Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

[Jeff Wells]

Sometimes this information is unreadable because of overwriting or random characters showing up. This is while running the latest version of XP Home Edition.
Even when correctly displayed, this data would be much more readable if all the columns lined up instead of being staggered back and forth. Using a fixed-width font and right-justifying all the numbers should be easy to do.
Thanks!

[treaves (treaves)]

I'm glad to hear it'll be easy to do. I look forward to your updates to the code!

[Jeff Wells (hznfrst)]

It's just a suggestion; no need to be sarcastic about it.

--- On Mon, 4/2/12, treaves <email address hidden> wrote:

From: treaves <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 971320] Re: Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Monday, April 2, 2012, 5:41 AM

I'm glad to hear it'll be easy to do.  I look forward to your updates to
the code!

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Title:
  Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

Status in Stellarium:
  New

Bug description:
  Sometimes this information is unreadable because of overwriting or random characters showing up. This is while running the latest version of XP Home Edition.
  Even when correctly displayed, this data would be much more readable if all the columns lined up instead of being staggered back and forth. Using a fixed-width font and right-justifying all the numbers should be easy to do.
  Thanks!

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[treaves (treaves)]

That wasn't sarcasm. You stated what you thought should be done, and how difficult the task was. You would only know the later if you were able to do the work yourself. SO I logically concluding you were making an offer to help. The only other possible conclusion from your post was you were being dismissive of the development effort going into the project.

Take your pick.

[Jeff Wells (hznfrst)]

Why do you assume I was offering to do it? I'm an end-user who isn't about to mess with the actual programming of your project and didn't think a simple suggestion would be interpreted in this manner. I happen to be a programmer myself and know how dangerous it is for someone not familiar with a program to make the slightest change to it. However, a mere formatting change should be a piece of cake for those who *are* familiar with it.

Your reasoning escapes me, and your hostility is ridiculous!

--- On Mon, 4/2/12, treaves <email address hidden> wrote:

From: treaves <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 971320] Re: Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Monday, April 2, 2012, 7:14 AM

That wasn't sarcasm.  You stated what you thought should be done, and
how difficult the task was.  You would only know the later if you were
able to do the work yourself.  SO I logically concluding you were making
an offer to help.  The only other possible conclusion from your post was
you were being dismissive of the development effort going into the
project.

Take your pick.

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Title:
  Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

Status in Stellarium:
  New

Bug description:
  Sometimes this information is unreadable because of overwriting or random characters showing up. This is while running the latest version of XP Home Edition.
  Even when correctly displayed, this data would be much more readable if all the columns lined up instead of being staggered back and forth. Using a fixed-width font and right-justifying all the numbers should be easy to do.
  Thanks!

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[treaves (treaves)]

O.K. I'll cease the hostility. So lets see what can be done.

Do I understand you correctly that there are two issues here:

1. text gets scrambled. This is the text that displays information about the selected object.

2- you have a feature request to better align the text displayed in the upper left.

Is this accurate?

[Jeff Wells (hznfrst)]

That's correct. I was not at all "disparaging" the program because it is a very impressive application which should be winning awards if it hasn't already.

--- On Tue, 4/3/12, treaves <email address hidden> wrote:

From: treaves <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 971320] Re: Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 6:20 AM

O.K.  I'll cease the hostility.  So lets see what can be done.

Do I understand you correctly that there are two issues here:

1. text gets scrambled. This is the text that displays information about
the selected object.

2- you have a feature request to better align the text displayed in the
upper left.

Is this accurate?

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Title:
  Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

Status in Stellarium:
  New

Bug description:
  Sometimes this information is unreadable because of overwriting or random characters showing up. This is while running the latest version of XP Home Edition.
  Even when correctly displayed, this data would be much more readable if all the columns lined up instead of being staggered back and forth. Using a fixed-width font and right-justifying all the numbers should be easy to do.
  Thanks!

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[treaves (treaves)]

Let's consider this issue for the scrambled text. Please open a new one for the feature request on text alignment.

[Bogdan Marinov (daggerstab)]

Does the "scrambled text" thing occur all the time or only sometimes?

If it's all the time, please try starting the program from the "Stellarium (no OpenGL 2)" shortcut in its Start Menu folder.

[Jeff Wells (hznfrst)]

Only sometimes and with no apparent pattern.

--- On Tue, 4/3/12, Bogdan Marinov <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Bogdan Marinov <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 971320] Re: Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 9:10 AM

Does the "scrambled text" thing occur all the time or only sometimes?

If it's all the time, please try starting the program from the
"Stellarium (no OpenGL 2)" shortcut in its Start Menu folder.

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Title:
  Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

Status in Stellarium:
  New

Bug description:
  Sometimes this information is unreadable because of overwriting or random characters showing up. This is while running the latest version of XP Home Edition.
  Even when correctly displayed, this data would be much more readable if all the columns lined up instead of being staggered back and forth. Using a fixed-width font and right-justifying all the numbers should be easy to do.
  Thanks!

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[Alexander Wolf (alexwolf)]

Jeff, are you tried setting fixed-width font through base_font_name option in config.ini file?

[Jeff Wells (hznfrst)]

I'd be happy to try it if you tell me how to find that file.

      From: Alexander Wolf <email address hidden>
 To: <email address hidden>
 Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 1:18 AM
 Subject: [Bug 971320] Re: Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

Jeff, are you tried setting fixed-width font through base_font_name
option in config.ini file?

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Title:
  Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

Status in Stellarium:
  New

Bug description:
  Sometimes this information is unreadable because of overwriting or random characters showing up. This is while running the latest version of XP Home Edition.
  Even when correctly displayed, this data would be much more readable if all the columns lined up instead of being staggered back and forth. Using a fixed-width font and right-justifying all the numbers should be easy to do.
  Thanks!

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[gzotti (georg-zotti)]

The original discussion has expired almost 4 years ago. About 3 major releases later, after burying XP, introducing Qt5, requiring OpenGL2, etc, is the "scrambled text issue" still open? If not, please let this expire now.

[Jeff Wells (hznfrst)]

Hello,
I've been running version 0.12.4 for some time and have not noticed this problem recurring, so you may drop this from your list.
However, I decided to upgrade to version 0.14.2 today on a Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit computer, but it failed with an "Open GL 2 not found on this system; upgrade hardware or use MESA" message, so can you tell me which version of Stellarium will work with this setup?

I tried upgrading my XP Home Edition machine as well to the appropriate 0.14.2 version, but it failed for a different reason! I just need to know how far back I should go for it to work.

Thanks for your help,
Jeff Wells

      From: gzotti <email address hidden>
 To: <email address hidden>
 Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 4:06 AM
 Subject: [Bug 971320] Re: Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

The original discussion has expired almost 4 years ago. About 3 major
releases later, after burying XP, introducing Qt5, requiring OpenGL2,
etc, is the "scrambled text issue" still open? If not, please let this
expire now.

** Tags added: old

** Changed in: stellarium
      Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

Status in Stellarium:
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Bug description:
  Sometimes this information is unreadable because of overwriting or random characters showing up. This is while running the latest version of XP Home Edition.
  Even when correctly displayed, this data would be much more readable if all the columns lined up instead of being staggered back and forth. Using a fixed-width font and right-justifying all the numbers should be easy to do.
  Thanks!

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[Jeff Wells (hznfrst)]

INSTALLATION UPDATE------------------------
It appears that I have to remove an older version of Stellarium in order to install a newer one, otherwise I get error messages on both XP and Win7.Jeff Wells

      From: gzotti <email address hidden>
 To: <email address hidden>
 Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 4:06 AM
 Subject: [Bug 971320] Re: Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

The original discussion has expired almost 4 years ago. About 3 major
releases later, after burying XP, introducing Qt5, requiring OpenGL2,
etc, is the "scrambled text issue" still open? If not, please let this
expire now.

** Tags added: old

** Changed in: stellarium
      Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Selected object details at upper left of screen get scrambled

Status in Stellarium:
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Bug description:
  Sometimes this information is unreadable because of overwriting or random characters showing up. This is while running the latest version of XP Home Edition.
  Even when correctly displayed, this data would be much more readable if all the columns lined up instead of being staggered back and forth. Using a fixed-width font and right-justifying all the numbers should be easy to do.
  Thanks!

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[gzotti (georg-zotti)]

I keep recurring to the FAQ about hardware requirements in V0.14 https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+faq/2734
You can have two (or more, I have 3-7 usually :-) versions installed, but you must change installation folder during the setup dialog to keep them separate.

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