6.0: Aligning Pictures and Objects (on Selden´s site)

[rthorvald]

I might be dense, but i have some problems with this:

* Run Celestia so it creates a log file:
o .\celestia --verbose > align.log Type the key pair "Shift-~" to enable edit mode (Celestia v1.3.1pre9 or older)
or
o Type the key pair "Shift-2" (@) to enable edit mode (Celestia v1.3.1pre10 or newer)
o Hold down Control-Shift Left-Mouse-Button and use the mouse to adjust the object's x-y orientation.
o Hold down Control-Shift Right-Mouse-Button and use the mouse to adjust the object's Z-axis rotation orientation.
o Type the key pair "Shift-!" to save your final Axis and Angle values to align.log
* Exit Celestia
* Type align.log
* Put the Axis and Angle values you see there into your object's .DSC file.

... First of all, i am trying with an SSC object, not DSC.
I can enter Edit mode and are able to move XY with the mouse by holding down command+shift, but can??t seem to find the command for the z axis (having just one mouse button).

Second, how do i generate the log file? What to write in the OSX terminal window? Or is it possible to get a readout on-screen in Celestia?

- rthorvald

[ElChristou]

I never been able to use this edit mode on Mac...

[selden]

My understanding is that
Ctrl-mouse-button = right-mouse-button
But I don't know how to do a ctrl-shift, too.
Supposedly 3-button USB wheel-mice work fine when plugged into a Mac. They're quite cheap now.

Unfortunately, edit-mode Z axis rotation works only for DSC objects, not for SSC objects.

> filename.ext
(greater-than sign, followed by the file's name)

on the command line should create a log file named "filename.ext" in the current default directory. On Windows, at least,
-- verbose
(two dashes followed by the word "verbose")
is required, too.

Command line interpretation is handled by platform-specific code. If it doesn't work on a Mac, you'll need to discuss that with the author of the Mac port.

[rthorvald]

My understanding is that
Ctrl-mouse-button = right-mouse-button
But I don't know how to do a ctrl-shift, too

Well, next time you make an update, you can add that ctrl-shift-mouse is the corresponding Mac command for moving XY.

Unfortunately, edit-mode Z axis rotation works only for DSC objects, not for SSC objects.
> filename.ext
(greater-than sign, followed by the file's name)

Thank you, Selden. This clears it up...

- rthorvald

[t00fri]

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celestia --verbose


is actually lacking on all three Linux versions! Shame...

Bye Fridger