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Subject: branches/KDE/3.5/kdeedu/doc/kstars
From: Lauri Watts <lauri () kde ! org>
Date: 2005-08-15 11:38:10
Message-ID: 1124105890.466527.4504.nullmailer () svn ! kde ! org
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SVN commit 449389 by lauri:
Fix some typos and correct some menu locations, per bug report
Note: Not changing the semi-colons (they are correct) or the mention of JNOW
(which seems to be something technical relating to telescope hardware) - it could
bear some explanation though
BUG:109274
M +3 -3 commands.docbook
M +3 -1 indi.docbook
M +1 -1 magnitude.docbook
M +1 -1 observinglist.docbook
M +10 -1 scriptbuilder.docbook
M +2 -1 sidereal.docbook
M +1 -1 zenith.docbook
--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdeedu/doc/kstars/commands.docbook #449388:449389
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@
<varlistentry>
<term>[All]</term>
<listitem><para>
-<guimenuitem>Angular Distance To...</guimenuitem>: Enter "angular distance
-mode". In this mode, a dotted line is drawn from the first target object
+<guimenuitem>Angular Distance To...</guimenuitem>: In this mode,
+a dotted line is drawn from the first target object
to the current mouse position. When you invoke the popup menu of a second
object, this item will read <guilabel>Compute Angular Distance</guilabel>.
Selecting this item will display the angular distance between the two
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@
<varlistentry><term><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo>
</term>
-<listitem><para>Open the <guilabel>Set Manual Focus</guilabel> tool,
+<listitem><para>Open the <guilabel>Set Focus Manually...</guilabel> tool,
for specifying RA/Dec or Az/Alt coordinates on which to center</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdeedu/doc/kstars/indi.docbook #449388:449389
@@ -776,7 +776,9 @@
<para>Check your telescope power, make sure the power is on and that the telescope \
is getting enough power.</para> </listitem>
<listitem>
-<para>Set the correct port in the <guilabel>INDI Control Panel</guilabel> under the \
<guimenu>Devices</guimenu> menu. The default port is \
<constant>/dev/ttyS0</constant></para> +<para>Set the correct port in the \
<guilabel>INDI Control Panel</guilabel> +under the <guimenu>Devices</guimenu> menu. \
The default device is +<constant>/dev/ttyS0</constant></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Restart &kstars; and retry again.</para>
--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdeedu/doc/kstars/magnitude.docbook #449388:449389
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
quantified.</para>
<note><para>The magnitude scale runs backwards to what you
might expect: brighter stars have <emphasis>smaller</emphasis>
-magnitudes than fainter stars).
+magnitudes than fainter stars.
</para>
</note>
<para>
--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdeedu/doc/kstars/observinglist.docbook #449388:449389
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
<term>Remove</term>
<listitem>
<para>
-Remove the selected object(s) fron the observing list.
+Remove the selected object(s) from the observing list.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdeedu/doc/kstars/scriptbuilder.docbook #449388:449389
@@ -193,7 +193,16 @@
<listitem><para><function>setINDIScopeAction(QString deviceName, QString \
action)</function> : Set the telescope mode or action. Available options are SLEW, \
TRACK, SYNC, PARK, and ABORT.</para></listitem> \
<listitem><para><function>setINDITargetCoord(QString deviceName, double RA, double \
DEC)</function> : Set the telescope JNow target coordinates to \
<emphasis>RA</emphasis> and <emphasis>DEC</emphasis>.</para></listitem> \
<listitem><para><function>setINDITargetName(QString deviceName, QString \
objectName)</function> : Set the telescope JNow target coordinates to the coordinates \
of <emphasis>objectName</emphasis>. KStars will lookup the object name in its \
database and will fetch RA and Dec once found.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><function>setINDIGeoLocation(QString deviceName, double longitude, \
double latitude)</function> : Set the telescope geographical location to the \
longitude and latitude as specified. The longitude is measured from Greenwich, UK, to \
the East. However, while it is common to use negative longitudes for the Western \
hemisphere, INDI requires longitude values between 0 and 360 degrees. So if you have \
a negative longitude, simply add 360 degrees to get the value that INDI expects. For \
example, Calgary, Canada coordinates in KStars are longitude: -114 04 58; latitude: \
51 02 58. So INDI's would need longitude = 360 - 114.069 = 245.931 \
degrees.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para><function>setINDIGeoLocation(QString \
deviceName, double +longitude, double latitude)</function> : Set the telescope \
geographical +location to the longitude and latitude as specified. The longitude is \
measured +from Greenwich, UK, to the East. However, while it is common to use \
negative +longitudes for the Western hemisphere, INDI requires longitude values \
between +0 and 360 degrees. So if you have a negative longitude, simply add 360
+degrees to get the value that INDI expects. For example, Calgary, Canada
+coordinates in &kstars; are longitude: -114 04 58; latitude: 51 02 58. So
+INDI's would need longitude = 360 - 114.069 = 245.931
+degrees.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><function>setINDIUTC(QString ddeviceName, QString \
UTCDateTime)</function> : Set the telescope UTC Date and Time in ISO 8601 format. The \
format is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS (e.g. 2004-07-12T22:05:32).</para></listitem> \
</itemizedlist> </listitem>
--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdeedu/doc/kstars/sidereal.docbook #449388:449389
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
slightly shorter than the LT and UT seconds.
</para><para>
Point to the <link linkend="ai-zenith">Zenith</link> (press <keycap>Z</keycap>
-or select <guimenuitem>Zenith</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Location</guimenu>
+or select <guimenuitem>Zenith</guimenuitem> from the
+<guimenu>Pointing</guimenu>
menu). The Zenith is the point on the sky where you are looking <quote>straight
up</quote> from the ground, and it is a point on your <link
linkend="ai-meridian">Local Meridian</link>. Note the Right Ascension of the
--- branches/KDE/3.5/kdeedu/doc/kstars/zenith.docbook #449388:449389
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
<para>Exercise:</para>
<para>
You can point to the Zenith by pressing <keycap>Z</keycap> or by selecting
-<guimenuitem>Zenith</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Location</guimenu> menu.
+<guimenuitem>Zenith</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Pointing</guimenu> menu.
</para>
</tip>
</sect1>
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