P. Clay Sherrod Jul 23, 2010
----- Original Message -----
From: <substellar@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: [guide-user] "Testing" update now "official"
> Hiya Clay
>
> the point is, even if the problem is a problem with Guide, your having it not work on 13
> computers adds no news, because if they are all running latest xp pro with latest
> service pack 3, it's the same as if only one xp pro machine was having problems, there
> being 13 adds no information (although obviously is a great inconvenience to yourself).
> If there were a variety of OSes being used, the problem might be more general, but if
> one it might be specific to one set of OS.
>
> Now, techy guys might know more on this, but I believe xp pro recently upgraded to a
> Service Pack 3 instead of 2, so that might've done something along the way that would
> only affect the people using the latest service pack, and not many others. And it might
> be something new Bill isn't aware of that's worked fine before for years, but will fall
> over under the new service pack, and possibly only in that system setup.
>
> And of course he wouldn't be able to reproduce the problem on his own system if that was
> the case.
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...>
> Apparently from:
> sentto-1412422-7737-1279887906-substellar=safe-mail.net@...
> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [guide-user] "Testing" update now "official"
> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:24:56 -0500
>
>
>>
>>
>> All are XP Pro and have been running guide since new with no problems. "13 as one?"
>> The labels disappeared when I installed Bill's last update.
>>
>> Clay
>> _____
>> Dr. P. Clay Sherrod
>> Arkansas Sky Observatories
>> MPC H45 - Petit Jean Mountain South
>> MPC H41 - Petit Jean Mountain
>> MPC H43 - Conway West
>> http://www.arksky.org/
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <substellar@...>
>> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 5:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: [guide-user] "Testing" update now "official"
>>
>> > Hiya
>> >
>> > You mention 13 observatory computers, but you don't mention if they're all running
>> > the
>> > same operating system, if they're all upgraded the same way with whatever operatings
>> > system you use.
>> >
>> > Not being funny, it's just that are they a diverse range of computers, or are the 13
>> > as
>> > one. If they are a diverse range of computers, there's a problem, if it's all
>> > computers
>> > as if one, then the problem might be with whatever OS you're using.
>> >
>> > Makes a difference, sort of thing.
>> >
>> > I mean, the names are there, as you can GOTO, and you say the labels are ticked on.
>> >
>> > Are any TDF labels showing? If TDF labels are showing, but some "internal" dataset
>> > labels in Guide are not showing, then it does sound like it's Guide, but if TDF
>> > labels
>> > aren't showing, stuff like that.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> > -------- Original Message --------
>> > From: "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...>
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi Bill....yes, typing in the star name DOES result in the chart going to that
>> >> target.
>> >> But the name of course still does not show.
>> >>
>> >> I will install the program you sent and report back....much thanks.
>> >>
>> >> Clay
>> >> _____
>> >> Dr. P. Clay Sherrod
>> >> Arkansas Sky Observatories
>> >> MPC H45 - Petit Jean Mountain South
>> >> MPC H41 - Petit Jean Mountain
>> >> MPC H43 - Conway West
>> >> http://www.arksky.org/
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Bill J Gray" <pluto@...>
>> >> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
>> >> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:06 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [guide-user] "Testing" update now "official"
>> >>
>> >> > Hi Clay,
>> >> >
>> >> > Larry mentioned something interesting:
>> >> >
>> >> >>> Checking Go to... and typing in Sirius
>> >> >>> works, as does Go to|Star|Common
>> >> >>> name|Sirius.
>> >> >
>> >> > Do these work for you as well?
>> >> >
>> >> > Also: I'd suggest putting the attached file in your
>> >> > Guide folder, and see if that fixes things. (I can't come
>> >> > up with a good reason why it would have been corrupted. But
>> >> > if it _did_ get corrupted or deleted, it would explain the
>> >> > problem, and replacing it would fix the problem.)
>> >> >
>> >> > If that fails, I'll send you a version with some debugging
>> >> > statements in it, which ought to at least enable us to track
>> >> > down where the fault is occurring.
>> >> >
>> >> > -- Bill
>> >> >
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