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Tool box

There is up to eight tool box you access from the main menu View → Tool box, or using the keyboard shortcut F1 to F8.
Press the same key again to hide the left pane.

The Tool box are show vertically on the left of the screen, this let enough space for the chart itself with most of the wide screen found today.
The Tool box wide can be adjusted with the mouse, and if your screen is too small a scroll bar can be used.

Each Tool box contain three part:
Up to two button bar where you can add the same button as in the tool bar.
The main area with specific button and text box.
At the bottom two button allow to configure the scripts and the tool bar.

The first three tools are preconfigured and maintained within the program distribution, you can setup the next five for your need using the tool box and script editor.
If you want to make specific adaptation to one of the preconfigured tool you need to copy them to one of the position 4 to 8.

Observer tools

Press F1 to access this tool.

This panel contain convenient functions when you use the program connected to a goto telescope.

It contain the telescope control function, including a virtual handpad.
To use the handpad select first if the direction button need to be swapped and select the speed (in degree/second) from the list. Then click one of the direction button to start the move, and click the Stop button to stop.

You can navigate your observing list or search for an object name.

Each time an object is selected the “Target” coordinates on the top are updated and ready to use with the telescope buttons.

The Information box give the detailed information about the object without the need to open a separate window.


Solar System

Press F2 to access this tool.

This panel group the information about the Solar System objects.

The tool bar contain the related buttons so you not need to add them to the main screen.

You can select a planet, comet or asteroid from the specific box.

For the comet and asteroid you can filter the list using your criteria.
Click on a row and the Center button to center the object on the map.
You can also select some objects in the list and click the Mark button to draw a circle on the map at the object location, independently of the object visibility .

The Information box give the detailed information about the object without the need to open a separate window.


Location / Time

Press F3 to access this tool.

This panel contain the tools to quickly change the date and the observer location.

The tool bar contain the related buttons so you not need to add them to the main screen.

The first group allow to change the date and time. Use the negative sign format for BC years.

The next group contain the information about the current location.
A drop down list allow to quickly change for an UTC time zone.

Then your favorite location are listed for selection.
You can also load an other list from a file.
A few interesting antic location are added at the bottom of the list to serve as an example for the file format.

The Information box give the detailed information about the selected object without the need to open a separate window.


en/documentation/toolbox.1402736177.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/11/06 20:35 (external edit)