[APBeta] 2.0b41

[Paul Rodman]

On Jun 9, 2009, at 12:35 PM, Jeff Young wrote:

> Oh oh, it's a bit worse than that.  Going back to the Objects tab  
> and selecting a different DSS image does not make that the one the  
> FoV tab uses.  There doesn't seem to be a way to select the DSS  
> image used by the FoV tab.

No, they are all plotted - smallest first.

> If the issues below are fixed, it'd be nice if the FoV tab used the  
> image selected in the Objects tab.  If those issues are not fixed,  
> then it's probably sufficient to just select the first DSS (ie: non- 
> user) image.

That's a possibility. However, there might be several objects with  
images showing in the FoV, so this is a bit challenging. However, I  
can make it an option for the selected object.

There are some other gotchas that I intend to address:

a. Inverting the images for printing (black stars on white background).
b. Currently the images assume north is always straight up, which is  
true for the central image, but not necessarily for off-centre images,  
esp. near the poles or for larger FoVs. Those images will need rotating.

Paul R.

>
> -- Jeff.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net [mailto:apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net 
>> ] On Behalf Of
>> Jeff Young
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:32 PM
>> To: AstroPlanner Beta Testers
>> Subject: Re: [APBeta] 2.0b41
>>
>> Paul --
>>
>> I've uncovered an interesting issue.  I happened to select an  
>> object which had a user image (a sketch)
>> entered, and AP drew it in the background of my FoV.  That's pretty  
>> cool, except that it uncovers a wasps'
>> nest:
>>
>> 1) The sketch is already flipped, so flipping it again messes  
>> things up.
>> 2) The sketch isn't necessarily rotated with N up, so to match the  
>> FoV to the sketch I need to be able to
>> rotate the FoV but have the sketch stay put.
>>
>> Neither of these are issues with DSS images, so I don't know how  
>> much trouble it's worth to fix them.  The
>> one thing that comes to mind is a flag on a user image which states  
>> whether or not it should be
>> flipped/rotated.
>>
>> Which reminds me, there's also a flag on a user image which states  
>> whether or not it is in color, but I
>> don't see any way to edit that flag.
>>
>> Cheres,
>> -- Jeff.
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net [mailto:apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net 
>>> ] On Behalf Of
>>> Paul Rodman
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 7:20 PM
>>> To: AstroPlanner Beta Testers
>>> Subject: [APBeta] 2.0b41
>>>
>>> ... is arriving early in order fix that pesky FoV rotation crash
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> Paul R.
>>>
>>> P.S. I now have Win 7 64-bit up and running. Sure seems to be an
>>> improvement on Vista, which just sits and thrashes its VM at me with
>>> anything less than several GB of available RAM.
>>>
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