## KStars TODO list: updated August 2004 ## Announce interest in working on these on kstars-devel@kde.org ## suggest new items on the same list or at http://bugs.kde.org 1. Bug reports to be resolved: - 69818: Empty Sky on PPC - 71434: Date boxes too small [cannot reproduce] - 77564: Sun and other planets overlay in dumped image [cannot reproduce] - 81303: KStars crashes with segfault after loading - 85322: Cannot start INDI service [cannot reproduce] 2. Other Required Fixes: - Improve opaque ground polygon - Fix custom catalogs, make it *much* easier to add custom objects. - UI file for Location dialog (and others?) - "Engage Tracking" menu/toolbar action jumps to previous tracked object - INDI device manager: Close button instead of Ok/Cancel - ExtDatePicker highlights wrong day for year<2000 (correct day selected, just highlighting is wrong) - OpsDialog: zoomed-out faint limit not restricted to be <= zoomed-in limit - OpsDialog: child widgets should disable when parent deselected: Stars, Asteroids, Comets, CNames, MW, Hide obj. - OpsDialog: Remove All Trails button does nothing - OpsDialog: modifying the Hide Objects timestep should trigger Apply button - AltVsTime: can add custom object more than once, because coords are re-precessed - Details: Messier object with no long name display M name twice - Details: "Edit Link" button should allow link text to be changed - Details: Log window: get rid of Save button; text should silently autosave - ScriptBuilder: Does not warn if Save As target already exists - ScriptBuilder: Sometimes, opening a script file sets UnsavedChanges - Removing a User Label does not cause it to disappear immediately - Showing star mag label, but not name label, prepends "star" to label 3. Wishlist Items - 51299: Marking of important points on celestial lines - 63369: Display multiple views [Low priority] - 66177: Screen saver mode - 68529: Occultation detection - 77748: Show Magelanic Cloud contours - 78068: Option to startup with clock paused - 79671: Ability to add individual custom objects or "pushpin" markers - 81617: Ability to save and reload "view profiles" - 81760: Add "Goto" button to Details/WUT - 82946: Include Constellation in object details - 83125: Add new cities in Sweden 4. New Features - Almanac tool (sun events, moon events, planet events, etc) - Observing list tool (under development by Jeff Woods) - Solar system viewer: more interactive; independent clock; include minor bodies - JMoons tool: show dates rather than day offset; show position of moons at t0 - Countour lines for nebulae - Alternative sky-projection schemes - Indicate binarity/variability of stars on map? - DCOP functions for overlay drawing of text and lines - add light grey "dd:mm:ss" text to dmsBoxes, which disappears when it gets focus - Better rendering of comets and asteroids 5. Large projects: - OpenGL rendering - Add more planet satellites - Add Earth satellites (man-made) - Update moon position code to Meeus 1998. 6. Ever-present needs - Translations - Improve documentation - More AstroInfo articles - More internet links
