re: suggestions on simplifications are welcome
My sense of Orrery is that it is beautiful and awesome in its power, but when exploring its menu options it gives the impression it was built piece by piece -- which of course it was. Organizing the information architecture is not my specialty, and I actually like and appreciate labyrinthine programs. Still, I think once Orrery has been largely completed content-wise a thoughtful reorganization of the menu and submenu structures would probably be in order.
But hey, that's just my opinion.