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"Adaptive Optics" should be "Active Optics" #321

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I was talking with some professional astronomers a while back about PHD2, and 
one of them pointed out that the device we support is an "Active optics" 
device, not an "Adaptive Optics" device, which is the thing that actually bends 
the mirror.

Looking at my SX-AO, I notice it says "Active Optics" on the sticker.

I was going to change the code and help files, but then noticed the string 
"Adaptive" appears in the locale files as well, and I didn't want to break 
anything.

If someone who understands the localization better than I do can tell me how to 
change it without breaking the world, I'll make the changes.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by br...@boneheads.us on 23 Aug 2014 at 4:27

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
if you change it in _("...") then the translations will just return the 
untranslated (English) text until the translators update the translations.

The help docs may also say Adaptive, so we should change it there too (help 
sources are now in the help/ subdirectory

Original comment by andy.gal...@gmail.com on 23 Aug 2014 at 5:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Jeez, I don't think this is right.  Take a look at Wikipedia or this one: 
http://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/develop/ao/what_ao.html

"Active" optics deforms the mirror, "adaptive" optics does what we know about.  
Note as well that SBIG sells "adaptive optics" devices. :-)

Bruce

Original comment by bw_ms...@earthlink.net on 25 Aug 2014 at 3:03