Position of the time InfoBox. The screen coordinates of the Time InfoBox. TQPoint(0,0) Position of the focus InfoBox. The screen coordinates of the Focus InfoBox. TQPoint(600,0) Position of the geographic InfoBox. The screen coordinates of the Geographic Location InfoBox. TQPoint(0,600) Is the time InfoBox in the "shaded" state? If true, the Time InfoBox will show only its top line of data. true Is the focus InfoBox in the "shaded" state? If true, the Focus InfoBox will show only its top line of data. true Is the geographic InfoBox in the "shaded" state? If true, the Geographic Location InfoBox will show only its top line of data. true Meta-option to toggle display of all InfoBoxes Toggles display of all three InfoBoxes. true Display the time InfoBox? Toggles display of the Time InfoBox. true Display the focus InfoBox? Toggles display of the Focus InfoBox. true Display the geographic InfoBox? Toggles display of the Geographic Location InfoBox. true Time InfoBox anchor flag Is the Time InfoBox anchored to a window edge? 0 = not anchored; 1 = anchored to right edge; 2 = anchored to bottom edge; 3 = anchored to bottom and right edges. 0 03 Time InfoBox anchor flag Is the Focus InfoBox anchored to a window edge? 0 = not anchored; 1 = anchored to right edge; 2 = anchored to bottom edge; 3 = anchored to bottom and right edges. 1 03 Geographic InfoBox anchor flag Is the Geographic Location InfoBox anchored to a window edge? 0 = not anchored; 1 = anchored to right edge; 2 = anchored to bottom edge; 3 = anchored to bottom and right edges. 2 03 Display the statusbar? Toggle display of the status bar. true Display Alt/Az coordinates in the statusbar? Toggle display of the Horizontal coordinates of the mouse cursor in the status bar. true Display RA/Dec coordinates in the statusbar? Toggle display of the Equatorial coordinates of the mouse cursor in the status bar. true Display main toolbar? Toggle display of the main toolbar. true Display view toolbar? Toggle display of the "view" toolbar. true Width of main window, in pixels 600 Height of main window, in pixels 600 Run Startup Wizard when KStars launches? true Filenames of defined custom object catalogs. List of the filenames of custom objects catalogs. List of toggles for displaying custom object catalogs. List of integers toggling display of each custom object catalog (any nonzero value indicates the objects in that catalog will be displayed). Automatically set telescope's geographic location? If true, INDI will automatically synch the telescope's geographic location to the current KStars location. true Automatically set telescope's time and date? If true, INDI will automatically synch the telescope's clock to the current KStars time. true Draw crosshairs at telescope position in the sky map? Toggle display of crosshairs centered at telescope's pointed position in the KStars sky map. true Display INDI messages in the statusbar? Toggle display of INDI messages in the KStars statusbar. true Display FITS automatically when an image is captured? Toggle automatic display of FITS files upon capture. true INDI Telescope port The port to which the telescope is attached (e.g., /dev/ttyS0) /dev/ttyS0 INDI Video port The port to which the video device is connected /dev/video0 FITS Default directory The default location of saved FITS files Aliases for filter wheel slots. List of the aliases for filter wheel slots. City name of geographic location. The City name of the current geographic location. Greenwich Province name of geographic location. The Province name of the current geographic location. This is the name of the state for locations in the U. S. Country name of geographic location. The Country name of the current geographic location. United Kingdom Geographic Longitude, in degrees. The longitude of the current geographic location, in decimal degrees. 0.0 Geographic Latitude, in degrees. The latitude of the current geographic location, in decimal degrees. 51.468 Elevation above sea level of geographic location, in meters. -10.0 Time Zone offset of geographic location, in hours. 0.0 Two-letter code for daylight savings time rule used by geographic location. Two-letter code that determines the dates on which daylight savings time begins and ends (you can view the rules by pressing the "Explain DST Rules" button in the Geographic Location window). -- Use animated slewing effects when changing focus position? If true, focus changes will cause the sky to visibly spin to the new position. Otherwise, the display will "snap" instantly to the new position. true Name of selected FOV indicator The name of the currently-selected field-of-view indicator. The list of defined FOV indicator names is listed in the "Settings|FOV Symbols" menu. No FOV Shape of selected FOV Integer indicating the selected FOV symbol shape. Possible values are: 0=Square; 1=Circle; 2=Crosshairs; 3=Bullseye. 0 03 Angular size of selected FOV indicator, in arcmin The angular size for the FOV symbol, in arcminutes. 0.0 Fade planet trails to background color? If true, trails attached to solar system bodies will fade into the background sky color. true Right Ascension of focus position The right ascension of the initial focus position of the sky map, in decimal hours. This value is volatile; it is reset whenever the program shuts down. 180.0 Declination of focus position The declination of the initial focus position of the sky map, in decimal degrees. This value is volatile; it is reset whenever the program shuts down. 45.0 Name of focused object The name of the object that should be centered and tracked on startup. If no object should be centered, set to "nothing". This value is volatile; it is reset whenever the program shuts down. nothing Is tracking engaged? True if the skymap should track on its initial position on startup. This value is volatile; it is reset whenever the program shuts down. false Hide objects while moving? Toggle whether KStars should hide some objects while the display is moving, for smoother motion. true Hide constellation boundaries while moving? Toggle whether constellation boundaries are hidden while the display is in motion. true Hide constellation lines while moving? Toggle whether constellation lines are hidden while the display is in motion. false Hide constellation names while moving? Toggle whether constellation names are hidden while the display is in motion. false Hide coordinate grid while moving? Toggle whether the coordinate grid is hidden while the display is in motion. true Hide Milky Way contour while moving? Toggle whether the Milky Way contour is hidden while the display is in motion. true Hide IC objects while moving? Toggle whether IC objects are hidden while the display is in motion. true Hide Messier objects while moving? Toggle whether Messier objects are hidden while the display is in motion. true Hide NGC objects while moving? Toggle whether NGC objects are hidden while the display is in motion. true Hide extra objects while moving? Toggle whether extra objects are hidden while the display is in motion. true Hide solar system objects while moving? Toggle whether solar system objects are hidden while the display is in motion. false Hide faint stars while moving? Toggle whether faint stars are hidden while the display is in motion. true Draw asteroids in the sky map? Toggle whether asteroids are drawn in the sky map. true Label asteroid names in the sky map? Toggle whether asteroid name labels are drawn in the sky map. true Draw comets in the sky map? Toggle whether comets are drawn in the sky map. true Label comet names in the sky map? Toggle whether comet name labels are drawn in the sky map. true Draw constellation boundaries in the sky map? Toggle whether constellation boundaries are drawn in the sky map. true Draw constellation lines in the sky map? Toggle whether constellation lines are drawn in the sky map. true Draw constellation names in the sky map? Toggle whether constellation name labels are drawn in the sky map. true Draw "deep sky" objects in the sky map? Toggle whether deep-sky objects are drawn in the sky map. true Draw ecliptic line in the sky map? Toggle whether the ecliptic line is drawn in the sky map. true Draw equator line in the sky map? Toggle whether the equator line is drawn in the sky map. true Draw coordinate grid in the sky map? Toggle whether the coordinate grid is drawn in the sky map. true Draw opaque ground in the sky map? Toggle whether the region below the horizon is opaque. true Draw horizon line in the sky map? Toggle whether the horizon line is drawn in the sky map. true Draw IC objects in the sky map? Toggle whether IC objects are drawn in the sky map. true Draw NGC objects in the sky map? Toggle whether NGC objects are drawn in the sky map. true Draw Messier objects in the sky map? Toggle whether Messier objects are drawn in the sky map. true Draw Messier object images in the sky map? Toggle whether Messier objects are rendered as images in the sky map. true Draw extra deep-sky objects in the sky map? Toggle whether extra objects are drawn in the sky map. true Draw Milky Way contour in the sky map? Toggle whether the Milky Way contour is drawn in the sky map. true Fill Milky Way contour? (false means use outline only) Toggle whether the Milky Way contour is filled. When this option is false, the Milky Way is shown as an outline. true Meta-option for all planets in the sky map. Meta-option to control whether all major planets (and the Sun and Moon) are drawn in the sky map. true Draw planets as images in the sky map? Toggle whether major planets (and the Sun and Moon) are rendered as images in the sky map. true Label planet names in the sky map? Toggle whether major planets (and the Sun and Moon) are labeled in the sky map. true Draw Sun in the sky map? Toggle whether the Sun is drawn in the sky map. true Draw Moon in the sky map? Toggle whether the Moon is drawn in the sky map. true Draw Mercury in the sky map? Toggle whether Mercury is drawn in the sky map. true Draw Venus in the sky map? Toggle whether Venus is drawn in the sky map. true Draw Mars in the sky map? Toggle whether Mars is drawn in the sky map. true Draw Jupiter in the sky map? Toggle whether Jupiter is drawn in the sky map. true Draw Saturn in the sky map? Toggle whether Saturn is drawn in the sky map. true Draw Uranus in the sky map? Toggle whether Uranus is drawn in the sky map. true Draw Neptune in the sky map? Toggle whether Neptune is drawn in the sky map. true Draw Pluto in the sky map? Toggle whether Pluto is drawn in the sky map. true Draw stars in the sky map? Toggle whether stars are drawn in the sky map. true Label star magnitudes in the sky map? Toggle whether star magnitude (brightness) labels are shown in the sky map. true Label star names in the sky map? Toggle whether star name labels are shown in the sky map. true Minimum timescale for forced-slewing mode The timescale above which slewing mode is forced on at all times. 60 InfoBoxes Background fill mode The background fill mode for the on-screen information boxes: 0="no BG"; 1="semi-transparent BG"; 2="opaque BG" 1 Mode for rendering stars The method for rendering stars: 0="realistic colors"; 1="solid red"; 2="solid black"; 3="solid white" 0 3 Saturation level of star colors The color saturation level of stars (only applicable when using "realistic colors" mode). 4 10 Use abbreviated constellation names? Use official IAU abbreviations for constellation names. false Use Latin constellation names? Use Latin constellation names. true Use localized constellation names? Use localized constellation names (if localized names are not available, default to Latin names). false Use horizontal coordinate system? Display the sky with horizontal coordinates (when false, equatorial coordinates will be used). true Automatically label focused object? Toggle whether a centered object automatically gets a name label attached. true Automatically add trail to centered solar system body? Toggle whether a centered solar system object automatically gets a trail attached, as long as it remains centered. true Add temporary label on mouse hover? Toggle whether the object under the mouse cursor gets a transient name label. true Use symbols to label observing list objects Objects in the observing list will be highlighted with a symbol in the map. true Use text to label observing list objects Objects in the observing list will be highlighted with a colored name label in the map. false Correct positions for atmospheric refraction? Toggle whether object positions are corrected for the effects of atmospheric refraction (only applies when horizontal coordinates are used). true Zoom Factor, in pixels per radian The zoom level, measured in pixels per radian. 2000. 200.1000000. Faint limit for asteroids The faint magnitude limit for drawing asteroids. 8.0 Faint limit for asteroid names The faint magnitude limit for drawing asteroid name labels. 4.0 Faint limit for deep-sky objects The faint magnitude limit for drawing deep-sky objects, when fully zoomed in. 16.0 Faint limit for deep-sky objects when zoomed out The faint magnitude limit for drawing deep-sky objects, when fully zoomed out. 16.0 Faint limit for stars The faint magnitude limit for drawing stars, when fully zoomed in. 8.0 Faint limit for stars when zoomed out The faint magnitude limit for drawing stars, when fully zoomed out. 6.0 Faint limit for stars when slewing The faint magnitude limit for drawing stars, when the map is in motion (only applicable if faint stars are set to be hidden while the map is in motion). 5.0 Faint limit for star name labels and/or magnitudes The faint magnitude limit for drawing star name and magnitude labels. 2.0 Maximum distance from Sun for labeling comets, in AU The maximum solar distance for drawing comets. 3.0 Use Dark colors for KStars windows? If true, then the application window colors will be switched to a dark red theme, for better night vision. false Color of angular distance ruler The color for the angular-distance measurement ruler. #FFF Background color of InfoBoxes The background color of the on-screen information boxes. #000 Text color of InfoBoxes when grabbed with mouse The text color for the on-screen information boxes, when activated by a mouse click. #F00 Text color of InfoBoxes The normal text color of the on-screen information boxes. #FFF Color of constellation boundaries The color for the constellation boundary lines. #222 Color of constellation lines The color for the constellation figure lines. #555 Color of constellation names The color for the constellation names. #AA7 Color of cardinal compass labels along horizon The color for the cardinal compass point labels. #002 Color of ecliptic line The color for the ecliptic line. #663 Color of equator line The color for the equator line. #FFF Color of FOV indicator symbol The color for the field-of-view indicator symbol. #FFF Color of coordinate grid lines The color for the coordinate grid lines. #456 Color of objects with extra links available The color for objects which have extra URL links available. #A00 Color of horizon line The color for the horizon line and opaque ground. #5A3 Color of Messier objects The color for Messier object symbols. #0F0 Color of NGC objects The color for NGC object symbols. #066 Color of IC objects The color for IC object symbols. #439 Color of Milky Way contour The color for the Milky Way contour. #123 Color of star name labels The color for star name labels. #7AA Color of planet name labels The color for solar system object labels. #439 Color of planet trails The color for solar system object trails. #963 Color of sky The color for the sky background. #002 Color of telescope symbols The color for telescope target symbols. #8B8 Color of user-added labels The color for user-added object labels. #439