AstroPlanner Beta Testing

ID:
7827

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/05/08

Notification.!KillAsyncTimer: NilObjectException

Version: 2.4fc1
Expires: 01/09/2024
Date: 08/05/2024 08:53:59 BST
OS: Windows 11.0.22631 (X86)

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub Notification.!KillAsyncTimer( Timer )
2: Sub App.Event_Closing()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7828

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/05/08

Application does not like Fix/Unfix date/time

Fixing the date/time (or subsequently unfixing it) causes the responsiveness of the application to decline precipitously. The UI is unresponsive for a while, but then regains its responsiveness. The more objects in the object list, the worse it becomes.

Analysis:
This is an issue with Windows threading priorities.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7822

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/05/04

MainWindow.ResizeStuff: UnsupportedOperationException

Exception Type: UnsupportedOperationException
Exception Message: ResizeStuff. Debug=A B C D E F I J

1: Sub MainWindow.ResizeStuff( MainWindow, boolean )
2: Sub MainWindow.WidgetsRearrange( MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.WidgetsTabChange( MainWindow )
4: Sub MainWindow.TabsChange( MainWindow )
5: Sub MainWindow.tabs_PanelChanged( MainWindow, DesktopPagePanel )
6: Sub DesktopPagePanel._SetSelectedPanelIndex( int64 )
7: Sub DesktopPagePanel.SelectedPanelIndex.Set( int32, int64 )
8: Sub MainWindow.CurrentTab.Set( MainWindow, int32, int64 )
9: Sub MainWindow.APTools_ButtonClicked( MainWindow, APToolbar, int64, int0(), w.MainWindow.BarItems, boolean )
10: Sub APToolbar.ClickTimer_Action( APToolbar, Timer )
11: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Clicked on AstroPlanner plan entry and the error was generated.
message=ResizeStuff. Debug=A B C D E F I J

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7823

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/05/04

Jumpy observation database

This was fixed some betas ago, but it is back since at least b27:

In the Observations tab, double click to open an observation in the observation database. Result: the session in which the observation was logged is selected but not the applicable observation but the first observations of the session instead.

In the observation database, open (edit) an observation, make any changes and save the observation. Result: the first observation in the session is selected and the list of sessions scrolls all the way to the bottom, even though the correct session remains selected.

As far as I'm concerned, this is the only "show stopper" for V2.4..!

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7824

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/05/04

Switch to tab greyed out

The options to switch the applications tabs in the Edit - Switch to Tab menu are greyed out. Shortcut keystrokes not working, either.
Screenshot attached.

Attachment: VAvW 2024-05-04 om 11.53.53.jpg

Analysis:
The current software changed the way menus are enabled/disabled. I missed updating this sub-menu.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7825

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/05/04

More greyed out menus

Just noticed that more of the application's menus are greyed out, per attached screenshot.

Shortcut keys, such as Cmd+C to copy objects, are not working either.

Attachment: VAvW 2024-05-04 om 16.00.16.jpg

Analysis:
The current software changed the way menus are enabled/disabled (I suspect a framework bug). I missed updating these items in some cases.

Resolution:
Fixed. Bonus: Edit > Cut works on Object List.

ID:
7820

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/05/03

Files names containing [brackets] not fully displayed by application

All of my planfiles contains brackets [ ] in their names, for example: "Andromeda [12-14].apd" for objects in Andromeda for 12-14" telescopes, "Andromeda [8-10].apd" for 8-10" scopes and "Andromeda [5-6].apd" for 5-6" scopes.

Some time in the (recent) past AstroPlanner stopped displaying any text between brackets in the top of the application window. This means that whenever multiple planfiles are open for various list in one constellation (the abovementioned ones, but a filename like "Andromeda [Burnhams]", too) all of these files in the top bar of the application as well as in the Window menu (showing currently open planfiles) are displayed as "Andromeda". This makes it impossible to differentiate between the different files, unless they're brought to the front.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7821

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/05/03

Clicking rows on the object list can overwrite data

If you click a row of the object list too fast after another row was selected, the object data can be overwritten by the previous object's data.

Resolution:
Fixed. (Hopefully. I can no longer reproduce the issue)

ID:
7819

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/05/02

Extremely slow selection of objects

Selecting objects in the object list can be extremely slow, especially. on Windows, and slower computers. To mitigate this, perhaps the drawing of images and/or constellation maps can be done in the background to improve responsiveness.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7786

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/30

When Choosing to Replace IDs with Search Terms, Synonyms have the ID "Synonym"

Looks like this has popped up again.

Steps to duplicate:

1. Make sure the NGC and PGC catalogs are installed.
2. In a new document choose New Object.
3. In the ID field, put in "MCG 6-3-18". Check Synonyms and click All.
3. Select "Replace ID with search term"
4. Choose the NGC 404 object and then Add Selected.

Note that the ID for the new object is "Synonym". It should be MGC 6-3-18.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7817

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/30

Sort List only uses one level of information to sort (used to sort by up to three levels)

Sort List only uses one level of information to sort (used to sort by up to three levels)

Analysis:
The reason for this is that if you select a continuous value field (say R.A.), then any further sub-fields would (in theory) be redundant. If you choose a discrete value field (say Visibility, # Observation, etc.) then the subsequent sub-field would be valid.

Resolution:
Fixed. The fields are no longer disabled, but a warning is now shown if you pick a continuous value field followed by another field.

ID:
7810

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/30

Data from user field ported to next observation: time vs. previous object logged

When entering observations logged in succession, data from any user fields is ported to the next observation, which is very nice.

When entering observations in quick succession, for which the same date & time is used, I noticed the user fields as entered for the first observation in time in that sequence, is always ported to the other observations added sequentially. That means that, if for example the first observation in the sequence was a galaxy pair for which I notes (in a user field), "all members observed", that "all members observed" field is used for all following observations logged at that same moment in time. That requires that user field to be edited for all following observations at that same time that are not galaxy groups.

It would be better if the user fields were ported from the *previously logged observation* in the database, instead of from the first observation logged at a specific time.

Nothing major, it does not hamper the usability of AP at all, just a thought for a small improvement.

Resolution:
Fixed. Untested.

ID:
7747

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/30

ObjectList_MenuAction: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.ObjectList_MenuAction( MainWindow, ObjectListbox, string, string, string )
2: Sub AddHandler.Stub.63( string, string, string )
3: Function StripedListBox.ServiceMenu( DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean
4: Function StripedListBox.Event_ContextualMenuItemSelected( DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

I had highlighted the object with ID OCL352 in the attached file. I right-clicked on it and chose Show in Catalog. That's when this error occurred. It now shows 2 objects selected in the Title Bar, which I don't remember doing (OCL352 and Sh2-90).

Attachment: Names 2.apd

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7669

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/30

MainWindow.Event_CancelClosing: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception
Exception Message: @ M

1: Function MainWindow.Event_CancelClosing( MainWindow, boolean ) as boolean
2: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

I downloaded 3 contributed plans, the first one (Planetary Nebula Club) was opened in the Objects view, I changed the order of some columns, and when saving the plan, I got the error.
The other 2 plans were apparently still waiting to be downloaded.

Resolution:
"Fixed". Not fixed, but extra code added to help narrow down the cause.

ID:
7816

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/29

PositionWindow.SavePosition: RuntimeException

Exception Type: RuntimeException
Exception Message: 'VerticalOffset' is not a previously-saved variable!
Exception Number: 1

1: Sub Data.Operator_Lookup( string )
2: Sub PositionWindow.SavePosition()
3: Sub PositionWindow.Event_Closing()
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

In Preferences, I toggled "Open documents in full screen" (from on to off), the closed the Preferences window and this exception popped up.
number=1
message='VerticalOffset' is not a previously-saved variable!

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7815

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2024/04/28

Double click to move FoV

Without giving it any thought, I just double clicked to move (re-center) the FoV but nothing happened. That made me realize that it is no more than a natural movement to have to FoV center on a position that is double clicked in the FoV. Would make for a nice enhancement.

Resolution:
Implemented. Took all of 30 seconds...

ID:
7811

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/23

Issue with Windows numeric fields

In Windows, newly initialized numeric fields show their value in red (i.e. illegal value) even though the value is legal (numeric and in range).

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7771

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/23

MainWindow.ObjectList_PaintCellText: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.ObjectList_PaintCellText( MainWindow, ObjectListbox, Graphics, int64, int64, int64, int64 ) as boolean
2: Function StripedListBox.Event_PaintCellText( Graphics, int64, int64, int64, int64 ) as boolean
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Open a saved plan or open a saved plan and change observing sites. Occurs on Ventura and Sonoma.

Resolution:
"Fixed". Added code to help track this down.

ID:
7809

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/23

MCG designations missing from updated Hyperleda catalogue

The updated Hyperleda galaxy is a treasure trove, so much worthwhile information just a mouse click away.

Yet, something has changed to the catalogue that is perhaps a bug, perhaps just the catalogue itself. Per attached screenshot: the MCG designations for galaxy, the were previously included in the objects notes in that catalogue, have gone missing. Would be very nice to get them back.

Resolution:
Fixed. New release of catalogue includes all known IDs in the PGC, Name, or Notes field. Sorry, adding extra indexed ID columns causes serious bloat, so they were not implemented.

ID:
7808

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2024/04/21

Duration of observing session displayed in Observations tab, in addition to Observations logged

Currently, the number of observations logged in a session is displayed in the Observations tab, per attached screenshot. Would be a nice addition if the duration of the session (hours + minutes) were displayed, too, both for sessions that have ended and for sessions to which observations are being added.

I am working out observations as I type this and I thought it would make for a nice enhancement.

Attachment: VAvW 2024-04-21 om 11.19.22.jpg

Resolution:
Implemented. Took all of 30 seconds...

ID:
7782

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/19

App._ImportObservationFile_Action: InvalidArgumentException

Exception Type: InvalidArgumentException
Exception Message: No column with name AssociatedData

1: Function RowSet.Column( string ) as DatabaseColumn
2: Sub PlanObservation.Constructor( RowSet )
3: Sub ObservationFunctionality.Import()
4: Function App._ImportObservationFile_Action() as boolean
5: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Importing observations

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7788

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/19

Issue with Comet/MP cache file

Regarding the asteroid/comet cache file then this happens on every restart of AP. It does not resolve itself; it can’t delete the cache files. Also, if I look at which process is locking the asteroid cache file then it is AstroPlanner itself. The comet cache file can be deleted but was obviously locked at some point. AP is running under normal privileges. Is this a problem for only me? My guess is that it is the Xojo framework not releasing the file. Can you strip the read-only attribute of the file and then delete? Pretty radical 😊 but as it should just be you holding the file handle then most probably safe, or maybe not

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7404

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/19

Clock Offset crashes 2.4b13

I'm based here in the UK. Observatory computer is currently running at British Summer Time, which is currently 1 hour ahead of UT. I also observe using iTelescope in New Mexico which is -6 hours behind UT. If I choose the iTelescope location as my observing location and add -6 hours in the clock offset box and set my UK location in the 'Clock offset from site' box. Astroplanner crashes with the following error.

Version: 2.4b13
Expires: 24/12/2022
Date: 04/09/2022 11:00:16 BST
OS: Windows 11.0.22000

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception.

Without the Clock Offset feature working , If I want to choose the New Mexico location, I have to manually fix the observing time in New Mexico in the Date and Time boxes in order for the everything to work. Obviously I cannot run AP in live mode beacuse as soon as I untick the Fix date box, the time displayed is no longer New Mexico time, but my UK location.

Analysis:
I bypassed this issue since I couldn't reproduce it. However I have now (finally) reproduced it and fixed it.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7805

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/18

Sorting by Magnitude won't Allow Secondary Sorting

There are many objects with the same magnitude so this should allow you to continue sorting after going by Magnitude.

Steps to Dupe:
1. Open the attached document.
2. Choose to show Editing fields.
3. Click the Sort List pop-down and choose Sort By
4. Choose to sort by Magnitude in the top field.

All the other fields now go gray.

Attachment: Companion Objects.apd

Resolution:
"Fixed."

ID:
7802

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/18

DateExtensions.AsDateTime: InvalidArgumentException

Exception Type: InvalidArgumentException
Exception Message: Month out of range

1: Sub DateTime.Constructor( int64, int64, int64, int64, int64, int64, int64, TimeZone )
2: Function DateExtensions.AsDateTime( extends Date ) as DateTime
3: Sub APDateControl.Value( assigns Date )
4: Sub PlanWizardDialog.OpenStuff( PlanWizardDialog )
5: Sub PlanWizardDialog.OpenTimer_Action( PlanWizardDialog, Timer )
6: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
7: Sub App.NewPlanCreationWizard( MainWindow )
8: Function App._FilePlanCreationWizard_Action() as boolean
9: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Opened Plan creation wizard in an unregistered copy of Astroplanner. The system produce the application exception message.. If I select continue, Astroplanner close
message=Month out of range

Resolution:
Fixed. Not sure what is going on here, but I have added code to track it down if it happens again.

ID:
7800

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/18

FindCityDialog.FindCity: Out Of Bounds Exception

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Sub FindCityDialog.FindCity( FindCityDialog )
2: Sub FindCityDialog.TypingTimer_Action( FindCityDialog, Timer )
3: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
4: Function PositionDialog.Modal( DesktopWindow ) as sitionDialog.Clicked
5: Sub ResourcesWindow.FindPlaceBtn_Pressed( ResourcesWindow, PDPushButton )
6: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

searching for a place in Spain

Resolution:
Fixed. I think I fixed this. If not I have added code to help hunt it down next time it happens.

ID:
7806

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/18

Fix for menu item enable bug

There's a bug in the latest compiler framework that enables all menu items, whether or not it's applicable.

Analysis:
I'll have to put in a mess of code to work around this.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7799

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/04/18

Event Scripts

The Event Scripts... setting Enabled->Global does not appear to work correctly. An event that is marked Global is not available and executed by all plan documents, but rather the same as Local and is only available in the current plan.

Creating a Global, When plan document is opened, myscript only works in the current document. Restarting AP and opening a different document does not run the global script and the opened document does not have a reference to the event in Event Scripts...

Resolution:
Fixed. Also revised the Script Event dialog to make it more logical and allow for both a local and global script to run for a given event type.

ID:
7775

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/03/09

The Fix for Report ID 7745 Causes Sorting Problems, especially When Using Column Formats

Trying to prevent null sorts stops effective sorting techniques, especially when using certain column formats. My bread and butter sort was for Best Time | Transit Time| Altitude [Ascending or Descending would be situational] with Best Time at every 15 minutes and Transit Time at every 5 minutes. To see if these changes would affect my sorting I set both Best Time and Transit Time to Actual Time and looked at the results. I determined that this will really take away from my ability to order things like I used to. I attached a print screen to help illustrate.

Steps to Illustrate:
1. Open the attached document and make sure it is set to February 10th, 2024 with one of the EM... sites.
2. Set it to Civil Twilight End.
3. Sort by Best Time (no options available after that)
*Note that Best Time still uses a format of every 15 minutes for some reason.
*When you go to the objects at 7:30pm for Best Time, It does not automatically sort the Transit column after the Best Time column. It goes from 1:34pm, to 5:53pm and then to 4:48pm. Also, in the 7:30 Best Time range there is one object that transits at 4:53 and another at 4:52. I would normally want to use the 5 minute format to keep both of those right next to each other but they now have 2 objects between them. Even if it did keep them together, I now have no control to say that I want to sort those two by altitude with either Ascending or Descending. If you really look at it, I don't think there are really very many "null" sorts for people who want to be more granular with their sorting.

Attachment: Tagged Columns.PNGAttachment: AstroPlannerV2-W321.prefsAttachment: Main Objects1.apd

Analysis:
I guess the particular case of Best Time (being in 15 minute increments for performance reasons) is an "anomaly" here. I can take the approach of either (a) making Best Time a "non-continuous" or "discrete" value field (easy), or (b) adding Yet More Options to time fields to round them to the nearest n minutes and making those fields discrete values.
(a) is easy. (b) requires extensive surgery and UI changes. Hence, at this stage, I'm going to implement (a).

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7779

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/03/08

After upgrading to 2.4b27, User-Defined Fields are Causing Crashes

It is giving me a RunTime Error, with no bug report available, and crashing when going to edit a User-Defined Field. Many times it crashes right when I click on it. Sometimes, it does so after trying to append info to it.

Steps to Duplicate:
1. Open the attached document.
2. Select "Crab Nebula, Taurus A" around the middle of the association.
3. Drag the user-defined Fields pane to the left for more room, if necessary.
4. Click the Description field. If you don't get the error yet then try appending text to the information.
*It should give a RunTime Error (See screenshot).

5. Click OK and the program will kick you out.

Attachment: AstroPlannerV2-W32.prefsAttachment: 2024-01-30 Current List.apdAttachment: RunTime Err wih UDFs.PNG

Resolution:
Fixed. Not sure why this happened, but taking a slightly different approach seems to have fixed the issue.

ID:
7791

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2024/03/03

RA/Dec JNow coordinates

Add (optional) RA/Dec coordinates for Epoch JNow to the object list

Resolution:
Implemented.

ID:
7784

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/02/27

Issues with Syncing

I have two computers an M3 MacBook Pro laptop and an M1 Mac mini. In astroplanner I have enable syncing and sync via iCloud. I have also made sure preferences was selected in "items to sync" as well as both computers are pointed to the same path directories. My issue is that I have set up my devises/scopes and location on my laptop and I don't see that data syncing to my Mac mini.

Analysis:
Syncing needs some work, it would seem.

Resolution:
Fixed. Syncing should now work more consistently. Bonus: Added feature to Setup Wizard to allow setting up files from a previously synced AstroPlanner application run.

ID:
7814

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/02/22

GraphicsExtensions.PolygonToGraphicsPath: Out Of Bounds Exception

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Function GraphicsExtensions.PolygonToGraphicsPath( Pair() ) as GraphicsPath
2: Sub GraphicsExtensions.FillPath( extends Graphics, Pair(), boolean )
3: Sub SkyChart.DrawMoon()
4: Function SkyChart.MakeChart() as Picture
5: Function SkyChart.Image.Get( int32 ) as Picture
6: Sub SkyComputeThread.Event_Run()
7: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

User descriptions of above error trace:

a. Was displaying SkyView with several dozen objects and incrementing time one hour.

b. I have now tried several different plans. When I select an item and then click on SkyView, I get this error. Thiw was workoing. Not sure what option (of several) that I changed over the last couple of days that made this stop working, but now Sky view is impossible to use. Each time I utilize it, the app crashes.

c. In the Sky View tab, set the time to 22 hours in the Date/Time widget, and this exception popped up.

User description of above error trace:

I switched from objects to sky view. That's it...

User description of above error trace:

I select any plan file, select Sky view, and the exception pops up. I have tried with several plans; it seems to be a global problem.

User description of above error trace:

In the Sky tab, I changed the time (specifically hours, from 22 to 4) and this exception popped up.

Analysis:
Oops. A bit of code ended up in the wrong place in a recent refactoring. Happens if the date is that of a full moon or new moon.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7778

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/02/12

Selected objects displayed even when set to not display

In the Sky Chart, with the option Objects under Plan Objects selected (tickmarked) and set to Highlighted, both highlighter objects (in the list of objects in the Objects tab) and objects selected in the list of objects are displayed, instead of only highlighted objects.

Analysis:
Actually this is correct - if the selected objects are also highlighted. However they will be displayed in the "selected" colour.

Resolution:
Fixed. Under the conditions described, selected and highlighted objects will be displayed in the same colour.

ID:
7774

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2024/02/09

Update the SDSS image download to use DR18

The current version of the application accesses an older release of SDSS image data (DR7). Update this to use the latest release (currently DR18).

Resolution:
Implemented. The change is implemented. No code changes required. Next time you run AstroPlanner you should see DR18 image data.

ID:
7772

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/02/08

Unable to download catalogues

When attempting to download a large catalogue the download aborts with the message "Error: Timeout trying to download inventory!".

Analysis:
Workaround: After opening the Catalogue Manager, wait about 30 seconds for the timeout error to occur. Then try downloading the catalogue.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7769

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/02/04

Observation database window issue

The observations list does not remember its column width settings.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7768

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/02/04

Hilighting does not update properly with time change

Highlight selection is set to "Visible."

In the Objects window, when changing the Time in the Date/Time widget, the highlighting immediately changes only in the Azimuth and Altitude columns. This is shown in the attached screenshot which was taken immediately after changing the Time from PM to AM.

The highlighting is updated appropriately (i.e. across the whole row) once the window is scrolled.

macOS Ventura 13.6.4 on an M2 MacBook Air. AP version 2.4b26 (ARM).

Resolution:
Fixed. The update should be a lot faster, especially with plan docs with a lot of objects.

ID:
7766

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/02/04

Observation missing

I am trying to enter old observations. When I enter the first observation, all looks well, when I enter the second observation on a second object, its OK, but when I enter the third observation on a third object, the first will no longer display in the log, although the log indicates that there are three observations.

If I then delete the second and third observations that do appear, the first appears. The observation count always stays accurate.

Any idea of what may be happening?

Analysis:
This is a nasty one. The issue is with observations with the same date/time not being shown in the observation database window.

Resolution:
Fixed. All observations should now be displayed. Any missing observations probably don't have a suitable session associated with them. The Observation > Observation Preferences > Rebuild Sessions... feature will fix this.

ID:
7762

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/02/02

AstroPlanner Hangs Editing User-Defined Fields

I have AP hanging in multiple documents when trying to edit a variety of text fields.

Steps to Duplicate:
1. Open the attached plan document.
2. Go to the Crab Nebula object and click in the Conditions UDef field. It should select the whole value.
3. Try to type the following text and the program will hang:

NM | NO | NT | PH | Alt>32

Resolution:
Fixed. Well, it no longer hangs. However, you might need to click twice to edit a field. Making it completely right will require major surgery.

ID:
7765

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/02/01

CatalogueConstants.GetShortTypeName: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function CatalogueConstants.GetShortTypeName( int64, color, gueConstants.CatalogueObjectType()() ) as string
2: Sub TypeSelectPopup.Event_GetMenuItems( byref string() )
3: Sub SelfLoadingPopup.Event_MouseEnter()
4: Sub DesktopPictureButton.Event_MouseEnter()
5: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

I had started AP but was using other applications such email. My mouse moved across AP's window and a Nil object dialog popped up. I don't think I clicked, just moved the mouse over.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7764

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/31

Issues with scripting

Several issues with using the TCPSocket framework class. Also, it is possible to start the script running again before the previous instance has completed, causing hard crashes.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7728

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/29

ShortTermVisibilityCanvas.DrawShortTermVisibility: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ShortTermVisibilityCanvas.DrawShortTermVisibility( Graphics )
2: Sub ShortTermVisibilityCanvas.Event_Paint( Graphics, Xojo.Rect() )
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Reference bug report 7721. The first opening of any plan file now gives this error.

User description of above error trace:

Reference bug report 7721. I have just reported an error that occurs when any plan is opened. This error then occurs when the location is changed. Astroplanner then give a message requiring that it close.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7716

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/29

Entering new observations - values of user fields

When entering subsequent observations, values for user fields (in my case: limiting magnitude, seeing, SQM and temperature) for a new observation are copied from an observation logged at a later time and already present in the observation database. The desired functionality would be to have the values copies from the preceding observation.

This is probably a bug, but it would only manifest itself if a sessions already contained (an) observation(s) logged at a later time.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7757

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/29

ShortTermVisibilityCanvas.DrawShortTermVisibility: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ShortTermVisibilityCanvas.DrawShortTermVisibility( Graphics )
2: Sub ShortTermVisibilityCanvas.Event_Paint( Graphics, Xojo.Rect() )

User description of above error trace:

Just installed this version(beta 2.4b26) after removing the previous non-beta version and installing this beta version.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7763

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/28

Solar System Object Motion

The Solar System Object Motion shows a mark of the asteroids position but does not show the magnitude or time information. I tried checking them on and off individually but still the information does not appear in the FOV.

Analysis:
Oops. I screwed up some refactoring I did a year or so ago.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7758

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/26

Highlighting rule file loading issue

If you import a custom highlighting definition file containing rules on user-defined fields, and the plan does not have such a user-defined field then weird stuff happens.

Analysis:
The current rules file format is not designed to handle user-defined fields very well. As a bonus, it also doesn't handle rule files saved with a newer version of the app if that app has new built-in fields and there's a rule active on that field.

Resolution:
Fixed. The rules file is now a completely different format. If anomalies are found when loading, they are reported to the user. Note that you can still load old format files, but you will be warned that there might be issues if you proceed.

ID:
7734

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/24

Eagle Nebula [1] incorrect in Guides

Steps to Duplicate:

Not certain if this is fixed so sorry I am still on the older version. My highlight rules didn't convert right somewhere earlier on and I want to fix them before upgrading.

1. Go to New Object and pop down Guides. In Common deep-sky objects..., there are two Eagle Nebula choices.
Choose the first one and it actually chooses the ID for Seagull Nebula, which is IC2177.
2. Backspace over the incorrect choice and then choose the second Eagle Nebula choice.
*It's shows nothing so you can't double choose (not sure if that's considered a problem).
3. Choose Cancel.
4. Now repeat step 1 but choose the second Eagle Nebula choice. Now it works and this one is correct.

I like the idea of two choices with the first one being M16 instead of Seagull, since the second choice is a cluster type and M16 includes the Nebula.

Analysis:
See #7736.

Resolution:
Fixed. Apart from issues resolved by #7736, the info about the common DSO objects (and stars) is displayed below the popup for added verification purposes.

ID:
7736

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/24

Lobster Nebula Confusion

NGC 6357 has only 2 nicknames, the main one probably being Lobster Nebula. NGC 6618 has many names, the most popular seeming to be Omega Nebula or Swan Nebula, but also including Lobster Nebula. Both of them are named Lobster Nebula in the Guides drop-down, causing some confusion as to which one goes where.

Steps to Duplicate:
1. Go to New Object and pop down Guides. In Common deep-sky objects..., there are two Lobster Nebula choices. The choice for Swan Nebula and Omega Nebula also are listed.
2. Choose the first Lobster Nebula and it chooses the ID NGC 6618.
2. Choose Cancel.
3. Now repeat step 1 but choose the second Lobster Nebula choice. This one is for NGC 6357.

I think it would be good to somehow clarify any objects, which are actually different, but that can share the same nickname. Maybe a Constellation indicator in perins or something.

Resolution:
Fixed. Popup entries now contain ID (where applicable) and constellation. e.g.
Lobster Nebula [NGC6618, SerCauda]
Lobster Nebula [NGC6357, Sco]

ID:
7740

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/24

Custom Colors Overwrite Each Other in Highlight Rules

When trying to add a second custom color to the pallette, it overwrites the first one.

Steps to Duplicate:
1. Open the attached document.
2. Choose the Highlight dropdown on the Site widget and select Edit Custom Highlighting.
3. Select the rule called "Site Observability: No DT, Dark Site Object, Too Low Currently, Past Mag Limit"
4. Choose Rule Set#2 and click the blue text color. Click Define Custom colors and the current shade will be shown.
5. Adust the picker up to make the color a little lighter and then click Add to Custom Colors.
*It will now be the upper left-most color because I want to swap colors with Rule#1. Click OK.
6. Choose Rule Set#1 and repeat Step 4 for this rule.
7. Repeat step 5 and notice that the new custom yellow color has overwritten the blue color in the upper-left position.

I am not sure if I am doing something wrong but I was expecting it to take the next spot for a custom color, not to overwrite the previous one.

Attachment: Main Objects.apd

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7754

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/23

Adding Minor object corrupts another object

If I add a Minor Planet... using the Add Special button then another object in the plan will have its type changed to Minor and its coordinates set to an object below the horizon.

I added M33 to the plan that was currently above the horizon (34 degrees). I then clicked Add Special->Minor Planet... and selected (4) Vesta from the MPC list. Vesta is added but M33's type is changed to minor and the coordinates of M33 are now well below the horizon (-61 degrees).

Please find attached a screenshot of the M33 entry and then what happens when (4) Vesta is added.

Attachment: Screenshot 2024-01-21 222434.pngAttachment: Screenshot 2024-01-21 222604.png

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7730

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/23

Highlighting rules do not work.

I updated from the pre 26 beta to the new b26 and the highlighting rules behaviour has changed. Even though rules are not being satisfied they are being highlighted with the rules colour. The problem appears to happen when more than one rule has been specified.

I added a rule to highlight in green when Observability is greater than 50 and another rule to highlight in orange when observability is between 30 and 50. The observability column for the two objects in the plan was 45.2 and 42.2 but they are still highlighted green. Removing the second rule removes the green highlighting. I even managed at one point to get striped green/orange highlighting when the observability of both objects was in the 40s.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7755

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/22

Supernova with SN type

I imported a supernova from ASRAS, 2024gy. Its Type was SN. On the Field of View tab the supernova was not shown. If I changed the type in the Object editor to Supernova then it appeared. In fact changing the type to random names (Fred, BigBaddaBoom) made it appear in the FOV tab. I also tried adding SN as a User-defined type on the Field of View Preferences but it still did not appear. Not sure why the default SN type does not appear on the FOV tab.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7752

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/20

NexStarMount.GetItem: Out Of Bounds Exception

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Sub NexStarMount.GetItem( oi8A1v )
2: Sub TelescopeMount.Get( paramarray oi8A1v )
3: Sub CompareCTDialog.FetchValue( CompareCTDialog, int64 )
4: Sub CompareCTDialog.CompareCTThread_Run( CompareCTDialog, APThread )
5: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7749

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/20

Utility.ReadBOM: I/O Exception

Exception Type: I/O Exception
Exception Number: 89

1: Sub TextInputStream.CheckForError()
2: Function TextInputStream.ReadLine( TextEncoding ) as string
3: Function Utility.ReadBOM( TextInputStream, int64 ) as string
4: Function Utility.ReadBOMLine( extends TextInputStream ) as string
5: Function App.OpenFileFromDisk( FolderItem, boolean, int64, int64, int64, int64 ) as MainWindow
6: Function App._FileOpen_Action() as boolean
7: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

number=89

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7741

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/20

BackupItem.FilePath: Out Of Bounds Exception

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Function BackupItem.FilePath( int64 ) as FolderItem
2: Sub RestoreDialog.SetupList( RestoreDialog )
3: Function RestoreDialog.SetArchives( RestoreDialog, FolderItem() ) as boolean
4: Function App._BackupRestoreRestore_Action() as boolean
5: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7738

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/20

PlanObsAttachment.Path.Set: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub PlanObsAttachment.Path.Set( int32, FolderItem )
2: Sub ObsFilesContainer.ChangeListEntry( ObsFilesContainer )
3: Sub ObsFilesContainer.UpdateTimer_Action( ObsFilesContainer, Timer )
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Working with observations

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7751

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/19

Rise/Transit/Set not recomputed when Site changes

I just noticed that the Rise/Transit/Set values in a plan document do not change if the Site is changed.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7750

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/19

Always Save Changes issue

If I close the plan or exit AstroPlanner, I get the Save Changes dialog again even though I selected Always Save Changes previously.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7745

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/16

Sort List issue

Using the Sort List popup allows you to sort the list by up to three fields. This can provide bogus or null sorts if you sort any field after sorting a "continuous" value field, since there is a very small chance that the first field will be equal for two objects. e.g. if you sort by RA, and then Dec, it's unlikely that two objects will have exactly the same RA value, so the second (Dec) value is never used. However, if you sort by a field with "discrete" values, e.g. constellation, type, etc., then it is valid to add a second field (e.g. magnitude). The Sort List dialog should not allow "bogus" sorts.

Resolution:
Fixed. The Sort List dialog will now disable further sub-sorting if a "continuous" value field is selected.

ID:
7746

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/16

TypeDisplaySelector.!GetSymbol( string ) as int64: Out Of Bounds Exception

Version: 2.4b26
Expires: 27/04/24
Date: 17/01/24 9:04:27 am NZDT
OS: Windows 11.0.22621 (X86)

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Function TypeDisplaySelector.!GetSymbol( string ) as int64
2: Sub FoVChart.MakeObjectCatalogueFind( PlanObject, CatalogueFind(), boolean )
3: Function FoVChart.GetNonSolarSystemPlanObjects() as CatalogueFind()
4: Sub FoVChart.GetInternalCatalogueObjects()
5: Sub FoVChart.ExtractObjects()
6: Sub FoVComputeThread.Event_Run()
7: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

Resolution:
Fixed. Not sure what the issue is/was, but I have added some code to try and avoid it in future.

ID:
7737

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2024/01/04

Improvements to Comet/Minor Planet import

a. Fixed an issue that greatly improves initial import time for objects, especially for large databases such as MPCORB.

b. Added a Settings... button for each data source that lets you choose a convenient subset of the imported data (e.g. first 1000 objects, last 10000 objects, etc.) to improve loading time for data.

c. Some minor cosmetic improvements.

Resolution:
Implemented.

ID:
7735

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/03

Import comet data

Importing comets for the first time is working fine.
But afterwards the comet cache file must be deleted manually (C:UsersusernameAppDataRoamingAstroPlannerCaches).
If not, an exception error will occur.
When trying to exit without sending an email the program disappears from the screen but the process is not closed (forced via Task Manager -Windows 11).
Sometimes the program stays visible and cannot be closed the normal way.
Right clicking the "Use cached" to delete the cache file doesn't work.

Analysis:
The cache file is being left open, which means access the second time causes an exception. For both comets and minor planets/asteroids

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7733

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2024/01/03

SolarSystemObjectCollection.DeleteCacheFile: I/O Exception

Exception Type: I/O Exception
Exception Message: File is currently in use
Exception Number: 104

1: Sub FolderItem._RaiseIOErrorAsNeeded()
2: Sub FolderItem.Remove()
3: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.DeleteCacheFile()
4: Function SelectSolarSystemCollectionDialog.UseCached_ContextualMenuItemSelected( SelectSolarSystemCollectionDialog, DesktopCheckBox, DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean
5: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
6: Function SolarSystemObjectCollection.GetCollectionToDownload( byref boolean ) as SolarSystemObjectCollection
7: Function CometObjectCollection.GetCollectionToDownload( byref boolean ) as SolarSystemObjectCollection
8: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.StartImport( MainWindow )
9: Function MainWindow._NewImportCometData_Action( MainWindow ) as boolean
10: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Wanted to erase Comet cache by right clicking using the IAU Minor Planet Center
number=104
message=File is currently in use

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7709

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/28

ResourceDatabase.FixupDatabase: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ResourceDatabase.FixupDatabase( boolean )
2: Sub App.Event_Open()
3: Sub Application._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()
4: Sub REALbasic._RunFrameworkInitialization()

User description of above error trace:

AstroPlanner does not start at new install, i don't know what to do now!
Please help

Greetings Andy

Analysis:
Suggest using the latest version of the V2.4 beta (astroplanner.net/beta).

Resolution:
Fixed. Not fixed for V2.3.2, but some extra code added to 2.4 to locate the issue if it still exists.

ID:
7726

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/28

Minor planet import form many source

I can't load asteroids in any way
I created a new plan, and tried the different possibilities of importing the minor planets
after half an hour of processing this window remains empty, always, regardless of where it loads the data
I tried setting limits for magnitude while seeing an empty list. She accepts them, checks for 15 minutes and then remains empty

Analysis:
A "hidden" Display Restriction seems to be the culprit here.

Resolution:
Fixed. To avoid future confusion:
- When the dialog is opened, any checked restriction options will be moved to the top of the list.
- Refuse to allow checking of those options until valid values are entered in From/To.

ID:
7721

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/28

SunInfoWidget.DoSunStuff: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub SunInfoWidget.DoSunStuff( SunInfoWidget )
2: Sub MainWindow.DoSunStuff( MainWindow, Notification )
3: Sub MainWindow.ResetVisibility( MainWindow, boolean, boolean )
4: Sub MainWindow.ObservingSiteChange( MainWindow )
5: Sub MainWindow.siteInfo_SiteChanged( MainWindow, SiteInfoWidget )
6: Sub SiteInfoWidget.ObservingSite_Change( SiteInfoWidget, ResourceChooser )
7: Sub ResourceChooser.rsrc_SelectionChanged( ResourceChooser, ResourcePopup, DesktopMenuItem )
8: Sub ResourcePopup.Event_SelectionChanged( DesktopMenuItem )
9: Sub APPopupMenu.Event_SelectionChanged( DesktopMenuItem )
10: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

This occurs when I attempt to change sites or upon opening a plan from version 2.3.2

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7720

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/28

Colors not Sticking in User Object Notes

Steps to duplicate:

Open the attached document. Select Antares Cluster if it is not already chosen.
Go to the User Object Notes tab.
Select the first line of text and click the C button to change the color. Choose a color and click OK.
Click File > Save to save the changes.
Click File > Exit and save all documents on exit.
Restart AP and open the document. Select Antares Color. The color has reverted back to black in User Object Notes.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7715

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/28

MainWindow.ResizeStuff: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

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

User description of above error trace:

changed from one location to another multiple times without closing the program. I'll just start closing it before I switch locations.
message=ResizeStuff. Debug=A B C

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7719

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/28

Catalog Notes Info Duplicated in User Object Notes, Despite Preferences

I am not sure if SB is considered to be a field for the additional fields preference setting, but I still prefer not to duplicate Catalog Notes info in the User Notes.

To duplicate:
Go to File > Catalog Manager > Preferences. Choose to Add Additional Fields to User-Defined Fields and close the preferences.
Choose New Object, tell it SAC8501, and click Fetch.
Information in Catalog Notes is added to the User Notes field with SB appearing to be a field since it is bolded, even though no fields are told to go to User Notes in Preferences.

Attachment: AstroPlannerV2-W32.prefs

Analysis:
Note that the SB value is actually part of the catalogue notes in this case, not a separate field.

Resolution:
Fixed. Added a "Copy Catalogue Notes to User Notes, where applicable" option to Catalogue Preferences. Disabling this option, will stop copying catalogue notes into user notes when you create a new object from a catalogue search.

ID:
7773

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/27

MainWindow.DrawHighlightRect: Out Of Bounds Exception

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.DrawHighlightRect( MainWindow, Graphics, color(), int64, int64, int64 )
2: Sub SiteInfoWidget.HighlightCaption_Paint( SiteInfoWidget, DesktopCanvas, Graphics, Xojo.Rect() )

User description of above error trace:

Changing Selection of custom field for highlighting

User description of above error trace:

I had the attached plan document open and tried to select the highlight rule called '*Zodiac, Object List Toggle, Transit So...."

Attachment: Objects of Interest.apd
User description of above error trace:

I had just merged in any objects no greater than 14.2 magnitude from the Bigger Telescope doc to the Main Objects doc. Then after that I went to edit my highlight rules and I unchecked some of the boxes in Rule 3 of the Candidate Info [OOI] rule. This happened after unchecking some of the "Transit South of..." rules.

Attachment: Main Objects.apdAttachment: Bigger Telescope.apd
User description of above error trace:

I was in the attached Objects of Interest document. It was displaying the wrong colors for my highlight rule so I switched between it and several other documents by using the Window menu or using the taskbar. Also tried minimizing. Eventually this error came up.

I have attached some of the docs I was switching with.

Attachment: Objects of Interest.apdAttachment: Names 2.apdAttachment: Companion Objects.apd
User description of above error trace:

I had the attached document opened. I then imported the attached user-defined field rules. After that I imported the attached highlight rules field. When I selected the 2.4b24 - ListMan: Merge (Full)… rule this error occurred.

Attachment: 2020-02-20 Test of Celestron SkyPortal and User Objects.apdAttachment: Main - Beta (2.4b24) Fixed RSG.hrulesAttachment: New-Beta(2.4b24) - Redoing More OI Cats.ufield
User description of above error trace:

I was just opening the program. Looked like it was on the Main Objects plan when this happened.

Attachment: Main Objects_WG.apdAttachment: Main Objects.apdAttachment: AstroPlannerV2-W32.prefs

Analysis:
This occurs if you have a custom highlighting scenario with two or more active rule sets, with an interposed non-active rule set. e.g. Rule Sets 1 and 3 have active rules but Rule Set 2 does not.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7717

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2023/12/12

Speed improvement on macOS

The latest version of the development software used to create AstroPlanner has identified and fixed an issue (well, improved rather than fixed if you like) that has the side-effect of improving overall speed in macOS quite significantly. Alas this doesn't affect Windows versions.

Analysis:
For those interested: the issue was with the stack overflow detection code that is called every time a method/subroutine/function is called. The code was, apparently, overly complex, and simplifying that code has made a big difference. The code is called many millions of times a minute...

Resolution:
Fixed. Not that I had to do anything...

ID:
7563

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/08

OKCancelWidget.RestoreCursor: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub OKCancelWidget.RestoreCursor( OKCancelWidget )
2: Sub OKCancelWidget.OKAction( OKCancelWidget, boolean )
3: Sub OKCancelWidget.OKBtn_Pressed( OKCancelWidget, APPushButton )
4: Sub APPushButton.Event_Pressed()
5: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Restoring from backup

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7712

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/08

Deprecated catalogues

The latest beta of AstroPlanner is still trying to deprecate the APASS and UCAC catalogues. I am not sure it really wants to do this so I am not sure if this is a bug?

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7710

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/08

OKCancelWidget.RestoreCursor: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub OKCancelWidget.RestoreCursor( OKCancelWidget )
2: Sub OKCancelWidget.OKAction( OKCancelWidget, boolean )
3: Sub OKCancelWidget.OKBtn_Pressed( OKCancelWidget, APPushButton )
4: Sub PDSlider.Event_ValueChanged()
5: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7713

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/07

JPL comet data cannot be restricted by magnitude

JPL comet data cannot be restricted by magnitude in the comment selection dialog.

Analysis:
This is because JPL comet data does not include the information needed to compute current magnitudes.

Resolution:
Fixed. For JPL comet data you can no longer restrict on magnitude, and the magnitude column in the data table now shows "n/a" rather than just being blank.

ID:
7680

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/07

SolarSystemObjectCollection.AddObjectToDatabase: DatabaseException

Exception Type: DatabaseException
Exception Message: table Objects has no column named DateOfEpoch
Exception Number: 1

1: Sub Database.CheckForError()
2: Sub Database.AddRow( string, DatabaseRow )
3: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.AddObjectToDatabase( SolarSystemObject, int64 )
4: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.ImportData( FolderItem, boolean )
5: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.StartImportThread()
6: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.ImportThreadRun( Thread )

User description of above error trace:

Trying to import comets from IAU Minor Planetary Center.
Use cached: NO
number=1
message=table Objects has no column named DateOfEpoch

Resolution:
Fixed. Problem was bad cache file. To allow for this in the future, right-clicking the "Use cache" checkbox allows you to delete the cache file.

ID:
7707

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/06

SolarSystemObjectCollection.GetObjectsBySQLThreaded: DatabaseException

Exception Type: DatabaseException
Exception Message: no such column: MeanAnomaly
Exception Number: 1

1: Sub Database.CheckForError()
2: Function Database.SelectSQL( paramarray osA1v ) as RowSet
3: Function SolarSystemObjectCollection.GetObjectsBySQLThreaded( string, Thread(), string, byref boolean ) as SolarSystemObject()
4: Sub ImportSolarSystemObjectDialog.LoadObjectsThread_Run( ImportSolarSystemObjectDialog, Thread )

User description of above error trace:

I cannot add comets to any plans either by importing from the internet nor by cached data.
Cannot add comets through the File menu nor through Add Special menu.
It has been this way for at least a year.
I have read the FAQs and the online user groups.???
number=1
message=no such column: MeanAnomaly

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7696

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/12/04

Plan document Start-up Position

When starting AstroPlanner the plan document window sometimes remembers its last position but most of the time defaults to the top left corner of my monitor. No error logs are generated so it looks like AP is shutting down correctly. I'm getting old, but I thought this was fixed many beta's ago :-)

Resolution:
Fixed. Again it would seem. It should now work ok on multiple-display setups as well.

ID:
7708

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/11/19

Black semicircle present in "center coordinate" window

Per attached screenshot: when right clicking the FoV to center a coordinate, there is a black (semi)circle in the coordinate entry window.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7703

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/11/13

FieldDiameterPopupMenu.SelectedFieldDiameter.Get: ThreadAccessingUIException

Exception Type: ThreadAccessingUIException
Exception Message: A thread has attempted to manipulate a user interface element. This can only be done from the application's main thread.

1: Function PopupMenu.SelectedRowIndex.Get( int32 ) as int64
2: Function FieldDiameterPopupMenu.SelectedFieldDiameter.Get( int32 ) as FieldDiameter
3: Function FieldDiameterChooser.SelectedFieldDiameter.Get( FieldDiameterChooser, int32 ) as FieldDiameter
4: Function FieldDiameterChooser.SelectedDiameter.Get( FieldDiameterChooser, int32 ) as double
5: Function MainWindow.GetFoVDiameter( MainWindow ) as double
6: Function MainWindow.IsInFoV( MainWindow, EquatorialCoordinates ) as boolean
7: Function ImportSolarSystemObjectDialog.PassesComputedRestrictions( ImportSolarSystemObjectDialog, SolarSystemObject ) as boolean
8: Sub ImportSolarSystemObjectDialog.LoadObjectsThread_Run( ImportSolarSystemObjectDialog, Thread )

User description of above error trace:

Import NEAs from the MPC website
message=A thread has attempted to manipulate a user interface element. This can only be done from the application's main thread.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7706

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/11/09

MainWindow.DrawHighlightRect: Out Of Bounds Exception

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.DrawHighlightRect( MainWindow, Graphics, color(), int64, int64, int64 )
2: Sub SiteInfoWidget.HighlightCaption_Paint( SiteInfoWidget, DesktopCanvas, Graphics, Xojo.Rect() )
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

I was loading highlighting presets.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7704

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/11/09

ImpExpDialog.CheckImportValues: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ImpExpDialog.CheckImportValues( ImpExpDialog )
2: Sub ImpExpDialog.ImportChangeTimer_Action( ImpExpDialog, Timer )
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Was adding / editing field definitions in the export dialog window and this exception popped up.

Analysis:
Some internal changes render some older import/export definitions no longer valid. Sorry.

Resolution:
Fixed. Some of the definitions are now corrected. Others will alert the user and allow for them to be changed.

ID:
7702

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2023/11/03

Observation database Location Chart: selected session(s) not displayed

When selecting the Location Chart in the observation database, observations for the selected session(s) are displayed, but what sessions are selected is not displayed anywhere. Would be a useful addition.

Analysis:
I'm tired of trying to fix non-reproducible bugs, so I'll let this enhancement through.

Resolution:
Implemented. The Location tab now has a list of sessions as well as a way to display selected sessions, etc. Bonus: some code optimizations were made that improve the speed of the observation database in some areas.

ID:
7701

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/26

ID Field: text within brackets is only text displayed in label in FoV

Don't whether this is a bug or perhaps a feature that I don't know about, but when using [brackets] in an object ID, only the text within the brackets is displayed in the FoV object label.

For example, an ID set to: "[object]123" causes the label to be displayed as "[object]. Remove the second bracket and no label is generated at all. Remove the first bracket and a label is displayed as intended (with the second bracket).

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7688

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/25

Custom Highlighting - decimal setting not retained

When setting a separation value of 0.7" in a custom highlighting rule, the setting is not retained but reverts to 0 after closing the highlighting dialog window.

Attachment: VAvW 2023-09-11 om 17.03.58.jpg

Analysis:
Huh. The "Predefined Scenarios" listbox is missing from your screenshot of the dialog. Perhaps this is the issue (i.e. the "Custom Default" entry in that list isn't selected). Otherwise I can't reproduce this issue, even with European decimal comma settings.

Resolution:
Fixed. Perhaps. I have modified the code to make sure the "Predefined Scenarios" list always appears.

ID:
7697

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/20

Cannot use emojis in notes fields

Using emojis in styled notes fields doesn't work.

Analysis:
Unfortunately, the RTF data used here doesn't support emojis.

Resolution:
Fixed. Rather than causing an unhandled exception, any changes involving emojis are ignored.

ID:
7698

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/20

User field list row height

User field list row height seems excessively small. Changing it via Right-click > Appearance only applies change temporarily.

Resolution:
Fixed. Now uses Appearance row height settings. BONUS: empty user field lists now auto-resize the columns (where desired).

ID:
7700

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2023/10/20

Improve syncing via cloud services

If syncing is done via cloud services, sometimes the files being synced can trigger a cloud sync before an AstroPlanner sync has finished. This can cause issues.

Resolution:
Implemented. Added a feature that (for cloud-driven services) writes files to a temporary folder first, and then does an "atomic" copy of the affected files at the end of the process.

ID:
7684

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/20

Show files for all observations duplicates files in list

I added a single image file to two different objects and each of the attachments lists showed a single entry on the attachment list, with multiple observations listed logged. When I selected the "Show files for all observations" box, the attachment list duplicated the single file name to match the number of observations listed as opposed to just showing the single entry for each observation.

Analysis:
I'm not sure what you're requesting here. I can reproduce the "problem" here, but I'm not really sure why it is an issue. I could, I guess, mark the entries as "duplicate" if they are pointing to the same file on disk.

Resolution:
Fixed. Duplicate files are now shown in blue, with a suitable legend below the list.

ID:
7686

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/20

MWSearchPreferences.ReadWrite: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub MWSearchPreferences.ReadWrite( boolean, boolean )
2: Sub MWPreferences.ReadWrite( boolean, boolean )
3: Sub MainWindow.OnOpen( MainWindow, FolderItem, boolean )
4: Function App.OpenADocumentFile( FolderItem, byref MainWindow, string, boolean, boolean, int64 ) as boolean
5: Function App.OpenDocuments() as boolean
6: Sub App.Event_Opening()
7: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()
8: Sub REALbasic._RunFrameworkInitialization()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7661

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/20

StripedListBox.Event_CellAction: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub StripedListBox.Event_CellAction( int64, int64 )

User description of above error trace:

Editing Observation Preferences

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7691

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/19

Editing observation in obs database, application scrolls

When editing an observation from within the observation database, then saving the edited observation(s), the list of sessions scrolls to the bottom and the top observation is selected for the session that is selected.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7692

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/19

Editing the value of user field, value not saved but ported to next observation

Per attached screenshot: when editing an observation from within the observation database and changing the value of a user field, the changed value is not retained when clicking "Next observation". However, the entered value is ported to the next observation and the value is retained for that following observation.

Attachment: VAvW 2023-09-16 om 12.07.15.jpg

Analysis:
This happens if the user doesn't type return/enter to complete the change, or click elsewhere in the window (other than buttons).

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7687

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/18

WDS Catalog notes displayed in Chinese

Per attached screenshot. WDS catalog is 2023.08.

Analysis:
Encodings issue.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7690

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/18

Generic text export - application adds an unwanted [space]

When exporting one or more objects as a generic textfile, and the option is set to "separator" (which, for the export, is no separator, just leaving the field blank), the application automatically adds an unwanted single space. When removing that space, the export works as intended. However, when exiting and restarting the application, the unwanted space returns again.

When saving export settings, having removed the unwanted space, the result is the same after restarting the application: the unwanted space is back.

Resolution:
Fixed. Also, if the separator is empty, a warning will be shown.

ID:
7679

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/18

Two catalogs selected to be displayed in FoV - selection not retained

When selecting the AAVSO (2023.03) and/or the WDS catalog (2023.03) in the FoV tab, to be displayed in the FoV, the selection is not retained when exiting the planfile, even though the planfile is saved and closed normally.

Analysis:
I can't reproduce this. However, this would be seen if you had updated the AAVSO or WDS catalogues since the plan doc was last saved, because a comparison is done on the catalogue description.

Resolution:
Fixed. If you update WDS or AAVSO catalogues, it should select the same (?) catalogue, even though the description has changed.

ID:
7681

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/18

Error when exiting app

Closed down AstroPlanner and the following error was reported in the AstroPlanner Error Log.

Version: 2.4b24

Expires: 01/01/2024
Date: 05/09/2023 09:27:24 BST
OS: Windows 11.0.22621 (X86)

Exception Type: ThreadAccessingUIException
Exception Message: A thread has attempted to manipulate a user interface element. This can only be done from the application's main thread.

1: Sub Control.__Exit()
2: Function VisibilityThread.Event_ThreadDescription() as string
3: Sub APThread.LogThreadStart()
4: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7694

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/18

Paths.GetPath: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception
Exception Message: U: GetPath(9, ). fldr = C:UsersmfwelDesktop

1: Function Paths.GetPath( int64, string(), string() ) as FolderItem
2: Sub App.ReadWrite( boolean )
3: Sub App.Event_Opening()
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()
5: Sub REALbasic._RunFrameworkInitialization()

User description of above error trace:

Follow on from last submission. Have installed the 64 bit V2.4 beta and the problem is still there.

Application runs OK on my Windows 10 desktop PC, but not on my Windows 11 laptop.
message=U: GetPath(9, ). fldr = C:UsersmfwelDesktop

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7685

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/10/18

DatabaseExtensions.TableHasRecords: DatabaseException

Exception Type: DatabaseException
Exception Message: no such table: ObsTables
Exception Number: 1

1: Sub Database.CheckForError()
2: Function Database.SelectSQL( osA1v ) as RowSet
3: Function DatabaseExtensions.TableHasRecords( extends SQLiteDatabase, string ) as boolean
4: Sub ObservationDatabase.FixupDatabase()
5: Sub ObservationDatabase.OpenDB()
6: Sub ObservationDatabase.Initialise()
7: Function ObservationDatabase.!db.Get() as ObservationDatabase
8: Sub App.Event_Opening()
9: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()
10: Sub REALbasic._RunFrameworkInitialization()

User description of above error trace:

Tried to copy old backup of observation database to new install of Astroplanner
number=1
message=no such table: ObsTables

Analysis:
Not sure why this happened, but I have beefed up the code a bit to avoid it happening again.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7678

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/03

Saving custom highlighting rulesets

When saving a rule set in the Custom Highlighting dialog, it is saved without the ".hrules" file extension.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7675

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/03

ObservationWindow.SessionFieldThread_UserInterfaceUpdate: Out Of Bounds Exception

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Sub DesktopListBox.RowTagAt( int64 )
2: Sub ObservationWindow.SessionFieldThread_UserInterfaceUpdate( ObservationWindow, APThread, Dictionary() )
3: Sub Thread._InternalDispatchEvents( Timer )
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Merging two observation sessions in the Observation Database window. The sessions were adjacent in time, one before midnight the other after midnight.

Not sure if this is relevant but the Obs and Plan/s columns for all sessions changed to a clock icon.

Analysis:
This occurs if you decrease the number of sessions (which a merge will do) while the app is updating the session list with # observations, etc. The "clock" icon is a new addition for 2.4b23 to show that the value has not yet been computed.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7676

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/03

Highlighting "Only show color of" not working correctly

When selecting a highlighting rule and the option "Only show color of - First triggered rule set" is selected, colors of other rules are displayed, too, unless the option "Stop checking when - Any rule set triggered" is also selected.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7677

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/03

Hitting the "Now" button in the calendar

When clicking the "Now" button in the calendar, the date is set to the current date in planfile, but the calendar itself remains at the previously selected date. Only when the "Now" button is clicked again the calendar switches to the current date.

Analysis:
Stupid IDE went and commented out a bunch of code lines without my knowledge...

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7674

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/03

CometObject.AddPlanObject: Key Not Found Exception

Exception Type: Key Not Found Exception

1: Sub Dictionary.Value()
2: Function CometObject.AddPlanObject( MainWindow, string ) as PlanObject
3: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.StartImport( MainWindow )
4: Function MainWindow._NewImportCometData_Action( MainWindow ) as boolean
5: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Latest release 2,4b23
Want to add the imported comets to a new plan document,

Analysis:
Cannot reproduce this particular exception on either macOS or Windows.

Resolution:
Fixed. Made sure this one doesn't cause an exception in the future.

ID:
7670

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/02

Download User-contributed plan never finishes

To reproduce:
- Download an user-contributed plan
- The plan is opened in the objects view
- But the download window remains busy, it says "1 remaining to download" and the blue bar goes left to right without an end.
- If you try to save the downloaded plan you get a hard crash.
- If you selected more that one plan to download, the 2nd and following plans are not downloaded.
- Workaround: you can kill the download window.

Analysis:
Unable to reproduce. It might be an internet issue.

Resolution:
Fixed: saving the downloaded plan causing an exception.

ID:
7673

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/02

Error on application close

Version: 2.4b23
Expires: 31/12/23
Date: 2/09/23 7:09:24 pm NZST
OS: Windows 11.0.22621 (X86)

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub APToolbar.Update( APToolbar )
2: Sub APToolbar.statusTimer_Action( APToolbar, Timer )
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7668

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/02

Internal error - scripting

Hi Paul,

Tried to compile a script (worked on b22) and received this error message.

Internal error on line 6941: Ambiguous call to overloaded method.. PLEASE REPORT THIS TO THE DEVELOPER!

Analysis:
Ooops. The new compiler framework made a change and I forgot to check scripting.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7667

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/02

error alert when clicking in New Observation button

Position dialog issue
Modal used in "Observation Date/Time" without an OKCancelWidget! Report to developer.

Analysis:
This appears to be happening in the "special" version of the application.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7610

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/01

Export not working as intended

The strange export window bug is fixed, but the export is not. Values as (pre)set for export do not result in correct values being exported.

Attached is a screenshot from the export dialogue window and the preset used.

Attachment: VAvW 2023-07-13 om 11.14.01.jpgAttachment: Autostar.txt

Analysis:
The problem is that this settings file was saved from an older version of the application. I made changes to the import/export and forgot to increment the settings file version, which I have now done.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7619

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/01

Not All Settings Stick with Catalogue Refreshes and Cross-Refs

This has caused me problems on several occasions where I had to go back and check all the objects in my plan for unintentional changes. Sometimes I was not sure what the settings were before on multiple objects. It would be nice to have the setting stick after changing to Selected Objects like the other settings do, have it default to Selected Objects, or do both.

Steps to duplicate:
1. Go to New Object and Fetch MWSC 301. Go to Object Properties and change the name to "Cr41"
2. Right-Click the object and choose Other > Cross-Reference Objects to ID.
3. Change "Objects to Refresh" to Selected Objects
*Cross reference the IC ID and choose a different catalogue then currently chosen.
*For "Add Matched ID", change the setting from whatever it is currently.
*Change the choice for "Assume Same Object". Change the number of Arc Seconds if you are on Coordinates.
*Change the settings for "Also Replace these Fields"

4. Click OK. It should say it found 1 object out of a total of 1 (SAC works at 60 and above).=20
5. Right-Click the object again and choose Other > Cross-Reference Objects to ID. =20

Note that all the previous settings will have held except for "Objects to Refresh" which always goes back to All Objects.

6. Right-Click the object and choose Other > Refresh Objects from Catalogues.
7. Change "Objects to Refresh" to Selected Objects
8. Check the same objects that were chosen in step 3 for "Select Fields to Refresh" (Change some if necessary)
9. Click OK and the settings will be refreshed.
10. Right-Click the object again and choose Other > Refresh Objects from Catalogues.

Note that all the previous settings will have held except for "Objects to Refresh" which always goes back to All Objects.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7620

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/01

Can't Get Magnitude with a Cross-Reference

Steps to duplicate:
1. Go to New Object and Fetch MWSC 301. Go to Object Properties and change the name to "Test"
2. Right-Click the object and choose Other > Cross-Reference Objects to ID.
3. Do the following settings:
*Selected Object to process.
*Cross reference the IC ID from the SAC DSO 8.1 Catalogue
*Add matched ID to the name field and Append
*Do Coordinates within 60 Arc Seconds.
*Also replace Magnitude.

4. Click OK. =20
It says it found 1 object out of a total of 1. "IC 348" is appended to "Test" but Magnitude is not updated.
5. Go to Show Catalogue and choose the SAC DSO 8.1 catalogue. Search on the ID IC 348 and it does have a magnitude of 7.3.

Just a little more info.

I noticed later on that it did get the magnitude value. It had not immediately refreshed on the Object Properties tab after the cross reference. Once I came back to the object later on, the Magnitude value showed up on the tab.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7628

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/01

MainWindow.UniqueObjectsByID: Nil Object Exception

It always ends up hanging me up while typing but I had time to copy the
exception text. Don't know if it matters but I had just copied a pref and
resource file from before a power outage a couple days before (just in
case). Nothing had really changed except maybe last opened docs.

Steps to Dupe:
1. Open the Test of Celestron document.
2. Right Click Beehive Cluster and choose to Disassociate.
3. Click File > Merge and choose the Main Objects plan. Choose to Open.
4. Choose to replace duplicates by name and within 2 arc seconds. Choose
to Always Merge documents with ID equal to M44.
5. Uncheck the box to also merge user-defined field definitions.
6. Click OK and the exception comes up:

Version: 2.4b22
Expires: 11/9/23
Date: 7/29/23 2:18:13 AM MDT
OS: Windows 10.0.19045 (19045) (X86)

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.UniqueObjectsByID( MainWindow
) as Dictionary
2: Sub MainWindow.UpdateCaption( MainWindow, boolean )
3: Sub MainWindow.MergeDocument( MainWindow )
4: Function MainWindow._FileMerge_Action( MainWindow
) as boolean
5: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Attachment: 2020-02-20 Test of Celestron SkyPortal and User Objects.apdAttachment: Main Objects.apdAttachment: AstroPlannerV2-W32.prefsAttachment: AstroPlanner Resources

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7630

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/01

s are Lost from User Object Notes When Merging

Steps to duplicate:
1. Open both attached documents and open the Main Objects plan.
2. Select the 12Com object with the ID WDS12225+2551. Look at the User Object Notes and notice that there are several blank lines (too many from previous reported bug).
3. Switch to the Test of Celestron document. Click File > Merge. Choose the Main Objects plan and click OK.
4. Select the 12Com object with the ID WDS12225+2551 in the Test of Celestron document (Don't select the other 12 Com ID).

Look at the User Object Notes and notice that all the s are gone so it is ran into one paragraph.

For this one you want to specify to merge all objects with the Name containing "12 Com". replacing by ID or any objects within 2 arc seconds.

Attachment: Main Objects.apdAttachment: 2020-02-20 Test of Celestron SkyPortal and User Objects.apd

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7629

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/01

Colors and Spacing not Saved for User Object Notes

Steps to duplicate:
1. Open the attached document.
2. Click on the 12 Com object with ID HIP60351. Change to the User Object Notes tab.
3. Delete 2 of the spaces before Scope: so that it is double-spaced. Delete the extra spacing between the 2 lines below the Scope: line so that the last part of the notes are single spaced.
4. Highlight part of the last line and click the C button to change the font color. Change it to dark blue and choose OK.
5. Click File > Close and say Yes to save the changes.
6. Re-open the document and go to the HIP60351 object. Notice that the changes are gone and have reverted back.

Attachment: 2020-02-20 Test of Celestron SkyPortal and User Objects.apd

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7631

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/09/01

ObjectSelector.mw.Get: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function ObjectSelector.mw.Get( ObjectSelector, int32 ) as MainWindow
2: Sub ObjectSelector.AdjustPositions( ObjectSelector, string )
3: Sub ObjectSelector.IncludeHighlighted.Set( ObjectSelector, int32, boolean )
4: Sub REALbasic._SetProperties( Object, string )
5: Sub SGProExportDialog._CreateControls0( SGProExportDialog )
6: Sub SGProExportDialog.CreateControls( SGProExportDialog )
7: Sub DesktopWindow.__Init()
8: Sub SGProFunctionality.Export()
9: Function MainWindow._ExportSequenceGeneratorProTargetList_Action( MainWindow ) as boolean
10: Sub Delegate.Invoke()
11: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Error at export comet data to SequenceGenerator.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7664

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/30

Greek letters are displayed in the FoV as small squares

Greek letters are displayed in the FoV (e.g. Bayer star designations) as small squares.

Analysis:
Windows-only problem.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7660

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/30

Edit List Columns changes the column width

Open a plan, change the column widths with the mouse, go to Edit List Columns, the "€œAdjust column width to text" button is not selected, save even without changing any column, and the column widths are changed.

I think it returns to the column widths that the plan had the last time it was saved, ignoring the changes made with the mouse.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7663

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/30

ObservationTableView.Load: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ObservationTableView.Load( ObservationTableView )
2: Sub ObservationTableView.table.Set( ObservationTableView, int32, ObservationTable )
3: Sub ObservationTableView.observation.Set( ObservationTableView, int32, PlanObservation )
4: Sub ObsGeneralContainer.DisplayObservationRecord( ObsGeneralContainer, PlanObservation )
5: Sub MainWindow.DisplayObservationRecord( MainWindow, PlanObject, PlanObservation )
6: Sub MainWindow.ObservationListClick( MainWindow )
7: Sub MainWindow.ObservationsList_SelectionChanged( MainWindow, ObservationListBox )
8: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Really broke now :(
Anything to do with Observation Session Data breaks it.
I had edited the field table when this got bad.
Thanks - Timothy Gillen

Analysis:
Dunno what's causing this, but I have added code to make sure it doesn't throw an exception.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7665

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/30

App startup hangs if sync items are corrupted

If the application is started and items to be synced are present and cause an issue, such as a hangup, there is no way to reset this, apart from knowing where the sync items are stored and deleting them, or deleting the sync preferences manually. Holding down the Shift key at startup doesn't help.

Analysis:
This is because syncing is done before the Preference Management dialog appears if you're holding down Shift. Also note that Sync preferences are stored separately from the rest.

Resolution:
Fixed. Holding down Shift at startup will skip the syncing process and bring up the Preferences Management dialog. You will, however, then need to go in and switch off syncing in General Preferences > Other.

ID:
7659

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/29

Inconsistent alignment of Chart# column

In objects list, long text columns are left aligned, and the rest are center aligned, except the Chart# column that is left aligned.

Analysis:
That was by design, but I guess centred would be more consistent.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7648

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/28

SynonymManager.LoadGUIDs: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub SynonymManager.LoadGUIDs()
2: Sub SynonymManager.Initialise()
3: Function SynonymManager.!instance.Get() as SynonymManager
4: Sub ObservationDatabase.Initialise()
5: Function ObservationDatabase.!db.Get() as ObservationDatabase
6: Sub ObservationPrefsWindow.SelectDBPath( ObservationPrefsWindow, FolderItem )
7: Sub ObservationPrefsWindow.SetObservationDatabasePathBtn_Pressed( ObservationPrefsWindow, PDPushButton )
8: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Trying to update the location of the Observation Database

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7638

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/28

Merging two observations

I was observing M11 last night and created two observations by mistake. Each observation had an attachment (image). I went into the Observation Database and selected both observations and used the context menu to select 'Merge selected observations of M11'. The observations were merged, except only one attachment was merged. The other went missing. The Resource Combinations tab showed 2 resource combinations the Attachments tab only 1 image.

Tried a test again this morning and again the attachments were not merged correctly. One was merged the other disappeared.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7633

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/28

DesktopPopupMenu.SelectRowWithTag: InvalidArgumentException

Exception Type: InvalidArgumentException
Exception Message: Value not found

1: Sub DesktopPopupMenu.SelectRowWithTag()
2: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.AddingOtherFields_Opening( CatalogueManagerWindow, APPopupMenu )
3: Sub APPopupMenu.Event_Opening()
4: Sub DesktopWindow.Window()
5: Function CatalogueManagerWindow.!Instance.Get() as CatalogueManagerWindow
6: Sub App.DoCatalogueManager()
7: Function App._FileCatalogueManager_Action() as boolean
8: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

This happens every time I try and go into File >Catalog Manager, even from a blank document screen.

message=Value not found

Attachment: Observation DatabaseAttachment: AstroPlannerV2-W32.prefs

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7635

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/28

edit observations not saving

When editing an observation, eg, changing time, the dialogue indicates in red observation changed, but when selecting save the screen exits but the change is not saved.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7644

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/28

Info appears in wrong columns in Observation Database: Sessions

When a column is de-selected, or columns are reordered, the information appears in the wrong columns.

Analysis:
The Obs and Plan columns were being computed incorrectly.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7646

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/27

Edit observation: 1 observation changed

In Observation database, when opening for the first time an old observation that has notes, it opens it with the red text “1 observation changed”. If you save the observation, the second time you open it, the behaviour is correct.

This happens with old observations, that were included in the database with previous versions of the program. And only if they have text notes.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7647

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/27

Inconsistent behaviour of Observation Database -> Location Chart

In Observation Database:
- In Statistics Charts, you can select All, Displayed, or Selected observations.
- In Density Chart, all observations are charted. There are no other options, but at least this matches the window title, that counts all the observations
- However, in Location Chart, only the Displayed observations are plotted, without any warning to the user. This is inconsistent with the window title that still counts all observations. I always thought the plot was not working.

It would be nice to offer the option to choose between All, Displayed, or Selected observations in Density Chart and Location Chart, as it is done in the Statistics chart.

Analysis:
Not really a "bug", but I see your point.

Resolution:
"Fixed". Added popup menus above the location and density charts that allow you to select what's displayed.

ID:
7643

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/27

MainWindow.AdjustColumnsToFit: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.AdjustColumnsToFit( MainWindow, int64 )
2: Function MainWindow.ObjectList_DoExternalColumnAdjust( MainWindow, ObjectListbox, int64, int64, int64 ) as boolean
3: Sub StripedListBox.AdjustColumnsToFit( int64, int64, int64, int64, boolean )
4: Function StripedListBox.ServiceMenu( DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean
5: Sub StripedListBox.MakeContextualMenu( int64, int64 )
6: Function StripedListBox.Event_MouseDown( int64, int64 ) as boolean
7: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7654

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/27

Changing the time of an observation does not work

In Observation Database, open (edit) an observation, change the observing time, and save the observation. The time remains unchanged.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7666

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/27

DreyerWindow.!ShowWindow: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub DreyerWindow.!ShowWindow( string )
2: Sub CatalogueDisplayWindow.list_MenuAction( CatalogueDisplayWindow, DODListbox, string, string, string )
3: Sub AddHandler.Stub.45( string, string, string )
4: Function DODListbox.list_ContextualMenuItemSelected( DODListbox, LB_DataOnDemand, DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

Looking at the Herschel Dreyer Key

User description of above error trace:

Looking at Catalogue object details

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7653

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/27

PlanObservation.RADec.Set: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub PlanObservation.RADec.Set( int32, ReturnValue )
2: Sub NewObservationEditDialog.Save( NewObservationEditDialog, PlanObservation )
3: Sub NewObservationEditDialog.Compare( NewObservationEditDialog )
4: Sub NewObservationEditDialog.radec_Changed( NewObservationEditDialog, RADecWidget )
5: Function RADecWidget.Decd_TextWasChanged( RADecWidget, DoubleField ) as boolean
6: Sub DoubleField.Event_TextChanged()
7: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Was editing an observation from within the observation database, selected the first field under "Dec:" at top right, typed "+" (plus sign) and this exception popped up.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7650

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/27

Incorrect constellation image saved

When saving the constellation image, displayed at right in the objects tab (in this example for the constellation of Ursa Major), an image for the constellation of Tucana is saved instead.

Analysis:
An issue with constellations with abbreviations > "Ser" (since Serpens is effectively in two parts). In this case the constellation chosen is off by one.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7655

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/26

RA isn't Exporting to TXT file

I am playing around with the exporting function.

I am trying to create a database for the NexusDSC. The RA data isn't being passed through to the file I have created. It could be user error, but I have everything else right.

Could you check this for me please? Maybe a script would work better.

Resolution:
Fixed. Bonus: Declination now has a "Sign only (1 or -1)" format that might help in the future.

ID:
7649

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/22

APToolbar.Update: NilObjectException

After closing the program, I have been getting this error.

Version: 2.4b22
Expires: 11/9/23
Date: 8/19/23 4:32:31 PM EDT
OS: Windows 11.0.22621 (X86)

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub APToolbar.Update( APToolbar )
2: Sub PoleStarDialog.StarList_SelectionChanged( PoleStarDialog, StripedListBox )
3: Sub DesktopApplication.DoEvents( int64 )
4: Sub App.Event_Closing()

Resolution:
Fixed. Hopefully.

ID:
7613

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/08/22

Exception thrown on exit

This has happened twice so far when exiting AP. This time I opened AP, looked at some observations from the night before (Observation Database). No changes made. On exit AP prompted to save changes to the plan, pressed save. A window flashed (too fast to see what was on it) and the error report below was generated.

Version: 2.4b22
Expires: 09/11/2023
Date: 17/07/2023 12:27:02 BST
OS: Windows 11.0.22621 (X86)

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub APToolbar.Update( APToolbar )
2: Sub PoleStarDialog.StarList_SelectionChanged( PoleStarDialog, StripedListBox )
3: Sub DesktopApplication.DoEvents( int64 )
4: Sub App.Event_Closing()

Resolution:
Fixed. Hopefully.

ID:
7624

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/28

GravatarConnection.Event_ContentReceived: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub GravatarConnection.Event_ContentReceived( string, int64, string )
2: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

I had just made some document changes and was running a backup when this happened.

Analysis:
Thought I already fixed this, but it would seem not.

Resolution:
Fixed. Again.

ID:
7609

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/27

Enter key when editing an observations in the obs database

When editing an observation from within the observation database, specifically the 'Notes' field: when hitting the return key on the keyboard to create a line break, this is not recognized as a change to the observations and the Save button remains grayed out.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7622

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/26

Sorting and (custom) highlighting

I find the Custom Highlighting really useful, but I might not be understanding how it functions when it comes to sorting the highlighted objects to the top of the plan. I thought that every 30s the plan's objects would be sorted and hence any highlighted objects would shuffle to the top of the plan. This does not happen, either in real-time or fixing a date and stepping the time. The only way it sorts is when I manually click on the 'Sort List' button and select the sort I require.

Analysis:
Re-sorting only occurs if the object list is sorted on a "dynamic" column (i.e. one that changes with time), and if you have that option set in Object List Preferences.

Resolution:
Fixed. Added a "Re-sort object list every 30 seconds" under Object List Preferences > Sorting > Group highlighted objects at top after sorting.

ID:
7615

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/21

Scripting: Fix issues with paste and searching in MacOS

A side effect of #7595 I believe. Pasting and searching are not operating at the correct position in the text.

Analysis:
Searching issue was related to use of multi-byte Unicode characters.

Resolution:
Fixed. Bonus: Find dialog now allows searching for whole words, and searching by RegExp (probably overkill, but when I'm editing the 22,000 line framework - it helps).

ID:
7614

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/19

Scripting: syntax coloring issue

Syntax coloring issue. Note that this was not seen by anyone other than the developer since it happened after 2.4b22 was released.

Analysis:
New version of plugin caused this.

Resolution:
Fixed. Note that the syntax colors will be reset to defaults the first time you launch 2.4b23.

ID:
7608

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/19

Scripting: Missing observation fields

I'm running into difficulties with fully populating an observation record.

The created observation as viewed in the Observation Database has all the normal fields (ID, name, type etc) but is missing the associated plans name. I have tried setting the APObservation Plan (String) to the Plans Name (string) field, but it comes up n/a in the Observation database. If I print it out in debug, it looks good ('7th July 2023.apd').

The more important question is how to populate the Object Fields? The tab for Object Fields is blank. Having said that, sometimes even creating an observation through the interface results in blank observation object fields (a separate bug report #7589 - ed.).

Analysis:
The Plan field actually requires a valid _path_ to a plan file, not just a file name. The framework documentation has been updated to reflect this.

Resolution:
Fixed. Added "ObjectFields as Dictionary" to APObservation. Also added "FilePath as string" to APPlan.

ID:
7581

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/12

ComputeDarkTime.data: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception
Exception Message: (ABCDEF)

1: Sub ComputeDarkTime.data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
2: Sub PlanObject.Data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
3: Sub PlanObject.ComputeVisibility( MainWindow, SiteResource )
4: Function PlanObject.AddObservation( MainWindow, PlanObservation ) as PlanObservation
5: Function MainWindow.CreateNewObservation( MainWindow, Date, boolean, boolean ) as boolean
6: Sub MainWindow.MakeObservation( MainWindow, string )
7: Sub MainWindow.MakeObsBtnClick( MainWindow, APPictureButton )
8: Sub MainWindow.MakeObsBtn_Action( MainWindow, APPictureButton, string, int64 )
9: Sub APPictureButton.DoAction( string, int64 )
10: Sub APPictureButton.Event_Pressed()
11: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

message=(ABCDEF)

Resolution:
Fixed. Well, not actually. However, more debugging info has been added to help track down the cause next time it happens.

ID:
7583

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/12

Trying to download catalog GSC.apcat results in error

Error dialog: File Download Error "The downloaded size of GSC.apcat does not match the expected size. Please retry"

Analysis:
Whoops! For some reason it was deleted on the server.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7587

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/12

ImpExpDialog.ReportError: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ImpExpDialog.ReportError( ImpExpDialog, string )
2: Sub ImpExpDialog.CheckButtons( ImpExpDialog )
3: Sub ImpExpDialog.ParamList_SelectionChanged( ImpExpDialog, StripedListBox )
4: Sub DesktopListBox.SelectedRowIndex.Set( int32, int64 )
5: Sub ImpExpDialog.FormatChange( ImpExpDialog )
6: Sub ImpExpDialog.impexpFormat_ValueChanged( ImpExpDialog, APRadioButton )
7: Sub DesktopRadioButton.Value.Set( int32, boolean )
8: Sub ImpExpDialog.LoadSettings( ImpExpDialog )
9: Sub ImpExpDialog.LoadBtn_Pressed( ImpExpDialog, PDPushButton )
10: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

First time exporting something from AstroPlanner on M2 Macbook Air. Imported settings for export and this exception popped up.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7598

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/12

When Choosing to Replace IDs with Search Terms, Synonyms have the ID "Synonym"

Steps to duplicate:

1. In a new document choose New Object.
2. In the ID field, put in "Tr 37". Check Synonyms and click All.
3. Select "Keep window open" and also select "Replace ID with search term"
4. Choose SAC 1660 and then Add Selected.

Note that the ID for the new object is "Synonym". It should be Tr 37.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7595

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/11

Script Editor adds blank lines.

The script editor keeps adding blank lines between each code line. It appears to happen when I click to view another script and when I clicked back the extra lines have been added. However, some code line spacing is just as I left it!

The attached screenshot show the result. Code that had no line-space has been double-spaced.

Attachment: ScriptEditor.png

Analysis:
I suspect it's an issue of Mac vs. Windows line endings. I thought I had it fixed, but apparently not.

Resolution:
Fixed. Bonus: Right-click menu has a "Remove extra line endings" command for fixing previously-affected scripts. This removes all double line endings. Putting back blank lines afterwards is probably less onerous than removing hundreds of blank lines.

ID:
7599

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/11

Catalog Preferences Don't Appear to be Acting as Designed.

This is on the latest 2.4b21

1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Other > Catalogue Preferences
2. Set "Add Additional IDs" to go to Catalogue Notes field.
3. Set "Add Additional Fields" to go to User Fields.
4. Close the dialog and go to the New Object button. Put in IC 4605 and click All.
5. Select "Replace ID with search term". Select both SAC7860 and MCRN669 and choose Add Selected. Choose to add them both to the object list.

Results to note for the MCRN object:
1. All the additional IDs were put in the Name field. They should be put in the Catalogue Notes field and were not.
2. The Catalogue Notes field shows the Class. In the past I remember that AP would have created a field called Class in User-Defined fields for this.
3. I guess there is a question of where exactly to put the extra IDs since they were told to go to Catalogue Notes, which is told to go to User Fields. I would hope that the additional IDs would go to Catalogue Notes and not User Fields.

Other results to note for the SAC object:
1. It has a Class designation which should go to User Fields. Not sure where the other info after the semicolon would go. I would image it would stay in Catalogue Notes since it appears to have no field name.

Analysis:
1. Fixed.
2. This was never the case (with "Class" anyway). It is only applicable to certain relatively little-used catalogue items that are otherwise not shown in the Object Properties tab under the object list. e.g. Proper Motion, etc.
3. Again the Class designation is already in the Catalogue Notes in the actual catalogue, so it will always be there.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7605

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/09

Catalogue inventory not downloading

When you open Catalogue Manager, it claims to be downloading the catalogue inventory, but never does.

Resolution:
Fixed. Not sure what is going on here. I have changed all accesses to astroplanner.net from "http" to "https", in case you are somehow not allowing insecure accesses.

ID:
7602

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/09

Cannot Add Objects From SIMBAD

This used to only be an issue with GAIA objects (which are very prevalent in SkySafari) but now it won't work for anything. Steps to duplicate:

1. Go to a blank, new plan document and click New Object.
2. Type in IC 1396A and click SIMBAD.

It gives the message "SIMBAD did not return a result for "IC 1369A". This returns an object in 2.4b13.

3. Click OK and put "GAIA 4066021251117379840" for the ID.
4. Click SIMBAD and it gives the same error.
5. Try the same thing but use "GAIA DR2" and "GAIA DR3" as the catalog prefixes and you still get the same error. This object does exist as you can see at https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=GAIA+DR2+4066021251117379840&submit=submit+id

This problem also occurs in version 2.4b13. Doesn't seem like AP knows how to handle GAIA IDs for some reason.

Analysis:
Well, one problem is that the SIMBAD URL has changed. This might be causing the "won't work for anything" issue (the old URL was not a secure URL). Another issue is that there seems to be a new bug in SIMBAD where I request the numeric type codes for an object, but get alphanumeric types back. This requires a code change.

Resolution:
Fixed. New URL in use. SIMBAD type bug workaround in place. GAIA IDs will have "DR3" inserted for you if a DR is not specified.

ID:
7600

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/09

New Objects not Using the Chosen Catalogue's ID

I export my plans as text documents and script out an observation list for SkySafari so I need to be able to manipulate IDs effectively when adding objects. Otherwise, the object may not show up in the observing list.

Steps to duplicate:

1. Start a new plan and click on New Object.
2. Type Tr 37 and click All.
3. Make sure that "Keep window open" and also "Replace ID with search term" are unchecked.
4. Choose the Collinder object and choose Add Selected.

The name of the new object is Elephant Trunk. It is using the ID IC1396 but it should be Cr439. This works correctly in version 2.4b13.

To verify catalog information do the following:

1. Go into Show Catalog > Collinder Catalog.
2. In the Find drop-down choose "Tr" and type in 37.

The Cr ID is indeed 439. I don't see anything that shows "Elephant Trunk" as the name so not sure how that was shown either.

Analysis:
OK, so IC1396 is being used because in File > Catalogue Manager > Preferences you probably have "IC" included in the "Give Priority to IDs" field. So that is by design.
The "Elephant Trunk" is being included automatically, having been found in the application's internal list of common names. Again, by design, although I should probably make this an option.

Resolution:
Fixed(?). Added a "Lookup common names..." option to Catalogue Manager > Preferences (default = true). This will allow you to switch off the option if you so desire.

ID:
7604

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/09

Disabling Sync Also Won't Allow Custom Root path

I have syncing enabled but now if I un-select "Enable Syncing" then it also disables "Path to plan document root folder". I don't remember AP behaving this way in the past when I changed my root path without turning Sync on. To duplicate:

1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Other. Unselect "Enable Syncing".

The Select button for changing the root folder is now also greyed out.

Analysis:
This hasn't changed, but there seems no reason why those buttons shouldn't remain enabled.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7596

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/05

AstroPlanner Crashes when Cross-Referencing

Steps to duplicate:

1. In a new document choose New Object.
2. In the ID field, put in "SAC 1659" and choose Fetch
3. Right-Click on the new object and choose Other > Cross-Reference Objects to ID.

AstroPlanner crashes after a few seconds.

Analysis:
See #7594.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7597

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/07/05

AstroPlanner Crashes when Merging

Steps to duplicate:

1. Open the Companion Objects and Main Objects Plan Documents
2. Click Window > Companion Objects and then Click File > Merge
3. Choose the Main Objects document and Click Open.

AstroPlanner crashes after a few seconds.

Analysis:
See #7594.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7588

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/06/29

Strange interface export window

Per attached screenshot.

Attachment: VAvW 2023-06-24 om 15.03.39.jpg

Analysis:
I believe this is a side-effect of the issue resolved in report #7594. If it persists, let me know.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7590

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/06/28

ComputeDarkTime.data: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception
Exception Message: (ABCDEF)

1: Sub ComputeDarkTime.data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
2: Sub PlanObject.Data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
3: Sub PlanObject.ComputeVisibility( MainWindow, SiteResource )
4: Function PlanObject.AddObservation( MainWindow, PlanObservation ) as PlanObservation
5: Function MainWindow.CreateNewObservation( MainWindow, Date, boolean, boolean ) as boolean
6: Sub MainWindow.MakeObservation( MainWindow, string )
7: Sub MainWindow.MakeObsBtnClick( MainWindow, APPictureButton )
8: Sub MainWindow.NewObservationBtn_Action( MainWindow, APPictureButton, string, int64 )
9: Sub APPictureButton.DoAction( string, int64 )
10: Sub APPictureButton.Event_Pressed()
11: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Trying to set up a new session and observation.

message=(ABCDEF)

Analysis:
Added more debug code to help track this one down.

Resolution:
Fixed. See above.

ID:
7594

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/06/28

Selecting 'Refresh objects from catalog' causes immediate crash.

Selecting "Refresh object from catalog" from object menu causes immediate crash. The AstroPlanner application crashes directly to the desktop and an Apple Crash Summary appears.

Crashing happens on every plan selected, that is, there is no one list that may be corrupted. AP reopens normally, but crashes immediately if I try to "refresh from catalog" again.

I am using an Apple M1, 8 GB memory, Ventura 13.4.1, manufactured in 2021.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7575

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/06/16

Sync issues

Multiple sync issues reported.

Resolution:
Fixed. Made some minor tweaks to avoid aliased folders causing infinite loops. Also added a Log option to syncing preferences. Enable this to log activity to a text file for debugging.

ID:
7574

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/06/08

Memory leak causes Windows version to resist quitting

A memory leak means that when a plan document window is closed, it disappears but remains inactive in the background. On Windows this means (apart from the memory usage not decreasing when a plan window is closed) that the application cannot quit when the last window is closed.

Analysis:
This leak also occurs on MacOS, but doesn't stop the app from quitting properly.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7548

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/27

Custom Highlighting Problem

When creating a Custom Highlighting rule the objects that were highlighted did not appear at the top of the plan. I have attached a screenshot of the custom highlight rule and the Object List Preferences. Even though a majority do, a large number are still scattered throughout the plan and as you can see two un-highlighted objects appear at the very top of the plan.

I did try leaving the Sort By field as None in the Custom Highlighting object and the same occurred. I might be wrong but does the Sort by field in the Custom Highlighting dialog apply to the sort order of the highlighted objects in the plan?

Hopefully, I'm just using the highlighting incorrectly.

Attachment: Highlight.jpg

Analysis:
Looks like an issue with associated objects.

Resolution:
Fixed. Associated objects are now sorted correctly. Note that there's an extra setting on Object List Preferences, as to what to do with partially highlighted associations.

ID:
7521

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/17

User-defined fields focus is lost

I have some user-defined fields setup for plan objects. If I select a field (character string) and start typing then after a period of time the field loses focus and I have to re-select the field to continue typing. The loss of focus appeared pretty random at first. However, there appears to be a continuous timer that repeats every 10'ish seconds. The timer appears to be independent of when you select the field. Hence, it depends when in the timer's count you start typing as when it will deselect the field.

Could be another Windows feature ;-)

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7535

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/14

Many UI Enhancements

As the author updates the user manual he is finding and fixing or enhancing many issues mainly related to the user interface. Too many to list. This process will be ongoing for a little longer.

Resolution:
Includes:
- Added "Best Obsvty" column to object list (actual Observability value at Best Time).
- Plan Creation Wizard now allows all open plan docs to appear in the last step.

ID:
7540

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/14

Scripting Editor can't edit scripts.

I can't seem to edit any scripts. If I click on the editor it doesn't get focus and hence the script can't be edited. The context menu works but no cursor, instead the list of scripts seems to always have focus.

I have tried restarting AP and creating a new script rather than editing an existing script but have had no success.

Analysis:
Apparently, in the latest version of the development environment, the Windows versions are disabling the editor by default, for no apparent reason. Sigh.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7541

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/14

FindCityDialog.GetCity: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function FindCityDialog.GetCity( FindCityDialog ) as string
2: Sub ResourcesWindow.FindPlaceBtn_Pressed( ResourcesWindow, PDPushButton )
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Selecting location by entering name under search. Search criteria was Conwy

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7542

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/14

ResourcesWindow.CheckButtons: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ResourcesWindow.CheckButtons( ResourcesWindow, int64 )
2: Sub ResourcesWindow.CheckButtons( ResourcesWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.CheckButtons( MainWindow )
4: Sub MainWindow.DeleteFromObjectList( MainWindow, boolean )
5: Sub MainWindow.DeleteFromPlanningList( MainWindow, boolean )
6: Sub MainWindow.GetResults( MainWindow, boolean, boolean, boolean )
7: Sub ResultsWindow.AddSelectedBtn_Pressed( ResultsWindow, APPushButton )
8: Sub APPushButton.Event_Pressed()
9: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7543

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/14

SunInfoWidget.DoSunStuff: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub SunInfoWidget.DoSunStuff( SunInfoWidget )
2: Sub MainWindow.DoSunStuff( MainWindow, Notification )
3: Sub MainWindow.ResetVisibility( MainWindow, boolean, boolean )
4: Sub MainWindow.DeleteFromObjectList( MainWindow, boolean )
5: Sub MainWindow.DeleteFromPlanningList( MainWindow, boolean )
6: Sub MainWindow.GetResults( MainWindow, boolean, boolean, boolean )
7: Sub ResultsWindow.AddSelectedBtn_Pressed( ResultsWindow, APPushButton )
8: Sub APPushButton.Event_Pressed()
9: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7485

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/14

Rich Textboxes jumping

If a textbox's visible area is filled with text then every letter typed after causes the textbox to jump to the first line and then back to the typing position. It only occurs with textboxes that support formatting, such as the Observation Notes or Observing Session notes.

Analysis:
Wow, this one was a swine to track down. It only occurred in Windows. It turned out to be a bug in a third-party plugin. However, I have enabled an adequate workaround until the issue gets fixed.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7539

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/13

Cursor over splitters

On Windows 11 the cursor has stopped changing when the cursor is placed over a splitter bar. I read you had changed the cursor code and wondered if this was designed behaviour or a bug?

The splitters can still be dragged but the cursor remains an arrow cursor.

Analysis:
A recent change caused this issue. In fact, the cursor never changes during the run of AstroPlanner. This is because of a recent change in the framework. I will need to make a bunch of changes to remedy this.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7538

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2023/04/12

Add manual file Comet/Minor Planet import

Add the ability to load/import comet/minor planet data from text files in the appropriate format. esp. MPCORB.DAT and ASTORB.DAT format.

Resolution:
Implemented.

ID:
7537

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/11

SolarSystemObjectCollection.StartImport: Thread Already Running Exception

Exception Type: Thread Already Running Exception
Exception Message: You cannot call Run on a thread that is already running.

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.StartImport( MainWindow )
3: Function MainWindow._NewImportMinorPlanetData_Action( MainWindow ) as boolean
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Cannot get Asteroids to load to plan from web PC keeps locking up ? Why can we not load from File as could with AP version 2.2 and 2.3.2 the process of filtering take to long. will go back to AP 2.3.2 for now.
message=You cannot call Run on a thread that is already running.

Analysis:
I am aware of the sluggishness of using giant datasets. I am looking into manual loading of comet/MP text files. It does require significant code surgery to provide a generic import interface.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7536

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/10

New Object->Multiple IDs...

Clicking on the Guides button on the New Object->Multiple IDs dialog, results in only the very top of the dialog buttons (Double Star IDs, Recall Last, OK Cancel) being displayed.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7532

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/08

FindCityDialog.GetCity: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function FindCityDialog.GetCity( FindCityDialog ) as string
2: Sub SetupWizardDialog.FindPlaceBtn_Pressed( SetupWizardDialog, APPushButton )
3: Sub PDSlider.Event_ValueChanged()
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Adding AstroPlanner to a new laptop and was attempting to add my location which is Leominster UK.

Analysis:
Workaround. Use the Word tab rather than the Find tab.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7531

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/07

Observation Database # Obs field

Just trying out b19 and the # Obs field in the observation database window is showing an incorrect number of observations, it could be showing the number of synonyms. The ID works OK :-)

Accessed via double clicking on the Obs field in the Plan, which is showing the correct number of observations.

Analysis:
Workaround: ignore the # Observation column in the database. Use the Observation column in the plan document.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7530

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/07

Observation issue with GCVS variable star IDs

No observations are listed for observations where the ID is a GCVS ID (e.g. V628 Cas).

Analysis:
Doh! Some duplicated code was not quite duplicated.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7528

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/06

Obs column in object list is showing the wrong value

The Observation column is showing the number of object ID synonyms rather than the number of observations. Doh!

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7529

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/06

Observation ID column contains observation notes.

If you double-click on the number of observations in the Objects list the Observation database is shown and the first column labelled ID contains the observation notes, not the ID. The Notes are then repeated a few columns along.

Analysis:
Seems to be a timing issue when opening the Observation Database Window. Happens if the Observation DB Window is initially closed and the number of logged observations is two or more.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7527

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/06

Part of a double star designation translated into a letter in the Greek alphabet

It seems to be the case that the application will display a designation in a database, that (or part of it) contains letter than mimic a letter in the Greek alphabet, as that Greek letter in the FoV rendering.

Screenshot attached, where the double star PIN6 seems to be the reason for that star being labeled "Pi".

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7524

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/05

Non-synonym rules for two objects causes issue

If two object IDs (A & B) are noted as non-synonyms via an observation database rule, then any observations of A or B are never registered or displayed as observations for A or B objects in a plan document.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7525

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/05

Site Status

Clicking on Observation->Site Status still hard crashes AP without any error log.

I have one site setup.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7500

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

MainWindow.MakeNewObject: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception
Exception Message: Bug @ C Phase 0 IDPart= 'C' correct= ''

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.MakeNewObject( MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.NewObjectBtn_Action( MainWindow, APPictureButton, string, int64 )
4: Sub APPictureButton.DoAction( string, int64 )
5: Sub APPictureButton.Event_Pressed()
6: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Entering C/2022/E3 ZTF into object ID field
message=Bug @ C Phase 0 IDPart= 'C' correct= ''

Analysis:
Cannot reproduce this. However, it should no longer raise an exception.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7522

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

Many UI Enhancements

As the author updates the user manual he is finding and fixing or enhancing many issues mainly related to the user interface. Too many to list. This process will be ongoing for a little longer.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7516

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

App.CreateBackup: I/O Exception

Exception Type: I/O Exception
Exception Message: The file exists.

Exception Number: 80

1: Sub FolderItem._RaiseIOErrorAsNeeded()
2: Sub FolderItem.CopyTo( FolderItem )
3: Sub App.CreateBackup( FolderItem )
4: Function App.OpenADocumentFile( FolderItem, byref MainWindow, string, boolean, boolean, int64 ) as boolean
5: Sub App.Event_DocumentOpened( FolderItem )
6: Sub REALbasic._RunFrameworkInitialization()

User description of above error trace:

Attempting to open ARP Peculiar Galaxies AstroPlanner file from CSOG website
number=80
message=The file exists.

Analysis:
Note sure why this is happening. Sometimes Windows fails to delete files.

Resolution:
Fixed. If this happens again, a warning will be issued, rather than an exception raised.

ID:
7515

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

PositionDialog.Event_Opening: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub PositionDialog.Event_Opening()
2: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()
3: Sub DesktopWindow.Constructor()
4: Function Sync.DoSyncWarning( string, string ) as boolean
5: Function Sync.Startup() as boolean
6: Function Sync.!Start() as boolean
7: Sub App.Event_Opening()
8: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()
9: Sub REALbasic._RunFrameworkInitialization()

Analysis:
This was happening when the initial Sync dialog was opened.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7517

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

MainWindow.MakeNewObject: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception
Exception Message: buglocation=C, txt=moo, phase=0, IDPart=moo, IndexPart=

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.MakeNewObject( MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.APTools_ButtonClicked( MainWindow, APToolbar, int64, int0(), w.MainWindow.BarItems, boolean )
4: Sub APToolbar.ClickTimer_Action( APToolbar, Timer )
5: Sub DesktopApplication.DoEvents( int64 )
6: Sub Utility.DelayFor( double, boolean )
7: Sub APToolbar.Event_MouseUp( APToolbar, int64, int64 )
8: Sub EmbeddedContainer.Event_MouseUp( int64, int64 )
9: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Trying to create a Moon object
message=buglocation=C, txt=moo, phase=0, IDPart=moo, IndexPart=

Analysis:
I can't reproduce this one for the life of me. However, I have made it so that it won't cause an exception.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7520

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

MainWindow.SizeToFit: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.SizeToFit( MainWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.Event_Activated( MainWindow )

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7502

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

Catalogue.GetFieldData: ThreadAccessingUIException

Exception Type: ThreadAccessingUIException
Exception Message: A thread has attempted to manipulate a user interface element. This can only be done from the application's main thread.

1: Sub Window.__Init()
2: Sub App.MessageBox( int64, uint0, int0, int0, int0, nType, string, string, string, boolean )
3: Sub Utility.APMsgBox( int64, uint0, int0, int0, int0, nType, string, string )
4: Sub Catalogue.GetFieldData( int64 )
5: Function Catalogue.MakeCatalogueFind( int64 ) as CatalogueFind
6: Sub PlanWizardThread.Event_Run()
7: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

User description of above error trace:

startup
message=A thread has attempted to manipulate a user interface element. This can only be done from the application's main thread.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7501

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

Observation notes of newer observations replacing that of an older observations

I have noticed that, when clicking between a new and an older observation (when in the Observations tab), that sometimes results in the Observations Notes of the older observation being replaced by the notes of the newer observation. No warning generated. Really the only action is a few mouseclicks, selecting the older observation at bottom left of the screen (tab), then back to the newer one, back to the older one.

Analysis:
I have beefed up the code. It should no longer do this.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7514

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

Pointer (arrow) turns into wristwatch icon cursor inappropropiately

I've noted this issue in many prior versions of this AP beta series but am finally reporting it. The pointer icon (normally an arrow) frequently turns into a small wristwatch icon when the pointer is moved around an AP window. I can make no sense of this behavior.

Just now, I opened the new AP beta for the first time. No plan was previously open when I last quit the previous AP beta, so no plan auto-opened upon starting the new AP beta.

I opened a previously saved plan. Hovering over the list of objects in the plan, the cursor shows as an arrow, as expected. Moving to either the button area below that object list or the area of the window above the object list causes the cursor to turn into the small wristwatch icon. This repeatedly occurs when in the Objects pane.

Switching to the Observations pane, I see similar behavior of the cursor icon, showing the small wristwatch inappropriately.

Then I switched back to the Objects pane and, magically, the cursor started showing the correct icon as expected!

Right now, I switched to the Field of View pane and, once again, I’m seeing the small wristwatch cursor. I came back to this Bug Report window to add this comment and then made the Field of View window active and, once again, the cursor started showing the correct icon as expected.

Analysis:
Mouse cursor handling was changed from the previous methods. The newer methods seem to fix the issue.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7513

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

MainWindow.APTools_IsButtonEnabled: Nil Object Exception

OS: Windows 11.0.22621

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.APTools_IsButtonEnabled( MainWindow, APToolbar, int64, int0(), w.MainWindow.BarItems ) as boolean
2: Sub APToolbar.Update( APToolbar )
3: Sub PoleStarDialog.StarList_SelectionChanged( PoleStarDialog, StripedListBox )
4: Sub DesktopApplication.DoEvents( int64 )
5: Sub App.Event_Closing()

Occurred when exiting the application.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7511

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

Editing an observation note in Observation Database does not update the Observation Note in a plan until AP is quit and restarted

After a night of observing I usually review my observation notes the next day to correct typos, etc. I review the Observation Notes and edit them if needed by opening the Observation Database.

After doing this for an object, I saw that, although I had saved the edit I made in the Observation Database, when I viewed the Observation Notes in the corresponding Plan that the Observation Note for the object had not been updated. I closed the Plan and re-opened it and still the Observation Note did not show the edits.

Then I quit AP, restarted AP and opened the Plan again. Now I found the Observation Note in the Plan showed the edits I had made.

Perhaps my recollection is wrong, but I thought that in the past that edits made in this way (in the Observation Database) were displayed in the Plan without having to quit/restart AP.

Analysis:
Actually, editing anything about the observation causes the issue.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7509

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/04/03

PositionDialog.Event_Opening: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub PositionDialog.Event_Opening()
2: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()
3: Sub DesktopWindow.Window()
4: Function Sync.DoSyncWarning( string, string ) as boolean
5: Function Sync.Startup() as boolean
6: Function Sync.!Start() as boolean
7: Sub App.Event_Opening()
8: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()
9: Sub REALbasic._RunFrameworkInitialization()

User description of above error trace:

Just did an update. There is a problem on my end with the paths. Some nolonger exist after moving to new persional file server on my end. So don't get too involved with this.

User description of above error trace:

Still trying to get Sync working. Re-installed Astroplanner on desktop computer. Second time opening program, this error appeared.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7519

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/03/27

Cannot upload plan to user-contributed depository

I was trying to upload the attached plan.
A progress bar appears and then a message Waiting for Server, but the plan does not appear in the User Contributed area. There is no error message.

Analysis:
One of your IDs in the plan somehow ended up with a newline at the end. This made the server script fall over and cry uncle.

Resolution:
Fixed. Trailing newlines in ID and other object fields won't be transmitted. Also, they will be eliminated from your plan document when it is loaded.

ID:
7518

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/03/25

MainWindow.APTools_IsButtonToggled: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.APTools_IsButtonToggled( MainWindow, APToolbar, int64, int0(), w.MainWindow.BarItems ) as boolean
2: Sub APToolbar.Update( APToolbar )
3: Sub FindCityDialog.TypingTimer_Action( FindCityDialog, Timer )
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7512

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/03/16

Script editor is unstable

The script editor is flakey and prone to unhandled exceptions.

Analysis:
It's also very unreliable with large scripts (e.g. the script framework, which is c. 20,000 lines long).

Resolution:
Fixed. The editor has been entirely replaced by a Scintilla-based widget. This appears to be totally reliable and just laughs at handling 20,000 line scripts...
Famous last words. Also, script preferences/settings has been changed to suit the new editor.

ID:
7508

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/03/13

Many UI enhancements

As the author updates the user manual he is finding and fixing or enhancing many issues mainly related to the user interface. Too many to list. This process will be ongoing for some time.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7493

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/01/27

Importing comet/minor planet data when locale uses decimal comma

If your OS locale does not use a period (.) as a decimal point (e.g. most of Europe) then all decimals after the point are lost when importing comet or minor planet data, giving a bad calculated position.

Resolution:
Fixed.

*** Please note that any cached comet/minor planet data is corrupted and will need to be re-downloaded. ***

ID:
7491

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/01/27

Data.Operator_Lookup: RuntimeException

Exception Type: RuntimeException
Exception Message: 'HorizontalOffset' is not a previously-saved variable!
Exception Number: 1

1: Sub Data.Operator_Lookup( string )
2: Sub GeneralPreferences.ReadWrite( APPreferences, boolean )
3: Sub GlobalPreferences.ReadWrite( APPreferences, boolean )
4: Sub App.ReadWrite( boolean )
5: Function App._FileSaveAll_Action() as boolean
6: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Bring to save a plan for C/2022 E3(ZTF)
number=1
message='HorizontalOffset' is not a previously-saved variable!

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7490

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/01/26

Catalogue Add Selected button always greyed out

It doesn't appear possible to add objects displayed in a catalogue window to a plan.

When I open a catalogue and select 1 or more objects. The number of objects selected is displayed (in blue) but the Add Selected button is always greyed out.

Analysis:
This is probably happening because you're closing the plan window from whence you opened the catalogue display window. However, this shouldn't be an issue if any other plan is open - hence it IS a bug.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7489

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2023/01/25

User-defined type plan objects in FoV

I came across a post on Cloudy Nights of a user imaging Deimos. Unfortunately, this got me thinking of creating a script to add the (possibly) observable moons as objects into an AstroPlanner plan. Luckily, JPL Horizons provides the information. The script works, in that it retrieves the information and adds objects into the plan.

I am not sure if I’m doing something wrong, but the added objects from the script do not show up in the ‘Field of View’ tab, unless I set the Type field to a blank. I tried adding them as ‘UNKNOWN’ and even as a new type ‘Planetary Moon’ but then they fail to be displayed. They do appear in the ‘Sky View’ tab! It would great if they showed up when a user-defined type was specified.

Analysis:
Changed from Bug to Enhancement, since it required new UI.

Resolution:
Implemented/Fixed. Added a new tab to the Field of View preferences window that allows you to define your own object types and how they are presented in the FoV.

ID:
7487

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/01/24

Sorting the list of images in the image database

The list of images in de image database, when displayed 'by constellation' (screenshot attached) seem to not be sorted, nor is there an option to sort them by R.A. or in any other order.

Resolution:
Fixed. Sub categories are now sorted appropriately (and By Constellation now has both a sub sorting by ID and by RA).

ID:
7488

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/01/24

Jupiter moons appear to be reversed

If I add Saturn into a plan and switch to the ‘Field of View’ then the moon positions agree with Stellarium and the moon locations added into the plan from JPL data. If I do the same for Jupiter then the location of the moons displayed in the ‘Field of View’ tab by AstroPlanner appear to be in the mirror position of where Stellarium and JPL shows them.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7478

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2023/01/13

Add the ability to add lunar features to a plan

Lunar topographical features (craters, etc.) are not handled by any built-in application features. It would be nice to have such a feature.

Resolution:
Implemented. The "Add Special" popup under the object list now has a "Lunar Features..." entry. This provides a small database of lunar features and the ability to add one or more of them to your plan.

ID:
7472

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/01/10

Widget Layout

The widget layout is very flexible, allowing each tab (objects, obs, fov and skyview) to have an individual layout.

However, it is not possible to configure all the widgets to be turned off for a particular tab. The Widget Layout editor enforces at least one panel must be visible.

Would it be possible to allow particular tabs to be configured to not display any widgets. The Field of View and SkyView would benefit from having extra display area.

Analysis:
The reason for this was that, in order to edit the widgets, at least one widget needs to be displayed in order to be able to right-click it. However, there's a better solution that will allow no widgets to be selected in a tab. Hence I'm reclassifying this as a bug.

Resolution:
Fixed. You can now specify no widgets to be shown in any tab. In that case and "Edit Widgets" item will appear in the tab bar on the right side.

ID:
7473

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/01/10

CatalogueFind.Serialised.Get: JSONException

Exception Type: JSONException
Exception Message: root{"mDescription"}: String value does not have a specified encoding.

1: Function JSONItem.ToString.Get( int32 ) as string
2: Function CatalogueFind.Serialised.Get( int32 ) as string
3: Function ResultsWindow.list_DragRow( ResultsWindow, StripedListBox, DragItem, int64 ) as boolean
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

message=root{"mDescription"}: String value does not have a specified encoding.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7469

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2023/01/09

Add ability to import galactic/ecliptic coordinates

Currently one can only import object data with RA/Dec as coordinates. It would be convenient to be able to import data with galactic or ecliptic lat/long coordinates.

Resolution:
Implemented.

ID:
7468

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2023/01/03

Debugging from script issue

When debugging from a script, the debugging lines can be missing or out of order in the debugging window.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7459

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/12/22

Issues with crashes with latest MacOS Ventura beta

Crashes can occur with the latest (V13.2 (a)) beta releases of MacOS Ventura.

Resolution:
Fixed. New version of development software (apparently) resolves the issue/s.

ID:
7456

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/12/08

Add SkyMapPro object/observation import feature

Add SkyMapPro object/observation import feature to import the CSV data file exported from SkyMapPro.

Resolution:
Implemented. File > Import > SkyMapPro Observation Data... Will import all the objects, observations, and resources.

ID:
7452

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/11/28

Enhance the widget display at the top of the plan document window

Enhancements should include (optionally) larger widget sizes for bigger screens, more readable text, and fixes to the "wide" version of the long-term visibility widget, etc.

Resolution:
Implemented. Right-click > Edit Widget Layout to select larger sizes. Bugs fixed.

ID:
7448

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/24

Issue when displaying popup menu

When you click on the little arrow widget in order to fix the date/time to a particular event, the menu drops down, but if the cursor moves outside the bounds of the widget the menu item disappear, only to reappear if the cursor moves inside the widget again.

Analysis:
A new issue with MacOS 13 (Ventura).

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7446

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/11/21

Allow for observation table computed columns

Allow for observation table computed columns, where the value is computed from other columns, and/or the associated observation.

Resolution:
Implemented. Effectively added a "formula" type column type, with the ability to use a subset of the scripting framework to compute a value: a simple formula, or a more substantial script.

ID:
7444

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/11/19

Add Lorentzian Moon Avoidance to the object list

Add Lorentzian Moon Avoidance to the object list, as formulated by the Berkeley Automated Imaging Telescope folks. This is based on angular distance from and phase of the moon.

Resolution:
Implemented. The Moon Avoidance column (M Avoid) has been added. It will show "Avoid" if the object is too close to the moon. The two parameters to characterize this formula have been added to the Object List Preferences. Also added to scripting framework.

ID:
7425

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/16

Blank ID fields slow down the application

I noticed that blank ID fields in planfiles that contain many objects will slow down the application tremendously. In the Objects tab, but especially in the FoV tab: it takes forever to draw, even when no catalogs are selected, magnitudes set to minimum settings, etc. However, when blank ID fields for objects are replaced by a value (anything, adding only a dash to the blank fields will do), everything is fine and the application is much more responsive.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7416

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/15

MainWindow.MakeNewObject: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.MakeNewObject( MainWindow )
3: Function MainWindow._ObjectNewObject_Action( MainWindow ) as boolean
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Typing in the Add Object dialogue box in the Object tab.

Analysis:
Difficult one to resolve since vendor framework changes make dialog exceptions hard to track down.

Resolution:
Fixed. Well, not fixed, but a whole lot more debug stuff added to help track this one down.

ID:
7431

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/14

Double clicking an observation to open observation database

When double clicking an observation in the Observations tab, to open the observation in the observation database, the observation database window always opens maximised, even when previously smaller.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7414

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/14

Constellation indicator (in widget bar) in FoV tab not updating

When in the FoV tab, the constellation indicator in the widget bar display the position of an object in the constellation. When selecting the next, or previous object in a planfile by means of the arrow buttons at bottom right of the FoV drawing, the constellation image in the widget bar does not update.

Resolution:
Fixed. Sky tab as well.

ID:
7441

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/13

VSX catalogue can't be downloaded

The VSX catalogue can't be downloaded. The warning is that it is only available on a flash drive.

Analysis:
Any catalogue above 400 million bytes in size is assumed not available on-line. This is an old and now-redundant assumption. The VSX has grown significantly recently.

Resolution:
Fixed. Although I had to trim down the catalogue somewhat to get it below 400,000,000 bytes (at least until 2.4 is released).

ID:
7440

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/08

Scripting: Allowing autocomplete causes exceptions

Allowing autocomplete causes exceptions. Switching it off in Scripting preferences mitigates these issues.

Resolution:
Fixed. Those options are no longer available.

ID:
7436

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/08

Catalogues cannot handle IDs with 64-bit integer values

Catalogues cannot handle IDs with 64-bit integer values (e.g. Gaia, UCAC5).

Analysis:
The catalogue handling code is more than 20 years old. Back then IDs were all (?) handleable by 32-bit integers

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7437

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/08

New Object Dialog issue

If the "Guides" are used in the New Object dialog, then they do not completely erase themselves if the option is switched off.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7438

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/11/08

OK/Cancel button truncation issue

The OK/Cancel buttons in dialogs have the top few pixels missing.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7439

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/11/08

Scripting: Add ability to find comets/minor planets by ID

Add ability to find comets/minor planets by ID.

Resolution:
Implemented. Added Find() function to SolarSystemDataSource.

Sample code:
cds = SolarSystemDataSource.DataSource("MPCCOMET")
dim cs() as SolarSystemObject = cds.Find("Halley", SolarSystemDataSource.find_Contains)
if cs.Count = 0 then
debug "Halley not found!"
else
debug "ID:", cs(0).ID
debug "Notes:", cs(0).Notes
debug "Data Source:", cs(0).DataSourceID
debug "RA/Dec:",FormatRA(cs(0).RA(jd), 2),FormatDec(cs(0).Dec(jd), 2)
debug "Motion/Bearing:", cs(0).Motion(jd), cs(0).Bearing(jd)
debug "Const:", cs(0).Constellation(jd)
end if

ID:
7430

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/25

Dialogs should remember their position on the screen

Dialogs should remember their position on the screen, or screens, and where applicable should also remember their sizes between uses. Annoying when a dialog always appears at the top left of the main screen.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7429

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/22

Clicking observation list issue

Clicking the Observation list (Observation tab of the plan document) does not show the entry as selected. Also, if the Attachments sub-tab is selected, the observation list entries are blank.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7428

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/21

Observation attachments UI issues

In the Attachments sub-tab of the Observations tab in the plan document window:

a. The splitter widget below the list of attachments can be lost off the bottom of the window and sometime difficult to retrieve.

b. The Name and Description columns of the list of attachments cannot have their widths adjusted.

Resolution:
(a) Fixed. (b) Columns can now be adjusted in width. Also, the Name column will be auto-adjusted to fit.

ID:
7423

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/20

FoV "Image Display" preference issues

The Image Display options in the FoV preferences don't seem to work properly. e.g. If the objects tab is showing a constellation chart instead of an image, the third option does nothing.

Resolution:
Fixed. (a) the options have been relabelled to be more understandable. (b) a 4th option was added: display image "Image centred closest to FoV's centre".

ID:
7424

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/20

Overlapping FoV images borked if FoV is rotated

If the FoV is rotated (by angles not multiples of 90 degrees) then overlapping images are borked by black areas.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7422

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/20

World map drawn too small in Resources > Sites

The world map in Resources > Sites sometimes has the map image draw too small, causing confusion about the location of the site, etc.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7420

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/10/20

Option for non-plan window positions

Currently whenever you open, say, the observation database window or resources window, they will appear in the same place and at the same size as when you last closed that window. Add an option that, when such a window is closed, saves the position relative to the frontmost plan document window.

If the window is already open and is "opened" from another plan document window, it should come to the front and move to the correct relative position.

Resolution:
Implemented. Window repositioning option added to General Preferences. Offers to remember positions of (most) single-instance windows w.r.t the frontmost plan document window.

ID:
7421

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/19

Windows positions/sizes not being saved between runs

The positions/sizes of windows (e.g. observation database window) are not being saved between runs.

Analysis:
Doh! A bug introduced relatively recently.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7417

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/19

Improve window positioning on multi-screen systems

Improve the saving and restoring of windows positions and sizes on multi-display systems.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7418

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/19

Fix a crashing issue on MacOS Ventura

Ventura has some issues with a particular plugin used by AstroPlanner.

Resolution:
Fixed. New plugin installed.

ID:
7419

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/19

Constellation Chart Display option issue

The options for Constellation Chart display in Object List Preferences are confusing.

Resolution:
Fixed. Changed the wording to be less ambiguous (and also moved the position of the options to handle more wordage). Actual function of the options is unchanged.

ID:
7412

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/10/05

Scripting: Replace non-functioning minor planet/comet code

The minor planet/comet stuff in the scripting framework does not function as advertised.

Analysis:
Forgot to replace this earlier when I rewrote the MP/Comet code in the app.

Resolution:
Fixed. Rewrote the scripting framework code to cover all data sources, etc.

ID:
7403

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/09/04

Scripting: CheckListParameter MultifieldObject not showing column titles and incorrect dialog width

I can't get the following sub (CheckListParameter) to work as described in the scripting manual (p209). I followed the example and created a class that implements the MultiFieldObject. It all works well but the column headers are not displayed and using either the auto-sizing or specifying the number of columns means that part of the last column is always invisible. My class defined 4 columns and debug shows that the ColumnName function is being called 4 times.

I then created a test script using the example in the scripting manual (p209) and it too was missing the column titles. However, the width of the dialog was correct and 3 columns were visible in full. If I added another column to the test script, then again the last characters of the 4th column were missing.

sub CheckListParameter(optional sameline as boolean = false, title as string, v()
as boolean, c() as MultiFieldObject, optional sorted as boolean = false, optional
maxvisible as integer = 6)

I hope you can reproduce the problem.

Many thanks

Pete

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7402

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/09/03

Scripting: FormatDec always adds a space delimiter

The FormatDec function always adds a space delimiter between the "dms" parameters.

Specifying FormatDec(obj.Dec,true,"dms") will return '21 52 48.88' rather than the expected '215248.88'.

Specifying FormatDec(obj.Dec,true,"dms-") will return '21 -52 -48.88' rather than the expected '21-52-48.88'. The space is still added along with the specified delimiter.

This also happens on the APPlanObject.DecFormatted function.

Resolution:
Fixed. Well, completely new versions of FormatRA, FormatDec, APPlanObject.RAFormatted, and APPlanObject.DecFormatted are now available. The old calls are still there, but are deprecated. Check the framework reference for the new, more flexible method descriptions.

ID:
7401

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/09/02

Scripting: Cannot upload scripts with embedded multi-byte characters

You get a length error if your script contains multi-byte characters (e.g. the accented "e" in "Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg") and you try and upload it.

Analysis:
Workaround: remove or replace the offending characters...

Resolution:
Fixed. Multi-byte characters are now handled.

ID:
7369

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/31

Improve responsiveness and delays when downloading large comet/MP databases

Currently there's a huge delay when, for example, downloading the MPC minor planet database, and seeing the resulting dialog.

Resolution:
Fixed. Significant speed increase + progress bar now shows whether or not to get coffee.

ID:
7373

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/31

Scripting: Uploading scripts fails at server side

Uploading scripts fails at server end:

Upload was unsuccessful: Content-type: text/html

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ProcessScripts.py", line 222, in main
    targetFolder=CreateFolderFromCategory(params["Category"])
KeyError: 'Category'
Please try again.
Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7378

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/26

MainWindow._TelescopeDebugA_Action: Out Of Bounds Exception

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception

1: Function MainWindow._TelescopeDebugA_Action( MainWindow ) as boolean
2: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Analysis:
This shouldn't even be visible to anyone but the developer!

Resolution:
Fixed. Hopefully, although it wasn't clear how this could happen.

ID:
7379

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/25

ComputeDarkTime.data: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub ComputeDarkTime.data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
2: Sub PlanObject.Data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
3: Sub PlanObject.ComputeVisibility( MainWindow, SiteResource )
4: Function PlanObject.AddObservation( MainWindow, PlanObservation ) as PlanObservation
5: Function MainWindow.CreateNewObservation( MainWindow, Date, boolean, boolean ) as boolean
6: Sub MainWindow.MakeObservation( MainWindow, string )
7: Sub MainWindow.MakeObsBtnClick( MainWindow, APPictureButton )
8: Sub MainWindow.MakeObsBtn_Action( MainWindow, APPictureButton, string, int64 )
9: Sub APPictureButton.DoAction( string, int64 )
10: Sub APPictureButton.Event_Pressed()
11: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

entering an observation

Resolution:
Fixed. Well, code has been added to track down the issue if it happens again.

ID:
7396

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/23

SearchForPlansWindow.SearchFolder: DatabaseException

Exception Type: DatabaseException
Exception Message: no such table: objects
Exception Number: 1

1: Sub Database.CheckForError()
2: Function Database.SelectSQL( paramarray osA1v ) as RowSet
3: Sub SearchForPlansWindow.SearchFolder( SearchForPlansWindow, FolderItem )
4: Sub SearchForPlansWindow.SearchFolder( SearchForPlansWindow, FolderItem )
5: Sub SearchForPlansWindow.DoSearch( SearchForPlansWindow )
6: Sub SearchForPlansWindow.searchThread_Run( SearchForPlansWindow, APThread )
7: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

User description of above error trace:

Hi Paul,

I clicked on 'Search for Plans Containing', browsed to the folder containing the plans. Searched for 'M1'. This error was displayed but a list of plans has appeared. I will press 'Continue' and see what happens.
number=1
message=no such table: objects

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7397

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/23

Lists of unresolved bugs and feature requests

The lists of unresolved bugs and feature requests available via links on the beta web page show no items.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7391

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/08/23

Date widget including day of week

To help in planning observing runs, it would be very useful if the Date widget (Date/Time) would display the day of the week, before the day of the month.

Resolution:
Implemented. Also, the tooltip for ALL date selector widgets now shows the day of the week (localized for your OS) for the currently displayed date.

ID:
7393

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/23

Utility.CopyFolder: I/O Exception

Exception Type: I/O Exception
Exception Message: The file exists.

Exception Number: 80

1: Sub FolderItem._RaiseIOErrorAsNeeded()
2: Sub FolderItem.CopyTo( FolderItem )
3: Sub Utility.CopyFolder( FolderItem, FolderItem )
4: Sub Utility.CopyFolder( FolderItem, FolderItem )
5: Sub GeneralPreferencesWindow.UseAltAppData_ValueChanged( GeneralPreferencesWindow, DesktopCheckBox )
6: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Set up beta without liicense. Use alternate application support path...pointed to OneDrive folder shared by several pcs.
number=80
message=The file exists.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7395

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/22

Importing declinations containing "°"

When importing (using Generic Text import) declinations containing the degrees symbol (°), the minutes and seconds are set to 0.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7384

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/07

Enabling External Catalogue not remembered across AP start-ups

If I enable the UCAC4 external catalogue in the 'Field of View Prefs' it is not remembered across AstroPlanner start-ups. The location on disk is remembered not the 'Catalogue Available' checkbox.

As it has to be enabled after every start-up, I am not sure if it will be remembered in the 'Field of View' catalogue list on each start-up either.

Windows 11, 2.41b12 [64-bit].

Analysis:
This is an issue with all external catalogues.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7375

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/07

App._BackupRestoreRestore_Action: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Function App._BackupRestoreRestore_Action() as boolean
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

When I click on the restore button

Analysis:
I guess #7290 didn't fix this.

Resolution:
Fixed. Hopefully.

ID:
7381

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/06

Sliders not working

The sliders to set the magnitude limits in the FoV tab do not work. They slide, but the values in the windows remain unchanged.

Analysis:
User reports use of Ctrl - Fn - F7 does this. As this is external to the app, it is a side-effect I have no control over.

Resolution:
Fixed. Some minor improvements to the slider widgets made while attempting to replicate this.

ID:
7386

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/05

Utility.RestoreWindow: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub Utility.RestoreWindow( extends DesktopWindow, string, boolean, boolean, boolean )
2: Sub JournalWindow.Event_Opening( JournalWindow )
3: Sub DesktopWindow.Constructor()
4: Function JournalWindow.!Instance.Get() as JournalWindow
5: Sub JournalWindow.!ShowWindow( int64 )
6: Function App._ObservationJournal_Action() as boolean
7: Sub DesktopApplication.DoEvents( int64 )
8: Sub SplashWindow.!Progress( string, int64 )
9: Sub App.Event_Opening()
10: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

First launch on iMac after updating to macOS 11.6.8

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7387

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/05

MainWindow.DrawFoVInRect: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception
Exception Message: DrawFOVInRect @ G.15

1: Sub MainWindow.DrawFoVInRect( MainWindow, boolean, Graphics, int64, int64, int64, int64, boolean, int64, int64 )
2: Function MainWindow.DrawFoV( MainWindow ) as boolean
3: Sub MainWindow.RefreshFoV( MainWindow )
4: Sub MainWindow.TabsChange( MainWindow )
5: Sub MainWindow.tabs_PanelChanged( MainWindow, DesktopPagePanel )
6: Sub DesktopPagePanel._SetSelectedPanelIndex( int64 )
7: Sub DesktopPagePanel.SelectedPanelIndex.Set( int32, int64 )
8: Sub MainWindow.CurrentTab.Set( MainWindow, int32, int64 )
9: Sub MainWindow.ShowConstellationinFoV( MainWindow, string, boolean )
10: Sub MainWindow.ObjectList_MenuAction( MainWindow, ObjectListbox, string, string, string )
11: Sub AddHandler.Stub.62( string, string, string )
12: Function StripedListBox.ServiceMenu( DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean
13: Function StripedListBox.Event_ContextualMenuItemSelected( DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

From the Objects tab I opened the context menu on an object (M13) and selected 'Show Hercules in FOV'.
message=DrawFOVInRect @ G.15

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7382

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/08/04

Unable to sort by dragging

I am unable to sort order in either printing finder fields chart or observing form fields. The drag and drop method has no impact whatsoever.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7376

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/07/16

Scripting - Add HTTP error checking, etc.

a. Have some way of determining the HTTP error code after performing Web.HTTPGet, etc.

b. Have a way to encode URL components (e.g. convert spaces to "%20", etc.)

Resolution:
Implemented.
a. Use Web.LastError to determine the HTTP error code after performing GET or POST operations.
b. Added Web.EncodeURLComponent(s) and Web.DecodeURLComponent(s) functions.

ID:
7377

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/16

Cannot add comets from the online JPL database

Cannot add comets from the online JPL database. Nothing is added when I try this.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7374

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/13

Scripting - Getting UTC time from Plan Object

I am trying to get the UTC time for the current plan. I was using Plan().GMT which returns the current UT time. However, when I fix the date the same property returns the current date (not the set fixed date) and the fixed time. I would expect it to either return the current GMT date/time or the GMT fixed date/time. So I'm not sure how to get the UTC time of the plan?

I'm in the UK so my offset is 0 from GMT but we are currently +1 because of daylight saving time.

Current PC time: 10/07/2022 09:00:00

Plan().GMT returns 10/07/2022 08:00:00 (current date & time -1h)
Plan().LocalDateTime returns 10/07/2022 09:00:00 (current date & time)

If I fix the plan time to the past 06/07/2022 17:00:00
Plan().GMT returns 10/07/2022 16:00:00 (current date/fixed time -h)
Plan().LocalDateTime returns 06/07/2022 17:00:00 (fixed date and time)

Using version 2.4B12 [64-bit]

I would really appreciate any help getting the UTC time for a plan.

Analysis:
APPlan.GMT() returns the time in hours.

Resolution:
Fixed. Added APPlan.GMTDateTime, which returns the entire date/time of GMT based on the plan's local date/time.

ID:
7319

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/09

Enhancement ID 7312 - no eyepiece gets selected

In the FoV tab, when selecting the new option "Field Diameter: Field resources/size for selected observation", the "Eyepiece/Imager:" field remains blank, or displays a previously selected eyepiece. Either way, the FoV size for the currently selected observation is not rendered.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7322

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/09

DatabaseExtensions.DropTableColumns: DatabaseException

Exception Type: DatabaseException
Exception Message: near "?": syntax error
Exception Number: 1

1: Sub Database.CheckForError()
2: Sub Database.ExecuteSQL( osA1v )
3: Sub DatabaseExtensions.DropTableColumns( extends SQLiteDatabase, string, string() )
4: Function PlanDocument.FixupData( FolderItem ) as boolean
5: Sub PlanDocument.Constructor( MainWindow, FolderItem )
6: Sub MainWindow.OnOpen( MainWindow, FolderItem, boolean )
7: Function App.OpenADocumentFile( FolderItem, byref MainWindow, string, boolean, boolean, int64 ) as boolean
8: Sub App.Event_DocumentOpened( FolderItem )
9: Sub REALbasic._RunFrameworkInitialization()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7321

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/09

ResourceDatabase.GetSiteStuff: UnsupportedOperationException

Exception Type: UnsupportedOperationException
Exception Message: Converting a Nil Date to DateTime is not supported

1: Sub DateTime.Operator_Convert( Date )
2: Sub ResourceDatabase.GetSiteStuff( Date, ResourceChooser, byref double, byref double, byref double, byref SiteHorizon, byref double, byref double, byref double, byref boolean, byref int64 )
3: Sub MainWindow.GetSiteStuff( MainWindow )
4: Sub MainWindow.OnOpen( MainWindow, FolderItem, boolean )
5: Function App.OpenADocumentFile( FolderItem, byref MainWindow, string, boolean, boolean, int64 ) as boolean
6: Function MainWindow.!CreateNew() as MainWindow
7: Function App._FileNew_Action() as boolean
8: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

message=Converting a Nil Date to DateTime is not supported

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7324

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/09

ComputeDarkTime.data: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function Time.Operator_Subtract( Time ) as double
2: Sub ComputeDarkTime.data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
3: Sub PlanObject.Data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
4: Sub PlanObject.ComputeVisibility( MainWindow, SiteResource )
5: Function PlanObject.AddObservation( MainWindow, PlanObservation ) as PlanObservation
6: Function MainWindow.CreateNewObservation( MainWindow, Date, boolean, boolean ) as boolean
7: Sub MainWindow.MakeObservation( MainWindow, string )
8: Sub MainWindow.MakeObsBtnClick( MainWindow, APPictureButton )
9: Sub MainWindow.NewObservationBtn_Action( MainWindow, APPictureButton, string, int64 )
10: Sub APPictureButton.DoAction( string, int64 )
11: Sub APPictureButton.Event_Pressed()
12: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Entering observation of Capella from last night's session.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7323

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/09

SolarSystemObjectCollection.AddObjectToDatabase: DatabaseException

Exception Type: DatabaseException
Exception Message: UNIQUE constraint failed: Objects.Sequence
Exception Number: 19

1: Sub Database.CheckForError()
2: Sub Database.AddRow( string, DatabaseRow )
3: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.AddObjectToDatabase( SolarSystemObject, int32 )
4: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.ImportData( FolderItem )
5: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.StartImportThread()
6: Sub SolarSystemObjectCollection.ImportThreadRun( Thread )
7: Sub Delegate.IM_Invoke( Thread )
8: Sub AddHandler.Stub.0()

User description of above error trace:

When i try to download the MPC comet data i get this error message
number=19
message=UNIQUE constraint failed: Objects.Sequence

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7354

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/08

Changing the time of a logged observation in the observation database #1

When editing (an) observation(s) in the observation database, changes to the time of the logged observation(s) is/are not retained.

Analysis:
The current date/time was not being compare with the new one, and the Save button wasn't being enabled.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7328

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/08

Incorrect comet info

Comet C/2021 G2
In MPC correct RA and DEC
Perturbed ephemeris below is based on elements from MPEC 2022-J42.
CK21G020
Date UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. m1 Sky Motion Object Sun Moon
h m s "/min P.A. Azi. Alt. Alt. Phase Dist. Alt.
2022 05 27 000000 07 29 28.4 -24 33 29 8.259 7.900 66.0 6.7 19.1 0.32 072.1 080 +36 -27 0.11 091 -53
2022 05 27 003000 07 29 29.1 -24 33 26 8.259 7.900 66.0 6.7 19.1 0.32 072.1 077 +30 -34 0.11 090 -59

Values displayed in AstroPlanner on 2022/05/27 0h00 UT

RA 22h 49m 46s DEC +32° 40.7'

Site Atacama X03 30°32'02'' S 70°47'45'' W

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7337

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/08

ComputeDarkTime.data: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function Time.Operator_Subtract( Time ) as double
2: Sub ComputeDarkTime.data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
3: Sub PlanObject.Data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
4: Sub PlanObject.ComputeVisibility( MainWindow, SiteResource )
5: Function PlanObject.AddObservation( MainWindow, PlanObservation ) as PlanObservation
6: Function MainWindow.CreateQuickObservation( MainWindow, PlanObject() ) as boolean
7: Sub MainWindow.ObjectList_MenuAction( MainWindow, ObjectListbox, string, string, string )
8: Sub AddHandler.Stub.62( string, string, string )
9: Function StripedListBox.ServiceMenu( DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean
10: Function StripedListBox.Event_ContextualMenuItemSelected( DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean

User description of above error trace:

Make quick observation

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7333

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/08

Find and replace not working for user column

The find & replace feature is not working when trying to batch change values of user columns. Screenshot attached.

Analysis:
Both object and observation find and replace are affected.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7331

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/08

Edit Custom Highlighting - will only open once

When editing any highlighting rules by clicking "Edit Custom Highlighting" in the Site widget, the editing window will not open again once it was previously opened and closed.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7348

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/08

Changes to user fields not retained when "active" (editing observations in the observation database)

When editing a user field of a logged observation, in the observation database, any changed value is not retained if the field of the edited value is left "active"; the Save button can not be pressed and pressing the next button causes the changed value to revert to the previous value. To ensure changed values are retained, a different field needs to be selected first, before hitting the Save or Next button.

Also, I noticed there is already a "Previous" button in the window (I did not notice it straight away as it was at the bottom-left side of the window).

Analysis:
Please note that the Previous and Next buttons just move to the previous observation in the list or the next one in the list. To make this clear I have retitled them to "Previous Observation" and "Next Observation". The Save button, if enabled, saves any changes to the currently selected observation. Note also that the issue with changes to the date or time not enabling the Save button were fixed in another bug report.

Resolution:
Fixed. (see analysis above)

ID:
7346

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/08

Prompt "X Observations changed" - layer overlapping text?

When editing observations in the observation database, the promp "X Observations Changed" is displayed on top of the observation notes, previously reported as a bug.

In addition to this prompt being displayed on top of the notes, there appears to be a layer associated with the prompt that is effectively placed over the observation notes, larger than the text itself. The result is that observation notes above and below the prompt can not be selected by means of a mouse click to move the cursor.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7353

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/08

ResultsWindow.GetCF: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function ResultsWindow.GetCF( ResultsWindow, int64 ) as CatalogueFind
2: Sub MainWindow.GetResults( MainWindow, boolean, boolean, boolean )
3: Sub ResultsWindow.AddAllBtn_Action( ResultsWindow, APPushButton )
4: Sub Delegate.IM_Invoke( APPushButton )
5: Sub AddHandler.Stub.20()
6: Sub APPushButton.Event_Action()
7: Sub Application._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

I was making an observing list of variable stars in Pisces. I had just woken the computer from sleep.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7367

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/07

MainWindow.LocalTimeStuff: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub MainWindow.LocalTimeStuff( MainWindow )
2: Function MainWindow.GetJulianDate( MainWindow ) as double
3: Function MainWindow.ComputeVisibility( MainWindow, PlanObject, SiteResource ) as VisibilityUpdate
4: Sub VisibilityThread.Event_Run()
5: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7365

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/07

ResourceDatabase.GetSiteStuff: UnsupportedOperationException

Exception Type: UnsupportedOperationException
Exception Message: Converting a Nil Date to DateTime is not supported

1: Sub DateTime.Operator_Convert( Date )
2: Sub ResourceDatabase.GetSiteStuff( Date, ResourceChooser, byref double, byref double, byref double, byref SiteHorizon, byref double, byref double, byref double, byref boolean, byref int64 )
3: Sub MainWindow.GetSiteStuff( MainWindow )
4: Sub MainWindow.OnOpen( MainWindow, FolderItem, boolean )
5: Function App.OpenADocumentFile( FolderItem, byref MainWindow, string, boolean, boolean, int64 ) as boolean
6: Function App.HandleOpenReferences( DesktopMenuItem ) as boolean
7: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7359

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/07

Duplicate query to save plan

I've noticed that when I am finished with the program and try to close it using the "X" in the upper right corner of my display, that the query to save the plan, when selected to save it, then responds with a new query exactly the same, after which, when I select to save again, the program closes. So far as I can see, I have only one plan open through any of the session. Not really a show-stopper, just a heads-up.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7356

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/07

MainWindow.DrawFoVInRect: Out Of Bounds Exception

Exception Type: Out Of Bounds Exception
Exception Message: DrawFOVInRect @ G.8.1 1589 1589-2.666667 -2.6666670.75 0.75

1: Sub MainWindow.DrawFoVInRect( MainWindow, boolean, Graphics, int64, int64, int64, int64, boolean, int64, int64 )
2: Function MainWindow.DrawFoV( MainWindow ) as boolean
3: Sub MainWindow.RefreshFoV( MainWindow )
4: Sub MainWindow.FoVFoVChange( MainWindow, boolean, boolean )
5: Sub MainWindow.FOVEyepieceChanged( MainWindow )
6: Sub MainWindow.FoVEyepiece_Change( MainWindow, ResourceChooser )
7: Sub ResourceChooser.rsrc_SelectionChanged( ResourceChooser, ResourcePopup, DesktopMenuItem )
8: Sub ResourcePopup.Event_SelectionChanged( DesktopMenuItem )
9: Sub APPopupMenu.Event_SelectionChanged( DesktopMenuItem )
10: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Changed active eyepiece/imager
message=DrawFOVInRect @ G.8.1 1589 1589-2.666667 -2.6666670.75 0.75

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7338

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/06

MainWindow.MakeNewObject: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.MakeNewObject( MainWindow )
3: Function MainWindow._ObjectNewObject_Action( MainWindow ) as boolean
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Added new object in Object Tab by means of Cmd+Shift+N, entered object designation, clicked SIMBAD and this exception popped up.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7364

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/06

Multiple selection in Bad Obs Plan Paths dialog

Multiple selection appears to be disabled in the Bad Observation Plan Paths dialog. Only single selection is available.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7363

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/06

CatalogueManagerWindow.PCWResetObjectsBtn_Pressed: DatabaseException

Exception Type: DatabaseException
Exception Message: RecordSet is not editable because no primary key exists.
Exception Number: 1

1: Sub RowSet.EditRow()
2: Sub PlanWizardDatabase.Reset()
3: Sub CatalogueManagerWindow.PCWResetObjectsBtn_Pressed( CatalogueManagerWindow, PDPushButton )
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Trying to use the PCW to generate a list of visible Messier galaxies at my location this evening. Using your suggestion of resetting objects in catalogue manager->preferences gives this error. Selecting only the Messier catalog in PCW gives no results regardless of the difficulty level. Attach function doesn'€™t seem to be available. I will send along screen shots of all steps in the PCW if that is helpful.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7361

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/06

App._BackupRestoreBackup_Action: DatabaseException

Exception Type: DatabaseException
Exception Message: Operation cannot be completed because the database is closed.

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Function App._BackupRestoreBackup_Action() as boolean
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

performing backup
message=Operation cannot be completed because the database is closed.

User description of above error trace:

Hello,

When I launch the backup tool, the application crashes after a few seconds.

Cordially

M Jolivet Patrick
message=Operation cannot be completed because the database is closed.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7355

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/06

ObservationWindow.EditObservation: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Function ObservationWindow.EditObservation( ObservationWindow ) as boolean
3: Sub ObservationWindow.obs_DoublePressed( ObservationWindow, StripedListBox )
4: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Accidentally added a space after the second value of the object's declination in the observation editing window in the observation database. Immediately this exception popped up.

Resolution:
Fixed. Hopefully...

ID:
7505

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/06

MainWindow.MakeNewObject: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Sub MainWindow.MakeNewObject( MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.NewObjectBtn_Action( MainWindow, APPictureButton, string, int64 )
4: Sub APPictureButton.DoAction( string, int64 )
5: Sub APPictureButton.Event_Pressed()
6: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Looking for NGC1672

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7067

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/07/06

MainWindow.MakeNewObject: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub Window.ShowModal()
2: Sub MainWindow.MakeNewObject( MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.NewObjectBtn_Action( MainWindow, APPictureButton, string, int64 )
4: Sub Delegate.IM_Invoke( APPictureButton, string, int64 )
5: Sub AddHandler.Stub.25( string, int64 )
6: Sub APPictureButton.DoAction( string, int64 )
7: Sub APPictureButton.Event_Action()
8: Sub Application._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Testing toggle image and “show/hide object editing fields” as describe in email of 31 October in response to previous bug report regarding being unable to toggle the image.
Tried to add new object to plan and got an AP “not connected to internet” message. Checked connection and it appeared to be OK. Tried again to add a new object. Got beachball, launched Safari weatherstreet.com which came up OK. Then got this AP application exception.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7341

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/06/06

Adjusting List Columns to fit text - in the observation database

In the Objects tab, the List Columns can be sized to fit their content by means of the key combination Cmd+Shift+U.

It would be useful if this same key combination were available in the Observation database, but separately for both the Sessions and the Observations lists.

Resolution:
Implemented. The menu item will only be available if either the observations or sessions lists are selected (have focus), and only that list will be affected.

ID:
7340

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/06/05

Switching tabs

The option to switch tabs, not only by selecting a specific tab but, in addition, being able to switch to the next or previous tab, would be a useful way of navigating the application. If the option were available, switching between tabs would become possible by means of trackpad swipes (using an external application such as BetterTouchTool).

Attachment: Schermafbeelding 2022-06-05 om 07.30.32.jpg

Resolution:
Added:
Edit > Switch To Tab > Next (Cmd-Right Arrow (Mac), Ctrl-Right Arrow (Win)), and
Edit > Switch To Tab > Previous (Cmd-Left Arrow (Mac), Ctrl-Left Arrow (Win))
(with wrap-around where appropriate)

ID:
7320

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/05/21

Exception during initial startup syncing

The attached error occurs during startup. I can click OK, it will continue, and it seems to work correctly thereafter.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7309

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/05/20

MainWindow.AddSpecial: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Function MainWindow.AddSpecial( MainWindow, string, int64, string ) as int64
2: Sub MainWindow.MakeNewObject( MainWindow )
3: Sub MainWindow.NewObjectBtn_Action( MainWindow, APPictureButton, string, int64 )
4: Sub APPictureButton.DoAction( string, int64 )
5: Sub APPictureButton.Event_Pressed()
6: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Adding a comet C/2022 E2 by typing the name then fetch then selecting it from the drop down list return the error

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7310

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/05/07

TelescopeMount.BGSetStartTime: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub TelescopeMount.BGSetStartTime()
2: Function TelescopeMount.GetRADec( boolean, boolean ) as ReturnValue
3: Sub ComputeScopeDist.data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
4: Sub PlanObject.Data( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField, boolean )
5: Function PlanObject.DataFormatted( MainWindow, int64, string, bjectField ) as string
6: Function MainWindow.ComputeVisibility( MainWindow, PlanObject, SiteResource ) as VisibilityUpdate
7: Sub VisibilityThread.Event_Run()
8: Sub APThread.Event_Run()

User description of above error trace:

Connecting to telescope via Celestron CPWI. Ascom 6.6

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7312

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/05/07

Addition to presets of Field Diameter list

A useful addition to the presets under Field Diameter would be the resources used for the currently selected observation, as is selected in the Observations tab.

Attachment: Schermafbeelding 2022-05-07 om 10.32.35.jpg

Resolution:
Implemented. Added "Field resources/size for selected observation" to the Field Diameter menu.

ID:
6844

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/05/06

Editing observations in database - list jumps to top after edit

When editing observations in the observation database, after hitting "Save" for an altered observation, the list of observations jumps to top. When editing observations in a session with many entries, this required scrolling back to an observation that is lower in the list, repeatedly.

Resolution:
Fixed. Also for session editing. Plus revised and improved observation editing dialog.

ID:
7311

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/05/05

Constellation boundary update

UMi constellation boundary does not match reality.

Resolution:
Fixed. Used a new source of coordinates.

ID:
7303

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/05/03

Nil Object Exception occurred during script run

This is a refile of a bug that had previously been marked as resolved.

Open two plans.
Run the same script on both plans.
Close the first plan.
Run the same script on the second plan to get the error noted in the summary.

Now, run a second, different script on the second plan. It will succeed.
One can now successfully run the first script again.

Analysis:
I was able to get an exception while doing this, or some permutation thereof. I believe it has to do with retention of pointers to closed plan documents.

Resolution:
Fixed. Whenever a plan document is closed, the currently used/compiled script is now destroyed, requiring the system to recompile it again next time it's used.

ID:
7182

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/05/03

Selecting objects sequentially in the Observations tab

When selecting an object in the Observations tab, for which (an) observation(s) is/are present in the observation database, the object line is "greyed out" as soon as the observation(s) are displayed. As a result, the list can not be navigated by means of the up/down arrow buttons on the keyboards. This means selecting a previous or next object in the list can not be done by means of the keyboards and requires a mouse click.

This problem only manifests itself for objects that have observations. Objects without observations can be navigated using the arrow buttons on the keyboard.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7307

Status:
Implemented

Date:
2022/05/02

Refresh Object Coordinates in Observation Database

Sometimes I find that I imported or recorded an observation, by mistake, of a nearby object instead of the desired object by mistake . For example, recording a cluster observation rather than a star within it. If I change the ID of the observation in the Observation database then it leaves the Name, RA / Dec, Type, Magnitude etc as before on the previous object. Some of these properties, such as the coordinates, cannot be changed in the observation itself.

I would like to see the ability to refresh the object properties of an observation using a plan document, and/or catalog, based on the observation's current ID.

Resolution:
Implemented. You can now drag a plan object, search result catalogue object, or object from the catalogue display window, onto the Details tab on in the observation database window to change the object parameters for the selected observation.

ID:
7306

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/05/01

List drawing anomaly when associations are used

When associations are used, the grey vertical lines separating the columns of the object list are doubled in width starting with the first associated object.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7243

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/30

Inconsistent use of Priority IDs

I am not sure if I am just not understanding things correctly or if I need an enhancement request; but if I add a catalog item using New Object it doesn't use my priority ID (IC is a priority in my Catalog Prefs). Steps to duplicate:

1. Make sure that the SAC DSO 81 catalog is installed.
2. Click the New Object button and tell it IC 1805. Click All and choose the SAC object.
*Notice the ID is SAC1354.

3. Erase the newly created object and then choose Show Catalogs > SAC DS0 8.1 Catalog.
4. Choose SAC in the dropdown at the bottom left and put in 1354. Once it finds the object choose Add Selected.
Notice the ID is now IC1805.

I think that New Object should use the priority ID and use IC in this case. However, I think it would also be good to have a checkbox in the Show Catalog feature which says something like "Use this ID". That way, if I go into the actual catalog, I could choose any Catalog ID in the widget and have that one used (In this case I could choose from SAC, ESO, M, IC, NGC etc). Alternately, if the checkbox can't be done maybe you could just have Show Catalog use the Catalog ID chosen in the dropdown box. In any case, I would like to see either of these options since I don't always want to use my priority ID.

Resolution:
Fixed. Adding objects from the search results window now observes any priority IDs.

ID:
7267

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/29

Size of "Observations" window in Observations tab

In the Observations tab, the "Observations:" window at bottom left cannot be reduced in height. Thereby it is taking up quite some space the could be used to display more of the object list.

Analysis:
The window-splitter widget I had there before was problematic. I guess I need to reinstate it, or somehow redesign the layout.

Resolution:
Fixed. Reinstated window splitter and fixed issues (hopefully).

ID:
7327

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/28

The Observation database only shows ratings from first resource combination

In my Observation Preferences, I have chosen to compute the maximum rating for each observation. Steps to duplicate:
1. Open the observation database and go to the 2/13/2020 session. Highlight the Spiral Cluster observation at 10:13pm.

There is nothing in the Ratings column.

2. However, if you click on the Resources tab in the table down below you will see that I gave it a rating of 10 with my last eyepiece that I used.

It also shows up as a 10 rating with 1 observation in the attached plan document.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7308

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/28

Catalogue.ReadHeader: I/O Exception

Exception Type: I/O Exception
Exception Number: 23

1: Sub BinaryStream.CheckForError()
2: Function BinaryStream.ReadUInt8() as uint8
3: Function Catalogue.ReadHeader() as gue.BadCatalogue()()
4: Sub Catalogue.Constructor( FolderItem, boolean, int64 )
5: Function Catalogues.AddCataloguesFrom( FolderItem, int64 ) as Pair()
6: Sub Catalogues.Constructor()
7: Function Catalogues.!All() as Catalogues
8: Sub App.Event_Open()
9: Sub Application._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()
10: Sub REALbasic._RunFrameworkInitialization()

User description of above error trace:

starting application

Analysis:
Looks like a bad catalogue file.

Resolution:
Fixed. The bad catalogue will now get reported and ignored, rather than borking the app with an exception.

ID:
7233

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/28

Observation Database moves focus to top after editing session

After editing a session, the list moves its focus back to the top so that said session is no longer visible. This can be a little confusing and annoying at times. To duplicate.
1. Open the observation database (Attached)
2. Select the session called "2020-01-05 CPWI..." and then double-click on it.
3. Click OK.

The screen rewrites and it's too far down to see it, even though it is still selected. You have to scroll down to see or edit it again.

Resolution:
Fixed. Also the observations list.

ID:
7239

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/27

Backups not detecting journal changes

Steps to duplicate:
1. Open the attached documents.
2. Click Observation > Journal. Click + to start a new entry.
3. Type "This is a Test" for the subject and click the X in the upper right-hand corner to close.
4. Click File > Backup / Restore > Backup.

No changes are detected, even for Journal, and the Backup button is greyed out.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7302

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/25

Can't sort "Import comets ..."

The Import > Comets from MPC list doesn'€™t sort on any of its fields.

Analysis:
Note that this will be quite slow for some large collections (e.g. MPCORB minor planets - 1.2 million objects).

Resolution:
Fixed. For all comet and minor planet imports.

ID:
7261

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/22

User images not showing

I'm running AP v2.4b8 (32 bit) in Windows 10 64 bit.

In the main Objects view, AP happily shows user images (if available, and the object's position within the relevant constellation if not) to the right of the object list table. However, if I double-click on the user image of an object a new window opens (correctly) to show the image except the image itself is blank (although the scroll bars to move around the image are shown).

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7262

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/22

NewObjectDialog.CanCloseTimer: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub NewObjectDialog.CanCloseTimer( NewObjectDialog )
2: Sub _CallLaterTimer.Event_Action()
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User descriptions of above error trace:

a. Clicked on the widget to add an new object in the attached document. Told it to look for V1045 Lyr, checked the Synonyms box, and chose All.

b. I was in the attached document and chose New Object in the Object List. I told it to look for HIP 16243 and that is when I got the error.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7264

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/22

Telescope not retained under resource combinations when entering next observation

When entering observations, the value for Telescope field under Resource combinations in the Observations tab is not retained when a subsequent observation. Eyepiece selected is retained correctly.

I am 99% sure this has to do with the currently selected telescope in the widgets bar. As I have the telescope widget hidden, I did not see it was set to a different scope than was used for the observations. That being said, I believe subsequently added observations should always copy the telescope used in the previous observation in the same session.

Resolution:
Fixed. As requested, but if the previous setting was blank then the selected plan doc telescope is used. If that is unselected then the default telescope resource is used (if applicable). This setting is global and also saved to preferences upon quit.

ID:
7266

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/22

Observation database: "Adjust List Columns to Fit Text" is missing

In the observation database, the right-click menu item "Adjust List Columns to Fit Text" has gone missing, in both the session and the observations list.

Also, it is no longer possible to manually adjust the width of any column.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7265

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/22

Custom Highlighting LOC input fields

The Custom Highlighting input fields for Log Object Contrast will not accept a negative value. e.g. "Is Greater Than" -1.6

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7289

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/20

Exception when deleting highlighted objects

I got the attached exception when doing the following:
1. choosing Object > Select Object(s) > Select All Highlight Objects in the attached document.
2. Right-Clicking and choosing to delete selected objects.

I thought it was going to hang up so I took the screenshot.

Analysis:
I think this is related to the #7285 issue.

Resolution:
Fixed.

ID:
7290

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/20

App._BackupRestoreRestore_Action: Nil Object Exception

Exception Type: Nil Object Exception

1: Sub DesktopWindow.ShowModal( DesktopWindow )
2: Function App._BackupRestoreRestore_Action() as boolean
3: Sub DesktopApplication._CallFunctionWithExceptionHandling()

User description of above error trace:

Trying to backup/restore plans from desktop to laptop.

Resolution:
Fixed. At least I hope so...

ID:
7285

Status:
Fixed

Date:
2022/04/20

OKCancelWidget.Initialise: Nil Object Exception