What do the arrows around the sun do?

[Pat Perth]

The arrows around the sun in the sun&stars window seem to have something to do with turning the sun on and off but I cannot figure out more from trial and error and I cannot find any documentation. Can anybody explain them?

https://gyazo.com/7b462e01430c93522c4b513871819492

 

[Wulfie Reanimator]

This is a totally blind guess, but that seems to control the "rotation" of the sky -- it orbits the sun and the stars around the sim.

[Pat Perth]

I don't think clicking on them changes any rotation. A click appears to change Glow Focus and Glow Size, but the numbers next to the sliders below the picture of the sun do not change.

[Whirly Fizzle]

The arrows move the location of the sun in the sky.
You can also drag the sun blob around inside the great circle to move the sun position.  The arrows are just for finer movement controls.
If you are having trouble telling where the sun (& moon) are in the sky (they may be below the horizon), there are new sun & moon beacons you can enable to help.

 

[Pat Perth]

Thank  you for that explanation. It makes sense. I wish there was also a digital display of the sun (and moon) position available, like the current release has.

[Whirly Fizzle]

2 hours ago, Pat Perth said:

Thank  you for that explanation. It makes sense. I wish there was also a digital display of the sun (and moon) position available, like the current release has.

What do you mean a digital display?
 

[Pat Perth]

I  mean a panel like the one from the current Linden viewer, shown  here:

https://gyazo.com/7f3569aca8a28a1dfb9090301ab976ae

where the azimuth and elevation of the sun are specifically displayed (in a rather non-standard way) rather than just displayed as a spot on an image.

The preset editor on the current release of the  Linden viewer is far easier to use than the EEP viewer (and better than firestorm's editor too).