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Configuring Astro Info

Astro Info displays a lot of information that depends on your position on earth, the time and day. So you must set your position, and the time you are interested in.

Position

The first time you invoke Astro Info the Options form is displayed. Later, you can return to this form by choosing "General Options" from Astro Info's menu. In this form you can set your location and time zone:

Timezone
The time zone you will be using "Astro Info" from. Measured in hours and minutes from GMT. If you're west of Greenwich, England, check the "W" box, otherwise the "E" box. To be more exact, if your clocks run ahead with respect to GMT select "E" otherwise "W".
DST
The daylight savings rule for the country you will be using "Astro Info" from. There are many predefined rules for several countries. At the moment you cannot create new rules except by getting the source package. Please tell us about missing rules.
Latitude
The latitude you will be using "Astro Info" from. Measured in degrees and minutes from the equator. Select the "N" or "S" box if your in the northern resp. southern hemisphere.
Long
The longitude you will be using "Astro Info" from. Measured in degrees and minutes. Check the "W" resp. "E" box if you're west resp. east of Greenwich, England.

There are also some settings you can change here:

Time
Format in which Rise/Set time should be shown. You can select between 24 hour display and system settings.
Page Btn
Select the effect of the page buttons. You can use them to change the day, select another object or scroll detail screens.

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Time and Date

Most "Astro Info" screens start with controls for setting the time and date.

On the left is a button showing the currently selected date. Clicking on it will display the standard Palm date control, allowing you to select the day you wish to get information on.

On the right is a button showing the currently selected time. Clicking on it will display the standard Palm time control, allowing you to select the time you wish to get information on. NOTE: On old devices "Astro Info" uses the Select Start/End Time dialog. Setting the "End Time" field has no effect.

Next, in the center of the screen is a button labelled "Now" with an arrow on either side. Pressing the "Now" button will keep Astro Info's date and time synchronized to the Palm's current date and time. You can use the arrow buttons to quickly jump forwards and backwards one day at a time. You can also configure the page buttons to change the day, see above.

When you change the current day or time a lot of information needs to be recalculated. This takes about a second so be patient.

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