[education/kstars/user/akarsh/observinglist_batchadd] doc: [Needs Testing] Add documentation on the Batch Add feature

Akarsh Simha null at kde.org
Sat Jan 23 09:05:27 GMT 2021


Git commit ab1a666c4df49c8bc5c848d0a73cb40914d0764e by Akarsh Simha.
Committed on 23/01/2021 at 08:17.
Pushed by asimha into branch 'user/akarsh/observinglist_batchadd'.

[Needs Testing] Add documentation on the Batch Add feature

I've not been able to see the docs on my build of KStars. Going to
Help > KStars Handbook actually opens a Web URL in a browser. Is this
expected behavior? If it is, would someone be kind enough to review
this change and make sure it follows `doxygen` syntax?

M  +2    -0    doc/obsplanner.docbook

https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/commit/ab1a666c4df49c8bc5c848d0a73cb40914d0764e

diff --git a/doc/obsplanner.docbook b/doc/obsplanner.docbook
index a4606b65c..b5e07bc8c 100644
--- a/doc/obsplanner.docbook
+++ b/doc/obsplanner.docbook
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ it could be a bit more detailed. Here you can see the same categories of objects
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+  <para>Another way of adding objects to your observation plan is using the newly introduced <guibutton>Batch Add</guibutton> will open up a text box where you can type many objects to add in one shot to the observation planner. Any objects not in the KStars database already will be resolved using SIMBAD (provided this has been enabled in the Settings) and added to the database. The entire process of adding objects is slow and may take a while, and you can watch the progress in the Status Bar. Any objects that could not be found are then listed in an error message, so you can identify and fix the errors. Usually this may be because SIMBAD expects a different way of specifying the object (e.g. Sim 147 instead of Simeis 147). This new feature allows you to easily scrape data from observing lists on the web etc and add them to your workflow in KStars.
+  </para>
   <para>This is how the <guilabel>Execution Session</guilabel> Window look. It can be opened by pressing <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>2</keycap></keycombo>. In it you can also see some information about the selected object and you are able to add observing notes. </para>
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