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               *        Mezahir Mapper         *
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               *           Compiled            *
               *       05 July 2004 AD         *
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               *          Written by           *
               *      LinguistApprentice       *
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Okay, I've finally gotten off my lazy rear and made this.  It's crude mapping software for the Mezahir galaxy.

INSTALLATION
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Make sure you have Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2  If not, go download it.  If you do, download and double-click on the attached JAR file.

CALIBRATION
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The first time you use the program, you will be asked to do some clicking and stuff.  It should take only a minute or two.  Once this is done, don't delete calibration.dat or you will need to do it again next time you use the program.

OPERATION
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If you left-click on the map, that point will be centered on the screen.  Right-clicking will bring up a menu allowing you to overlay a grid, add stars, zoom, etc.  You can zoom in and out by Ctrl-clicking and Shift-clicking, respectively.

BUGS AND ISSUES
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When you start the program, the galaxy doesn't appear right away.  Right-click and select "Refresh."
Please don't enter a negative number for the radius or for the angle.  Height is okay, but I don't know about radius or angle.
Turning on the regional overlay slows down the program.  Fortunately, you can turn it off again.
The height coordinate isn't displayed anywhere.  I'll be adding in a visualization of it once I find some more galactic measurements.
There's an easter egg in the star map.
Zooming in too far may cause an error.  I can't fix it because I don't have details.
Changing or deleting star_map.dat will erase your data. (Duh.)

VERSION
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Compiled 05 July 2004

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