Astrolog

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Edition 1.19exp for Version 5.10

• Copyright Notice
• Obtaining the Latest Version of Astrolog
  • Downloading Astrolog via FTP
  • Downloading Astrolog and Documentation via WWW
• Compiling Astrolog on Your System
  • Setting Compile Time Options in `astrolog.h'
  • Compiling Astrolog on Your System
    • Unix Systems
    • VMS Systems
    • MS-DOG Systems
      • Borland Turbo C/C++ vs. Microsoft C
    • MS-Windows
    • Mac
      • Symantec C/C++
• Configuring Astrolog's Data Files
  • Configuration and Chart Info Files
  • Problems with Data Files Before Version 4.20
  • The Concept of Switch Files
  • The Three Switch File Types
  • The `-@' Identifier Switch
  • How Astrolog Finds it's Data Files
• How Astrolog Reads What You Type
  • Interactive Prompting
  • Data Entry And The Main Display
  • An Introduction To Command Switches
    • The Option Prefix
    • Combinations of Switches
    • Required and Optional Parameters to Switches
• How You Can Read What Astrolog Prints
  • Overview of Astrolog's Graphics Features
  • How Astrolog Chooses it's Colors
  • Special MS-DOS Graphics Features
    • PC Graphics Resolution
    • Square Charts and Pixel Size Ratio
    • Using the Full Screen Resolution
    • Using More than the Full Screen Resolution
    • PC Mice
    • Using MS-DOS Versions of Astrolog under MS-Windows
• Description of MS Windows Features
  • Introduction
  • Using the Mouse for Drawing
  • Description of the Menu Commands
    • File menu commands
    • Edit menu commands
    • View menu commands
    • Info menu commands
    • Setting menu commands
    • Chart menu commands
    • Graphics menu commands
    • Animate menu commands
    • Help menu commands
• Overview of All Command Switches
  • General Command Switches
  • The Type of Chart to Display
  • How The Chart Parameters Are Obtained
  • What Information Is Used In A Chart
  • How A Chart Is Computed
  • Relationship And Comparison Charts
  • Accessing Graphics Options
  • Obscure Command Switches
• Description of Each Command Switch
  • Astrolog command switches
    • Help, Info and Data Tables
    • Prompting for Additional Switches
    • Defining and Running Macros
  • The Type of Chart to Display
    • Text Charts and How to Read Them
    • Aspect & Midpoint Grids
    • Listing the Aspects in a Chart
    • Listing the Object Midpoints in a Chart
    • Representation of Object Locations
    • Interpretation of Influences
    • The Astro-Graph
    • Calendar Charts
    • The Ephemeris Aspect Browser
    • The Plain Ephemeris Browser
    • The `Everything' Switch
    • Transits & Progressions
    • Arabic Parts
    • Chart Interpretation
  • How the Chart Parameters are Obtained
    • Inheriting from the Current Time Now
    • The Offset from Greenwich Mean Time
    • World Coordinates, Date and Time
    • One Single Switch for All Your Chart Data
    • Reading and Writing Chart Info Files
  • What Information Is Used In A Chart
    • Object Restrictions
    • Object Inclusions and Ordering
    • Aspect Limitations, Restrictions and Inclusions
  • How A Chart Is Computed
    • Using Ephemeris Files
    • House Systems
    • The `-s' Switch
    • Heliocentric Charts et al.
    • Progressions
    • Chart Casting and Geodetic Charts
  • Relationship And Comparison Charts
    • Relationship Charts
    • Biorhythm Charts
    • Comparison Charts
  • Accessing Graphics Options
    • Character Graphics
    • Pixel Graphics
    • Writing Bitmaps and POSTSCRIPT Files
    • Using the Root Window
    • Monochrome Graphics and Reversed Colors
    • Specifying the Chart Size
    • Miscellaneous Graphics Settings
    • MS-Windows Options
    • Combinations with the `-X' Switch
  • Obscure Command Switches
    • Obscure Help
    • True Node and Mean Node
    • Customizing Date and Time Format
    • Miscellaneous Customizations
    • Customizing Restrictions
    • Customizing Orbs
    • Customizing Influences
    • Customizing Interpretation
    • Customizing the Coloring Scheme
    • Customizing Graphic Glyphs
    • Really Obscure Switches
    • DOS Graphics Mode Numbers
    • Disallowing Program Features
    • Comments and Remarks
• Astrolog Graphics Screen Key Press Options
• Astrolog's Astrological Properties
  • Special Ruling and Exalting Signs
  • The Interpretation Database
    • Signs of the zodiac represent psychological characteristics
    • Houses represent different areas within one's life
    • Planets represent various parts of one's mind or self
    • Aspects are different relationships between planets
• Master Index
• Switches and Options Index
• Keystroke Index
• Windows Index

This document was generated on 13 March 1996 using the texi2html translator version 1.38.