Hi folks,

A late posting here... this should have gone out two days ago:

I've just posted an update to the Guide 8 software at

http://www.projectpluto.com/update8.htm

The new software has the button I mentioned in the "Settings... Toolbar"
dialog(ue) that can be used to reset hotkeys. So, to get the function
Pat is looking for, one would get into that dialog, scroll down to
the "Go To PGC" option, and click on it. The "Choose Hotkey" option
would cease being grayed out; you would click on it, scroll down
to the "P", and select that.

Incidentally, Jari, by default, Ctrl-B is already mapped to
the generic "Go To Object" function. Hit that and enter PGC XYZ,
and you'd be all set.

Also, the various color selection dialog boxes that restricted
you to selecting one of 13 colors are now all gone. You can select
any color you want. For certain "linear" objects such as constellation
lines and boundaries, planet trails, the horizon, and so forth,
you can select a line style (solid, dashed, dotted, etc.)

Eric Vesting, Giuliano Pinto, and Masaki Kouda have translated
large new chunks of Guide 8, and these are reflected in the German,
Italian, and Japanese update files. Also, Jozsef Lengyel has
started work on Hungarian files, and has already translated most of
the main menu points. (His current version should work with both
Guides 7 and 8.)

Also, there is now a 16-bit Windows update posted for the remaining
Win3.1 users out there. Be advised that I lack a Win3.1 system to test
it on; let me know if interesting behavior results when run in that OS.

-- Bill