
Quick Jyotish FLTK2 version 1.1  Netbooks version (16x9 display)
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Copyright 2004-2009 Brian Conrad - JyotishTools.com

Linux Version

Version 1.1 fixes bug regarding retrogrades.

Quick Jyotish is a small and simple program that calculates and displays horoscopes according to East Indian astrology or Jyotish.  The idea behind the program was to port my existing online PHP chart generator to C++ and the Fast Light Tool Kit version 2.0 (FLTK2) and hence to various desktop environments such as Windows, Linux and the Macintosh.

The program was written under guidelines to be simple and straightforward.  Only the Lahiri ayanamsha is used.   Charts are saved in Quick Chart format, which may be imported into Jyotish Tools for Windows and the Pocket PC.  The planetary engine is based on VSOP 87 and is highly accurate between 1600-2300 AD though the lower year entry has been relaxed to allow dates as early as 1000 AD.

This version was built under Xandros on a Eee-PC (for more backward compatibility since my Ubuntu setup is corrently 8.04 and there was a kernal update) and will probably run on most Ubuntu 7.04 or 7.10+ compatible distros and maybe other distros. Running qjyot from the terminal will tell you if there are libraries that need to be installed. Debian and RPM packages may be available later.

Currently FLTK does not support printing.  I may add some text chart printing but I am waiting for a printing solution from the FLTK2 group who is currently studying portable printing options (this is not easy to do cross platform).

Icons in FLTK2 are not working as of yet in the Linux version so there is only a generic window icon displayed.

Enjoy and send any bug reports to:
support@jyotishtools.com

Best Regards,
Brian Conrad
JyotishTools.com
www.jyotishtools.com





