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Is it possible to add real time stc, dsc and ssc editing capabilities to Celestia?

Can it be realistically achieved?

It's probably not all that easy. Having to restart Celestia to pick up catalog changes has been the case since the beginning.

When I'm working on an Addon, I make sure it's the only thing in the Extras folder so that startup time is minimized. I also create an HTML file containing appropriate Cel URLs to view the addon, which avoids having to use GoTo commands. Running Celestia from an SSD helps, too.

Why does it necessary to restart? I mean why can't Celestia implement the changes right away?

This would be EXTREMELY usefull as I am totally sick of restarting Celestia dozens of times just to adjust a single parameter for an addon. It makes me think of Space Engine, where you can get into edit mode and adjust a parameter in-game and see how it affects your object. This proves it is possible in principle.

I'm not into the details of Celestia, but I guess the program copys all its data into a temporary storage, as you can freely edit and remove any data while running and Celestia still renders the object just fine. This is why you have to restart to see your changes - the solution from Space Engine would be great, but I guess it would be difficult to implement, changing the way Celestia handles its data entirely.