I post a final test script that I wrote to explain myself about what I called cycle keys to show orbits, object names, and constellation using only one key. This was an easy way for me to show these elements quickly , try it! All comments are inside the file. I've already posted it in a losted thread of this forum that's why i'm posting it in this special thread for scripts.
The script may interest someone
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--[Script For Celestia (work base version : 150)]
--
-- Script to use cycle keys for showing constellations, constellation borders, orbits and labels.
--
-- Author: Imy, 02/2008 1.1
--
-- You are free to use, copy, modify, redistribute or do whatever you want with this script,
-- but a credit to the original author would be nice.
--
--
-- Shows constellation name and scheme using the same key (/). This runs also with orbit and
-- name of different object classes like planet (1 or p keys), moon (2),spacecraft (3), asteroid(4),
-- comet (5).
-- Using Shift key with a normal key allows others linked features: for constellations, shift
-- button draws or erases constellation boundaries.
-- General orbit and label management is kept: hide or show last orbits drawn (0=zero), hide or
-- show last labels drawn (SHIFT+0).
-- Can force selected orbit (o) to be shown when it’s not necessary (otherwise orbit is
-- automatically drawn).
--
--
-- Specific Keys (base on Standard US key map):
-- about constellations :
-- > / : cycle for showing constellation names and schemes
-- > SHIFT + / (US key is '?'): show or hide constellation boundaries
-- about classes with orbits and labels
-- > 1 or p : cycle for showing planet names and orbits
-- > 2 : cycle for showing moon names and orbits
-- > 3 : cycle for showing spacecraft names and orbits
-- > 4 : cycle for showing asteroid names and orbits
-- > 5 : cycle for showing comet names and orbits
-- about general control for showing orbits and labels
-- > 0 (zero): Hide or show last orbit drawn if there are some
-- > SHIFT + 0 (zero) (US key is ')') : Hide or show last labels drawn if there are some
-- about parameters :
-- > o : Commonly, the orbit of a selected object is drawn only when others orbits are visible,
-- this key allows to show selected orbit whenever.
-- WARNING: Class buttons are above letters on keyboard. No shift is needed on US keyboard to
-- get numbers. SHIFT + O (from classic key map) is deactivated. (see known limitations)
--
--
-- How to test this script?
-- Paste the file in main Celestia directory in /script;
-- Launch Celestia program;
-- Load the script: {Celestia Menu} File>Scripts> (Name of this file);
-- -
-- Wait for the script is loaded (string must appear);
-- First about constellations:
-- Click several times with / key: first constellation names appear, then diagrams and
-- then only diagrams, and finally nothing. It restarts after. You have performed a cycle.
-- Usually, Shift button allows linked features: Do SHIFT + / and constellation borders
-- appear. A second time, they will disappear.
-- In a second time, object classes:
-- Cycles are similar with those of constellations except that instead of diagrams, it's
-- orbit lines. Classes defined are planets (with 1 or p keys), moons, spacecraft, asteroids
-- and comets. All classes have its own colour.
-- In a third time, general level management for orbits and labels:
-- Restart the script clicking again its filename in menu. All has been initialized. Show
-- planet orbits and labels and asteroid (key 4) orbits only. Get all the view in Celestia
-- Window.
-- Then press 0 (zero), and all orbits hide. Press SHIFT + 0 (zero) and all visible labels
-- will be masked. If you press again each of them, you get back keeping exactly what
-- you have just before.
-- Finally, just to finish my script tutorial, secondary parameter:
-- Restart again the script to initialize it (it's easier to explain then). Show
-- planet orbits and their labels. Select Earth and get all orbits in your window. Earth
-- orbit is red because this is the selected orbit. If you continue the planet cycle, you
-- have (pressing p key...) only orbits, and then nothing. Selected orbit is not still
-- visible. This is the program that manages when selected orbit must be drawn : when there
-- are other orbits drawn. But you can tell to Celestia to show the selected orbit whenever
-- pressing o key and so selected orbit will be always visible.
-- All stuffs for what the script was designed are there.
--
--
-- Code notes:
-- Parts :
-- Tool part ;
-- Main part ;
-- Specific functions:
-- SetLabelRenderFlags ;
-- SetOrbitRenderFlags ;
-- EquivalentClass ;
-- GetCycleIndex ;
-- DetectOrbit ;
-- DetectLabel ;
-- ManageCycle ;
-- GeneralLevelOrbit ;
-- GeneralLevelLabel ;
-- SetToMemory ;
-- GetFromMemory ;
-- celestia_keyboard_callback ;
--
-- "Cycle" is considered as all different steps that a cycled key has.
-- Cycle system is built on Celestia basic management of orbits and labels.
-- Constellation cycle is managed independently from others classes.
-- When target box appears, the script stops listenning to keys.
-- The script deactivates SHIFT+ O which, in classic key map, shows or hides orbits.
--
-- Version :
-- 1.0 Initial
-- 1.1 Correct Enter key value
--
-- Known limitations:
-- *Some keys in this script can interfere with normal Celestia key map.
-- *Keys are defined for US standard keyboard: classes are identified with buttons above letters
-- without any shift! But other keyboards can have a different configuration where shift may be
-- used. According to your key map and your keyboard, changing script key map may be useful and
-- easier. I defined my key map with all numbers for each classes and zero for general level.
-- *This script detects when destination command line is activated. But changing related
-- things in option panel wasn't considered...
-- *When Escape is pressed, script is unloaded even when target command line hides...
-- *(it's only a test script, be indulgent please ;)!)
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--TOOLS PART
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--Shows/Hides all labels
function SetLabelRenderFlags (b)
t=celestia:getlabelflags()
for class, flag in pairs(t) do
t[class]=b
celestia:setlabelflags(t)
end
end
--Shows/Hides all orbits
function SetOrbitRenderFlags(b)
t=celestia:getorbitflags()
for class, flag in pairs(t) do
t[class]=b
celestia:setorbitflags(t)
end
end
--Determines equivalent class
function EquivalentClass (Class)
ClassName=string.lower(Class)
if ClassName=="planet" then
return "planets"
elseif ClassName=="asteroid" then
return "asteroids"
elseif ClassName=="moon" then
return "moons"
elseif ClassName=="spacecraft" then
return "spacecraft"
elseif ClassName=="comet" then
return "comets"
end
end
--Determines which cycle index it is
function GetCycleIndex (Class)
t=celestia:getorbitflags()
u=celestia:getlabelflags()
if t[Class]==false and u[EquivalentClass(Class)]==true then
return 1
elseif t[Class]==true and u[EquivalentClass(Class)]==true then
return 2
elseif t[Class]==true and u[EquivalentClass(Class)]==false then
return 3
elseif t[Class]==false and u[EquivalentClass(Class)]==false then
return 4
else
return -1
end
end
--Detects if an orbit is currently drawn
function DetectOrbit(Class)
Detected= false
t=celestia:getorbitflags()
for class, flag in pairs(t) do
if t[class]==true then Detected=true end
end
return Detected
end
--Detects if a label is currently drawn
function DetectLabel(Class)
Detected=false
t=celestia:getlabelflags()
for class, flag in pairs(t) do
if t[class]==true then Detected=true end
end
return Detected
end
--Sets and manages cycles
function ManageCycle(Class)
t=celestia:getorbitflags()
u=celestia:getlabelflags()
CycleId=GetCycleIndex(Class)
b=Class
c=EquivalentClass(b)
CycleId=CycleId+1
if CycleId>4 then CycleId=1 end
if CycleId==1 then
t[b]=false
u[c]=true
celestia:setorbitflags (t)
celestia:setlabelflags(u)
SetToMemory("Label")
elseif CycleId==2 then
celestia:setrenderflags {orbits=true}
t[b]=true
u[c]=true
celestia:setorbitflags (t)
celestia:setlabelflags(u)
SetToMemory("Orbit")
elseif CycleId==3 then
celestia:setrenderflags {orbits=true}
t[b]=true
u[c]=false
celestia:setorbitflags (t)
celestia:setlabelflags(u)
SetToMemory("Label")
elseif CycleId==4 then
t[b]=false
u[c]=false
celestia:setorbitflags (t)
celestia:setlabelflags(u)
SetToMemory("Orbit")
if DetectOrbit()==false then
if ForceSelectedOrbit==false then
celestia:setrenderflags{orbits=false}
else
celestia:setrenderflags{orbits=true}
end
else
celestia:setrenderflags{orbits=true}
end
end
end
--General level management for orbits and labels
function GeneralLevelOrbit()
if DetectOrbit()==true then
SetOrbitRenderFlags (false)
celestia:print("Orbits hidden")
else
GetFromMemory("Orbit")
celestia:print("Last orbits shown")
end
if DetectOrbit()==false then
if ForceSelectedOrbit==false then
celestia:setrenderflags{orbits=false}
else
celestia:setrenderflags{orbits=true}
end
else
celestia:setrenderflags{orbits=true}
end
end
function GeneralLevelLabel()
if DetectLabel()==true then
SetLabelRenderFlags (false)
celestia:print("Labels hidden")
else
GetFromMemory("Label")
celestia:print("Last Labels shown")
end
end
--Set in memory orbit/label flag table
function SetToMemory (LabelOrOrbit)
Element=string.lower(LabelOrOrbit)
if Element=="orbit" then
MemOrbit=celestia:getorbitflags()
elseif Element=="label" then
MemLabel=celestia:getlabelflags()
else
return -1
end
end
--Get from memory orbit/label flag table
function GetFromMemory (LabelOrOrbit)
Element=string.lower(LabelOrOrbit)
if Element=="orbit" then
celestia:print ("eee")
celestia:setorbitflags(MemOrbit)
elseif Element=="label" then
celestia:setlabelflags(MemLabel)
else
return -1
end
end
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--MAIN PART
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--Begins
CommandCycleIndexConst=4
ForceSelectedOrbit=false
MemOrbit=celestia:getorbitflags()
MemLabel=celestia:getlabelflags()
celestia:setrenderflags {orbits =false, constellations=false, boundaries=false}
SetLabelRenderFlags(false)
SetOrbitRenderFlags(false)
DestinationCommandLine=false
--Callback for keypresses (name is hardcoded in celestia)
function celestia_keyboard_callback(str)
--Destination Command line (when you press enter)
if str=="\r" then
if DestinationCommandLine==true then
DestinationCommandLine=false
else
DestinationCommandLine=true
end
end
--Active keys
if DestinationCommandLine==false then
--Desactivates classic SHIFT+O
if str=="\079" then
return true
end
--Show or hide orbit general level(Key 0 (zero))
if str=="\048" then
GeneralLevelOrbit()
return true
end
--Show or hide label general level(Keys SHIFT + 0 (zero)(US key map =))))
if str=="\041" then
GeneralLevelLabel()
return true
end
--Force selected orbit to be shown (Keys o)
if str == "\111" then
if DetectOrbit()==false then
orbitflags=celestia:getrenderflags()
if orbitflags.orbits==true then
ForceSelectedOrbit=false
else
ForceSelectedOrbit=true
end
celestia:setrenderflags {orbits=ForceSelectedOrbit}
else
ForceSelectedOrbit=not ForceSelectedOrbit
end
if ForceSelectedOrbit==true then
celestia:print ("Force selected orbit to be shown")
else
celestia:print ("Manage automatically selected orbit")
end
return true
end
--About constellation borders (Keys SHIFT + / (US key map =?))
if str=="\063" then
boundariesflags=celestia:getrenderflags()
if boundariesflags.boundaries==true then
celestia:hide("boundaries")
else
celestia:show("boundaries")
end
return true
end
--About constellation diagrams (Keys /)
if str == "\047" then
CommandCycleIndexConst=CommandCycleIndexConst+1
if CommandCycleIndexConst>4 then CommandCycleIndexConst=1 end
if CommandCycleIndexConst==1 then
celestia:hide("constellations")
celestia:showlabel("constellations")
elseif CommandCycleIndexConst==2 then
celestia:show("constellations")
celestia:showlabel("constellations")
elseif CommandCycleIndexConst==3 then
celestia:show("constellations")
celestia:hidelabel("constellations")
elseif CommandCycleIndexConst==4 then
celestia:hide("constellations")
celestia:hidelabel("constellations")
end
return true
--About planets (Key p or 1)
elseif str == "\112" or str=="\049" then
ManageCycle ("Planet")
return true
--About moons (Key 2)
elseif str == "\050" then
ManageCycle ("Moon")
return true
--About spacecrafts (Key 3)
elseif str == "\051" then
ManageCycle ("Spacecraft")
return true
--About asteroids (Key 4)
elseif str == "\052" then
ManageCycle ("Asteroid")
return true
--About comets (Key 5)
elseif str == "\053" then
ManageCycle ("Comet")
return true
end
end
return false
end
-- enable keyboard-callback:
celestia:requestkeyboard(true)
celestia:flash("Cycle key example has started...")
-- and do nothing...
while true do
wait(0)
end
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--END OF SCRIPT
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