Hello, I tried the Cardinal Direction program and it is really quite handy. I mean, it's one thing to know how to calculate it, but quite another to have an application that will do this for you at the mere press of a key. Thank you!
One thing that would be nice (I know, everybody is asking things of you..) is some feedback on the date input. (So that, when I input "08/03/2003", somewhere in the output it will say " August 3, 2003") The reason is, that when I try it today, using 08/30/2003, the program will work correctly for today - of course! -, but when I accidentally use 30/08/2003, it will _also_ work correctly for today. This sometimes mixes me up, especially when the day number is below 13, and I never know if the program turned the day and month around this time, or not. Having the input date in the output would confirm the entry. The same goes for your other execellent tool, the sundial align program. > Using the vertical string method, an east > west line is much easier to mark than a north south one, because the sun is > lower and so the shadow stays sharp over a longer length. In these parts, the sun does not go very high at noon, less than 40 degrees now (only 14 in winter, poor us). The distance between the top of the string and its shadow is then not very much longer than in the evening (or morning) for the same shadow length. But of course, with higher noon sun, you are no doubt correct. Regards Rudolf Hooijenga 52°30'N ; 4°40'E ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I just finished writing a tidy little program... -
