2023-12-30, 06:46 PM
The right-click menus are getting too long. They intimidate people. So if there were some sort of external lookup feature it would have to be part of the Object Information dialog, which already is the home for many such features, including images that you have attached, web links, notes, etc. I could do that. It also has the advantage that the Object Info is connected via all parts of the software. People have already asked for links to SIMBAD and NED there.
But that takes us a long way from a quick thumbnail.
A popup thumbnail is doabale. Cons are that it doesn't apply to everything. People image comets, minor planets, galaxies (there are well over a million in SkyTools), dark nebulae, etc. Where do we get the thumbnails and how do we select a suitable subset of objects?
But that takes us a long way from a quick thumbnail.
A popup thumbnail is doabale. Cons are that it doesn't apply to everything. People image comets, minor planets, galaxies (there are well over a million in SkyTools), dark nebulae, etc. Where do we get the thumbnails and how do we select a suitable subset of objects?
Clear skies,
Greg
Head Dude at Skyhound
Greg
Head Dude at Skyhound