Copyright (C) 1999 D. Rodriguez (dr@viking.oleane.com)
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Map2 only works on HP48G
If you like this program and use it just send me an Email!
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Download MAP2.lib and MAP2RES.lib to your HP48.
MAP2RES.lib can be stored in every ports, whereas MAP2lib must be stored in
port 0 or 1.
3. You must go in the directory where all the settings for Urania48
are set (Zone, Alt, Long, Lat).
2. Press [MAP2] for entering the application,
FIRST CHOOSE BOX:
New conditions: for drawing a new map,
Load map: for loading a saved map from memory.
LOAD MAP:
choose the correct variable using the browser, .. is for going up.
When ready press OK or ENTER.
NEW CONDITIONS:
just set the correct time and date,
you can change the position settings by pressing POS,
SIZE control the radius of the map in pixels,
STAR # is for the number of star to plot,
PLANETS enables the drawing of solar system objects,
MESSIER enables the drawing of Messier Objects,
Press OK when ready.
it takes approximatively 8mn for a plotting all the objects (1504
stars, Messier and Planets),
KEYMAP
the cursor moving is controlled by the four arrows, and by the
numeric keys (except 5), the vector from 5 to the key give you the
direction of the moving (for instance 8 is up).
LS repeat the moving 25 times in the choosen direction.
[5] toggles name printing,
[+/-] toggles coordinates printing in Alt/Az form, setting this option
slow down considerably the moving of the cursor,
[X] toggles zoom mode (not x but times)
Keymap in zoom mode
+ enlarge the zoom circle,
- reduce the zoom circle,
CANCEL & X : leave zoom mode,
ENTER: select zoom
[A] call the Urania info sheet on the object pointed by the cursor
(Planets, Moon, Sun or Messier). Press CANCEL for returning to
the map.
[.] flash-print the coordinates of the cursor,
[CANCEL] unzoom, or leave the map,
[STO] stores the map in memory, enter a valid variable name,
[+] zoom in (only works for zoomed map),
[-] zoom out (only works for zoomed map),
[RS]- move the zoom window in the choosen direction, the center
of current window is placed at the edge of the new one.
It doesn't work for diagonal move.