[Celestia-developers] Location label visibility

[Hank R. <hr...@qw...>]

Location labels are sometimes hard to see against a bright planet 
background. Io is a good example of the problem. This hasn't been a big 
problem with other kinds of labels because they're usually viewed 
against the black of space. Perhaps it would make sense to draw the 
label string with a semi-transparent gray background color?

BTW, on Mac OS X I'm seeing the same problem that Grant reported with 
labels disappearing in the center of the disc when the window height 
exceeds the width. I'm not sure if they're actually getting clipped or 
just hidden by the planet's surface.

Also, it looks to me as if labels are becoming visible when the 
location is still slightly over the horizon. This isn't a serious 
problem, but it is noticeable if you look carefully.

- Hank