I think this is what Ford was complaining about, that none of the .ini
adjustments appear in any of his doumentation. Maybe there should be a
chapter in the manual somewhere named "Neat things you can change in the
.ini file" .
Dean Wood wrote:
>(Wayne, please see item 5.1 below.)
>
>Ford,
>
>Are you looking for practical answers to the issues you listed (aside
>from networking), or are you more concerned with a philosophical
>discussion about how Writelog should be? I know you're frustrated, but
>I suspect that your repeated slams, particularly the "anti-Christ"
>remarks, probably do not give much indication to the Writelog team that
>you are interested in a productive and positive solution-based discourse
>about the Writelog problems you're encountering.
>
>Here are some practical answers on some of your items:
>
>1. Save message after every 20 QSOs
>This can be easily modified. In the writelog.ini file, go to the
>[Configuration] section, and under it, type the following two lines if
>they are not already there:
>AutoSaveCount=x (where x=how many QSOs before Writelog autosaves the .wl
>file; it of course save the journal file after every QSO)
>QsoWarningCount=y (where y=how many QSOs between the warning message; 0
>if you don't want the warning message at all)
>
>For example, you can use AutoSaveCount=25 and QsoWarningCount=0.
>Specify these parameters once in writelog.ini, and they'll be valid for
>all contests after that.
>
>2. Problems with the "C" entry field
>Do you even need the "C" entry field? I've never used it for any
>contest and got rid of it entirely to make the entry window cleaner and
>easier to navigate. I specify a parameter in the writelog.ini file to
>eliminate the C and Country fields for every contest. In the
>[Multipliers] section of the writelog.ini file, type the following:
>ShowCountry=0
>
>
>3. Save Configuration vs. File, Save
>Save Configuration does not save your Function key definitions! That
>info is stored in each .wl file (File, Save). Things that Save
>Configuration stores are writelog.ini related. You should not have to
>reposition the Writelog windows on every reboot if you have issued a
>Save Configuration! The only thing that doesn't pop up right away is
>the Mult window, which you have to manually open (Contest, Show
>Multipliers). Everything else appears in the same place as before the
>reboot.
>
>4. "Local backup" file ?
>Could you explain further what you mean? Every machine on the network
>should save to a local .wl file on the respective machine's local hard
>drive, and not to a network location. I've always done it this way with
>Writelog networks and haven't experienced any of the related problems
>that you encountered (function keys getting wiped out, Writelog
>shutdown, etc). I recommend you do this instead of everyone accessing,
>saving, and browsing shared Writelog files on the network.
>
>
>5.0 Change Operators command
>In fact, this does work great in a Multi-op for changing between
>operator WAV files (we did this in Field Day and it worked well).
>The process:
>a) Create a Wavefiles subdirectory under Writelog.
>b) Under that directory, create operator subdirectories by callsign.
>c) After you and the other ops record WAV files, place each set in their
>respective callsign subdirectories. Of course, use the same file naming
>convention for everyone's files (eg: cq.wav, exch.wav, tu.wav)
>d) Place a dummy .wav file in Wavefiles directory.
>e) Copy the Wavefiles directory and subdirectories to all the other
>computers that will be used in the contest.
>f) In Setup, Ports, Wave File Locate, select the dummy .wav file (NOT a
>file inside an operator's subdirectory)
>g) Setup, CW/RTTY/SSB Messages, specifying the function keys you want
>for the various .wav files you've recorded.
>h) File, Save; Setup, Save Configuration
>i) Entry, Change Operators. All the ops should show up here and the
>.wav files should correspondingly switch whenever you switch ops.
>
>5.1. Problem noted with Wave File Locate for Multi ops
>I do however see what Ford means with the wave file locate problem when
>exiting and restarting Writelog in 10.59. Example: Do everything in
>5.0, exit Writelog. Restart Writelog, open recent file saved in step
>5.0. Unfortunately I can't just press F1 or F2. If I go to Entry,
>Change Operators, it doesn't list all the ops (subdirectories) that were
>there in step 5.0. So, I need to go to Setup, Ports, Wave File Locate,
>and select the dummy .wav file. Then if I go to Entry, Change
>Operators, I can select the desired op, and then press F1, F2, etc until
>I have to reboot or restart again. Repeat. The Save Configuration
>feature works fine in saving the WaveFileLocation= path in the
>writelog.ini file, and writelog.ini knows the correct last op by
>CurrentOperator=. I think the temporary solution is to copy one of the
>op's set of .wav files in this directory before the contest for this
>exact case. This would buy time for the current op to continue using
>voice keying with someone's voice until he's able to perform the two
>steps mentioned here. But a good Multi-op feature would be if Writelog
>could identify the subdirectories of WaveFileLocation= right away on
>opening a .wl, compare with CurrentOperator=, automatically use those
>.wav files if a subdirectory matches with CurrentOperator=, and
>automatically populate the Entry, Change Operators options.
>
>
>Ford, you may want to try to confirm you can accomplish items #1-3 & 5
>just with a single machine (.wl file located on the machine's local hard
>drive, no shared file on the network, no Writelog network). I installed
>a full, fresh copy of 10.59 for the 7QP contest earlier this year.
>Items 1-3 above worked fine. We didn't have a network, and didn't use
>voice keying.
>
>Hope this was helpful.
>
>73...
>-Dean - N6DE
>
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