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+++ en:documentation:menuview [2022/04/15 16:03] (current) – [Tool Bar] pch
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 Click on this entry to swap the colour of the chart between a normal display and a night vision display: \\
 black background, red shades for grids, labels and other lines. The icons on the tool bar will change as is defined in the "themes", at the bottom right of the  Setup -> Display -> **[[display#color|Color]]** dialog box. \\
-With Windows Vista, the desktop background colour becomes middle grey.
+This function only affect the chart and button, see below to make your desktop compatible with night vision.
 \\
 You can also change to and from night vision by clicking the {{en:documentation:i82.png|}} icon on the **[[main_bar#night_vision_color_view|main bar]]**.
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 ====Windows specifics====
-{{ :en:documentation:nightvision1.jpg?200|}}
+You can select a dark theme from the Windows Personalization screen. \\
+The "Hight Contrast Black" theme is a good starting point. You can do further color customization from the "High contrast" settings.\\
-If your Windows system use the "modern" XP, Vista or Aero theme some part of the screen like button, scroll bar or menu cannot change their color.\\
+You can also find more dark themes for Windows online.
-If you need a true dark display for your observation change for the "Windows Classic" theme on your computer, or disable the visual theme for skychart.exe as indicated on the figure to the right. Then switch to full screen mode with the F11 key to eliminate the title bar.
 {{:en:documentation:nightvision2.jpg?250 |}}
+----
 ====Linux specifics====
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   * **[[right_bar|Right bar]]** enable or disable the display of the vertical bar at right of the chart.
   * **[[status_bar|Status bar]]** enable or disable the display of the horizontal bar below the chart.
+  * **Main menu** enable or disable the display of the main menu (**[[keyboard_shortcuts#window|shortcut Ctrl+Shift+M]]**).
+===== Tool Box =====
+Select the [[toolbox|tool box]] you want to activate on the left of the screen. You can also use the Function keys F1 to F8.
 ===== Scroll Bar =====
 From the menu: **View -> Scroll Bar**
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+===== SAMP =====
+[[vo_samp|SAMP]] is a messaging protocol that enables astronomy software tools to interoperate and communicate. Skychart can send and receive coordinates position, FITS images and VO tables.
+The submenu include this functions:
+  * **Connect to SAMP hub** : Connect Skychart to a running SAMP hub, for example [[http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/topcat/|Topcat]] or [[http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/aladin.gml|Aladin]] include such hub.
+  * **Disconnect from SAMP** : Disconnect from the SAMP hub.
+  * **SAMP status** : Display the status of the connection.
+  * **SAMP setup** : Open the SAMP setup window.
+===== Variable Stars =====
+Launch the Variable Stars Observer program.
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+===== Calendar =====
+This function informs you about some astronomical phenomenona for a given time period.
+The window is composed of seven areas:
+  * an **input** area. Look at [[calendar_input_area|this page]] for further details.
+  * a **Twilight** tab. Look at [[calendar_twilight|this page]] for further details.
+  * a **Planet** tab. Look at [[calendar_planet|this page]] for further details.
+  * a **Comet** tab. Look at [[calendar_comet|this page]] for further details.
+  * a **Asteroid** tab. Look at [[calendar_asteroid|this page]] for further details.
+  * a **Solar Eclipses** tab. Look at [[calendar_solar_eclipses|this page]] for further details.
+  * a **Lunar Eclipses** tab. Look at [[calendar_lunar_eclipses|this page]] for further details.
+===== Observing list =====
+Open the [[observing_list|Observing list]] window.
+===== Mosaic =====
+Open the [[mosaic tool]] to prepare mosaic for your camera.
+===== Trajectories simulation =====
+Open the planet trajectories [[date_time#simulation|simulation]] window.
+===== Change Mouse mode =====
+Same function as the [[object_bar#link-lock_group|Change Mouse mode]] button.
+===== Distance measurement =====
+Same function as the [[object_bar#marks_group|Distance measurement]] button.
 ===== Set FOV =====
 From the menu: **View -> Set FOV**
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 ===== Object List =====
 From the menu: **View -> Object List**.
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+\\
 By a click on this line you will retrieve a list of the displayed objects in the chart. You can filter the object types to list by configuring them in the tab **[[chart_coordinates#object_list_setting|Object List]]**, from the menu: **Setup -> Chart, Coordinates**.
-\\ \\
+\\
 You also can retrieve this object list by a click on the {{en:documentation:i46.png|}} icon in the **[[main_bar#objects_list|main bar]]**.
+===== Image List =====
+If some image are displayed this open the [[image_list|Image List]] window.