From rayner@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu Wed Nov 13 08:44:25 2002 Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:07:56 -1000 (HST) From: John Rayner To: denault@jeans.ifa.hawaii.edu Cc: tokunaga@jeans.ifa.hawaii.edu, onaka@jeans.ifa.hawaii.edu, rayner@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu Subject: [Fwd: User Feedback Form] Tony, Can you make these changes? John ------------- Begin Forwarded Message ------------- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:55:32 -1000 From: Alan Tokunaga X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rayner@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu, "Schelte J. Bus" , koenig@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu, denault@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu Subject: [Fwd: User Feedback Form] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Some suggestions for improving the software here. WebMonitor mail wrote: > > (subject) User Feedback Form > (Respondent) Michael Gregg, Eilat Glickman, Mark Lacy > (E-Mail) gregg@igpp.ucllnl.org > (Observing Dates) Oct 17-20 > (Instrument) SpeX > (Support Astronomer) John Rayner > (Telescope Operator) Paul and Bill > (TECHNICAL FEEDBACK) > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SpeX is a wonderful device. > > The support from the operators is excellent. > > The workings of Guide Dog are a little cryptic we had some problems making > him behave. This resulted in several suggestions, which we list below. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > (SCIENTIFIC RESULTS) > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2.6 nights out of 4 were clouded out. The last night was very productive. > We took spectra of 12 program objects, about half of which are probably > red quasars. > SpeX is perfect for our project we just need more clear weather. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > (COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS) > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Suggested Guide Dog changes: > > 1) An "undo last TCS offset" button would be very useful. > > 2) Clicking the "offset telescope" button should perhaps set the start > point of the line to equal the endpoint so that one cannot inadvertently > send two moves this would also provide positive feedback that the request > had been executed. > > 3) When the "send AB beam offsets" button is clicked, it should > respond with an "Are you sure?" query. Or perhaps ordinary TCS moves > should not be put in the "From/To" boxes. We suspect that we hit the > "send AB beam offsets" button unknowingly, and much chaos ensued. > Somehow, the recorded, desired AB offsets should be a protected bit > of information that can't be casually or inadvertently overriden. > > 4) When using non-default guidebox setups, the software ought > to be smart enough to read the offsets put in by hand into the > A/B CenXY boxes when the position angle of the slit is changed, just > as it does for the default position. > > Other suggestions: > > It would be very handy to have Big Dog display the time remaining for > an individual exposure, at least for exposures above some minimum time. > We have been doing several minutes in each A/B position and it would > be reassuring and useful to know how much time is left in the individual > exposures. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- End Forwarded Message ------------- --------------------------------------------- John T. Rayner Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii 2680 Woodlawn Drive Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Phone: (808) 956-9846 Fax: (808) 988-3893 rayner@ifa.hawaii.edu