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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions guide/app_config_ini.tex
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flag\_landscape\_sets\_minimal\_brightness & bool & Set \emph{true} to use value for minimal brightness for landscape from landscape settings.\\%\midrule
flag\_enable\_illumination\_layer & bool & Set \emph{true} to use illumination layer for landscape.\\%\midrule
flag\_enable\_labels & bool & Set \emph{true} to use landscape labels from gazetteer layer.\\%\midrule
label\_font\_size & int & Font size for landscape labels. \\
label\_color & \ccbox{0.0,1.0,0.0} & Color for the labels \\
label\_angle & int & Angle to display landscape labels $[0\ldots90]$. \\
polyline\_thickness & int & Thickness to draw polygon line, if one is defined $[0\ldots5]$\\
polyline\_color & \ccbox{1.0,0.0,0.0} & Color for the polygon line, if one is defined \\
flag\_transparency & bool & Set \emph{true} to show landscape semitransparent.\\
transparency & float & Use this transparency for landscapes. [0\ldots1] Typical value: \emph{0.5}\\
atmospheric\_extinction\_coefficient & float & Set atmospheric extinction coefficient $k$ [mag/airmass]\\%\midrule
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion guide/ch_interface.tex
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file.
\end{description}
\item[Draw only polygon]\newFeature{0.20.2} If a polygonal horizon line has been
defined for the landscape, only draw this with the given thickness.
defined for the landscape, only draw this with the given thickness and color.
\item[Transparency] Allow peeking below the horizon. \newFeature{23.3} Note that this may show graphical errors.
\end{description}

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18 changes: 8 additions & 10 deletions guide/ch_landscapes_gz.tex
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polygonal_horizon_list = horizon_Geneve.txt
polygonal_angle_rotatez = 0
ground_color = .15,.45,.45
horizon_line_color = .75,.45,.45
\end{configfile}
%
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\item[\var{ground\_color}] (optional, default=\var{0,0,0}, i.e.,
black) Color for the area below the horizon line. Each R,G,B
component is a float within 0..1.
\item[\var{horizon\_line\_color}] (optional, default: invisible) used
to draw a polygonal horizon line. Each R,G,B component is a float
within 0..1.
\item[\var{minimal\_brightness}] (optional) Some minimum brightness to
keep landscape visible. Default=-1, i.e., use
\var{minimal\_brightness} from the \var{[landscape]} section in the
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for high mountain peaks with many negative horizon values this
should be set to true.
\end{description}
No longer used:
\begin{description}
\item[\var{horizon\_line\_color}] (optional, default: invisible) used
to draw a polygonal horizon line.
%Each R,G,B component is a float within 0..1.
This is now\newFeature{24.4} a global setting, \var{config.ini:landscape/polygon\_color}.
\end{description}

\subsubsection{Artificial Polygonal Panoramas}
The online service
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A similar web service, \program{PeakFinder}\footnote{\url{https://www.peakfinder.com}},
meanwhile also allows downloading the horizon polygon as installable landscape for Stellarium.
Unfortunately, currently (early 2024) the excellent gazetteer (peak identification) visible on the website
is not exported.
A great feature of this service is the excellent gazetteer (peak identification) also visible on the website.


\subsection{Spherical landscape}
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minimal_brightness = 0.0075
polygonal_horizon_list = horizon_grossmugl.txt
polygonal_angle_rotatez=0
horizon_line_color = .75,.45,.45
minimal_altitude = -1
\end{configfile}
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rising/setting times)
\item[\var{polygonal\_horizon\_list\_mode}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{polygonal\_angle\_rotatez}] (optional, default=0) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{horizon\_line\_color}] see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{minimal\_brightness}] see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{minimal\_altitude}] (optional, default=-2) \newFeature{0.14.0} Some sky
elements, e.g.\ stars, are not drawn below this altitude for
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\item[\var{polygonal\_horizon\_list}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Spherical}
\item[\var{polygonal\_horizon\_list\_mode}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{polygonal\_angle\_rotatez}] (optional, default=0) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{horizon\_line\_color}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{minimal\_brightness}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{minimal\_altitude}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\end{description}
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\item[\var{polygonal\_horizon\_list}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Spherical}
\item[\var{polygonal\_horizon\_list\_mode}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{polygonal\_angle\_rotatez}] (optional, default=0) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{horizon\_line\_color}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{minimal\_brightness}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\item[\var{minimal\_altitude}] (optional) see \ref{sec:landscapes:Polygonal}
\end{description}
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