an older version of Fer's analemmatic macro that > only shows hour point time increments. Your modified DC macro would be much > more useful if you would include time points options for 1/2 hrs, 1/4 hrs, > 1/6 hrs as Fer does in his updated version. (see attachment). > > Just a suggestion! > > John > > -
