Extending star name parsing
Posted: 19.12.2004, 18:32
Now that the HD and SAO numbers are hidden away in cross-reference files it becomes even more difficult to add stars with HD catalog numbers, as applying the name "HD #" where # is an unassigned HD number causes the star name to appear in the list but unaccessible.
It would be better to have names of the form HD #, SAO # etc to be parsed when these files are processed and the relevant links set up. Once Gliese is implemented as a cross-index file (which seems to be planned given the reference in the cfg file) the current behaviour will cause havoc with nearstars.stc and other stc files.
Is this feature planned for version 1.4.0 (final) or future versions?
It would be better to have names of the form HD #, SAO # etc to be parsed when these files are processed and the relevant links set up. Once Gliese is implemented as a cross-index file (which seems to be planned given the reference in the cfg file) the current behaviour will cause havoc with nearstars.stc and other stc files.
Is this feature planned for version 1.4.0 (final) or future versions?