Feature Request

don · Post #1by **don** » 08.11.2003, 21:33

Howdy All,

It would be nice to be able to control the execution speed of a script, just like the speed of time (L-K-J-\ keys) on the keyboard. Especially for testing and debugging, when you have a long script and are testing the stuff at the end <smile>.

Thank you!

-Don G.

Bob Hegwood · Post #2by **Bob Hegwood** » 09.11.2003, 03:15

Just do it like I do it, Don...

Just create a small test script and simply copy the code you wish to test to the file before you run it. Call it "test.cel" and have a ball.

Or, do you mean that you'd really like to control the speed of the script?

Now you've gotten me thinking again. I'd like to see a feature which would allow us to SET the time, as well as reverse it.

Take care, Bob

don · Post #3by **don** » 09.11.2003, 07:47

Howdy Bob,

Thanks for the cut-and-paste idea, which I use for small scripts. However, with a long script that changes many things (camera position, text, time, visible parameters, etc.) through the entire script, this doesn't work very well <sigh>. Just want to be able to quickly go through what might take several minutes, to get to the part that I'm working on right now.

Bob wrote:I'd like to see a feature which would allow us to SET the time, as well as reverse it.

Have you looked at my "Template Script" (http://ennui.shatters.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2961), or the Preliminary Celestia .CEL Scripting Guide (http://www.donandcarla.com/Celestia/)? Both demonstrate the time command ...

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# Set Date and Time...
#     U.S. Navy Calendar Date/Time to Julian Date/Time converter:
#       http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/JulianDate.html
#
#   time { jd JulianDate }

Hope this helps,

-Don G.

Bob Hegwood · Post #4by **Bob Hegwood** » 09.11.2003, 18:37

Sorry Don...

I *do* have your documentation, and I'm afraid that I'm just Julian-Date time disabled.

Take care, Bob

don · Post #5by **don** » 09.11.2003, 18:40

Howdy Bob,

I am too.

Ummmmm, just look closely at the previous message. There is a URL in it that is very simple to use <smile>.

-Don G.

Bob Hegwood · Post #6by **Bob Hegwood** » 09.11.2003, 18:51

Don,

You Da Man! That converter is GREAT resource for us JD-impaired types.

Thanks *very* much for the URL.

Take care, Bob

don · Post #7by **don** » 10.11.2003, 01:21

'Tis the ooooonly way to do jd stuff.

Wouldn't know what ta do otherwise!

-Don G.

JackHiggins · Post #8by **JackHiggins** » 10.11.2003, 23:45

Hehe...

Before I found about that, I figured the only way to find JD would be to do it myself. So I made my own converter in M$ excel! (Along with the dozens of other ones I have made for xyz trajectories, ssc's etc...

Harry · Post #9by **Harry** » 11.11.2003, 01:43

Lua can convert to JD too.

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celestia:flash( celestia:tojulianday(2003,11,11,00,42,0) )

should print the result on screen, but only for some 1.5 seconds

First I wanted to post

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celestia:flash(celestia:tojulianday(2003,11,11,00,42,0),20)

(with 20 seconds display duration) until I realized that I am the only person around where this works. Doh! :oops:

But I hope 1.3.1 will have the new Lua-stuff and be ready soon. :lol:

Harald

don · Post #10by **don** » 11.11.2003, 03:19

Ya see Bob, all ya gotta do is ask. Now you have your choice between three different methods of computing Julian dates <smile>!

Thanks Harald and Jack!

-Don G.

Bob Hegwood · Post #11by **Bob Hegwood** » 11.11.2003, 06:03

Thanks AGAIN Don...

I *think* I'll use your suggested method. Looks much easier to me.

PS - Don't I owe YOU a drink now too? You've certainly helped me as much as Selden has and I DEFINITELY owe him one. :wink:

Take care, Bob

don · Post #12by **don** » 11.11.2003, 07:23

No worries mate. We're all here to help each other.