User talk:Bronger

Hello Torsten !

Does PP3 works on Mac OS ?

Hello there, welcome to the 'pedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you need pointers on how we title pages visit Wikipedia:Naming conventions or how to format them visit our manual of style. If you have any other questions about the project then check out Wikipedia:Help or add a question to the Village pump. Cheers! --maveric149

I'm a h2g2 veteran and I'm afraid that that will remain my primary site. (By the way, today h2g2 has published a new entry about Wikipedia on its home page!)

I want to contribute to Wikipedia nevertheless: I want to draw the maps for the celestial constellations. However, in contrast to h2g2, Wikipedia contains a lot more information, and it seems to be more accurate, too. So as a reader, I look forward to using Wikipedia.

I've already looked around a bit and think that I've understood the system by and large. But thank you for your welcome message!

You are welcome! I like the images you have created. But the placement in the articles is causing trouble for people with lower resolution screens. Specifically the image and the table overlap. Would 250 or 300 pixel wide images be too small? If not then the images could even be placed in the tables (see sainfoin, lithium, United States and Pluto (planet) for examples). --mav

Actually I was playing around with Sagittarius with the current image and it really doesn't seem to be that bad at lower res. --mav

Well it wasn't the greatest image downsizing I've done but I reduced the width of the Sagittarius image to 300 px. See the Wikipedia:Image use policy for why it is a good idea not to have images too wide. --mav

Although I was aware of this problem before I began with the charts, it is indeed a serious one. I had read Wikipedia's image policy very carefully and I thought that 400px are an upper limit but okay. By and large the problem is either Wikipedia's HTML or the browser, because the two elements mustn't overlap, but a horizontal scrollbar should be used. -- Torsten Bronger 16:23 Feb 22, 2003 (UTC)

Horizontal scroll bars are evil and should be avoided like the plague. Many studies have shown that web surfers hate to horizontally scroll and textbooks on web design state that you should hardly ever force a user to use their horizontal scroll bar. So that is not a solution. Resizing the images to a width of 300px and putting them in the table will make everything work for everybody. --mav 00:30 Feb 23, 2003 (UTC)

A horizontal scollbar is surely not optimal. But I would be forced to reduce information density if I scaled them down. At least for some of them, you cannot just make them smaller. By the way, I was not responsible for the positioning of the graphics next to the table. I think it would be better to accept a less nice layout instead of less detail. -- Torsten Bronger 10:15 Feb 23, 2003 (UTC)

I agree with Bronger. Unlike the images of the flowers or animals, a map needs details. So I think resizing the maps is not the best option. A simple solution is to reposition the maps.

My opinion is based on the scaled down version of Sagittarius by mav, which doesn't look too good because the map is resized "physically". How about you upload a new generated and scaled down map of Sagittarius and see if it would be better, Bronger? --Lorenzarius 11:31 Feb 23, 2003 (UTC)

[Please call me Torsten :] I can produce a map that is smaller but with labels of the same size. But this would mean that I have to delete some nebulae, and it is already *very tight* with the grey constellation labels. This is not critical on all but some of the maps. I will make new maps smaller whenever possible. Most upcoming constellations are small anyway.

Hi Bronger, have you one of these very nice constellation map for Crux? -- looxix 21:09 Apr 2, 2003 (UTC)

If a new constellation is finished according to the project template, please add it to the list at Wikipedia:WikiProject Constellations because we all watch this page. Then I upload a map as soon as I can. --Torsten Bronger

Thanks, looxix 19:58 Apr 8, 2003 (UTC)

Nice Maps!

The colours you've chosen are obvious and clear. I especially like the grey constellation names and the yellow border, which are sorta transparent and hence doesn't interfere with the stars. And on a white background? I must say I was amazed at first, and it fits with the white WP background so well. Do you enter all the star coordination manually? How long does it take to make one map? Or do you make several simultaneously? (Because I see other constellations cut-off.) --Menchi 18:55 May 8, 2003 (UTC)

Thank you for the encouragement! All sky coordinates come from free Internet databases. One map takes 10--30 minutes. They are not created simultaneously, however the program lets me use a global style that I thus don't have to re-create every single time (colours etc). What does 'cut-off' mean? -- Torsten Bronger 20:28 May 8, 2003 (UTC)

"Cut-off" means that part of a picture is missing, like a knife cut it off. I'm referring that one one constellation map, there are several neighbour constellations shown only partly, like all regional maps. --Menchi 20:40 May 8, 2003 (UTC)

I think I now understand: You suggested that I had created one huge bitmap and cut it into pieces? I didn't do this for several reasons:

Labels may be destroyed.
Every map projection leads to distortions that can be reduced only by keeping the map area small.
I want the north--south direction be vertical always.
The constellation names would have to be copied to several positions.
I want to have the possibility to use individual scales for the constellations.
Some faint constellations need enlarged star circles or other special treatment.

Additionally, one map per constellation is approximately the same work. -- Torsten Bronger 21:19 May 8, 2003 (UTC)

One big map would be interesting to look at, but that wasn't my suggestion. I mentioned "cut-off" because I thought you created all the constellations simultaneously, hence leaving the neighbour constellations cut-off. But now you mentioned the big map, it does sound like a good idea, since astronomy guidebooks and textbooks have them, usually in a circle. But since you can't make them now, it's alright. --Menchi 21:28 May 8, 2003 (UTC)

But what is the alternative to cut-off neighbour constellations?

For a constellation-specific map, I don't it is impossible! I'm not asking you to prevent cutting off. Maybe this idiom is badly coined, but it mostly doesn't have negative connotation. --Menchi 03:30 May 9, 2003 (UTC)

The alternative would be to have a map of, say, Virgo that *only* showed the stars actually in Virgo. But I like what you're doing now. Given a rectangular map, I like to see *all* the stars in that rectangular area -- even the ones that are technically part of some other constellation.

Thank you for the maps. Thank you for making PP3 http://pp3.sourceforge.net/ open-source. --DavidCary 01:55, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Copyright[edit]

On your picture of the Lepus (constellation) you state a copyright claim. You fail to say that it it GFDL and as such I do not know if I can use it for nl:wikipedia. Thanks, GerardM 06:23, 3 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I must say that I am a little bit irritated by all the trouble that this innocent (and explicitly allowed by Wikipedia) "copyright Torsten Bronger" causes, since you are not the first who asks. Copyright and licence are two very different things, the first being more or less insignificant, depending on the latter.

To answer your question: Obviously I am the copyright holder and I uploaded the image. If you want to upload, you have to mark the GFDL checkbox. So the legal status of all my star maps is the GFDL. Please understand that I won't go through all 88 maps again to make it explicit.

By the way you are invited to substitute Dutch counterparts for all Latin and English names on the maps in the (equally free) souce file of the map in order to create a real Dutch counterpart. – Torsten Bronger 07:47, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Well, on the upload page is written: Specify the licence of the file. Add {{msg:GFDL}} if the file is licenced under the GNU FDL, {{msg:PD}} if it is in the public domain, etc. See Image copyright tags for more of these. This information should really be placed on the Image-Page otherwise it's not clear to the reader if the uploader has really read the text on the upload page ... and with that it's also not clear if the uploader understood the problem with the licences ... And yes, of course it ok to explicitly state your copyright of the pictures - that's a thing I understand ... :-) -- Schusch 16:38, 30 Apr 2004 (UTC)

But this is very new. When I uploaded my images, I had to check explicitly the "GFDL" checkbox, so this licence applies to all images uploaded before a certain date unless specified otherwise. Wikipedia should add this note automatically for older images, I really have not the time to do it. – Torsten Bronger 18:02, 30 Apr 2004 (UTC)

ah, ok, I only know this from the german site - and there I'm used to it for months ... what I do next if I don't see the licence information ... I take a look on the user-page perhaps you post a short message there? Something like: all my images posted here are GFDL or something like this? Greetings, -- Schusch 10:50, 1 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is sensible to consider the GFDL the default licence on Wikipedia.

I've made bad experiences with image licence questions on German Wikipedia. Since then I know that all Wikipedias have not really understood the implications of their licences. They even admit this. We can add licences as we wish, but in court we woudn't get a leg to stand on. The whole system bases on trust and hope rather than written licence statements I'm afraid. – Torsten Bronger 10:15, 2 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Germans[edit]

I've for long (a year, actually) been itched by the way Wikipedia-links are done with often sloppy distinctions between nationality, citizenship and ethnicity (with regard to persons) and also between nations and countries. This is particularly obvious in the case of people or entities that are denoted as German. A link to the Federal Republic of Germany is often outright unhistorical and wrong, but this has until now been the most usual.

Therefore I'm considering an article on Germans, which I've started at User:Ruhrjung/Germans. I would wish to avoid lots of edit wars. In particular, I would not wish to see the current disputes over German-Polish matters automatically extend also to this article, why I kindly ask you for comments now, in advance, in order to try to find wordings acceptable to as many as possible of concerned wikipedians.

I look forward to your comments at User talk:Ruhrjung/Germans.
--Ruhrjung 23:34, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Constellations[edit]

Hi, Nachbar (in globalen Dimensionen - ich sitze an der Uni Köln:-)

Also, wenn ich mir automatisch verkleinertes Bild und die von Dir generierte Version nebeneinander angucke:

File:Aries constellation map small.png

Die Farben sind beim automatisch generierten Bild etwas blasser, und die Schrift ist ein wenig ausgefranst (was die blaue Schrift IMHO aber lesbarer macht als im "_small"-Bild). Dafür ist die Bedienung für den Benutzer einheitlicher, Bild und Thumbnail müssen nicht synchron gehalten werden (falls sich am "großen" Bild mal was ändert), und -vor allem- der "larger version"-Link ist weg, der mich aus unerfindlichen Gründen wahnsinnig stört (überall in der wikipedia).

Im Fall der "constellations" stimme ich Dir zu, dass das Thumbnail-Layout ein wenig stört, aber da es sowieso keine "echte" Bildunterschrift gibt, könnte man das ja so lösen wie in obrigem Beispiel.

Ach ja, hast Du mal probiert, ob die automatischen thumbnails besser werden, wenn die "Vorlage" um Einiges größer ist? --Magnus Manske 11:06, Jun 24, 2004 (UTC)

Hallöchen! Zunächst einmal muß ein ein Feature ja nicht nutzen bloß weil es da ist – es muß immer gut begründet sein. Wir (d.h. das Constellation-Projekt) sehen hier zwei Probleme: Zum einen diesen Verwasch-Effekt, der ursprünglich auch bei den manuellen Thumbnails aufgetreten ist und mit einem Extra-Scharfzeichner herausgefiltert wurde; und zum anderen die zusätzliche Breite, die durch das automatische Thumbnail schlicht verschwendet wird. Es war ohnehin schon eine Feilscherei, die Thumbnails auf die Größe zu bekommen. Jetzt gibt es Seiten, die in meinem Browser mit Überlappungen dargestellt werden, weil die Breite nicht reicht.

Ein Thumbnail ohne Rähmchen ist unakzeptabel, weil dann der Leser nicht weiß, daß es auch eine größere Fassung gibt. Andere Bereiche der Wikipedia sehen das offenbar anders (sonst gäbe es diese Syntax ja nicht), aber i.a. wird (in meinen Augen zurecht) davon auch kein Gebrauch gemacht.

Was die Lesbarkeit angeht, wird sie durch das Scharfzeichnen definitiv erhöht. Es mag nicht so butterweich aussehen, aber ich beginne mit wachsendem Abstand eher Probleme mit dem automatischen Bild zu bekommen.

Eine Vergrößerung der Vorlage würde nichts bringen, weil der Verkleinerungs-Algorithmus sehr schnell auf immer dasselbe Thumbnail konvergiert.

In Tabellen ist das Verwenden von Thumnails in meinen Augen einfach nur Bequemlichkeit. Es sieht schlecht aus und vergeudet Platz. Ich finde es ausdrücklich gut, daß du dich des Tabellenlayouts angenommen hast, aber dennoch würde ich es mit demselben Nachdruck begrüßen, wenn du die alten Thumnails wieder restaurieren würdest.

Vielen Dank! Viele Grüße, – Torsten Bronger 15:21, 24 Jun 2004 (UTC)

constellation maps for fr.wikipedia[edit]

Hi Torsten, I have a few correction for PP3's translations-fr.sed, how do you prefer that I send it to you? Also, have you still a copy of the version of the wiki.pp3 that you used to generated the maps in french?

All constellation but 3, have now a decent article with the maps included. Thanks again. -- Looxix 19:32, 18 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Send it to me via email, the address is on my personal page. – Torsten Bronger 09:28, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

More constellation map translations[edit]

Hello Torsten,
I'm sorry if this is stated somewhere obvious that I missed, but what is the quickest way for me to translate your constellation maps into another language (Hebrew in my case)? You can respond here or on my talk page. --Eitheladar 12:29, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Oops, Hebrew is a problem because I don't know how to cope with it in TeX. I know that there is a TeX variant called XeT for right-to-left scripts, but I've never used it, and in the worst case all constallations are mirrored. ;-) Well, I'll give it a try in the next days. – Torsten Bronger 14:14, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Thanks! But perhaps I can try handling it myself, if you just point me to the necessary packages and operations for 'normal' languages. I have no experience in PP3, but I have had experience in converting software to Hebrew... is this possible? --Eitheladar 14:42, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Anything new with this? I don't expect you spent time on this issue, but how about my suggestion above? Just point me in the general direction and I'll give it a try. --Eitheladar 08:45, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)

You have to learn how to typeset Hebrew with LaTeX. I know that it's possible, but I don't know how. Then I will extend PP3 (or create a special version of it) that calls the right-to-left variant of TeX. Finally, you have to substitute Hebrew translations for all names on the maps. – Torsten Bronger 10:42, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Image:Mensa constellation map.png[edit]

Hi there! Thanks for adding the image Image:Mensa constellation map.png. It currently doesn't have an image copyright tag, and I was hoping that you would add one as untagged images may be deleted eventually. (You can use {{gfdl}} to license it under the GFDL, or {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, etc.) Thanks! --Diberri | Talk 23:36, Aug 31, 2004 (UTC)

All maps that I uploaded are licenced under the terms of the GFDL, otherwise I wouldn't have uploaded them, since this is the licence on Wikipedia. Please understand that I'm not prepared to go through 200 maps for adding the GDFL note. When I uploaded them, there was a GDFL checkbox so that an explicit note was not necessary. Now apparently Wikipedia's rules have changed, but that's not my problem, sorry. Maybe someone can write a bot that adds the notices. – Torsten Bronger 17:22, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)

The rules haven't changed, per se, but because many users have been uploading non-GFDL-compliant images, this is the best option to help ensure the integrity of the site. I absolutely understand your point, and I share your frustration about the redundancy of adding a GFDL note to all your images. There's currently a team of folks, myself included, adding tags to untagged images. Now that I know you've explicitly released your maps under the GFDL, I'll feel free to add the GFDL tags myself (perhaps using a bot, as you suggest). Do you happen to have a list of all images you've uploaded to Wikipedia? --Diberri | Talk 17:48, Sep 1, 2004 (UTC)

Article Licensing[edit]

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Sagittarius constellation map[edit]

Hi Torsten.

I'm working on the Numbers project and have enjoyed looking over the constellation maps you've created. However, the file Image:Sagittarius constellation map.png seems to be misbehaving. I'm able to load it outside Wikipedia using Quicktime, but on a page it just comes up blank. Any ideas?

Thanks, Denni ☯ 18:32, 2004 Dec 30 (UTC)

I have no problems with the bitmap. It is a well-formed PNG. – Torsten Bronger 10:24, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Image:University hospital aachen.jpg[edit]

Thanks for uploading Image:University hospital aachen.jpg, and thanks also for getting and noting permission for use. Could you put some details of the sort of permission and, perhaps, who granted it on the image description page? And please check the copyright tag that I put on it to see if it accurately reflects the sort of permission granted. Thanks! - Kbh3rd 00:38, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Aquila constellation map[edit]

First of all, congratulations for your great work on mapping the constellations. I add this comment to let you know I think I have found a mistake in one of them, namely in the Aquila constellation map. Its brightest star, Altair, is written as Atair (I think). (Aggelos Orfanakos | Talk | Contributions) 15:31, July 19, 2005 (UTC)

According to Altair's article, both spellings are correct. Torsten Bronger 17:13, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed; I somehow managed to miss this. Sorry. (Aggelos Orfanakos | Talk | Contributions) 15:10, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

Lynx constellation map[edit]

Hello,

Image:Lynx_constellation_map.png has an error. The area labeled LMi should be labeled Leo; LMi is the area above Leo (and immediately to the right of α Lyncis. -- Curps 00:10, 8 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. – Torsten Bronger 21:12, 8 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Images for deletion[edit]

Hi, I've listed Image:Leo constellation drawing.png and Image:Leo constellation drawing.jpg for deletion, since they aren't used on any page and its image tag is now considered "unfree". If you feel that these images should not be deleted, you can go to WP:IFD to voice your opinion. Thanks. :) Coffee 05:16, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Image:Cygnus constellation drawing.jpg copyright status[edit]

Hi Torsten,

You've listed this image as copyrighted to you, but did you actually create this in any kind of artistic sense? If not, and it was created by John Hevelius, and he died more than 100 years ago, it should have a Template:PD-art tag on it instead. Right now, it's in the copyright unknown category and may be speedily deleted at any point. moink 21:12, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Another image license[edit]

Hi, I guessed that Image:Cetus constellation map.png is GFDL because your others are, please confirm on the image. Thanks! Stan 14:27, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I'm new to this talk on wiki, I would like to ask if I can have your permission to use the star map of Draco constellation on my website Holistic Fraternity as I've found that it fits perfectly over the ordnance survey map of the Ancient monument that I am trying to protect. I didn't have to alter the size either!

You have my permission. – Torsten Bronger 09:18, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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A modified version of Scorpius constellation map[edit]

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PP3 article[edit]

To my surprise, PP3 has been lacking its own article until now. I've started that, and created the category free astronomy software, too. I stole the program's logo from the website as well and claimed that it's licensed under the GDFL, but that's probably wrong. Please take a look. Thanks! SeL 02:15, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Germany Invitation[edit]

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--Zeitgespenst (talk) 17:27, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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convert to SVG[edit]

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Centaurus map: Alpha Centauri[edit]

Hi! Thank you for your hard work uploading pp3 star maps for each Constellation.

In the case of Centaurus, you've used an obscure name (as far as my assessment goes) for Alpha Centauri. It is usually referred to as Rigil Kentaurus, or perhaps, Rigil Kent.

Would you be able to generate the map again with one of those names? Many thanks.

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SUL[edit]

I confirm that I have placed usurpation request on frwiki at 1 septembre 2014 à 16:25‎ about unifying global login. – Torsten Bronger (talk) 14:29, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Esprit Fugace (talk) 14:41, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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a question[edit]

dear Torsten Bronger,

I would very much like to add your map of the constellation hydra,that i found at wikimedia commons, to the cover of my forthcoming book - is that ok to you? I would of course refer to you in the way you prefer.

if you agree at all: the publisher needs 300dpi, if possible could you send me such a format?

that would be great! thank you / Karen Vintges — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.39.22.136 (talk) 14:57, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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"Ears" missing in your File:Lepus constellation map.png[edit]

In File:Lepus constellation map.png and the file derived from it used in R Leporis (File:R Leporis.png), I noticed that the diagram doesn't have the two lines, slightly tilted from vertical, going from one point in the top right corner to two stars; these lines, representing the ears of the Hare, were present in the images in the Lepus article (File:Lepus IAU.svg and File:LepusCC.jpg). Is there a reason for this lack in your image? Should it be fixed?

There were also two vertical lines that were present in the other images but not in yours, but since your diagram (the sideways H) links all these stars just as well as the more box-like diagrams that have more lines, I don't think that's a major problem.

Due to my real-life limitations, I probably won't be able to follow up on this, so if there is a reason why the "ear" lines shouldn't be drawn, would you please make a note of it in at least your image? Doing so in the other images would also be helpful. However, if you discover the "ear" lines should be there, please consider either uploading a new version of the image or to make a note in the images' body text explaining that this should be done.

I do prefer the clarity of your image. ☺ Thanks for all your hard work over so much time! —Geekdiva (talk) 12:09, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Recopilation of all constellacions[edit]

Hello Brongen. I've been seeing in the platform many of the project maps you've done with constellacions and all of them are very completed. Neverthless, I dont find a single image where i can appreciate all your work. It would be possible make it or one already exists? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MarioJh (talk • contribs) 19:18, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The Greek letter theta in constellation maps[edit]

First of all thank you very much for all the constellation maps - they are great.

Only one thing annoys me. The use of the small greek letter theta in the cursive form ϑ (U+03D1 GREEK THETA SYMBOL) instead of the normal form θ (U+03B8 GREEK SMALL LETTER THETA). On Bayer's own maps of the constellations he used θ to name the stars after his own Bayer designation to name stars.

In Wikipedia articles mention stars using the Bayer designation use θ for theta and not ϑ. So it is confusing when the constellation maps shows another letter for the "theta" stars. Agerskov (talk) 23:21, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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