Thanks, Bill,

I had missed turning on the U S cities. Viewing at 0-5 degrees works
perfectly for me.

Roger

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, Bill J Gray <pluto@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Roger,
>
> Go to Extras... Toggle User-Added Datasets. (You have to do
this
> _before_ going into geo-mode, because once in that mode, the menu
> entry doesn't exist. More on this later.)
>
> Look for "US Cities (geo mode only)". Turn them on, and adjust
> the fields of view at which they are shown and color and such.
_Then_
> enter geo mode, zoom in, and you'll see the cities.
>
> For cities outside the US, you'll need to put in the second
Guide
> CD and use Extras... Install to Hard Drive to install the "two
million
> place names" from that disk (unless you've already done so). Then,
> go back into Toggle User-Added Datasets, and look for "Detailed
> Cities", and turn those on.
>
> There is no real way to filter either of these datasets (that
is,
> either you see all the cities or none; no way to omit smaller or
> less significant places).
>
> It occurs to me that, when in geo-mode, one could still have a
> Toggle User-Added Dataset option, which would list only those
> datasets that work in geo-mode. (The above city databases, the
> MPC observatories, approximate locations of Guide users, and
> country names.) The next update I post will have this.
>
> -- Bill
>