Comments for Howards Astronomical Adventures

Comment on Meteor Shower Guide Approved by site admin

site admin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:03:42 +0000

Adam hailing from Denver with kilt? Hey thanks! Interesting problem, you have a crash report on your device from those events now. I can email you directions on how to retrieve and send that to me.

Now what the heck is it with iPod Touchs? I had another error reported from iPod touch user where it was crashing. Oddly it was fixed by switching to 24hr time format (!)(?) Clearly the touch is not the same as an iPhone (software wise).

Thinking the maps will be in the (true) iPad edition, it has such a lovely screen!

Comment on Vernal Equinox by snowdragonusa

snowdragonusa — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:26:39 +0000

Absolutely stunning!

Comment on Meteor Shower Guide Approved by snowdragonusa

snowdragonusa — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:13:31 +0000

Hey Howard – Adam from Denver (met at Okie-Tex). Great app! Just downloaded it. FYI – 4Gen iTouch, force close when advanced catalog is selected from the settings and you return to the catalog main screen.
How about sky maps with radials for the noobs out there?
See you at OT in Sept!
Adam

Comment on Meteor Shower Guide Approved by TennDon

TennDon — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:08:26 +0000

It works on the iPad but it doesn’t show full screen. I get an outline which resembles an iPhone but will not rotate (most iPad apps will rotate to portrait or landscape as one rotates the iPad). IPad will usually play iPhone apps in the mode I described above and one can usually hit a 2X button to make the app full screen bit it will only show in portrait mode (i.e., it will not auto-rotate as most iPad apps will as one turns the device.

If you could modify your app to work more natively with the iPad too, you might get more sales.

Don Horne

Comment on Meteor Shower Guide Approved by site admin

site admin — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:56:50 +0000

Very interesting. I didn’t realize you could run it on the iPad, I must have made a mistake (thought I had set it to iPhone only in the compiler options). Glad it works ok, during my first testing under the simulator it looked terrible. I updated my xCode version after app submission and the new compile looked correct under the iPad simulator. I will have future updates to better utilize the screen on the iPad, maybe awhile though. If you have any suggestions let me know. Thanks for the update Don!

Comment on Meteor Shower Guide Approved by TennDon

TennDon — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:13:21 +0000

Howard,

The app looks good on my iPad. It provides suficient information for those familiar with meteor showers to be helpful. Nice not to always count on Sky &Telescope which is often back home when you need it.

Thanks for the hard work.

Don

Comment on The Waiting Begins by TennDon

TennDon — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:51:13 +0000

I’d be interested in your meteor shower app when it’s completed.
I’m sure you’ll tell us about it on your website.

Don Horne