Orb tables contain the properties of the (longitudinal) aspects: angles, orbs of influence, colors and line styles, names, symbols, etc. They are fully customizable.
To access the orb tables:
· click the Orb Tables (F2) button on the Aspects tab of the Chart Settings window, · type the function key F2 at any time,
126 | P a g e · click the Status bar on the 2nd item from left, when in the Chart tableau.
The Orbs of Aspects window has two panes, with a moveable divider. The left pane lists available orb tables - clicking on a table name selects it and makes it current.
NOTE: If you get the message "This page has been auto-selected for the type of chart", you must uncheck the Autoselect Orb Table checkbox on the Aspects tab before you can select a different orb table.
The right pane displays the selected orb table, each line containing the data for one aspect. The numeric columns indicate the orb to be used for the body (or bodies) designated in the table header. The main planets are specified individually. Other bodies, such as asteroids, Arabic Parts, etc are specified as a class. The columns labeled 'm0' ... 'm4' set star aspect orbs according to the apparent brightness of the star (m0 - star magnitude 0, m4 - star magnitude 4). The column labeled 'Factor' specifies a factor for Kefer's affetic. Clicking the mouse in the orb table has the following actions in specific cells (for more information see the popup menu options below):
• aspect glyph - disables/enables the aspect. Disabled aspects have the glyph crossed out, • column #3 - sets an aspect as major or minor. Major aspects are indicated with the M character, • line color sample - opens a Color picker dialog for setting the main color for depicting the aspect, • numeric cells - allows orbs to be edited in-place. (Type Return when done).
Right-clicking in the table displays a popup menu (only options relevant to a particular cell will be available):
· Orb depends on the aspect - standard option displays a table of dimensions (in the right margin of the window), whose rows - aspects: gliph, value on degrees, color and shape of the line on the chart, orb for each planet (see screenshot above). Orbis predetermined dimension for a given pair of planets will be calculated according to option "Calculation orb" (Chart Settings - Aspecting - Orb) to the largest, at the lower, on average.
127 | P a g e · Orb depends on the planet - the orb does not depend on dimension, and defined by a pair of
planets, involved in the aspect. For each pair may have its own aspect. In this convergent and divergent aspects are configured separately, see below.
· Converging aspects - (only for option "Orb depends on the planet") displays a table for convergent aspects.
· Divergent aspects - (only for option "Orb depends on the planet") displays a table for divergent aspects.
· New Aspect... - displays the Aspect window. See the "Edit Aspect..." option below. When you click "Apply" or "OK" the new aspect is inserted into the table,
· Edit Aspect... - displays the following window:
Click on the Symbol square to display the Glyph Editor, and select a symbol from its inventory.
Click on the color fields to display the Choose Color dialog where you can mix, select and save colors. The left color field sets the color for Color and White backdrops (see Format tab). The right color field sets the color for Black backdrops.
You can select the line style from the available list. If the default options do not meet your requirements, you can customize the last 4 items by editing the file
AspLineTmp.txt in any text editor: // Aspect Lines Template
// x - black pixel // . - white pixel xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx... xxxxxxxxxxxx...x... xxxxxxx... xxx..
Editing can be done with ZET running - clicking the "Apply" button immediately updates the Chart tableau.
· Set Color - allows you to set the main color for the aspect (i.e. for chart tableaux with White or Color backdrops),
· Edit Orb... - allows you to change the value of the aspect's orb. (Type Return when done), · Edit Orb... (Star Aspects) - allows you to set orbs for aspects where one of the bodies is a star.
You can define five different orbs for aspects with stars, depending on the brightness (apparent visual magnitude, m0 thru m4) of the star,
· Edit Aspect Factor - used in calculating Kefer's affetics,
· Set as Major/Minor - allows you define which aspects are classed as major and minor aspects. Major aspects are designated by the symbol M. Aspects not explicitly marked as major aspects are treated as minor aspects. Click in the column to the left of the colored line cell to set this option,
· Enable/Disable Aspect - allows you to dispense with the aspect on the chart, the Aspect Grid, etc without deleting its definition. Disabled aspects are signified by a crossed-out aspect glyph. Click in the leftmost (gray) cell of the table to set this option,
· Delete Aspect - deletes the aspect under the mouse pointer when the menu was invoked. The following menu options are available in the left pane:
128 | P a g e · New Orb Table... - creates a new orb table. The new table is a clone of the currently selected
table,
· Rename Orb Table... - allows you to rename the orb table. It is not advised to rename the supplied Natal and Transit orb tables.
· Delete Orb Table... - deletes the currently selected orb table. Care! This is a non-reversible operation.