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When a new plan document is created, it is displayed at the minimum size and various routines are not called until the window is resized or maximised. This has bad effects, especially on the FoV and Sky Charts.

When I opened APv2b85, M16 was selected. I went to FOV and M16 showed there. I tried to rotate the camera reticle, but it would not rotate. Refreshing the FOV did nothing.

I then selected another object, M29, and went to FOV. The header for FOV said M29, but the FOV still contained M16. Reticle rotation still did not work.

I tried a couple of other objects, but the FOV always showed M16.

I noticed this morning about 3 am that Jupiter had risen, but when I looked on the Sky Chart, it read Uranus. However, when I moused over the planet, it said Jupiter (and Uranus, if I moved the mouse a bit). Maybe the name Jupiter was underneath Uranus.

If you resize the plan window from a tab other than FoV, then when you switch to the FoV tab, the chart doesn't update properly.

The time and date info in the upper right corner show up at startup but then disappear

When using the FOV tab the first time after starting the program the catalogue that I had chosen the previous execution is not staying. Is this designed behaviour. For example I have the Thyco II catalogue on and have the option to save the plan and say YES and the the program does it's save settings fine. If I then reopen the program which automatically reopens the previous plan and pick the previous item for FOV View, when I click the FOV tab the FOV opens but Thyco II is not check and it opens the FOV without it.

Switch off external catalogues when using FoV charts in a script. They can cause unexpected results (e.g. downloading large quantities of data from on-line USNO B1.0).

When I export/import observations from my desktop/laptop to my laptop/desktop, and then open a plan that includes the objects observed, the imported observations don't show up, in either the Obs column on the Objects tab or in the list of observations on the observations tab. Indeed, if I create a new plan and add those observed objects to it, the observations still don't show up. If I open the observation database, they are there, however.

The printing system is printing a lot of stuff with "1:" and "0:" prefixed, does not honour the "Selected only" options, etc.

I am new user so I may not understand how this function is supposed to work. But, I was able to auto fill the Main sensor with the Select From List button (THANKS FOR INCLUDING THE QHY9). I then checked the Guide Sensor Name box and tried to use the Select From List button to auto fill the Imaging Source DMK21 as a guide camera which only seems to add it as another main sensor camera. I was able to manually fill in the data for the guide cameera and set the offset distance and all seems to show properly when reviewing the selected object in the Field of View Tab.

At startup there is still this time-consuming plan wizard thread. Even if nothing has changed in preferences/catalogues it seems to go to identical processes every time. Although I really appreciate the plan wizard feature, I rarely use it. Isn't it possible to have a possibility to skip the wizard thread except if you want to use it? I know I can uninstall many catalogues, but that would be a bit of a recurring hassle to me.

When printing from the FOV tab the legend at the bottom has the symbol for galaxies not lined up. All others are ok but the elipse for galaxies moves around

When printing from the Observation Database window,Print Observations window is opened. If "Preview" button is clicked but then the Configure Printing window is canceled (for example if I forgot to check a field to be printed), Print Observations window is closed.

Moreover the configuration of the Print Observation window is lost and next time it is opened it reverted to default.

External catalogues should logically be in the FoV catalogue list, rather than in the FoV options list.

1: Sub ScriptWindow.ScriptWindow.DestroyScript( ScriptWindow.ScriptWindow )
2: Sub ScriptWindow.ScriptWindow.ScriptList_Change( ScriptWindow.ScriptWindow )

User description of above error trace:

Was trying out this script for the upcoming weekend, ran it several times and got this error.

In the Print Objects dialog box (the default report) in the page footer section I uncheck the "Page Number" and "Date/Time" boxes then close the dialog. When I then reopen the dialog these two boxes are checked again. All other boxes remain as they were when the dialog was closed.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ResourceDatabase.OpenDatabase()
2: Sub ResourceDatabase.Constructor( FolderItem )
3: Sub App.Event_Open()

Maybe I don't understand what you mean by "depth of focus", but, if it is the same as the "critical focus zone" (CFZ) others use, it should change when the focal ratio is changed, i.e. lower focal ratio give smaller CFZ. It does not seem to change in APv2.

1: Sub CatalogueUpdt.AddToList( int32, Listbox, string )
2: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow.ProcessInventoryFile( CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow, FolderItem )
3: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow.GetInventoryFile( CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow )
4: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow.Event_Open( CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow )
5: Sub Window.Constructor()
6: Function CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow.Instance.Get() as CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow
7: Sub App.DoCatalogueManager()
8: Function App._FileCatalogueManager_Action() as boolean

User description of above error trace:

trying to download a few catalogues from my cd

Open a plan
Add SACDBL297 from the SAC dbl 3.1 catalog
Select it and then go to the Field of view tab
Set the field diameter to 30' and set no telescope, no eyepiece and no optical aid.
Set the stars magnitude limit to 12.1
Select the Hubble gst catalog
Directly to the East of SACDbl297 will be a star GSC3257-01315 (mag 8.34)
Southeast of this you should find a star gsc3257-01808, mag. 11.01
Now change the magnitute limit to 12.0
this star disappears! Why is that? If it's magnitude 11.01, shouldn't it show on the chart when the magnitute is set to at least 11.1?

I tried out the new telescope control features (motion and focus modes) last night, and I love them. Wow!

I would suggest that for the motion control you place an indication of what mode it is in just below (or above) the indicator for the slew speed. That way you don't have to click on the center of the control palette to see what mode it is in.

1: Sub Listbox.CellTag( int32, assigns int32 )
2: Sub ScopeFlowWindow.ScopeFlowWindow.UpdateColumns( ScopeFlowWindow.ScopeFlowWindow )
User description of above error trace:

a. Powered up laptop and vixen. Connected scope. Slower than normal. Then asked for compare scope to computer and got the above.
b. Set up in Vista. All looking ok. Selected data flow and this popped up. Had just compared scope to mount and all was ok. Data flow seems to be working as I type

Change over to the new comet/minor-planet URLs (the old ones are no longer being updated).

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Function TelescopeMount.GetRADec( boolean, boolean ) as ReturnValue
2: Sub MountThread.Event_Run()
3: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

User description of above error trace:

.... barely started the program and clicked on "Connect to telescope" ... nothing else ... screen does say that it is connected to telscope when failure occurs ...

I just completed the reinstall of ASCOM platform, its update and the latest Takahashi driver from CCDASTRO.com ... I was having similar issues before going through the reinstall of all the software ...

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Function TelescopeMount.GetRADec( boolean, boolean ) as ReturnValue
2: Sub MountThread.Event_Run()
3: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

A way to print the one-page observing sheets (one page per object) where all past observation notes in the global observation database for the object is also printed on the same page? That would be *really* helpful when in the field. I like to leave the computer off (or behind) and just use a notebook full of printed pages on which to log new notes, sketch, etc. Being able to read the old observation notes for the object would help in determining what I could see the last time versus this time, etc.

After uploading my user-contributed plan, nothing appears in the download dialog.

All Sharpless nebulae use the "Sh2-" acronym. Currently the "Find" dropdown menu "Show Catalogue - Catalogue" only shows "Sh", requiring "2-" to be added in the entry window every time. It would make sense if "Sh" in the dropdown menu were replaced by "Sh2-".

In the Resources editor:
- Added two new sites
- Add a new telescope on the Telescopes tab
- Click on the 'At site' button
- The newly added Sites are not listed

Workaround:
- Close and reopen the Resources editor

WIth this operation several fields don't paste in EXCEL, like , by example, magnitude

While adding an object to the Objects list (Object→New Object) if there is more than one possible result and one already existing in the plan is selected from the Search Results window a pop-up window is displayed upon clicking "Add Selected" that warns about duplicity:

"Selected objects include IDs already present in the planning list. Include them?" Clicking NO, a second pop-up window appears that shouldn't:

"Really replace the 1 selected object/s?" If clicked NO nothing happens but if YES is clicked the object replaces the one selected in the plan. It works OK but shouldn't appear if NO is selected in the first warning window.

I start with a plan that has just M51 and NGC 1097 (to make it simple). I then press the "plus" button to add a new object and type the name "NGC 1098". This gives me a dialog saying that ID "NGC" occurs in 2 catalogues. If I press the "all..." button, I see only one object. (which seems wrong; but that's a different issue). If I select that one object and press the "add selected" button, I get a dialog saying "really replace the 1 selected object?" If I press Yes, one of my old objects goes away and is replaced with NGC 1098. I think this dialog should not appear at all since I am adding a new object. True, if I press No, then nothing is deleted and the new object is added; but this behavior is counterintuitive. I would rather delete objects as a separate operation, not as a magic side effect of adding a new object.

There is a text field box in the 'New Object' dialogue for entering an object ID. Clicking the 'Empty' button creates a new object, sans the entered ID. I guess it has done what it said it would; created an empty object. It just doesn't feel right to me.

Maybe this feature works as intended but it caught me by surprise. I wanted to add M57 even though it was already in my plan, I wanted to see which cats it was in. I had inadvertently selected Alcor prior to clicking + (Add new object to list). I did the search, selected a single entry for M57, clicked "add selected" then I got the "really delete 1 object" popup. Clicking yes replaced Alcor with the 2nd M57 object. Repeating the process but selecting no to "really delete 1 object" added M57 as a new object.
Was this how V1 used to work or did the + always do an add, never a replace?
I'm not necessarily saying this is bad but I think it needs some cleaning up and/or protection.
Some possible solutions that come to mind (FWIW I think I like the second one best):
The + always adds objects, a new button to edit an existing
A user selectable option that would popup a window asking if they want to add a new object or replace the selected object.
A more descriptive "really delete 1 object" message like maybe "are you sure you want to replace Alcor with M57"
Depending what you do the mouse over should change from "Add new object to list" to "Add new or replace object to list"

The thread that runs initially (and any time catalogues are changed/added) can cause much of the app to slow down to a crawl until that thread has finished its work. This can take a long time if you have a lot of catalogues installed.

On the Objects tab:
1) Add a few objects
2) Select one of the objects
3) Click the Plus button below the list to add a new object
4) Type in a common object name such as M92
The dialog automatically searches and says something like "M occurs in 6 catalogs"
The lower left button changes to "Best"
5) Click "best", the object is added at the bottom of the list as expected.
6) Select some object again.
7) Repeat steps 3 & 4
8) This time, instead of clicking best, click "All...", the 4th button from the left
9) a window comes up showing all the objects found.
Choose ONE object, then click "add selected"
10) A mesasge box comes up, with the message "Really replace the 1 selected objects?"
11) Click "Yes" (not understanding what object would be replaced, since you are adding an object.)
THE OBJECT SELECTED ON THE PLAN OBJECT LIST IS REPLACED WITH THE FOUND OBJECT
This is BAD BEHAVIOUR. I clicked the ADD (+) button, not some replace button. Add should always add, no matter how you get there.

- A column to show which folder the referenced catalogue is in
- A means to cancel a download (especially useful if the idiot user realises that cats are going to the wrong alternate folder<G>)

Forgot I already had one open and opened a second instance. Don't think more than one window would ever be needed. If a Track Threads window is already open either disable the menu item or bring the existing window to the front.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function PlanObservation.CountAttachmentsTo( FolderItem ) as int32
2: Function ObservationDatabase.CountAttachmentsTo( FolderItem ) as int32

User description of above error trace:

I deleted an image attached to the observations

The PDF/HTML manual list in the Help menu is still based on V1 code. This should be changed to load manuals from the correct place (once there are manuals there to display)

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub MountLock.Destructor()
2: Function TelescopeMount.LockMount( string ) as MountLock

User description of above error trace:

a. tried t re-connect to the scope after turning the scope on ( had been parked). Connection failed several times without any error message, until this final time.

b. unconnecting the telescope (ascom eqmod) when the telescope was connected the 'Slow to object' and the 'Sync to object' where grayed out

Avoid opening more than one instance of an ASCOM object, since ASCOM cannot currently do this. This might be a problem if you are trying to control, say, an LX200GPS and an RCX400 at the same time.

I had just added a large number of images to my plan, and had been using the arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll through them. That all seemed to work fine. But then when I was done, I clicked the close box in the upper right corner of the window. AsttroPlanner started flashing many windows that were probably intended to tell me something had gone wrong. Eventually AP exited without giving me a chance to actually read any of the windows or submit a bug report. AP's log file contained about 3 dozen messages like the one below. Note that I had not been using ASCOM.

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Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.BGPaint( MainWindow.MainWindow, Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
2: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.ObjectList_CellBackgroundPaint( MainWindow.MainWindow, Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
3: Function ObjectListbox.Event_CellBackgroundPaint( Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
4: Function StripedListBox.Event_CellBackgroundPaint( Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
5: Sub OLEObject.Constructor( string )
6: Sub ASCOM.Create()
7: Sub ASCOM.Constructor( TelescopeMount, string )
8: Function ASCOMMount.ASCOMobj.Get( int32 ) as ASCOM
9: Sub ASCOMMount.Destroy()
10: Sub MountCollection.DestroyMount( string )
11: Sub MountCollection.ReleaseMount( MainWindow.MainWindow, string )
12: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Close( MainWindow.MainWindow )

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.BGPaint( MainWindow.MainWindow, Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
2: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.ObjectList_CellBackgroundPaint( MainWindow.MainWindow, Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
3: Function ObjectListbox.Event_CellBackgroundPaint( Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
4: Function StripedListBox.Event_CellBackgroundPaint( Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
5: Sub OLEObject.Constructor( string )
6: Sub ASCOM.Create()
7: Sub ASCOM.Constructor( TelescopeMount, string )
8: Function ASCOMMount.ASCOMobj.Get( int32 ) as ASCOM
9: Sub ASCOMMount.Destroy()
10: Sub MountCollection.DestroyMount( string )
11: Sub MountCollection.ReleaseMount( MainWindow.MainWindow, string )
12: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Close( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User description of above error trace:

I have 2 .apd files created: Globular Clusters and Messier Objects. Both files were open, Messier/M42 selected. I did two actions: first, scrolled all the way to the right in the object tab; second, viewed Edit/Resources/Eyepieces (only one telescope defined, 80 mm ED Apo Refractor, no eyepieces defined).

When I clicked the close button ("X" in upper right corner), it asked if I wanted to save changes. I said "no" and the exception occurred.

I was able to repeat this error many times. It didn't seem to want to do it unless (1) both files were open and the Messier file had the current focus, (2) I did the scroll to the right and (3) viewed the Resources/Eyepieces screen. I tried many other combinations (leaving one or more of the 3 things out), but it would not fail without doing all three.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.BGPaint( MainWindow.MainWindow, Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
2: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.ObjectList_CellBackgroundPaint( MainWindow.MainWindow, Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
3: Function ObjectListbox.Event_CellBackgroundPaint( Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
4: Function StripedListBox.Event_CellBackgroundPaint( Graphics, int32, int32 ) as boolean
5: Sub OLEObject.Constructor( string )
6: Sub ASCOM.Create()
7: Sub ASCOM.Constructor( TelescopeMount, string )
8: Function ASCOMMount.ASCOMobj.Get( int32 ) as ASCOM
9: Sub ASCOMMount.Destroy()
10: Sub MountCollection.DestroyMount( string )
11: Sub MountCollection.ReleaseMount( MainWindow.MainWindow, string )
12: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Close( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User description of above error trace:

Closing a plan with discard changes. Other plans were open but unsaved

While a movement (N/S/E/W) or focus (In/Out) is happening for a telescope mount, the RA/Dec requests should be suspended to avoid interfering.

There's nothing to describe here and now with AP V2.0b82, Fri., 6/11/2010. It's the same unfixed bug as AP V2.0b81, Wed., 6/2/2010. Check out AP Bug & Enhancement Reports, ID #3740, albeit some kind of mention is/was made of ID #3700 in an AP Error Log.txt stamp.

1: Sub Listbox.CellTag( int32, assigns int32 )
2: Sub ObjectListbox.SetEditColumnsList( Listbox )
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.EditListColumns( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User description of above error trace:

There's nothing to describe here and now with AP V2.0b82, Fri., 6/11/2010. It's the same unfixed bug as AP V2.0b81, Wed., 6/2/2010. Check out AP Bug & Enhancement Reports ID #3740.

Some of the objects chosen by the plan creation wizard are not visible during the specified time period.

Exception Type: Unsupported Format Exception

1: Sub Date.SQLDate.Set( int32, string )
2: Sub StarBookMount.GetItem( o<StarBookMount>i4<MountConstants.MountParam>A1v )
3: Sub TelescopeMount.Get( paramarray o<TelescopeMount>i4<MountConstants.MountParam>A1v )
4: Sub CompareCTDialog.CompareCTDialog.UpdateValues( CompareCTDialog.CompareCTDialog, int32, int32 )

User description of above error trace:

a. Regularly connect Starbook to Laptop. Connected Starbook to lan of wireless router. Starbook showed new IP address of 192.168.1.6. Put new IP address in Astroplanner Starbook resources and successfully connected. Was doing Compare Computer to Telescope values and this popped up at GMT offset value
b. Connecting via router

When I create a plan with plan creation wizard with level of difficulty at full, only 4 objects appear.

I added an object to my object list and then clicked on Sky. AP crashed. I restarted AP and repeated the sequence. It did not crash again.

Here is the crash log:

(details removed to save space)

1: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ObjectList_MenuAction( MainWindow.MainWindow, string, string )
2: Function StripedListBox.ServiceMenu( MenuItem ) as boolean
3: Function StripedListBox.Event_ContextualMenuAction( MenuItem ) as boolean

1: Function StripedListBox.ServiceMenu( MenuItem ) as boolean
2: Function StripedListBox.Event_ContextualMenuAction( MenuItem ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

a. Entering asterisk into user-defined field choices

b. Changing info in user defined fields on observation page

1: Function StripedListBox.ServiceMenu( MenuItem ) as boolean
2: Function StripedListBox.Event_ContextualMenuAction( MenuItem ) as boolean
3: Sub Delegate.Invoke()
4: Sub Application._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Renaming a session in the Observation Database, was trying to select only the second session, but it appears the first two were selected. Error makes sense as impossible to rename multiple sessions to one and the same name. Will require a proper error message though.

1: Sub TelescopeMount.ShowFlowResult( int32, untConstants.MountParam )

User descriptions of above error trace:

a. Connecting to telescope

b. AP is installed under Windows 7, using ASCOM 5.5 platform with Takahashi Temma driver. Software is very unstable hanging a lot when I try to do something other than "track" ... it will slew to an object the first time and then track indefinitely but if I try to slew to second object it seldom will do that.

Getting message in Sky screen that the ASCOM platform is installed and operational but it says that the mount does not know what telescope is on it. I have gone through the mount setup and do not know what I have missed. Not sure if all that information is transmitted to you with error message or not.

c. Getting message that "Selected telescope uses ASCOM, but the Mount does not specify which kind of telescope is being controlled" ... this message is below the "Display Options" box on the Sky tab screen. So I disconnected from the telescope and went in to the telescope setup area and checked all the settings in the Mount and in the Telescope sections to try to isolate the error. Found nothing that I thought was incorrect. Came back to Sky tab screen and clicked on "Connect to telescope" checkbox.

That is when it failed. Using ASCOM 5.5 platform and Temma driver from http://ccdastro.net/temma.html ...

I think that the driver is controlling the mount correctly but I get this software failure any time that I try to "connect to telescope" beyond the first time each session. No failure on first time to connect but consistent failure after that.

1: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow.ProcessInventoryFile( CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow, FolderItem )
2: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow.GetInventoryFile( CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow )

1: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow.ProcessInventoryFile( CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow, FolderItem )
2: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow.GetInventoryFile( CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow )

User description of above error trace:

I had to reinstall Astroplanner after a hard drive crash, and now have 'Out Of Bounds Exception' crash. I tried again, uninstalling it, then cleaning registry for all astroplanner files, but no luck. Installing again in 'administrator' mode is not more successful.

When printing a list of objects, observing forms, etc., include the option to print the best eyepiece to use with the current telescope to match the ODM value for the object.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception
1: Sub App.RestoreFiles()
2: Sub App.Event_Close()

If you have the "Show constellation chart" option ON then all images are printed irrespective of the other image option settings.

Nexstar mount is returning bogus values for lat, long, local time, etc. Also it doesn't detect the mount correctly the first time you try connecting.

When clicking the arrow button next to "Fix Date" multiple options are given to set the time. A useful option would be to be able to set the time to match that of the time at which the sun is at its lowest point below the horizon; this time of year at northern latitudes astronomical twilight never occurs, still it would be useful to know what time of night would be "darkest".

When mousing over the Sky Charts, the mouse cursor's position is displayed as R.A/Dec. It would be useful if the Alt/Az position of the cursor (especially altitude) would be displayed as well.

While the PCW background thread is running, the prgress icon flicks on and off at the top right of the plan document, and is largely invisible.

a. If you change the alternate application support data path (Preferences→Other), and delete the original folder, it doesn't work properly and just tries to recreate the folder.

b. For convenience sake, it would be nice if there was an option to copy the current support folder's contents to the new selected folder.

while the PlanWizard Thread was still busy I used the Plan Wizard to find easy Planetary Nebulae (for a Nextar 5, month may, observer 50 years of age). There are several Double and Triple stars added!

Starting the wizard took very long with white patches in the screen. The Criteria screen also took ages to appear.

1: Function PlanWizardDatabase.GetNextNumber() as int32
2: Function PlanWizardDatabase.AddObject( int32, int32, CatalogueFind ) as boolean
3: Sub PlanWizardThread.Event_Run()

User description of above error trace:

I tried out the plan wizard to find as many easy Planetary Nebulae as possible (max objects 500)

I restarted AP again and showed some patience this time while refraining from clicking on the little window and that definitely pays off. The progress line doesn't show the progress. Otherwise after about 10 minutes the two doubles were removed and everything is fine.

At the startup AP found two doule images in the Image database and when I opt for their removal AP no longer reacts. Clicking on the window causes the APPHANG message to appear. Waiting for AP seems to take very long (I haven't had the patience to wait very long yet), so I opted for quitting the application.
A second try went exactly the same. (my database is over 700 Meg: if needed I can send it to you on a DVD)

1: Function StackCleaner.ParseParams( string ) as string()
2: Function StackCleaner.CleanMangledFunction( string ) as string
3: Function StackCleaner.CleanStack( extends RuntimeException ) as string()

User description of above error trace:

closing down application. It looks like it is complaining about the Gemini Ascom Driver. This issue appears to new to 2b81.

1: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_CancelClose( MainWindow.MainWindow, boolean ) as boolean
Debug Info: MW.CancelClose I

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Function StackCleaner.ParseParams( string ) as string()
2: Function StackCleaner.CleanMangledFunction( string ) as string
3: Function StackCleaner.CleanStack( extends RuntimeException ) as string()
4: Function App.Event_UnhandledException( RuntimeException ) as boolean
5: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

User description of above error trace:

a. Following the email thread of the last few days about connecting the telescope via ASCOM, I went into the mount parameters dialogue, selected POTH and tried to connect. I did get the "connect to telescope (V.5.0) message and then AP crashed.

b. Attempting to connect to my Losmandy G11 Mount

I am operating in "Fix date" mode.

While checking to see if you fixed the moon rise and set times (apparently you did - thanks), I discovered that AP does not draw the white vertical line for the time in the daily visibility graphic if the time is after midnight.

1: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.GetSkyRADec( MainWindow.MainWindow, int32, int32, byref double, byref double, byref double, byref double ) as boolean
2: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.MouseMoveOnSkyChart( MainWindow.MainWindow, int32, int32 )
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Sky_MouseMove( MainWindow.MainWindow, int32, int32 )

User description of above error trace:

I was trying to scroll the list of objects on the Objects tab using the arrow keys. It's possible I hit some other key instead, maye a "Page down" key or "End" key instead. AstrroPlanner unexpectedly switched to the Sky tab and then brought up the Application Exception dialog. I expect that AstroPlanner will keep running, altho I haven't tested that yet.

1: Sub ScopeFlowWindow.ScopeFlowWindow.Event_Close( ScopeFlowWindow.ScopeFlowWindow )
2: Sub Window.Close()
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.CloseMainWindow( MainWindow.MainWindow )
4: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Close( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User description of above error trace:

a. Closing program ticked always save "on new solar system plan"

b. Connecting Skywatcher NEQ GOTO mount (Synscan V3.27) Recognised and Connected as Celestron Ulitimate, but no telescope control panel displayed. Changed to Ascom driver, small HB panel displayed and mount operates OK.

1: Sub PlanWizardDatabase.Destructor()
2: Sub PlanWizardThread.Event_Run()
3: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

User description of above error trace:

I tried to remove the duplicates in a plan created with the PlanWizard (PlanWizardThread still hasen't finished)

The first installation page requires me to consider V1 to V2 conversion. All boxes are
greyed out and cannot be checked. This is likely fine since there should be no files left
from vers. 1.6, but it was mildly disturbing that the first three unchecked boxes in the
lower panel say "Use the V1.x item/s from their current location". I would expect that
a default would be to go with the version 2 locations. (This may be due to the fact that
I am not yet a registered user.)

Multiple instances of Plan Creation Wizard thread seem to be being created. This is not good.
Also, if the thread is busy, disable the ability to use the Plan Creation wizard (in the FIle menu) until the thread has completed its work.

Vixen Starbook mount: the Resources editor shows "via Unknown serial port", obviously not an option on the Starbook (which is connected via Ethernet).

I opened a plan and used the Add Special command to add Mercury to the list. Then immediately I used the delete key, hoping to remove Mercury from the list. AstroPlanner brought up a dialog saying that it had crashed and offering to submit a bug report. Unfortunately Windows claimed that the window was not responding, so I couldn't submit the report that way. Windows eventually decided that AstroPlanner wasn't running, but before it could delete the window, I copied down the information below. This problem is repeatable.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.UpdateVisibility[MainWindow.MainWindow, PlanObject, boolean)
2: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.UpdateVisibility[MainWindow.MainWindow, int32)
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.CommitObjectListChange(MainWindow.MainWindow)

If I right click in the Notes area, I see a menu item that says "create annotation from this note". But if I use the command, no annotation is created.

I seem to remember that at one time when I clicked on an object, the notes and/or annotations would appear somewhere else in the window. I think this behavior might have gone away; or maybe I just don't recall correctly.

Currently, when I click on an object, I see the notes field; so obviously having the information repeated somewhere else in the window isn't necessary. But if I have an annotation as well, then I have to click on the annotation tab to see it. That tab doesn't show by default, so it's a nuisance to have to select it. And then of course I can no longer see the note.

I can think of several ways to fix this. The easiest might be to remember whether the notes tab or the annotation tab was selected and then restore the state whenever the plan was opened. Or this could be a preference item. Another way would be to display the notes and the first annotation somewhere in the window, maybe to the right of the "slew to" button. Or you could use the large data entry area under the notes and annotations tabs to summarize the information. You could then click in that area to bring up a window for editing the text.

I should explain why I want this. I like to keep my comments about an object synchronized between plans. I have to use the annotations field to do this, since the notes field doesn't stay synchronized. So for my purposes, seeing the annotation is usually more important than seeing the note. On the other hand, I'm beginning to see how to use the notes field too; so having that information readily available would be nice too.

Needless to say, this is not a high priority item.

The image/s displayed for given objects are often completely wrong.

A "memory leak" in the telescope mount code is causing unused mount objects to be retained in memory beyond their lifetime. In certain circumstances that can cause problems with serial ports being kept open, ASCOM objects not being properly disposed of, etc.

When I do a slew to object with my 8SE, the slew takes only a few seconds, but the progress bar sits at about 3/4 done until it eventually times out after several minutes. The button above it is set at "Abort Slew" and I can use it to abort the slew after which I can slew again.

I hook up my 8SE, align it, and click Connect to telescope. I use the Objects pane and clicke on Bode's galaxy and then Slew to Object. Scope correctly moves to object position. I can look up the RA/Dec using the 8SE handset, and it is correct.

If I switch to the Fov (quickly), it briefly shows Bode's Galaxy in the center. However, the RA/Dec readings at the top are:
RA:20h 46m 09s, Dec +69°10'08"
This is nowhere near Bode's Galaxy. When the FOV refreshes itself, it is no longer cenetered on Bode's Galaxy.

If I switch back to Object pane, click on Bode's Galaxy, and swtch back to FOV, the RA/Dec is correct again with Bode's in the center, but then quickly changes to to same incorrect setting listed above and changes view again.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ASCOMMount.Destroy()
2: Function TelescopeResource.GetTelescopeMount( int32 ) as TelescopeMount
3: Sub ResourcesWindow.ResourcesWindow.SaveTelescopeResource( ResourcesWindow.ResourcesWindow, TelescopeResource )

User description of above error trace:

a. Menu selection - Resources - Telescope - Computerised Mount Selected Wilscard Innovations: Argo Navis Upon selection I received unexpected error. Note at the tome of the error the Argo Navis was not connected.

b. In Resources/Telescope ...

1: Had selected the ASCOM mount in the 'Computerised Mount' field
2: Tried the Edit... button to see what it does
3: Changed Computerised Mount field to the '-' entry
4: Crash

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ASCOMMount.Destroy()
2: Sub TelescopeResource.Destructor()
3: Sub ResourceDatabase.db.Set()
4: Sub App.Event_Close()

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ASCOMMount.Destroy()
2: Sub TelescopeResource.Destructor()
3: Sub ResourceDatabase.db.Set()
4: Sub App.Event_Close()

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ASCOMMount.Destroy()
2: Sub MountCollection.Destructor()

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ASCOMMount.Destroy()
2: Sub TelescopeResource.Destructor()
3: Sub ResourceDatabase.db.Set()
4: Sub App.Event_Close()

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ASCOMMount.Destroy()
2: Sub MountCollection.Destructor()

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_CancelClose( MainWindow.MainWindow, boolean ) as boolean
2: Sub Window.Close()
3: Sub DownloadPlanWindow.DownloadPlanWindow.http_DownloadComplete( DownloadPlanWindow.DownloadPlanWindow, string, int32, InternetHeaders, FolderItem )
4: Sub HTTPSocket._ProcessPage()
5: Sub HTTPSocket.Event_Error()

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_CancelClose( MainWindow.MainWindow, boolean ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

Closed a planfile, did not notice the "Save - Yes/No/Cancel" popup as it was not displayed on top of the planfile window but on top of another planfile's window. Hit close again and chose "Yes" to save the planfile which resulted in this exception.

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Sub PopupMenu.RowTag( int32 )
2: Sub ImageWindow.ImageWindow.c_MenuAction( ImageWindow.ImageWindow, string )
3: Sub DSSCanvas.Event_MenuAction( string, string, string )
4: Function CMMCanvas.Event_ContextualMenuAction( MenuItem ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

trying to delete downloaded dss image 30x30 2nd gen all sky red

LED displays don't update their values properly when the date is fixed.

When I add an observation to a session that is at a non-default site (call it site "X"), the "Observing Session Data" still shows the default site instead of site "X". This happens 100% repeatably if the session already has 2 or more other observations in it.

Something happened to the text size of the left column of catalogue(s), see attached screenshot.

Add a shortcut to add NCP (North Celestial Pole) or SCP (South Celestial Pole) to the plan's object list.

When AP has to start up with the attached plan (23 objects) with mainly objects from the AAVSOVSX catalogue, it takes over a quarter of an hour before I can do any work. During startup AP seems to block other applications as well. Once having the patience to leave the system and the blue block has dissapeared AP workes better than ever before with a great new look, so it's definitely worth it to wait.

This is a copy of the track threads during the cumbersome start up

There might be some problem with the AAVSOVSX catalogue (I've all cats installed and haven't seen any other turn up in the track thread window)

The Autodetect dialog can't refresh the list of serial ports if, say, an USB-to-serial device is plugged in.

was in fov tab
including display of imager rectangle and offset imager rectangle

fov was at default for my LX200 8"

i attempted to manually change fov from 0deg 41.687'
to 51.687 min by deleting the 4 and typing 5, but before i could type 5, it appeared to attempt to resize to 1.687" and crashed (reproducible)

There are various anomalies when connecting to an A-P GTO3 mount. The mount detection does not work, and the mount initialisation gets timeouts, etc.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function TelescopeMount.Connect( string, MainWindow.MainWindow, int32 ) as boolean
2: Sub TelescopeMount.Connect( string, MainWindow.MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.OnlineValueChange( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User descriptions of above error trace:

a. newbie just trying to get the pieces all put together. Restarted AP after system restart
b. Connected NEQ6pro mounting via EQMOD - Keyspan USB>Serial
Canon 300D also connected via USB
c. I noticed AP v2 seems to allow me to try to connect to a scope, even when one is not connected to my computer. (APv1.6.1 does not allow that.) I clicked on "Connect to telescope" and got this error message.
d. I had my gemini controlled g11 hooked up to The Sky, function correctly. I closed The Sky, I had previously opened Astro Planner, I clicked on Sky tab then on the box to connect to telescope. I did not do anything to pre define what I was connecting. I am going to close AstroPlanner, and take a look at the "Telescope menu to see if the problem was the lack of a set up.......probably was
e. connect to scope ETX105 in thus case
f. I just started up my scope and aligned it. Then I started Astroplanner, made sure NexStar 8Se was selected in the Telescope popup, and clicked Connect to telescope. Then I got this Nil Object Esception.
g. Trying to connect to me CG5-GT via the wireless SkyFi
h. Tried to connect to scope with the USB-to-Serial adaptor connected via a Belkin 4 port powered hub

I tried connecting AP to my Meade LX200R using the new feature where the serial window pops up to allow a search for serial connection. It seemed to work at first. With my serial connection plugged in, I clicked on "Connect to telescope" and the serial connection window appeared. I clicked on the refresh button and chose my serial to USB adapter, but ,when it tried to connect to the scope, I got a nil object exception. Here is the log:

Version: 2.0b79
OS: Mac OS X 10.6.3 Build:10D573

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function TelescopeMount.Connect( string, MainWindow.MainWindow, int32 ) as boolean
2: Sub TelescopeMount.Connect( string, MainWindow.MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.OnlineValueChange( MainWindow.MainWindow )

When adding an new object to a plan in APV2 using the "+ " (New Object) option and the object entered is not found in a catalog, an empty line item is added to the plan. It would be helpful if a message was displayed stating that the object was not found.

I have a NexStar CGEM mount. The Autodetect feature declares it to be an Ultima 2000.

Can only autodetect mounts via serial ports, not SkyFi.

The AP GTO driver (native) crashes when you try and connect.

All images downloaded with the image downloader from all POSS, Palomar and HST sources return an error "Decompression Error" after succesfully downloading the image, eg:

ID: M36, SOURCE: Phase 2, SIZE: 15', ERROR: Decompression Error

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Sub PopupMenu.RowTag( int32 )
2: Sub ImageWindow.ImageWindow.StartDownload( ImageWindow.ImageWindow )
3: Sub ImageWindow.ImageWindow.StartDownloadBtn_Action( ImageWindow.ImageWindow )

User description of above error trace:

One object is selected in the Objects tab NGC7243 and I tried to download an image for it via Images→Download Image. The 'image download window' was currently on the 'Download' tab, with the option set at 'For 1 selected plan object/s'. No other checkboxes are selected. Dropdown menu for 'Data Source' is at 'POSS 1st Gen. Red N...' Note that 'Default image size' dropdown menu is blank.
After clicking on 'Start Download' button the 'Application Exception' window appeared.

Currently objects could only be highlighted selecting them one by one via the right click pop-up menu. If multiple objects are selected the Force Highlighted option is not displayed in the pop-up menu. The possibility to highlight various objects previously selected would be a welcome addition.

If plan A and plan B are to be merged and are already open, File→Merge→Open file→B.apd does nothing, Merge window is not displayed.

Merge only works for if plan A is open but plan B is closed.

This happens only in Catalogue view:

if an images has been downloaded for an object a capital "I" is shown inside a grey circle next to the ID of the object. If the object is selecteded (blue highlight) the image symbol is not visible.

Data displayed in FOV about object appears off bottom of screen and no way to get it back. I am not sure if this is a font problem or not.

When viewing FOV tab, set "Eyepiece/imager" to "No Eyepiece/imager" then use zoom control on FOV to reduce field to about 11 or 12 arc min. Below the FoV the RA and Dec are shown side by side with Constellation below them. All is well.
Use zoom control to make FoV about 5 arc min. RA and Dec are then shown on separate lines pushing Constellation info below the edge of the page. Maybe same as bug report 3103.

I note also that this data (RA, Dec and Const) only appear when the cursor is on the FoV area. It is blank if the cursor is elsewhere on the page.

Not really a bug as more of a nuisance.
When checking software versions, and downloading the current version, about half way through the download, a window pops up saying there is a new version and whether I want to be directed to the website. If I am currently downloading the update, why do I need to be notified, and need to click no to clear the box off the screen?

a. Rating averages, etc. take into account observations with no ratings.
b. Deleting a resource combination does not recompute object rating.
c. Selecting the object list row that's already selected, deselected the current observation.
d. Objects→Statistics... does not compute Rating correctly.

when I copy the ID column, I end up getting a preceding
column from somewhere with zeros as a value.

There _is_ a hidden column before all the others that are
copied, but Edit→Copy should not include it.

Nice to see statistics are available for observations as of the next release (b79). Would it be possible to add these statistics be part of a session(s) to be printed?

I imported the attached textfile (with the parameters, also attached) into the V2-M51Stetson.apd (NOT translated from V1, but created fresh from within V2)
The stars all get RA with 00h, while this should be 13h (mm and ss are wrong too).
I recalculated them from the given decimal nrs. and those are ok (202.xx)

If I select an object in the Objects tab and change its ID or Name and then select a different object, the change doesn't commit.

If I hit a tab after the change and before selecting another object, then it does.

Note that if you wait for a refresh of the list, then the change commits (even without a tab). It's only when you're doing quick edits (such as deleting a bunch of names) that you may get in before the refresh and loses the change.

Add Statistics for Observations in the Observations Database window, similar to the Object→Get Statistics... for objects.

I tried different Rating combinations for different Object Observations and it appeared that:

- if one object has several Resource Combinations (eg. a binocular and a pair of telescopes) and one of them is different from the other (eg 5, 5, 3), the rating is not computed in the Statistics window.

- in one occasion I had two Resource Combinations for a single object both rated at 3 and the minimun at Statistics window appeared as 2 even I have only one other Object with one Resource Combination rated at 5.

- finally Statistics window failed to show any rating I input, leaving 0 as Total and % fields and leaving Min Max and Mean blank.

A minor issue: notes at Observation Database (CTRL+ALT+B) does not resemble the return keystrokes from Observations screen, Observation Notes tab, so in Notes at Observation Database all information is given in one line.

Add an option to the report printing script to allow the constellation-position graphic to be drawn.

I have seen this before, but forgot to report it. I started up AP, connected my USB cable from the scope (LX200GPS) to my computer and clicked "Connect to scope". That is when I got the "Nil Object Exception" message (pasted below). I then went to the Edit panel for the scope, clicked on the icon to search for the scope connection, chose the proper connection (Keyspan serial-to-USB adapter) and tried again to connect. AP connected fine.

I presume instead of a "Nil Object Exception" there should be a "Cannot locate scope serial connection" message, or something like that.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function TelescopeMount.Connect( string, MainWindow.MainWindow, int32 ) as boolean
2: Sub TelescopeMount.Connect( string, MainWindow.MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.OnlineValueChange( MainWindow.MainWindow )
4: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Online_Action( MainWindow.MainWindow )

Just upgraded to 2.0b78. After upgrade, it told me about a dozen of my existing catalogues were corrupt, and asked if I wanted to keep, move to desktop, or delete them. I chose move to desktop and that appeared to work.

I then did an online download of the catalogues that were "corrupt".

Immediately after, another 12-18 catalogs were silently moved to the desktop and marked available/not installed in the manager. This happens every time I add more catalogs. I have virtually all catalogs installed, including the UCAC2 and USNO A2.0.

Win7 Pro, 64 bit, 8GB ram.

Working set 130MB and constantly growing. Private mem 118MB.

Adding observation from Objects tab.

If session is automatically chosen (from entered time/date), the site dropdown always shows default site, even though the other observations in the session have an alternate site listed in the observation database.

If you don't notice this change and enter the observation in the database, the session location is changed in the database for all observations.

Adding an object using the "New Observation" button on the "Objects" tab. As expected, the program switches to the Observation tab and pops up the date/time entry dialog.

In the observation tab, the Object list (above the Observations list on the left side), scrolls the object list to show the current object selected (as I'd expect).

However, if the object list is scaled to be too small, the currently selected object is not visible. The dialog must be scrolled down a few objects to see the selected object, but this can't be done with the Date/TIme entry dialog open. I noticed this when only two objects at a time could be viewed in the object list.

I played around with it a bit, and the current object is not visible if the list is sized to show three or four rows pretty consistently, but with five rows, the behavior varies. There may be some dependence on whether there is a highlighed object in the Object list nearby, but I couldn't suss out its actual behavior.

I run 1024x768 resolution on a 17 inch monitor in Win 7 HP 64 bit.

Not sure if this is a bug or not? When you choose Show (whatever constellation) in FOV all your FOV catalogs are removed (unchecked) and it only uses the Bright Star Atlas. Choosing another object and clicking show in FOV doesn't use your cats just the BSA. Shouldn't it use my cats?

A resource with a name starting with a digit is not saved (i.e. its fields are not saved when the app quits).

When Telescope or Eyepieces resources are set to ALL in the "At Site" expandable menu, they do not appear in the Site-Owned Resources in the Site tab when any of the sites are selected. I understand they should as they are selected as available for every one of the sites in the list.

The Site-Owned Resource ONLY fill with resources when that resource is explicitly set for that site.

I have added four binoculars in the Resource/Telescopes tab. Back in Sites tab and under the Site-owned Resources tab, in the Type column all are listed as Telescopes instead as Binocular/Monocular.

When I try to connect, I get an "unable to connect to SkyFi" error in the text file. I can connect using Voyager and via web browser.

Add support for the iOptron GOTONOVA mount

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub BackupItem.Append( string )
2: Sub RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog.SetArchive( RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog, ZipArchive )
3: Function App._BackupRestoreRestore_Action() as boolean

User description of above error trace:

a. I tried to restore

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub BackupItem.Append( string )
2: Sub BackupItem.Constructor( string, boolean )
3: Sub RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog.SetArchive( RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog, ZipArchive )

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub BackupItem.Append( string )
2: Sub BackupItem.Constructor( string, boolean )
3: Sub RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog.SetArchive( RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog, ZipArchive )
4: Function App._BackupRestoreRestore_Action() as boolean

User description of above error trace:

a. Attempting to restore from a backup using the AP Restore function

b. Trying to restore a backup file

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Function ZipArchive.Entry( int32 ) as ZipEntry
2: Sub RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog.RestoreFiles( RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog )
3: Function RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog.OKCancel_OKClicked( RestoreDialog.RestoreDialog ) as boolean
4: Sub OKCancelWidget.OKCancelWidget.OKAction( OKCancelWidget.OKCancelWidget, boolean )
5: Sub OKCancelWidget.OKCancelWidget.OKBtn_Action( OKCancelWidget.OKCancelWidget )
6: Sub Window.ShowModal()
7: Function App._BackupRestoreRestore_Action() as boolean

User description of above error trace:

a. Attempting to move settings from one machine to another via Restore/Backup. Exception occurred when attempting to restore the Annotations db (0.1mb). Restore appeared to be stuck (possible path problem) so clicked Cancel and got this crash.

b. Trying to restore the image database (56meg) AP hung on restoring this database Configuration Toshiba duo core 2ghtz, 4G ram 500GB hd window 7 (native mode ie no compatabilty changes)

c. restored files using backup

File - Backup/Restore - Backup...-"All" creates an empty zipfile.

Whenever I try to use File / Backup to save a copy of important files AP writes a 1KB zip file containing one empty file. In each case, I have selected earlier date to ensure that Preferences, Resources, Images, Scripts etc etc were checked. It's the same every time I try it and is consistently reproducable. This is different to bug 1237 and 2678 and 3533. BUT is same as 3586 and similar to 3599 (I have not tried Restore function since I have not had a successful Backup yet).

Running on Windows XP SP3 (32bit) with all upgrades.

Don't think I'm doing anything wrong - it's that simple! But one never knows.

Backup - don't save files to archive.
Restore - if restore from last version write - "archive was not created by the AstroPlanner backup function".
if restore from previous version write- "Could not extract inventory from archive!".

Checked at XP Pro 32bit & Vista Home Premium 64 bit.

Astroplanner V2.0b77 runs extremely slow on my Windows Vista Business 6.0.6002 laptop. The installation went smooth but...
After the splash screen display, the application takes several minutes to be displayed (it also keeps on changing the windows size before it stabilizes ready to run). Once apparently functional, going to any menu takes another several minutes to display and so on. Same issue with the previous beta versions.

FoV #-of-observations labels do not work when the chart is flipped horizontally or vertically. The labels remain in their original positions.

I cycled through all of the available Celestron mounts with Sync read=yes, but they are still not recognized in iterative polar alignment. The error message still says that sync is not supported. I'm using a Celestron CGEM and v2.0b77.

The Show Constellation in FoV feature does not fit the FoV to the constellation if a telescope/eyepiece/image is selected.

Displaying on a netbook 1024x600 screen causes visual problems on the Observations and FieldOfView tabs. e.g. overlapping fields, stuff that's shrunk to zero height, etc.

If I add a SBIG camera to my imager resources, and then pick said imager in the Eyepiece/Imager popup in the FoV tab, the FoV is resized to the guide-chip size rather than the main chip size. Turning off the guide chip (in the Resources window) fixes things.

If I attempt to download an image of Pal6 from POSS 2nd Gen. Blue. All Sky. 1.0"/pixel I get an error. (Possibly because its area isn't included in that survey.)

The error does show if I go to the Status tab of the Image Download dialog and click the Errors button. However, the line for that download gets cleared out of the Status list upon completion, so I've got no clue that I need to click the Errors button.

It'd be nice if rolling window of perhaps the last 10 downloads continued to appear in the Status list, with either "Complete" or "Error" in the Progress column.

I was entering an old observation from 2008 that I had missed the first time around. Since a session already existed, it asked me if I wanted to add to it:

"Add to recent session?"

Well, not really recent. Perhaps "Add to existing session?" would be better.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub AstromistFunctionality.ExportAstromistObjects()
2: Function MainWindow.MainWindow._ExportAstromistObjects_Action( MainWindow.MainWindow ) as boolean
3: Sub Delegate.Invoke()
4: Sub Application._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()


User description of above error trace:

Trying to export a simple plan to Astromist.

The error actually happen before opening export dialog, not when doing actual export itself - I clicked on "File"-"Export"-"Astromist ..." and the error was happening before
the dialog opened. I did it just after the program was installed, on first launch. Since then I opened the program again, took the original V1 plan, converted to V2 and successfully exported to Astromist. Maybe something was not initialized just after installation?

When I add an object to the plan manually AP automatically starts a download of the image (according to my preferences setup). whilst downloading the FoV tab images button Status tab shows the imge downloading (or queued for download) and once download complete the Images column in the plan shown te "block" D - everything as you would expect.

However, add an object to the plan via EquinoX (as the configured AP external planetarium application with the preferences set accordingly) and the object is added to the plan OK but the image download never starts/happens. If I remove the EquinoX added object and re-add it manually in AP (using the same object ID) then the image download starts automatically OK as you would expect.

Using Meade LX-90 Non GPS. Since bug 2876 is still pending I was looking to another way to send location to the telescope.
In resources, sites it is possible to read write location to the telescope. The following errors occur:
GET FROM TELESCOPE:
Latitude = OK, Longitude 354° instead of 4°, W instead of E and GMT offset -1 instead of +1. (the 2 latter are displayed in red).
SET TELESCOPE INFO:
Latitude =OK, Longitude=OK, East=OK, GMToffset -1 instead of +1.

Reading/writing longitude seems to be the problem.

If I set options in the sky tab for "Clicking on plan object in Sky chart" to "Does nothing" and click on an object, it still goes to the fov tab. Same problem with "selects object" and "selects object and Objects tab".
"selects object and fov tab" and "selects object and observations tab" work correctly

A hard crash can sometimes occur when slewing, and the Sky chart is visible.

Print Finder Charts downloaded (today) from the User Scripts had errors related to VisualAidResource not being a valid class. I universally replaced "VisualAidResource" with "OpticalAidResource", and the script appeared to work correctly. I confirmed that the script correctly used the selected visual aid.

I know this is with a user contributed script, so I hope this bug report should have been submitted here. The script is listed as a v2.0 script.

2.0b77, Win7 64-bit

When printing an observation of an object without a rating, the rating is printed as "0" (zero). I believe this should be blank(?).

If you do the following:

1) Open a plan that has user-defined fields defined and populated
2) Select objects in that plan
3) Create a new plan from the selected objects

The user defined fields in the new plan are not accessible. The Field names and Values are present for each object (shown in blue font) but I am unable to edit these values or show them in a column list.

Could be some user confusion on this one - I'll keep working on it.

When exporting objects to generic text or Excel, you either export all objects or highlighted objects only. What about selected objects (esp. since V2 allows more than one object to be selected at the same time)?

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub CartesduCielV3App.SetSite()
2: Sub CartesduCielV3App.SetFOV()
3: Sub ExternalApp.doAppFOV( double, double, double )

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub CartesduCielV3App.SetSite()
2: Function CartesduCielV3App.GetAppFoVInfo() as boolean

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub CartesduCielV2App.SetSite()
2: Function CartesduCielV2App.GetAppFoVInfo() as boolean

User description of above error trace:

attempted to set Cartes Du Ciel to the same FOV as Astroplanner.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub CartesduCielV3App.SetSite()
2: Sub CartesduCielV3App.SetRADec( double, double )

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function APFilePath.ForDisplay() as string
2: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow.WhereToInstall_Open( CatalogueManagerWindow.CatalogueManagerWindow )

It's not obvious how to select and configure an ASCOM driver. Improve things.

When printing an observing plan, DSS images always print with white objects on a black background. In the printing preferences pane, there is an option to always print black on white, but this option has no effect on the images.

Allow Sync operation on NexStar scopes that have that capability.

Using XP SP3. With b76 some bugs may be solved but a new bug is introduced: SKY tab displays only a flashing black window. When reverting to b75 the problem dissapears.

Every time AP starts the DSS image is tiny. After a few minutes it repaints itself and is back to normal. I attached a screen capture of this bug.

This problem is happening in the FOV Object and Sky tabs. After several minutes the screen will repaint and make the images larger.

Version 2V76

There seems to be a display problem at start of AP
When I start AP the following happens:
1)Window object the DSS image is must smaller then normal
2)SKY window calculates for a long time.
3)FOV is small and deformed
After about 1 to 2 minutes everything is back to normal
This happens every time you start AP.

Just downloaded 76 and found a strange bug. After the splash screen, AP only opened in half-size (running WIN XP, sp3). The maximize button in the upper right was not available until I clicked on the "Restore Down" button. Then the maximize button appeared and AP filled my monitor. Well, almost. The object section did not stretch full screen (horizontally). Additionally, The FOV appearred as a horizontal ellipse and when I clicked on "Sky" I just got a black circle with the word "Computing" appearing in grey. This was all changed when I minimized the program and then maximized it again. After that, all appeared as it should.

If you use the "+" button to create a new object and enter, say, "66 And", the app thinks it's a minor planet.

As you work on v.2, I'd like to draw your attention to a small glitch in v.1.61. I often sort by Uranometria chart number, and have observed that AP does not calculate this number consistently. When an object is near enough to the edge of a chart to appear in more than one chart, sometimes AP calculates one chart, sometimes the other.

When activating the cat manager from the File menu I get a dialog that has three choices, Cancel, Try Again, and Continue. I have to click each button several times before the dialog will clear and open the Catalog manager. As a windows users I would be expecting cancel button to stop processing my request for the Catalog Manager. Try Again would allow me to insert disk and then Try again to detect the CD. Continue would mean I know there is no disk but I don't care open Cat manager anyway.

Exception Type: I/O Exception

1: Function BinaryStream.Create( FolderItem, boolean ) as BinaryStream
2: Function Compression.DecompressGZip( FolderItem, FolderItem, string ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

Just got the v2 license from you.

Went to catalog manager, inserted old CD from v1, ran catalog manager from program not disk.

Selected all. On first catalog, decompressing message hung at 26% for serveral mintues.

Q6600 quad core, 8GB ram, Win7 Pro x64 with all updates.

I had AP 2.0b75 open and received the attached exceptions when I opened Starry Night Enthusiast Ver 6.3.6

Exception Type: Stack Overflow Exception

1: Sub ObsFilesContainer.ObsFilesContainer.Event_Resized( ObsFilesContainer.ObsFilesContainer )
2: Sub Window.Width.Set( int32, int32 )
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.SetWindowSize( MainWindow.MainWindow, int32, int32, int32, int32 )
4: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ResizeStuff( MainWindow.MainWindow )

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub AstromistFunctionality.ExportAstromistObjects()
2: Function MainWindow.MainWindow._ExportAstromistObjects_Action( MainWindow.MainWindow ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

I try to export my plan to Astromist format

I have 30' POSS images of M65 and M66.

1) Select M66 in a plan.
2) Go to FoV tab.
3) Make sure images is turned on in the Display Options
4) Select a Field Diameter of about 45'.
5) Rotate the FoV to about 48deg.

Note that the part of the M66 image which lies under where the M65 image would be if it were not rotated gets clobbered.

In the Fix Date dialog, pressing Enter to close the dialog will cause the time to revert back to current time (the incorrect date is fixed). This only happens when a single digit is typed in and Enter is pressed. It is true for hours, minutes, and seconds if you only update one field.

If either Apply button is pressed, it works correctly. If two digits are required to specify the hours, minutes, or seconds, it works correctly. If a zero is prepended (ie entering "09" in hours field for 9:00), it works correctly.

Entering single digits in hours and minutes together correctly updates the hours. Entering single digits in hours, minutes, and seconds correctly updates the hours and minutes (not seconds).

When I move my mouse over the DSS image in the Objects tab, it now reads out the RA and Dec right aligned (I think it used to be centred). If I do a Find and Mark Catalog Objects and then hover over a circle, the RA/Dec readout goes away and the whole rectangle highlights different, but I don't get any text.

When I hover over a red circle and the box below the image grays out, all the red boxes at the top of the window (Lat, Long, GMT, Local Date, etc.) gray out as well. If I right click to bring up the context menu all these things redraw (including the tooltip under the DSS image with the object details).

Since it isn't possible on Windows "safely" to enquire of all devices whether they have a CD-ROM mounted (all hell breaks loose if there isn't a CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive), an annoying dialog is presented every time you use the Catalogue Manager or Setup Wizard. Figure out a way to bypass this annoyance.

It would be nice to be able to select or restrict the catalogues being searched when using the plan creation wizard.

Use Case: When preparing a plan to use at a Star Party, I wanted to generate a plan from only those catalogues built into Meade's AutoStar II database (LX200). This is far easier than looking up RA & Dec coordinates and entering those when 10 people are waiting at the scope!

Also could be used to generate AutoStar tours and, in general, when not using a laptop in the field.

Logical place would be the "Where & When" screen where restrictions on Date/Time and Constellation are entered.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Telescope_Change( MainWindow.MainWindow )
2: Sub ResourceChooser.ResourceChooser.rsrc_Change( ResourceChooser.ResourceChooser )
3: Sub ResourcePopup.Event_Change()
4: Sub APPopupMenu.Event_Change()
5: Sub PopupMenu.ListIndex.Set( int32, int32 )
6: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.SetPopupValue( MainWindow.MainWindow, APPopupMenu, string )
7: Sub App.NewPlanCreationWizard( MainWindow.MainWindow )
8: Function App._FilePlanCreationWizard_Action() as boolean
9: Sub Delegate.Invoke()
10: Sub Application._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Creating a plan using New Plan Wizard

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub SkyChart.DrawAlignmentStars()
2: Function SkyChart.MakeChart() as Picture

User description of above error trace:

Sky Tab, Options menu on the right screen side, Objects, I checked the Allignement option and AP freezes dislaying this form inmediately. It does every time I performed this action.

Exception Type: Stack Overflow Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ResizeStuff( MainWindow.MainWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Resized( MainWindow.MainWindow )
3: Sub Window.Width.Set( int32, int32 )

When I try to do a conditional delete on a user-defined field, APv2b75 asks if I want to delete all 93 objects in the plan.

Conditional delete seems to work properly for AP defined fields.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ScriptWindow.ScriptWindow.SetSyntaxHighlighting( ScriptWindow.ScriptWindow )
2: Sub ScriptPrefsWindow.ScriptPrefsWindow.Event_Close( ScriptPrefsWindow.ScriptPrefsWindow )

User description of above error trace:

Opened script editor window, opened scripting preferences, closed underlying script editor window, closed script editor window.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub SkyComputeThread.Event_Run()
2: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

User description of above error trace:

Selected an object in a plan (with three objects) and clicked on the Sky tab and an application exception popped up. The Sky view does eventually come up.

The catalogue preference specifying where to put additional IDs when creating a plan object does not work properly.

If the user goes from registered to unregistered status (could happen if the user upgrades from V2 to V3*, or if the user registration info has been flagged as bogus), then there is a massive slowdown at startup time (that eventually clears itself if the app is allowed to continue).

The potenially very valuable script Focus Star contains two errors one in line 25 and one in line 210.

Whenever adding a new object if I just enter the catalog designation and then choose "Best", say Messier (M) and DO NOT add the number, it puts M7. For NGC, it is NGC 185, for IC, it is IC 49. I have not tested this on any other catalogs.

The SFR window always reopens slightly lower than it should. The Debug window reopens exactly where it should. Not sure if the SFR location is being stored incorrectly (in preferences) or an offset is being added for some reason.

Using PageUp or PageDown does not move the current cursor location (it should). Try using PageDown twice then LineDown once. The displayed text jumps back to where the cursor now is; one line down from its position prior to the two PageDown steps. The cursor should be someplace in the region of text displayed by the second PageDown.

If the SFR window is refreshed (e.g. by saving a lib_ file) any Find results are not preserved.

To be honest I find this occasionally useful for clearing out the Find results! Maybe a 'ClearFindResults' button :)

If the SFR window is too narrow the 'Changes' and 'Search' controls overlap. This fault has been around for ages - just got around to reporting it - Sorry!

Exception Type: Stack Overflow Exception

1: Function Utility.WhatScreen( Window ) as int32
2: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ResizeStuff( MainWindow.MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Resized( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User description of above error trace:

Went through File\Setup Wizard and selected Finish (including download of catalogues)
Note: had blocked connection to Internet when going through wizard. Unblocked and selected catelogue to download. Finished wizard and received this error.

Exception Type: Stack Overflow Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ResizeStuff( MainWindow.MainWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Resized( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User description of above error trace:

Hit Windows+D to show desktop and crash report appeared.

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Core i7 920, 6 GB RAM

Exception Type: Stack Overflow Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ResizeStuff( MainWindow.MainWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Resized( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User description of above error trace:

AP was open for a long time. I was browsing and a lot of other apps are open: maixm dll open office, skype, and firefox etc.
I needed to get back to the desktop because I saw something strange with my icons (a hole row on the second screen, which is weird)
Basically the same problem as I reported for version 72. (I fear continue will not work this time either)

Here is the diagnostic report:

Thread 7 Crashed:
0 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x009b802e MainWindow.MainWindow.DrawSkyInRect%%o<MainWindow.MainWindow>bo<Graphics>i4i4i4b + 63391
1 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x00c60e9e MainWindow.MainWindow.DrawSkyStuff%%o<MainWindow.MainWindow> + 10569
2 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x0098b9b9 MainWindow.MainWindow.RedrawSky%%o<MainWindow.MainWindow> + 2089
3 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x025c9e58 SkyComputeThread.Event_Run%%o<SkyComputeThread> + 240
4 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x028c3fec APThread.Event_Run%%o<APThread> + 99

Two different crashes when selecting the Sky tab in b74 for minor planet 4 Vesta:

1) NilObjectException, application must be shut down dialog from AP.

2) SIGBUS, crash into apple crash catcher:

Thread 6 Crashed:
0 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x009b802e MainWindow.MainWindow.DrawSkyInRect%%o<MainWindow.MainWindow>bo<Graphics>i4i4i4b + 63391
1 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x00c60e9e MainWindow.MainWindow.DrawSkyStuff%%o<MainWindow.MainWindow> + 10569
2 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x0098b9b9 MainWindow.MainWindow.RedrawSky%%o<MainWindow.MainWindow> + 2089
3 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x025c9e58 SkyComputeThread.Event_Run%%o<SkyComputeThread> + 240
4 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x028c400f APThread.Event_Run%%o<APThread> + 134

Select an existing script.
Click the ++ button.
In the New Script Name text box, type "Copy Name > ID".
Click OK.
Unhandled Nil object exception.

It's grayed out in the menu.
If you do the command-key-equivalent on Windows (cntrl-A), it selects the first plan object rather than all of them.

(Perhaps this code never got updated from the only-one-object-selected-at-a-time olden days?)

Should APCallable.DoubleToTime and APCallable.TimeToDouble be deprecated to the Date class?

In the Objects, show DSS image at the right of window , if the cursor is placed on a star which has more than 2 lines of text that appears in the description at the bottom of the image , only 2 and about 1/2 lines appears on the screen.

in the Objects screen, in the row that contains "lookup" ..... "sort list", "add special" , "delete"
When delete is selected , most of the delete commands appear to work , but with the "Delete CONDITIONALLY" , the window appears , the first 2 drop down boxes work, but when entering a value in the last box and the "Delete: button is not enabled and therefore it is impossible to perform the delete.

Destructor is missing from the list of autocomplete words. Will do a more systematic check later.

Just noticed in the plan document that the columns are justified a specific way.

Const is Centre justified whils ID and More Id's are Left justfied. Chart# is centre justified and is hard to read if you have a number of Charts selected.

Perhaps include an option to select the justification for each column individually.

A partial file extension is being displayed in the Scripting Framework window for a User library. The partial extension being displayed is '.apsc' (see attachment).

image shows: cannot open image xxxx, I tried several images same result.
V73

Paul - just loaded b73 and now all my DSS images won't show. In all plans I just get an error in the window saying cannot open image #[number]

They were there in 72

This is with Windows 7 64

Executed Focus Star and a window opened re debugging code left in script

2
HR2199

Implement a help system.

Exception Type: Stack Overflow Exception

1: Sub ObsFilesContainer.ObsFilesContainer.Initialise( ObsFilesContainer.ObsFilesContainer )
2: Sub ObsFilesContainer.ObsFilesContainer.Event_Resized( ObsFilesContainer.ObsFilesContainer )
3: Sub Window.Width.Set( int32, int32 )
4: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ResizeStuff( MainWindow.MainWindow )
5: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Resized( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User description of above error trace:

i did a update to V2.0b72. under Vista 32bits and after that i started atroplanner and i got this error.
When select [Continue] the program stops.
Installing a lower version of astroplanner everthings works ok.

Exception Type: Stack Overflow Exception

1: Sub ObsGeneralContainer.ObsGeneralContainer.Event_Resized( ObsGeneralContainer.ObsGeneralContainer )
2: Sub Window.Width.Set( int32, int32 )
3: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ResizeStuff( MainWindow.MainWindow )

User description of above error trace:

I tried to continue after my previous bugreport, but have no luck apparently

Exception Type: Stack Overflow Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ResizeStuff( MainWindow.MainWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.Event_Resized( MainWindow.MainWindow )
3: Sub Window.Width.Set( int32, int32 )


User description of above error trace:

Minimizing the window with Windows Key +M.

In that E-mail I couldn't trace the error, but I was trying to get to the desktop when it happened.


User description of above error trace:

I was opening CCDNavigator 2 in Vista 64


User description of above error trace:

ah, going to the desktop again

I'm not sure if it doesn't have any in the dictionary, or just not very many. If it doesn't have any, it might be best just to pass them in as two separate words.

Anyway, it's currently tripping up on things such as:

well-condensed
semi-stellar
crown-pleaser
well-defined

(Note that separating the input into two words won't catch where someone uses a hyphen and shouldn't, such as "non-descript". Perhaps you could pass the word in first with the hyphen, and if one of the suggestions is the same text without the hyphen, then present those. If not, then throw out the results and re-run it as two separate words?)

Access to the Random class. Particularly as the Random class now supercedes the Rnd function.

If you drag the main window to the left or right sides of the screen in Windows 7, Aero Snap will automatically make the window take half the screen. This currently works on the main Astroplanner window, and it completely destroys the layout. Many fields disappear (can't be accessed), even those that should be visible.

Since you can't change the size of the Astroplanner window below a minimum threshold and shape, I'd guess that Astroplanner is not intended to be used with Aero Snap.

When adding a double-star object (e.g. hj1000) by clicking the [+] button at bottom left, the only possibility is to add empty object. Adding an empty object, then looking up the object you were looking for in the first place does work.

Slew to park (and disconnect) no longer freezes AP, but it still does not work. When I clicked on it in the Telescope Palette, I got a message saying it could not slew to park position (alt = 0deg, az = 180deg) because it was below the horizon. I then used to handbox to park the scope in that very position.

I am polar mounted. Could that confuse AP2? It does not confuse AP1.6.1.

File--export--Nexremote tour... generates a .hct file which I use for my Nexremote software to choose and slew to the selected objects.
But any objects that are located in a "plus" DEC the scope slews somewhere else than the correct target. In V1 the .hct file (via a script) has the DEC printed out as a "+" or a "-"
like the Dec column in Objects. V1 works just fine.
In V 2.0b71 the exported .hct file has a "-" but no "+" in front of the value for DEC.
When I put a "+" in front of a positive value the scope slews to the proper position.

When all data from JPL are downloaded (or displayed from the cache), you can choose which parameter you want to change, but you can't enter any values. Upon trying the AP no longer corresponds and turns grey or white. It doesn't crash, but when returned to speaking terms nothing has changed.

Cannot add text into Object notes in Observations tab

I have the following sessions:
20091229
20100105
20100108
20100109
20100112

In the Observation Database I select File → Print. The Printing script is Default and the Task is Session and Observation data. When I print this out, I get all the data but it is not in order.

20100109
20100108
20100105
20091229
20100112

Finally, attachments are not being printed.

Changing the x-axis to the Time of Night in the Long Term Visibility Indicator (lovely feature!) produces a black band during the period that in reality there is no astronomical darkness anymore at my site, which would mean all day darkness.

I reported earlier that clicking the "+" button in the spell checker window effectively ended the spell checking. Turns out this is only true if you have in-line spell checking turned on; without it everything works fine.

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Sub MagicSpeller.addWord( string )
2: Sub MagicSpellerInterfaceWnd.MagicSpellerInterfaceWnd.addBtn_Action( MagicSpellerInterfaceWnd.MagicSpellerInterfaceWnd )

User description of above error trace:

Added a new word to the spell checker dictionary, then quit app.

I think I logged this before, but it was probably in a long list of things, so it may have gotten lost.

Add an object to a plan for C/2007 N3 Lulin. Give it the ID "C/2007 N3" (with a space between the 7 and the N), and the name "Lulin".

Add an observation and a user image. Note that you don't get an image icon in the Objects list.

Change the name to "C/2007N3" (delete the space).

Now you get an image icon.

Switch to Observations tab.

While the list says it still has 1 observation, you don't see it listed in the Observations list. If you put the space back in the name, your observations come back but your image is gone again.

When I download an image I don't see the image in the downloading-window, only later in the objects-window.

The image display window does not recognise the "invert image colours" contextual menu item. Neither does the image manager window, and does not have the contextual menu item.

Add the ability to share an AP installation (i.e. resources, images, etc.) between two OSes (in this case either a 32-bit or a 64-bit Windows boot).

Exception Type: Type Mismatch Exception

1: Function MagicSpellerTA.Event_ContextualMenuAction( MenuItem ) as boolean
2: Sub Delegate.Invoke()
3: Sub Application._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

a. Trying to cut text from Observation notes and paste into Object notes in Observations tab

b. When trying to do a spell check under Observation Notes under the Observation tab.

User description of above error trace:

I'm trying to create an object (minor planet) - to find another approach to the JPL import using the catch.
I could create an empty object and past in the ID number, but trying to paste in the name gives this exception


User description of above error trace:

right-click EDIT in Notes don't work

I entered the following into the Seeing custom scale.

5 - Excellent
4 - Good
3 - Average
2 - Poor
1 - Bad

The dropdown shows:

Unknown
5 - Excellent4 - Good3 - Average2 - Poor1 - Bad
---

The options I entered are not on individual lines.

Be able to copy RA/Dec coords (e.g. "13 10 56.5 +11 28 39") from another text document onto the clipboard, and create a new object with those coordinates.

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Function App.LookupIDSynonyms( PlanObservation ) as string()
2: Function ObservationDatabase.GetGUID( PlanObservation ) as int32
3: Function ObservationDatabase.FixupSynonyms( boolean ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

Selected "Reset Cross-References" in the Observation Settings and let the application run throughout the night. In the morning I found this Exception.

When I'm downloading a series of images for a plan and then minimize the download window, I would like to be able to see the progress percentage in the minimized bar(?). Then I can continue working on the plan and know when the download is complete without having to go back and keep opening the download window.

Since the print preview window does not use either the horizontal or vertical scrollbars (page images are shrunk to fit the window), get rid of the horizontal scrollbar and use the vertical scrollbar to move between pages, rather than using the annoying page number widget currently used.

When I select Display→Custom Reticles, I see reticles boundary according to selected telescope focal length. I want see reticle boundaries for different focal lengths at one time very often. This is typical situation for Main camera and Guide Camera. You could specify Telescope in the Custom reticles window. If a telescope is specified we use focal length of this telescope. If not specified - assume the main telescope (specified for the FOV chart).

Problem is with decimal separator.
If I use "." all is ok(15.7 →15.7). If I use "," only int part saved (15,7 → 15).
During custom reticles editing all numbers showed with "," like separator.

As result we have:
1.Edit reticle.
2.Input 15.7.
3."Ok"
4.Edit reticle.
5.See 15,7.
6."Ok" (size of reticle on FOV window change)
7.Edit reticle.
8.See 15.

Today I have had two occasions where a UDF script has generated an exception error dialogue and an 'APSemaphore' timeout message in the Debugging window. Both occurred during a scheduled Object list redraw ('Re-sort dynamic columns every 30 sec' is checked).

There have also been two other occasions when AP has crashed to desktop with no error messages or logs of any kind.

Still getting 'APSemaphore from UserFieldLock timed out'.

Exception Type: Out Of Memory Exception

1: Sub Picture.Constructor( int32, int32, int32 )
2: Function ImageFITSConversionThread.Convert() as boolean
3: Sub ImageFITSConversionThread.Event_Run()
4: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

Exporting observations in a single session works fine when exporting them as an Excel file. Exporting the session as an AstroPlanner .obs file doesn't. The attached screenshots shows the number of observations in the session which AP plans to export does not match the actual number of observations made in the session.
As the screenshots also shows, I logged observations on both the 15th and 16th of November. Both sessions lasted past midnight. I was able to succesfully export the session of the 15th as there was no session closely preceding it, nor a session following it. Now with a session present for the 16th I am no long able to export the session correctly.

Given a set of observations selected in the Observation database window, allow the creation of a new plan containing a set of objects representing those observations.

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.MainWindow.ObjectList_MenuAction( MainWindow.MainWindow, string, string )
2: Function StripedListBox.ServiceMenu( MenuItem ) as boolean
3: Sub StripedListBox.MakeContextualMenu( int32, int32 )

User description of above error trace:

While attempting to search a catalog using the context menu item: "Lookup Name" (right-click within the Objects List), this Nil Object Exception was evoked.

I'm not sure that this is a bug, but, as I was culling an object list, I opened Image Manager so I could delete images as I deleted the objects from the list. When the plan window was in front, I went up to Window in the main menu to choose the Image Manager, but it was not on the list. I then clicked Image Manager under Image, and it appeared just as I had left it, i.e. open to NGC objects.

By the way, I just found that the same is true for the Bug Report window. Maybe these are special windows that will not show up on the Window list?

WEBDA Link and SEDS Link fields were created with the scripts and I had also an E(B-V) field created and displayed as a column in the Objects tab.
When I then changed the order by editing the User Fields, the content of the SEDS Link was displayed in the E(B-V) column.

The problem is corrected by rerunning the SEDS script or by saving the plan, closing and reloading it.

Switched Objects to to FoV tab, got runtime error as per attached screenshot.

I put APv2b69 through its telescope control paces on my Meade LX200GPS and everything worked fine, except "Slew to home". When I clicked "Slew to home" my computer locked up, as it has on previous versions.

Run a script which generates a list window with the object type in one column. Have the list originally sort on one of the other columns.

Click on the Type column heading. It shows the little up-arrow to show sorting, but doesn't sort. Click on the Type column again, and the down-arrow appears and the list does sort.

It's not just the first click -- clicking on, say, Name sorts the first time. And if you go back and click on Type a 3rd time (back to the up-arrow), it doesn't change the sorting (the rows are still sorted in reverse alphabetical order).

Hard crash when opening script edit window if observation database window is at the front.

V1 User defined fields in the Observations tab are not displayed unless/until a field named identically to the V1 field is added, or when a completely new field is added.

Add ability to copy selected rows in a listbox to the clipboard (as tab-separated text)

I set the option "Closing last plan document Closes other windows and displays a menu."

When I closed the last document, a menu was indeed displayed, but it was inoperable. I had to closing the app and restart it to be able to open another plan.

AP hard crashed after I downloaded multiple (5) user contrib plans and checked check box to close plans after downloading. No AP error report.

Again....
Downloaded the new update (2.0.0b69) through the software - NOT THE WEBSITE

When I closed the application to run the update, received the usual "AP Quit Unexpectedly" with the option to close or reopen. Here were the details that were going to be sent to Apple (although I report stuff like this - maybe I should).

Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 ??? 0xd4a58b00 0 + 3567618816
1 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x00174dc4 RuntimeCustomControlDestructor + 56
2 com.ilanga.AstroPlanner 0x001a2d78 BevelButton.__exit%%o<BevelButton> + 56
.....

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Sub Listbox.CellTag( int32, int32 )
2: Function UserFieldListBox.Event_DragOver( int32, int32, DragItem, int32 ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

I was cleaning up (deleting files) from my Downloads folder when this "unexpected error condition" dialog popped up on screen. AstroPlanner was, and remains, open, but it was at the time, and contiues to sit idle in the background. Current project not saved. Though I have copied the v2 app from the .dmg, and am running from the hard disk (applications folder), the latter (.dmg) was one of the files placed into the trash. Other apps sharing space in memory with AP include Apple Mail, and Safari.

I went to add a minor planet with new orbital elaments and this debug window appeared.
I copied the datat - here it is


4.9146305 5.7248867
4.9146305 5.7248867
4.9065365 5.6692088
4.9167325 5.7386093
...
4.9146317 5.7248949