Scripting (and Printing)
Geeky stuff ahead…
{ Daily Archives }
January 1st, 2008
Setup Wizard
One of the support problems I have is making sure folks read the manual. Well at least the introductory bits that tell them how to use the app. A lot of us tend to ignore manuals until we get desperate (yup, I’m firmly in that category. But then I’m a Mac user). In an attempt to bypass the necessity for reading the manual, I have added a Setup Wizard that will lead a new user through some steps to make sure the minimum stuff is set up before they start (and, yes, it’s also available later via a menu command).
Catalogues
The catalogue file format has not changed for V2.0. There will probably be changes in the future, but for now you can happily use your existing catalogues. The only change you’ll see is a rewiring of the Catalogue Manager window, which now includes the stuff from the V1.x Preferences window.
Planning Documents, Part 2
Back to the plan document. Observations are now made on a separate Observations tab.
Resources, Part 2
Let’s look at the Telescope resources. As you can see, things haven’t changed much on the Telescopes tab, apart from the addition of a Computerised Mount setting.
Resources, Part 1
Let’s see what’s new in Resources. There are now two new types of resources. Let’s look at those in this posting. Firstly we have Observer resources.
Custom Highlighting
Here’s an interesting extension to an existing feature: custom highlighting.
Planning Documents, Part 1
Here’s a picture of the plan document as it appears when opened. Look familiar?
The Evolution of V2
Much of the operation of features in V2 will seem the same or similar to V1. This is deliberate. AstroPlanner V2 is more of an evolutionary step from V1 than a completely new or different (revolutionary?) product.
Current status of V2
As of today, AP V2.0 is largely feature complete. It has plenty of bugs and things that don’t quite work right, but I have not been concentrating on fixing them until I have most of the development stuff finished. Here’s a list of things still to do: