diff --git a/help/C/chart-parts.page b/help/C/chart-parts.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bd3d128 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/chart-parts.page @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ + + + + + + + Gergely Polonkai + gergely@polonkai.eu + 2013-2014 + + + + + Parts of a natal chart + + + Parts of a natal chart + +
+ The chart wheel +

The chart wheel consists of several rings.

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The outermost ring hold the planets.

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The next ring shows the symbols of the zodiac.

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The third ring holds the degree signs. The longest lines denote each 10°, the mid-sized ones appear at every 5°, and the small ones show every 1°.

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The next ring is the most wide, giving place for the aspect and antiscion lines.

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The fifth ring contains the house numbers.

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The innermost ring contains the Moon phase at the time of the chart.

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+ Planets + +

The planets’ ring shows all the planets included in the current display theme.

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+ Aspects and antiscia + +

Depending on the user’s choice, the fourth ring of the chart holds the aspect or the antiscion lines.

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Aspect lines are color coded: green lines mark the harmonic, red lines the disharmonic aspects.

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Neither the naming nor the categories are cast into stone. Some astrologer schools state that an aspect may be harmonic or disharmonic based on the planets involve.

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+ The Moon phase + +

The innermost circle depicts the Moon at the time of the chart. Most schools never inspect this aspect of a moment, as they don’t think it has any impact on the person’s life. We included this information merely for educational reasons.

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diff --git a/help/C/display-themes.page b/help/C/display-themes.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..581c6b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/display-themes.page @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ + + + + + + + Gergely Polonkai + gergely@polonkai.eu + 2013 + + + + + Using display themes + + + Choosing the right display theme + +

Astrognome has the concept of display themes. A display theme is a ruleset of which planets, aspects and antiscia should the chart view and the table views show.

+ +

Astrognome has three built in themes:

+ + + + Everything +

This displays everything Astrognome knows about: each planet, comet, theoretical/imaginary points, everything.

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+ + + Classic +

This is the classic view, used by the early astrologers. It shows planets only up to Saturn, and uses only the Ptolemaic (major) aspects. Also, it doesn’t show any antiscia.

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+ + + No comets +

This is the same as Everything, except it doesn’t include the comets and dwarf planets (Astrognome, like most astrologers, treat Pluto as a planet, not a dwarf).

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You can choose the right display theme with the display theme chooser above the chart, or change the default display theme in the Preferences dialog.

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Astrognome can save your natal charts in different image formats:

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SVG (vectorized, also used internally by Astrognome)

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JPEG

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PNG

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To use this feature, use Gear menu Export as image….

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diff --git a/help/C/index.page b/help/C/index.page index f40b2f0..3ba2af4 100644 --- a/help/C/index.page +++ b/help/C/index.page @@ -19,5 +19,23 @@ Astrologers' software - Astrognome Help + + <media type="image" mime="image/png" its:translate="no" src="figures/astrognome-icon.png"> + </media> + Astrognome Help + + +
+ Getting started +
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+ Reading the charts + +

Every astrologer inspects and reads charts in different ways. The goal of this section is not to teach the users of such a technique, but to describe the different parts of the charts generated by Astrognome.

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+ Customization +
diff --git a/help/C/introduction.page b/help/C/introduction.page index d39c1db..edf8288 100644 --- a/help/C/introduction.page +++ b/help/C/introduction.page @@ -16,10 +16,19 @@ - What is Astrognome? + Introduction Introduction -

Astrognome is an astrologers' software for the GNOME Desktop.

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Astrognome is an astrologers’ software for the GNOME Desktop which can be used to create natal charts.

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Astrognome can display positions of the Solar System’s planets and several comets and theoretical/imaginary points on the sky (see also .

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+ Astrognome + Screenshot of Astrognome + + +
diff --git a/help/C/keyboard-navigation.page b/help/C/keyboard-navigation.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9fa1d9e --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/keyboard-navigation.page @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ + + + + + + + Gergely Polonkai + gergely@polonkai.eu + 2013 + + + + + Navigating with the keyboard + + + Navigating with the keyboard + +

You can switch between views with predefined keys:

+ + + + List view +

AltLeft Arrow, or if your keyboard has one, Back. Naturally, this will do nothing in the list view.

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+ + + Chart edit +

F4. This, and the following keys only work if a chart is loaded (e.g. not in the list view).

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+ + + Chart view +

F5

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+ + + Aspect and antiscion tables +

F6

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+ + + Point tables +

F7

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diff --git a/help/C/preferences.page b/help/C/preferences.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..57465c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/preferences.page @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ + + + + + + + Gergely Polonkai + gergely@polonkai.eu + 2013 + + + + + Preferences + + + Preferences + +

You can set different aspects of Astrognome in the Preferences dialog, which is accessible by pressing CtrlP, or from Astrognome Preferences.

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All settings, except the default house system and default display theme have immediate effects in all open Astrognome windows.

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+ New windows start maximized + +

If this option is enabled, newly created windows will be maximized by default.

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+ Use UTF-8 characters for planet/aspect symbols +

The UTF-8 standard lists several planet and aspect symbols. If you want to see these characters in the aspect, antiscion and point tables, check this box

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+ Default house system +

The house system to use by default in new charts.

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Astrognome saves the house system information with every chart. This means if you load a chart, that saved house system will be used instead of the default one.

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+ Default display theme +

The default display theme to use in newly opened charts.

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diff --git a/help/C/your-first-chart.page b/help/C/your-first-chart.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b6c39c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/your-first-chart.page @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ + + + + + + + Gergely Polonkai + gergely@polonkai.eu + 2013 + + + + + Creating natal charts + + + Your first chart + +

Creating a natal chart is as easy as pressing CtrlN (or using either Astrognome New chart) and entering a name, a date and a location. To show the actual chart, press F5 or use View menu Chart.

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+ Chart edit + Editing a chart’s data + + +
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Creating a new chart while viewing one will open a new window. If you are on the chart list screen, the current window will be used.

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diff --git a/help/Makefile.am b/help/Makefile.am index 5320bf3..b6e8784 100644 --- a/help/Makefile.am +++ b/help/Makefile.am @@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ HELP_MEDIA = $(NULL) HELP_FILES = \ index.page \ introduction.page \ + display-themes.page \ + getting-started.page \ + image-export.page \ + keyboard-navigation.page \ + preferences.page \ + troubleshooting.page \ + your-first-chart.page \ legal.xml \ $(NULL)