No temporal bookmarks

[ElChristou]

Guys, could it be possible to save a bookmark without temporal data? (just location, to visit the same place at the present date without having to do goto date)

[chris]

Guys, could it be possible to save a bookmark without temporal data? (just location, to visit the same place at the present date without having to do goto date)

This is supported in version 1.6.0, though it's not exposed in the UI yet (except in the Qt4 version.) However, bookmarks use cel URLs, and you can edit cel URLs by hand to do what you want. To change how time is set when the cel URL is clicked, change the value of tsrc (time source) in the URL string. Here's a typical URL:

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cel://Follow/Sol:Cassini/2009-02-05T18:27:11.54927?x=ytohaRA&y=aBGfof3//////////////w&z=arQwqxI&ow=0.911612&ox=0.0283231&oy=-0.354058&oz=0.206893&select=Sol:Cassini&fov=34.7467&ts=1&ltd=0&p=0&rf=2741523&lm=2&tsrc=0&ver=3


Note that tsrc=0, which means that when this URL is clicked, time will be set to whatever value is stored in the URL. The other possible values of tsrc are:

1: Time source is the current simulation time in Celestia, meaning that the time will be unchanged when the user clicks the URL. This is the setting that you want.
2: Time source is the current system time. When the URL is clicked, the simulation time will be set to the actual current time.

--Chris

[ElChristou]

Hey tx for the tip!

How such detail will be handled within the future UI? some new menu items?

[chris]

Hey tx for the tip!

How such detail will be handled within the future UI? some new menu items?

Either new menu items or with check boxes in the 'Add Bookmark' dialog. The Qt4 version currently does the latter.

--Chris