Hi Mike,

Sounds as if you got around this anyway, but...

I'm pretty sure you had all the files installed. Guide will check
the existence of the data file before even showing the dataset in the
list. (The reason for this is that the .tdfs list some datasets that
are not provided by default, ones that you have to go out and download
somewhere. I felt it would be best if the program didn't suggest that
"you can display dataset X" unless the corresponding file was actually
available to Guide.)

With the dataset turned On or Auto or Fixed, you should get an
asterisk next to "M31 Globulars". However, even then, there's the
whole issue of "Show At". This trips people up every now and then.
You may have the data turned On, but only at (say) fields of view
from zero to three degrees. Then you'll go to a five-degree field,
and the data will "mysteriously" vanish.

It can also be a good idea, as suggested by others, to turn labels
on and to set the color to something distinctive.

-- Bill

On 10/10/2013 11:37 AM, Mike Stewart wrote:
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> A reinstall did the trick. I don’t know what got corrupted in the original installation, as all features worked except some of the TDF. All files were in their proper place, but the functions didn’t work. Everything is up and running now. Thanks for the assistance!
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> *From:*guide-user@yahoogroups.com [mailto:guide-user@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Arild Moland
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:36 AM
> *To:* guide-user@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [guide-user] Toggle User Datasets Question
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> When I tried this earlier, I checked the file tdf_list.dat to see which datasets are currently used by Guide. This file (which is a plain text file) also tells you in which tdf-file the dataset is defined. After turning the M31 globulars on, the second line in tdf_list.dat looks like this:
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