The Time Control Window
Use the dockable Time Control Window to write and edit time control scripts. The editor offers the basic editing capabilities, syntax highlighting, and file handling.
To run a time control script press F9. If the script is executed successfully a new ephemeris calculation is started. If the script fails, the output panel , located below the editor field, will show error messages with numbered line references, which are generated for purposes of debugging. Double click an entry to go to the corresponding line of the script file.
Each Alcyone Ephemeris file contains a time control script. The script is loaded when a file is opened and (as long as it is not protected) generated automatically when the Time span dialog was used.
A contextual menu is assigned to the editor field. Right click on the editor field and the menu appears.
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Copy |
Copy selected text into Windows clipboard. |
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Paste |
Paste text from Windows clipboard at the location of the cursor. | |
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Cut |
Cut selected text and copy it into Windows clipboard. | |
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Undo |
Undo last edit operation(s). | |
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Select all |
Select entire text of current script file. | |
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Indent |
Indent the current selected block by one character. | |
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Unindent |
Unindent the current selected block | |
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New |
Create a new time control script file. | |
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Open |
Open a time control script file. | |
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Save |
Save the content of the editor in a time control script file (*.tcs). | |
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Editor settings |
Open the Editor settings dialog, which allows changing some basic editor settings as font size, font color, and syntax highlighting. | |
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Protect script |
Protect script from being changed by the Time span dialog. If a time control script is protected, the Time span dialog can not be called. |
| Use the Tools panel for quick access to often used functions. The Tools panel can be collapsed by clicking the small arrow in its title bar. To expand the panel click the arrow again. |  |
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