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3D-Space Simulator Celestia - surprising program with the translation into 28 languages.
Frank Gregorio wrote good Celestia User's Guide (in English)
which has been translated more into 7 language, including at Russian.
Programme management is carried out through the OSD menus, but access to most commands is 3 steps. It's slow.
Quick access is carried using the keyboard commands.
List of the main keyboard commands listed below in an attachment
Attached is a list of commands 128, of which 112 - keyboard commands.

More visually keyboard commands are graphically depicted in the following diagram:



The illustration shows a keyboard on which the marked keyboard commands:
green label - commands by use of 1 key
yellow label - commands using Ctrl + key
blue label - commands using Shift + key
purple label - commands using Alt + key
red label - a reserve for the teams using the 1 key

Total on the keyboard (no red marks) marked 145 keyboard commands (including duplicate) !!!

Novice users Celestia discourages so many teams. How it all remember?
The answer to this question, see below.

Added 11.08.2016, 14:31:
From Celestia User manual for version 1.6.1. (Sergey Leonov Russian translation, a.k.a Leserg. 2010)

In 2007, Vincent Giangiulio created for Celestia interesting addition - Lua Edu Tools.
Lua Edu Tools has been developed primarily for use in educational institutions
(Schools, colleges, universities) and was intended to facilitate the user's work with the program Celestia
and at the same time it is a tool, based on which you can quickly organize educational sessions
for whatever the theme "Astronomy" subject.

Over time, this addition to Celestia quickly gained popularity
and among ordinary users, as additional features attached program, which were absent in the official version.

Supplement is a graphical program Celestia management interface
which consists of the following components:

• date / time, time adjustment (acceleration, deceleration);
• catalog of the solar system with the classification of objects by type (planets, moons, asteroids, etc.);
• adjustment of the scattered light;
• adjust the luminosity of galaxies;
• navigation buttons;
• setting viewing options;
• adjustable FOV (angle);
• the mapping of the asteroid belt;
• selection panel extensions (add-ons);
• overlay panel with informational text;
• panel overlay with the image;
• Planetarium / Navigation mode;
• additional direction control button and move the motion;
• zoom function (intended for educational purposes and displays the solar system to scale);
• Distance markers:
  
  • square marker distance, in the observer plane is centered on the screen;
  • round distance marker is located in the orbital plane (the ecliptic plane) with respect to the selected object;
• Compass display (you can change its position on the screen, clicking the button):
  
  • Longitude / Latitude and Azimuth / Direct declination (mouse click to change);
  • Switching the planetarium / Navigation.

The latest version of additions Lua Edu Tools v1.2 beta 9

From Celestia User manual for version 1.6.1. (Sergey Leonov Russian translation, a.k.a Leserg. 2010)

Lua Edu Tools allows you to expand and add new functions and commands.
For teachers and teachers is a huge opportunity to create entertaining lessons on astronomy and
interesting trips as part of the program Celestia.
There is also the option to enable the display of the cockpit,
simulating dashboard NASA space shuttle with a view through the front window.
This creates a complete environment that you are in the board the spacecraft, and gives the user an unforgettable
experience when traveling through the universe Celestia.

Joёl (aka Jogad) - author maneuvering tools Cockpits V 2.6 / V 3D-1

This is a plug-in for both Vincent's Lua_plug-ins and Lua Edu Tools, http://celestiaproject.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=134285#p134285
You can even use this plug-in with Lua Edu Tools when the Lua Edu Tools toolbox is hidden.

The manoeuvre tool works fine with the multipanel cockpit tool but is independent of it.
You can use it even if you have no cockpit.



Manoeuvre tool commands:



A, B, C : 3 groups of arrows to perform rotations and displacements.
A : rotation arrows. These arrows initiate a rotation (yaw, pitch and roll).
By default, the rotation is 90°. If you click several times on the same arrow, the rotations are added. e. g. if you click quickly 4 times, the rotation is 360° without a stop between the rotations.
The center button stops the rotation. clicking again on this button resumes the required rotation.
B, C ) displacements. You can move in only one direction at a time. i.e. you can't move simultaneously forward and to the right or upward and to the left.
By cons, you can perform a rotation and a displacement at the same time.
The red buttons stop the displacement (whatever the direction).
Pressing again one of these red buttons resumes the displacement.
By default the required distance is not limited.
The movement is relative to the current view, not necessarily the direction of the spaceship.
As for the [w] key, the initial speed is determined by the distance of the reference object.
Orange arrows: forward and backward movements
Blue arrows: left, right, up and down movements.
Red octagons: stop/resume movement

For details, see the attachment Guide.

I really liked the graphical interface Lua Edu Tools Vincent Giangiulio, who replaced the set of keyboard commands.
However many keyboard commands, such as space flight control commands are not included in the graphical interface.
I had an idea to upgrade this application to include tools for maneuvering space Joёl (aka Jogad).

Upgraded GUI I called Lua Universal Tools v1.0 (abbreviated as LUT-1).
It consists of a fixed part and a movable control console. The tool is activated with the [shift-X] key.

Lua Universal Tools v1.5 - the most compact upgraded version of Lua Edu Tools.



From the original version were the following tools:
[Set Render] - viewing options,
[Stars System] - Catalogue of the Solar System,
[KP] - Kepler parameters,
[Dia] - Diagram Hertzsprung - Russell.
Other tools transferred to the 7 remote control panels that are turned on / off independently
press [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6/7] or all button [All].



Remote control panels are moved around the screen using the mouse over the bar cap.
In the screenshot below the location of the panels the cockpit Apollo 11.

Graphical Interface - Lua Universal Tool (LUT). Control panels

The following arrangement is tools used in the LUT-1.5 and LUT-2:
English version:


Russian version:


The following arrangement is tools used in the LUT-3 and LUT-4:
English version:


Russian version:

Upgrading View Options panel.

Depth of viewing options in the OSD - 3 steps. Area View Options panel = 100%
Depth options view Vincent Gian Giulio - 2 steps. Area View Options panel decreased to ~ 85%
Depth Lua viewing options Universal Tools - 2 steps. Area View Options panel decreased to ~ 60%
Depth of viewing options Remote controller management - 1 step. Area View Options panel decreased to ~ 30%

Graphical tools. Space flight. Panel # 5-1.

Graphical tools. Space maneuvers. Panel # 5-2



Key functions:





Assigning keys with icons:



Author the control circuit Zemlyanin.

Graphical tool. Panel Extra Control. Panel # 6

Graphical tool. Panel Catalogue of the Solar System



The catalog Vincent Giangiolio very convenient to to work.

Graphical tools. Keplerian parameters box. Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.

Cham: "I'm the author of the Keplerian parameters box... I also made the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.





These two graphics tool - a very necessary and convenient.

Help Information panel contains:

• a list of keyboard commands that are not available in the GUI
• other background information

Lua Universal Tool v1.5 (LUT-1.5). Information panel. Help


Lua Universal Tool v4.0 (LUT-4). Information panel. Help

The graphical interface Lua Universal Tools v4.0 is enabled tool Lagrange Points.
Author addon Lagrange Points Tool v1.1 (for Celestia 1.6.1) Phil Batchelor, see in this place

LUT-3



LUT-4 (20.08.2016)

Addon Space Lift (author Thomas Guilpain) also serves as measure of distance. Lift height of 36,000 km. One "division" - 1000 km.