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	darethehair	2009-06-26 , 13:44
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Originally Posted by slick204

I installed the new version this evening and everything seems to be working great.
Using the GPS to set the location worked perfectly and the toggle button made it very easy to do. Thanks for adding the info mode with the twilight times!

Thanks for testing the GPS modes! Also, I cannot think of what to do when the 'text' mode is toggled 'off' when displaying the 'info' window. Any ideas?

EDIT: I created a slightly newer version (0.37) which puts a 'larger font' version of the current dates/times for the 'graphic' (non-text) mode of 'info'.

I hadn't been in the dome or horizon modes after sunset; I was surprised to see the stars and planets. I guess I'm going to have to install MEphemeris to find out which ones they are.

Yes, that stuff is mentioned in the README file. I wasn't looking forward to the hassle of creating a separate 'stars' data file, but then I remembered that PyEphem has a small 'built-in' database of the brightest stars, so it was just a matter of me figuring out how to use them all -- rather than one-at-a-time -- and it was not too difficult. The 'planets' are also, always, just 'built-in' with no external data file required. I was thinking about allowing stars/planets to be toggled 'on' during daylight hours as well -- but who would want to do that? I am *considering* putting labels on this stuff, but the only way that sufficient room would be available is in the new 'full' mode. Hmmm...

Any information on the "pending release" of the new version?

As mentioned in the MEphemeris thread, I was/am very close to a new release, but I am waiting for the author of PyEphem to respond (and possibly fix) some strange behaviors with his new 'satellite prediction' features.

Anyways, if any of you have any other 'easy' ideas for MChronos, let me know. I think it is getting a bit 'bloated', though

Anyone successfully installed via 'extras-devel'?

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Last edited by darethehair; 2009-06-29 at 16:56.

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