Re: [guide-user] Update posted/Website access/satellite filtering

P. Clay Sherrod Mar 12, 2008

Hello Bill....
I am seeing only the LAST update posted on this link.....where is the new link for this
update?
Thanks as always.

Clay
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Dr. P. Clay Sherrod
Arkansas Sky Observatories
Harvard MPC/ H43 (Conway)
Harvard MPC/ H41 (Petit Jean Mountain)
Harvard MPC/ H45 (Petit Jean Mtn. South)
http://www.arksky.org/


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill J Gray" <pluto@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [guide-user] Update posted/Website access/satellite filtering


> Hi folks,
>
> I've just updated the update at
>
> http://www.projectpluto.com/new.htm
>
> This includes the various fixes discussed on this list: printing
> shouldn't crash, the program should draw the first chart correctly
> under Vista (and everything else), asteroids and comets should
> be shown in the correct colors, and planet trails with steps
> greater than one day should be labelled at even multiples from the
> start of the trail.
>
> I'm quite certain that the last two problems are solved, and
> reasonably sure that the printing and Vista problems are solved.
> But feedback would be appreciated.
>
> Anyone have other bugs to report?
>
> WEBSITE ACCESS:
>
> I have no idea as to what's going on here, either with Alan
> Cahill's troubles getting past Norton Internet Security 2008
> or Alfredo Caronia's problems with accessing the site. Anyone
> else running into trouble and/or found solutions to such trouble?
>
> SATELLITE FILTERING:
>
> Follow-up to my previous post: once this update is "finalized"
> and I return to adding features, I should also make it possible to
> use filters such as
>
> name="iss"
> norad>30000 & norad < 30100
> intl=69046F | intl=83020D
>
> to have only the ISS, or only objects with NORAD IDs between
> 30000 and 31000, or only the two objects with international IDs
> 1969-046F and 1983-020D displayed. Similarly, with asteroids,
> being able to say
>
> name="1997 XF11"
>
> to ensure that only that asteroid is shown, would be useful.
> I feel a little silly that I didn't do that long ago... say,
> back when I added asteroid filtering in the first place!
>
> -- Bill
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