You may have found them, but here are some links. If not, these should
help:
K9JY website <https://k9jy.com/blog/>
AA5AU <https://www.rttycontesting.com/tutorials/writelog/>
The ini file is found using
Run Regedit.exe and go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\W5XD
On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 12:49 PM Bob Wolbert, K6XX <k6xx@k6xx.com> wrote:
> I promised to learn WL for a contest this summer and have been
> struggling with it since December. It is difficult for a new user to
> adopt WL. “Help” is unhelpful—-a prime example: writelog.ini is
> discussed throughout, but no longer exists. Most of my recent Help
> searches have not answered my issues, hence this post.
>
> As background, I’ve entered ‘a few’ contests over the years, and started
> confuzer logging with CT, progressed through TRLog, TR4Win, then to
> N1MM+. I’ve heard glowing reviews for WL over the years, but need expert
> suggestions to optimize the experience. Bluntly, the way it runs seems
> rather clunky.
>
> I have mostly figured out running.
>
> BUT… How to S&P in WL? The way I’ve been doing it is awkward.
>
> Enter call, then Spacebar.
>
> If Non Dupe, F4 to send my callsign, then “,” or F2, which is programmed
> to autolog without requiring a further ENTER.
>
> If Dupe, F12 to clear it from the callsign window, then turn the big
> knob. Is there way to autoclear this dupe to eliminate second keystroke?
> F12 is in the middle of a row on craptop, so not as easily located as
> with a full-size keyboard. While a key redefinition would work, I’d
> rather eliminate this redundant keystroke and have it flash off a few ms
> after pressing the spacebar (and still show up in the bandmap, of
> course). Is this possible?
>
> In both cases, there are extra keystrokes from various places around the
> keyboard. Isn’t there a more efficient technique? I’m used to TRLog/ESM
> functionality where the ENTER key is my friend.
>
> Bandmap:
> When we tune back to same frequency, the callsign is not automatically
> entered unless I mouse click on it (and the recorded bandmap frequency
> may no longer be zero beat). Can this be automated? Any way to avoid
> using the rodent?
>
> General Functionality
> Editing my frequent mistakes has been difficult. Why does the cursor key
> move between fields?! If the cursor is in the middle of a callsign, I
> don’t want to have to watch and count the keystrokes to edit a prefix or
> suffix. I just want to hit “lots” of arrows to guarantee the cursor is
> at the beginning or end of a field, and then fix the call. For example,
> 5 keystrokes generally assure me that I’m at the correct spot in all of
> the other logging programs. But in WL, I could be in a completely
> different part of the exchange. Sometimes. It isn’t consistent. Isn’t
> there a better way?
>
> Why does the default contest setup have fields for “Country” (full name,
> spelled out) and “C” fields? These seem unnecessary and exacerbate my
> cursor movement problem. What the heck is “C”? Any downside to
> eliminating them from the entry window?
>
>
> Nice Features Hiding or Missing?
> The other loggers have features that I can’t find in WL.
>
> Multiplier Window. How do I:
> —DX contest—show the world, not just one continent.
> —Show both Zones and DX mults at the same time?
>
> Partial check. In the contest I’m preparing WL for, SCP databases are
> verboten, but we are allowed both full and partial calls from our own
> log. How is this done? If the SCP window is the only way, how does one
> clear out the SCP file? I really miss seeing possible callsign matches
> winnow down as more letters are entered. Or watch the “duplicity” of a
> callsign that I’ve tuned before typing the entire thing (and hitting the
> spacebar!).
>
> Bandmap decay time. Is it adjustable?
>
> I’ll end on a minor nit: in WPX RTTY, INSert kept selecting my callsign
> and I then called myself. This was addressed by logging myself on each
> band so that I became a dupe. How is this avoided?
>
> Suggestions are appreciated. TU!
>
> 73 de Bob, K6XX
>
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