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| author | toma <toma@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2009-11-25 17:56:58 +0000 |
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| committer | toma <toma@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2009-11-25 17:56:58 +0000 |
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Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features.
BUG:215923
git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdeedu@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da
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diff --git a/doc/kstars/calc-ecliptic.docbook b/doc/kstars/calc-ecliptic.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9117cd25 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kstars/calc-ecliptic.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +<sect2 id="calc-ecliptic"> +<title>Ecliptic Coordinates module</title> +<indexterm><primary>Tools</primary> +<secondary>Astrocalculator</secondary> +<tertiary>Ecliptic Coordinates module</tertiary> +</indexterm> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo> +The Ecliptic Coordinates calculator module +</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="calc-ecliptic.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Ecliptic Coordinates</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +This module converts between <link linkend="equatorial">Equatorial +coordinates</link> and <link linkend="ecliptic">Ecliptic +coordinates</link>. First, select which coordinates +should be taken as input values in the <guilabel>Choose Input +Coordinates</guilabel> section. Then, fill in the corresponding +coordinate values in either the <guilabel>Ecliptic +coordinates</guilabel> or <guilabel>Equatorial coordinates</guilabel> +section. Finally, press the <guibutton>Compute</guibutton> button, +and the complementary coordinates will be filled in. +</para> +<para> +The module contains a batch mode for converting several coordinate +pairs at once. You must construct an input file in which each line +contains two values: the input coordinate pairs (either Equatorial +or Ecliptic). Then specify which coordinates you are using as input, +and identify the input and output filenames. Finally, press the +<guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to generate the output file, +which will contain the converted coordinates (Equatorial or +Ecliptic; the complement of what you chose as the input values). +</para> +</sect2> |