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1) Questions and Answers : Windows : Any chance I can complete 'lost' WU? (Message 4391) Posted 20 Sep 2004 by old_user419 Post:
2) Message boards : Number crunching : Visualisation application (Message 678) Posted 10 Aug 2004 by old_user419 Post: There seems to be a fair number of keyboard controls for the Visualisation app, quite a few not included in help tips. So as I'm not sure they're all documented, here's the ones I've encountered so far: <b>H</b> -- toggle help tips (includes a selection of shortcut keys only) <b>0</b> -- toggle starfield <b>1</b> -- toggle credits - thanks guys :) <b>P</b> (or <b>F1</b>) -- show precipitation field <b>R</b> (or <b>F3</b>) -- show pressure field <b>S</b> (or <b>F4</b>) -- show smoothed clouds <b>T</b> (or <b>F5</b>) -- show temperature field <b>U</b> (or <b>F6</b>) -- show unsmoothed clouds <b>M</b> -- toggle metric scale <b>2</b> -- toggle filter (smoothed view for precip, pressure or temperature) <b>B</b> -- toggle headlight (clouds views only) <b>X</b> (or <b>F9</b>) -- show no fields (ie displays physical map) <b>3</b> (or <b>5</b> or <b>6</b>) -- coastline and frontiers only in red (Why?) <b>4</b> -- mesh globe plus borders in red <b>7</b> -- coastline and frontiers only in green <b>Ctrl</b>+<b>drag</b> [hold] -- zoom in or out <b>drag</b> -- rotate east or west <b>A</b> -- rotate globe west to east <b>Z</b> -- rotate globe east to west <b>D</b> -- stop rotation (Only when started with <b>A</b> or <b>Z</b>) <b>click</b> -- stop rotation (Only when started with <b>drag</b>) <b>C</b> (or <b>F7</b>) -- toggles place names [<i>edit:</i> countries] (when zoomed in sufficiently) <i>edit:</i><b>V</b> -- cities, <b>I</b> -- areas <b>L</b> -- toggles latitude and longitude of places (when zoomed) Nice and quick to use when you get used to them. lunecaster <ul><li>CPDN since: 2004-06-22</li> <li>Team: <a href="http://www.uk4cp.co.uk/">United Kingdom</a></li></ul>
3) Questions and Answers : Windows : Duplicate Computer IDs (Message 510) Posted 9 Aug 2004 by old_user419 Post: > I'm not sure about the WUs, but you should always merge multiple IDs for the > same machine. A cleaner database can only run faster. :-) > Yes, a single ID does seem like a good plan really ;-) I just didn't know if the merge process would sort everything out satisfactorily, including the WU issue. Anyway, Computer IDs now merged successfully, but no apparent change to work unit status so far. <i>The bigger issue:</i> Why were the multiple IDs generated in the first place? Shouldn't changing the max CPUs preference from 2 to 1 be handled better by Boinc - assuming that's what caused the problem? lunecaster <a href="http://www.uk4cp.co.uk/">United Kingdom group</a>
4) Message boards : Number crunching : Visualisation application (Message 448) Posted 8 Aug 2004 by old_user419 Post: > Yeah good noticed. My question is why you can only see the districts of the > USA? > Special treatment I think ;) > Greetings form Germany(Berlin)->Where East meets West ;-). > Greetings. Here in the UK we get a border between England and Scotland, but not between England and Wales. Also no Black Sea or Caspian when outlines showing (this was also the same in the classic version)
5) Questions and Answers : Windows : Duplicate Computer IDs (Message 447) Posted 8 Aug 2004 by old_user419 Post: <i>I have duplicate Computer IDs after editing my profile - plus work units which are now not being processed.</i> When I initially connected to CPDN Boinc I set my max CPU preference to 2 and was given the Computer ID 432. Two work units were downloaded and started. A short while later I decided to limit my CPU usage to 1 (to continue with CPDN classic), and amended my preferences. As there was no immediate effect, I suspended processing. On resuming Boinc today, errors appear to be generated, followed by a new Computer ID, 595, for the same PC. Two new work units appeared, one of which (032x_000028978) is being processed. I currently have three BOINC project/climateprediction.net folders: 01ec_000026797 01ed_000026798 032x_000028978 Should I ignore the earlier work units and continue? Should I merge or delete machines? Thanks lunecaster
6) Message boards : Number crunching : Visualisation application (Message 435) Posted 8 Aug 2004 by old_user419 Post: Nice application which visually improves on the classic I think, although it does seem to use quite significant CPU resource when running. Most of the controls are quite convenient - <B>Ctrl + hold</B> is very handy for zooming. Not sure about constantly cycling the help tips though - they get a bit irritating. I particularly like the fact that a pressure field view is included and metric scales. I note, when zoomed in sufficiently, geographical names appear which is a nice touch. Also coastlines now supplemented by national frontiers (although I spotted they're a bit out of date - eg East Germany and Berlin corridors appear!) lunecaster <ul><li>CPDN since: 2004-06-22</li> <li>Team: <a href="http://www.uk4cp.co.uk/">United Kingdom</a></li></ul>
7) Message boards : Number crunching : Client performance (Message 421) Posted 8 Aug 2004 by old_user419 Post: P4 3.06 GHz HT laptop, 512 MB RAM, Windows XP Pro SP1 running 1 BOINC model + classic CPDN simultaneously = 3.88 s/TS

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