[APBeta] Field of view shows correct object for a second, then it disappears

[Paul Rodman]

On Aug 29, 2010, at 8:29 PM, Sander Pool wrote:

> - select an object in your plan (NGC7331 in my case)
> - click the 'field of view' tab
> - note that the fov is drawn correctly
> - note that immediately after the fov blinks and is redrawn with only a 'bright star' showing
> 
> Easily repeatable with b91. Seems to be part of the jittery nature of AP with all the redraws happening. I mean I click on the fov tab and it redraws several times. Why?
> 
> I have a 22MB Lagarith compressed screen recording that shows this if it's not repeatable. I use Vista x64 on an i7-920 with 6GB of RAM and a GTX-260 video card.

I'm guessing that it's your CdC 3 settings at work (based on your earlier e-mail message). As soon as you draw the FoV, CdC is redrawing to show its FoV. You might want to turn off some of the settings - or make sure the "Manual Control" checkbox in External prefs is set.

Paul R.