Automatic update - possible?

[ajtribick]

Would it be possible to automatically check the data files on window activation for changes, so that if I am developing a star system I would not have to keep closing and reopening Celestia to see what effect the changes I make have had?

At the moment I am trying to sort out orbits and if I could adjust the file and just activate the Celestia window, instead of repeatedly having to set up the viewpoint (I know I could use the start script but it is annoying).

[chris]

Reloading data files at runtime is near the top of the list of features to add to Celestia. Planets and deep sky objects a relatively straightforward; adding new stars will require rebuilding a spatial sorting structure--not hard, but potentially time consuming.

--Chris