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Pages: 1 Edward E professor emeritus Reged: 03/26/06 Loc: Tucson, Arizona Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available       #5726667 - 03/11/13 07:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I noticed this morning that CDC 3.8 stable is now ready for download and 3.9xxx unstable is also available for download. There have been some changes that will effect the catalogs in currently used editions so read the install notes. I think I will take this opportunity to back up my catalogs, uninstall my current CDC and do a new install of CDC 3.8 Post Extras:       richard7 Not Quite Reged: 11/02/07 Loc: Sacramento Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: Edward E]       #5726786 - 03/11/13 08:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just installed it in Linux yesterday. Haven't gotten around to the catalogs yet though. Post Extras:       Man in a Tub Postmaster Reged: 10/28/08 Loc: Fogpatch, CA Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: richard7]       #5727256 - 03/12/13 12:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Merci beaucoup. Post Extras:       bluedandelion Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/17/07 Loc: Hazy Hollow, Western WA Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: Man in a Tub]       #5727286 - 03/12/13 01:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   So what catalogs are recommended to be installed over the default ones? Ajay Post Extras:       Man in a Tub Postmaster Reged: 10/28/08 Loc: Fogpatch, CA Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: bluedandelion]       #5727361 - 03/12/13 02:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   At http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/download, see the section Additional Catalog: Stars catalogs, DSO catalogs and, if you want it, the new UCAC4 catalog V2. Follow the advisory "Be sure to also update your stars and DSO additional catalog" which is in the Skychart 3.8 section above. Post Extras:       Mark9473 Postmaster Reged: 07/21/05 Loc: 51°N 4°E Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: Man in a Tub]       #5728582 - 03/12/13 04:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm sticking to 3.4 as long as the option to show objects below the horizon in views over 180° wide isn't re-introduced. Post Extras:       bluedandelion Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/17/07 Loc: Hazy Hollow, Western WA Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: Man in a Tub]       #5731196 - 03/13/13 09:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks. Post Extras:       AJ sage Reged: 01/06/09 Loc: North Carolina Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: bluedandelion]       #5734477 - 03/15/13 04:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm on 3.6 and have lots of settings tweaked the way I like them. What's the best way to upgrade to 3.8, to get rid of what needs to be eliminated while maintaining my customized settings? Do I uninstall first, or will 3.8 overlay and automatically rid my PC of 3.6? Post Extras:       rmollise Postmaster Reged: 07/06/07 Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: AJ]       #5734788 - 03/15/13 07:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just install 3.8, your settings will be preserved. Post Extras:       AJ sage Reged: 01/06/09 Loc: North Carolina Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: rmollise]       #5736096 - 03/16/13 11:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Just install 3.8, your settings will be preserved. That made it painless and it worked perfectly. Thanks Rod. One more question. I also installed 3.8 on my Asus netbook, which had no previous version of Cartes du Ciel, so all settings are default. Is there any way to copy the customized settings from my desktop to the netbook? Post Extras:       rmollise Postmaster Reged: 07/06/07 Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: AJ]       #5736625 - 03/16/13 04:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Proably is...sign onto the Sky Charts Yahoogroup...Patrick monitors it all the time and I'm sure he can answer that one. Post Extras:       bluedandelion Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/17/07 Loc: Hazy Hollow, Western WA Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: rmollise]       #5739930 - 03/18/13 12:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Actually the settings a particular user has, is stored in a directory in their account. The installation is system wide is in a different place. Granted that in some situations the format of the files used to store the settings can change. In going from 3.6 to 3.8 that hasn't happened. I uninstalled 3.6 and installed 3.8 and things started up where I had left off previously. I wiped out my earlier install completely to get rid of unnecessary and older catalogs. Things are more responsive with 3.8 and the newer catalogs. Ajay Edited by bluedandelion (03/18/13 10:53 AM) Post Extras:       Matthew Ota Hmmm Reged: 04/30/05 Loc: IngleHood, California Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: bluedandelion]       #5741942 - 03/18/13 10:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It truly amazes me what Cartes Du Ciel can do as a freeware program. I am truly impressed with it's sophistication. Post Extras:       AJ sage Reged: 01/06/09 Loc: North Carolina Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: rmollise]       #5742399 - 03/19/13 08:06 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Probably is...sign onto the Sky Charts Yahoogroup...Patrick monitors it all the time and I'm sure he can answer that one. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Rod. I received a reply from Patrick yesterday on how to easily copy the configuration file from my desktop to my netbook. Post Extras:       rmollise Postmaster Reged: 07/06/07 Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: AJ]       #5742486 - 03/19/13 09:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent! Post Extras:       Mark9473 Postmaster Reged: 07/21/05 Loc: 51°N 4°E Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: AJ]       #5746964 - 03/21/13 06:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: I received a reply from Patrick yesterday on how to easily copy the configuration file from my desktop to my netbook. Do you mind sharing it here? Post Extras:       AJ sage Reged: 01/06/09 Loc: North Carolina Re: Cartes du Ciel 3.8 Now Available [Re: Mark9473]       #5747123 - 03/21/13 09:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Quote: I received a reply from Patrick yesterday on how to easily copy the configuration file from my desktop to my netbook. Do you mind sharing it here? Patrick's response: "On the desktop run skychart, open the menu File / Save As. Copy the .cdc3 file to the netbook. Run skychart on the netbook, open the menu File / Open, select the file". Step by step (as I did it): Insert a USB flash drive into the desktop. Launch Cartes du Ciel Click on "File" Click on "Save as" Select the USB flash drive Name the file (nnn.cdc3) Click "Save" The above copies the configuration file to the USB flash drive. Inset the USB flash drive into the netbook. Launch Cartes du Ciel Click on "File" Click on "Open" Select the USB flash drive Select the .cdc3 file Click "Open" If everything is OK, click "Setup" and "Save Configuration now". Post Extras:       Mark9473 Postmaster Reged: 07/21/05 Loc: 51°N 4°E Re: copying CdC settings to another device [Re: AJ]       #5749608 - 03/22/13 12:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks! Hope nobody minds that I changed the title for bookmarking purposes. Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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